Best Squiers Around? - SRV Inspired Strat, Cabronita Thinlines, 50's Teles & More!

[@andertons]

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[@IrLosin]

Please people click the 3 dots on the right side of the scam comment and then click report. Choose misleading information. It helps.

[@NLPHow]

Lee, your playing has improved so much over the years that I've been watching the Anderton's channel. Good job, mate! You have inspired this old guy to reach higher, play more, and play better.

[@BladeDoomer86]

It's funny, these sound so good, that if any band were to record an album with them, no one could tell the difference.... Squiers and Epiphone are now pure workhorse instruments.

[@werdna_sir]

Except the people playing them.

[@mikeg6666]

Absolutely right especially Epiphones , I've got 3 and wouldn't trade them!

[@11000038]

Some of the Epi LPs are awesome but getting a bit dear and I'm ashamed to say I struggle with that headstock!

[@BladeDoomer86]

@@11000038 Agreed the headstock is way too long for my taste, Fender has the right idea when it comes to looks, keeping the same shape, ''lower'' quality items. Someone who wants a Fender WILL buy a Fender, and Gibson should do the same..

[@lookingforheather]

@@11000038 I did too until I bought the Les Paul and got playing it. It plays so nice I got used to it. Then I got an SG ! Lol. They’re really nice guitars for the $

[@jameslewis2635]

That green and black Tele sounds great. That stacked single coil and neck bucker combo seemed to work really nicely. Of course an SRV inspired strat that it is possible to play without looking like a shameless fanboy is always welcome. I'm actually quite impressed how close to an SRV sound it manages in its defaut configuration despite having strings on it at the opposite end of the scalle from which SRV was known to use. Better put some telegraph wires on that thing! Squire seem to be knocking it out of the park here.

[@figjam9530]

i got one of the contemporary teles a couple of months ago. great guitar. the neck feels amazing, very playable guitar feel. but the star is the pickups, they are SHOCKINGLY good. very hot and not great for an ultra-clean tele sound but they come to life with some gain. imo the best "rock" tele on the market and it's a Squier. the only thing i dislike about it is the tuning pegs, kinda low quality, unfortunately, but it's an easy fix.

[@tedc6694]

Captain is getting better and better (I've loved his blues playing for years but not showing plain old melodic soloing that's inspiring). Listening to Pete playing is and always has been a joy. To learn what's out and new is just a bonus ;)

[@sethhorne7842]

that srv strat is a hell of an axe for the price point-squier always has something cool going on

[@rcoveyduc]

I just wish they did it in a satin finish neck. My hands stick to the polyester finish and make them really difficult to play.

[@sethhorne7842]

@@rcoveyduc i know what ya mean! i use some sandpaper and a bit of elbow grease on my poly necks to break em in

[@baabaabaa2293]

@@rcoveyduc 0000 steel wool works well too mate. Just scuffs the finish a bit. It won't take all the finish off, l did 2 Epi Les Pauls ( l rekn their poly necks are stickier than Squiers) helped heaps.

[@Robdoesguitar]

I was just coming to say this, 0000 steel wool is my go to. Just takes the sticky off, it makes a huge difference and is easy to do without being too harsh

[@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy]

Giving the Bass VI a MATCHING headstock is EXACTLY what I have been waiting for!

[@MajicFreeman]

That pinch harmonick laden lick pete does at about 30:00 and that whole run after was pretty fire off the top also the call and response part at the end killed it

[@IrLosin]

Lee playing a metal riff is the highlight of my day. And I have had quite the day.

[@STERNWAERTS]

wow these guitars are great! i love the golden thinline especially. unfortunately no money left for even these affordable axes but happy for anyone being able to get their hands on one of those beauties

[@midwestfisherman]

Squier has really come a long way! Very good value in these guitars!

[@jeremythornton433]

My wife bought me a Tele Thinline Cabronita in Lake Placid blue and I love it! What a killer guitar! Thanks for this video.

[@banditsbikeco3439]

I have the same tele, absolutely love it!!!

[@WharfRat4]

How about an Anderton's episode on guitars which "punch above their weight"? Pete and Lee each pick 3 guitars each from the Anderton's stock, at any price point, which they believe actually play/sound much better than than they should for what they cost. You could turn it into a competiton with someone else judging. Or you could each pick a sub £250, a sub £1000 and a sub £1500 with someone judging which is best at each price point.

