Fender Squier 51

Features? Single and humbucker...doesn't get any better. The push pull pot doesn't make a huge tonal difference, but does add a little pop. I can't quit playing this thing! Put new strings...then amazing. The blonde w/ black pickgaurd...gorgeous. My Les Paul won't even speak to me anymore. She's been catchin' me cheatin.

Great for any style. I plugged it in, turned the radio on, and played for hours. It covers all solid body sounds. Good sustain. The pickups are hot, but not too hot where you can't crank it up and jam in a small room without major feedback. I can't wait to throw on some add-ons. Perfect guitar for adding better parts, even though it sounds great now. Blown away for $99!!!

Action needed a bit of adjustment, no biggie. Don't see any flaws, but hey it's a vintage so who cares if there is. I've been wanting a tele blonde, but I'm so poor I can't even pay attention, so figured $99, I'll give 'er a shot. I wouldn't sell it for more than I paid. I'm stoked.

Don't know yet...but i played her for 3 1/2 hrs last night and she seemed pretty solid. Seems well built. Tuners stayed tight.

Don't know. But i figure for 99 bucks I don't care if they hang up on me when I call.

I've been playing an Epi LP for four years (actually sounds better than gibsons i've played)...I love everything about it, but I've been wanting something in the Fender category for a while. I couldn't choose what, so I thought I would start with a cheapy for the feel. The reviews are all correct. A+ Sounds fantastic. I would buy one before they are gone. Ebay or Musiciansfriend.

When MF blew these out a $99.00 I pulled the trigger on a vintage Blond body, black pick guard, maple neck model.The guitar has a 21 fret tele style neck with vintage frets. A Strat style single coil in the neck position and a humbucker in the bridge position with a push/pull coil tap on the volume pot. The p/up selector is a rotory 3 way. No tone controls.

I bought this because it can be modded without fear of butchering a high end guitar. After listening to the guitar going through tube and ss amps, I'm leaving mine stock for now. The humbucker is hot so the dirty crowd will like it. The neck p/up is very Stratty sounding, good for blues solos. Noise level is not perfect but no more than any other single coil.Humbucker is quiet.

This guitar came with a flawless body and one small ding on the back of the neck. The fit is good with both p/ups lining up under the strings properly.Bridge is a cheapo along with saddles but function ok

I would (and will) use this guitar to jam/gig with.

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I v'e been at it for over 40 years, own several high end guitars, some midrange guitars and some custom builds. I would recomend this guitar for a beginner because of it's smaller neck and decent playability.You could do a lot worse for 3 times the money.

Yep, got them things jes like that there other fella wrote.

Sounds like one of them thar electric gui-tars...kinda purty ifn ya askn.

Hadta giver a tune up, after that, she jes purred.

A raccoon done chewed on it a might. Wuz still able to play my favrite truckin song "18 wheels is moran you got"

Now whut am I gonna ask some city fella about?

Been playing the gui-tar longs I can recollect. I reckon I love this gui-tar, at least as much as I can love some wood and wires.

guitar is nicely finished in glossy polyurethane..neck is matte..body is strat style, with contoured back, bridge is fixed strat style..tuners are sealed gotoh style..the neck on this one is kind of chunky..i like it..made in indonesia..if i am deciphering the serial # correctly it is a 2005 model..maple neck/fingerboard..basswood ? body ..volume -push/pull phase and pickup selector knobs..no tone control..but...LOTS of tone

as frank zappa so aptly put it..wowie zowie baby you're so neat...the sound is simply put..GREAT...single coil strat PUP in the neck is glassy and clean..hb at bridge is slammin'...in between to my ear is more single coil sounding, but could be how i have the pup's balanced..push pull knob seems to add / detract bass..also..major tone change with volume knob roll off..seems to get a bit bassier...which on some guitars is a detraction, but on this guitar..IT WORKS...very full sound, with a dramatic range..i love the blues, but pay the bills playing a little bit of everything..i am running it straight through a riv 55/112 at gigs..at home, i play it through a very old blonde fender bassman, with 2 x 12 jensen, and also run my emery super baby throught the bassman cab..also like this thing through my little zinky smokie amp...one of my buddy's uses a line 6 and has one of these..it sounds great through that..another buddy has one, and plays through various fenders, silvertones, and other exotics, and it sounds great in every amp...REALLY

