Squier Vintage Modified Telecaster Custom 3-Color Sunburst MN Sunburst MN

General

The basic concept of Squier Vintage Modified series guitars is to offer an affordable version of several Fender classics with the addition of several modern modifications. The guitar you see here is a Squier edition of the 1972 Telecaster Custom. From the vintage-accurate '70s-style logo and big black pickguard to the Wide Range humbucker in the neck position and LP-style electronics, this Tele has the authentic design in the smallest details. To modify this guitar, Squier used a bright Duncan Designed single-coil pickup in the bridge position, medium jumbo frets and a flatter 9.5-inch fretboard radius for more comfortable play. The Squier Vintage Modified Telecaster Custom is available in two colours: high-gloss black and this 3-colour Sunburst version, both with a natural maple neck.

Characteristics of the Squier Vintage Modified Telecaster Custom

The Squier Telecaster Custom sets itself apart from the standard Telecaster by its humbucker pickup at the neck position and its alternative electronics. The Fender Wide Range humbucker was originally designed to compete with the humbucker guitars of the days. The result, however, was a pickup with the rich, wide and clean sound of a single coil with the warmth and output of a humbucker. This proved to be an ideal combination with the sharp and clear sound of the bridge pickup. The three-position pickup switch has been relocated to a spot diagonally above the neck pickup and both pickups now have their own volume and tone control. The bridge is still a vintage Tele ash tray type with three adjustable saddles and a strings-through-body construction for extra attack and sustain.

The Squier brand

Ever since Fender introduced their first electric guitar in the fifties, many competing manufacturers have produced cheap imitations of variable quality. To offer you the same reliability, sound and playability of the original at a reasonable price, Fender started a subsidiary in 1982: Squier, not to be confused with the Fender Esquire!. Squier's guitars and bass guitars are built under supervision and by specifications of Fender itself, assuring you purchase an authentic, quality instrument.