Classic vibe 50s Strat: It's here!

[Bloozcat]

OOh that is sweet ZMAN very nice indeed: Report Report Report

Don't pay any attention to that Blooz guy he will have you strummin on the porch in no time, with the front door locked behind you.:
M29

Who? Me?

[Dauntless]

So do we get a review? Clips? Eh?

See header 50's Vibe Tele is in the house.
I just added a couple of pics and did manage to change one thing on her, and add something to her.:

[tot_Ou_tard]

Checkout this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTMx8UDPguA

I did like the Custom Shop better, but so what @ 3 clams the Classic Vibe sounded sweet.

[Spudman***]

I thought the Custom Shop had better tone on the bridge and neck pickups. Would I pay the extra cash for the Custom Shop guitar? Nope. I'd just get a heavier block for the Squier bridge and tweak the amp a little bit and call it good.

[SuperSwede]

Whoho.. thats a super nice strat!

[ZMAN]

Ok guys here we go. AMAZING. If I was high on the Deluxes this baby is just about perfect. The look is flawless. I have a 50th Ann Deluxe and the Squier looks better than the deluxe. The neck is to die for.
I went up today and Darren had it all set up and ready to go with my 9.5
D'Addarios. I plugged it into a tweed hot rod deluxe and what a tone. It almost sounds creamy if that is an adjective you can use with a Strat. I haven't taken the plastic off the pickups yet so that may make a difference.
I was a little worried about the noise at high volume in the 1 3 5 positions but when I got home and tried it that was gone. It must have been the cord.
The fit and finish are flawless. It is made in China with a CGS factory code.
The bridge is a stamped steel, and Darren has it as flat as possible for me.
did I say the neck is to die for. It has a beautiful tint and is absolutley smooth. The Frets are perfect. A lot of people have been worried about the single ply guard but it is flat as a pancake and fits perfectly.
I played it through my 65 Deluxe using my fulltone pedals and she sounds absolutley sweet. I even threw in some delay with the dd 20.
I paid a little more than the US price but I would have paid a 100 more for it.
As usual when the owner Bob took the guitar out to show me everyone in the store was right there asking what the hell it was.
My wife came with me and she loved it as well.
Again I was a little apprehensive about the Alnico 3s but they give it a real vintage tone.
All I can say is that Squier and Fender have hit a home run with this one.
When you can get this quality, look, and sound for that price it is just AMAZING!
Now for some eye Candy boys and girls. Enjoy.
I compared it to my 50th that cost 5 time as much.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...z/P6180040.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...z/P6180043.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...z/P6180045.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...z/P6180046.jpg

[warren0728]

yeah....but do you like it?

new gear is fun....

ww

[Bloozcat]

You must be cutting and pasting this review all over the place.

Saw the same review just now at FDP...Stewie...

She's a beaut! I'll bet it looks even better in your living room than it did at the guitar shop.

These guitars may become one of those closet classics, maybe like the MIJ Squires did in the 80's. The Squire 51 may have re-opened the door to inexpensive Squires of decent quality, but this series looks to be a definite step up in quality.

Get 'em while they're cheap, before Fender realizes what they have here...:

Congratulations, ZMAN. Enjoy it!

[Spudman***]

