Squier Contemporary Telecaster HH - Demo and Overview

[@stephanematis]

"Humbucker, Humbucker, no Pepsi" - fell of the chair laughing. Thanks Ryan for instant memories of one of the best (recurring) skits ever!

[@izzydillio8]

Holy crap dude, I love your playing in these demos

[@60CycleHumcast]

thanks!

[@zplapplap]

Izzy Dillio Agreed. Outstanding.

[@Josbornevonosborne]

I really dig the voice of these pickups. It seems like every other company has pickups with that dark and compressed super modern sound that I don't care for.

[@publicscrutiny3421]

FINALY A GOOD REVIEW OF THIS GUITAR. Thanks Ryan love this chanel keep it up

[@60CycleHumcast]

thanks! are other people not reviewing it? thats a shame.

[@publicscrutiny3421]

60 Cycle Hum yea its sad. Im gettin this guitar this week im so exited

[@pcbullets8726]

Big fan of matching headstock's on Fenders! Nice playin dude!

[@Guitarnivore]

Bought the same one today. I must have tuned 7 guitars at the shop, trying to find the one I liked, but kept coming back to this one because of the feel and sound. I got a great deal on it too.

[@coffeekhan]

Sold! Between this vid, and your NAAM vid, I think I have found one worth further investigation. Thanks for the vids!

[@tofuteriyaki]

Just got mine, and I’m loving it! 😍 This video helped me make the decision, so thank you!

[@kylejolin6033]

I bought this guitar last week. I love it. I've been eyeing since they came out in my local shop. I fell in love with the neck in the store immediately! It has the same 12" radius as my Deluxe Roadhouse Strat, nice modern C shape, no sharp edges at all on the frets. Just awesome! I actually bought a Yamaha Pacifica 311 instead of the Contemporary Tele at first because I wanted a P-90. I kept the Yamaha for about a month trying to love it ( it is a really nice guitar), but I kept thinking about the Telecaster. I'd like to replace the saddles to some Fender bent steel, maybe locking tuners ( just cause I like them ). The pick ups are great. No complaints, although I may try a P-90 or lipstick in the neck. I have a 2017 Fender Deluxe Roadhouse Strat and a 2016 Fender Mustang ( both made in Mexico ). This tele has a better neck than the Mustang in fretting and finishing! Overall this Telecaster stands up to both of my Fenders and I will have no shame in playing her anywhere! Great revew by the way!

[@AAAAAA-ex5td]

Awesome playing. The ending bit you did was really nice. Nice Tele too

[@PsyOpArchitect2049]

as expected quality showcase of all the guitar's features,with a bonus of excellent playing

[@jeffleonard343]

Yup I really want this now! Great demo man.

[@weczq4]

I've got a lot of love for Teles. Would love to get my hands on one of these.

[@paulcummins4134]

Love this guitar, picked one up yesterday they sound great and feel amazing

[@TheHarmonacker]

I bought one yesterday and it's great. It's also red like yours.

[@timsharkey1993]

Great video! I officially now want to get one of these. 👍🏻👍🏻 Loved the Peeling Off Ceremony, too. 😎

[@Leo_ofRedKeep]

You need to buy those Squier lamps for the sparkle. They're a special design ;-)

[@ThomasMegabezemboy]

10:00 Thank you, I was looking for a review that got rid of the sticker

[@TheAstroTaco13]

this looks perfect for a jonny greenwood style tele build

[@Rachels123]

I keep coming back to you. Really like the tele

[@RasmusRasmussen]

Congrats on your new guitar! Can't wait to see what you do with it.

[@Rico_B]

Ryan, thanks for posting this review. I'm on my 2nd one from S-water, skunk stripe on 1st wasn't flush. SW said they went thru 2 w/ same issue b4 they found my replacement. Love the neck. Thx again.

[@plantagenant]

Nice, like the matching headstock.Definitely interested.....but the guitar I'm really looking forward to trying out as well ,is the new budget Musicman Sterling Albert Lee model.

[@Twinky946]

plantagenant have it and love it

[@thet888999]

You killed it with that intro!

[@60CycleHumcast]

thanks! I had something else recorded and decided to go back to the drawing board.

[@Marving12]

@@60CycleHumcast what was the intro song called?

[@RikKendell]

When I took my Squier Jazz to a tech for him to fit a new bridge (I didn't have the confidence at the time) he took the plastic wrap off the pickups. I was DEVASTATED. In fairness I'd had the bass for over a year and knew it was a keeper, so it's my fault for not taking it off sooner!

