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Congrats, DVM! GAS can strike rather unexpectedly, eh?
...i.e. Unexpected New Guitar Day.
I mentioned elsewhere here that I really liked the looks of the new Squier Classic Vibe Tele Custom model and wanted to try one out. So I e-mailed a couple of the local guitar shops (not GC!) last week and asked if they had one in stock. No luck with either, but they both said they'd let me know if they got one in.
Well, this morning I get an e-mail from one of them, saying that they just had one come in, so I drove up there during lunch to try it out. I told the young fellow that was helping me that I wanted to play it side-by-side with the CV 50's model, to hear the difference. So he grabs a CV 50's off the wall, which happens to be a used one marked $230. I played 'em both through a Princeton Reverb, and while both played great, I really preferred the sound of the 50's model. The Custom was brighter & spankier sounding--must be the Alnico 5's in that model. Great country chicken pickin' tone, but that's not my cup o' tea. I thought the 50's model with the Alnico 3's had a warmer & richer tone, but still very much a Tele. Didn't go up there looking for a used instrument, but I started looking the guitar over more closely and found it was really in great shape. Couldn't see paying $100 more for a new one, so I bought it! Got it out in the car right now. Funny how things work out sometimes.
Now I REALLY need to sell that Xaviere XV820....
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Congrats, DVM! GAS can strike rather unexpectedly, eh?
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Awesome! That's a great price. Thanks for telling what the difference was between the two. I was curious myself but we don't have any stores around here to try anything.
Now where are the pictures?
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
It looks just like this:Originally Posted by Spudman
I kill me....
Seriously, I like the looks of the one I bought much better than the one I'd played in GC a couple weeks ago. I'm not sure how long it had been on display there under the bright lights, but it was distinctly yellowed and I didn't find it very attractive. This one is much whiter....
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Still in the car eh. Hmm...must be sneakin it in later when it gets dark... Ha just jokin, it looks great I love the color combo with the maple neck. Sweet
Sounds like a great guitar. I'm surprised you liked it more than the custom with the double binding on the antique burst body. Tone is where it's at, feel and playability.
I will have to try out one of those pinecasters. They don't have any near me but they have a bunch of Squiers, just not CV's at this time. I played a 60's strat that I really liked and having a 50's didn't detract from its great sound.
That Xavier tele looks cool but I can't appreciate those tasteless looking headstocks. Why are these companies putting on these knife blade looking headstocks on all these nice guitars? Rondo is doing the same thing to the strats and teles.
Peavey did an absolutely great job of designing a great looking alternative headstock for the Peavey Generation EX teles. Why are these other mfg's using such tasteless looking headstocks that detract so much from the looks of otherwise great looking guitars?
Glad you are happy with the white pinecaster. The brass barrel bridge pieces stand right out. A lot of people prefer the three piece ones over the six piece ones.
Congratulations.
Duffy Bolduc
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Thanks, DVM. I have been more drawn to that beautiful looking custom, but the way you describe the sound of the 50's suits the kind of tone that I am looking for as well. Of course, there is no way that I should even be talking about or thinking about another guitar - it is absolutely ridiculous if I think about it (which is undoubtedly why I so resist doing so!)
"GAS never sleeps" - Gil Janus
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@DVM
The owner of my favorite local music store also decided on the CV 50's over the CV Custom as well. He puts some 10's on it and absolutely loves it and has been recording with lately. I heard a few tracks and I must admit it sounds damn good to say the least.
If I was buying a another CV I would get 50's Strat then the CV 50's Tele then the Tele custom since I already have the CV 's ThinLine. I just happen to prefer the CV's maple necks more than the CV's rosewood necks just personal preference.
I am sure you have keeper Congrats
Maxi...................
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Guitars: 2010 American Special HSS Strat, 2010 CIC Squire CV ThinLine Tele, & 2006 MIM FSR Strat.
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A month ago I dropped into a Ma and Pa while visiting my daughter in Maine.
