I was a Fender, Gibson, Ibanez and Martin salesman in a large music store for a couple of decades and before that I bought and sold vintage USA guitars as well as being a professional musician myself.. The Squier classic vibes are good playable guitars. It cost 500 hundred dollars more to get just 10 percent better quality in a Fender Mexican build and 500 more than that to get another 10 percent better quality in a USA build. So a Classic Vibe is 80 percent of a great guitar.
@spanneng3 жыл бұрын
you know what, these are made in Indonesian Cort factory, which also made Ibanez guitars too. I suppose they had polished their QC staffs so better guitars are coming out of the factory in the recent years, since the Ibanez released Premium line. Really good times to be a guitar player.
@sonidamara50183 жыл бұрын
PRS? Surabaya factory?
@eckountung52473 жыл бұрын
Mojokerto
@retrogaming4u8652 жыл бұрын
@@sonidamara5018 Perhaps !!
@Inspector-713 жыл бұрын
The Indonesian CV guitars are extremely good quality, I have 50's CV Strat & it feels as good as my American Special
@SuperBroncosguy3 жыл бұрын
I've a cv 70's & it rocks.
@jonp38903 жыл бұрын
@@SuperBroncosguy This is funny, because I have the CV 60s double bound Tele and it is absolutely killer. I play it as much as my Fender Blackmore Strat.
@TomClarkSouthLondon2 жыл бұрын
Have a Squire Esquire and quality of materials and playability are AWESOME 🤩
@YOSTINATOR6 ай бұрын
They are very nice. But not quite as nice as the Made In China Classic Vibes...
@MikmawWarriorBrave Жыл бұрын
My wife just bought me an Indonesian CV 50s Esquire for Xmas...and it plays just as good as my 1985 MIJ telecaster custom 62 vintage reissue... which just happens to play way better than my USA Highway One Telecaster. The pickups are where the USA Tele has an edge... but not enough to justify the price difference between the CV and the USA.
@bernhardnizynski44033 жыл бұрын
Sounds perfect to me - I have several Teles (USA, MIJ) each sound different but they all sound like Teles!
@jeffreybuckingham3782 Жыл бұрын
I just picked one of these up in a pawnshop for $100.00! I'm very pleased with it. I plan to swap the p'ups and saddles, and add a 4 way switch. I Love this Guitar.
@ryanday6333 жыл бұрын
I've got a 2019 version of this CV Tele in butterscotch with the black guard and its an Indonesian made one and all I can say is that it's one of the best guitars for the money that you pay. I love mine and its become my main writing guitar. I would suggest everyone check them out. Some fenders can be a bit scetchy but the classic vibe squires are pretty consistent and I've had no problems with it at all. There great for upgrading, I've put fender custom shop 51 nocaster pickups in mine and it shines.
@romanp.43193 жыл бұрын
yeah its a great guitar! usually i play les pauls but i needed a Tele to have something different. i will upgrade it soon with new electronics and pickups! feeling is great as it is!
@magnusbragason71012 жыл бұрын
I just found on marketplace a Squire Classic Vibe 50´s tele, made in 2012 for a bargain. And must say I really love it so far. Just cleaned it, new strings, and action setup to fit me. And just been playing it now for hours ! Took a look at the pots and the cavities. No minipots, but a real ones, and very nice shielded cav. no humming. Neck is just a great finish. Now I dont know if previous owner did some work on this guitar, or it is this good out of the box. I just love it ! the vintage ashtray bridge, the brass saddles, no problem with intonation and / or adjusting action. but most of all, this silk smooth thin c neck is just great. I was expecting to not like fretboard lacquered and to remove that, and mabey having to do some fretwork job on it, but no, Its actually really great finish ! I cant find a thing to whine about on this classic vibe 50´s tele from 2012. I'm so glad I found this great guitar ! !
@rickroberts91823 жыл бұрын
I have a 2010 CV tele Squier made in China and it is a beautiful guitar. I recently changed the pickups out for Fender Texas Specials and was very surprised in the lack of difference between them. I regularly gig with this guitar, and my '73 Strat. Great guitar, very well built and 11 years later, it's still a great guitar.