[@lonercaveman]

Congrats on the new Axe :-)

[@liambeers8458]

I love this guitar, and I’ve had it for about a day, but all buyers must know that this requires a fair setting up process, I personally adjusted the truss rod about a fourth of a turn to the left, since it was wildly buzzing on the low E. After that, and changing the strings, I had to tighten the saddles, and polish the neck. After that, it’s a great, extremely versatile instrument that won’t let you down. To anyone wanting to purchase it, PURCHASE IT! 9.99999/10 in my opinion. Possibly the best for the price, but if you can, go for the classic vibe series.

[@GuitarBreakdowns]

Great review as always, duder.

[@allenwoody5909]

I like your guitar. In MHO the Squier Standard (I have a '99 Strat and a 2015 Tele) is the best deal going. I paid $225 for the Tele and have invested another $100 in updated CTS electronics, brass Gotoh individual saddles and Hipshot locking tuners; I didn't need to' I just thought it deserved some babying. It also came with a synthetic bone nut. Left the PUPs alone they are articulate yet mellow. I enjoy your videos, got you on my YT radar now. WooHoo.

[@lovedeluxe2154]

Nice review! I've never really been grabbed by traditional Fender designs or specs. I just love the sound of humbuckers too much and there were no guitars that really grabbed me in my price range. But this guitar seems gorgeous; lovely sound, great look.

[@ericpetrossian1582]

On amazon they sell a pickup thats a single coil and single coil sized hum (exactly like the gfs one you have) together in a humbucker package its only $19 . .. so you can have a real single coil tone or humbucker if you wanted or a crazy combination of that and the bridge.... i would put a brown or red tort pickguard. ...and use a killpot or smaller momentary kill switch then that huge yellow one you have

[@leonhorder8979]

great video mate and that's an awesome tele 👍

[@bciecko1]

That color is rad. Sweet new axe.

[@willybilly51]

Beautiful guitar. The humbuckers sound pretty bright as it is with my Squire Bullet Mustang too. Not as dark as Gibson Humbucker

[@markr2159]

"Humbucker, humbucker, no Pepsi!" Love it!

[@nathanshervheim4611]

I am seriously considering getting one of those

[@danieloday9279]

This might just be my mom's first guitar :)

[@svierra181]

I just order me one. Except I got the white one. Can't wait to get it.

[@mpactdesignmedia]

Nice review! +1 for spelling Squier correctly.

[@PelicanIslandLabs]

Excellent review and playing!

[@KellyKachowski]

best sounding guitar i've ever played. honestly why everyone doesnt get one i dont know

[@edyoung4450]

What turns me off is the colored headstock honestly

[@KellyKachowski]

@@edyoung4450 in black it looks pretty shweet

[@NicoDeclerckBelgium]

nice... I think it's a winner... only thing it's HH for bridge humbucker and neck humbucker (in that order, not the other way around)..

[@colinmcfadin7489]

I really watch ur vids all the way thru...ver rare. Nice!

[@WoodyWoodyWoody]

That with a coil split and a couple more mods would definately be incredible!

[@60CycleHumcast]

Im thinking about a coil split and a kill switch. maybe a different neck pickup (p-90 or other single coil)

[@ninevehguitar]

Definitely a fan of this guitar. I wanna get one and put some Filter'Trons in it

[@jvin248]

Hey Snake, haha, the 8kohm specs put those humbuckers at the classic old-rock Les Paul PAF tonal target (modern gets into the 'teens). Did you look under the hood and see if the pickups have 2, 3, or 4 wires? It could be fun to split those coils with a push/pull.

[@matthorner35]

Got a lefty one being delivered today -black scratchplate arriving tomorrow, then to sand the head back down so it doesn't look awful and THEN you got something

[@60CycleHumcast]

poor headstock :-(

[@Hardballleather]

Matt Horner NO!!!!

[@alphanumeric1529]

Love the red, love the red headstock.

[@timleem3609]

Awesome guitar playing. Sounded great! Love the matching headstock and maple neck. Interesting bridge setup so that you can string it thru the body or just thru the top. I would not mod this guitar - nothing wrong with it as is.

[@tysonbrinacombe]

Trem picking on point as always.

[@mateoaponte7556]

This is a great demo! Definitely gonna add this to my wishlist! One question, is this short scale guitar? Thanks!

