I still own 7 of the dern things:
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[TD]SQUIER '51 BLONDE[/TD]
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[TD]SQUIER '51 2TSB[/TD]
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[TD]SQUIER TELE CUSTOM II[/TD]
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[TD]SQUIER AFFINITY TELECASTER SPECIAL[/TD]
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[TD]SQUIER CLASSIC VIBE DUO-SONIC '50s Electric Guitar (Desert Sand)[/TD]
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[TD]SQUIER 60th Anniversary Classic Vibe '50s Stratocaster - Aztec Gold + Fender Metro 60th Anniversary Strat Gig Bag[/TD]
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[TD]SQUIER HELLO KITTY STRATOCASTER (used) $270 + Strap 30.95 + Gig Bag $95.78[/TD]
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I wouldn't mine parting with one of the '51s, the Tele Custom II and the Affiinity Telecaster Special. They are all pretty good, but I need to thin down the herd a bit. The Affinity Telecaster is actually a nice looking guitar. I bought it as a poor man's '52 in mind with the plan to do some mods, but I've never gotten around to doing so. But I got lucky with some good wood grain matching on the one I received. The Tele Custom II used to be my favorite for throwing in the car when I was traveling some distance with some opportunity for some jamming at the destination. But lately I discovered that when I roll the volume off a bit, the tone dulls up. Took me a long time to realize that since I was usually playing it at home wide open and adjusting the tone/volume at the amp. But when playing with others, the drop off on the treble end when I had to lower my volume from the guitar controls dropped that guitar down in my esteem. But some new pots would probably help (or maybe a capacitor?). But I really don't know how much time/$ I'd want to put into it. It was always a bit on the noisy side for a P-90 and could use some better p'ups as well. Still a good value guitar though, and probably my most used Squier. The Classic Vibe Anniversary Strat and the Hello Kitty have just been added to the herd in the last 5 months or so. They're fun.
Well you all know what a HK looks like, but I'll adorn this thread with a few pics of that new Strat.
After I got mine from Sweetwater, I happened to be a large Ma n Pa retail store just South of me, and I saw they had one of those in their "Wayne's World Acrylic Display Case". While I think they may be "I'm not worthy of the glass display case", they are indeed striking looking strats.
Well, that's about all I've got to say about Squiers, other than they sure have gotten better than they were in the early to mid 90's. I was no fan of their laminate body era. I bought one of those for my son and it really couldn't be upgraded. The stock p'ups were actually about the best match for it, adding Lace Sensors was a waste of money, but changing out the chunky tuners was "a must".
It's nice that you can now get into the Classic Vibe Series and get a guitar that really doesn't need any mods.