@whatspadethinks3 жыл бұрын
Excellent demonstration of the incredible Squier Classic Vibe Tele. All of the qualifications need to cease when it comes to Squier CV's. They are excellent guitars period. Not just "for the money" or "for a Squier", etc. They're brilliant period. I got in fairly early when the word first started to break on the CV line and in 2009 I bought a CV 60's Strat. 12 years on (which blows my mind) the guitar STILL amazes me with it's great feel & tone...it just gets better & better. In addition to the 60's Strat I have a CV Tele Custom, a CV 50's Strat and just got a CV Starcaster....all incredible instruments. BTW, it's a fact a lot of smaller guitar channels are run by guitar enthusiasts who aren't the best players. So when you said your playing was going to be bad I expected the worst...brother, you have a great sound & style. Very Mike Bloomfield & Yardbirds Eric Clapton. Don't ever sell yourself short because then it just becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. Excellent video with tons of great info for those not into Squier CV's like we are, awesome job....Subbed.
@eeboy17783 жыл бұрын
I’ve had one for a few months now. Very pleased with it. I was apprehensive about ordering a guitar that I had not actually played, but the price was unbelievably good. The build quality is excellent. I had to change the tone pot because it was ineffective, but after a set up, which was well worth it given the overall price, it plays like a dream. It sustains into the middle of next week, even with a set of 8’s (I have rather “wimpy” hands). So I can thoroughly recommend this guitar.
@NoWayOut557 ай бұрын
I ordered my Squiers, a strat..VERY NICE, with big assed blemish on the bottom of the body. I got it for a great price! And the Tele arrives this afternoon.
@Earlvis3 жыл бұрын
Classic Vibe guitars are a true gem 💎
@markv.59623 жыл бұрын
i agree
@edwardkim17683 жыл бұрын
I agree with you totally
@chrispendergrass58292 жыл бұрын
I just ordered this guitar yesterday same color too for my beginner guitar, can not wait till I get it. Thanks for this review
@MrTom-Songwriter-Composer2 жыл бұрын
Last year, I bought a Squier Bullet Telecaster (supposedly) in a limited edition red sparkle finish. Also Indonesian made... That electric guitar out of the box was one of the best guitars that I have ever seen as in properly setup. I just had to lower the saddle height just a tiny bit and the truss rod in the neck was set perfect. I've been playing many instruments since the early 1980s, and I write and record a lot of commercially licensed music as a songwriter/composer under performance rights organization, BMI, Inc. I can cover any type of genres/styles that I am writing and recording on this one telecaster guitar... From blues, jazz, alternative, funk... People have said that for years about the telecaster and it's 100% true you can cover many genres/styles of music. Have a great upcoming holiday season!
@alanknott363 Жыл бұрын
@Mr Tom I also bought a Squier Bullet Telecaster last year in the seafoam colour. It was a bargain used one, I had heard so many good things and didn't own a Telecaster. This guitar is really nice to play, lovely neck, and since changing the pickups it sounds as good as any Telecaster I've heard. Unbelievably good, versatile guitars, I can't stop playing mine. 👍
@MrTom-Songwriter-Composer Жыл бұрын
@AhmadBurmed I bought mine a few years back, and the one.. That I have in front of me is fine. I've had no issues with the switch. Replacing the switch in any telecaster style guitar is not that hard to do if needed to do like a few years further in the future. I play 14 instruments, and all of my string instruments acoustic and electric I learned over the years how to fix and update parts on all of them if needed. The one thing to know, is Fender is replacing the Squier Bullet Series with the new Sonic Series. From what I understand, the bodies of this new series of guitars are supposedly thinner. My recommendation, is whatever guitar you buy, make sure the retailer store whether online or locally has a great return policy. Once in a while, you see a few bad products in any massed produce products out their.. guitars, cars, ect. Good luck to you.
@YJMusic723 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review. CVs are great! I got an (Indonesian) Esquire, that I absolutely love!
@SurreyAlan3 жыл бұрын
Due to the quantities involved these are likely made on modern highly accurate machinery, look at videos of American factories where the machinery is ancient and it's all down to skill. Aside from finish, pickups, tuners I doubt there's much to choose between a higher end Squier and a Made in USA, get a luthier to fettle and aside from the name on the headstock very few would see the difference in a blind test. The quality of guitars now is amazing, now back in the 60's a cheap guitar was plain awful, anyone starting out today has no idea how lucky they are.
