There are numerous sellers of this item on Amazon. I selected "Sold and Shipped by Amazon" as the seller. The box arrived intact and I was happy to see the box had a previous freight shipping label from Fender's San Bernadino factory to Amazon's Channahon warehouse.
1. OVERALL: This guitar arrived well packed and blemish free. This is a beautifully built and finished guitar. The sunburst and double binding is a great look. The knobs/pots felt fine, and the tuners, bridge and nut were ok as well. A bit of string stretching and string lube and this guitar holds tune pretty well.
2. FRETS: The first thing I checked for was high frets with a fret rocker. Happy to find there were none.
3. SETUP: Out of the box, the relief and action were out of spec but playable. The out of the box set up along with Fender's specifications are shown below.
Relief at 8th fret, capo on 1st fret: 0.30 mm New vs 0.203 mm Spec.
Action at 12th: 2.25mm New vs 1.6mm Spec.
A quick truss rod and bridge adjustment produced the factory spec, that I was happy with, buzz free and no dead frets.
It's worth noting that there were no sharp frets out of the box. It's winter and the humidity in my house is very low, in the teens. Within a week, the I did feel sharp frets. Short term, I plan to keep this in a case with a Boveda humidity pack. I'll likely need to eventually dress the fret ends because I prefer to leave my guitars in stands, out of the case.
4. Finally, the part that is subjective: I love the way this guitar plays and sounds. The neck profile is a bit thinner than I prefer but workable. The sound is classic telecaster.
Overall, this is a well built guitar that will need a good setup out of the box. The one thing I didn't like was the shallow input jack. When using a right angle cord, the plug doesn't seat.
Add to your order
-
Coverage for accidental damage including drops, spills, and broken parts, as well as breakdowns (plans vary) -
24/7 support when you need it. -
Quick, easy, and frustration-free claims.
Cover this product:
3-Year Protection Plan $57.99
4-Year Protection Plan $76.99
Cover all of your eligible devices:
Asurion Complete Protect: One plan covers all eligible past and future purchases (Renews Monthly Until Cancelled) $16.99/month
Select a plan
Add to your order
- Coverage for accidental damage including drops, spills, and broken parts, as well as breakdowns (plans vary)
- 24/7 support when you need it.
- Quick, easy, and frustration-free claims.
Cover this product:
Select a plan
Add Prime
to get Fast, Free delivery
Fender products customers bought together
Was skeptical of Squier…this is a beautiful guitar
The Classic Vibes are highly regarded by the players as a foundation to upgrade. To be fair, I had to do some set up work including turning the truss rod but once I had the action and intonation set, the guitar is so slick. I’m not a shredder but I felt faster on the tele than on my MIM Strat or Kramer. The sound though a Spark amp clean channel is smooth and responsive across the neck, bridge and both settings.You won’t go wrong on a Classic Vibe Telecaster. What a sweet little axe.I thought about eating it a 3 or 4 of 5 because there was a bow in the neck when delivered. As hot as it was, I expected this. There is a truss rod tool and bridge tool to set your action and you have to do this with every guitar. The strings are pretty awful but I have a set of Stringjoys on the way.It’s a 5 of 5.
Top reviews from the United States
There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2024Style: 60s CustomColor: 3-Color SunburstVerified Purchase
- Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2021Style: 60s CustomColor: 3-Color SunburstVerified Purchase
- Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2024Style: 50sColor: Butterscotch BlondeVerified Purchase
Top reviews from other countries
- Fantastic. Best hemp blunts you’ll getReviewed in Canada on April 19, 2024
Fantastic guitar
Style: 50sColor: White BlondeVerified Purchase -
JG BARONEReviewed in Brazil on September 21, 2022
Excelente
Style: 60s CustomColor: 3-Color SunburstVerified Purchase -
Cristian MendívilReviewed in Mexico on January 8, 2022
Exelente calidad de construcción y sonido para ese rango de precio
Style: 60s CustomColor: 3-Color SunburstVerified Purchase - Nick L.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 27, 2024
It's Just Great
Style: 70s ThinlineColor: NaturalVerified Purchase
