I had the very same experience Definitely pink Sent straight back

Love your reviews they’re just plain honest and real, a genuinely refreshing change. Keep ‘em up 👍

I have the Stratocaster 50s Vibe in this same color and it definitely does look pinkish in some lighting, but it kind of grew on me after a while!

Your play out jam music is just sheer bliss. Very late '60s to early '70s vibes, top notch sir!

Best guitar You Tuber. Only discovered you 2 days ago but your playing and style is infectious and informative. Good Show.

given that pine oftentimes has a reddish hue to it, i’m not sure i’m surprised that a white translucent finish males it look pink-ish

Have just discovered your channel. I'm loving it. No BS, just straight talk and the guitar playing is next level on all these so called you tubers. Keep it up

I had the Squire Classic Vibe 50’s Tele in Butterscotch Blonde, and it was more of a white than Butterscotch Blonde. Sold it to upgrade to a Squire Classic Vibe 60’s Strat in Lake Placid Blue. Loving that Strat, and looks gorgeous.

I have the same model in TV Yellow or butterscotch blonde I think they call it. I love it. The pickups are great, fret work impeccable. Only negative is the weight, which came as a surprise to be honest, but pine body to capture that early 50's Tele vibe so to be expected I guess. Honesty one of my favorite guitars in my collection.

If you are not happy, send it back. I have a 90’s pinkish tele. Love it. I’d buy another. Somehow the color’s change the approach. Anyway, cool channel!

I've got the CV Custom 60's Telecaster (Older Chinese built model). That thing has been rock solid since I got it 11-12 years ago. After years of non stop use I think I made 1 minor neck adjustment a year or so ago otherwise it was perfect right out of the box. Wonderful guitar.

That solo made my day!😎

I bought the same one as my first electric guitar, and I love the slight pinkishness, the weight and the transparency of the finish (I love how the 3 "poorly matched" pieces of wood create a few dark stripes). What I love most though is the neck, the colour and feeling of it is really awesome, and the sound and factory setup leave nothing to be complained about for me.

I bought a Classic Vibe 50's Tele a few years ago in Butterscotch Blonde. It's perfect to the point I bought three of them. All wonderful and less than 8 lbs in pine. I use them to gig with and they sound great. Maybe they changed manufacturers since I bought mine but they are my favorites now.

A few months ago I went into a guitar store near me and they had Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster and Esquire, both butterscotch. I tried them both extensively in the store and went back and forth a bunch of times to compare the two. I wound up buying the Esquire and I absolutely love it. I can't remember noticing a weight difference but I felt like the Esquire had a twangier sound, and I didn't really miss not having the neck pickup. It just felt better overall for some reason. Very happy with my decision. Plays and sounds like a much more expensive guitar. If you see one around, grab it!

That play- out jam Killed, So good

Be fair, that’s probably not a bad price for 10lb of salmon ;-) Not in white nor as affordable, but my recent search for a t shaped object saw me eventually wind up with a vintera road worn 50s that I’m really happy with. Minor snags (nut wanting a little more tlc) and the finish relic (bit stark and to template but a bit of time playing hard and putting back wet should solve) aside I can’t fault it. The worn neck especially makes it feel great to play. Could be an interesting one for you to review or compare against other Fender/Squier for where it sits price wise and is trying to offer

I've had my hands on a 2017 classic vibe tele in butterscotch and it was a thing of beauty. It had a quarter sawn flame maple neck and sounded really hot. Squiers do have inconsistencies with their colors though. I specifically do not like the pickguard! A good custom shop relic white blond (see through) 50s tele is not perfectly white either, nor is it pink! and makes for the best looking finish on a telecaster imho.

I fell into the same trap, in Fender terms, the “Blonde” colour is actually transparent white that lets the colour of the wood shine through, so you see a pinky/yellowy colour with woodgrain. Your gorgeous ‘70’s Tele is either “Olympic white” of “Polar white”.

I FINALLY sold my ridiculously heavy 10lbs Harley Benton TE53-KR Keith Richards Tribute Tele. 7lbs my limit. My Squier FSR Custom Classic Vibe Baritone Tele is only 7.2lbs. If I cannot actually see it before buying it, then I usually shop at Sweetwater where if there is more than one in stock, they list the weight....thankfully. Weight, is why I don't play Les Pauls.