@nevillegreg1 Жыл бұрын
I recently purchased a Classic Vibe 69 Thinline Tele, right out of the box it was set-up perfectively and played very nicely. If the name on the headstock was missing, I would've guessed it was definitely a true Fender. I swapped out the stock pickups (not that there was anything wrong with them, I just don't like hum) to Fender Ultra Vintage Noiseless pickups and the thing just sings, twangs, and rocks just as a Tele should.
@davekochanski8756 Жыл бұрын
Hi , have just had delivered a 2018 made in China tele , bought online from guitar guitar in England, not brand new but in mint condition , but my oh my the set up is second to none fitted with daddario strings, it's impeccable, the neck is the best playing neck I've ever played on , it's so easy , it's incredible!! 😊👍
@Particle672 жыл бұрын
I have the first chinese series of the stratocaster CV 60's. Bought in 2008, the guitar sound better than my old American standard and my new Vintera. This is awesome
@terrancefields44143 жыл бұрын
I just received my Cl.Vibe Custom Telecaster. Into factory quality is AWESOME right out of the box. Just ordered a Cl. Vibe Esquire which are HTF right now.
@Taurencowpew3 жыл бұрын
I'm sure the Indonesian CVs are great guitars, and really good value for the money. Most of the Chinese CVs were that too. It's just that a few of them were insanely good instruments. I already had an Am. Std. Strat when I bumped into my CV, and no reason to get another. I picked it up idly in the shop (I'd heard good things, but I was just there for strings) and bought it minutes later. It already felt like a custom shop Fender, but with an insanely beautiful quarter-sawn flame maple neck that even they don't often get! I've modded it with a big brass trem block and saddles, CTS pots and custom pickguard. Kept the pickups. I'd certainly sell my U.S. Strat before I ever considered selling the Squier (and it'd be for less than I'd ask for the CV too).
@tyecook96303 жыл бұрын
Haha, strikingly similar story here!...must be 7 or 8 years ago now I had purchased a 50's cv strat from long and mcquade and I had it for a couple weeks and stopped in to buy strings. As I was at the counter paying for them one of the sales guys was behind the counter just noodling on a beautiful blonde tele that I recognized as as the cv 50's and I asked about it. It had just arrived that day on trade and had a few minor dings and I asked if I could check it out. I sat with it in the shop for about half an hour and I was completely blown away by it. That magic thing just happened that maybe only a few guitars in your life will ever make happen and I seriously didn't wanna put it down but I did and left with my strings. All the way home and sitting at home for a few hours I couldn't stop thinking about it so I called the store and begged them to hold it until the next morning for me even without a deposit on it. The guy was so cool and was like "I get it" and put it in the back for me until the next morning when I got back there and promptly traded the strat I had just bought for it. Sometimes in life a person actually finds the great love of thier life, their soulmate if you will and know instinctively that they've found "the one" and that's really the only comparison I can make. I've never met another that I would rather have and I doubt like hell I ever will. I'm sure I'll experience more guitars in my life that are absolutely great and might own some of them but she's just "it"...
@SuperClydeJАй бұрын
Great review man, exactly what I needed to help me decide which to get!
@christoguichard43112 жыл бұрын
The Chinese CV's were made at the Grand Reward factory, and the Indonesian CV's are made at the Cort factory. Both make excellent guitars. The people who are slagging off the Cort ones are clueless trolls. They make MANY different brands in that Indonesian factory, including Ibanez, Washburn, Schecter, and many others.
@QuantumGamingUploads2 жыл бұрын
Thats only your opinion. I have had both Tele's Made in China and Indonesia ones and the Made in China was Superior in every way. Better pots better frets, even the screws were put straight. It's not going to be Fender/Squire difference but definetly the earlier Chinese Teles were better quality.
@christoguichard43112 жыл бұрын
@@QuantumGamingUploads 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣...OKaaaay then...🙄🙄🙄
@QuantumGamingUploads2 жыл бұрын
@@christoguichard4311 Did I say something funny? If you want a civil conversation cut those smiley faces out.
@christoguichard43112 жыл бұрын
@@QuantumGamingUploads I cant take someone with a name like yours...seriously. What are you...14? 😒😂😂😂
@QuantumGamingUploads2 жыл бұрын
@@christoguichard4311 guessing by those smiley faces you are 8 years old.
