Fender Squier Double Fat Telecaster Deluxe

I don't know the details other than it's a Korean made Squire, mahogany body, rosewood board. Just the basics, Tele style, 22 frets, two humbuckers, one tone, one volume and a coil cut. Fully adjustable bridge.

I play everything from Blues to Bop, and this baby handles it. Through my Line 6 plexi model, it nails that Clapton Bluesbraker period sound cold. And with the Recto models, it really sounds like a Paul when you hit those big open power chords. Through a clean setting with the tone rolled back, it gets a decent faux archtop sound. I don't use the coil cut much, as I bought this for the humbucker sound. I am really suprised how good these "Duncan designed" pickups sound.

Well it came with 009's which are light for my taste, but still played in tune well and with easy action. There was a small scratch on the top of one of the frets, but hey at this price? No other problems. I took it to a pro to have it set up with 10's.

For an inexpensive axe, it's very well made. It definetly seems like a solid instrument. I always take both a strat type and a humbucker guitar to gigs, and while this is not quite as good sounding as my 30+ year old 335, it's still good enough to fill the role.

Overall I would rate this guitar a 10. The sound is absolutely incredible considering the price. I have been playing for over 30 years, and have owned Andersons, Pauls, 335's Strat's,jazz boxes, you name it, and have played virtually evrything else. This guitar is the best value I have ever encountered in a solidbody. I wanted a "beater" guitar with humbuckers I could take to jams. i got a lot more than I thought I would. When I start to gig again next year, this baby will be on the bandstand as my humbucker axe. It would be worth it at twice the price. I can't even imagine how good it would sound with a set of real Duncan's.

2002 model all in black. All mahogany body & neck, rosewood board, fat frest string-thru body etc etc. It has enough features to make it usable for what I want. Hence the 10 rating. Others have described 'em all better than me.

Used with USA-type pre-amp overdrive (recto setting on Line 6 Flextone II). Sounds great now I swapped the bridge pickup for a Seymour Duncan Invader and put 012-052 strings on it (but still tuned E-E concert pitch).

Variety? I bought it for one sound. That's what I got! stacks and stacks of low end, enough cut to slice through a mix of bass drums and another guitar, and the ability to sound really evil with mids rolled off.

Setup great from the factory. No complaints whatsoever. The design and the build quality are superb. Fact is though, altjough it wears a Squier badge and a Fender registered mark it's actually a Cort!!! These things are made in Korea at the Cort factory, and a damned fine job they make of it too.

It gets played at home, rehearsed with and gigged. I always fit straploks and never gig without a backup. It'll last, in fact I think the only problem will be it'll look too new for too long!!!

This is Fender right? Best idea would be to learn to fix things yourself or get to know someone who can.

Playing 23 years and still love hard in-your-face music but like the timeless style of a Tele, especially its profile. This thing looks like a Tele and sounds like a hot-rodded Les Paul. The stock pickups were OK but the Seymour Duncan Invader tops it off. Altogether better than any other guitar I've owned from Les Pauls through Flying Vs, Jacksons, ESPs to Ibanez Jems and indeed any guitar I've played. I suppose it just fits what I want to play so well. My other live guitar is a Gibson Gothic Flying V which only really beats the Double Fat Tele in pose factor. In every other aspect it's inferior.

If it were stolen or lost I would HAVE to get another.

Made c. 2001, Korean made(better than mexican, just as good as U.S.)
22 frets on a rosewood board, carved mohogany body, metallic black,
1 tone, 1 volume(who needs more?) 3 way rythem/trebel switching, dual humbuckers(yes on a tele that's why I bought it) although now it has emg 81 & 85's in her(Zakk Wylde set-up) the guitar is a neck-through-body(not bolt on) great for sustain, solid mohogany, set bridge(death to floy rose) the neck is a bit bigger than a regular tele which makes it great for lead but still small enough for people who don't have long fingers like me.

