Squier Telecaster Custom Electric Guitar (Maple)

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This Squier combines the designs of the 72 Tele Custom and the Tele Deluxe. It features a Maple neck and fingerboard and a black finish.

Overview

A recent addition to the Squier family, the Tele Custom is an affordable hybrid of two popular Telecaster designs. Fusing a '72 Tele Custom with a Tele Deluxe, this guitar has two high-output humbuckers, a three-way pickup selector switch, and independent volume and tone controls. The Squier Tele Custom features a solid Agathis body and a bolt-on maple neck with a maple fingerboard.

Specs

Model name: Squier Telecaster Custom

Series: Squier Standard Series

Body: Agathis

Neck: Maple, C-shape (gloss polyurethane finish)

Fingerboard: Maple, 7.25 in. Radius (184 mm)

Number of frets: 22 medium-jumbo frets

Scale length: 25.5 in. (648 mm)

Width at nut: 1.650 in. (42 mm)

Hardware: Chrome

Machine heads: Standard die-cast tuners

Bridge: 6-saddle strings-thru-body Tele bridge

Pickguard: 3-ply black

Pickups: 2 chrome covered humbuckers (neck/bridge)

Pickup switching: 3-position toggle

Position 1: Bridge pickup

Position 2: Bridge and neck pickups

Position 3: Neck pickup

Controls: Volume 1. (neck pickup), Tone 1. (neck pickup), Volume 2. (bridge pickup), Tone 2. (bridge pickup)

Strings: Fender Super 250L, nickel plated steel (.009 to .042)

Unique features: Dot inlays

Introduced: 7/2003

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 480-596-7195

Reviews

(89 ratings)

Submitted December 17, 2007 by a customer from hotmail.com

"Bast Damm Squier Out There Today!"

Overall:

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I am keeping this guitar,and have no thoughts at all about getting rid of it.I do believe that it'll last me a lifetime.Then again,I'm a firm believer in taking care of your equipment and not letting it sit there and get all dirty.Take care of your stuff and it'll always be there for you.That's my motto.

Sound
This is the best sounding $200.00 guitar out there today,bar none.I play this through a Americanmade Peavey Studio Pro 112,and I get a nice country twang with it,and when I switch to the distortion channel,it's just plain out gives me that 70's Led Zeppelin/AC/DC tone,that I love so much.

Features
This guitar has a 3 way pup switch,2 sets of volume and tone controls that enable you to set the tone to your liking.I read prior reviews where people were saying that the tone knobs aren't that good,buit you know what? I haven't had any problem with them at all.

Ease of Use
Very easy to play,once it's set up properly.It's very playable with no problems at all.This just might be the best guitar that the Squier brand has out there today.But then again,I've always have been a sucker for a good Tele tone.

Quality
Here's where I give it a low grade.When I got this in,the action was very high off the neck and the tuners were loose,along with the intonation being off.I believe that this was just made and put in a box until it got shipped off.I tightened the tuners… read more and imput,adjusted the pups,lowered the saddles,and intonated it.Now,it's perfect,and it sounds great.That were the only faults I could find with this guitar.

Value
I believe that this is the best guitar that is made under the Squier brand today.It sounds awesome,looks great,and is a keeper.I'm a Fender guy at heart,so this is a welcome addition to my arsenal of 6 string weaponry.

Manufacturer Support
Fender has always been very consumer friendly,in my opinion.No problems here.

The Wow Factor
It's a Telecaster that emits that 70's vibe.How could you not want it? I do wish that mine was a different color though,like maybe a Sunburst,to go along with my strat.

Musical Background:
active musician

Musical Style:
classic rock and blues

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