[chally440]

so i have been craving a telecaster lately... but dont have the dough
too get fender baja wich i hear good things about..

so found a wilkinson telecaster anyone familiar with these or is a squire cv the way to go? or sx or xaviere there are just allot of teles
and i never owned a tele so got no clue what to look for...

chime in if you know any cheap but hopefully good teles

[dazzajl]

I've yet to see a bad word written about the squire classic vibe or vintage modified ranges. Of course they are going to show that they are designed to a price point but they do always seem like a good value buy.

[johnnyguitar]

Squier Classic Vibe without question. Simply a great Tele at any price.

[chally440]

so how are the pickups in the squire are they up to par with more expensive fenders or
should they be upgraded?

[dazzajl]

how are the pickups in the squire are they up to par with more expensive fenders

No, they're not going to be as good as every part of the guitar will have had corners cut to get the price down.

They might just do what you need though, only you will know once you hear them through your amp, with your band.

[chally440]

so i thought but i hear they are pretty good so it might do..
thanks for the input..

so no one tried wilkinson telecaster or even just wilkinson pickups?

[delboy]

I played a 1990 American Standard Telecaster at a country band rehearsal last week. Possibly the easiest to play electric guitar I've ever touched. The good news is i can borrow it for all the country gigs :-)

[calvin lee]

the classic vibe squires are phenomenal. the only negative thing i have to say about any of them, is that i found the classic vibe tele to be a bit heavy. other than that, it's a great guitar.

[The Marlin]

I like the Wilkinson stuff. The Fret King range kicks the ass of any USA built Fender

The Vintage range are ok, but the Vintage Advance and Vintage Icon range are really nice, and go really cheap on eBay.

If I were buying used, I'd go for the Vintage Advanced. they're a bargain. If I was buying new, and wanted to tweak, I'd go for the Squire, and get some Rutters hardware on it. That should do the trick. I fancy the thinline myself

Marlin

[Sharkblues]

[IMG]Squier Classic Vibe without question. Simply a great Tele at any price.[/IMG]
+ 1

I bought a CV on ebay like new $225 shipped. And a CVC for $250 shipped. Just watch and deals come up often but go fast.

[Fox Rox]

Here is another vote for the Squier Classic Vibe. If you feel you need to replace the pickups I can highly recommend the Keystones by Bill Lawrence. They sound great, are virtually noiseless, and Bill and Becky are great people.

[DrumBob]

Originally Posted by johnnyguitar

Squier Classic Vibe without question. Simply a great Tele at any price.

Exactly right. I have an exceptionally good one that plays great, sounds just dandy, and stays in tune all night. Cost me $305!

[Dennison]

Squier CV Teles are very good guitars. If you're sensitive to pickup tone, remember some CV Teles (the sunburst Custom, I believe) have Alnico V pickups, others have Alnico 111 and there is a tonal difference. I don't know if the same applies to the CV 50s and 60s Strats. I'm sure Squier publish the specs of each model somewhere.

I have the butterscotch black guard 50s Tele. I believe the body is pine and its grain, particularly in the cutaway is a bit, er, 'piney' and doesn't look as nice as a good piece of ash or alder. The white/blonde model looks a little nicer IMO, if this sort of thing bothers you. I just ignore it because my CV Tele has such a beautiful neck and its pickups are quite good enough for now, although I might upgrade at some point.

I do also have a bitsa Tele with Wilkinson hardware — pretty good but not really any better than the Squier CV, apart from those Wilkinson staggered brass saddles which are really good.

The Fretking guitars are very good quality, but so they should be because they ain't cheap. However, were I looking to spend that much money on that type of guitar I'd rather buy a USA Fender — I think Fretking could have done something a little more original that make a Tele and a Strat but just put that silly kink in the pickguard as a sop to 'individuality'.

[johnnyguitar]

I put a Dimarzio true velvet bridge pup in mine and I still can't decide if I like the stock pickups better. So to answer your question I believe the pickups are quite good

[Niprock]

I just got a modern player thinline tele and they Cannot be beat at the price point.... it is amazing.... and I have 4 usa teles and this girl holds her own

[Drewgrass]

Squier Classic Vibe!

[Telechamp]

Another vote for the Classic Vibe. I got my Vintage Blonde for $279 (floor model at GC) and couldn't be happier. What a great Tele...

[fender62custom]

A CV with upgrades would do it.. second hand made in Japan Teles are good value too.

[chally440]

Originally Posted by Telechamp

Another vote for the Classic Vibe. I got my Vintage Blonde for $279 (floor model at GC) and couldn't be happier. What a great Tele...

that looks great could you describe the colour is it white? i live nowhere near a telecaster

thanks all for the tips now im real GASing for a tele..

[The Marlin]

Agreed, Japanese Squire and Fender tele's are excellent. But, growing in value on the second hand market.

The 80's - 90's Squire Tele's were built in the same factory, and on the same production line as the Fenders. One would get a Fender decal, the next a Squire.

Famously, Francis Dunnery used a Japanese Squire Strat all the time, and I know a few touring guitarists who use Japanese Squires at home and in the studio, but use Fender live, so not to provoke the cork sniffers.

I love the Japanese Fenders/Squires. My mustang bass is awesome. I've always regretted selling my Japanese Antigua Strat.

Marlin