I play metal, that's right I use a telecaster for metal. To top it off I don't even play my Ibanez anymore and those are awesome metal guitars, but not compared to this. I plug it into a crate half stack which give me a nice low crunch and awesome clean. Effect? Use your imagination. As far as the sound of the guitar...before the emgs and ghs boomers(10's) it still had a very nice mellow sound, then heavy dark crunch on distortion. I play blues, rock, metal, and yes country, and this guitar never ceases to amaze me, no matter what style I play. The guitar had an 8 sound rating before the new strings and pickups, now it's a 10.

I bought it used but still in mint condition. I don't know what the factory specs were. As far as I go, I have no action. The lower the better. My guitar has no cosmetic flaws or defects. Gorgous guitar.

I tell you what Ibanez makes the toughest guitars, hands down. I don't want to find out this guitar's durrability. My strap came off one of my Ibanez's in a practice a few years and it dropped on to cement. I about had a heart attack. It put a little ding in it but nothing more. Ibanez is invincible. But I have never tested the durrabily of any of my other guitars since that day. I baby them. I put strap locks on all of them and keep them in a hard shell flight case. I don't take any chances, I cry if I every broke one.

Common it's fender what support? Get a warrenty from your local music store. They will help you more than any manufacturer will.

I've been playing for 4 years. I have a '58 Les Paul Gold Top(yes true '58 mint cond.) a '67 Tele and '68 Strat, Three Ibanez's A GRX20, GAX75, and the granddaddy of all metal guitars an '85 RG550, and now this beautifull Squier Tele. I will never part with any of them. I want more and I'm now thinking about buying a Squier Bullet and putting an emg 85 in it. Squier is very cheap, but new pickups will make any well made body and neck a high end guitar.

sounds pretty good with humbuckers.

I just got it and have to go thru and tune the action and intonation...should be no problem. I especially like the feel of the narrow dimension of the telecaster neck.

Don't know about durability yet. It feels very light and probably not ready for serious abuse. It really reminds me of an old Silvertone guitar. Mine has a nice finish, so i don't plan to bash it around. I like old crappy guitars like Silvertones, Danelctro, Mosrite, etc, and this one really fits nice in that category. Call me wierd, but I like the "cheap feel" of a guitar like this.

I've always wanted a telecaster, and this one is especially cool. The single piece build, archtop, and humbuckers and paintjob all work to make it a friggin' sweet guitar. I'm in love with it. I don't even play it, I just sit and caress its sexy body :O

Two Duncan Designed Humbuckers , mahogany set neck and carved to body. Rosewood fingerboard , mettalic blue finish. bridge pickup coilsplitter , Big frets. Made in Korea

Sounds great , great sustain , rich tone

I lowered the action and put heavier strings on it. The workmanship on this guitar is first-rate. This guitar just feels great in your hands.

solid

forget about it , immpossible to reach fender. Im not sure about the warranty , but I am sure it would be easier climbing Mt Everest than contacting fender.

A really terrific ax for rock , blues ect. I think they sould have made these in more adult colors like wine red , vintage sunburst , brown ect. I dont think of this guitar as a teenage type guitar like the stagemasters , so I think squier might have had more success if they marketed this guitar as more of an adult guitar. It has been discontinued unfortunatly. Having 2 tone and 2 vol. pots like a LP might have bee nice too. Cant cost too much for 2 pots.

Tele body Style, Mahogany neck & body, red metallic finish, two humbuckers, coil spiltting tone knob. I did buy a hard case, because gig bags are worthless.

Duncan Designed Humbucking pickup sound good. Duncan "Designed" means they weren't made by Duncan, but ratther by Squier from a Duncan design. I replaced the bridge pickup with a Gibson 490T. Now the guitar sounds just like a Les Paul! The tone rating went from a 7 to a 9!

This guitar was made very nicely! Who knew a Korian guitar could be made this well? The action, frets and paint job of this guitar are as nice as my $600 USA Gibson Les Paul Special.

OK, seems well made.

It's insane that I paid only $200 for this guitar and put a $40 used Gibson pickup in it. It sounds just like my Les Paul. This guitar is as nice (or nicer) than the $500-700 USA Gibsons. A Les Paul in a tele body... Too Cool! All for only $240.

