The Squier Classic Vibe 70s Telecaster Deluxe

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  • @MarbsMusic
    @MarbsMusic 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I just got one today in white. Nut was perfect, frets were perfect and polished and the neck relief was spot on. I did have to lower the saddles to where I like it but it wasn't too bad right out of the box. I wasn't expecting it to be this nice nor the pickups to sound this good. I had to send back a very expensive one to Fender about 18 months ago and this one blows that away at about 1/5 the price. Frankly I'm a little stunned. Great playing a great review!

    • @leonardgriffieblues5845
      @leonardgriffieblues5845  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you. Yes, the one I reviewed was way nicer than I expected. And while some complain because the pickups aren’t “true” wide range humbuckers like the originals, they sound good. Again, better than expected. Enjoy yours and thanks so much for watching.

  • @jc6721
    @jc6721 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Just found your channel a few days ago, and I must say your reviews and playing are so much better than most of the large YT channels! Loved this review ans also the Toronado review you did. I have a Strat gib scale conversion neck and am thinking of strapping it to one of these Tele Deluxes. Although I would prefer the body style of the Toronado, but then that custom neck wouldn’t work unless I moved the bridge as that guitar is already 24.75 scale. Anyway, great reviews and playing! It’s a real breath of fresh air! Thanks so much for what you do!

    • @leonardgriffieblues5845
      @leonardgriffieblues5845  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much. I’m very happy you found my channel. Best of luck with your project and I hope you love it.

  • @MJVelpel
    @MJVelpel 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Excellent and useful demo/ review. You let us hear the guitar without backing track and max distortion like most reviewers.

    • @leonardgriffieblues5845
      @leonardgriffieblues5845  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you my friend. Yes, while I like a little light gain, too much distortion makes it pretty much impossible to actually hear the character of the instrument. Although I guess if you play metal you may want to know how it sounds with heavy distortion, but there’s no shortage of channels that do that.

  • @guitarzan0515
    @guitarzan0515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Wow, that’s a pretty sweet guitar! It has very useable sounds. Great video and playing from a Master Axe Man! Holding my breath till next week😎

  • @SandalGuy1
    @SandalGuy1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video Leonard.
    Love the slow blues where you can really hear each pickup.
    Nice playing. Guitar sounds amazing.
    Thank you.

  • @senseiruss
    @senseiruss ปีที่แล้ว +6

    IGreat demo and review, Leonard !'m guessing that the way you play, you could make ANY guitar sound great! Just bought one of these - you were spot on with your review - it's a sweet electric!

  • @NoobOnATele
    @NoobOnATele 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love that bridge pickup... Just bought one myself getting it within the week!

  • @miket3353
    @miket3353 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great review. Pondering getting one of these. Some seriously sweet blues playing too 😀

    • @leonardgriffieblues5845
      @leonardgriffieblues5845  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks. Yes, those are pretty nice for low dollars. A little setup work and you’re good to go.

  • @yodan8937
    @yodan8937 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great Delivery !!

  • @dragan4658
    @dragan4658 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for the demo. Perfect timing as Im planing to get a 70's telecaster deluxe, just trying to decide between a Squier or a Fender MIM.

    • @leonardgriffieblues5845
      @leonardgriffieblues5845  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Unfortunately I haven’t yet tried the MIM version so I can’t offer much insight there. I think the Squier should be a decent choice for most who don’t want to go full American Vintage though.
      Thanks for watching.

    • @dragan4658
      @dragan4658 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @leonardgriffieblues5845 the American is over $2000 and based on sound comparisons there really wasn't much advantage over the Squier even. Thanks for posting.

  • @gabe.brooks
    @gabe.brooks ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the review. I was considering this guitar and truly appreciate your information and thoughts.

  • @christophervincent8420
    @christophervincent8420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I don't have those pickups in the Affinity version. But I have a pickup replacement very affordable in mind

  • @edlicari3909
    @edlicari3909 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great guitar right there and nice playing/review!! 👍

  • @clemdewitt687
    @clemdewitt687 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice sound, great review. Thanks Leonard.

  • @oldbladderhorn
    @oldbladderhorn ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got the custom ii squire telecaster. and after a bit of arsing about with the neck and string hight and intonation
    and pick up hight (p90's).. debured the frets so it now don't rip your skin. it really plays like a dream.
    yes its still a cheap guitar and very heavy .. but it sounds sweet unamplified and wow!! amped
    it sure can growl and crunch it hasn't got a ton of different sounds but what it has is really really good.
    got it second hand off some learner he thinking he got one over on me..yes it was a right stinker
    almost unplayable.. the guitar he sold me was a half finished doer upper..
    if that fella could play he'd never have parted with it(a hidden gem) as its a beasty now.
    I got a real real neat bargain man and the ££££ saved and I ain't never gonna part with it.
    now I don't collect guitars and don't put a fetisch shine on my instruments after all their
    nothing but a machine and as a machine they got to be used oiled tweeked no end
    or they just fail when called on to do their reason for being in the room
    and thats not to gather dust..that custom ii is there for a reason
    to make me feel more alive gets played every day as do my others..
    PS
    I rotate them as their strings age or retune one into an open tuning
    there's loads of things to get just right or even wrong
    as there's only so much time in a life..and there's only me..
    tinkering a little here a little there..

    • @leonardgriffieblues5845
      @leonardgriffieblues5845  ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s great. Yeah, if you can do a little work yourself you can end up with a great guitar for little money. Thanks for watching.

  • @joeblankenship377
    @joeblankenship377 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the look of the fat Strat headstock on a Tele body. I'd wanna pop in some split coil humbuckers so I can do classic Tele sounds too.

