Goodbye nice little Squier 51

Blazer · October 2nd, 2005, 07:51 PM

Last Friday I decided to slim my collection down and to get rid of all guitars I never really bonded with. Unfortunately, that also included my blonde Squier 51.

I don't know what was it that kept me from starting a relationship with that guitar, could have been the thin body (I'm used to the fat bodies of my strats and my Les Paul Custom), could've been the switching system (Impossible to quickly change pickups during a song), could've been that matte finish neck (I simple love the way a gloss neck feels) could've been all of those but it certainly wasn't the sound.

I loved the way it sounded, twang by the ton while I could also make it wail and shred on it. But I had to face the fact that that nice little 51 was collecting dust and that my 1989 Strat and my 1986 Ibanez Roadstar were my primary double cutaway axes and that it would be a waste to keep that guitar which basically was as new and never ending up playing it.

I don't regret buying it but it simply wasn't the guitar for me.

gtrman911 · October 2nd, 2005, 09:32 PM

bummer dood. i lub mine. in fact, i just bought a second.

Andre' · October 2nd, 2005, 09:32 PM

I love my '51 squier. It's got Muy Grandes, a new allparts neck (rosewood finger board w/ a super satin finish!),bone nut, gotoh tuners and the best part about it....it was a gift from my uncle!

October 2nd, 2005, 07:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Blazer Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,422	Goodbye nice little Squier 51 Last Friday I decided to slim my collection down and to get rid of all guitars I never really bonded with. Unfortunately, that also included my blonde Squier 51. I don't know what was it that kept me from starting a relationship with that guitar, could have been the thin body (I'm used to the fat bodies of my strats and my Les Paul Custom), could've been the switching system (Impossible to quickly change pickups during a song), could've been that matte finish neck (I simple love the way a gloss neck feels) could've been all of those but it certainly wasn't the sound. I loved the way it sounded, twang by the ton while I could also make it wail and shred on it. But I had to face the fact that that nice little 51 was collecting dust and that my 1989 Strat and my 1986 Ibanez Roadstar were my primary double cutaway axes and that it would be a waste to keep that guitar which basically was as new and never ending up playing it. I don't regret buying it but it simply wasn't the guitar for me. __________________ "I reject your reality and subsitute my own." - Adam Savage, Mythbusters

October 2nd, 2005, 09:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
gtrman911 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Camelot Posts: 1,168 7 Photos	bummer dood. i lub mine. in fact, i just bought a second. __________________ My opinion is worth what you paid for it.

October 2nd, 2005, 09:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Andre' Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bronx, NewYork Posts: 108	I love my '51 squier. It's got Muy Grandes, a new allparts neck (rosewood finger board w/ a super satin finish!),bone nut, gotoh tuners and the best part about it....it was a gift from my uncle! __________________ "blues in a doggy bag, is what i got to eat!" Andre and The Night Hounds http://www.andreandthenighthounds.com/