Fender Modern Player or Squier Classic Vibe?

Neil-Nitro

Hey guys.

I would like to know what you guys think about these guitars and if you feel one series is better than the other.
On one hand something with the Fender logo should be better than Squier but on the other hand I have read other forums stating that the Classic Vibes are better than MIM Fenders...

What do you guys think?

Chocklit_Thunda

I like the CV's better than the MIM. There was a topic about this around a week ago? If I can find the link I shall post it

AlanRatcliffe

http://www.guitarforum.co.za/guitar-gear/squire-classic-vibe-vs-fender-mim/

I go the other way. Especially with the Modern Players, which are great guitars. CV's are priced fairly high these days too.

Keira-WitherKay

Alan Ratcliffe wrote: http://www.guitarforum.co.za/guitar-gear/squire-classic-vibe-vs-fender-mim/

I go the other way. Especially with the Modern Players, which are great guitars. CV's are priced fairly high these days too.

i recently played the modern player thinline tele at a store and was suitably impressed.... they are the Chinese range of fenders but definitely feel superior to a CV squire

chris77

My way of deciding would.be to check out the bodies and necks and not worry too much about the pups and hardware at first. Those can (and actually should ) be replaced to suit your needs later, but the body and neck are the meat and potatoes in the stew. See which one ticks most of your boxes and which neck feels best. A good guit but with an uncomfortable or unfamiliar neck profile will mean you probably won't bond with it and play it as much as you would have wanted to when.you bought it.

Neil-Nitro

Keira WitherKay wrote:
Alan Ratcliffe wrote: http://www.guitarforum.co.za/guitar-gear/squire-classic-vibe-vs-fender-mim/

I go the other way. Especially with the Modern Players, which are great guitars. CV's are priced fairly high these days too.
i recently played the modern player thinline tele at a store and was suitably impressed.... they are the Chinese range of fenders but definitely feel superior to a CV squire

Keira how would you rate the Classic Vibes against that Sx tele you recently acquired? I'm just curious!

Neil-Nitro

I must say one thing I like about Squier are the many different options they have mad available. Cabronita's and 51's and those tele customs look quite nice and are relatively affordable compared to the MIM and MIA's.

Keira-WitherKay

Neil Nitro wrote:
Keira WitherKay wrote:
Alan Ratcliffe wrote: http://www.guitarforum.co.za/guitar-gear/squire-classic-vibe-vs-fender-mim/

I go the other way. Especially with the Modern Players, which are great guitars. CV's are priced fairly high these days too.
i recently played the modern player thinline tele at a store and was suitably impressed.... they are the Chinese range of fenders but definitely feel superior to a CV squire
Keira how would you rate the Classic Vibes against that Sx tele you recently acquired? I'm just curious!

well that SX tele cost me 2K and NOT 5-7K the CV squires are selling for BUT i bought the SX tele for that american ash thinline body ...

.the SX as i bought it does NOT exist anymore......

in last week i replaced the neck with an a All parts neck ...fitted Fender replacement vintage tuners , popped a vintage fender bridge tele pup into the bridge and changed the SX bridge for a vintage Tele 3 saddle bridge ,,,

so all that is currently still remaining is the body and the scratchplate and at the moment the neck pup as i want to put a fat 60's single coil into it but the body is only routed for single coil ...so needs to wait ...

however the stock SX neck put is not totally rubbish as the bridge one was.... so i will eventually replace it but will gig the guitar tonight and tomorro with the guitar as it is right now

that said ... i did gig the SX with no mods just new strings last friday and it worked just fine .... so they totally usable to gig with as they stand ..

compared to a CV i did NOT directly compare them but i would never pay top dollar for a CV ...if i got one at 2 - 3 K and it felt good then maybe yes .... so price matters .... personally i don't see the fuss made over them ...rather buy a MIM or USA or even rather a Tokai tele ...

and the SX is absolutely best value for money and even for me who literally only kept the body ...i could not buy a wamoth replacement body and ship it here in USA swamp ash thinline for under 4K so now i have a great body and a box of spare parts and a neck for only 2 K

i'll post some clips of the partcaster soon as i get a chance ....