To the people embarrassed by owning a Squier... Don't be a snob aboout name brands. It's the guitar's playabilty and sound that matter... not it's name. I have an American Fender tele, a Gibson Les Paul Special, a Yamaha AES1500, a Martin J40, and a Gibson J45 (among others), and I'm proud to play this fine guitar. It rocks (especially for only $200).

I bought this guitar in 2002, im not sure when it was made. It's korean made which is nice cuz that means u don't hafta pay twice the amount of money for an american made guitar. it has a volume knob, a tone knob, and a three way selector. It has a bridge and a neck humbucker, nothing in between. The pickups are duncan design and they sound great on clean and distortion. im pretty sure the body and neck are mohogany, and the fret board is rosewood. it has a tapered body, and looks great in black and dark blue. its got a regular tele style bridge, and no locking mechanism, which is nice because the locking mechanisms always screw up the tuning of the guitar. It has 22 frets which are really big and very easy to play.no accesories were included when i bought mine.

This guitar is everything i want and more. for my style (punk/ska/hardcore) it is excellent, and ive never had a problem with it, except for a slight buzzing sound which was easily fixed with thiner gauge strings. I use a Peavey Studio Pro 112 and it sounds great. it also sounds good in my buddies marshall valvestate. The sound is really, really full, almost too full, but i find that turning down the bass and turning up the treble suits the guitar really well. Not a whole lot of variety when it comes to different sounds but my amp compensates for that.

The action on the guitar is excellent. it seems to play very easily, and chord switching is very easy. there were no flaws in the placement of pickups, or routing of the bridge, or or in the wood, or the tuning pegs. simply said, there were no problems with the guitar at all, except for the buzzing sound caused by thick gauge strings.

This guitar will, and has withstood live playing quite well, no problems there. the hardware is great im sure it will last for a lifetime, i plan to eventually upgrade the pickups, but for now these are just what i need. the strap buttons are quite solid, my strap on the other hand wasn't but that was easily solved. i always play with a backup anyway because i usually use both of my guitars for most of my shows anyway, but i suppose you could play without a backup.

i've never had to deal with fender.

i've been playing for about two years now, my only other guitar is a yamaha pacifica which has held up well, considering what i put it through. This guitar seems like it will step up to the challenge and im sure i will have it for quite a long time. If it were lost or stolen i might replace it simply because i love the sound, although i might just upgrade to something like a les paul. I love its sound when on distortion, and its really easy tuning. i hate how easy it is to play because i find myself pressing too hard on the strings causing them to bend and put the guitar out of tune. i dont really have one favorite feature i just like the whole guitar. I compared it to the fender telecaster and the squier single fat tele. both guitars were satisfactory but i chose this one becasue of the humbuckers, i really like the sound i get when on the bridge pickup and none of the other telecaters had a bridge humbucker. i wish it had the classic telecaster look, dont get me wrong i think it look alright as it is, but i really wish it looked like the classic tele.

Korean built, all mahogany, set neck, Tele shape with contoured top. Twin coil tapped Duncan-designed humbuckers. Through body stringing.

Fat frets, virtually all hardware finished in black, black metallic lacquering.

Looks like it is a premium quality guitar, all except the Squier name, but who cares about names, huh?!!!

I wanted a guitar to fill the sonic hole in my band's sound, heavy, aggressive and loads of bottom-end.

It does that like it was made for it. The sound it produces has inspired many a riff.

Yeah it's versatile enough with the coil taps especially, but I have a USA standard Tele that does that kind of sound better than anything, so low down grunt is where it's at for this guitar.

Fantastic!!!!!

Superbly set up straight out of the box, no complaints whatsoever!!

Used it quite a bit since I got it and it still looks brand new.

I'm pretty certain it will be 100% dependable and reliable.

I NEVER gig without a backup but I can see that I won't be using the backup much at all.

Never dealt with them for this guitar but have talked to Fender in the past and found them very helpful.

Look if I had the chance to ask Fender to produce me just one guitar that suited me to a tee they couldn't have produced anything better.

It's almost like that, and what's great is that they produced it in Korea so rather than paying over #1000 for it, it retails at less than half that.

Short of detuning severely you will not find a guitar with such low-end grunt anywhere in my opinion.

