Hey guys im new here and I have a few questions for you all

mjshailes · May 1st, 2007, 08:37 AM

Hey guys im new arround here and I have to admit ive got the Tele bug

Have any of you played or owned a Squire Standard Telecaster? Do these sound like a proper Telecaster does?(by proper I mean do they actually sound life a Telecaster or are they like cheap unbranded strats that sound nothing like proper strats) Whats the build quality on them like? If you own one have you done any mods to it andwhat where the results (i.e. sustain improvement,lower action ect.)? And could you share pictures of your mods aswell please.

So after all of that are they worth dropping around £60-£80 on (bit more than a Digitech Bad Monkey)?

Many thanks folks Mike

P.S. - Im already loving the forum and I think im going to be arround for a while

Martinussen · May 1st, 2007, 08:47 AM

Hi Mike & welcome !

A Squier Telecaster is a good place to start if you're low on cash. But you will soon feel the need for a better one, and believe me: if you hang around in here for a while, you definitely WILL need another Telecaster. An alternative would be a second hand Mexican Standard.

dibber124 · May 1st, 2007, 08:53 AM

These are very good REAL tele's. I have bought two in the last six months, one to keep more or less stock, one for mods. One of these is very near the best tele I ever owned. Excellent build quality. For 200.00 US very hard to get a used tele this good for the price.

PS: Welcome to TDPRI !!!

mjshailes · May 1st, 2007, 08:54 AM

I was just wondering because im a student on a budget and i already have Squire Strat and Epi Les Paul and they seem far supperior to me than their£2000 counterparts that I have played. I wondered if the Tele would be the same with a few mods to it.

Mike

dibber124 · May 1st, 2007, 08:57 AM

The SQ STD tele does Telecaster better than the Squier Strat does Stratocaster. Way better, try one and you will see!

mjshailes · May 1st, 2007, 09:04 AM

Well I dont think it will beat my Squire Strat lol ive got a 82' MIJ Squire Standard Strat :) and im gonna upgrade the bridge saddles, tuners and the pups to a Fender custom shop 84' set my m8 is selling.

Mike

markinlondon · May 1st, 2007, 09:05 AM

I'd say to look for a used MIM or MIJ/CIJ. You could end up with a guitar you won't need to "upgrade". Just buy better parts as things break or wear out. Having said that I played a Squier Standard the other day and it was definitely fit to bear the name of Telecaster.

mjshailes · May 1st, 2007, 09:07 AM

Ok im begining to figure that for £80 I cant go far wrong right? Its a Blonde Std Tele Im still waiting to here back about negotiation on postage though :(

Mike

Tony474 · May 1st, 2007, 09:29 AM

Welcome to the tribe. I'd say eighty quid's a bargain if the instrument's in reasonable nick, and if you feel the need as time passes you can always upgrade pickups and hardware as you go along.

mjshailes · May 1st, 2007, 09:38 AM

Exactlly my thinking Tony lol well they say great minds think alike :)

Mike

May 1st, 2007, 08:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
mjshailes NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Holbeach,Linclonshire,UK Age: 19 Posts: 6	Hey guys im new here and I have a few questions for you all Hey guys im new arround here and I have to admit ive got the Tele bug Have any of you played or owned a Squire Standard Telecaster? Do these sound like a proper Telecaster does?(by proper I mean do they actually sound life a Telecaster or are they like cheap unbranded strats that sound nothing like proper strats) Whats the build quality on them like? If you own one have you done any mods to it andwhat where the results (i.e. sustain improvement,lower action ect.)? And could you share pictures of your mods aswell please. So after all of that are they worth dropping around £60-£80 on (bit more than a Digitech Bad Monkey)? Many thanks folks Mike P.S. - Im already loving the forum and I think im going to be arround for a while

May 1st, 2007, 08:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
dibber124 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Long Island, New York Age: 55 Posts: 1,215	These are very good REAL tele's. I have bought two in the last six months, one to keep more or less stock, one for mods. One of these is very near the best tele I ever owned. Excellent build quality. For 200.00 US very hard to get a used tele this good for the price. PS: Welcome to TDPRI !!! __________________ "I feel that it is healthier to look out at the world through a window than through a mirror. Otherwise, all you see is yourself and whatever is behind you." - Bill Withers

May 1st, 2007, 08:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
dibber124 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Long Island, New York Age: 55 Posts: 1,215	The SQ STD tele does Telecaster better than the Squier Strat does Stratocaster. Way better, try one and you will see! __________________ "I feel that it is healthier to look out at the world through a window than through a mirror. Otherwise, all you see is yourself and whatever is behind you." - Bill Withers

May 1st, 2007, 09:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
markinlondon Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wellington, NZ Age: 49 Posts: 442	I'd say to look for a used MIM or MIJ/CIJ. You could end up with a guitar you won't need to "upgrade". Just buy better parts as things break or wear out. Having said that I played a Squier Standard the other day and it was definitely fit to bear the name of Telecaster. __________________ Helping to invent english country dance guitar since 1981.

May 1st, 2007, 09:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
Tony474 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Bushey, near London, England Age: 62 Posts: 2,471	Welcome to the tribe. I'd say eighty quid's a bargain if the instrument's in reasonable nick, and if you feel the need as time passes you can always upgrade pickups and hardware as you go along. __________________ *Proud to be The Man From Uncool.* I cried because I had no shoes - until I met a man who had no feet...

May 1st, 2007, 08:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
Martinussen Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Denmark Age: 41 Posts: 669	Hi Mike & welcome ! A Squier Telecaster is a good place to start if you're low on cash. But you will soon feel the need for a better one, and believe me: if you hang around in here for a while, you definitely WILL need another Telecaster. An alternative would be a second hand Mexican Standard.

May 1st, 2007, 08:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
mjshailes NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Holbeach,Linclonshire,UK Age: 19 Posts: 6	I was just wondering because im a student on a budget and i already have Squire Strat and Epi Les Paul and they seem far supperior to me than their£2000 counterparts that I have played. I wondered if the Tele would be the same with a few mods to it. Mike

May 1st, 2007, 09:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
mjshailes NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Holbeach,Linclonshire,UK Age: 19 Posts: 6	Well I dont think it will beat my Squire Strat lol ive got a 82' MIJ Squire Standard Strat :) and im gonna upgrade the bridge saddles, tuners and the pups to a Fender custom shop 84' set my m8 is selling. Mike

May 1st, 2007, 09:07 AM	#8 (permalink)
mjshailes NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Holbeach,Linclonshire,UK Age: 19 Posts: 6	Ok im begining to figure that for £80 I cant go far wrong right? Its a Blonde Std Tele Im still waiting to here back about negotiation on postage though :( Mike

May 1st, 2007, 09:38 AM	#10 (permalink)
mjshailes NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Holbeach,Linclonshire,UK Age: 19 Posts: 6	Exactlly my thinking Tony lol well they say great minds think alike :) Mike

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