Daniel C. from Saint George, Utah
Quality:
My guitar had a neck bolt drilled in on a bad angle and then the bolt broke off and was lodged in the heel of the neck, and another screw drilled in right next to it. it had 4 and 1/2 neck bolts and 4.5 holes in the neck pocket. Weird. The nut was filed down too far on the treble side. There was a mild gouge in the 3rd fret between the G and B strings. The low E intonated sharp despite the saddle being as far back as possible.
Reliability:
After I fixed the nut everything was certainly playable. Never had anything break for the 4 years I owned it. Good reliability.
Overall:
I think I got a dud. I know that the problems my guitar had are NOT the normal affair for Squier. It would be a great axe for the price if it weren't for some defects in my specific guitar.
Throw some after-market electronics in it and you can have a very nice beginner to intermediate guitar.
Playability and Feel:
Comfortable maple neck. Nice vintage-y tint to mine. fret ends weren't too sharp. The bridge not intonating on the low E was frustrating. The LP-style controls are awesome though.
Tone:
Warm and thick tone. The chrome covered hot humbuckers were a tad too muddy for my taste. Tone is much darker than the 72 deluxe this guitar looks like.
Finish:
Nice black finish. My neck was more tinted than the Squier photos. Nothing to complain about.
Action:
Action was way too low on the treble side and the nut needed to be shimmed just a bit.
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Do you own this product?:
Owned it then sold it 4 years later
Calub from Holiidaysburg. PA, USA
Quality:
This tele felt right wheni opened it on christmas morning. The only prob is the pickup selector seems to like to come uscrewed sometimes and the cable jack needed to be tighened
Reliability:
The finish was decent but i accidentaly put some nicks in it but the tone if great a the strings it comes with sound good too.
Overall:
This tele was great for its price. i played a fender tele the only thing different was the fretts ere smother than these ones but thats it. It gives a great variety of tones from jus the two humbuckers that are great little monsters for distortion
Playability and Feel:
This guitar felt a little on the heav side but it wasnt that bad. The neck was great just keep it clean though. the pick up switch is easy to reach on an up strum
Tone:
The pickups are great they give bright tone and sound great with a tone of distortion
Finish:
IT looked good until i put a nick in it
Action:
I little high but nothin i couldnt handle
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Do you own this product?:
YEs
Date submitted:
February 14th 2009