Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? I like Felix Unger when I purchase a guitar. Enough said, this is my second one. My son took over my first. He plays a strat exclusively and has three a '57, '62 which are originals and a new standard strat. When he played this at a gig he made it his number one guitar. Reliability How has it stood up over time? I owned it for over a year now and tried a few types of strings on it. For me 10's or 11's work great. Sound is anything you want and I have used it for a year on many gigs as my only guitar. It never let me down and yes, it's that good. No kidding and I was the world's biggest skeptic on Squire guitars. I have come to the conclusion they are the best bang for the buck out there. I have tried the '52 Tele and this sounds exactly like it and the neck feels better. Overall Your general opinion of this product. If you want a telecaster sound and a great playing guitar then this should be your first and last stop. I own sixteen guitars and this has become my favorite. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Neck is smooth, great for finger picking, frets are finished better than many more expensive models and it's simple to adjust and easy to play and use. Take it from me once you play this one even though it doesn't cost an arm and a leg you will fall in love. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? You can go from crisp tele sound to almost a jazz sound with no effort. Pickups are bright and mellow at the same time in neck position and can cut through any combo of instruments when you play in a band. If you want to stand out and be heard this is your baby. I promise you, you won't be disappointed with this guitar. It's that good! Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Finish is absolutely beautiful and after a year the wood-grain stands out incredibly well. I had a fellow musician staring at the guitar close up and he fell in love with it. Neck feels great and it's fast. Action How was the action out of the box? Action out of the box was too low but a couple of turns on the bridge and it's perfect. I'm not big on doing setups I have a luthier who does them but this one is easy as pie to adjust and once you do it's perfect and stays that way. You absolutely have to buy this guitar if you want a tele. Spending a ton of money with this around is foolish.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Very well constructed and much like the American version Reliability How has it stood up over time? Ive had it about a year and its never had any issues. I gig with is regularly Overall Your general opinion of this product. 5 stars from me Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Action was terrible out of the box, but guitar feels well and was easily adjusted Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Very bright tele tone just like the American version Finish How did the stain or paint job look? More beautiful that the pictures on here even captured Action How was the action out of the box? Terrible

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Yes, I've owned it now for quite a few months and have used it for gigs as well as general practice. Neck is super and slick and fast. Feels nice in your hand. Getting to notes above the 12th fret is a joy, and they are clear as a bell. Harmonics are nice too! Reliability How has it stood up over time? So far so good. I own many Fender Guitars and this is as good in every way. Price is great too! Overall Your general opinion of this product. This guitar gives you a tele sound and it cuts through any type of music with jazz bands, rock bands or country. Tones are very bell like and jazzy and range all the way up to twangy. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Neck has a nice solid feel and is easy to move up and down. Very responsive. Controls are simple, laid out well and easy to adjust if needed without getting in the way. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? This guitar has a lot of range. I use it with a Super Reverb Tube amp and a Fender Blues Jr. Through either one the sound is great. You can get really high twang or cool jazz easily with everything in between. I like a clean sound so it suits me just right. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Finish looks incredible. Smooth and I notices as it ages the wood grain comes through more giving it a really stunning look, like an expensive piece of wood should. The pine body is great for resonance and light to hold while playing. Action How was the action out of the box? Action out of the box was a bit too low but a quick adjustment took care of that. I changed the strings from 9s to 11s since I like a heavier feel but I recently dropped down to 10s and I thin tht is the best so far. The 9s were a bit too light for me. No buzzing or tin sound from this baby. Adjustments were very slight and I did them myself.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Extremely well made. I've owned several Tele's including from a Squier Affinity to a Fender '52 reissue. This is a great guitar. When I read the glowing review in Guitar Player Magazine, I had to have one. Reliability How has it stood up over time? I've had mine about 6 months an am extremely pleased. Overall Your general opinion of this product. An absolute bargain. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Does everything like a Tele should. The controls are very sensitive to the touch. It's very easy to dial in any tone you want. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? All of the above. Very versitle guitar. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Thick poly over pine. Poly keeps the cost down over nitro finish. No flaws at all. Surprisingly I have to say it's an over all better guitar than my 52 reissue. If you're ashamed to be seen playing a Squier, replace the neck with one with a Fender logo. Action How was the action out of the box? Perfect

