Members Akridosity Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 The CV teles are pine i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Moustache_Bash Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Went ahead did a 'lil research, CV's are made from pine or alder. I'd say that's purdy good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members claytonjohn18 Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 For $200, you're not getting a prime slab of wood. They're low density woods with thick grain and other flaws. So what? If you want something with character, but the CV. The MIM stuff is nice, but it's a little too plain for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members El Gallo Negro Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 A few months back I went to GC specifically to buy a Classic Vibe Tele Custom-- the sunburst with the binding. Super sexy guitar. I sat and played it for a long time, and though it sounded good and looked beautiful I knew that in the long run the neck was gonna prove to be too small. I don't have big hands or anything, but it felt really cramped. Also, the back of the neck is smothered in a ton of gloss that is really sticky. You can sand that {censored} off so it's not that big a deal, but the tiny neck was a deal breaker for me. I grabbed an MIM Tele off the wall and it was a huge difference in feel. Great neck, just big enough to feel right, no gloss on the neck, good weight, and the pickups sound great. I bought it and haven't regretted the choice at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Akridosity Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Also, if your gonna mod it, the CV's neck is routed for humbuckers, more options available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I played one of the CV Custom Teles at winter NAMM, and was pretty blown away by it. It had an amazing neck (yes, on the smaller side in terms of depth -- it didn't feel particularly narrow though), and the double bound alder body was light and resonant. If they made it in CAR (or practically any custom color), I would have already bought one by now. OTOH, I often think Fender's Ensenada factory is under-rated; they make some very nice guitars down there IMO. It would be hard to go wrong with either guitar IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChuckNorris1982 Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 If (like me) you really need to see the Fender logo on that headstock, you really can find some incredible guitars from the Mexican factory. Second hand MIMs are amongst the greatest deals out there, in my opinion. Over here you can get a 2nd hand MIM Standard Strat or Tele for about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members r0bo01 Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 my strat was the smoothest out of the box of all my new gits (such as they are).altho the body is at best two piece... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members booher Posted August 18, 2011 Members Share Posted August 18, 2011 I would play a bunch of them and decide that way. It's not like it's hard to find either of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members reverberlayed Posted August 18, 2011 Members Share Posted August 18, 2011 I like the way the CVs look and sound (actually like the pickups) but the neck is too small for me. That being said, I think MIMs are better in every way. I think the weakest part of MIMs are the pickups but they are otherwise very solid guitars (especially the newer ones.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sensates Posted August 18, 2011 Members Share Posted August 18, 2011 I have enough Squires and ready for a change.. are the MIM (roadworns) worth an upgrade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted August 18, 2011 Members Share Posted August 18, 2011 I have an MIM '92 Standard Tele. It needed an Electrocup jack, and some reinforced soldering under the control plate. Otherwise, it's a solid guitar. I even like the stock pups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tantamo Posted August 18, 2011 Members Share Posted August 18, 2011 I have enough Squires and ready for a change.. are the MIM (roadworns) worth an upgrade? I have the same feeling. But instead of MIM I bought an agile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sensates Posted August 18, 2011 Members Share Posted August 18, 2011 I have enough Squires and ready for a change.. are the MIM (roadworns) worth an upgrade? Should have rephrase.. I had 3 Squire Teles (Cali, 2xCustoms-p90 & Hum). All good but they lacked something so i migh tget a MIM soon. Or maybe an ASAT... hmmm I already have a 95/96 MIM Strat which I got in a trade, to my surprise it is really good and quite a lot better than the 05/06?? MIM Tele that I tried sometime ago. tht experience alone kept me from getting MIMs.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members plawren53202 Posted August 18, 2011 Members Share Posted August 18, 2011 FWIW, the '06 MIM Strat I recently got was (at least in my experience) a BIG step up in quality from some of the 90s MIM strats I have played before. I swapped out some of the hardware (nut, saddles, trem block) as well as the pups....but now I have what I think (and the guitar shop tech thought as well) is reallllllly nice guitar, period, but especially for the price. The basic build quality, quality of wood, etc. seems like a big step up from the previous decade. I have only played a CV strat once. I liked it, and wouldn't argue with anyone who got one. But as others have said, the neck was quite small. And overall, it just seemed a little less...I don't know, solid?.....than the '06 MIM I just got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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