Squier by Fender Classic Vibe '50s Telecaster, Butterscotch Blonde

Honestly very impressed. I own a made in USA Fender Jazz Bass, Mexican Fender Strat, and was convinced by YouTube Reviews that this was worth a punt. It lives up to the hype. I'm not even replacing the pickups. Sounds great, and importantly the neck is very put together. Only down side was the frets needed a polish (bit scratchy) but once done its 👌. If you're beginner looking for a good quality, versatile, affordable guitar to last you - buy this. If you're not a beginner and want to add a Tele to your line up - buy this.

For the price point, this is a lovely guitar. The one I got was well setup out of the box and just needed tuning. I know some people like to replace the pickups, change the strings and fiddle around with the action etc, but for me this was just right. It sounds great, plays well and apart from the Squier logo, looks just like a Telecaster. Very happy with it.

This guitar was so cheap on Amazon that I couldn't stop myself buying it and I don't regret it at all. I do already have a Squier CV 50's Telecaster. This one feels and sounds similar but not the same. This guitar looks fantastic, with nice grain and nice finish. The frets were perfect, both in height and length, so no sprouts and no high points. The tuning machines are really good. The F hole edges were a bit rough with excess lacquer which I quickly smoothed out with an emery nail file. The electronics seem fine with precise control and no crackling. The sound is a bit darker than my single coil Telecaster as I expected and it distorts more easily with the humbuckers. All good! The guitar was set up pretty well but the nut was suspect as I was getting a sitar sound on the B string and the strings were sitting in very deep grooves. The guitar needed a twist of the truss rod and when I changed the strings to 10s I decided the not slots weren't right so I replaced the nut with a Tusq one which made it all good. The only thing I might consider changing in the future (see how it goes for now) is the bridge which is probably fine but could be a bit more robust.Overall it's an amazing buy and better in every way as compared to some cheaper Fenders I've seen.

Build quality is pretty good but it needed some setup, the intonation was terrible and the factory strings weren't great.It plays really nice and has the standard Tele sound. Overall I would recommend as a backup or beginner guitar, or just someone who wants the Tele sound on a budget. You could easily gig with this

This is by far the most enjoyable and best playing guitar I own.The playability is fantastic, the tone is great and the feel is great.This deserves the Fender name of its own accord but I'm not upset with it being a Squier - its simply the best Squier period. It feels and plays better than my player series Fender in many ways.If your contemplating this over the Affinity series. The price difference here is worth every penny and you wont be left feeling like you need more. Out of the box this guitar is perfect, from the pickups, bridge, fret work and setup your good to go from day one.

Fantastic guitar and incredible value. I have Fender guitars 4 times the price that aren’t as authentic to the original as this one is. Very impressed and one of the best prices on the internet right here.

Well made, light but sounded awful.

I love tele’s and have several, but was looking for a semi-hollow. Had been watching the prices on these, and got this for an absolute bargain - probably close to half what you could pay. It is lovely and light, really resonant and great to play. Intonation is the only thing that needs fixed, but that’s common with this bridge type, will probably adjust the neck a little too when I change the strings, but it’s fine to play out of the box. Neck is quite slim but has that very shiny vintage varnish finish, which is matter of taste.