Guitar of the Week 15: The Return of a CLASSIC!

[@duggervaughan8768]

And I absolutely love the darker tint on the neck on the 50s CV. I hope my 60s comes darker like that, but I'm not going to mind if not. That fiesta red looks amazing with that neck tint..

[@ernieflanaganstingraybassm1463]

Steve you are a monster player with great tone and i have became a fan of the classic vibes since day 1.

[@eddiejr540]

I really look forward to this on Monday mornings…Steve-O you rock🤘

[@eddiejr540]

The trus rod thing always threw me…until I realized right was ALWAYS tight and left was ALWAYS loose…when you were facing it👍

[@clintwilson6380]

I still like watching that old Squier Strat 🔫 shootout you did years & years ago, I've watched it half a dozen times...

[@umur207akaydn5]

No one can make me watch a Squier video but Steve 🤘😎No, YOU ROCK!

[@toby2581]

I totally agree about the Duncan Designed pick-ups, Steve. I've got a Squier Strat Deluxe with a set of DDs and it sounds WAY better than a $300 guitar has any right to.

[@mattdylan664]

i have two Jackson soloists (an SL3X DX and SL1X) with Duncan Designed pick ups and i may catch hell for saying so but i personally prefer them to my made in America Seymour Duncans , then again i am 57 and my hearing isn't what it was 35 years ago - but to my ears the Duncan Designed sound warmer and fuller without sacrificing any of the detail in the mid and upper registers

[@rocinblues]

Intro guitar players, good lesson here: pay for a good setup. These intro guitars are so much better vs the ones put out over the past 40 yrs. Cheers!!

[@eddiejr540]

Agreed…I say you should always budget in an extra 100 bucks (at least) for a good set-up…if you can’t do it yourself 👍

[@TheBbtlegit]

Exactly

[@toby2581]

The mass adoption of CNC milling has been a total game-changer. Cheap guitars can be made with the same quality and tolerances of expensive guitars because there's no zero additional cost once you've got your milling program dialed in.

[@maxpuppy96]

Squire has stepped up. All good advice on adjusting the truss rod, you want a slight bow in the neck, I used to set them flat but I would get buzz on the higher frets. Capo on the first fret and fret the guitar at the 15th fret and see if you can slide a matchbook through 6th fret about .020 I think. Steve will know.

[@ConstantineIsslamow]

Sweet

[@retropuffer2986]

"Where's the Blem?" is what all those years of "Where's Waldo" was training us for!

[@davidchelazzi8773]

Got one, luthiers had to set one fret a bit back in place, and I put gotoh locking tuners to help bridge stability, other than that very nice strat, neck is great and pick ups sound great!

[@zacharykelley359]

I think it’s crazy is that from what I’ve heard, it tends to be that a high end squier is better than a low end fender. I find that interesting.

[@ml2054]

As someone who owns both, nah the fender is better. But not by a huge amount. Mostly just the tuners, pickups, and electronics are better on the fender. The Squier definitely is amazing for the money but mine is already needing a few things fixed/replaced just after a few months

[@toby2581]

The only reason I'd go for the Fender is the ubiquity of aftermarket parts. There's a lot less selection for Squiers.

[@jackroads2439]

Glad your still at it don't see much of you on face book. From one Bostonian to another now in TN. Good job you know you got me addicted to lots of guitars lol .

[@doctoribanez]

You're the man if you can get a new guitar every week

[@APK-pn4qh]

Oh and thanks for putting up an EU link for your European viewers! Love from Ireland (like Boston, but louder!) 🇮🇪 🤘😎🤘

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

I am glad I have always preferred a maple fretboard. I never have to deal with a piece of 'WTF' wood used.

[@BBQROCKSTAR178]

Those pups definitely sound ceramic to my ear. Not alnico

[@MrTooter007]

Those low output single coils and cleaner tones suit you well Steve, really can hear your playing prowess and touch better! Nice!

[@Joe-mz6dc]

I've got the older version from China. I upgraded the pickups, electronics, nut and bridge and it is an astoundingly good guitar.