Ok guys here we go. AMAZING. If I was high on the Deluxes this baby is just about perfect. The look is flawless. I have a 50th Ann Deluxe and the Squier looks better than the deluxe. The neck is to die for.
I went up today and Darren had it all set up and ready to go with my 9.5
D'Addarios. I plugged it into a tweed hot rod deluxe and what a tone. It almost sounds creamy if that is an adjective you can use with a Strat. I haven't taken the plastic off the pickups yet so that may make a difference.
I was a little worried about the noise at high volume in the 1 3 5 positions but when I got home and tried it that was gone. It must have been the cord.
The fit and finish are flawless. It is made in China with a CGS factory code.
The bridge is a stamped steel, and Darren has it as flat as possible for me.
did I say the neck is to die for. It has a beautiful tint and is absolutley smooth. The Frets are perfect. A lot of people have been worried about the single ply guard but it is flat as a pancake and fits perfectly.
I played it through my 65 Deluxe using my fulltone pedals and she sounds absolutley sweet. I even threw in some delay with the dd 20.
I paid a little more than the US price but I would have paid a 100 more for it.
As usual when the owner Bob took the guitar out to show me everyone in the store was right there asking what the hell it was.
My wife came with me and she loved it as well.
Again I was a little apprehensive about the Alnico 3s but they give it a real vintage tone.
All I can say is that Squier and Fender have hit a home run with this one.
When you can get this quality, look, and sound for that price it is just AMAZING!
Now for some eye Candy boys and girls. Enjoy.
I compared it to my 50th that cost 5 time as much.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...z/P6180040.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...z/P6180043.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...z/P6180045.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...z/P6180046.jpg

Oh crap! :

[duhvoodooman***]

Oh crap! :

Spuds is doomed.

To put it in mathematical terms:

If:

n = Spuds' current number of guitars (as verified by house roof photography)

Then:

n+1 = Spuds' number of guitars by middle of next week

This relationship is true regardless of the value of n.

[just strum]

ZMAN, we might petition to have this section renamed the Squier GAS Factory.

Very nice selection. My funds are tapped and the next purchase may be another amp.

[Bloozcat]

Spuds is doomed.

To put it in mathematical terms:

If:

n = Spuds' current number of guitars (as verified by house roof photography)

Then:

n+1 = Spuds' number of guitars by middle of next week

This relationship is true regardless of the value of n.

I think I know how Spud gets away with buying new guitars all the time...

He just tells his wife that he has several breeding pairs among the ones he already has, and they just keep having babies..."swear they do honey, honest..."

[Spudman***]

I think I know how Spud gets away with buying new guitars all the time...

He just tells his wife that he has several breeding pairs among the ones he already has, and they just keep having babies..."swear they do honey, honest..."

Well...it works. :



I also use the "no, I've had that one for a while. I just don't take it out very often."

Seriously though...it's my castle.

[marnold***]

This relationship is true regardless of the value of n.

Or the week or the airspeed of an unladen African swallow.

[tot_Ou_tard]

Spuds is doomed.

To put it in mathematical terms:

If:

n = Spuds' current number of guitars (as verified by house roof photography)

Then:

n+1 = Spuds' number of guitars by middle of next week

This relationship is true regardless of the value of n.

It's an inequality,

n < Spuds' number of guitars by middle of next week

as I'm sure he's bought more than one guitar some weeks.

[Katastrophe]

I keep telling y'all... Spuds doesn't have to buy guitars anymore. They breed on their own and are self sufficient. A new model appears at NAMM and the Spud brood of guitars replicate their version.

Spud can't even keep track of them all, even with cataloging assistance from the Library of Congress.

[ZMAN]

The FDP and the Fret Net are my favourite haunts. I was getting a little tired of the Stewie nickname so I went with the Zman. My other hobby has been restoring Z/28 Camaros.
I didn't want to retype the whole thing so I just cut and pasted.
I had several people waiting for a report over there as well. But I did post here first!
I am really enjoying this one. I actually feel a little stupid for spending so much money on the 50th Ann. Delixe. But I hope it will be a collectors item some day. Everyone that has seen The Classic Vibe close up is talking MIJ JV Strat similarities, and I agree.

[duhvoodooman***]

Everyone that has seen The Classic Vibe close up is talking MIJ JV Strat similarities, and I agree.

I guess it would make sense that China is the "new Japan". Looks like they will soon be the top mfg. power in the world, even for high-end goods. Prolly won't be long until we're all driving Chinese cars....if we can afford the gas to run 'em!

[Tone2TheBone]

I guess it would make sense that China is the "new Japan". Looks like they will soon be the top mfg. power in the world, even for high-end goods. Prolly won't be long until we're all driving Chinese cars....if we can afford the gas to run 'em!

I smell gas a comin'...and if "China is the new Japan" then they've already invented their brand of GAS for these rides!