    • @leonardgriffieblues5845
      @leonardgriffieblues5845  ปีที่แล้ว

      Certainly an option. Thanks for watching.

    • @maxxxamt
      @maxxxamt ปีที่แล้ว

      Would it be possible to install regular sized humbuckers without a new pickguard?

    • @leonardgriffieblues5845
      @leonardgriffieblues5845  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@maxxxamt I don't think so. I did that review last year and no longer have the guitar, but I think the pickups are probably the same size as true Wide Range Fenders. They have the four mounting screws just like the originals and I believe they're a little larger than a Gibson style humbucker, so a new guard would be needed for a clean install of PAF style pickups. I'm sure someone makes one.

    • @maxxxamt
      @maxxxamt ปีที่แล้ว

      @@leonardgriffieblues5845 found one on Amazon. Wish me luck haha

  • @jimib201
    @jimib201 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What kind of amp is that coming through? Sound damn good for a 450 dollar guitar. I'm loving that sound.

    • @leonardgriffieblues5845
      @leonardgriffieblues5845  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s my trusty Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb, which I immediately ungraded to blonde spec (Celestion Neo-Creamback, firmware update). I’ve done some videos on it, the most popular of which was my “Tone Master at Two Years” video.
      Thanks for watching.

  • @MRROBBIEWATTS
    @MRROBBIEWATTS ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I Love the look of the Deluxe, always have done, for years...BUT the 'FAT' neck always put me off buying one...I wish there was an option to replace with a Thinner neck - anyone out there got any Ideas?!

    • @leonardgriffieblues5845
      @leonardgriffieblues5845  ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you tried the Squier version I reviewed here? It’s been awhile but I don’t recall that neck being fat at all.
      Thanks for watching.

  • @oscargutierrez4439
    @oscargutierrez4439 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome!!

  • @MillerCustomGuitars
    @MillerCustomGuitars 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Leonard! Where in the world are you getting all these guitars from? I bought two guitars for the sake of video content (one kit, and one cheap but affordable but high quality strat copy for comparison) and I completely ran out of video budget.

    • @leonardgriffieblues5845
      @leonardgriffieblues5845  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I feel ya. When you’re too tiny for any sort of sponsorship it forces you to become something of a gear dealer, which I don’t enjoy but at this stage it’s necessary. I will be pivoting to some videos that aren’t gear reviews.

  • @jmac645
    @jmac645 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the t shirt

  • @perothing
    @perothing ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice guitar. There's a hint of Peter Green sauce...eh...sound. Tastefull playing as well.

    • @leonardgriffieblues5845
      @leonardgriffieblues5845  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks. Yeah that was a very nice guitar, especially for the price. Thanks for watching.

  • @Rami-L
    @Rami-L ปีที่แล้ว +1

    would you say it’s worth the money? are there any similar guitars in the same price range that are better/more cost efficient?

    • @leonardgriffieblues5845
      @leonardgriffieblues5845  ปีที่แล้ว

      I think most would agree the Classic Vibe series are a great value. And sure, these days there are lots of choices in that price range, many of which are very nice (the Sire T3 comes to mind), but if you’re after the classic Tele Deluxe, it might be as good a choice as any.

  • @Luismiguitar
    @Luismiguitar ปีที่แล้ว

    is the squire classic vibe telecaster deluxe made of solid body poplar or laminate sandwich poplar body?

    • @leonardgriffieblues5845
      @leonardgriffieblues5845  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As far as I know they’re all multi piece bodies, made up of the usual lengthwise cut blocks, not sandwich construction. Thanks for watching.

  • @SaverioTanzi
    @SaverioTanzi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm pretty sure that the guitar is a Squier Affinity Telecaster Deluxe, not a Classic Vibe series!

    • @leonardgriffieblues5845
      @leonardgriffieblues5845  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No this is definitely the Classic Vibe. There are a number of differences, but just look at the pickups and the headstock. The Affinity version has regular (Gibson style) humbuckers, not the faux wide range humbuckers you see on the Classic Vibe. Also, the Affinity has the regular Tele style headstock, not the CBS era Strat style headstock like the original, and the CV. That should clear it up for you and thanks for watching.

    • @SaverioTanzi
      @SaverioTanzi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@leonardgriffieblues5845 in that case Fender did a total black version in the past! It's a shame they stop producing that version

    • @SaverioTanzi
      @SaverioTanzi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@leonardgriffieblues5845 I've neve seen a total black version of the Classic Vibe 70s Tele Deluxe, and still I can't find it on the web. Do you have a link that allow me to check this beatiful version? Thanks a lot

    • @SaverioTanzi
      @SaverioTanzi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@leonardgriffieblues5845 I've never seen a total black version of Telecaster Classic Vibe with HH on the web, just the affinity has this look. Humbuckers and fret could be easily replaced: maybe this is a Tele with body of the Affinity series, HH and fret by CV. But if I'm wrong, please send me a link of this version, beacuse I'm really interested buying one!

    • @leonardgriffieblues5845
      @leonardgriffieblues5845  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They did stop producing the black one. I think maybe 2020. Used ones are available of course:
      reverb.com/item/83496100-squier-2020-classic-vibe-70s-telecaster-deluxe-black?

  • @madhopstimmy
    @madhopstimmy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Anyone ever told you sound a lot like Obama? Lol sorry

    • @leonardgriffieblues5845
      @leonardgriffieblues5845  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      LOL. Yes, I’ve been told that several times since starting this channel. Actually I think it’s quite a compliment, given what a great speaker he is. Thanks so much for watching.