Squier Vintage Edition Telecaster

This 40th Anniversary Tele is one of the nicest Squier guitars I have played. Playing through my old Dr.Z Maz18, a Strymon Flint reverb, Sole Pressure drive (Briefly), and Flux Liquid Ambience.

[@davidclarke2327]

I have a 40th. Anniversary Squier....added Wilkinson tuners, Wilkinson bridge/saddles ...and Tex Mex pups. Killer Tele - especially the one piece neck. Great value! Nice playing, Don!

[@Bluesgtar]

Hey David. Thanks! I agree, it plays and feels better than a new Mex player Tele.

[@pattanakit]

i thought you were Bill Gates. haha

[@Bluesgtar]

Thanks for watching. I guess I see the resemblance lol. We are also the same age.

[@gitarboi6760]

Best guitar review I’ve seen in a long time
Excellent playing!
I know what that guitar sounds like
Well done

[@Bluesgtar]

Thank you for watching and for your comments. Greatly appreciated. Feel free to message me any suggestions for a particular guitar you would like to see reviewed

[@jasonswitzer1748]

I bought the mocha one… put on some compensated brass saddles, swapped the pickups for 51 Nocasters, put in a pure tone jack with electro socket jack mount, and wired up a push pull for switching between series/parallel. It’s got great grunt, but also clarity. Plays super well now that I’ve done a setup and get it dialed in. The only disappointment is that I have a semi-dead fret on the high E string that doesn’t ring cleanly like all the other frets, but other than that, this guitar is rules. I have the action set a 4/64th per Fender’s recommendations and it helps the whole guitar vibrate and feel alive (which I look for in a guitar), but I wonder if it’s possible to keep that same resonance while lowering the action just a hair (if I do that now, the low E and A string buzz a bit… maybe shim the neck?

[@Bluesgtar]

Hey Jason thanks for watching..Nice choices for upgrades. Is it possible you could have a high fret somewhere causing the high E string problem? I've been using a neck check gauge for setting my string height for years now. It sits on the neck itself at the 17th fret and I can set each string to the exact same height. Its always tricky with the brass saddle bridges but if I can't get the same height from the first fret to the last and the neck is straight then it usually needs a shim.. Usually a .25 is enough to make it perfect.... Usually lol.

[@bobag81]

This kind of playing is exactly what I aspire to. So nice.

[@Bluesgtar]

Thank you Alfredo. I appreciate that.

[@guitarandotherthings6090]

Your amp is so much more important than your guitar. Id rather have a Squire with a Z than a Fender with a Gorilla lol. If you can afford both like Brad Paisley then hey!

[@Bluesgtar]

I totally agree. The Doctors amps have spoiled me... Thanks for watching

[@guitarandotherthings6090]

@bluesgtar Thanks! Have you tried the Z Wreck? I dont know if its great or if its just brad Paisley making anything sound good. lol

[@Bluesgtar]

@@guitarandotherthings6090 Haven't tried the Z Wreck but I had a Stang Ray for a while. That's the one that got me hooked. If I could find a Stang head for the right price I might grab one.

[@Poldek.Misiak]

Very nice playing Don. I bought the same Squier and I love it, but mine has a very muddy neck pickup. I will have to buy a set of Tonerider pickups.

[@Bluesgtar]

Thanks... The Toneriders are a great choice..

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

What set of Toneriders did you end up getting or are you looking to get?

[@PhillipHolt-f9r]

How much?

[@johncarlo7395]

Not bad, but not great.

[@Bluesgtar]

Thanks for watching. Are you referring to the guitar or my playing 😂.

[@johncarlo7395]

​@@BluesgtarThe Guitar, not your playing, your playing is very melodic, and very nice on the ears I think when I hear a Telecaster review I automatically think of Brent Mason, Albert Lee, etc and expect that sound, perhaps I'm just being selfish and a Telecaster is more versatile than just "Chicken Pickin" well played.

[@Seggy75]

Thanks for sharing. Sounds great. Amazing what you can get for your money now.

[@Bluesgtar]

Thanks for watching... You're right. There's lots of choices out there. Some better than others..

[@kampfkatze6092]

Got the same model, love the tones you managed to pull from this beauty, great review & playing. Thanks so much for sharing !!

[@Bluesgtar]

Hello, thanks for watching and for the kind comments. If there is a particular guitar you would like see reviewed please let me know. I check comments daily.

[@kampfkatze6092]

@@Bluesgtar Thanks for your answer! Any comparison between this and other T-style would be amazing, always love to see good deep dives and comps on the CV (or 40th anniversary) range vs MIM or other brands. Did you tried the Harley Benton TE62 ? This is obviously an entry price brand but i heard a lot of positive feedbacks on their Telecasters.anniversary

[@Bluesgtar]

@@kampfkatze6092 I'm getting ready for a shootout review of the Harley Benton VT series Strat vs the Tagima Classic Series T-635 Strat.. Let me give you a heads up.. I am not impressed with either. Stay tuned and I'll appreciate your feedback.

[@frettingitforward]

Killer vibe dude, did the sound 🤟

[@Bluesgtar]

Hey Mark! Thank you.. I appreciate that

[@standingbadger]

The neck pickup sounds great through the Z.

[@Bluesgtar]

Thanks for watching. I'm a big fan of Dr.Z

[@4001bassAZ]

ALWAYS a pleasure to hear you play, Don.

[@Bluesgtar]

Thanks Mac!...

[@mikehoehn1475]

Pretty darn good..nice playing

[@Bluesgtar]

Thanks You! and thanks for watching

[@cyber-psych2503]

sweet

[@Bluesgtar]

Thanks for watching...

[@garybratton7756]

Squier.

[@Bluesgtar]

Apparently I need an editor lol.. Thanks