squier tele custom II

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 5:08 pm

After recently discovering that Iâ€™m not a fan of Jags (it would seem Iâ€™m a telecaster fan). Iâ€™ve been thinking about getting one of these as I donâ€™t have a guitar with P90s.

The price seems to have come down quite a bit recently, are they any good?

Post by **Mike** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 5:15 pm

Fairly solid build but I didn't like the pickups - found them muddy and undefined.

Also I believe it's a satin finish on the neck rather than gloss, which isn't my preference. However it's a solid core for you to turn into a nice guitar.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 5:20 pm

Mike wrote:Fairly solid build but I didn't like the pickups - found them muddy and undefined.

Also I believe it's a satin finish on the neck rather than gloss, which isn't my preference. However it's a solid core for you to turn into a nice guitar.

So you reckon the P90 arenâ€™t up to scratch, they were a selling point.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 5:22 pm

Aen liked them, but I thought they were awful. Wait for other opinions I guess.

aen · Post by **aen** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 5:55 pm

Neck pickup is a dream. Mike CLEARLY played a bad unit. The neck pickup is beefy and articulate. The bridge on mine, meh, boring, bt the only bridge pickup I actually like is a normal telecaster.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:19 pm

My brother has one of these. At first, I wasn't impressed with the pickups but that was while playing it trough my brother's Hybrid Hartke Piggy Back Stack. I ended up changing my mind about them somewhat, after playing them trough a decent amp. Still not my cup of tea but I can definitely understand how some people might dig them.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:14 pm

I didn't like the neck on the one I played; wish it played nicer, though - good combination of guitar and pickups.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:37 pm

aen wrote:Neck pickup is a dream. Mike CLEARLY played a bad unit. The neck pickup is beefy and articulate. The bridge on mine, meh, boring, bt the only bridge pickup I actually like is a normal telecaster.

have you done any demos of said geetar?

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:26 pm

dezb1 wrote:After recently discovering that Iâ€™m not a fan of Jags

i take it you didn't buy the jag in the end then?

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:52 pm

they got one of these used at my shop for like 250. um its HEAVY AS FUCK.

its heavier than a les paul.

i don't get it.

cool design. too heavy

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:55 pm

robroe wrote:they got one of these used at my shop for like 250. um its HEAVY AS FUCK.

its heavier than a les paul.

i don't get it.

cool design. too heavy

I might add to that. I've noticed my CIJ Jaguar is alot heavier than my Epip les paul

Les paul=9ibs
Jagwire= A TONNE

aen · Post by **aen** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:57 pm

robroe wrote:they got one of these used at my shop for like 250. um its HEAVY AS FUCK.

its heavier than a les paul.

i don't get it.

cool design. too heavy

I'm beginning to think I got the magic one. I've only played 3 of them, one had a fucked up ultra mud pickup, one had barbwire frets, and the other is my sweety honey baby which is not too heavy either.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:58 pm

stewart wrote:
dezb1 wrote:After recently discovering that Iâ€™m not a fan of Jags
i take it you didn't buy the jag in the end then?

Nah, tried them on a few different weekends and didn't really like playing them.

Post by **Mike** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:24 am

aen wrote:
robroe wrote:they got one of these used at my shop for like 250. um its HEAVY AS FUCK.

its heavier than a les paul.

i don't get it.

cool design. too heavy
I'm beginning to think I got the magic one. I've only played 3 of them, one had a fucked up ultra mud pickup, one had barbwire frets, and the other is my sweety honey baby which is not too heavy either.

So rather than played a defective model, I played a typical model...

aen · Post by **aen** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:38 am

It just seems really wierd that I played the two good ones, especially in this era of squier. Im not saying its impossible...

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:13 pm

This guitar has 2 main things going for it:

1: The neck, which is simply amazing for a sub-Â£600 guitar.
2: The pickups, which are simply amazing for a sub-Â£600 guitar.

Then there's that creamy butterscotch blonde finish, too. I wish I still had mine, it was fucking brilliant. One of the best guitars I've ever played.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 7:51 pm

Aen, didn't you refin yours?

aen · Post by **aen** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 7:52 pm

pfff, yeah, with a can of green spray paint.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:13 pm

aen wrote:pfff, yeah, with a can of green spray paint.

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Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:08 am

There's one on Glasgow Gumtree for Â£100 Clicety-link

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