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I'm also loving the two Squire Strats. The Daphne one is a Deluxe, like yours. The surf green one on the left is a Squire VM Surf model, with lipstick pickups. It also has its own thing going on tone wise. I immediately upgraded the tuners, switches, and pots on both Squire guitars. The original ones were okay, but these changes made a world of difference. I'm still liking the pickups on the Deluxe, but at some point I may upgrade them to some Fat 50s or Vintage 69s.
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The Twin Reverb is one of the best sounding amps of all time, IMO. And please remember me if you ever decide to sell that Tele! |
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She's in the mail and on the way! I realize that you most likely don't really care about that, but I had to tell someone!
For the record this is the first guitar I have ever ordered online. I'm old school when it comes to guitar buying and still maintain that I will never buy an acoustic without playing it first...Sweetwater, who I have never dealt with, called me the same day I placed my order, and the rep (Ryan) and I talked for close to an hour. Really cool guy and helpful far beyond any expectations. Today he sent me a notification of the guitar being sent, then sent a follow up email informing me he had gone over the guitar himself (he is a guitar player), on top of their infamous 55 point inspection, and he attached a plethora of pics of my guitar. He said he would be calling me again after delivery, to make sure I am taken care of...Now I have never ordered a guitar online, like I said, but I have other interests outside of music and have purchased many items online (probably too many) over the years, and quite a few were substantial...I have never received so much direct attention for a purchase, from any company, for anything I have ever bought, anywhere...In short, I am very impressed with Sweetwater. The guitar cost me $299! Not a high end purchase by any stretch of the imagination, but the treatment of their customers is outstanding, I must say. Just wanted to share that. Thanks for reading this far. I cannot wait to get my grimy hands on this bad boy! |
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It’s a color offered on 1958 Cadillacs. Like Fiesta Red is a 1956 Thunderbird color.
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About twenty years ago when my son was about fifteen we spent about three hours in GC while he played seemingly everything in there within the budget of money he had saved. Even at that age he was a magnificent guitarist. When we first walked in the door and he told the guy what he was looking for and his price range, the salesman handed him a Squeir and he wouldn’t play it. Finally the salesman said “humor me, just play it for a minute.” As soon as he got about three notes into his practice lick his face lit up. He took it home. Since then he has graduated college and gone through several guitars, but still has that old Squeir.
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I was makin' a phunny
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I have my Squier Deluxe Strat since Friday and have had some good quality playing time with it at this point. All around a very nice axe that plays very good and sounds very good. The PU's are absolutely acceptable and the guitar stays in tune pretty well. Intonation is excellent, all knobs are tight and positive, finish is outstanding, nut is good but not great.
The neck is unfinished but feels good. I prefer a finish on my neck so the dryness took a little bit of familiarization, but now it feels really good. My old Squier Telecaster has a dry neck also but I must say this Strat feels a bit better, IMO, and that is hard to admit. I love my old Squier Telecaster, but haven't played it in a while, hence the re familiarization with an unfinished neck. I had to lower the middle PU just a touch because it was a bit close to the string for my taste. The bridge appears well made and all screws and fittings are tight. I had a touch of string buzz on the 6th and backed off on the bridge screw approximately a quarter turn and no more buzz. Frets are very well dressed. They did a good job. Tremelo feels nice as well but I never use one so can't really comment. I've been playing this through my Fender Super Champ X2 and can capture a ton of different tones, so this Strat lives up to the reputation of versatility. There is something different no matter which PU position I choose, and especially when I am playing with the tone and volume controls on the guitar. I have also played it through a $25 Honeytone and it sounds pretty good plugged into that thing as well. I see no reason why this axe won't outlast me. I can make some upgrades if I choose as I go along, but it is more than acceptable the way it is. If I change anything in the near future, it will be the tuners. They are better than expected, honestly, but I am a bit of a tuner snob and like them a bit tighter, or more positive, if you will. Overall I am impressed with how much guitar is available for $299 these days. The value here is excellent, IMO. Sweetwater's 55 point inspection seems to be a winner. Thanks for all the comments. |
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It's a perfect playing and sounding guitar with an awesome feeling neck, beautiful Daphne blue body, and all the parts I like so much. It's money well spent! This guitar was really good from the start, but now I'm really loving it!
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The unlimited ability to upgrade guitars like this is a big plus. I will eventually make this into a $500-$600 guitar that sounds and plays like a $1200 guitar. I will also enjoy making into something that is my own creation. It isn't bad from the factory, though, so until I decide which direction to take this one, she's just fine. One thing is certain, I will not muck up the color scheme in any way. The pickups, knobs, etc. will be matching to the same theme. I can have what I want and still keep it beautiful. |