Which Squier Tele has the chunkiest neck?

[RoscoeElegante]

For that matter, which Squiers generally, Strats and whatnots?

Thanks.

 

[8trackmind]

The 72 custom VMs for sure. (I have one) The Thinlines have been reported to have a larger neck.
On the strats, Ive found the early to mid 2000 IC (Cort) to be a bit larger than usual. However, the nut width can be a bit narrow.

 

[stantheman]

The Indonesian Squiers have MAN SIZED NECKS.

 

[nojazzhere]

For that matter, which Squiers generally, Strats and whatnots?

Thanks.

With my tongue fully in cheek......MY Squier may have the chunkiest neck.....cause it's a Warmoth Fender-licensed Fatback, 1 11/16" nut, conversion neck that I put on my 1993 MIK Fender Squier Telecaster. Not only do I like the 1" thickness, I like the Gibson scale. I have personally never played a Fender-made neck that was big enough for me.
Custom ordering from Warmoth got me EXACTLY what I wanted, without wasting years to find a needle in a haystack.
Good luck!!!!!

 

[SbS]

I've got 2001 Indonesian Standard Tele. Had a narrow and thin neck. Just replaced it with Northwest Guitars Tele neck, which is both wider and fatter (42mm wide nut, 22mm @ 1st fret, 24mm @ 12th fret). Although being still described as modern C.

 

[telemnemonics]

I always go check out guitars I read on the internet have fat necks.
All the Squiers I've grabbed because their necks are supposed to be fat had sort of not too thin necks.
I do recall the early Indonesians having even fattER necks in the not too thin group.

Seems like fender holds back features they think might make older more experienced players who can afford $1000 Fenders turn to $400 Squiers. They still lose sales of better guitars to older players, but in many cases we buy ten @ $450 instead of four at $1100.

Been discussed before, why do the extra milling to make cheaper guitar necks thinner, when fatter necks are more desired by experienced players?
So we will pay more money for less milling!

I mean it's like a joke they play on us, right?

 

[Michael A.]

The first series of Vintage Modified Squier 51s have a Tele type neck that is pretty beefy compared to most Squier necks.

 

[boris bubbanov]

I agree with the posts from Virginia and Maine.

I think FMIC asked their contractors not to offer too fat of a neck. And let's just be frank about this: You don't see these huge hands, of American and Canadian oil workers and former ranch hands and etc. Smaller hands is what the factory in most Pacific Rim countries knows about. Therefore they make the girth of the neck to match what they know.

 

[Sollophonic]

+1 on the Squier '51 neck, it's one of the chunkiest I have played.

Many folks talk about the Squier SE Strats as having chunky necks, the one I had was as thin as any other Squier Strat I have played.

My Squier Std Tele has a neck almost the same as my MIM Teles, I can swap between them easily.

I have heard that the CV Thinline Tele neck is much more of a handful than the other CV Teles,

The Classic Vibe 60s Tele neck is really thin. I put an MIM Std neck on mine and it made a big difference for me.

 

[1 21 gigawatts]

The Starcaster strats supposedly have chunky necks (and 12 radius).

 

[FortyEight]

The Starcaster strats supposedly have chunky necks (and 12 radius).

I don't find that to be the case. I have a starcaster (strat type), an Affinity Tele and just got a Squier Strat. Chinese. I still gotta look up the date on that one.....: COS10. So 2010. So much for only being 5 years old according to the seller. LOL.

Anyways, out of the three I got the Affinity Tele is clearly the chunkiest. 2014. If anyone wants me to mic them I could maybe do that for reference..... If I get a minute today I'll do that. It might be a busy day though...

I also think it feels the best. The Tele. That neck is nice.

 

[naveed211]

The Indonesian Squiers have MAN SIZED NECKS.

Hmm, how big of a man are we talking here? I’m 5’11” with average sized hands and I’d say my CV Thinline Indonesian is on the smaller side. Very comfortable, but definitely not chunky at all.

 

[Mosstone]

I have a Squier VM '72 Custom and I don't think I've seen a chunkier neck on a Squier. I also have a CV '50s Tele, and I often wonder why they put a thin neck on the '50s model and a thick neck on the '70s model. You would think it should be the other way around. I've thought about swapping the neck on the CV on a few occasions (I do prefer a chunkier neck), but at the end of the day, I don't think it bothers me that much.

 

[stantheman]

Hmm, how big of a man are we talking here? I’m 5’11” with average sized hands and I’d say my CV Thinline Indonesian is on the smaller side. Very comfortable, but definitely not chunky at all.

2000-2009 are my thick necks.
Someone I worked with got a FREAK in 2015 that must have been misplaced and ended up in Jakarta.
The thing was all maple, not quite a 1st generation Jeff
Beck but awfully close.

I deleted the rest of my statement so the
Lisinopril has a chance to kick in and lower
my blood pressure.
Peace.

 

[stantheman]

Hmm, how big of a man are we talking here? I’m 5’11” with average sized hands and I’d say my CV Thinline Indonesian is on the smaller side. Very comfortable, but definitely not chunky at all.

Wait Wait, I do own one China CV Classic Vibe 60’s bound
Telecaster Custom...

My Indonesians are either Standards or Vintage Modifieds.
The China CV left me kinda cold towards the CV Thing...
I won’t even give a CV a sniff. Very disappointing.

 

[MikeBee]

VM Jazzmaster- thin and no shoulders, hate it.
Mustang 90- thin and no shoulders, don't hate it as much.
Standard Tele Squier with FAT AllParts neck, like the shape but not much volume from the low E, can't see or hear it buzzing on anything. Want to try Gibson conversion neck on it.
Mustang CV- Shoulders seem fuller, pick hand falls in just the right place, sounds great, love every thing about this one.

 

[Controller]

My Squier Bullet Tele has a neck thinner than a modern C but not CVC thin. Not in hand cramping territory. I will try to measure it today. I have a thicker maple neck to put on if needed.

1st fret .860 in., 12th fret .900 in.

 

[guitarmikey]

Korean squier for Tele (mine is from ‘96)...

 

[Wyzsard]

The Indonesian Squiers have MAN SIZED NECKS.

Current production models ?

 

[stantheman]

Current production models ?

My Squier ‘72 Vintage Modified Thinline Telecaster has nice chunk to it along with the modern aesthetics 9.5“ radius
and medium jumbo frets. I very much dislike 7.25” and
“vintage frets” - I’d much rather my Squier Standard “Indonesia Red” than any of their 50’s reissue models which I consider a waste of my time. “Red” has the modern C shape and I can deal with that because the frets and radius are outstanding.

Why own vintage when you have to take it’s weak points
into consideration and modify your own playing to accommodate the weakness?
When I play the last thing I want to do is think.