Squier CV 60s Custom Tele 3-SB

Adquiri esta guitarra na Thomman em Novembro e desde então que se tornou a guitarra principal no meu homestudio e uso-a quase em exclusivo para todas as gravações que faço.
É uma guitarra bem fabricada, com acabamentos cuidados muito mais bonita ao vivo que nas fotos.
O pormenor do "Double Binding" confere-lhe uma beleza fora do comum.
Guitarra robusta e pesada que dá aquela sensação de guitarra sólida quando se toca. O braço é muito macio e confortável sem arestas vivas nos trastes.
O "Neck Pickup" é excelente! O "Bridge pickup" acho um pouco enlameado mas é aceitavel e contornável com um pouco de equalização.
Os afinadores são muito bons e a guitarra mantém a afinação por dias mesmo com sessões longas.
Contras: Precisei ajustar o truss-rod porque vinha com uma curva bastante acentuada de fábrica. Após 2 ajustes nos 2 primeiros dias ficou perfeita.
Recomendo mesmo esta guitarra e penso adquirir mais squiers da linha Custom Vibe no futuro, porque depois de tocar nesta não há como falhar.

This is an excellent guitar for its price, no doubt about it. The double binding gives it a distinct look most low tier Fenders would envy. A little tweaking of the lipstick pickup makes for a more balanced sound.

I got this for a little extra after a disappointing experience with the Black and Gold Anniversary Squier Tele. Unlike it, this guitar has a properly positioned neck and the high E string doesn't slide off with the slightest touch.

What I found was missing versus previous editions made in China is the actual ashtray cover and the better sounding brass saddles. Both are cheap and easy to find, but for another ten or twenty euros on the base price it would have been worth it to have these accessories right out of the box.

Fretboard wood was unevenly stained, but not so much you'd notice and can be fixed with proper guitar caring products. The finish has very minor imperfections which are only visible upon very close inspection. Like all Teles, it needs a little TLC for the right intonation, if yours isn't getting there take it to a tech. I find that the replacement of the saddles for compensated brass ones helped to get a more even intonation than with the original hardware.

The guitar arrived in Greece very quickly, in 7 days. The package was very secure and tight. The guitar came with loose strings, and no setup at all. I had to adjust the truss rod, fix the action, pickup height and intonate. No big deal for me, but someone else would pay for this kind of service.

The guitar is just beautiful. Looks like a single piece body, and the overall quality is very high. Frets have no sharp edges, and the indian laurel has a very pleasant interaction with the fingers.

The sound is very nice, for guitar that cost 400 euros, but pickups could be better, as they are very compressed and lack of spark. Bridge is nice, but the neck is too "loose" sounding, very bassy and lacks definition. That affects middle position, also. Pickups sound very good in recordings, but they don't give a good feedback in the finger. No attack at all. I immediately replaced them with a handmade Q pickups set, and the sound was shiny and clear.

This tele has a very high playability. It is very light (around 3300gr) and plays like butter, compared to a MIM one. The C shaped neck is very pleasing in playing. I have large and fat finger, and this type of "slim" neck makes my playing just as easy as breathing. Narrow tall frets, also, help a lot for bending and vibrato. The easiest playing on a "fenderish" guitar, ever, for me.

There only problem that I noticed, and affects my playing, is that the 3-way switch is very very tight and difficult to change position. I lubricate the plates inside, but I found no diffrence. It is very noisy, too.

Overall, I'd say that is a fine guitar, whose value exceeds the price paid. I would recommend it to anyone, without second thoughts.

I have several Teles from USA and MiM Fenders to Harley Benton T styles. They're all great in their own ways. This one I bought purely on impulse. I have always loved the look of bound sunburst Teles and when I saw this at £322 inc delivery, I just bought it. No other thought process than that.

It arrived within the week (4 business days) and was pretty well packed. When I opened the box and took it out, I couldn't believe how much better it looked in the 'flesh'. But then I thought, I suppose I'd better play it and see what I need to do to it. So I tuned it up and noodled around on it for a while. My first impressions playing this were that I don't need to touch anything. It is like it was set up for me in the shop. The neck feels great, the action is perfect, there are no sharp frets, the intonation is as close as you could expect with the vintage style bridge saddles (may well swap them for compensated saddles at some point), it's an incredibly nice instrument to play. The tones are just what you buy a Tele for. Maybe a little bright at the bridge for my liking, but usable and certainly nothing that a few minor adjustments couldn't sort out.

I'm not going to compare this with the USA models. There is no comparison, the USA instruments are better finished in every way and the hardware is much better. It is not a fair comparison. But this does compare quite well with my MiMs. The fit and finish are very similar, the weight is about the same and the playability is spot on. What did surprise me is that I got a guitar that is very close in quality and tone for less than half the price of my MiMs. It might be that the difference may well be due to the hardware. If it is, I don't think paying twice the price is worth it just to have Fender on the headstock.

Overall I have fallen in love with this guitar. It is the best impulse buy I've made in a very, very long time.