Tune to drop-D and the Double Fat is an absolute monster. The other guitarist in my band plays with an almost clean-crunch sound and the bass player has a tone loaded at the top end from his Rickenbacker. My role is to fill out the bottom end somewhat, so I Drop-D-tune and cut all the mids, set the bass on about 6 and treble on 10 with lots of gain.

My amp setup complements the Double Fat perfectly. It's a Marshall MG100DFX head with the Marshall MG series 4x12" cab.

In short, if you want a real angry, bassy growl without having to detune, go for this guitar. if you want a "conventional" PRS/Gibson type sound it would make sense to buy 1 of these and change the pickups because the guitar itself is top notch.

I've been playing 22 years now and still playing in Punk bands although I also sing now.

I've had literally dozens of guitars and formed a "bond" with only 1 so far, my USA Standard Fender Tele. However, as this guitar was a present, and because it does what I want it to do so damned well I can see me keeping it for the rest of my playing days.

I'm proud to use it, and if Squier can build a guitar this good then I for one will promote their name.

Double humbucker, set neck blah blah blah, you know the score. Got mine in the dark blue finish. Mmm, purdy.

My prime aim for getting axe was for the Black Francis/Pixies vibe. I play in the UKs OOOOONLLLLLLY (as far as we know) Pixies tribute, and since Frank used a Tele with 2 buckers, this was poy-fect. Features a universal vol and tone, the tone pulls for coil tap.

The coiltap is a wicked feature, it really opens out the possibities of what could be a limited guitar. Weezer to Dire Straits in a blink.

Decent strapbuttons, all securely screwed on, got the usual pack of allen keys with it, standard stuff. I'm a happy bunny.

I'm using the Tele with a Marshall DSL50 amphead into a Trace Elliot 4x12 cab. The clean channel sounds great with this guitar, but the already biting (gotta change those stock preamp tubes!) distortion channel is a little overwhelmed with the trebley Tele. So again, be careful with EQ settings.

Right, like I said, I bought this primarily for the Pixies sound, but also for use in my own alt.rock-surf-pop ventures, and the thing is great. Both pickups in coiltap mode is a very passable 'Doolittle' era Pixies tone (I think Frank used a standard Tele in the studio), and to the bridge for some more nasty chunky groooves ala 'Trompe Le Monde'. I set the amp cleany-crunch and use a low gain Boss DS-2 as a boost. There's a little noise in coiltap mode, but thats the done deal.

For use in my own stuff, its pretty cool too. I tend to use a smoother, kinda more "classic rock" sound (not the style i write in but like the sounds) and the pickups do have a bit of a nasty bite to them- rolling down the volume and tone a little can tame it enough, thought. At the moment, I'm using the DS2 to kick the clean channel (set to crunch). Pretty damn nice.

I'm considering putting in a new set of smoother pickups in next year but dont wanna risk losing the Pixies sound. Not sure what i'll do yet.

Out of the box, it played great. I changed the stock 9's to 10s and it doesnt play quite as nice now, despite messing with the action. I'll probly get it set up professional soon.

Couldnt even see a fingerprint on the guitar, perfect condition, not one sharp fret or loose screw. Fender done good with Squier this time.

I've only done one show and about 3 rehearsals with the Tele so far but i've had no problems at all with it. Okay one problem- all that dark paint (its got a painted neck, headstock, the lot) and a rosewood fretboard aint half hard to see on a dim stage! I kept hitting bum chords, I wish they'd made the fret markers on the side on the neck lighter and bigger. But, I guess I just have to adjust till it all comes naturally again..

I was using a Fender Jaguar prior to the Tele, and I feel a lot "safer" with the Tele. No more strings popping out of the crappy bridge, no more knocking the circuit switch.. yay :D

Never dealt with Fender.

I've been playing for 7 years, and just formed the Pixies tribute this March. Without getting the exact model Black Francis used, I think this is as close as i'll get for a while. Plus, his had a Floyd Rose. Ew.

I suppose if I got to custom design my own, I'd maybe have volume and tone controls for each pup, and move the selector switch to the lower horn, but thats just ideal.