[@underground_fuzz]

They all sound amazing! That crimson red Jazzmaster with maple neck caught my eye and now I have a soft spot for it 😌 I must say, hearing Lee heavy riffing on that green custom Telecaster was the coolest, along with Pete's sunglasses! 😎

[@BoltRM]

Like that Jazzmaster! I see in the specs it shows single-coil pickups, are they not Jazzmaster pickups or a misprint?

[@czechplastik]

@@BoltRM Jazzmaster pickups are single coils...

[@khillsy4489]

You really don't need to have time stamps, it's all worth watching. Especially when it's affordable well made guitars. 👌

[@roughcutguitars]

RIGHT? I kept saying I'll have that... I'll have that :-D

[@planzed.2]

I started out a Les Paul guy but after getting a Tele Player I must concur with the Captain, everybody needs a Tele!! Cool collection guys 😎🎸💥

[@adrianmorris9743]

Some nice playing there Gents.

[@DogGuy19]

I've been watching that SRV looking guitar since this video came out, and recently saw your summer sale & the 339 price, so I pulled the trigger. It only took a couple days to get all the way to Michigan in the USA & I love it!!! Thanks to Danish Pete for his demo & enthusiasm and to everyone at Andertons for getting this guitar to me quickly and in perfect condition!! Cheers!!!!😊😅😂

[@analogrealms]

Did the same yesterday

[@SwanSycorax]

Thanks guys. Very attractive guitars - especially at the prices!! So much so, I ordered two - the Bass Vi and the 3-burst Strat with the "gold" fittings. Both turned up yesterday as promised and I have played them both quite a bit during the past 24 hours. Some background, although never a professional, I played in bands from 1965 till 2011 and was still solo gigging in 2017 when, unfortunately, severe tinnitus and stiffening fingers made me give up. I sold off all my electric guitars which included three Custom Shop Strats, a Gibson L4, Les Paul and J-200 as well as several acoustics and just retained one acoustic to noodle with at home. I still have my Fender Blues Deluxe Mk III and pedal board - simply because no one wanted to buy them!! These Squiers looked perfect to re-enthuse some electric noodling at home and dusting off my multi-track Tascam unit (also bought from Andersons!). On the whole I am pleased with the two new guitars but agree with several other KZbin videos I have seen on the Squier Bass Vi in particular. The intonation of the lower E is not good and almost im[possible to sort with the bridge supplied. I have seen several videos recommending fitting a Staytrem unit as an upgrade. Secondly the strings fitted - wire round, make an incredibly squeaky sound unless pretty well all the treble is rolled off and are really too light for the guitar, at least the lower strings - the low E really has very little tension making it very hard to get a clean note. I see many Bass VI players recommend LaBella 767-6F Bass VI Stainless Flats - 26-95 for this instrument - I now have a set on order! When using the "whammy" bar there is a really annoying rattle as the bar has a slightly loose fit into the socket and when I use it this is picked up through the pick-ups and is amplified by the amp. Only one day in and I have not had any issues with the tuners but I have seen a few players reporting issues which required them to replace the ones suppled with Klusons. Yes, the instrument is at a very good price and, I think, has great potential but I do feel many buyers will find the need to spend almost as much again on upgrades and professional set-up work to really make it a joy to play. So far I have spent more time with the Bass VI than the SRV inspired Strat. Now, it may be the SRV influence but "out of the box" I found the whammy unit unusable. It is hard down on the body and took considerable force to be able to use it to dip the strings. I guessed there were 5 springs attached and on all my previous Strats took two off to allow both up and down movement. I was therefore surprised to find only three under the plate. I took one off which allowed easier dipping but there was still nothing to allow an upward pull. Are the springs heavier than those fitted to Fender's regular Strats? I notice the strings fitted are very light - possibly .010 on top? I prefer.011s but aren't going to change them until I am satisfied with the guitar overall. I think the frets could do with dressing and good set-up but otherwise this does seem a good value instrument. Just my personal observations from several hours playing these guitars. Perhaps, after twenty years with Custom Shop instruments I am expecting too much from these very inexpensive examples!!!

[@JKM395]

Cap, I've been listening to you play since you were doing this on Rob's channel and I'm blown away at how much you've progressed. You are living proof that practice works. Keep up the good work, sir. Have a wonderful day all!

[@blastofo]

lol, people make this same comment on every video he plays guitar in.

[@JKM395]

@@blastofo Fair enough! When something is blatantly true, people are bound to notice. I'd say the consensus is in.

