![]() The vintage stylings are carried through to the six-in-line button key tuning pegs, of which tuning accuracy and robustness are incredibly impressive. Onto the headstock, which adorns the golden border ‘70s CBS-style logo and is a satisfying nod that vintage aficionados will appreciate. We must admit, the bold look is right up our street, but if it’s a bit too much for you, there is a more muted Natural and 3-Tone Sunburst variation available. The monochrome combination is catapulted into rock ‘n’ roll hedonism by the swagger of black block inlays and matching binding. So we’ve established that the Classic Vibe Thinline sounds and plays great, but how does it look? Let us say, our model isn’t for the faint of heart. There is an acoustic resonance and breathy quality to the guitar’s sound, a hallmark of semi-hollow guitars. If the Wide Range humbuckers are the heart of the Thinline, its semi-hollow body is the soul. This is perhaps due to the pickups being mounted to the pickguard, as opposed to a traditional Tele bridge plate, losing a little bit of that metallic zing in the process. However, compared with our Player Plus Telecaster’s bridge pickup, there is a lot less bite, producing a very rounded, dare we say, mellow tone. ![]() We achieved a pleasing chicken pickin’ tone by introducing an MXR Dyna Comp compressor and dialing our Deluxe’s treble to 8. Throw overdrive into the mix and it can cover everything from glassy cleans to gritty hard rock crunch.Ĭycling through to the bridge pickup and some Telecaster twang starts to shine through. ![]() ![]() Dialing back the treble transforms this Squier to a sound more akin to a traditional ‘bucker. Those familiar with the clarity of a single coil will feel right at home with this Classic Vibe, although there is a little extra humbucker oomph if you need it. ![]()
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