They had two of the Pine casters. They were both excellent, but at 350 just too expensive. I already own the CV 50 Tele Custom. I really like that guitar. I am also a big fan of the maple boards but the rosewood board sure feels nice. As far as the tone goes, I have A3s in my 50s Strat but I really like the A5s in the Custom, and probably the nicest looking tele I have seen yet. It had crossed my mine to buy the Pinecaster and swap necks. Maybe still a plan down the road!
The Blues is alright!
Guitars: 1968 Gibson SG, 2005 Gibson SG Standard, 2006 Gibson LP Classic Gold top, 2004 Epiphone Elitist LP Custom, 1996 Gibson Les Paul Standard. 2001 Epiphone Sheraton II, 2007 Epiphone G400.
Fender Strats: 1996 Fender 68 Reissue CIJ, 2008 Squier CV 50s, 2009 Squier CV 50s Tele Butterescotch Blonde
Amps: Blues Junior Special edition Jensen in Brown Tolex with Wheat front, 65 Deluxe Reverb reissue,1970 Sonax reverb by Traynor, Avatar Custom 2/12 Cabinet with Eminence Legend V1216 speakers,
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Believe me, I wanted to like the Custom better! I certainly preferred its looks--with the binding, 3TSB finish, pale mint-colored pickguard and rosewood neck, it's a beautiful guitar. Appearance-wise, I think it has it all over the pinecaster. But I wasn't buying it to hang on the wall! Playability was very comparable between the two, but the tone of that 50s model just spoke to me....Originally Posted by Duffy
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Nice axe DVM! Now I wanna HEAR it!Originally Posted by duhvoodooman
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Congratz!
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Very cool, DVM! Pro'lly the only tele you'll ever need. What a bargain!
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I want one too. I played one with bcdon in Vancouver, and it was terrific. Sounds good with gain too. Must be some great pickups in this thing.
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Apparently they are made for Squier by Tonerider, in the same factory in China where the CV's are produced. They appear to be a little less hot version of the Tonerider TRT2 Hot Classics Alnico III set. Pickup resistances are about 8.6K (B) and 6.9K (N) for the set in my CV 50's (almost identical to those in Tone2theBone's CV), while the TRT2's are listed at 9.1K/7.2K. The description listed by Tonerider for the TRT2 set nails the CV 50's pickups as well:Originally Posted by Robert
"Hot Classics have a stronger midrange, thicker bass response and a raunchy upper register. The Alnico III magnets offer great note separation, even for chord work using boost and overdrive pedals."
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Best guitar for the money and best Telecaster! It smokes!
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
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Congrats!
That white-blond looks great.
Looking forward to actual pics.
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I picked up a Fender CS 4-way pickup switch HERE on eBay for $16.45 delivered and installed it last night. This is wired to give the bridge & neck pickups in series in the 4th switch position, for a fuller, fatter sound than the B & N in parallel, which is the middle position of the 3-way switch in modern Teles. I've done this before on a Tele using a push-pull pot, but this is a better way to do it, I think. The switch comes with installation instructions and a detailed wiring diagram, so it's very straightforward. Nice additional tone for your Tele--thicker and meatier, but still definitely "all Tele" in its basic character. And because the two pickups in the CV are wired with opposite polarity and winding direction (RP/RW), the series combo, like the parallel one, is hum-cancelling.
One additional thing that is required for this mod to work properly is to clip the jumper between the pickup's ground wire and the metal pickup cover, and then run a separate ground wire for the cover. This is because the series switching would leave the pickup cover ungrounded and can lead to noise/hum.
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@DVH Do you think it would be a good mood for my CV Tele Thinline?
Maxi...................
Bootsy Collins:
I pledge allegiance to the funk, the whole funk, and nothing but the funk, so help me James, Sly and George, Amen!!
Guitars: 2010 American Special HSS Strat, 2010 CIC Squire CV ThinLine Tele, & 2006 MIM FSR Strat.
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Amps: Mesa Boogie BASS STRATEGY:Eight:88, Aguliar DB 4X12, Augilar DB 751, Genz Benz CTR500-210T/Focus 1X15 CAB, Fender Hot Rod Deville 410, VHT Deliverance 60/VHT 2X12 fat Bottom Cab, & VOX DA20
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