[@the.Aruarian]

Practice and being surrounded, included and challenged by amazing musicians.

[@czechplastik]

@@blastofo it's predictable and pure comedy. As if he gives a shit what anyone thinks.

[@frankmitman3347]

Captain, my captain, your playing has gotten so much better. Pete, I listen to these reviews just hear you play. And these guitars sound amazing. Kudos.

[@frankmitman3347]

I got your email about needing to text for a winner’s package. Thanks, but I can’t get it to work. Thanks for thinking about me.

[@jorgesilva6454]

Realy nice (and sentimental) "Intro Jam" from these two folks! 💟

[@hampuspersson6509]

Hot damn Captain! You’ve really stepped up your guitar skills!

[@freeed2722]

To-die-for beautiful intro jam! You guys oughta do a record!!! 👍🤘🎸🎸🎸

[@rick00770]

Awesome, haven’t heard of these yet. At 71 I’m still picking, got to check out the tele and SRV strat. Good to see you guys still going.

[@ashwilliams11]

Squier knock it out the park with everything they do. That burgundy mist tele 👌🏻

[@l3yfajamz]

I fell in love with that black tele you opened up with as soon as I saw it, I heading over to the website once the vid finished.🤘🤘🇬🇧

[@ELEVATETHESKY]

I love you guys so much lol. So good. Squier has come into their own now. It is so amazing how good they are at their price range. Bravo Fender/Squier.

[@td7426]

Lee! Dude! You're playing and the tone of the Jazzmaster on the ending Jam just blew me away.

[@flachetube]

I´m such impressed by this guitar video. Excellent job you two. I own a Squier CV 60s Custom Tele 3-SB since 2020 and became my main guitar. Cheers from Portugal.

[@82tonypr]

I bought a Contemporary Tele earlier this year, and I absolutely love it so far!

[@Scamc1974]

I've become a squire junkie. I own USA, MIM and other brands like schecter, epiphone and PRS, but for the money squiers are rapidly becoming one of the best low cost brands out there. I have 3 different tele's and two jazzmasters. YES, they need a great setup as that's one of their biggest shortcomings. And YES the pickups and circuitry could use upgrades, but are still totally serviceable. The wood is great, necks are fantastic and the styling is top notch. And I was hardcore anti-squier growing up. Boy things have changed!

[@stevefossen6853]

Captain, your playing has improved so much over the last 5 years!! Love the show.

[@nateshewell6509]

I love that contemporary telecaster. Awesome color choice for the FSR.

[@TheBlackham]

love the bromance around 21 minutes ...great vid fellas

[@leightnite3056]

This was fantastic boys! Lee, you blew me away...your Owning it!

[@kevinbridger2989]

Nice to see decent instruments priced for people to enjoy without taking out a second mortgage 😁.. Well played as always guys.

[@tjnugent62]

Lee, you gave an outstanding solo in the beginning. You are getting so much more tasteful. What you said about stopping the licks you play all the time for new thought.. interesting.

[@TeleTonemonkey]

22:40 lick bookmarked for tomorrow … great vid and demo guys!

[@Messerjocke90]

If the srv strat is coming for lefties as well, that would be awesome 🙏 I'm in love with the srv strat since I've seen it for the first time in a store

[@kristinaelias3755]

DO NOT WATCH THIS VIDEO! I watched it when it came out, and less than 2 months later I now own 3 of the guitars in it. Fantastic guitars.

[@shydncrumph8119]

loved the intro jam! smooth

[@suffertoreturnharder]

I just want to listen to that intro groove on repeat 🤤🤤

[@askeratabiev5415]

These guys got hands and that's why all the guitars sound amazing ) So we can see that any guitar is good to learn. :)

[@teedub127]

IMO, the Squier 51is one of the best Squiers ever made. It is the only true line they made from scratch and is still one of my favorite guitars to play out of the 6 guitars I own.

[@stevesmith3990]

Squier produce so many great guitars, can't decide which one to get.

[@burnthisghost]

I have the walnut Bass VI. Fender is really nailing those Squier models these days. Awesome instruments, specially as a base for modding them further

[@krisberntzen]

Shit man, that outro jam was the best I've heard the both of you play. Everyone's saying Lee's playing has improved (they've been saying that forever), but Dutch Piet's on an even higher level now 🔥🔥🚒🧯

[@jojamhod]

It has been a while since I have been a regular viewer. Lee is just slaying the guitar now!