Its definately flexible enough to use in the Pixies tribute and my own material, theres 6 totally usable sounds on tap, theres a lot o noises in this thing.

Definately worth a careful look, dont let the brand (or stupidly long name) put you off- its a very well made axe.

www.Nimrods-Son.cjb.net for more info on the Pixies tribute. Thanks!

good for it price mahongony body and neck rose wood fret board 22 jumbo frets black hardware fixed bridge coil tap generic tuners 2 humbuckers your basic shit

im in a street punk band called stereo threat (check us out on mp3.com) i play mostly les pauls but i got his just to check it out the pick ups were shitty in my opinion they were very dark and muddy sounding i swapped them out for duncan jb's and it sounds great

it plays good its average weight carved top which play better than a flat for some reasonintonates perfectly neck plays fast and is set for more sustain

dont ask me i only use it at home i gig with les pauls

never fucked with them

its cool it works it sounds good since i changed the pick ups but not my first choice

The fat Tele has a small body with a dark royal metalic blue. It's real easy to play all the way to the bottom. With the fixed brifge and being that the guitar is a one piece it's easy to keep in tune and sustain notes. There aren't any dead spots, and the guitar has tight tension yet you can bend notes easily.

I play music in the stlye between massive attack and orgy. I like to play with harmonics with a mix of chords it works great. With the toggle switch all thw way down it has a mean throaty sound. Similiar to a ibanez Rg7. with the toggle switch in the middle you get your best sound with a distortion.

I have put this guitar through hell and it's still looks just as great as when I got it. The finish is excellent and it's real hard to get out of tune by just playing it. The guitar is very well constructed with the exception that ifyou try to take of the knobs the do.

This guitar is great to play live with, however you have to careful in not choosing strings to fat. If you do you get buzz on some frets.

I bought the guitar at a hick music store in GA. I bet If I pluged into a stake in there store with that guitar I would probly kill them.

This guitar was made last year. It has about 22 frets, I didn't count them. It has a mahogany body with a mahogany set neck and a rosewood fretboard.
It had two humbuckers, a volume pot, a 3 way switch and a push pull tone p[ot that made single coils out of the humbuckers.
The pickups were Ok sounding Fender brand/noname Gibson style covered humbuckers. It was not active and the finish was a thick coat of high gloss laquer, blue in color.
The body was tele-like, sort of like a McInturf single cutaway.
It had a stop tail piece bridge, but it was just a normal one used on many guitars and was not the type you wouold find on yourt typical Tele.
The tuners were OK and plain old regular ones that were sealed.
The neck was fairly big, and the scale was 25 1/2".
I think it might have come with a case.

It sounded all right, although the people at the store who were watching and listening to me play said it sounded great when I played it. It hummed in single coil mode.
It was a bit muddy. I'd replace the pickups with some good Duncans or Gibsons.

This guitar was on par with your typical PRS in this department.
This is not saying so much about it being great, but that PRS guitars are no better than an An American Strat when it comes to the thing that counts. That is: How well they play.
I didn't notice any flaws. It was a fine guitar for the money.

I played it for about 2 hours, or more, and gave a few lessons to some of the people at the store who were standing around me.
It held up fine and maintained it's tuning after the strings were streched out from playing.

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I've been playing pro for 20 years. I own a lot of gear. For the money, it's a great guitar.

2001 Atlantic Blue, 2 passive humbucking pickups with a coil tap for each. One volume and one tone control. Tele style bridge (I think). Carved Mahogany body and mahogany set neck, rosewood fretboard with jumbo frets. I give it 7 because it has standard features. The coil tap is an extra plus so I bump it up to 7. A guitar would have to have midi, built in effects, etc, to rate higher than average (IMHO)

I was looking for a humbucking sound. Since this guitar has 2 humbuckers in it; main criteria met! I play blues and Larry Carlton style Jazz. Some fusion. The guitar is not noisy. I thought the sound was bright. The coil tap is not all that effective. It is nice to "lower" the guitar output a little bit and smooths up distortion when I'm really cranking my amp. I play through a all tube amp and use an overdrive pedal as a boost, a wah (rarely these days) and a delay. The guitar does not make a variety of sounds but it makes a good sound if it is played right. It is a nice break from my Strat.