I really like the sounds coming from your not really affordable telecaster, a verv classic very beautiful sound. But then that was the reason for getting the squire. I just dig the sound of your telecaster

I have nothing to say about the performance of the guitar. because playing so good. I also bought one 50's vibe white blonde. It is made in China in 2020 and the body is not in pieces, it is like a single piece, especially the texture of the tree from the back body is a single piece. There is no clear joining line anywhere on the guitar. Regarding the color, I can say that it is ivory cream, maybe a little bit light pink. But I am very pleased with its tone. This color is a translucent white underwood tone result.

CV 50's Tele butterscotch here. Weighs less than 8lbs.. Wood pieces are matched and look good. Made by Samick Indonesia. It had some stuff wrong with it but Fender was more than great about it going above and beyond to fix things. I love Fender and will always be a fan. I love Squier too and think they make great guitars as well. It's the same everywhere you go; sometimes stuff happens. Everybody plays the wrong note once in a while. It's just the way things are. Cheers!

I have the CV 50s in white with a black guard. The color appears to be a pearl essence white. I dropped in a Seymour Duncan quarter pound tele bridge pickup, and a Gibson p-90 in the neck. New Emerson wiring, and pots. As Is my regular custom I put in a 4 way switch. Mine came with a bone nut. I didn’t care for the steel barrel saddles, and replaced them with large brass ones. Locking tuners completed the build. It’s now one of my favorite telecasters.

Definitely did the right thing, my opinion. It's not what you wanted or ordered. Holding them accountable is how to get them to tighten up. I have owned several different Squier guitars including 5 variations of the Classic Vibe Series. I really hate it that Squier discontinued their Standard Strat and Telecaster. Way better guitars in my personal experience. At this time I own a 2000 model Squier Standard Stratocaster and its full scale and full size body. It's better than a few of my old MIM Fender Stratocasters. Just my 2 bits...thank you so much for your very enjoyable channel and I'm so glad I found it. Steve O in Florida

I was told that White Blonde only really looks 'right' over an ash body, I love white telecasters too and had a conversation with Warmoth about this and apparently a very large percentage of their 'complaints' about colour finish comes from people having this finish over different woods. You can probably imagine what it would look like over a reddish or orangey mahogany too.

I have a CV 50s tele in butterscotch, had it ten years, I wont every get rid of it. Had a couple of others since including a MIA and they are all sold. None were as good as the CV nor had the authentic sound. When I got the CV, the only issue was a slightly protruding 5th fret which would occassionally snag the high E, but I just filed and buffed it back and it was perfect. No buzzing frets, electrics are great. Sounds like Keef.

What a fantastic video I cut my thumb when I was washing the dishes have a wonderful day

Squier Classic Vibe '50s Telecaster - White Blonde. like the butterscotch blonde, the paint is translucent so wood grain is slightly visible so that varies the color. some look more pink than others, just like butterscotch blondes vary in color.

White Blonde - Yep, that is correct. A translucent white with a slightly pinkish effect from the wood colour underneath. I can see that on the website as well. As for the weight, that is unacceptable for a tele. Fender does like to have a laugh.

Funny thing is that’s exactly the color I was hoping it would be.

Some excellent playing at the end young man. I liked it very much! Cheers. 😊😎🎸

Thanks for the heads up about weight and color. Fortunately, here in the US we have an online store that shows specific guitars with pics and weights, so you can s read out the outliers. Keep up the great work. Always enjoy your vids.

i have a classic vibe 50 from 2008... it has a nice white finish. looks really nice and seems to have slightly yellowed over the years. if at all there is a hint of minty green in that white. it is kind of heavy but more in normal les paul territory. havent actually weighted it, but i would guess it around a weight of 4kg. feels a little heavy compared to a strat but no big deal and certainly no 10 pound deal

I just purchased one of the CV 50's in Vintage Blonde. It is second hand buti I got lucky and its definitely white not pink ! Haven't weighed it yet but it's probably around 8-9 pounds. Yeah a Lil heavy but the playability and sound you get from those Alnico 3 pickups is totally worth it ! I'd love a few vintage guitars but the CV series Squiers are probably as close as I'll get. Great videos !!

I have had e White blond and loved it. I sold it and have regrets about that. Today I have the same in butterscotch. I think it's worth notice that the name of the color is White BLOND! It's not white - it's white blond. And yeah, it's kinda see-through and pine has a certain redness to it. That's why it seem to be pink'ish.