[@ericandrews1661]

I'm not a fan of red guitars but that looks great. I especially love the tint and gloss on that maple neck. I have an older korean super strat squier, and three cv squier teles. I have no problem with the squier brand in fact its been great to me. You make that strat sound fantastic.

[@KennethMcMurry-h9s]

That’s one slick looking guitar

[@joemccarthy641]

I bought 2 Squier Fiesta Red Strats. I kept 1 stock, and replaced the neck of the 2nd with a 60s neck. Both are great to play.

[@kbhasel]

Got the same one!! Great guitar 🎸

[@mattdylan664]

I know you use TH-U Overloud but i wish you would share the names of the patches you use in the 'show more' drop down menu as they always sound great

[@christopheranderson2158]

Sounds great! Definitely has that classic “strat” sound! 👍

[@FronzSchornack]

Bro. no matter what you play you always sound great! Thank you so much for sharing this Squire with all of us, a really good guitar for the price!

[@axeslinger]

What I love about this guy is he takes a great budget guitar and shows off how good it can be with right setups. Furthermore, he takes a single coil Strat and throws the Eddie flare on it (pissing off the clean tone fanboys lol). Well done! 👏👏

[@rogerthat117]

I bought a made in Mexico Strat and it had fret sprout. So more money doesn’t necessarily mean a overall better product

[@zackrudy2992]

Great review, awesome playing steve! 🤘

[@smithfield06]

I think it’s pronounced nato, great video and playing as always love squire guitars. Got an affinity squire during lockdown love the neck and playability on it modded it with Schaler 70s tuners, Wilkinson allo pickups, tusq trees and nut plays like a dream Wilkinson pickups are amazing

[@jonathanedwards6366]

I have two of these- the black and the 2 tone sunburst. Both are fantastic. Liked them so much, I bought 2 of each!!!

[@werdna_sir]

Are you going to mod them to make them different from each other? Or do you like having backups?

[@thegaindane]

Now, thats a lovely guitar… but one can simply not play a fiesta red Strat with a maple neck and board without playing a Shadows lick 😬

[@dr.buzzvonjellar8862]

A setup is gold on any new guitar

[@timedwards1220]

Sweet Squier! Wish they still made Bullets tho! 🤔🎸🤘

[@MarcCoteMusic]

The guitar looks and sounds great. It might even have been good value, were it not for the countless brands coming out of China lately... some of which are apparently as good or better for less money. I'm curious how this would compare to the Sire S3 and the Eart NK models.

[@gtr1952]

I have one of the made in PRC 50's Teles, I've always liked it because they made the neck big/thick, like the Fender. When I shopped for a Strat recently, I found all the guitars they produce at the new facility are modern C shape. 50's, 60's, 70's and up are all the same. I ended up buying a MIM Strat w/classic V neck. I might just add/swap for a PRS SE Silver Sky. JMHO 8) --gary

[@judih.8754]

Nice color on the neck.

[@si-borg_guitars]

The OG of cheap strat copies, is getting up there in price but looks like it can still mix it with the best of them, the single coils definitely back that up, a nice instrument!

[@ChuckMarteau]

Guy who loosend the neck was an ex-Boeing technician

[@duggervaughan8768]

Steve I used the link and didn't buy the 50s I got the 60s. If that 50s you reviewed sounded that good I'm sure the 60s will too. I'm just the slab board neck type. It's Laurel and I'm seeing good reviews on it. Great review on this one!

[@GaryBertolo]

I own a few strats, but my '74 strat has the large headstock.

[@Taallyn]

Nice! I have the two-tone sunburst version of this one.

[@greg19670]

The Classic Vibes are a really quality product for the price. I have never had enough courage to adjust the truss rod though.

[@toby2581]

It's really not that big of a deal. You have to make a concerted effort to damage a truss rod or neck - they're made to withstand a couple hundred pounds of force for decades and decades without any issue.

[@thatpeterboy]

The problem with these is…yep nice on the outside but bad routing, messy cavity’s and messy wiring underneath the pickguard kinda spoils it for me..sounds fab though :)

[@cheymanny8787]

1st guit was a Hondo strat my chaffed pinky joints knew I never wanted a strat volume knob ever again and never did.