@benlogan4303 жыл бұрын
Nice review! I agree with your assessments. Fender says the saddles are chrome covered brass. The neck fit and finish and frets are spot on. The metals, pickups and tuners are cheap, but mine holds tune really well and sounds great. After a year it’s holding up great and I’m gonna keep it because it sounds great. At first I was bummed by the tuners and pups but they work and sound great so...
@russelsheartinacage3 жыл бұрын
I bought a Chinese made one of these in 2015. Such a well made instrument, and set up was fantastic. Would never sell it.
@TheQakman3 жыл бұрын
I’ve had one for a year. Great guitar. My Fender player Tele had horrible fret sprout this winter. My CV Tele didn’t. I think it’s the roasted neck on the CV
@NoWayOut557 ай бұрын
My new Squier Tele is arriving today. I can't wait!
@andrewguttry6886 Жыл бұрын
It's really no surprise that the quality is so good. The Squier is built by Cor-Tek (Cort), who build guitars for almost every major brand you ever played. Cort's own brand instruments almost without exception get great reviews.
@hill_awaits8 ай бұрын
i can't recommend these enough, blown away at the quality 11/10 for the price
@stanleyderochea65053 жыл бұрын
Waiting on mine. Ordered last night. My buddy at work brought his in for me to play and i loved it
@chalitpongathiptrakul65093 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your video, yestuaday i got my new telecaster cv50 made in indo, i very very happy with this guitar, very good shape neck, gross neck is very good touch, very good colour finish body and sound is very greats for me, (Warm and Mellow I Love it)♥️
@artemisg.80573 жыл бұрын
Hi! How about the neck and frets? Do they feel nice? I'm considering buying it online as my first electric
@nov20five2 жыл бұрын
Just ordered one. Looking forward to getting it next week. If the difference is imperceptible, as it is between my Epiphone LPs and my Gibson LP, or my Mexi Strats and an Amercian Strat, then I'm forever swearing off the name brands. Either make it night and day or give me the affordable model...I'm not Joe Bonamassa!
@snafuproxy80643 жыл бұрын
I have an Indonesian Affinity Strat HSS and it is simply beautiful to play - I use it for recording stuff but I need a gig guitar so next up us this one in that classic shade
@CujoDeSockpuppet3 жыл бұрын
I’ve had great experiences with Indonesian Squier guitars. The one I still have is not going anywhere. I prefer the 60s neck profile but I’m ready to check out the CV 50s profile.
@conradsunkiojack2538 Жыл бұрын
Leo Fender created a phenomenon. Since then, it's been copied, diced, spliced into different configurations without being able to escape from the basics, innumerable attempts made to misinterpret and misrepresent it, but it and it's younger siblings, the great Stratocaster and all say Leo was our father in their inimical sounds and tone. Genius. 👍
@dwightcrooks4976 Жыл бұрын
Pure poetry.
@tedadlington1777 Жыл бұрын
A very good review. StrIght forward not trying to show off like a lot do. Have the Indonesia one in white, but someone. Said that it's only the Chinese one that has the cavaties lined with copper paint, and not the Indonesia ones. You made yours sound really good. Am I right in thinking you are a blues man? Your plying. Sounds like that to me, I Hope you don't mind me saying that. You made the bridge pick up sound realy like I think a tely should. I find the guitar really heavy though, thank you very much for a great review.
@willistaylor40773 жыл бұрын
I managed to find a CV 50's Strat, Chinese made. Lovely guitar. ❤️
@stephenwalker5203 жыл бұрын
Have a classic vibe 60s telecaster, awesome guitar 🎸
@Mountainrock702 жыл бұрын
They were staying true to type with the steel saddles for a 50’s. I just got this guitar yesterday. The tuners actually seem like they will be fine staying in tune. They are stiff to turn but smooth. Both pickups surprised me. I thought Id want to toss them immediately but Ill keep them for now. So far so good the whole guitar. And yes, the neck feels great and its wider than I was expecting!
@theflattardhumiliator5624 Жыл бұрын
Evrething is great except the tuner wich i will change. They are crap put goto in.
@slimturnpike11 ай бұрын
Yes steel saddles are more 'tele" than brass
@kentuckyfriedchildren53852 жыл бұрын
I really liked the intro jam, very nice tone and even better playing
@daddelkiste64532 жыл бұрын
Its right... Put brass barrells on it... it will push the sound on this great guitar a lot! Great video!