Wow! I'm really pleased I stayed for the jam. That 70's Tele sounds fantastic and some really great playing. I'm sorry we couldn't hear the Classic Vibe to compare sounds. I have one of the butterscotch models which sounds great and plays well, but has mismatched wood in the body, so not perfect.

I’ve bought and then eventually sold on three Squier CV ‘50s Teles. The all sounded good to my ears, but the necks all felt like I was holding plastic in my hand, and each one weighed 10+ pounds. My Polar White MIM Player Series Telecaster, on the other hand, feels great, looks great, sounds great, and weighs much less than 10 lbs!

"Boasting a pine body with a classic finish." The color of the pine body affects the color of the translucent finish. Dont shoot the messenger.

I got the butterscotch version and I'm happy with the color. It is on the heavy side but not 10lbs! Although I haven't had a chance to really dial it in and play it yet, it seems to have a darker tone than I expected that's compared to my American Performer Stratocaster. So a pickup change may be in it's future.

What a bummer! I have a 50's classic vibe tele in Butterscotch and IMO they could have charged more for it and it still would have been worth it. It's heavy at 9.6lbs but I prefer heavy guitars so no issues for me. Sorry you got a dud! Hopefully the next one is better.

Mine is exactly the same. It def looked whiter in the pics. It's kind white in some light and pink in others. I was initially disappointed, but now I love it.

For what it's worth, I believe all "white blonde" 50s teles do have that slightly see-through, slightly pink-hue white color. If I google "fender white blonde" it shows me a bunch of (more expensive) fender strats finished in that strange color. I do agree Olympic or Alpine White look way better. And it's known that classic vibe teles are chunkers. So I don't think that guitar is an outlier, that's just how they are. Maybe you could get around it by getting a Classic Vibe 60s Custom Tele?

..thats why you just have to try and see and hold the instrument before you buy...I would be happy playing the blue esquire for ever.

Many years ago I had a mid '70s Tele and the body shape drove me crazy with that top bout coming down one fret closer to the nut. Hahahahaha......I'm so shallow :-) I get why people love Squier Classic Vibes and I love my Esquire but I think one of the areas where Squier fall short of Fender is consistency. When they're great they're great but thay can be heavy and see through finishes can be hit and miss. That Squier you're sending back is over 1lb heavier than my 2005 Les Paul Standard. I don't blame you. I couldn't live with it.

the paint coat isn't thick enough, limited coats. the yellow/reddish hue of the wood is mixing with the thin white coat making them look "pink". they prolly looked white when sprayed but some of the coat got sucked up by the wood, that is why you can see the grain.

10:32 Man you cracked me up with that bodybuilder comment! 😂 Love your channel (and your sense of humour 😁).

I am also looking at a Squier Classic Vibe '50s Telecaster in butterscotch blonde and this popped up on my YT feed. The ones I saw were all around 9 lbs 3-6 oz.

It’s not white, but I’d sure love it with a one ply white pickguard. That weight is a deal breaker for sure.

weighted my 2008 classic vibe tele and while being painted in a proper white it also weights about 20% less with its 3.8kg (around 8.3lb) which still is somewhat heavy compared to my other guitars

This is why I went with the butterscotch over this white/pink. All the newer made in Indonesia white ones I’ve seen are this colour but some are more pinker than others. They got the butterscotch right but it definitely is a heavy guitar

The colour of the pine is likely showing through the transparent off-white paint job making it look pinkish. I’m not digging pine as a body wood either. The cv 60s is very beautiful, check that out!

Interestingly enough there are approx. 150 shades of "White". I think it just has pink overtones cause the pink squires are really quite pink ! Definitely too heavy...but that's cause it's Pine.

Maybe there is a young lady who would love a pink telecaster, but I agree if I ordered white it better be white !

Same finish as the Mary Kay Fenders. With out the gold hardware. It's actually one of my favorite Fender finishes.

got the same one and i loved the pinkish hue so i was happy .....but as i saw it online and went to my store i was happy. mine was just over 8 pounds

I have the exact color on a Squier Precision Bass 51. The white blonde is just like that: a see through color, not perfectly white but shifting to a faded pinky white.

10.1 pounds. I just built a guitar and it’s 8.4 pounds and I was worried about it being too heavy. I would guess that the wood hasn’t been dried properly. And that means it will change shape over time and possibly crack or check. Especially if it’s pine. Kiln dried pine should be lighter than most hardwoods like alder, mahogany, and especially maple.