[@60CycleHumcast]

its full scale. 25.5"

[@mateoaponte7556]

60 Cycle Hum okay thank you!

[@otakurocklee]

Does it have the standard loose cup jack... or does it have screws to keep the jack from becoming loose? Thanks.

[@silversteeler99]

Super video! I especially liked the "ceremonial" removal of the shrink-wrap. Nice touch. What was that music towards the video's end?

[@thomdushane]

I was wondering about this guitar and this video clinched it for me.. Pickups sound a bit more old style, perfect for detuned, fuzzed out rock. I want one.

[@60CycleHumcast]

I still use this guitar all the time, its a rock solid players guitar.

[@robertisrael338]

Sounds pretty good. I never really thought about buying a squire but this makes me want to try one. I have an elite strat and love it. I don't like the frets on it tho. They are too short for me. Gonna get it scalloped.

[@davidlalremruata]

The hums are really trebly but with real bites, love them so much already. Mine will be black.

[@oddsparrow3532]

Did you get it yet?

[@DucksDeLucks]

Lovely guitar and I really like satin necks. But it sounds kind of lightweight compared to the Classic Vibe or Nashville, despite having humbuckers. There's no shortage of "firepower" in the tones of very early Clapton or Jimmy Page on Led Zep I, both of whom played Teles. Very nice review!

[@gamerboyzeke]

The painted headstock looks alright on the red one

[@polaritypictures]

Update- The Pickups use larger mounting screws(and the pickup mounting tabs holes are larger so they will not fit other holes) they are incompatible with standard size models. I switched the whole harness/pickups/pickguard with Fender Player HH parts. Sounds immensely more better.

[@DirkDiggler6903]

60 cycle hum, can you get the tele twang with those humbuckers? Thanks

[@bealfeirsteabu]

And if not how would you have to modify to bring the twang?

[@TheG7thcapo]

Really nice guitar. I think i will buy one after selling my mexican made strat 10yrs ago. Then i will swap the pickup with dimarzio transition picups.

[@bradmiddleton412]

Opinions on the nut hight? I got one the other month and the nut is a little high

[@ashthedevil]

Great review man! Thanks

[@stig20101]

Would this be OK for playing reggae on or is it more for rock etc I used to have a 50s classic vibe telecaster and that was awesome for reggae

[@colbythomson3624]

Was this played with any pedals or amp effects or is this the raw sound of the guitar

[@polaritypictures]

I was thinking about putting a jersey shore serial killer wiring harnes in there, giving 7+ settings.

[@guitarscarsetc.etc.7215]

Bro that was awesome, sweat axe! I want one!

[@alphanumeric1529]

Please don't sweat on my axe, it'll rust.

[@erochelle77]

I wonder if these are the same pickups they used in the Blacktop series.

[@keithcarter9396]

Thanks for the review, you covered the important points very well. I have this model and I agree with your assessment, a great guitar and definitely a keeper. It is certainly a fitting stable mate with my other Fender gear. USA,Mex etc. Fender quality is sound now across all model levels.

[@OfficeofthePacific]

Great video. Thank you!

[@justins5715]

Seems like a nice guitar, but I'm not a fan of the black pickup ring with a white pickguard

[@60CycleHumcast]

Henry S I kind of like it. Looks like it’s ready for mods.

[@justins5715]

Huh, well to each their own. I like contrast sometimes, but for some reason this one just doesn't click with me. Excited to see what mods you make though!

[@flekkzo]

A classic Tele style bridge made for a humbucker could have been a nice option. The pickup ring looks kinda lonely.

[@ederrocha7758]

You couldnt just change it ?...

[@FirstNameLastName-kt3zn]

I like it

[@MoooseBlood]

I thought the neck was a bit too raw of a clour in person. If I could put a light stain on it I think it would melt into the guitar finish a bit more calmly.

[@fedestrat2caster]

Great video! How much it weights? Thank you!

[@RobertEMason]

Just bought one in white

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

Looks stunning with matching headstock but I'm not sure if I'd pay 400 for a Chinese guitar when I can get a used MIM for 300.

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

I will indeed. Thanks for great demo.

[@alphanumeric1529]

@@TheRatterdotcom This guitar is $350 new, USED MIM are easily $350 (but can even usually be had for $300). The Mim is legit as it is, don't need new tuners, new bridge/saddle, new electronics, new pups... I mean, this squier is new, clean and tight, but I don't think a Squier is going to sound better than a MIM, I don't think it is going to feel better under the hand (except I recently played a MIM bass and the frets were COMPLETELY unfinished, just cut and left completely raw, which is crazy, imo, that is more a squier thing in my experience, and oddly, the Squier had PERFECTLY finished fret ends.

