The Squier Classic Vibe '50s Stratocaster MN Fiesta Red offers the true vintage feeling at a surprisingly attractive price. As with the original 1950s prototypes, Squier uses a nyatoh body, while the slim neck is made of maple. The slim "C" profile together with the 9.5" fretboard radius promises comfortable playing characteristics and problem-free bendings. On the guitar amp, three Fender Designed Single-Coil pickups with Alnico magnets provide the familiar versatile sound spectrum, with a bell-like response in almost all styles between blues, rock, pop and funk. Naturally, the Squier Classic Vibe '50s Stratocaster is equipped with the proven 6-Saddle Synchronized Tremolo for smooth pitch modulations.
This is my upgrade from a Strat Affinity and I am super happy with it. Plays beautifully and looks just as good. This is as close to Fender Professional experience as one can get and for a very reasonable price. The only drawback is the string quality and the string buzzing, which of course can be adjusted with the keys to change the bridge height for individual strings. Great purchase!
I created a self-build Fiesta Red Strat over 15 years ago based on an MIM body with a custom Fender neck and gold hardware. I built it with Hank Marvin Kinman pickups and wiring, and it has served me well in my Hank Tribute performances. Unfortunately, the body recently developed a serious crack at the neck joint which made it unplayable.
I needed a replacement but did not want to pay many hundreds of £s, when I heard of the Squier 50s Classic Vibe. Much investigation and review fishing tempted me to purchase one from dv247.
When it arrived I was very impressed with the finish and quality. The only changes I made involved changing the pickups and wiring to my Kinman set, and a good setup to my requirements, including bending the trem arm more and swapping the springs for a fully floating bridge. I put a set of 10-52 gauge strings on it at it sounded perfect. The stock pickups were great, but I needed the familiar sound I was used to.
I gigged it three days later, and received many compliments with the look and sound. I normally swap to my other guitar on stage when finishing playing my Shadows instrumentals, but ended up playing this Squier most of the night. Perfection.
Many thanks to Squier and dv247.