Fender Squier Telecaster

Tipical telecaster configuration, two single picups, two knobs (tone and volume) one pick up selector (tree positions). Maple neck purple color.
Mine was a standar made in Indonesia, from arround 1999.

Good sound for a low price, if you want a tele to start playing guitar this is your choice. Any way each year the guitars are worst, maybe search in the second hand market. Sound like a telecaster, feel like a telecaster, but with the limitations of a 280? instrument.

Mine was made with some errors, the bridge was not completly perpendicular to the strings. Any way a hard guitar, will least as much as you take a little care of it.

See ahead.

Never needed, but is a fender, al components from fender will work.

I was looking for a tele sound, exactly for the neck pick up, and there was. I changed the bridge pickup an put a seymour duncan, the things get better, but will not be a American. Any way a equilibrated instrument for the price. I have owned also a Squier Stratocaster from japan, a Freeflyte Stratocaster from 1984 american, and another Stratocaster form 1980 american too. (Yes!! I love fender!!) If you want more information you can contact me in www.perfect-smile.org , the web of my group Perfect Smile.

2005 Indonesian Standard Telecaster, String Through, Tele style bridge

It suits blues quite nicely, though i'm thinking of changing the brdige pick up to a 62 custom.

With it i use a TS9 Tubescreamer and a Laney VC30 210.

It has a nice rich sound, and when you crank it up it really snarls.

It was totally flawless except the fact it wasn't set up very well, and that the control plate screws weren't very tight.

It does withstand live playing, but mine has a few dings. The finish is really thick, and the hardware seemed okay... I replaced the machine heads because they weren't suited to minor tweaking, and I am thinking of replacing the bridge saddles... just because.

I have been playing 5 years, I own a few other guitars but this is my baby.

I love the feel to it. I polish the neck alot to keep it feeling new.

I wish it had come with Texas Specials as standard. That would've been great.

This is the Indonesian made Squire. Mine is the 2002 20th Anniversary model (sure to be collectable :). Standard Tele setup. The rating of 8 is compared to a top-line American made Tele.

I compared the Squire to the Mexican-made Fender-badged Teles. I actually thought the Squire sounded closer to the American made than the mex. The mex sounded a bit dull and not the dynamic range of tones switching between pickups. the Squire is bright (maybe a little harsh compared to the American tele), but has that twang and bite you buy a Tele for. The volume/tone pots are smooth and give good control.

The paint, and finish is great, the setup on most of them suck. Most people buying this guitar will be beginners and casual players. The guitar is actually pretty good... decent materials, sounds good, but there is wide variability in the finishing and setup. I guess the folks at Squire just can't justify spending much time on getting the burrs off the frets and doing a decent job of set-up on a $200 guitar. I bought mine used, dirt cheap. I am an amature guitar tech/builder, so was able to spend a couple hours and turn this into a very good playing/sounding guitar. But don't expect it to play well off the rack.

Here's some of the stuff I did to mine.
- leveled and re-crowned several frets
- smoothed edges of frets
- adjusted truss rod to straighten neck
- set intonation
- adjusted string height
- ground down the saddle screws (they are sharp and tear up you hand if you don't)
- put on decent strings (of course)

Seems durable enough. Tuning machines hold tune OK.

I got this just because I wanted a Tele, and you really can't get that Tele sound with any other guitar. I didn't have the $ to get American. This satisfies my yearning without spending a bundle. Once I did the proper set-up, this is a great little guitar. An awsome value for the price. Note: the Indonesian (Standard) Squire Teles and STrats are far and away superior to the Affinity models... I wouldn't recommend them at all. I'd take this and play it anywhere. At some point I might replace the pickups, but the stock ones are suprisingly good. I've been playing for 35 years, built and rebuilt guitars. Own about 30 guitars in all. This is one that I keep out and play on a regular basis.

Made in Japan in 1986, bog standard late '50's type Tele, alder body but could be basswood as its extremely light[6.6lbs] and maple neck and fingerboard.For me, a Tele MUST have a maple fingerboard, rosewood just doesnt feel right. Features are that its the best designed guitar ever, so it gets a 10

OK, lets not kid ourselves, the standard pickups are not up to the rest of the guitar. They do the tele sounds, but they just dont sound like the're really trying, which is a shame, because everything else, build quality, finish, tuners, etc are as good as any Tele Ive ever played.But,as its possible to get a set of Duff pups for under $100, you can turn this guitar into a giantkiller. I carried out the op, and played through my Fender VibroChamp, the tone is awesome. Due to its light bodyweight, it resonates like mad. Ive never heard such a 'woody' tone from any other Tele.

Excellent, tight neck joint, tuners work like new, nice thin paintjob, comfy C shape neck and the frets have lasted well, although they could use bit of attention. Ive set it to a low action and it plays better than any guitar I can remember playing.

A real workhorse. Tele's were made to suffer.Utterly dependable as, apart from a broken string, whats to go wrong?? However, always remember gigging rules 1, 2 and 3 --- ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP!!!!!

Never dealt with them.