Sorry that happened to you. I bought a butterscotch one that I bought several years ago. It sounds great, plays great, and isn't too heavy. I got mine on sale for $399 U.S. Recently, rather than pay $3500 US for a custom tele, I bought the Squier version, put noiseless Fender tele pickups in it, put on locking tuners, and brass saddles. I also added a push pull to kick the pups out of phase in the middle position. Total cost = $750 vs. $3500 US

Around Xmas 2020 I sent back two that exact same ugly pinkish color, a 50's Tele and 60's Strat, both classic vibes. They were both made in China but Fender was advertising them as coming from Indonesia. I ordered them directly from Fender's website. The Tele was horrible in just about every way imaginable & the Strat looked ok but had a non-functioning truss rod. I also sent back a Fender Classic Player 60's Strat earlier in that same year because of terrible build quality. If I recall correctly though, the classic vibe tele was quite a featherweight. On the other hand, I've just now picked up a very nice & really cheap on eBay 2021 Squier Bullet hardtail Strat in a (nice to me) Tropical Turquoise with a mostly flamed, dark fingerboard neck that I intend to heavily modify. The build quality, fit & finish etc. on it is exceptional!

Nice playing!!! I like his accent and he definitely has a sarcastic streak ... In a good way tho ... Very entertaining

I got a Squier “butterscotch” that had the same opaque finish… and I sent it back. Then I got a shell pink Squier Cyclone and it was gorgeous. Like your white Tele, it has a “solid” pink finish, like the “solid” sea foam green on my Squier Jaguar.

Damn, I really enjoy your playing. It’s mesmerizing.

As soon as you said there was something wrong, I guessed you got one of those see through white colors. I could see how you would be disappointed when you're thinking you're getting a white guitar, but I think they look cool. They definitely aren't a color I'd choose for myself, but I think they look nifty.

I got one of these, It's exactly what I expected, I saw actual pics. of it before I bought it , 7lbs 9oz. I even had to do some tweaks, (which I love to do). So ,to each his own

I built a John Entwistle tribute 66 slab body style P bass - sprayed it white blonde and it came out with a pink hue - its the wood showing through the translucent finish,

I have a 2015 CV 50s, in butterscotch blonde, pine body. It’s super heavy but other than that it’s nice. I got it used, and put a Fender’51 U shape neck on it. Now it’s great but heavy. But I still like it. The white blondes I saw a few years ago were not pink like this one.

I’m 32 right now and when I was younger guitar weight didn’t matter at all to me. I had an RG with a mahogany body that probably weighed close to 10 pounds but, those days for me are gone lol. Guitar weight is extremely important to me now, because I find myself getting fatigued from long sessions with heavier guitars.

You should've phoned the shop up mate and said "Look 'ere, if I'd wanted a pink guitar, I'd have bought a fuckin Hello Kitty" 😆👍

I have this now & used to own an earlier chinese made one. These newer ones are definitly more pink. The earlier Chinese one was actually white, it aolso had the 50s correct logo position, correct pickguard screw holes & brass saddles. I Can't understand why the newer Indonisian ones have made all these changes.

Looks like Mary Kaye White. I think it looks great with the black guard. But I agree...if the wood isn't matching well and weighs 10 pounds to boot, def a no go.

Got two...Pine in butterscotch...back breaker....Ash in Danish Pete purple...nice weight. Both have brass saddles and upgraded pups. LOVE THEM. While they don't 'feel' as nice as a USA Tele...they sound better to me with Fralin or Lollars.

They are ALL very much pink under most lighting. I sort of like it, oddly.

Have myself a 2020 CV 50's strat in white blonde also and definately very pink. Personally I like that off white looking colour but each to their own. Weight is 8.5lb. Quality guitars for the money and tone but I would note to anyone else thinking of purchasing one that I got an Indonesian one and the fretwork was poor. Three dented frets, sharp edges and one popping up. They also have a very unusual 4 letter serial number ISSJ, my assumption Is Indonesian samick and J being the 10th letter / month of production for those wondering. Side note: love the channel!

That old Tele is the bomb! Great tones - nice outro!! 🤩💥💥💥

After 5 strokes and being close to 70 years old, weight is a great factor on my 2 Teles! Befor the days of "what a value"! most of my Teles were just "old guitars" So my 1967 Tele Custom wasn't that much of a loss, when it left me.

I had one the same colour and was also a boat anchor...and oddly the color looked even worse in low light in the evening.