i was late on the bandwagon..all my friends had these guitar and tried to convince me to get one..i couldn't get past that name on the headstock 'SQUIER'..golly..don't know why..the guitar i got is finished perfectly..no flaws..neck = perfect...body =perfect..one slight problem..one or two of the height adjustment screws on the saddles vibrate loose...might fix it with elmers which shouldn't bugger things up...i lowered the saddles and tightened the truss rod..it plays to my specifications and i have no complaints..i'll be a prick..9 for the loose saddle screws

i have played fender, musicman, g&l guitars for years...you can through them in the air..try and catch them and miss...you can flip on the ground like stevie ray...you can probably decapitate an unwanted household intruder...how the heck can you mess up a fender guitar..they are built like tanks..oh yeah..this one is an indonesian squier..well ...it is just as solid as any fender i ever had

i have had excellent results with fender service..i have heard stories about people that did not have good results..maybe they didn't approach things from the correct angle

bought it on ebay..brand spankin' new..in the original shipping box, but with the addition of a nicely padded gretsch gig bag and a brand new fender E tuner...quirky, but cool...paid 99.99 delivered to my door..if you don't get one, and you can afford the yard..well, my friend...imho, that would be a bad move...you can take it anywhere, use it for any application, be it country, gospel, soul, r&b, blues, rock, heavy metal, jazz...if you can think of it, this guitar has no limitations

Strat body, Tele neck, Vintage Blonde with black '51 P-Bass style pickguard, 1 Humbucker w/ coil tap, 1 single coil, 1 volume knob, hardtail bridge. Pretty unique in the features department, but docking off a point for lack of tone knob. No big deal though.

I bought this guitar on a whim when I heard that the price dropped to $100 and they were being discontinued. I always liked the way they looked when they came out but the price made me think they might be a little cheap.

So I drive to Sam Ash to try one out. I was really surprised at the tone I was getting from this cheap $100 Squier. Running through a Vox Valvetronix AD30VT (the same amp I own), I sat there and played with all the different pickup combinations and was getting some amazing sounds. The humbucker is pretty powerful and has a lot of character, but isn't so hot that it just sounds like white noise. It produced a very smooth, saturated crunch which I was pleased with. I was able to get a lot of good clean tones as well, especially with the coil tap on the humbucker. Lots of Strat-like sounds, which was good because I was looking for something with a little more versatility. Very very pleased with the sounds I'm getting. Again, I'm docking a point for no tone knob, but the thing sounds damn good anyway.

As expected, it wasn't set up too well out of the box. I'll probably do a full set up today when I'm not busy. Action was a little high. Might want to ask the guitar clerk to bring you multiple '51s from the back room; the first one he brought out for me had a sizeable crack right by the neck joint as well as some finish flaws on the backside. I wasn't about to buy something brand new with flaws like that. The next one he got me was in pristine condition out of the box.

Seems pretty sturdy so far. I've always felt like Fenders (and Squiers, especially) were sort of durable in this respect. I'll probably drop it a lot and accidentally yank cables out and such but I bet it will still play like a million bucks. The finish is a beautiful vintage blonde; this guitar looks a lot like an old Les Paul Junior Special or something. Think TV yellow only slightly lighter. I think I could rely on this guitar... although I would probably never rely completely on one single guitar. :P

Well, Sam Ash has a 30-day money back guarantee so if it breaks in the next month I won't lose any sleep. I'm guessing that dealing with Squier should I have a problem will probably be a pain.

Been playing 9 years now. Also own a 2005 Les Paul Junior, a 2002 Telecaster and an old 1995 mutant Ibanez strat copy. Honestly, I was getting pretty bored with all my other gear and this guitar made playing a little bit more exciting again. And it was dirt cheap! I love the color, and it sounds great. This guitar just has a good vibe. I'd probably just by another one if this was lost or stolen because they're so damn cheap, although they'll probably be slightly harder to find now that they're being discontinued. This is a great cheap guitar, and from what I've read online is apparently great for modding.