[@ClintCurtis]

Andertons videos always make me feel better.

[@lollofunky]

well well well Squiers are becoming so clever in creating models that look beautiful and are great addiction to any collection !! I mean if I was rich probably i would buy more and more custom shop guitar...but for most of us....these are perfect !!

[@billdehey1300]

That jam at the end was fantastic!!! Thanks

[@elcookiemonsteru]

I have been playing for 23 years and had many guitars and i must say, my Squiers ( Pearl white contemporary Tele and White Strato HH with FR from the previous year, the one with inverted headstock) are one of my favorite guitars ever. I tune that Tele contemp in Drop C#, sounds just amazing!

[@figjam9530]

i got a contemporary tele couple months ago. i wanted a "non traditional" tele for playing rock and metal and it is PERFECT for what i wanted it for. i would have preferred the white but my local music store had the blue-grey so that's what i got. it needs some better tuners but everything else about it is perfect.

[@elcookiemonsteru]

@@figjam9530 Totally agree on the tuners, they suck. I switch them for Fender Locking tuners..perfect guitar now :D But i think i would be fine witht he ones from harley benton, the fender ones are too expensive, i think.

[@barkinstarfish]

I have the shoreline gold cabornita tele…it’s incredible for the money. Gigged with it already and it was faultless.

[@curtluxton6238]

Lee! Awesome playing in that intro jam :D

[@joevalente8451]

At 14:00, you hit it on the head, you really can go crazy on upgrades, but, if you choose wisely, you end up with spectacular results: I bought the (Danish Pete) purple FSR Tele and it was okay, but a bit too acoustic-sounding, and, frankly, I could not handle how bad the tuning got as I played chords up the neck. I swapped the pickups (Duncan La Brea), bridge saddles (Wilkinson compensated), new Grover tuners, an Oak-Grigsby 4-way switch, and CTS pots, and I shielded the whole thing with copper tape. I have almost as much into the parts as I did into the guitar, but I ended up with a Tele for which tele players (I'm traditionally a Les Paul player) want to trade me their far more expensive Fenders. And I ended up with exactly what I wanted -- essentially a fully-custom tele -- for way-too-much-money-for-a-Squier, but still maybe 1/3 of what it would have cost me to spec it out and have it built from scratch. Plus, it's purple. Nothing sounds better on a tele than purple.

[@kentuckyfriedchildren5385]

Even after getting a fender telecaster for the first time, I still love squier cvs, they really are equal in quality just better priced. Only downside is the glossy neck which is an easy fix. I am 100% getting a shell pink hss cv strat sometime when I can afford it

[@tjukkv]

Love the Contemporary Fender, Both the color and sound.

[@jfinester]

The Jazzmasters with the block inlays look killer!

[@JBurky15]

Man, I've been dying to add a tele to my collection, but that jazzmaster 👌

[@jamesshaw476]

Just got a CV 50’s Telecaster. Love Squier❤

[@richgrothaus5971]

Savage intro, I very much enjoyed it. 👊🏻

[@kettenrider1503]

Squier FSR Contemporary Telecaster RH in Olive, nice color and great sound

[@shanerose5348]

❤ music is just flowing out of Lee and Pete.

[@simondavid2519]

These sound absolutely insane !!

[@temorinkaari]

That green tele..oh my. Francis Rossi vibes

[@luigizanellato2959]

I have an arsenal of guitars, and the Squiers I have don't disappoint!

[@dawoud8013]

My bestsss are the jazzmaster, and the strat !!! Thank you for the demo ! But i have just buy the 40th anniversary squier jazzmaster in gold and olympic white !

[@devinsinderwitcz9134]

Squires just like Epiphones, are the new "go - to" guitar lines!!! Major manufacturers are pricing their high end guitars out of the market slowly but surely. Pirate Danish Pete!!!

[@Zharkov1969A]

I just bought one of these for my son. He is well chuffed.

[@shiftystylin]

Shoreline Gold is such an awesome colour. I loved the run of thinline's they did in Shoreline Gold - they're still about £300 or so if you can track one down. I want one...

[@BuckFlicks]

Jam in/Jam out were outstanding.

[@InnateOwl]

Danish Pete with the sunglasses looks as badass as he plays! Its a sick look!

[@claytonphelps9911]

Excellent video guys, nice demo's, nice guitars. Especially for the $$

[@MarshallGTV]

While Lee isn’t the most technical player, I must say that his vibrato is really good!

