Is This Still The Best STRAT For Your Money? - Squier Classic Vibe!

Some guitar models are instant classics...Is this one of them?
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VIDEO SECTIONS:
1. Where is it made, and does that matter? - 1:01
2. Is this guitar still a true classic? - 2:00
3. What does it sound like? - 5:20
4. One Minute Solo! - 9:46
5. Are they still built well? - 11:14
5. Classic Vibe or Player Series? - 15:00

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VIDEO SECTIONS:
1. Where is it made, and does that matter? - 1:01
2. Is this guitar still a true classic? - 2:00
3. What does it sound like? - 5:20
4. One Minute Solo! - 9:46
5. Are they still built well? - 11:14
5. Classic Vibe or Player Series? - 15:00
Enjoy!

[seattleday]

My dad bought a 50s Classic Vibe Tele. He loves it.

[Petersorg]

And I thought that the "made in Indonesia" ones were actaually rated higher by everyone lol. I really don't care where it's made, as long as they are quality guitars.

[adamd]

I have this exact guitar. Love Fiesta red with the maple board. Has all the classic strat tones you could ever want. Very comfortable to play. Definitely the best bang for your buck!!

[wuakaranaio]

Classic Vibe feels like a high end strat to me, the only downsize is the sound of the pickups, but I just installed a Texas Special pickups on mine and it sounds and it feels so great!

[royallencustodio]

My dream guitar since i was a kid is a red strat with a maple neck🎉

[RobBluth]

I've got the CV 50s in sunburst, I can't play it worth a damn but it sounds sexy as hell when I practice scales

[rickthelearner]

I bought my Squier Classic Vibe 50s made in China in fiesta red in 2013. 8 years now and it remains my favourite guitar. I do have a proper USA Fender with maple neck and ash body and still I prefer my Squier whenever I am asked to play.

[chuckecheater]

I have the CV 60's strat. Works great for me. Stays in tune great. For got to mention...it's an Indonesia CV.

[rocknrollresignation]

The Classic Vibe Series really was the start of the affordable, quality, import guitar renaissance that we are currently in

[johanjerkhag]

I bought a Classic vibe 50´s Sherwood green (China). Adjusted the bridge to floating and it stays in tune very well ( three springs). I have a couple Custom shops and I will say that this guitar is a very nice guitar for so less money. Rock on!

[agateenchantmentrockwizard]

I took the plunge and bought a classic vibe and my results were somewhat different.
Having bought and set up many guitars over my 43 years of playing I was hopeful I wouldn't have to do a lot for my $400 bucks.
The reality is that I did have too:
1. Straighten the neck (and added a tiny amount of relief)
2. Replace the trem block & saddles (the OEM are junk)
3. Replace the tuners with EZ lock tuners (the original ones were maddening, they constantly would slip tiny bits, even after string & block/trem replacement)
4. Leveled, dressed, crowned and polished the frets, which we're really bad especially in the 1st position
5. The fret ends we're sharp and needed polishing all the way up the neck
6. The bone nut hung up on the low E string, so it needed a bit of filing, in addition to smoothing out and lubing all of the string slots.
7. Out of personal preference I rounded the fretboard ends a little, for a smoother feel
Overall:
The pickups sound great, classic Fender strat sound
The color and body finish are excellent
The hardware and electronics work good
So new buyer's just be aware that if you pick one of these up either you or your guitar tech may be in for a few fixes & mods, to get not only that classic Fender sound from the Classic Vibe but a few mods to make this feel & play like a truly a "pro" guitar.
Would I buy it again 🤔
NO.

[bldallas]

My lovely wife bought me a brand new Squire 60s Vibe for Father’s Day. It is in my favorite color, Lake Placid Blue, AND it’s AWESOME!!! Definitely as good as the American Strat that I used to own.

I have a lot of experience doing hobbiest level luthier work and really enjoy doing setups, so I took my time and tweaked the relief, action, intonation, pup heights and tremolo string positions/tension. The intonation was the only thing that needed some pretty significant adjustment. I also polished the frets (their ends were already perfect), lightly polished the nut slots (with 1000 wet dry sand paper), added graphite to nut and installed some E.Ball Super Slinkies. BOOM, plays perfect and no tuning issues!

I frankly couldn’t be happier with this guitar, and it was only $430 new, with free shipping! Great stuff.

[pyaargb]

Just got a 60’s classic vibe strat a week ago and i love it, so so playable

[saberistheway]

You went into some details that no one really talks about for some reason so thank you for that!

[jamesallen]

I just got a 50s classic vibe strat, tobacco burst, maple neck & maple fretboard . Just a beautiful guitar that plays incredibly good and sounds great 👍 I also have a custom shop strat that is my main player but lately I've found myself with the Squier strapped on & plugged in more & more. Love it, awesome guitar 🎸

[harveydjent_]

Squiers have gotten insanely good these last few years.

[imacmadman]

I have a Chinese made ‘50’s CV Stratocaster in white, it’s a forever guitar. I’m not going to let it go, I want to get a 1960’s CV Strat to go with it, preferably in Lake Placid Blue because when I was a kid, we had a Cadillac in the same color.

[kimmontgomery]

Got mine in February, it is very addicting to play. It plays and sounds great, hard to put down. It was great right out the box after about a quarter turn on the truss rod (due to the winter weather I'm sure). Anyway after that I haven't done anything to it besides play it. I haven't even changed the strings yet! That is very unusual as I always do that right away. They are the gauge I use anyway and they're good Fender strings. This strat is a terrific value and a very nice guitar, mine is flawless and comfortable to play. I stole mine for $399, before they raised the price $30! haha! I was a little skeptical about the tinted gloss neck, but I actually love it, looks and feels great, and I like how it's one piece. Get one and you won't regret it!

[Tomatenmark-Mark]

I own that exact CV 50s Strat, bought in late 2019 and I can confirm what he says!
Just one addition: the frets higher than 15th fret are pretty fine on mine as well. The entire neck has a really decent fretjob.

You can't go wrong with this guitar!