The guitar has quality wood and good fit between body and neck. I am very surprised at the quality of the neck to body joint for a Korean guitar. There is not any glue overrun anywhere. OK, here is where I'll rip a little. The action and intonation on this guitar, stock from the factory, was beyond horrible.

Will the stock hardware last: No, I've already replaced most of it. I do it with all my guitars. I knew when I bought this guitar that I was going to change the pickups, tuners, nut and change the strap buttons with locking ones. These are the standard mods I do to every guitar I buy, even the "expensive brand name" ones I owned in the past. I do the work myself and it allows me to "fit" the guitar to what I needed the insrtument to do. This guitar has great wood and tone characteristics, it was the foundation I wanted to build a humbucking equipped guitar that matches my playing style and desire for a warmer tone. Oh yeah, I haven't changed the pots... yet.

Gig without a backup? Probably, but most of my performing these days is recording.

Don't know. Fender's been reasonably helpful in the past. My local music store where I bought this critter is always the best.

I've been playing about 30 years now. I've had my share of "real guitars" and "real" amps. To me, the really fancy flamed/quilted/exotic/ornately inlayed guitars belong in the house. I would never take a $2000+ dollar guitar to a gig or allow it to be handled by the club's roadies. Now I am partial to a good tube amp, but if you shop there are good deals out there, unless of course you can't settle for anything less than a $3000.00 Bogner or a $10,000 Dumble or Trainwreck. Nothing against those guys. They make a great amp and they gotta eat too. I guess I've just found that I can get the sound that pleases me and 99% of the folks in the club, with gear that doesn't cost a arm and a leg. Oh, before I forget, most of us, in the studio, are going to run through some type of modeling box anyway. Let DSP make you sound any way you want to. So who needs the real thing anymore these days unless your thirsty?

Like everyone has said, it's a Korean-made, Tele-style axe. It has 22 frets that feel a bit larger than my standard Strat; a slightly lighter touch is necessary to keep from going sharp. Not sure about the wood used; mine feels very heavy, but another in the store felt at least 2-3 pounds lighter. I found the heavier one, in this case, has a second or two more sustain on higher notes.

Two string trees, Strat-style saddles, two tappable passive HB pickups that sound generic but split pretty well. 3-way selector, volume, master tone that pulls up for coil-tap.

Couldn't find any major flaws in the finish, but it's pretty thick & you can't see any wood (headstock is finished too). Rosewood fretboard. Mine has a flaw between the nut & first fret under the B string. No biggie, but hints at poor QA.

Body style is kinda cool; Tele shape, but contoured.

Tuners can slip sometimes, though they're not terrible. Not worth upgrading to locking tuners, but if I upgraded my Strat I'd put its stock tuners in the Tele.

I dig the string retainers/trees, and the humbuckers with coil tap. I'd like two tone knobs, though.

I play lots of stuff from classic rock to blues to jazz. My last band did all that, sometimes at the same gig (maybe that's why we never got anywhere...) I'm playing it with a Flextone IIXL.

Not much noise in HB mode except by the computer monitor; a bit more than stock Strat pickups in SC mode. They seem to be a bit higher output, though.

The volume affects the tone a great deal, though. Volume 100% + Tone 100% + Single-Coil mode = Ear Bleeding Treble. Back the volume off to, say, halfway, and it's a nice warm fuzzy tone. It's possible to fix this, but it means fiddling around in the wiring.

Overall I am very surprised at how good a *Squier* guitar can sound, and how many possibilities are available (6 via switch & coil tap, and tone control).

I did put black vinyl electrician's tape over the logo on the headstock, though. It was either that, or wear a paper bag over my head whenever I play it in public.

No problems here, at least not with this particular guitar. It came from the shop well-adjusted with good action and even very close intonation. Except the slight flaw in the neck near the nut I mentioned earlier, everything was fine.

The choice of metallic blue or red is kinda dorky, though. What's wrong with a nice yellow or sunburst or midnight wine or black or white?