[@skny2282]

How do you compare it to classic 50/60s vibe?

[@nicolamontoro]

That intro was magically shredlicious!!

[@jessevassallo]

Sweet guitar!! It will do well to entertain during surf flat spells. 🤘🤙

[@jimmarinella9455]

No Pepsi lol. Got it. Great review. Thanks.

[@saku0207]

Nice review

[@triplesevensix291]

Do a vid on the new contemporary strat with the Floyd Rose & reverse headstock. Im gonna order one those for sure but that tele is sweet. Painted headstocks are super cool.

[@60CycleHumcast]

It might happen. We agreed that this guitar was the most fun model displayed at NAMM, so whether or not investments get made in purchasing others in the line is really going to depend on some tough math, or someone sending us the guitars. - Steve

[@triplesevensix291]

Ok. Nice one guys. Keep it up. ;)

[@IskandarToV]

Guys what did you choose? Contemporary or classic vibe

[@RandellVandergriff]

Great video. Are you ever going to buy a semi hollow and do a review? Maybe a Fender Conrad?

[@60CycleHumcast]

RandellVandergriff if an interesting and affordable one that I think will be good for the channel then I’ll go for it. Buying guitars that have been out awhile isn’t part of my game plan right now.

[@RandellVandergriff]

Here is a used great condition Starcaster. 500 dollars at Guitar Center. www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Fender/Starcaster-Hollow-Body-Electric-Guitar-114046901.gc

[@60CycleHumcast]

RandellVandergriff buy it and send it to me, I’ll do a demo ;-)

[@whytewavestudios3039]

Are the pickups f spaced or standard?

[@acledfloyd]

It seems very similar to the mexi Blacktop Telecaster. Have you tied it? If so, how would you say it compares?

[@60CycleHumcast]

its been a long time since i tried a blacktop.

[@DaleWesley]

It sounds like a great guitar for such a low price. Thanks!

[@60CycleHumcast]

im very happy with it. I think im going to have this guitar around for a long time.

[@mattmartinez7135]

Anyone know where I can get black hardware that will fit this guitar? I have it in white and want to black out the hardware. And put a Pickguard that fits a tele neck pickup

[@Marving12]

What's the song at the start called?

[@b.cheese6830]

which guitar is better HSS OR HH

[@ZachariahConnor]

Played one and it was not bad at all

[@NonApplicable1983]

Do locking rotomatics fit on this one?

[@juliabaldassarre6874]

I have a question. i have an affinity telecaster and find doing barred jazz chords tough to stretch my fingers. Would i have more success with the squire mustang? Could i still use it for jazz?

[@alphanumeric1529]

I'm no master of barred chords, what do you find difficult exactly?

[@squierjoshyt]

Nice job. Could use a black pickguard...

[@kenhall6525]

I want that exact guitar in the Strat variation

[@KevinLopez-it6dg]

Is it possible to add a bigsby w/o replacing the bridge?

[@60CycleHumcast]

I dont think so, it would take major adjustments to fit this guitar with a bigsby

[@kevinherrera7445]

What pedal did you use?

[@b00neDawg00]

What about the danelectro 59 x

[@60CycleHumcast]

Ill probably work on that one next week, it took me all day to get this video done.

[@StephenNaveed]

I wonder if the pots are 500k or 250k. Fender usually uses 250k with their humbucker models. I have no idea why. Doing that simple and cheap upgrade will breath more life into those pups, if that’s what you’re into. I would. Humbuckers just sound fuller with them. Maybe someone could comment if they know what comes stock on this model. Congratulations on the new axe. Looks and sounds great. Seems like you got a winner.

[@60CycleHumcast]

Stephen Naveed I’ll open it up soon and video it.

[@---yx7ti]

whats that song at the end?

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

Thumbs up just for the classic SNL reference! 😆 but the rest of the vid is good too. **HATE** the painted headstocks! That single issue is enough to make this a no-go, the hate is that much. It's not that bad looking with a rosewood fretboard, but I prefer a maple fretboard on Teles, so...

[@alphanumeric1529]

You're tripping, the painted headstock is about 80% of the reason TO get this Tele. I'm finding it almost irresistible.

[@davidlalremruata]

What amp, please?