@peterklein58613 жыл бұрын
I've seen a few people comment that the saddles are chrome-plated brass, and Andertons mentioned it in one of their videos. Not sure how plating affects sound though, I need to hear a side by side.
@slavazavalin3 жыл бұрын
Chrome-plated sound more bright, but miss all tasty overtones that one might have with brass saddles.
@tokingreens2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for weighing in on exactly what I wanted to know...
@zeppage43 жыл бұрын
I had a 2020 Kramer Baretta made in Indonesia and fit and finish on it was quite good.
@neilwarden11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. FYI I bought a Classic Vibe Tele' (Chinese) 10 years ago and was going to use it as a back up guitar for an Edinburgh Festival show of 23 nights. I ended up using the CVC rather than my vintage Strat as it was so good. The build quality is better and has brass saddles. I tried a new one last year, it's definately inferior. I still have the Squier but recently bought a Sire L7, different level altogether.
@mdcool34872 жыл бұрын
I love the sound and the price is a steal.🎸👍🎶
@monmixer3 жыл бұрын
Those early Japanese made Squires are just as good as a USA Fender. They weren't made to be entry level instruments. they were made for market share over there and to compete against the knock offs. Jack Pearson plays Squires professionally onstage. He likes the ones from Indonesia also. Jack Pearson is a great guitarist.
@cuda426hemi3 жыл бұрын
Fender set the shop up in Japan to make Fenders for America (to compete price wise) but they were called Squiers in UK and elsewhere so it was a different deal back then, not like the Squier name that has bounced from every factory from Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia ever since - two different Squier periods basically. Todays' MIMs could just as easily be Chinese Squiers if Fender wanted, it's just business and where the CNC machine feels like working. lol I remember owning so many Japanese Squier Strats that were good - maybe get $50 when I'd sell 'em, looking back they were at least as good as the $430 CV Squiers today - maybe not quite but close. 🎸
@scottykingdavid3 жыл бұрын
My early jap strat is a gem
@monmixer3 жыл бұрын
@@scottykingdavid I have one the early Japanese Fender Telecasters.
@dunxy Жыл бұрын
The Fender Japan plant was actually making “lawsuit” Fenders, essentially copies, copies that were so good, possibly even better than USA built Fenders if the time Fender bought them. I had a JDM Tele years ago, should never have sold it. I have a USA one now but the proper JDM (export and jdm aren’t the same) stuff was/is crazy good, at the time i purchased it new, direct , it was literally squier pricing and better than any mim Fender stuff around at the time. I looked at a jdm tele but in Ash the price was only $500 less than a mint “used” AO 50’s Tele , no hard case , no nitro and not 1 piece body so i just went USA.
@chrisullery33863 жыл бұрын
I'll be keeping my Chinese cv bsb telecaster.
@danluther17412 жыл бұрын
I hope these Indo Teles are good. I'm pickin one up TODAY at GC! By the way, by the way you were talkin, I expected you to sound like me! Brother, I can't wait till the day I sound like YOU!! Nice!!
@tedadlington17773 жыл бұрын
Good honest straight forward demo and review. Thank you. Just want you need from demo.
@markv.59623 жыл бұрын
ive got a 2014 classic vibe chinese butterscotch blonde. excellent guitar . just changed out the jack input to electrosocket for $5.95. the stock tele jack inputs are crap. other than that, no complaints. pretty good for $379.00. btw mine has brass saddles which i prefer. i never had any issues with the tuning machines.
@bossjazzguitarplayer30523 жыл бұрын
I have several Chinese 50’s versions they are different from the Indonesian version. pick ups in the Butterscotch Chinese version are warmer sounding, smaller neck profile which is why I bought them. If your looking for that standard bright Tele sound country sound and thicker neck also called somewhat a baseball neck then the Indonesian might be the one for you. if your looking for that smooth R&B sound funk sound you decide I’m never selling my Chinese versions that’s how well they sound, feel, and look, and play please don’t get Hung up on where there made. Hope this helps who Evers Even looking at these types of guitars you can’t beat them for the money. To me I have Fender guitars but some of these Chinese versions play and sound and feel just as well if not better I know someone might have a totally different opinion you be the judge if you find them to buy play one I dare ya. Lol 😂 you make get hooked.
