Review of the Fender SQ CV 60s Strat LPB Electric guitar. Where to buy it?

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  • Body: Nato
  • Neck: Maple
  • Neck attachment: Bolt-on
  • Fretboard: Indian laurel
  • Fretboard inlays: Pearloid dots
  • Neck profile: C
  • Frets: 21 Narrow tall
  • Nut: Bone
  • Nut width: 42 mm (1.65″)
  • Scale: 648 mm (25.51″)
  • Fretboard radius: 241 mm (9.49″)
  • Pickups: 3 Fender-designed alnico single coils
  • Controls: 1 Master volume, 2 Tone
  • 5-Way switch
  • Pickguard: 3-Ply parchment
  • Tremolo: 6-Saddle vintage-style synchronized
  • Machine heads: Vintage-style
  • Hardware: Nickel
  • Strings: Fender 250 NPS .009 – .042 (Article Nr: 133191)
  • Colour: Lake Placid Blue

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This guitar usually has a price around 322.00 €

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Some comments from people who come to the forum about this model:

Comment:

As I am a fanatic Squier collector I had to buy one, certainly after reading al the unbelievable good reviews e.g. here on the Thomann website.

Playability out of the box:

There was a quality control label attached to the neck with action hight measurements on different frets along the neck and a radius and intonation check was performed on the guitar like on a custom shop model before you pick it up in person at your guitar luthier.
In one word: amazing!

Strings:

They put Fender strings on it but these Fender regular 9’s string set do not get this guitar alive and kicking in the way she deserves. My advice is to simply spend 6 euro extra on your order for a set of good old Voodoo Child 10’s or D’Addario EXL 10’s.

Neck:

Smooth as butter, this is a triple winner neck, the 60’s slim C grip and 9,5 inch radius is done perfectly, the Indian Laurel fingerboard has a nice mellow accent to it, perfect fretwork with not one sharp end.

Hardware:

Comparing it with mij 1995 AM Strat there was a little difference in warmth on the neck pickup. After lifting the pickup up it became a little less glassy and wishfully fuzzier and warmer. Very good sound even clean these new Fender designed Alnico pickups.
The bridge has a real big boy’s block in a real resonating body and good saddles.
The volume and tone pots feel confident and reduce halfway down in a honest Fender way. The guitar has a good balance, fast neck, bone nut was in need of a little smoothening and graphite for better playability but was done correctly, the strings have no dead spots anywhere and no buzzing.

Overall conclusion:

On a 10 points scale this here Squier 60’s Classic Vibe deserves a 10.
I have had several Classic Vibes, all given them away because they were missing the Magic Sparkle which makes you want to play it over and over again.

This one certainly has the Magic Sparkle.
Fantastic! Thomann thanks for another perfect delivery and Fender, keep up the good work! Obviously you have not lost your Magic Touch…..

Comment:

I own three Fender guitars including this Squier, including an American made Telecaster (Performer series) and a Mexican made Strat (Roadhouse Deluxe), this classic vibe is the guitar that I keep on its stand, ready to pick up when I fancy playing, and its a wonderful guitar to play. It has a gloss neck, vintage style tuners, great sounding pickups, an amazing finish that is very similar to my lake placid blue Roadhouse strat. If you are a beginner this is a perfect starter guitar, if you are after a second guitar that doesn’t need to be kept in a case this wont disappoint. Check out some videos for sound demos (especially the clean sounds). I use a Yamaha THR 10 and this sounds amazing through it. Great mix of vintage details for a very good value price if you don’t mind missing the word Fender on the headstock!

Fender SQ CV 60s Strat LPB vs Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FNT

The guitar Fender SQ CV 60s Strat LPBis usually 17 € cheaper than Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FNT, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