Chocklit_Thunda

My bad, I read MIM by accident. Ignore my post.

What you probably do know is that the Modern player has modern fixtures such as TOM bridges on or strat trems on jags and jazzmasters and unusual pickup configurations while the squier CV tends to be more traditional.

AlanRatcliffe

Chocklit_Thunda wrote: Ignore my post.

We usually do. ?

Sorry... couldn't resist! ?

Neil-Nitro

Keira WitherKay wrote:
Neil Nitro wrote:
Keira WitherKay wrote:
Alan Ratcliffe wrote: http://www.guitarforum.co.za/guitar-gear/squire-classic-vibe-vs-fender-mim/

I go the other way. Especially with the Modern Players, which are great guitars. CV's are priced fairly high these days too.
i recently played the modern player thinline tele at a store and was suitably impressed.... they are the Chinese range of fenders but definitely feel superior to a CV squire
Keira how would you rate the Classic Vibes against that Sx tele you recently acquired? I'm just curious!
well that SX tele cost me 2K and NOT 5-7K the CV squires are selling for BUT i bought the SX tele for that american ash thinline body ...

.the SX as i bought it does NOT exist anymore......

in last week i replaced the neck with an a All parts neck ...fitted Fender replacement vintage tuners , popped a vintage fender bridge tele pup into the bridge and changed the SX bridge for a vintage Tele 3 saddle bridge ,,,

so all that is currently still remaining is the body and the scratchplate and at the moment the neck pup as i want to put a fat 60's single coil into it but the body is only routed for single coil ...so needs to wait ...

however the stock SX neck put is not totally rubbish as the bridge one was.... so i will eventually replace it but will gig the guitar tonight and tomorro with the guitar as it is right now

that said ... i did gig the SX with no mods just new strings last friday and it worked just fine .... so they totally usable to gig with as they stand ..

compared to a CV i did NOT directly compare them but i would never pay top dollar for a CV ...if i got one at 2 - 3 K and it felt good then maybe yes .... so price matters .... personally i don't see the fuss made over them ...rather buy a MIM or USA or even rather a Tokai tele ...

and the SX is absolutely best value for money and even for me who literally only kept the body ...i could not buy a wamoth replacement body and ship it here in USA swamp ash thinline for under 4K so now i have a great body and a box of spare parts and a neck for only 2 K

i'll post some clips of the partcaster soon as i get a chance ....

Looking forward to the clips! I also actually have one of the thinline ash tele's in a sunburst finish which thus far I've only changed the pickups to Dimarzio Twang Kings. Maybe its worth getting the Ash strat and modding it also instead of looking at CV?

Keira-WitherKay

Joe Moore wrote:
@ Keira , so what's the name on the headstock of your tele-partscaster ?

SX ? , Fender ? , Keiracaster ? , other ? ... Just curious .

at the moment the headstock is absolutely blank..... no branding

personally i wanna hit the roof when people "fake" fender logo's on necks ...i have recently seen two such guitars ...makes my blood boil.....

as for keiracaster ...good idea ? but Witherkaster sounds better ?

Neil-Nitro

http://www.fender.com/en-ZA/squier/series/classic-vibe/classic-vibe-telecaster-thinline-maple-fingerboard-natural/

What do you guys think of this for R4700 new?

AlanRatcliffe

It's a good price for new.

Chabenda

Joe Moore wrote:
@ Keira , so what's the name on the headstock of your tele-partscaster ?

SX ? , Fender ? , Keiracaster ? , other ? ... Just curious .

I reckon that such a sexy looking guitar should be called a Fornicaster ?

guyfeld

IMO The Modern Player has a very similiar feel and build to the 60's cV except it has the 'bucker in the bridge. Also I thought one of the few HB -equipped strats straight out of the factory that could achieve a very credible Knopfler sound in pos 2. There was one on Gumtree for a long time last year for around R3500-R4000.