You probably know the features already, so I'll move onto what you really want to read.

This guitar suits me like no other I've owned. I play mostly blues and classic rock and I can't get enough of this one. I have several amps I play this particular guitar through. I have a '65 Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue, VOX VR30, and VOX Pathfinder 10. It sounds best through the VOX VR30, but in the Deluxe's defense, it's gonna take some knob tweaking. I dialed up the sound I wanted right away with the VR30. The Pathfinder is just a small practice amp. I've gotten a great mix of Chicago Blues & British Blues with this combo. Very cool. I was very pleased with the stock pickups, however I will change them out. I'm not in a real hurry to do this, but I'm definitely going to go with Fender's new '68 Hendrix Tribute strat pickup in the neck. I will most likely go with a Gibson '57 type Humbucker in the bridge. The coil tap feature is pretty sweet on this one. You can get a nice array of sound. When you "tap" the bucker for single coil, its slightly hotter than a regular Strat bridge pickup and not as bright as a Tele. There is some hum, but you can't hear it when playing so who cares. Didn't seem to both Jimi too much. I'm giving this a "9" only because I'm gonna change the pickups.

Well, Squiers are notorious for being CRAP as far as action, fit, and setup goes. Another surprise for me here. It was ok at the store, but all I had to do was change the strings and I was good to go. Intonation was great as well. I tried some new strings on this as well. I read in last months Guitar Player magazine that Warren Haynes sometimes uses GHS Boomers and I can see why. They sound great, they break in easily, and their inexpensive.

The guitar is very well built. I'm looking to start playing out again and I would definitely take it out for gigs. I probably would gig with it without a backup, but I recommend it. You just never know.

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I've been playing about 12 years now, and I've owned about 20 guitars. Most were Strats and this is the best one. Plays great, sounds great, feels great. I love everything about this guitar. I love the Tele neck, Strat body, and pups. The fact that it has one single coil and one humbucker allows you to get the most out of the guitar. The fact that you can tap the bucker only adds to its great features. I would definitely replace it if lost. I'm already thinking about getting another one because they are so cheap. I got mine for $79 at Guitar Center.

I got the blonde on blonde model with the black pickguard: splitable humbuck back pup & single-coil stratish front pup; rotary pup selector; volume pot; top-loading bridge; sealed tuners.

Back pup sounds somewhere between a strat and tele pup, favoring the tele. Actually, the humbuck back pup sounds remarkably like an esquire pup in the bypass position: quite versatile on its own. The coil-tapped back pup sounds kinda like a strat pup, but with more bite, but not necessarily in a good way. Don't really like the front pup. The whole thing is kinda noisy and could use a coat or two of sheilding paint. The range of sounds runs from bright top end with ballsy bottom using both pups to ice-pick highs. I'm not crazy about the sound, but it's great for the price point of only $99.

This thing is solid like a rock. Hardware's not bad. Recorded my new CD with it last weekend and the low E kept going out of tune, since I tracked in the control room, which got kinda warm due to the outboard gear and amps heating up. I was using 8s, which probably contributed, since the tuners seem okay for economy models. The bridge is the same as on my Squire Bullet Special and works well, unless you break strings frequently, since it's kinda painful changing them with this contraption. The finish on the body is really nice. The neck finish, or lack thereof, takes some getting used to. It's the kind of chunky neck you want to love, but just never clicks. The nut is okay, since I play slide exclusively and like it kinda high. I had to buff the frets with steel wool for quite a spell to get it smooth enough to play. The hardware seems okay, unless you gig a lot.

Looks pretty rugged and roadworthy.

For $99 - pluuuuuuuuuze!

A functional, versatile entry level guitar, with potential for modding. A great buy for beginner to advanced alike. I'm loayl to my Squire Bullet Special, which I use for touring, rehearsing, and recording. But I really dig the humbucker in the 51 - it's worth the $99 price of the guitar alone. I plan on replacing the humbucker in the Bullet Special with the 51 humbucker, since it sound sooooooo good! I just ordered another Bullet Special, since I like the stock pup, so I'll have both.