Playing for 30 years and have indulged myself with almost everything.Loads of 70's Teles and Strats,a 71 and 73 Les Paul Custom, PRS's,Tokai Silver and Goldstars, Aria Pro Les Pauls[the best of the 'copies'],Ibanez Artists,'61 Gretch Single Anniversary [keeping that one]Gordon Smiths, Gibson 60's Melody Makers and SGs, plus too many more to remember.I realised many years ago that the greatest con is, 'Vintage' electric guitars - unless of course you're looking for investments, but tone and playing wise, the good Fender and Gibson copies made in Japan during the late '70's to late 80's are as good and in many cases, far better than their USA counterparts in terms of craftsmanship. Pickups you can always change. I'd be very upset if this got stolen, I wouldnt sit Shiva, but I would replace it ASAP.

1984 Blonde ash body Telecaster, has a maple fingerboard/neck, standard electronic configuration, made in Japan. Cast sealed Schaller-style tuners, white pickguard, 3-saddle bridge. No extras or features were included, but it did come with the bridge cover. No case, but a wedge shaped "brite" green cardboard box that actually served me well for about a year--kinda cheesy and I liked that! Had the old thin vintage style frets--I've recently had it refretted for it's 21st birthday with medium jumbo frets.

This guitar has the typical clean Tele sound, and has served my style of playing for more than twenty years. A lot of twang, pop, punk, and just about everything else has been played on it. Fairly limited in its range of sounds, it is the essential "is what it is" guitar.

Fit and finish were just fine right off the rack. After breaking several high E strings in a very short time, I switched out the bridge/tailpiece for the six-saddle block type. Had no problems after that with string breakage.

I have played this guitar for hundreds of gigs and even more rehearsals and it has held up like a champ through it all. I used to play a lot of surf and I even had this schtick during the lead on "Wipeout" where I would lay the guitar down on the floor, stand on the area behind the bridge and play while "surfing". It was always quite the crowd pleaser and the finish does not betray this rather harsh treatment! Of course, over the years it has received its share of dings and dents but it really does look great for the most part. I usually always used to play without a backup as I was too poor to afford another instrument for years and it never let me down--and I became pretty fast at changing the odd broken string while the band went in to some song for the duration. This guitar may just survive a nuclear detonation provided it is not at ground zero. Really. I had the first few frets replaced after a couple of years due to my power claw hand and have just recently had it refretted with medium jumbo frets as the old ones were due for another fretjob, and I prefer the mediums for comfort and effortless playing in my middle age.

Never dealt with Fender and don't see why I ever would have to with this particular guitar.

This guitar is really a treasure to me. I kinda bought it on a payday whim because it was nice, simple, and super inexpensive for a great quality guitar. It coincided with a rather exciting time for me musically as my band at the time emerged from the suburban basements and became quite the scenesters for several years. This was the guitar that I used exclusively and so it not only has functioned for me well over the years but is a part of my personal history and therefore is priceless to me. Ironic for a guitar originally purchased for under $200.00 in the mid-Eighties! Since I bought it, I have owned about 50 other electrics. They have all come and gone but the Squier remains. I always had planned on getting a "real" Fender later on, and certainly have many times over, but this one's a keeper and many musicians of vast experience have lusted after this one, without fail.

98 korean squier tele in cream.
Normal squier tele pickups. not sure of materials

the sound is good for what i paid. i have played #6000 guitars and yes they sound much better. however with a decent amp this sounds fine. I like playin ska and metal. The neck pickup sounds great for warm clean tones

I bought second hand, but was still dissapointed that it started falling apart. The line in jack kept falling out, ie the whole unit. Have sorted this wiv superglue now. Got some fretbuzz but now is sorted. Also get some horrible vibrations from the metal things that are on back end of strings, despite just being set up by the shop. I sorted this by just wedging little bits of paper in to stop the vibrations and now it plays fine. The finish is good, a bit bashed but i have really dropped this thing with no significant damage, jus a broken neck bridge thingy, soon got a new one glued in.

I can now after bodging this guitar together depend on it 100%. But i dont feel i should have had to bodge it, should have just been rock solid since the word go.

never dealt directly

besides being cheap and tatty, it now plays fine and i have played for 7 years and i do not plan on upgrading. It is a better quality korean model so sounds better than the indonesian affinity ones, and has a less square edge to it. If you dont mind making constant repairs then get one. Get a good amp and you should be fine in any situation with this.

2004 Indo Squier Black and Chrome Tele Standard
Typical Tele features

I play all sorts of music, this guitar is very well suited for blues, jazz, and country
I play it through either a zoom ps02 into a '78 twin or into a 90's pro jr. sounds great
I also run stereo through a behringer v-amp2 (effects only) into a furman PQ3, sounds great
It sounds like a tele although I feel it could benefit from new pups
but for the $$ it cant be beat

Used when I bought it

Seems to be fairly well made the indos are not bad at all for the $$, squier has come a long way since the 80's

Ive been playing for almost 20 yrs and have owned alot of gear
I would buy another
I like most everything about it
I was eyeing a squier 51 but this was cheaper
Nice guitar for newbies and experienced players alike

Your usual Telecaster set-up. Vintage White.

