NEW! Squier Classic Vibe 50's Telecaster!

bowlfreshener · May 30th, 2008, 07:49 PM

Just when I thought I had my Squier Telecaster addiction cured, they release this:
http://www.samash.com/catalog/showitem.asp?itemid=70361

D

MN YOU SQUIER!

Lerb21 · May 30th, 2008, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bowlfreshener

Just when I thought I had my Squier Telecaster addiction cured, they release this:
http://www.samash.com/catalog/showit...RCH&GroupCode=

D

MN YOU SQUIER!

Yes....... MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Chrismeyer · May 30th, 2008, 08:01 PM

HOLY CRAP ITS PINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm gettin one!!!!!
SWEET!
You guys have me dyin for a piny,so I'm gettin this!!

telefunk · May 30th, 2008, 08:08 PM

The start of many an upgrade project methinks...

boris bubbanov · May 30th, 2008, 08:33 PM

Holy smokes, they say it is pine!

I wonder where this model is made.

Southern ILL · May 30th, 2008, 08:37 PM

Pretty cool!!

Doug Ferguson · May 30th, 2008, 08:41 PM

I gotta say, those look mighty nice. Squire doesn't even show them on their website yet!

yegbert · May 30th, 2008, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by boris bubbanov

Holy smokes, they say it is pine!

I wonder where this model is made.

The 21 fret glossy finish neck and the shiny gold logo are characteristics common with the VM SH/SSH and that haven't been on any other recent production Squier Standard Teles. The VM SH/SSH model is crafted in India.

I wonder if this is a Sam Ash Special Run? Sam Ash did that for a maple fretboard, color coordinated headstock Fat Tele model, starting in 2000 and continuing for a few years.

bowlfreshener · May 30th, 2008, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yegbert

The 21 fret glossy finish neck and the shiny gold logo are characteristics common with the VM SH/SSH and that haven't been on any other recent production Squier Standard Teles. The VM SH/SSH model is crafted in India.

I wonder if this is a Sam Ash Special Run? Sam Ash did that for a maple fretboard, color coordinated headstock Fat Tele model, starting in 2000 and continuing for a few years.

I don't think its a special Sam Ash run, as I heard about these a few weeks ago from someone on a Squier forum from Australia saying he knew someone who worked at a music store and was told about these by the Fender rep. At the time I thought they might just be an 'overseas only' series, like the California Series that pop up on eBay every now and then, so I didn't say anything about it until I knew it was not an overseas only series.

Cassady · May 30th, 2008, 09:39 PM

Wow! That's a sweet looking Telecaster.

If I hadn't just bought a new Tele, one of these would be on the way ASAP.

One of you needs to buy one so that I can read a report on it. I really have a thing for Squier Teles and this one looks like a real winner with its Alnico III pickups, pine body and 50's-style hardware.

Thanks for the link,

Cassady

Tele Fan · May 30th, 2008, 09:48 PM

Yep, I'm gettin' one.

Mark Davis · May 30th, 2008, 10:51 PM

Ive been looking for a good 50's Classic or 60's Classic used but I think I'll just get one of these instead.

What a killer deal!

Mark Davis · May 30th, 2008, 11:02 PM

I predict this will be the biggest selling Squier of all time.

If a 50's Classic is a poor mans 52ri then this is a broke mans 50's Classic.

Scotland · May 30th, 2008, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Davis

I predict this will be the biggest selling Squier of all time.

If a 50's Classic is a poor mans 52ri then this is a broke mans 50's Classic.

I totally agree and would add that this could also be the basis for a million partscasters. I don't need one but am sure as heck going to get one.

Arlo · May 30th, 2008, 11:19 PM

How cool is that a Pine Squire!! Gonna have to splurge.

austintele · May 30th, 2008, 11:22 PM

I got to get one!

Mark Davis · May 30th, 2008, 11:42 PM

Fender could have made one of these long ago.

Just shows how out of touch Fender marketing is with what the public wants.

Seems like all the cool stuff is MIM MIJ/CIJ or Squier.

Fender USA hasnt made anything Ive wanted in years!

fenson · May 31st, 2008, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boris bubbanov

Holy smokes, they say it is pine!

I wonder where this model is made.

Could be INDIA i played a few squire strats made in India, new for this year i think and they are not bad ,cheap cheap tuners but not bad guitars as a whole.

Mark-00255 · May 31st, 2008, 12:17 AM

at the pic harder and harder to see if there's grain showing through. Maybe. Sure looks great! If it plays as well as the two Squier's I've got, it would make an excellent gigging guitar.

Chrismeyer · May 31st, 2008, 12:56 AM

I smell a RACE!!!!!!!!! Let's see who get's it first!
I already shot off a e-mail to my Fender guy.
BTW,also told him this was going to be a HUGE home-run for Fender.
ARLO! Are you seriously going to get one? YOU BUILD THESE!!!!!
You're nuts! haha

ChazM · May 31st, 2008, 01:04 AM

Anyone know when these actually become available? I must have one!!!

viking · May 31st, 2008, 01:17 AM

I really didnt think they would do this......Normal body thickness , trad bridge , maple neck with a skunk stripe.If they are decent , and made in big enough numbers , they could kill the sale no´s for Fender Teles.
Thats just what happened over here when the word got out about the JV Squiers in the early 80´s , they hardly sold any Fenders.

kp8 · May 31st, 2008, 01:28 AM

sweetness!

Mark Davis · May 31st, 2008, 01:30 AM

Some of the best guitars ever made are the Squier JV 82 and early 80's Teles and Strats.

I agree 100% if these are even 1/2 way decent they will sell so many they wont be able to fill the dealer orders.