Anyhoo, you really need to buy the 51 today - it's a great little guitar!

There's enough info I won't repeat. All you have control wise is a three way selector knob and a volume control with push pull to split bridge humbucker. No tone control... But I haven't found that a big issue, you have five different choices (plus all the other effects and amp features) so live with it.

I bought this thinking I was getting a Tele neck on a strat body...despite the look, that isn't what you are getting. Its a tele headstock, but the neck is fatish strat to my notion (I have owned a dozen real tele's this is unlike any of them). So that disappointed me, was hoping for thinish tele neck. But I still like the guitar.

First thing to do when you get this guitar is cut the lousy strings off and put a good set of 10's or higher on it. I wasted an hour try to set intonation with the originals...junk. When you cut the strings off you may also find as I did that the nuts on the tuners are loose and they are moving around...ahh that's why it wouldn't stay in tune! Then set intonation....

Then you will get a big surprize...this baby produces some nice sounds. The humbucker solo is good nd the two single coil setting is very pleasing. Much better sound than normal for this price point. I like the rotary switch..its quiet. Not a lot of tonal variety, but enough.

This one was made in Indonesia so I didn't expect much. The blonde color with black pickguard is actually very attractive and the finish surprised me again. The set up was lousy, partly due to bad strings, loose tuners mentioned above. But whole setup needed to be done, then it played nicely. The neck is fat and flat. Not my taste, it is a barre chord neck. The bridge is terrible, when you get the intonation right, the adjustment screws hit the strings and will cause them to break...two choices: 1) grind off screw ends (or use shorter screws) or 2) do what they should have, convert to string through the body (like a tele). But again considering price...a bargain.

It cost $99! Durable? Well I'd say way beyond what one should expect particularly with a few mods. I bought it as a touy to experiment with...its great for that

No experience and I'm sure my mods will quickly void any warranty.

I'm 60 and been playing since I was 14. I've owned just about everything, play lots of Tele, various Gibsons from an extensive collection, and several PRS's. I'm a guitarholic. I buy lot's of inexpensive toys...this is one. Incredible for the price, I'd use it on a gig with a back up (my 52 Tele)...I play lot's places where don't want to use your studio guitars.

I've always considered putting a nice Tele neck on a hardtail strat body with some nice pickups...at first glance that's what this appears to be; but its not. They had a good idea, but got cheap in execution. I'll play it a while, but she'll wind up on ebay and I'll build what they should have done.

If you are looking for an interesting guitar for a bargain price...this is still a ten. But with a little more thought (or modification) it could be a killer.

blonde with black pickguard, strat body type, telecaster neck (standard, not affinity), 21 med jumbo frets, radius is supposed to be 9.5 but feels flatter than that. made in indonesia. 1 humbucker with coil tap and one single coil strat pickup in the neck position. basswood body, solid maple neck with skunkstripe. maple fretboard but all one piece. one volume knob which when pulled out, engages coil tap on humbucker and one 3-way rotary switch to select pickup\combinations including combining tapped hb with neck pup. i gave it only an 8 on features because its not exactly made up of high class parts and features though they sound wonderful and look fine. the rotary pickup selector is kinda strange but you get used to using it really quick. and would rather have a toggle for tapping but what do you want for 99 bucks?

this thing actually sounds wonderful! i use it with a peavey\behringer half stack and with an ibanez practice amp. sometimes i use my korg toneworks processor but actually it sounds pretty good without it. it is very quiet no matter how youre using it as far a buzzing or humming even at insane volume. the pickups are amazingly clear and strong for cheepies and i dont think they need changed unless youre going for a super dimebag distortion or something. the different combinations of pickups make it go anywhere from strat to sg. not very tele sounding to me. it really has more of that signature strat sound that many people should find very appealing but full-on distortion through the humbucker is very crunchy, clear and full bodied without the muddy sound of crappy pickups. it is hard to believe for the price how decent it sounds

