Members AVisme Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 You must choose between these two: The LTD TE-202 Maple * Bolt-On Construction * 25.5" Scale * Alder Body * Maple Neck * Maple Fingerboard * 42mm Standard Nut * Thin U Neck Contour * 22 XJ Frets * Nickel Hardware * ESP Tuners * Traditional Flat-Mount Bridge * ESP LTS-120 (B) / LH-150 (N) p.u. * Finish: Distressed BLK ...or the Squier Vintage Modified Telecaster SH * Body: Indian Red Cedar * Neck: Maple * Fingerboard: Maple * Frets: 21 Medium Jumbo * Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm) * Width at Nut: 1.650" (42 mm) * Hardware: Chrome * Machine Heads: Die-cast * Bridge: Vintage 6-saddle * Pickguard: 3-Ply (White/Black/White) * Pickups: Duncan Design TE-103B Stack, Duncan-Design HB102 w/ Alnico 5 magnets * Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone (reverse control plate) * Unique Features: Reverse control plate, black chrome knurled knobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 ltd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members clay sails Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 I like the u-shaped necks. I like relics but the LTD doesnt look authentic to my eyes. Which one has the smallest fret wire? That would probably determine it for me. BTW, i love humbuckers in tele neck positions. Sooo much better than the thin, traditional single coil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhuxtable Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 Neither. Get a classic vibe tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoneNut Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 If it's anything like the Ron Wood model,I'd go with the LTD. If not, send over the Squier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grantus Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 Probably the LTD, but I've played neither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flatheadpete Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 Neither. Get a classic vibe tele. What he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brainfertilizer Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 I'll actually play: the Squier.Relic it yourself. Think of it this way: if you purchase a relic'd guitar, you are paying for them to relic it, which means less value in the actual guitar itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AVisme Posted April 4, 2011 Author Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 Neither. Get a classic vibe tele. Even when I set strict rules to avoid it, you guys still try to bring in alternatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beckman Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 I have not liked any of the Squiers I have played. So, LTD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 If they were in the store so I could play them both, I'd go with whichever felt better to my hands. If I were ordering online, I'd probably go for the LTD. In reality, there's next to zero chance I'd get either... in this price range, I'd either get a used MIM or a new or used Classic Vibe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noisebloom Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 LTD. I've played a George Lynch LTD Strat, which reminds me of this Tele. I liked the neck. The relicing looked okay but just didn't feel right. It was a pretty good guitar, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Timmott Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 I'd go with the LTD for the 6 saddle bridge. I kind of dig the relic on that particular model too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Invader.CC Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 Neither. Get a classic vibe tele. i voted for the Squier but i would also go with the classic vibe before the vintage modified ..I recently played both when helping a friends son pick out a guitar..I was impressed with the vintage modified and blown away by the classic vibe..I believe the Vintage modified is around $275 versus $350 for the classic vibe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twotimingpete Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 I sorta like the relicced body on the esp, but I prefer my iconic fenders to really be fenders and have the real fender headstocks, so I'd say squier. btw, get a classic vibe. it's better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 Of your two choices, the Squire. I don't like relic'd guitars. For the people who suggested a Classic Vibe instead, that's the best advice. Of course, it seems you're set on the neck humbucker. In that case, the Squire you chose should work out nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steadfastly Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 Neither of those two. First of all, I can't stand distressed or paint rubbed off or whatever you want to call it. Second, I don't like squiers because the necks are way too narrow for me. Third, I can get a better guitar for less than $350.00. Here are a couple of examples. http://www.rondomusic.com/gravityntasvtn.html http://www.rondomusic.com/gravitynthumas.html These two are $160.00 http://www.fretcity.com/shop/cart.php?target=product&product_id=413&category_id=50 This is $220.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 I really don't like either, but if I had to take one, it would probably be the LTD. But I'd give it a proper finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emory Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 I don't know how the LTD plays, but that finish is so butt ugly. Looks like they dropped it in a concrete mixer with some hyenas in heat. Too much. I've got a CV 50's strat I like very much, for what that's worth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members curseoftruth Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 If everybody here is telling you to get something (Classic Vibe Tele for instance) - RUN AWAY from it as fast as you can. I did the follow along thing for a while here and ended up with a bunch of cheap junk that I eventually sold off - I still can't believe the Bugera love that went on for a while lol, those things are junk. I've played the Classic Vibe series guitars, they are OK but not the next best thing to sliced bread as the sheeple on HCEG forum would have you believe. That LTD (and I'm no ESP/LTD fan) looks pretty sick though but I'd have to try one out first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HELSTRUME Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 I don't like the distressed look, but like the LTD necks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 Site unseen I would take a comparative ESP product over a fender product any day of the week. So yeah...LTD. but if I could play them both then it might be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 Well, it's hard to choose.. Half the specs of each seem unlisted... fretboard radius for bothneck profile on the Squirebody wood on the LTD (not so much the type, but is it a laminate/ply?) I like the Bill Kirchen style reverse controls on the Suire and I like that it takes a vintage bridge, which allows for a wider variety of replacements (if necessary). I don't like the idea of a thin neck on the LTD, but they don't list any profile for the Squire. While I don't might Relic finishes, I really like many, the one on the LD does not really look natural, which always sticks out like a sore thumb. So I'm torn. Features lean me toward the Squire, with a caveat about neck shape, but I expect the LTD is probably a better player with more consistent construction, but I really haven't attention to either brand (or new guitars in general) for a long time. Ultimately, I find buying either new just flushing $150 of the $350 right down the toilet because that's how much you'll lose on resale. And while some people don't care about that. if you can get a $350 guitar (new or used) that'll play at least as well the guitars listed and still hold its value, that's just the wise move. I'm not saying there is one (none come to mind), and if not this argument is moot, but I would look. That $150 goes a long way if you decide to trade up or over to another guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 If everybody here is telling you to get something (Classic Vibe Tele for instance) - RUN AWAY from it as fast as you can. I did the follow along thing for a while here and ended up with a bunch of cheap junk that I eventually sold off - I still can't believe the Bugera love that went on for a while lol, those things are junk. I've played the Classic Vibe series guitars, they are OK but not the next best thing to sliced bread as the sheeple on HCEG forum would have you believe. That LTD (and I'm no ESP/LTD fan) looks pretty sick though but I'd have to try one out first. I can agree with some of this... there are a lot of fanboys on this forum, and the opinions you can get may not be completely reliable. In the case of the CV guitars (Teles especially), I think they really are excellent values in the price range. I tested them directly against Fender MIM, and I preferred the sound of the Squiers. Back to the OP, another reason I'd pick the Squier out of your choices is that I prefer medium-jumbo to jumbo frets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheBlueStrat Posted April 4, 2011 Members Share Posted April 4, 2011 If everybody here is telling you to get something (Classic Vibe Tele for instance) - RUN AWAY from it as fast as you can. I did the follow along thing for a while here and ended up with a bunch of cheap junk that I eventually sold off - I still can't believe the Bugera love that went on for a while lol, those things are junk. I've played the Classic Vibe series guitars, they are OK but not the next best thing to sliced bread as the sheeple on HCEG forum would have you believe. That LTD (and I'm no ESP/LTD fan) looks pretty sick though but I'd have to try one out first. WHAT!!?!?! the classic vibes are the best things invented since the light bulb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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