Tuners are easy to change I dont expect the tuners to be any good but with A3 magnet pickups 9.5 radius med jumbo frets and vintage styling its gonna be a huge hit.

When I got my 1st 50's Classic in 1999 they were $800 list now they are $1000 list which makes them $700 street they basicly took a workmans priced guitar and almost made it cost more that its worth. This Squier is $300 street so its less than 1/2 as much as a 50's Classic MIM.

Wonder why Fender marketing wasnt smart enough to make a Pine Body MIM 50's Classic Esquire and Classic model???

PJ · May 31st, 2008, 05:54 AM

Looks like a product to head-off the copies, ie Rondo, Xaviere, Turser. Hopefully, Squier will expand the line into some additional
versions.

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telefunk Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 241	The start of many an upgrade project methinks... __________________ "Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder"

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Doug Ferguson Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indianapolis, IN Age: 55 Posts: 1,562	I gotta say, those look mighty nice. Squire doesn't even show them on their website yet! __________________ If you get hung up on just guitar players, you've missed something.... Don't ever get to a point where you just gotta be a guitar player. You hear something, go try to get that note and sound as much like that as you can.-Buddy Guy

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Tele Fan Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Louisville, Ky Age: 29 Posts: 1,462	Yep, I'm gettin' one. __________________ Life is better when you just make it up as you go along.

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Chrismeyer Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Atlanta GA Age: 34 Posts: 610	HOLY CRAP ITS PINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm gettin one!!!!! SWEET! You guys have me dyin for a piny,so I'm gettin this!!

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Southern ILL Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Illinois Age: 38 Posts: 907	Pretty cool!!

May 30th, 2008, 09:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
Cassady Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 548	Wow! That's a sweet looking Telecaster. If I hadn't just bought a new Tele, one of these would be on the way ASAP. One of you needs to buy one so that I can read a report on it. I really have a thing for Squier Teles and this one looks like a real winner with its Alnico III pickups, pine body and 50's-style hardware. Thanks for the link, Cassady

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Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 58 Posts: 12,484	Ive been looking for a good 50's Classic or 60's Classic used but I think I'll just get one of these instead. What a killer deal! __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

May 30th, 2008, 11:02 PM	#13 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 58 Posts: 12,484	I predict this will be the biggest selling Squier of all time. If a 50's Classic is a poor mans 52ri then this is a broke mans 50's Classic. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

May 30th, 2008, 11:19 PM	#15 (permalink)
Arlo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Maine [in a van down by the river] Age: 50 Posts: 2,274	How cool is that a Pine Squire!! Gonna have to splurge. __________________ My music? It is free for my friends.

May 30th, 2008, 11:22 PM	#16 (permalink)
austintele Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2004 Location: austin, texas Posts: 1,550	I got to get one!

May 30th, 2008, 11:42 PM	#17 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 58 Posts: 12,484	Fender could have made one of these long ago. Just shows how out of touch Fender marketing is with what the public wants. Seems like all the cool stuff is MIM MIJ/CIJ or Squier. Fender USA hasnt made anything Ive wanted in years! __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

May 31st, 2008, 12:17 AM	#19 (permalink)
Mark-00255 Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Olympia, WA Age: 50 Posts: 168	I keep staring ... at the pic harder and harder to see if there's grain showing through. Maybe. Sure looks great! If it plays as well as the two Squier's I've got, it would make an excellent gigging guitar. __________________ Mark-00255 Red=0; Green=0; Blue=255: All Blues!

May 31st, 2008, 12:56 AM	#20 (permalink)
Chrismeyer Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Atlanta GA Age: 34 Posts: 610	I smell a RACE!!!!!!!!! Let's see who get's it first! I already shot off a e-mail to my Fender guy. BTW,also told him this was going to be a HUGE home-run for Fender. ARLO! Are you seriously going to get one? YOU BUILD THESE!!!!! You're nuts! haha

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ChazM TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Boston Age: 37 Posts: 78	Anyone know when these actually become available? I must have one!!! __________________ http://www.myspace.com/chazmatthews666

May 31st, 2008, 01:17 AM	#22 (permalink)
viking Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denmark Age: 42 Posts: 338	I really didnt think they would do this......Normal body thickness , trad bridge , maple neck with a skunk stripe.If they are decent , and made in big enough numbers , they could kill the sale no´s for Fender Teles. Thats just what happened over here when the word got out about the JV Squiers in the early 80´s , they hardly sold any Fenders.

May 31st, 2008, 01:28 AM	#23 (permalink)
kp8 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 2,745	sweetness!

May 31st, 2008, 01:30 AM	#24 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 58 Posts: 12,484	Some of the best guitars ever made are the Squier JV 82 and early 80's Teles and Strats. I agree 100% if these are even 1/2 way decent they will sell so many they wont be able to fill the dealer orders. Tuners are easy to change I dont expect the tuners to be any good but with A3 magnet pickups 9.5 radius med jumbo frets and vintage styling its gonna be a huge hit. When I got my 1st 50's Classic in 1999 they were $800 list now they are $1000 list which makes them $700 street they basicly took a workmans priced guitar and almost made it cost more that its worth. This Squier is $300 street so its less than 1/2 as much as a 50's Classic MIM. Wonder why Fender marketing wasnt smart enough to make a Pine Body MIM 50's Classic Esquire and Classic model??? __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

May 31st, 2008, 05:54 AM	#25 (permalink)
PJ Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,923 4 Photos	Looks like a product to head-off the copies, ie Rondo, Xaviere, Turser. Hopefully, Squier will expand the line into some additional versions. __________________ PJ "I don't know if it's art, but I like it."