from the factory the neck had WAY too much relief in it but it comes with allen wrenches to adjust truss and saddles but you will want to get out the trusty old machinist scale to set string height once you get your relief set. intonation was spot-on except the high E string. all the frets were level (i checked with proper tooling) and fairly well dressed. no scratchy frets, not too bad of fret-ends and no dead spots that i can find yet, maybe i got one of the better ones? the finish is level and surprisingly nice for the price and no loose screws or hardware. i gave it only an 8 in this department because the fret ends can be felt but i have paid a lot more and got worse honestly. and by the way it has the better tuners, not the affinity series crappos that dont hold tune

it may not be fender but it is from the same family and is as solid as one. the hardware may or may not last, depends on how much abuse you plan on giving it, just like anything. the finish is polyurethane so it will take a hammering before you chip it. i dont think any strap buttons are solid so get straplocks even for this, once you own it, you wont want to drop it. as far as dependability, i dont care if you spend 3000 dollars or 99, things happen dont gig it without a backup, thats just stupid but i think if you take care of this little dude it will treat you good. by the way the night i got it, i gigged it for 5 or 6 hours straight! also it pretty much stayed in tune and i am a HEAVY string bender and gave the knobs a workout too experimenting and figuring out what i can get from this thing. i just couldn't believe how well it sounded and played for the money

i wouldnt know but musicians friend is awesome with customer support so buy it from them. i would know i have spent a ton of money with them and have had to make a couple returns.

i have been playing for 19 years now and have owned some pretty cool stuff. i play mostly rock, classic rock, blues, hard rock and am very picky with my tone. if this is your style you may like the '51 even though it is a bit funny looking. the only one with a black pickguard will be the blonde, the others have white and it is cheap looking. you know what youre buying when you buy a squier but man this instrument is just different somehow, in a better way. like i said maybe i just got lucky and got an exception to the rule but man im glad i did. i wouldnt say i wish i had 3 of them but if it got stolen i would replace it unquestionably. take a chance on it, if youre reading this youre already interested.

Maple tele neck on basswood strat body, 1 single coil and 1 splittable humbucker. I got mine as a sunburst with a white single ply p/g. Look cool - sounds good. Hardtail bridge, push/pull volume to split the humbucker and a rotary p/u selector instead of a tone.

When I received this guitar in the mail I was really surprised that it was set up as well as it was for a factory job. I usuall don't play with such thin strings but it felt and sounded great. I play blues and blues rock and use tube amps only (Rivera, Fender). I have been a guitar snob for years and until recently would not have even bought anything made overseas. This little guy is just damn sweet! The thhing that really grabbed me was the humbucker. I use Strats almost exclusively and have for many years. I hadn't used a humbucker for a long time. The guitar is articulate and the guys in my band thought that it sounded amazing and were a little bit miffed the other night when I didn't take it to the gig. It's that cool!

No the actiion is slightly higher than I like and the strings a on the thin side but it is still very easy to play. The finishh is a little rought in one spot but I have a $1000 guitar that has a finish flaw and I'm not exactly careful so no worries for me.

I don't think that this will be an issue. I break stuff all of the time and we just put it back together. I typically gig with more than one guitar and it looks good in photos! ;-)

I have never had to deal with Fender as a consumer. I don't thihnk that it would be a problem though.

I have played for 28 yers and I wish that the 'cheap' guitars in the good old days were as nice as this. I spent 103 bucks including shipping and can't say I was ripped off in any way. The neck is worth what I paid for it. I have some pedals that cost more than this guitar but I can take this thing anywhere with me, plug in and have a great time. My other gear includes 2 customized Strats, a Vintage Silvertone, a Larivee Acoustic and a mess of pedals Boutique and mass produced. I have a bunch of Rivera gear, a vintage Fender Tremolux and a small Epiphone amp(another great value!)

I wuld have to say that this is a must buy and you can modify it and not feel guilty or just shut up and play it. It is what it is. You don't get a $1000 or a custom guitar here but it is solid as sounds good and I think after I tweek it to my specs, I'll be playing it a bunch more.