Below have a look to the video of this guitar

Fender SQ CV 60s Strat LPB

Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FNT
  • Body: Nato
  • Neck: Maple
  • Neck attachment: Bolt-on
  • Fretboard: Indian laurel
  • Fretboard inlays: Pearloid dots
  • Neck profile: C
  • Frets: 21 Narrow tall
  • Nut: Bone
  • Nut width: 42 mm (1.65″)
  • Scale: 648 mm (25.51″)
  • Fretboard radius: 241 mm (9.49″)
  • Pickups: 3 Fender-designed alnico single coils
  • Controls: 1 Master volume, 2 Tone
  • 5-Way switch
  • Pickguard: 3-Ply parchment
  • Tremolo: 6-Saddle vintage-style synchronized
  • Machine heads: Vintage-style
  • Hardware: Nickel
  • Strings: Fender 250 NPS .009 – .042 (Article Nr: 133191)
  • Colour: Lake Placid Blue
  • Ergonomically shaped sapele body
  • Top: “Ultra Flame” flamed maple veneer
  • Matching headstock
  • Bolt-on neck: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Fretboard: Roasted maple
  • Neck profile: Modern C
  • Fretboard inlays: Clay dots
  • 24 Medium jumbo stainless steel frets
  • Graptech TUSQ XL nut
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Scale: 648 mm
  • Fretboard radius: 305 mm
  • Binding made of natural wood
  • Pickups: Roswell HAF-B Alnico-5 (bridge) and Roswell HAF-N Alnico-5 (neck) humbuckers and 1 S74-C BK Alnico-5 single coil (middle)
  • Volume and tone controls
  • Pickup Switch: Single coil / Humbucker
  • 5-Way switch
  • Wilkinson 50IIK 2-point tremolo
  • Chrome hardware
  • WSC staggered locking die-cast machine heads
  • Ex-factory stringing: .010 – .046
  • Colour: Gloss Flamed Natural

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FNT

Harley Benton Fusion II HSH - Detailed Review Part 1

If you want to know more about this option, click on the following link to see the Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FNT review

Fender SQ CV 60s Strat LPB vs Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBLB

The guitar Fender SQ CV 60s Strat LPBis usually 17 € cheaper than Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBLB, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

Below have a look to the video of this guitar

Fender SQ CV 60s Strat LPB

Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBLB
  • Body: Nato
  • Neck: Maple
  • Neck attachment: Bolt-on
  • Fretboard: Indian laurel
  • Fretboard inlays: Pearloid dots
  • Neck profile: C
  • Frets: 21 Narrow tall
  • Nut: Bone
  • Nut width: 42 mm (1.65″)
  • Scale: 648 mm (25.51″)
  • Fretboard radius: 241 mm (9.49″)
  • Pickups: 3 Fender-designed alnico single coils
  • Controls: 1 Master volume, 2 Tone
  • 5-Way switch
  • Pickguard: 3-Ply parchment
  • Tremolo: 6-Saddle vintage-style synchronized
  • Machine heads: Vintage-style
  • Hardware: Nickel
  • Strings: Fender 250 NPS .009 – .042 (Article Nr: 133191)
  • Colour: Lake Placid Blue
  • Ergonomically shaped body made from sapele
  • Flamed maple top featuring an ‘Ultra Flame’ veneer
  • Bolt-on neck made from roasted Canadian maple
  • Roasted Canadian maple fretboard
  • “Dots” fretboard inlays
  • Modern C neck profile
  • Fretboard radius: 305 mm (12.008″)
  • Scale: 648 mm (25.512″)
  • Nut width: 42 mm (1.654″)
  • Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut
  • 24 Medium jumbo stainless steel frets
  • Wooden binding
  • Roswell HAF-B Alnico-5 (bridge)-, Roswell HAF-N Alnico-5 (neck) humbucker pickups, and 1x S74-C BK Alnico-5 single coil (middle) pickup
  • 5-Way switch
  • Single coil/Humbucker pickup switch
  • 1 Master volume control and 1 master tone control
  • Wilkinson 50IIK 2-point tremolo
  • Chrome hardware
  • WSC staggered locking diecast machine heads
  • Original strings: .010 – .046
  • Colour: Gloss Trans Flamed Blue Burst

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBLB

Harley Benton Fusion II HSH - Detailed Review Part 1

If you want to know more about this option, click on the following link to see the Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBLB review

Fender SQ CV 60s Strat LPB vs Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBB

The guitar Fender SQ CV 60s Strat LPBis usually 17 € cheaper than Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBB, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