[@leonrusz3190]

I have squire anniversary guitar h.m. strat with floyd rose . It's my go to for alot if gigs .that guitar spanks any strat I have played .

[@clintwilson6380]

Sir, what is your opinion on the Squier Debut vs Squier Sonic Strat? Thanx.

[@davidkastin4240]

Beautiful Strat. Ah it's a 9.5 instead of 7.25 neck radius, nice! Idky they are still using narrow tall frets though, cost cutting I guess.

[@soulvaccination8679]

Great sounding amp.Thats the key.

[@Syncrosound8000]

what I have learned is every guitar sounds exactly the same when you run it through those patches and Guitar pedals with tons of dirt and other effects. You could stick some pick ups in a kitchen table and get the same result of the sound with all that crap on it.

[@SFBGuitar]

We all learned that you have no ears, and that music isn't for you. If you can't hear the difference between pickups and patches in this demo, there's no hope for you.

[@leonrusz3190]

Steve what are you playing through

[@johnnyrkramerthemusicmovie3147]

sweet dude

[@dnottis]

Intonation needs to be set.

[@SFBGuitar]

Nope. The intonation was spot on according to my Peterson Strobe Tuner.

[@crsstephen72]

hi Steve, how many classic vibes do you have ?

[@deannafisher2658]

GoTW, let’s go!!!!

[@isrstrategies]

Does Billy squier still get a commission on these

[@stuartkennedy4570]

I bought a classic vibe tele. And returned it same day. It was awful

[@melonhusk-kt5ys]

hmm nice sounding guitar yeap a good setup can do wonders only if i had that guitar as a kid i'd be on stage right now all in leather with pyrotechnics exploding around me hey Steve how 'bout getting a seven string or a doubleneck for the guitar of the week?? thanks

[@GaryBertolo]

I'd like to buy that from you ... NAY-TOE, which is a form that I was told many years ago, is that it's a form of mahogany Steve... so, can I buy that strat from you??? I'll put some JJ'S pups from Australia in it. Stock pups sound decent, though. ¡¥¡

[@bozeeke]

Squiers today are a lot better than the Squiers from the 90s and early 2000s. Might even be better than the Mexican Fenders from that era that were about $350 at that time. I heard that the early 80s Squiers were great. These might give them a run for their money.

[@Joe-mz6dc]

The Classic Vibes series are ALL good.

[@Joe-mz6dc]

The Classic Vibe series are all good.

[@BryanClark-gk6ie]

CV series are on par and better than some MIM fender guitars.

[@wmpopper]

🏁🏁🏁🏁

[@rustbeltwilds837]

Seriousley how many guitars do you own???,,

[@APK-pn4qh]

My wife asked me that. I had a coffee mug printed with the following on it: "Not Enough". Now I just show her that.

[@Ogrelord5150]

All of zZounds.

[@BryanClark-gk6ie]

​@Ogrelord5150 Zzounds is the best, I've bought 16 guitars from them in the last 5 years without any problems.

[@davidkastin4240]

No Lefty 😡

[@DouglasThomas-kx6gj]

Sick of all the effects. Want to see what the guitar really sounds like stock plain.Effects could make a crappy guitar sound great.

[@LearningToLiveTexasHomestead]

do not like that fretboard. Too glossy

[@jimmyjennings4089]

All the squier's I've had would never stay in tune and the electronics and the hardware including the metal the bridge was made out of was cheap also the pi 11:57 ckups were nowhere near the sound of even a mim fender maybe they are making them better now but back when i had the ones i had they weren't anything anyone wanted although my brother said you may find 1 out of a hundred you might get a good one you could mod them but soon you're starting to put to much into them and you may as well save up and by a regular fender Mexican, Japan, and obvious a usa.

[@vibetone355]

Thin body they don’t stay in tune, difficult to set up right, l own 6 of the pesky things 😂😂😂

[@APK-pn4qh]

Skwi-ya! Love the channel Steve! 🤘😎🤘

[@vincenta1074]

Squier is a great beginner /intermediate guitar That rig you play through is amazing . What set up / rig are you using ? Makes me want to ditch my 50w 5150 and pedal board

[@toby2581]

He plays through Overloud TH-U software.