Great video man, your 70's tele sounds amazing, great playing. I love my Tele. Thanks for sharing. Take care.

its not pink. its opaque, you can see the wood grain

Trans white blonde, possibly due the translucent finish it appears more pink, maybe the butterscotch finish would look better

Was interested in acquiring a CV '60's Custom Tele... However, waited too long... They changed manufacturers and specs. Been kicking my own behind since. The prices for the M.I.C. are ridiculous now. Live and learn eh...? Thanks for an interesting video as usual 😎👍❤🖖 Love brother

Drop the backing track and just play. The anonymous angle, interesting. Who are you? Who, who.

I've seen a lot of those "white" Indonesian Pine Squiers in the wild, and they definitely look pink, and they're definitely *very* heavy.

I have a 2009 squier classic vibe and it was vintage white/cream coloured 10 years ago. Now it’s sort of turned a darker cream like an off yellow white doesn’t actually look as good. The older ones definitely were white in colour. I saw a newer one and it was totally different. I would send it back too

Over the years staining or painting process changes in factories or they change factories so stuff like this happens a few times. The original picture is probably 10+ years old. I got a classic player sonic blue strat. Picture was straight blue. My guitar showed up mint green lol. I kept it though

Bought a used one online. AWB aged white blond. The Fender site shows strong white colouring. Real life shows pink. Mine has solid darker wide stripes. Random pieces of pine . I read very early Teles were pine and translucent. Mine will be black nitro very soon. Btw don’t ever try and remove scratches. The paint is so thin this one has worn bare wood marks on some edges. And the neck shows 2022 while now it’s only 02/2024. Lovely guitar apart from the crap paint.

I think you'd like to avoid Harley Benton TE-52 NA Vintage Series as well. I bought my 'tele' about one year ago, here are some details: - Canadian mapple neck - American ash body - weight: 9.7 lbs (4.4 kg). Btw: your channel is the one I was looking for. Great job!

Think they're so heavy because they're using fresh pine, not properly aged and dried. When they first came out I played a couple in stores and I swear they were around 7 lbs. Don't think a heavy finish could add that much weight.

Yeah they're still pink ... I don't like the translucence on these either... Do the same finish as the players Fender ... I think they fixed the weight issue... I played a 40yr anniversary one and it was a good weight ... Didn't sound as good as the players a little more muddy but still good IMO

Damn Bro, you must have been on hellava player in your prime. That's some pretty tasty licks.

I bought a butterscotch blonde. It was a beautiful, well built and great sounding guitar but it was, as you called it, a real back breaker. Mine weighed 9.8 pounds. It sat in my guitar rack and didn't get played much. I just didn't enjoy picking the thing up. Got rid of it.

Bummer on the CV '50s. My CV '60's comes in at 7.6 pounds, but I've heard the CV series can come in anywhere from 7 to 10 pounds. Oh well, too bad....but they sounds great and have excellent necks.

Should have played that pink squire I bet it sounded just as good as that real fender

For grins, I checked out a Squier CV Strat in this same color on the Sweetwater website, and even in the picture, it was pretty clearly this color. I feel your pain, though. Your vintage Tele is a serious beauty!

I have a Classic Vibe Tele that I bought used. I love it, It’s butterscotch blonde and it weight 8.1 pounds.

I have one and it was a very Platinum Blonde at first and after a few months the pink came out and I was very disappointed because it sounded and played so good like really good. I brought it to a local luthier here in NYC and he told me possibly because of the pine the translucent color isn't looking as I expected, he said pine comes in a lot of shades and eventually turns a light shade almost a pale grey say like a fence does over time. Anyway I have it a couple of years now and it did change to a nicely faded wood tone and the finish is now out standing as they really put that platinum streak on it like they did in the past. so it's a keeper, did I say it sounds and feels great. Thanks for all the fun shows. btw we have very similar taste in guitars style wise and price.

My Squier "Affinity" Telecaster has a more prominent white finish. No pink tint.

I have a couple of US made fender guitars including a Clapton signature strat and a 52 reissue Tele. I played a squier cabronita Tele the other day. It was excellent. Build quality was excellent. Sound was excellent. It’s about a 4-5 times the price of a US made Tele. Very impressive. It’s as good as any of my US made guitars to play.

I bought a CV 50's Strat and also had to send it back because of how heavy it was. ~10 lbs. Pine body. Too bad, because otherwise was a great instrument.

I had a Classic Vibe 50s Tele in White Blonde. Put a set of Custom Shop Texas Specials in it. I miss that guitar every day...