Below have a look to the video of this guitar

Fender SQ CV 60s Strat LPB

Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBB
  • Body: Nato
  • Neck: Maple
  • Neck attachment: Bolt-on
  • Fretboard: Indian laurel
  • Fretboard inlays: Pearloid dots
  • Neck profile: C
  • Frets: 21 Narrow tall
  • Nut: Bone
  • Nut width: 42 mm (1.65″)
  • Scale: 648 mm (25.51″)
  • Fretboard radius: 241 mm (9.49″)
  • Pickups: 3 Fender-designed alnico single coils
  • Controls: 1 Master volume, 2 Tone
  • 5-Way switch
  • Pickguard: 3-Ply parchment
  • Tremolo: 6-Saddle vintage-style synchronized
  • Machine heads: Vintage-style
  • Hardware: Nickel
  • Strings: Fender 250 NPS .009 – .042 (Article Nr: 133191)
  • Colour: Lake Placid Blue
  • Ergonomically shaped sapele body
  • Matching headstock
  • Top: “Ultra Flame” flamed maple veneer
  • Bolt-on neck: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Fretboard: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Fretboard inlays: Dots
  • Neck profile: Modern C
  • Fretboard radius: 305 mm
  • Scale: 648 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut
  • 24 Medium jumbo stainless steel frets
  • Binding made of natural wood
  • Pickups: Roswell HAF-B Alnico-5 (bridge) and Roswell HAF-N Alnico-5 (neck) humbuckers and 1 S74-C BK Alnico-5 single coil (middle)
  • 5-Way switch
  • Pickup Switch: Single coil / Humbucker
  • 1 Master volume control and 1 master tone control
  • Wilkinson 50IIK 2-Point tremolo
  • Chrome hardware
  • WSC staggered locking die-cast machine heads
  • Ex-factory stringing: .010 – .046
  • Colour: Gloss Trans Flamed Bengal Burst

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBB

Harley Benton Fusion II HSH Roasted FBB Unboxing and Review

If you want to know more about this option, click on the following link to see the Harley Benton Fusion-II HSH Roasted FBB review

Fender SQ CV 60s Strat LPB vs Harley Benton HP-42 Signature TT Roasted

The guitar Fender SQ CV 60s Strat LPBis usually 17 € cheaper than Harley Benton HP-42 Signature TT Roasted, but the difference is so small that this can vary..

Below have a look to the video of this guitar

Fender SQ CV 60s Strat LPB

Harley Benton HP-42 Signature TT Roasted
  • Body: Nato
  • Neck: Maple
  • Neck attachment: Bolt-on
  • Fretboard: Indian laurel
  • Fretboard inlays: Pearloid dots
  • Neck profile: C
  • Frets: 21 Narrow tall
  • Nut: Bone
  • Nut width: 42 mm (1.65″)
  • Scale: 648 mm (25.51″)
  • Fretboard radius: 241 mm (9.49″)
  • Pickups: 3 Fender-designed alnico single coils
  • Controls: 1 Master volume, 2 Tone
  • 5-Way switch
  • Pickguard: 3-Ply parchment
  • Tremolo: 6-Saddle vintage-style synchronized
  • Machine heads: Vintage-style
  • Hardware: Nickel
  • Strings: Fender 250 NPS .009 – .042 (Article Nr: 133191)
  • Colour: Lake Placid Blue
  • Henning Pauly EytschPi42 Signature Model
  • Body: Nyatoh
  • Top: AAA Flamed maple
  • Neck: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Neck attachment: Bolt-on
  • Fretboard: Roasted Canadian maple
  • Fretboard inlays: Offset dots
  • Matched headstock
  • Fretboard: Maple
  • Fretboard radius: 350 mm
  • Scale: 648 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Nut: Graph Tech
  • Frets: 22 Medium jumbo stainless steel
  • Pickups: Roswell P90s Alnico-5 single coils (neck) & Roswell HAF-B Alnico-5 humbucker (bridge)
  • 1 Volume control with push/push function for switching between humbucker and single coil
  • 1 Tone control with push/push function for phase reversal
  • 3-Way switch
  • Hardware: Chrome
  • Machine heads: Locking
  • Hardtail bridge with string-through-body
  • Strings: .010 – .046
  • Colour: Transparent Turquoise

Below have a look to the video of this guitar Harley Benton HP-42 Signature TT Roasted

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmt9khUZmAo

If you want to know more about this option, click on the following link to see the Harley Benton HP-42 Signature TT Roasted review

Where to buy the guitar Fender SQ CV 60s Strat LPB

Thomann

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  • Full warranty. If you have any problems, they take care of everything.
  • 100% reliable payment.
  • Leader in trouble-free shipping.
  • Usually Best price.
  • Best Reputation: They are the leading online store in Europe and have the best catalogue and information.

Amazon

  • Free Shipping and possibility of shipping in one day with Amazon Premium.
  • Full Guarantee but they are no experts in music equipment.
  • Sometimes better price.
  • He’s got worse stock than Thomann.

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