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[ErikH]

Last evening I ordered a Squire Classic Vibe 60's in Lake Placid Blue and a SKB gig bag from Sweetwater. I'd been going back and forth with changing the pickguard on my old frankenstrat to 3 single-coils or HSS but after my wife saw pics of this Classic Vibe, she said order it. I've read/heard nothing but good about these. It'll primarily be used with the church worship group. Delivery date right now is for Thursday. I was very happy to see they had 4 to choose from when I ordered so I went with the lightest weight one at 7lbs 2oz. The fingerboard is darker too making it look more like rosewood. They use laurel for the fingerboards now. LPB is one of my favorite colors on a Strat. Can't wait to get it. Though I have mostly all humbucker guitars, and have struggled with Fender single-coils over the years with the exception of a few sets, I will make myself work to keep this one SSS. First thing to do when it gets here will be a full setup including smoothing the nut slots, inspecting the frets (level and polish if necessary), and fresh strings that I like.

[JB_From_Hell]

Good stuff. Always a good time to get another Strat, and if you wire one of the tone knobs to the bridge pickup, it’ll make dealing with the single coil a lot easier.

[Securb]

Sweet guitar and a wonderful woman you have.

[Mincer]

That's bound to be an amazing guitar...congrats!

[ErikH]

Thanks. If I need to, moving the middle tone control to the bridge is an option and I'll probably increase the tone cap to .047uf at the same time and leave the middle pickup without a tone control. I've done wiring like that before but with a .1uf tone cap like the Eric Johnson Strat for both tone controls. It's a nice wiring setup actually.

I was pretty shocked when she said order it. I had to make sure it wasn't a trap....LOL.

Though I use 9-42 on my main players, I might put 10-46 on this one. I'll see how I like it with 9's for a bit first.

[JB_From_Hell]

I’d leave the cap at a smaller value. I don’t like them when they get too dark, an like a .022 will make almost the entire range usable.

[Ascension]

Congrats on the new toy. Those are cool. Just did a complete refit in the electronics on my 94 Washburn Silverado today and used the set up with tone for neck and bridge and open in the middle like it so far.

[ErikH]

So, according to the specs on the Fender site, the lower tone control is for the bridge and middle pickups so I may not have to change anything there. I like that. There is a very good chance that I'll throw some Gotoh vintage style locking tuners on it though.

[UnderTheFlame83]

That's a great looking strat. Lake Placid Blue is one of my favorite finishes. I have 2 Squires that have the Indian Laurel fretboard and I really like it. Looks and feels like Rosewood. I've been considering picking up this guitar for awhile. I could use another strat in my collection.

[ErikH]

The guitar has landed. Now, how many of you actually follow the advice that they put on the box to not open it for 24 hours? Temp here is pretty much steady the last few days and temp outside isn't much different from inside the house. It literally came from the truck and in to the house. Our kitten is quite curious about the contents. I think he just wants a new box to play in...LOL. The other 2 cats don't give a crap...LOL.

[UnderTheFlame83]

I don't think anyone ever waits 24 hrs to unbox their new guitar. Unbox that sucker asap and let us know what you think with pics.

[Gtrjunior]

Very cool!
I decided that my main church guitar is my strat too. I have a HSS but it gets plenty of different tones.

[ErikH]

I think 30 minutes is long enough. It has a poly finish, not nitro. Pics to come.

[ErikH]

This thing rings like a bell. Wow. Really great work. Fit and finish is excellent. The fret work is really great for an import. The edges are already rolled over. Neck relief is perfect, action I need to lower and get it set up how I like it. I'll polish the frets as well. No dead spots anywhere so they are nice and level. The pots and switch feel nice and sturdy. The tuners are solid, the bridge looks and feels good. I mean, really, for a little more than $400, this is a great value.

Will get pics posted later. Gotta get them uploaded somewhere or resize them before posting.

[Demanic]

What kind of pickups come with it?

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