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? This guitar is flawless. The frets were dressed better than my Fender Tele. The quality is outstanding and what you would expect in a 3000 dollar guitar. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Just got it so I can't say but I have no reason to expect any problems. Overall Your general opinion of this product. This Tele 50's vibe was made in China. But you'd never know it. It seems the chineese are doing the same qualiy work as the Japanese which is generally as good or better than made in the USA. Some time ago I had a Squier tele made in India. It was nowhere near as nice as this one. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? The neck is very smooth and straight. It's got a nice heavy feel to it, though being pine, it's a bit lighter than my Fender. They moved the pickup switch a bit further from the volume button to keep from interfering with it. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Typical Tele sound. Light and ringing tone from the bridge and thicker tone from the neck pickup. I like the middle possition best to get the perfect mix. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? I got the butter scotch finish. It looks a little more yellow than the picture. And it is just beautifull and perfect. I can't believe how good it looks. Action How was the action out of the box? The action and intonation was perfect out of the box.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? What a flawless guitar..even came with D''Adario strings The neck is smooth and flawless and the body has an incredible grain VERY similar to ASH but SO much lighter Reliability How has it stood up over time? Don't know yet but I'm hoping forever Overall Your general opinion of this product. This guitar surpassed everything I expected to get and blows the door off the Mexican Versions and many MIA's!! Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Like a dream...No adjustments necessary..Is This REALLY a SQUIRE?????? Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? AGAIN. The Best I've had out of the box of any Fender I've ever owned..couldn't be happier! Best $350 I ever spent. It's true- what you here on you-tube is TRUE. This guitar has Tele tone for DAYS!!!! Thanks Rob Champus and the Captain Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Absolutely LOVE the neck...it's slick and I Love it..The saddles are Big and Brass and they have a spot for each string. The tuners are the best you'll ever get on a Fender unless you find one from Japan-They used the same ones that are on this guitar Action How was the action out of the box? Absolutely perfect right out of the box..just needed tuning and even the intonation was spot on. I've owned at least 20 Fender strats and Teles and never had one set up out og the box this well

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? goody quality. If they can make iphone and ipad in China I think they can handle a solid body guitar. It's as good as Fender wants to make it. I've bought several 50's Mexican strats that were terrible quality. They were twice the price and half the quality of the CV. I called and complained to Fender about that one. Reliability How has it stood up over time? don't know Overall Your general opinion of this product. This is a real nice Tele. I could not find any flaws. Bright and twangy. I've had many Fender guitars. In fact I would say that I am a fender man. I have two american made strats that I play regularly. And this plays as nice. The only real complaint I have is the nut action is way too low for me. Makes it hard for bends and pull offs . It's intentionally set at 0.5mm and all my strats are closer to .20 mm. I looked up in my Guitar Player repair guide and it had the 52 tele set up at 0.20 like the strats. So I guess I will have to replace the nut eventually. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? neck is smooth and nice to play. Neck is nice, could even be smaller for me and I'd be ok. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? tele tone Finish How did the stain or paint job look? pretty much flawless Action How was the action out of the box? too low for my liking. but all that is personal taste. I get a little buzz but not bad

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Excellent craftmanship and, though it will stay in my studio,I can tell from all my years on the road it would hold up under the stress. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Pretty new and not too much wear but, as I have said,I can tell it would weather the storm of club dates quite well. Overall Your general opinion of this product. I love it!Now I have a new family member in my studio. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Cutting-Fast-Less chunky and warm like a Gibson but clean and clear -cuts through like a Fender should. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Very bright and twangy as I wanted.Not dark or smooth .The pickups are hot and thin for that rock/country sound Finish How did the stain or paint job look? The finish is truly beautiful to the eye and the neck is smooth as silk.None better! Action How was the action out of the box? The action was perfect for me at this point in time.I may tweek it later but only to suite my specific needs.Great as it is.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Made extremely well, no issues - I'd suggest changing the strings from .09's (which it ships with) to .10's. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Overall Your general opinion of this product. Best Tele I've ever owned. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Smooth neck. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Great - ZERO blemishes. Action How was the action out of the box? Excellent.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Incredible value and better than well made...it doesn't let you down...to each his or her own..ladies will have no problem playing it as well men..and be proud to show up and show it off...no kidding...I assemble my own guitars and research before hand so I'm very picky.. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Hardware is typical of a Fender nothing fancy but the saddles clearly speak volumes...different saddles of steel to aluminum will increase its reliabilty..its a great beginning though.. Overall Your general opinion of this product. It brought to mind what Leo's intentions may have been it sure brought me to the light..the pine projects great like an acoustic and it plays great like a Tele... I didn't put it down til I decided to plug it in to my amp...with and without my prized compressor I was amazed how a MIC Tele can stand its own up to MIA and MIM Tele...try it... Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? The feel was light and lightning fast...the pickups track notes quickly...saddles figure into this...neck is not fat but uniquely inviting depends on styles of music..controls were on par to its model...easy and not misleading.. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? The tone is smoking and bright..edgy and controllable to light growl but mellow..the lows are tight,the mids are legendary Fender sound,the highs are stuff of twang history, which is I own this particular offering...I coulda bought a MIM or MIA... price wasn't an issue but this one brought it home so I did... Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Beyond the its price range and not cheap..you could put Fender on it and you'd be convinced.. Action How was the action out of the box? This one was something that took adjusting first setting it up like an acoustic..then finding a medium.. then I guess you have to get use to its individual allowances as all instruments are..I like mine low and popping...alive.