Fender Squier FSR Classic Vibe 60s Thinline Telecaster

Описание: A few times I have seen the Fender Squier FSR Classic Vibe 60s Thinline Telecaster in Sonic Blue on eBay and Reverb. It is very distinctive looking because of the light blue body, aged (Vintage Gloss) neck, and the anodized aluminum gold tinted pick guard. A note – the FSR stands for Fender Special Run. I was never interested in buying one for $449. I saw an auction for a used loaded body, and I put it in my watch list. The highest bid was at $129 with only a few hours left to go. If I could get it for around this amount and all I needed to do was buy a Squier tele neck, I could end up owning one of this model of guitar for under three hundred dollars. I ended up winning the auction for only $159. I then found a used Squier Neck with the same Vintage Gloss finish for $129. Not bad, I was able to pick up a version of this guitar that is in like new condition for under $300.

The guitar is a semi-hollow, version of the Fender Telecaster with Fender-Designed alnico single-coil pickups, a vintage-style string-through-body bridge, and vintage-style tuning machines with nickel hardware.

Body wood: Nyatoh
This is interesting. I have not heard of Nyatoh (pronounced Nato) so I did a little research and found the following:

Nyatoh is a reddish hardwood that grows in the rainforests of Southeast Asia. It's also known as nato or "eastern mahogany". Nyatoh is a medium-density, hard wood that's a good choice for the bodies lower cost guitars. Nyatoh has a straight, interlocked grain with a subtle texture. It's easy to work with because it stains and polishes well.

Body finish: Gloss
Neck wood: Maple
Bolt-on neck
Scale length: 25.5"
Fret size: Narrow-Tall
Number of frets: 21
Inlays: Dot
Nut width/material: 1.65"/Bone



Pros
Attractive
Lightweight
Easy to play

Cons
In some forums some folks say the frets sprout

At first when I plugged in the guitar I did not like the pickups. After playing around with the settings on my amp I was able to get a decent sound out of her.