This one sounded pretty good before I modified it. I installed a GFS Loudmouth pick-up and a modern bridge. Now it rocks! I am amazed by how many sounds I can get out of this Basic Squier. I will be insalling a pull pot coil splitter to have a north and south config in the mid position. This should give me the, I hope, the holy grail of Tele tone! I give it a 6 in the stock config but this guitar is made for modifying. Hello! For $199 + $40 or so for a GFS or whatever you can have a pissah guitar made to your specs if your willing to experiment.

For $199 it's a awesome guitar. No compaints.

Very solid guitar.

Never needed them.

I always considered Squier to be inferior to most guitars but I won't think that anymore considering my experience. The build quality is excellent. I am very impressed by this guitar. I can't wait to throw that tap in! Up the hammers!

I bought this Telecaster as my first proper guitar after playing an acoustic for 6 months. I was attracted to the Telecaster because of their simplicity and look.

The features have been stated in other reviews but I'll give alittle insight. Mine is the Red Sunburst with rosewood fretboard and string through body. The tuners are standard as are the pick ups. The finish is unbelievable. I dont know why the genuine Tele's dont have this finish.

I went with a friend of mine whos been playing guitar for 7 years to make sure I made the right choice. After I showed him the guitar I wanted we played around with it through a VOX amp. We both agreed that the sound was definatly better than the other guitars in that price range. Un-plugged the guitar is still quite loud and nice sounding. If you plan on keeping the guitar for a while you can upgrade the pick ups but I quite like the sound these ones put out.

I was pretty determined to get this guitar even if the set up wasnt exactly %100. The strings that came with it were really really bog. It almost made it hard to get a nice clear sound out of it.
The action was alittle too low and the strings buzzed on the 7th fret.
A change of string and alittle modification fixed it up though.

The finish is what really got my attention. The sunburst looks so good. I dont really like red guitars. I think it can cheapen the look. But this is definatly not cheap looking. Just to be able to see the wood through the finish is really nice. The set up was average but the finish is excellent

Ive played this guitar only twice live so far. The day I got it I played it at a pub. We played some Crowded House and a few Pearl Jam songs. It definatly held up well. It only needed to be tuned up twice which was less than I expected and the straps didnt come off which im gratefull for.
I played with out a back up but my rthym guitarist brought two guitars anyway incase. I would play with out a back up but its not wise to test fate.

Ive had the guita for about 2 months now. The only thing thats wrong with it is the jack keeps slipping so you have to be careful. Other than that its still good.

the warrenty for Tele Squires is a year. That really doesnt seem like long. But then again use by dates are usually premature.

Because this was my first guitar I wanted something good. Everyone wants a genuine Telecaster or Gibson ES-335 for their first guitars but im more than happy with this. Ive seen a few bands use a squire tele on occasion. Before I bought this I asked Joe(The Snowman) if it was better to save up the extra money and get a genuine USA tele but he reassured me to get this one.

Mine is attipical. It's not an Affinity but is chinese. It's a vintage blonde, white/black/white pickguard, rosewood fretboard. The finish is nice. All the hardware are very very cheap. The bridge is the worst thing. It's not string through body. Has 6 adjustable saddles, but is not the fender standard. One of them (the 6th) uses to vibrate with the string. The pickups are cheap ones too. They got a plastic cover that covers the polipieces too. They are about 5k (bridge is more, neck is less). The neck pickup is screwed on the wood, and can be adjusted only by taking off the pickguard. It's not a problem, cause I m gonna make two little drills on the guard. Don't know the body's wood. The volume knob has that cool feature that keeps the brigth as you decrease the volume, and Im planning to put it on my other guitars, because its very nice.

Very, very good. I'm using it direct through amp (Laney LC50, all tube). Can get so many sweet vintage tones. I'm very surprised with the pickups tone, and I'm gonna leave them where they are. I have put 0.011 strings, and it helps a lot. It's my first tele, and it's not what I was expecting. I expected less output and more brightness comparing it to a strat. What I get is more body. I state it between the strat and the les paul, sound and feel.

The stripe behind the neck is kind of disaligned.
The setup, well, I dont trust factory setup. I allways do it by myself.

I opened mine just as we arrived home. Found an loose wire, and realized it was the ground wire. Soldered it to the bridge. Didn't notice it on the shop. The jack started to become loose after 3 days, and I just pushed it a little, and now its ok. The switch have given some signals of premature damage too, but still working.

All in all, the body and neck structure looks very strong. Only the cheap hardware disencourages me to gig without a backup. But I'm getting confident with it. And Im not planning to change any of the stock crap. I will just give it a chance. Its very funny to get so pleasant sounds from a so cheap guitar. To me, this is the deal with this axe. It gives you the possibilitie to get the best from the worst, but only if you can adjust it properly.

I really dont expect none from them.

I've been playing for 19 years. My other guitars are Fender Stratocaster Standard USA 93, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Fender HRR Stratocaster Japan 84, Epiphone Emperor Joe Pass, Laney LC50 combo.
If it were stolen, I would hate, but would be glad for not to be one of my overpriced other guitars.
I recommend these babies to everyone who can self setup it properly.

(sorry my poor english)