David Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Squiers seem to have come on in leaps and bounds qualitywise in the last few years, a huge improvement on the shocking quality of cheaper guitars (in general, not just squier) of a few years agoAs always with budget guitars there are restrictions, so they won't be as of the same quality as a US Fender, but it should be a solid platform for upgrading - things like new pickups and electronics can bring a cheaper guitar to lifeYou should always try before you buy with cheaper guitars though, as quality does still vary a bit (especially with things like woods used there is a much bigger variation between whats acceptable so individual instruments will differ)So for cheap money now and upgrading later one of the better squiers could do you nicely, or if you can stretch your budget a bit now, I would definately reccomend having a look at the Fender Lite ash teles (about £400, mik but play and sound excellent) or mim guitars - the base instrument should just be that bit nicer a platformDavid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeid Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 The Lite Ash Tele's are about £345 from GAK.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Try getting a second hand Standard Tele. Or a Yamaha Pacifica tele-style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeid Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 A second hand Standard Tele from eBay is not much cheaper than buying a new one I think. I've been trying myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gasss Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Squier Tele custom II - seymour duncan designed P90s, amazing reviews on harmony central and guitarist magazine. 165http://www.reidys.com/index.pl?submit=View_PLU&PLU=4072 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted July 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 I think that the only way to go from here is to really try out a few choices for myself. I'm really intrigued by the Squiers though... I noticed that Gak do one with a single/humbucker setup. Having the humbucker at the neck and a single at the bridge would be ideal for stage use (seeing as I prefer my LPs neck humbucker and my strats bridge pickup).Cheers for all the info though folks. The system works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 That's a lovely guitar up there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britheguy Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I sold it to Callum out of The Void/Jinx on the provisio that if he ever sold it' date=' he would give me first shout on it.[/quote']Not that old chestnut again. How many guitars/amps/pedals etc have we sold and said that to the buyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Not that old chestnut again. How many guitars/amps/pedals etc have we sold and said that to the buyer.I know! Just makes it easier to let go I suppose.I do like the look of that yellow Squier though, (the black one in the link is cool too, but not as cool) and great for 165. I remember the good write up in guitarist, although I would say that the P-90s are likely to be less "twangy" than an ordinary tele bridge pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Isn't the twangyness of the telecaster bridge pickup mostly down to the way the bridge is? i.e. the pickup is set into a large piece of metal.I'd imagine altering the bridge to change to tone quite alot. I'd be interested to hear if you can get something like a seymour duncan hot rails fitted without having to alter the bridge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeid Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 They make hotrails for Telecaster. I have one in mine(Mouse has one as well) and I can get some pretty fuckin ace tones from it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Isn't the twangyness of the telecaster bridge pickup mostly down to the way the bridge is? i.e. the pickup is set into a large piece of metal.Yep, so I would reckon this Squier would be considerably less twangy. Damn cool though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lime ruined my life Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I'm gonna tip the scales here.I actually think some Squiers ARE worth the money.The new Squier Standard Telecasters(not the cheap affinity ones) have a string through poplar body(i'm sure it's poplar)' date=' which has similar tonal attributes to Alder(as used in Std Mex bodies). They also have very similar bridges to the Mex made models.The electrics are probably guff though, but if you were to upgrade the pickups, then upgrading all of that shit would be wise. No harm in it anyway.One of my friends has a Squier Tele and it's not a bad guitar for what it is.Also, if you really want, you could pick up and old Japanese or Korean Squier Tele. They are held in high esteem by a lot of players.[/quote']the squire body i had was made of reconstituted wood chipping, i'd only buy one if it was for throwing around the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeid Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 When did you buy your squier and what model was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 When did you buy your squier and what model was it?I think it was probably actually a Tokai. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeid Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I was actually gonna mention that in my post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeid Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Isn't the twangyness of the telecaster bridge pickup mostly down to the way the bridge is? i.e. the pickup is set into a large piece of metal.I'd imagine altering the bridge to change to tone quite alot. I'd be interested to hear if you can get something like a seymour duncan hot rails fitted without having to alter the bridge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Now I bet that tele would sound great. Is there a coil tap fitted aswell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeid Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 It does sound great. It's got a Seymour Duncan 59 at the neck as well. No coil taps as I don't have the need for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeid Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 I just bought an Alder Telecaster body. Its contoured like a strat, routed for a humbucker at the neck and is two piece construction. Think I'm gonna paint it candy apple red. Eventually. It'll be a long job i reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lime ruined my life Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 I think it was probably actually a Tokai. No. (not enough characters) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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