Strap buttons are solid. One thing I am concerned about reliability is the neck. Since it is set-in, the only adjustment is at the truss rod.

Finish feels & looks like it would withstand scraping well, though a drop might crack it. The hardware will last only as long as it takes me to buy Graph-Tech string retainers, nut, and saddles; better tuners; and brand-name pickups. And maybe a capacitor & resistor to fix the volume/tone problem.

I don't think I'd gig with it without backup; right now, it IS the backup.

Never dealt with Fender support.

I've been playing for about 8 years. As you may guess, I'm not a perfectionist. Therefore, I'm pretty satisfied with this guitar as a backup, and for the occasional humbucker sound. If it were lost or stolen, I'd probably go with something else, maybe an SG or (more likely) some really wacky off-brand and mod the hell out of it. Not because I dislike the Tele, but just as an excuse to try something else.

Though I've had the Double Fat Tele Deluxe for 2 months now, I haven't grown to love it, but I haven't grown to hate it either. It's functional. Worth the price ($300 or so street).

I saw this guitar from when my second guitarist first got it. It is a 2001 model, made in Korea, has 22 frets, I think it is a solid Carved top, 1 volume, 1 tone/push/pull coil tap, 3-way selector, 2 Squier Humbuckers, passive electronics, The neck and body are Mahogany, the finish is gloss metallic black, the body is DUH! a Fender Telecaster, the bridge is a strat hardtail, the tuners are non locking schaller copies, the neck is a medium 25.5" scale with jumbo frets, it originaly had a gig bag.

Me and the other guy think the same thing, we both play metal in a professional Metal band known as Lithium. This guitar did not suit our styles that much. It is a little buzzy, is somewhat microphonic with high gain levels. There's alot of classic guitar tones, just not the one's we wanted. My setup usually consists of a heavily modified Peavey Special 130 with a 12" Scorpion speaker, a BOSS ME-6, and a Korg Tone Works AX30G processor. His setup is a Randall 50watt combo with a Zoom 507 processor, a BOSS Compresser, and uses a Shure wireless system. His sound is a little more suited to this guitar than mine is. Most of the tone problems is the body, this particular one seemed to have a very dense piece of wood in it and it made it a little less crunchy and more sparkly. It still works good for Metal, though I am thinking about trading it for a Squier Jag-Master.

If you think that the trouble with set Necks is worth it, go for it. But this is where the guitar got into trouble. Nobody, even me, Mr. Technowizard, could get this thing in a type of action either one of us liked, both of us tried and tried to no avail. The problem with Set necks, particularly this one, is that if it is not angled right the first time, your screwed. I prefer Bolt-On's because they are more functional, if your neck bows too much this way or that way or has a problem that would mess up any regular guitar, you can shim it, no problem. That neck was a pain in the ass, in the first week the neck went bad on the previous owner and then we spent a hell a weeks working on it, I just broke to getting a Jag-Master.

Shit, this guy claimed to have beaten it once and I have seen no sight of chipped paint or dent or ding on it, this baby is built like a brick shithouse. My problem is that it does not have the sound or the neck I want.

The guitar tech from the place where I got it was rude to me one day, but that was over a totally different matter (Employed vs. Customer).<elbow Jabbs>

I have been playing 7 years and I have probably played every major make and model of guitar out there (Strats, Tele's, Les Pauls, Jaguars, Jazzmasters, Mustangs, Jag-Stangs, Rickenbackers, Flying Vee's, Explorers, Cheap Beginner guitars, High End Botique guitars, Custom Shop Axes etc....), and I have a basic Idea on what I like. I knew all about this guitar before hand and have played many good ones and bad ones sience they came out, this guitar for the most part, is for blues and rock musicians, it fits that bill better than heavy metal. I never was really fond of these fad guitars though, the style right now are these simple custom rehashes on old concepts made cheaply so that kids parents will buy them for Christmas. The thing I love about this guitar is that it would work out pretty well, it's just not my style, I am more into bolt-on-neck Fender Jaguar/Jazzmaster/Mustang related guitars and Kramer guitars. Comparing it to an older Telecaster with singles, It just does not appeal to me. It won't be stolen as I am trading it in (but I would prosecute severly anyone who steals ANY guitar, that's just mean to the musical public and the guitar).

