Members Gravity Posted August 29, 2007 Members Share Posted August 29, 2007 I saw a beautiful VM the other day in a local store. It was the white one with the tortoise PG. I pulled it off the rack, saw that it was made in India (didn't know there was production there) and gave it a once over. The ax was very good looking and I was really surprised by the neck. The neck's finish was very well and evenly applied and the fretboard had a nice healthy dark hue to it. The frets felt good, the radius felt good, and the guitar resonated damn well. I guess that's what the cedar does that they use. So I played that for a bit and then complared it to a MIM standard. There was no comparison, the VM was head and shoulders above the MIM. If I didn't already have a strat I'd be all over this guitar for $299. If this is a good example of what's coming out of India right now, then I'd suggest that buyers jump on it before either prices go up or quality slips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted August 29, 2007 Members Share Posted August 29, 2007 I saw a beautiful VM the other day in a local store. It was the white one with the tortoise PG. I pulled it off the rack, saw that it was made in India (didn't know there was production there) and gave it a once over. The ax was very good looking and I was really surprised by the neck. The neck's finish was very well and evenly applied and the fretboard had a nice healthy dark hue to it. The frets felt good, the radius felt good, and the guitar resonated damn well. I guess that's what the cedar does that they use.So I played that for a bit and then complared it to a MIM standard.There was no comparison, the VM was head and shoulders above the MIM.If I didn't already have a strat I'd be all over this guitar for $299. If this is a good example of what's coming out of India right now, then I'd suggest that buyers jump on it before either prices go up or quality slips. Seems like you came across a nice guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueshawk1 Posted August 29, 2007 Members Share Posted August 29, 2007 I have both, only teles, not strats - a Squier Vintage Modified tele (3 pup model) and I have an MIM standard tele, I'm just as happy with one as I am the other. If I were somehow forced to choose between the two, I would choose the Squier only because it has the three pups and gives me more variety of sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IRG Posted August 29, 2007 Members Share Posted August 29, 2007 These new VM models are nice. Only issue I have is my local dealer has them marked up significantly more, so they are only $25-50 less than a MIM standard. Get a good standard, i would probably go that route. Not sure whether I like the gloss necks on these new VM models or not. But if they didn't say Squier on them, it would be tough to say these are models below the MIM line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nbabmf Posted August 29, 2007 Members Share Posted August 29, 2007 What's the body made of on the VM? At some point, I'll be looking to get a Tele to put my Tonerider Vintage Plus set in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IRG Posted August 29, 2007 Members Share Posted August 29, 2007 What's the body made of on the VM? Cedar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GarysBlues Posted August 29, 2007 Members Share Posted August 29, 2007 I played the Thinline and was VERY impressed with it. I also played a HWY-1-06 next to it and the Squier sounded better with Duncan Designd pick-ups. I was VERY surprized by the guitar. They are $279. new but there were not any issues on the neck/guitar, The frets were well done with no edge issues. Nice Tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members placeboemotion Posted August 29, 2007 Members Share Posted August 29, 2007 But if they didn't say Squier on them, it would be tough to say these are models below the MIM line. Isn't it amazing how much the name seems to effect the appreciation of what seems to be a very decent tele? (I know ... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhall Posted August 29, 2007 Members Share Posted August 29, 2007 Squier makes some very good guitars.The VM 51 is very nice. The list could go on and on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anonymous Guy Posted August 29, 2007 Members Share Posted August 29, 2007 It's unfortunate that the '51 ceased production before the main lineup was introduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GarysBlues Posted August 29, 2007 Members Share Posted August 29, 2007 They seem to be pretty much gone from the store's now also. I didn't think Fender was ever gonna run out of 51's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members septopus Posted August 29, 2007 Members Share Posted August 29, 2007 The VM's are good guitars (I like the gloss neck), and I played one very nice example of the 3 pup Tele. But I played a bunch of the other VM Teles and Strats and they definitely weren't up to the quality of the average MIM Std I pulled off the wall to compare. I'd spend the little extra for the MIM, jmo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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