@gnoogie2 жыл бұрын
i have a 2018 CV 70s strat and the tuners are perfect. i bought a CV 60s tele a week ago and the tuners are much more stiff, but still work fine. I played a 50s CV tele while at the store, and those tuning machines felt like literal plastic. It seems pretty hit or miss. Theyre all solid guitars tho
@myopiumsongs Жыл бұрын
I think my Squier CV (Indonesian) perhaps wasn't as smooth as yours . The frets feel jagged and maybe a little lumpy in spots, and high E catches on the 3rd fret. I agree on the tuning machines and the saddle; they could be better. HOWEVER. Those are relatively minor fixes. It sounds and plays great, better than my other Squier (which needed a bit of work; ugh, the action...) The CV Tele neck (fret wire edges aside) feels like a dream. I used to rely on the neck pickup of a guitar, which is where my right hand seems to gravitate toward. On the Tele, I'm starting to trust the bridge pickup--it sounds that good!-- though my right hand hasn't wandered far. By and large, I *really* love this guitar, and with a couple of tweaks, I can see it being my go-to single-coil and an absolute workhorse overall.
@loupascarelli3 ай бұрын
You are right .. I have heard the issue of the pups .. They are better in the Chinese Tele's .. Thanks for the Vid..
@BCTGuitarPlayer Жыл бұрын
Howdy;) I’ve been playing for 50 and am very good at what I do. Please don’t sell yourself short. You’re doing better than 75% of players I run across on KZfaq. If you’re looking to improve, consider instruction from a good teacher. It can make all the difference. Just my 2 cents worth. Thanks for sharing your thoughts here. I agree with your assessment of this Tele. I bought one a few months ago thinking that this is going to be a joke, but honestly it's better than some of the 54 RI's I’ve owned. Well done.
@SMAAAASHTV2 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine bought a CV Strat back in 2011 and I was surprised to find that it played as good as my American strat. While the pickups weren't as good, they we good enough and could easily be changed, for a minimal investment.
@atheist-karate-guy3 жыл бұрын
It doesn’t matter where it was made, only how well it was made.
@anotheryoutubed3 жыл бұрын
Yep. Good pieces of wood dried and cured and finished well are going to last and hold up. If you want to upgrade the cheap electronics or tuners, have at it! Can’t replace the neck or the body without having a different guitar completely!
@J--53 жыл бұрын
and how well it is played
@Tonetwisters3 жыл бұрын
Looks great. Sounds great. If it plays great, keep it!
@marcellinusmusic3 жыл бұрын
Indonesian Tele has great value. and lot's of people hunting for it
@claudelussier16785 ай бұрын
I can't have mine sounds like that. I guess the difference rely on the fingers. Bravo!
@AndrewAHayes11 ай бұрын
I have a few Indonesian made guitars and they are awesome, excellent quality!
@douglaschristine83873 жыл бұрын
How ya doing? I bought a 2020 Squier classic vibe stratacaster and I too was very pleased with the playability and craftsmanship. I'm glad that nothings changed because with all the unknown guitar companies out there now it only takes a bad review to ruin the name and trust .Peace.
@bikenband3 жыл бұрын
To give you an idea just how popular (and good) this guitar is, I bought mine brand new in December 2020 for $399. It is now August 2021 and they’re now retailing for $449.
@TridentVruinzTheSniper3 жыл бұрын
Yep just bought it for that price in $580 CAD. Hope its worth it!
@topoftheleaderboard2 жыл бұрын
that’s actually just because all guitars went up in price
@Mountainrock702 жыл бұрын
Inflation only.
@goldie9301 Жыл бұрын
mine is a 2019 china made. flamed maple 1 piece neck, 1 piece pine body, steel saddles. comes in @ a little over 9 lbs. put 10,s on it, lowered the string height. $349.00 bucks, wonderful guitar, that was in 2019! I think they are 475.00 now
@jamesschenk Жыл бұрын
I love the classic vibe 60s stratocaster all it needed was its neck adjusted after that its a great playing guitar I also have the classic vibe tele to the frets were a little ruff a little rounding off now it feels good and plays good to
@jimmy5634 Жыл бұрын
The pickups in the Indonesian Squier are very twangy. I have a Mexican-made with custom wound pickups in it. The bridge is similar to the Duncan “Quarter Pounder”…very powerful. The neck is patterned after a Strat neck. I wouldn’t mind owning one of these Indonesian ones with the stock pickups.