[@Bixll09]

I just built a 2 P-90 pickup Tele.. Love it.

[@AAchurch]

I ❤️ Andertons! Nice review, Thank You

[@xXpapercutsXx]

Gotta commend the production team here. Did you all get new cameras? Anyways, the production is crazy good and good on you all for that!! Bravo! What do ya know, better equipment pays dividends! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@charliecoplestone9694]

Nice chops in the intro Capo.

[@whoracle82]

Damn, the intro jam is so enjoyable to listen to ❤️🔥

[@robertpurdy4452]

The Telecaster and SG are my least favorite shapes. The Strat and Explorer shapes are the ones I like. I hope y'all enjoy those Teles! BTW, I just picked up a lefty NOS 2008 Squier Affinity Strat and after a bit of work it's one of my best playing guitars. Cheap guitars rock!

[@christoguichard4311]

The Tele and SG are MY favourite shapes. 😁

[@robertpurdy4452]

@@christoguichard4311 Proof positive everyone has different tastes. :)

[@mafvba8035]

At 17:38 I legit thought Lee was about to play creeping death 😂 🤘🏻

[@smoothedblock8553]

Is it just me or has Lee gotten quite a bit better at his improvising? Love the Squiers as well!

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

Man the UK gets all the cool exclusive guitars. I’d love one of the olive green Tele’s.

[@hdsg8361]

You can order them abroad

[@christoguichard4311]

I've said that for years... We get so many more guitar brands than the U.S does

[@davelate4148]

@@hdsg8361 Anderton's won't ship Squire, Fender, Gibson, or Epi to the states

[@PaulCooksStuff]

Maybe try Chicago music exchange. I haven't checked, but sometimes Andertons+CME split the FSRs between them.

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

@@PaulCooksStuff Yeah CME has a bunch of cool special runs, nothing olive green though. Might have to spray my own lol.

[@banditsbikeco3439]

I own one of the thin line carbonitas with the jazz master pickups and it’s my absolute favorite axe.

[@budgetguitarist]

I'm of the opinion that Squiers and Epiphones have gotten so good, they should no longer be considered "guitars for people starting out." My next electric will likely be a Squier Jazzmaster. I have a Squier Jagmaster but it's not the same. This video made me want one even more.

[@JeremyLeech]

I NEED that tele custom. I love CME as well. I need to check it out someday.

[@CE-22]

Which effect(s) are you using here? 1:40 and 2:20. These two telecaster sounded the best for me! I dont even like thinlines, but that blue color is beautiful! And the sound is so good!

[@ggrows3601]

wow that thineline tele sounded amazing

[@ZL1LoVeR]

That intro jam… so vibey… see what I did there? 😌

[@jeanaimarre]

nice 60s Custom Telecaster ;) love love love !!!

[@DanIvyOffical]

I love the look of that olive telecaster. The neck pickup actually sounded really good to my ears

[@snappy-strat-snacks1551]

Lee's solos are super sassy of late! Well done!

[@EasyHeat]

That Jazzmaster tho! Whoa momma!😍

[@matthewtyler-jones8317]

Loving to see an FSR Contemporary

[@danbennett1005]

Love Lee's expression when Pete turns on the farty fuzz with the Bass VI! :P

[@johne.1011]

Lee...I'm gonna steal you opening riff on the Gunmetal Tele! I'm glad Peter asked you to continue. I recently purchased that same guitar and hoping to get a sound somewhat close to what you had on this video. Can you share what you're paying through and with what effects? I have a Boss Katana MKII and a '75 Fender ProReverb that I hope to use for this new Squire. Have lots of pedals as well. Mahalo from Hawaii!!

[@wjimz]

Put a hot compress on your eye. A tile with water as hot as you can. Take it. Press it to your eye and hold it there for 2 to 3 minutes. Do this a couple of times and it will open up the stye within a day or two and poof it's gone!

[@stuartdennis8506]

That green Tele is gorgeous

[@c3ecl1]

One should read the specs on each guitar very carefully. I have the contemporary Tele. Bound body, bound 22 fret roasted maple neck, comfort cut and sculptured heel joint. But it has a 12 inch radius neck and large jumbo frets. The neck feels very different than a 9.5 inch medium jumbo neck.

[@stephanguitar9778]

Flat fingerboards/necks are cheaper to make and setup. Like Harley bentons and all the other $£100 guitars have the same flat necks.