PSA: A couple of CV Squier Thinline Telecasters on sale

UnclePsychosis

darthed1981 said:

UnclePsychosis said:

Oh man.

I've wanted a thinline telecaster for forever. This is sorely testing my "no more guitars" resolve...

Do it, do it, do it do it.....

Nah. I'm a bass man these days and am sticking strictly to one electric guitar. 

thecolourbox

UnclePsychosis said:

darthed1981 said:

UnclePsychosis said:

Oh man.

I've wanted a thinline telecaster for forever. This is sorely testing my "no more guitars" resolve...

Do it, do it, do it do it.....

Nah. I'm a bass man these days and am sticking strictly to one electric guitar. 

They sound quite nice (albeit quiet) unplugged as well

darthed1981

OK right - mine has arrived... (the 70s, natural, Richey Edwards one)

First off... The Good....

This is an excellent guitar to play, neck is really good, though its lacquered that might not be to everyone's taste.  Come set up with a low action, looks like it's not 100% intonated though...

Sounds great, lovely clear full sound from the pickups through my little Vox handbag on my desk

Unplugged, it also sounds wonderfully resonant yet solid.

It's a great musical instrument, and a stunning one for the money...

Now... The BAD...

This is small beans for £235 - but I suspect the insanely low price is because these are in fact, factory seconds...

I say this because there are some tiny flaws in the otherwise lovely finish on the front near the knobs, and some more-than-tiny areas where the finish was missed around the f-hole.

Now... if it was full price, which for these this day and age is nearly four-hundred-notes, I'd return it, but as it is, remains a bargain

Offset

darthed1981 said:

OK right - mine has arrived... (the 70s, natural, Richey Edwards one)

First off... The Good....

This is an excellent guitar to play, neck is really good, though its lacquered that might not be to everyone's taste.  Come set up with a low action, looks like it's not 100% intonated though...

Sounds great, lovely clear full sound from the pickups through my little Vox handbag on my desk

Unplugged, it also sounds wonderfully resonant yet solid.

It's a great musical instrument, and a stunning one for the money...

Now... The BAD...

This is small beans for £235 - but I suspect the insanely low price is because these are in fact, factory seconds...

I say this because there are some tiny flaws in the otherwise lovely finish on the front near the knobs, and some more-than-tiny areas where the finish was missed around the f-hole.

Now... if it was full price, which for these this day and age is nearly four-hundred-notes, I'd return it, but as it is, remains a bargain

I'd certainly have hung on to it at that price for those minor imperfections.  Thanks for posting and HNGD.

Voxman

darthed1981 said:

Fuck... I really want one of these and Mrs Ed just said no!

Dump her... and then get both! 

mark123

Recieved mine and on the fence whether to return it , finish is great apart from a little 10mm rough spot inside the f hole , necks a bit gloopy/ glossy but that can be sorted easily enough , we all know the wide range humbuckers are really just normal humbuckers in these models , bridge pickup sounds great and bitey / crunchy but middle and neck sound wooly and unusable , string spacing seems tight for my big hands and neck edges feel sharp ( didn't expect them to be rolled at this price) neck shape is a comfortable slighly fatter than the generic C shape .

So do i keep it flatten the neck ,get a replacement neck pick up ,roll the edges ? .

The fly in the ointment is the string spacing ,it looks as the strings are hight at the nut so lowering them may help and there is space for a new nut to make the string spacing wider , i would do all the work myself but would still have the cost of a neck wide range humbucker.

I'm only playing home volume through a positive grid spark so maybe it's that ?

lovestrat74

Try adjusting the pickup height.