@ImOnYouTube8 ай бұрын
For my latest guitar acquisition, I managed to grab a used FSR 50's CV for £200. The quality of craftsmanship on these, for the money, is honestly astounding! But.. the one big problem this model has is weight. I've never seen one under 8lbs and they can way up to 11lbs from what I've seen. For a telecaster, that's just ridiculous!!! If the Indonesian factory Squier uses could start drying their woods for longer, you'd have a perfect guitar for an incredible price. I love mine and im lucky it isn't too heavy, but just worth saying.
@szymonurbaniak1657 Жыл бұрын
Intro this is solo polish Guitarist Grzegorz Skawiński from O.N.A. Rock band song „drzwi”
@jonathanhandsmusic3 жыл бұрын
I have a 2015 CV 50s Tele made in China. The tuners I replaced with Gotoh vintage. Then I put a fender fat ‘51 neck on it and brass saddles on the bridge. The electronics are good. It’s heavy but it sounds good. With the fat neck it’s my favorite guitar.
@ChristosNikolis3 жыл бұрын
Hi! this will be my next guitar, and thanks for the insightful vid! :-) I've got *one question* , on 8:19 you mention the shielding for the 60c-hum this Indonesian model has... So do you mean that the Chinese model does NOT have that? Thank you!
@MrUniverse3 жыл бұрын
Wow. I have the same guitar, the same hi-fi and the same TV. Great minds bro, great minds.
@marccarter1350 Жыл бұрын
Alsways loved my Mexican. After some upgrades, its as good as my USA Tele. Never felt the need to give Squire a go!
@KRAZEEIZATION Жыл бұрын
It’s as simple as this, for the money they’re hard to beat. My only quibble is that the necks are thinner than everything else by Fender. I like thick necks but there just me. I’ve a Squier FSR 60s Custom Esquire in LPB and it’s a stunner.
@frostedhead3 жыл бұрын
Indonesia got their shit together making great guitars.
@MarioPerez-nf8ld2 жыл бұрын
Tengo una igual a esa Squier Tele 50,s , y es fantástica, BONITA, muy buenos acabados, suena muy bien, es muy ligera de peso ( lo cual aprecio mucho, porque me gusta tocar de pie, con la guitarra colgada, tipo actuación ). me costó un precio insuperable de sólo 375 euros (APROX. 395 $ ) con una funda ligera incluida. POR ESTE PRECIO, NO SE PUEDE PEDIR MÁS. iF YOU LIKE TO BE A GUITAR PLAYER, AND, YOU HAVENT TOO MUCH MONEY...ITS YOUR GUITAR. THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEO
@blooodybeat3 жыл бұрын
Please make a video comparing the Chinese and the Indonesian... I would like to see how they look and sound back to back! :)
I have a Squier Classic Vibe 50's Tele-Chinese made, which I bought new in 2016. I love it. The neck is very comfortable. The tuners work well, it stays in tune forever. I have the brass saddles. I did upgrade to 10's for the strings, the 9's (for me), were too thin. It matches well with a Vox AC10!!
@oxcarthabu3 жыл бұрын
Also, the weight is 7 lbs, 13 oz.
@douglaschristine83873 жыл бұрын
Oxcarthabu, when you switched to 10s from 9's you didn't have to change the but did you?
@Stratmanable3 ай бұрын
Mine feels and sounds great stock.
@voiceofexperience8 ай бұрын
ALL Squier Classic Vibe series guitars are great, and unbeatable VFM!
@bripeters30872 жыл бұрын
I have a 2021 Indonesia 50's classic vibe telecaster and if honest... I think its amazing. I rate it as good or better than my mim
@Zach492 Жыл бұрын
I believe the brass bridges were a change based on the year, not the origin. I have a Chinese one that has steel. It’s a couple of years old. When I bought it, it was clear they weren’t brass in the description.
@dwainmcbain52633 жыл бұрын
No brass saddles, no Tone Rider pickups... I don't think its better, i think Fender is making more profit margin! I want my first year Chinese CV Squire back!
@CarlitoM773 жыл бұрын
I agree! I recently ordered one from Amazon. The pictures showed the old "made in China" model with the brass saddles so I jumped on it. Guess what? They sent me the Indonesia version! 🤦🏽 The feel and sound is different. I prefer the old Chinese one so this baby's going back today!