Made in Korea...22 frets w/ set neck...1 set of volume and tone controls w/coil tap...H-H configuration...Mahogany neck and body...Metallic black body and matching hardware...Simple yet versitile, just what I want in a guitar...

I play retro R&B and jazz for one of my gigs and hardcore metal for the other, so I need something that can handle both...I had always considered Squiers to be a good guitar to learn on, but not for pro-level work--that is until their deluxe models came out...I don't know if it would compare with a Les Paul in terms of sound--it doesn't have the weight, but I would DEFINITLELY take the Pepsi Challenge with an SG with this (I always liked the SG sound better anyways-it's almost as full as an LP ad has that snap)...The sound is unreal, especailly for its price...

The neck was a LITTLE flat for my liking coming out of the box, but that was easy to adjust...The metallic black finish was way too cool...I might get another one in Atlantic Blue I like it so much...Action is nice and fast, especailly for a tele-neck...It's a little tricky to get to the the last few frets, but I don't go up there a whole helluva lot so that's ok...For a tele, this thing is LIGHT, and that's a good thing when you have to play for three hours...

In spite of it's light weight, it seems very durable...I don't know how long the the black finish will last--so far so good though...I probably could use it without a backup, but I always bring one as a rule...

Dollar for dollar, this is one of the best out there...Period

Made in Korea this guitar, as the name would suggest - has a set of humbuckers set front and back. More highlights: a twenty-two fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlay, sculpted tele-body style, three-way toggle, master volume and master tone controls. Cosmetically, a metallic blue finish covered the work areas, it has black hardware and a string-thru body bridge. The work-manship is very good: all hardware was well installed and the tuners and knobs are appropriately tight. Pop the tone knob up and you split the coils for a truer Fender sound.

I play a variety of rock styles - David Gilmour, Santana, SRV, EVH, Satch - and this guitar handled all very well. I use a digital modeling system for effects and amplifier tone and have not had to tweek any of my presets when playing this guitar - a twist of the volume and/or tone controls allows great flexibility of tone. I have played a '78 Les Paul Custom for the last 20 years and this ax can duplicate the warmth and sustain of that beast! One minor complaint is it is a tad noisy - but I stress the "minor".

This thing comes out of the box ready; tune it up and go. Fender literature for this model claims a "fast neck" and, indeed, it is fast. The guitar plays as well as anything I've hand my hands on over the last twenty-five years. A minor finishing flaw on the neck, but it does not affect tone nor playability.

Only had it a short time, but it feels well-built; fixtures are secure and tight; strap buttons are solid. Haven't had it long enough to rate, however.

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I have been playing for 25 years and have had just about every make and model of acoustic and electric guitar in my hands. I was in search of a guitar to "stand-in" for my Les Paul (though never replace it). The LP is heavy and I wanted to replicate its tone and warmth without braking my back. This guitar does that and more. If lost or stolen I would replace the Double Fat - and be willing to pay several hundred dollars more for it. I played and researched many other brands and models before committing to the Double Fat and am very pleased with my decision. My one major complaint is the metallic finish in which the DF is offered. I would like to see it offered in some type of natural finish or sunburst.

Barand new Squire model, set neck, carved top like a Les Paul, 2 humbuckers, pick ups are coil tapped, mohagany body and neck, head stock and back of neck painted to match body, hard tail bridge with strings through body.

This guitar fits my style pretty well, i play in a metal band so the humbuckers come in handy, however every time a hear a stevie ray vaughn song i want to run out and buy a strat. with the coil tap feature on this guitar i don't have to, i can pull up the tone knob and there i hav e it, single coil pick ups. it had a full thick sound in humbucker mode and the single coils are a bit noisey but that is part of the game

I got this guitar used and it was perfect, condition, set up, it was all ready to go, the finish is perfect, no runs/dings

I've had it for about 2 weekd now and it will use it for a gig next week, i feel this a dependable intsrument, although i always bring a back up.

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All in all, I saw the guitar, i wanted it, i got it and it was just what i thought/wanted