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Friend of Leo's
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Squier Standard Owners Club
Just to join in with this great new direction.
How about us Squier Standard owners. Post pics and descriptions of these under-rated, highly playable and good value guitars. I'll start It looked like this at first ![]() Then I modded it. Hotter neck pickup opened out cover, 4 way switch, and punched metal pickguard. ![]() Currently it has Fender amp knobs and a pearl white plate,but that could all change again....! Post your Squier Standards!!!! |
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Tele-Holic
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2004 Standard Fat Telecaster which is kept in open G.
Originally looked like this ![]() Have changed one or two things. Squier 51 neck, Tonerider AC4 humbucker, Wilkinson WVOB bridge pickup, black 5 hole guard, all new electrics. Everything except the neck and knobs came from Axesrus. ![]() ![]() Axerus wiring kit w/CTS pots, waxed cloth covered wire, Oak 3 way switch. AllParts knobs, bought on ebay because AllParts UK is permanently back ordered for 95% of their inventory. ![]() Tonerider AC4 reversed to see what it sounded like. Frankly I can't really hear a difference, but the fiddly screws and springs annoyed me so much I can't be bothered switching it back. Super bodge-job cutting the pickguard for the humbucker - combination of drill and Stanley knife. Adds character (!) Will probably fit a graphtech nut on next string change. Apart from that I think it's pretty much finished. It's a keeper. |
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Tele-Meister
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Illinos
Age: 25
Posts: 446
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Mine's a late 2005 Fat Telecaster. Looks like Sollophonic's but with a humbucker and a black pickguard. I swapped the bridge pickup for a Seymour Duncan STL-1B. I hope someday to get a Velvet Hammer in it. And a different humbucker.
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Poster Extraordinaire
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Here's my 2005 Antique Sunburst. I filled and drilled holes to convert it to a vintage style bridge. The pickguard is a creamy white pearloid from Stewmac. CTS 250k audio taper pots, CRL 3-way switch, Fender barrel (flat-top) knobs, top hat switch, Fender MIM control plate. I've had other pickups in it but it's back to the stock Mighty Mite AlNiCo pickups now and I think they are great pickups. I think this is one of my Squier Teles that I had to replace the original flimsy jack keeper with a better one from StewMac.
The bridgeplate on it now I like for its thickness (slightly thicker and stiffer than FENDER PAT PEND), but the toploader holes are poorly placed. It's a Mighty Mite plate. The saddles are RS Guitarworks steel. They came with the typical 3mm diameter, .5mm thread pitch screws, I drilled and tapped them for the Fender 6-32 screws you see in them now.
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TDPRI Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Alberta Canada
Posts: 74
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Here is my 2005 Standard with GFS Hot Punchers and a black pickguard.
![]() And how it looks now. ![]() ![]() Lots of plugging, drilling, and routing. Wilkinson compensted bridge and GFS pups round out the mods. |
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Tele-Holic
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: purdon texas
Age: 60
Posts: 712
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WOW, seems like I make a post on a thread it dies,,guese I wont be posting any more on this site or any others here on TDPRI ,sorry I dont fit in even If I dont own a REAL Tele I got the best I could afford at the time.
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Poster Extraordinaire
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david, there's no need to get a chip on your shoulder. There's so much traffic on the TDPRI, not every post someone makes is guaranteed to have a followup. You shouldn't assume that because there was no reply soon after yours, that anyone thought anything negative about you or your gear.
I wouldn't worry whether or not others consider it a "real" Tele. Fender considers it real enough to put the name Tele on it. That's enough for me. But you will probably stand a better chance of getting more Affinity Tele owners to respond with followup posts about their Affinitys, by starting a new thread in this forum dedicated to the Squier Affinity Tele. |
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TDPRI Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Long Beach, California
Age: 43
Posts: 15
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Just got it Friday.
My very first guitar. Been using a borrowed one since Feb. It does seem to be a great value for the cost. I did a setup on it yesterday then played it a bunch. I really think I am gonna like it a lot!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2553708...7622041727886/ |
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TDPRI Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: north america
Posts: 85
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I just bought a used Squier Standard, it's Walnut, just like BadHorsie's picture 6 posts up. It's got a 4-way switch instead of the standard 3-way. The seller, who was not the original owner, claims it came from the factory that way, I think that's probably not true.
I notice that on the Squier web site, there is no Service Manual PDF file available for the Standard. Anyone know why? Richard |
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Poster Extraordinaire
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TDPRI Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: north america
Posts: 85
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Can anyone tell me which sizes of allen/hex keys I need for a Squier Standard Tele? Especially for adjusting the height of the saddles. Also for the truss rod, but no rush on that.
Thanks, Richard Last edited by Floyd Tatum; August 30th, 2009 at 03:30 PM. |
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Tele-Meister
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Alberta
Age: 56
Posts: 147
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Can I join in?
Hi all.
I just got my '08 Squier Standard Tele which is the same color as the original poster's. This would be my first Tele and I am just loving it. Currently, I am playing it through a Pignose I was able to get for $30. Eventually, I plan on feeding the Pignose to a Gina20 soundcard in my homebuilt DAW. Cheers. Mitch |
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Tele-Holic
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Saddles - 1.5mm Truss rod - 3.95mm (I'm guessing its probably a 4mm wrench) |
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