@tiagodungo3 жыл бұрын
Great review mate, cheers for this
@theblytonian39062 жыл бұрын
ROFL. Yamaha and Cort both make their guitars in Indonesia in their respective company factories. Yamaha are renown for their legendary quality builds, finishes period, & component fitout for price. IMPE Cort produce guitars which are even better than Yamaha if not enjoying the reputation Yamaha do. Cort Indonesia are also the OEM for PRS SE (Cor-Tek) models. Squier made in Indonesia will be as good as the component specification & contract price paid to the OEM per unit by Fender Corporation to have them made.
@DaddyWarbucksunlimited2 жыл бұрын
Love your playing bro.
@tim.timothy.brennan3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your review! I myself bought one a few months back,the butterscotch one the same as yours. I agree totally with your opinions and find it to be a very nice neck to play. I however was hoping that it would be a bit 'lighter' in the weight so I will be definately sitting down with it and wont be doing any of my 'Wilko Johnson' movements!!!
@kct99673 жыл бұрын
To many guitar manufacturers, are having their 'economy' guitars built there because of the quality , we have an Ibanez from Indonesia, and it plays and looks great.
@stancoleshill89257 ай бұрын
Bought one today. (Squire Classic Vibe 60's in Sunburst.) Came in the mail. Plugged it nin the first time and switched it to the bridge pickup. DEAD. Front and back had a few blemishes here and there. Took it back to the store and got my money back. $701 Cdn.
@kennethh24303 жыл бұрын
Got bit by the Tele bug a few years ago...a USA, a few MIM's, and several Squier CV's, all amazing guitars. I think only one of them is made in China, the rest of my CV's are made in Indonesia. I also have 3 Jackson Pro series set-neck-thru, all great and all made in Indonesia. Circling back to Squier CV's, nearly impossible to beat, ready to upgrade with and Fender components, unlike Bullet's or Affinity's where things are intentionally designed not to line up :(
@J--53 жыл бұрын
Once you get outside of the bottom end affinity series squiers, the guitars are really good. most people that shit on squiers are bad players and a fender custom shop wouldnt help them. #facts
@jrsoper65243 жыл бұрын
WOW, THAT THING IS GORGEOUS 😍, IM GETTING ONE.
@brivington20112 жыл бұрын
Great review! Thank you!
@claudelussier16785 ай бұрын
I would be curious to compare the pick-ups once you'll had changed the bridge for a brass one.
@rowanellis82592 жыл бұрын
Beautiful playing man!
@52Tele3 жыл бұрын
Not sure about your review on the tuners because I have both a CV Tele & a Strat and the tuners are impeccable. Mine hardly ever go outta tune even with heavy bends and some whammy bar action.
@zelon19833 жыл бұрын
It's a hit and miss I suppose, mine aren't too bad, but the tuners I had on say japanese made fender teles were better.
@xBelastianx3 жыл бұрын
Indonesia means most likely that they are build by Cort, right? Cort is usually a good quality.
@chrismorgan74943 жыл бұрын
Sounds great 👍
@chrishunter890411 ай бұрын
This sounds and looks great! I bought a CV tele 70s custom recently, and while it sounds great, unfortunately there are some serious issues with tuning. Namely, when the guitar is tuned with the strings unfretted, the first two frests are way sharp, so that some open chords sound very out of tune. Shame. Seems it's an issue with the nut as the 12th fret intonation is OK. Shop has ordered me a replacement, so fingers crossed.
@pumpdumpster2 жыл бұрын
Even on my Ipad speakers it sounds great. 👍🏻
@fer_fdi3 жыл бұрын
excellent review, thank you very much
@tns44213 жыл бұрын
That's the sound!!
@BugGenerat0r2 ай бұрын
The Affinity line is still made in China. I wonder how they compare to the Indonesian Classic Vibes.
@Peepeestorm3 жыл бұрын
Another thing that’s different that no one really talks about is the neck pickup screws. The old CV teles were more accurate to a 50s tele because the screws were underneath the pick guard. I also hate the way they’re tinting the necks. Some look way too orange. The color of the butterscotch blonde is also a lot darker than the older ones; the older tint looked way better IMO, more accurate to a 50s tele.
@KillerKev19614 ай бұрын
Just bought a loaded upgraded body off Reverb and a neck from ebay. Ca nt wait to get them....