Members tinear Posted January 17, 2011 Members Share Posted January 17, 2011 Given their reputation, I'm thinking of possibly picking up one used - but how do I tell a CV from a regular Affinity, Bullet or some other Squier? Even if the seller is honest he may not have a good idea of what he's got. Are there any tell-tale indications of a CV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted January 17, 2011 Members Share Posted January 17, 2011 The Classic Vibes all have the amber-tinted glossy necks. Vintage type tuners... uh... that's about it. They usually come in specific colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mnhhngbfs Posted January 17, 2011 Members Share Posted January 17, 2011 a lot of the cheaper squiers use the oversized 70's headstock, or at least they used to. CV's use the normal headstock for strats. and i'm pretty sure the CVs are the only ones with the glossy neck currently. don't count the non-CV squiers out either, if you're buying used locally and you find an affinity or standard that feels right, pick it up anyway and put in some fresh electronics. there are some pretty decent ones out there, although they're few and far between compared to the average quality of the CVs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted January 17, 2011 Members Share Posted January 17, 2011 Don't CV have gold lettering on the headstock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willyguitar Posted January 17, 2011 Members Share Posted January 17, 2011 one has alnico pickups, the others generally don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brujo13 Posted January 17, 2011 Members Share Posted January 17, 2011 glossy neck is the easies way to recognize it. what model specificaly are you looking at is it a strat or a tele,? all Classic vibes have a tinted glossy neck, except the lake placid blue 50s strat, which has a maple neck in clear glossy not yellowish. the Vintage modified strats and teles also have a glossy neck, but they are not tinted, all maple for the teles, rosewood for the strats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crisco Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 The CGS prefix serial lettering CV is what you want. I'd try to avoid CY serialed Affinity strats as they are recognizably cheaper in build materials than some othersbut okay I admit the pickups are good but the bridge had problems and broke strings like they were free...The VM's from Indonesia I/C serialed are great too, or any Squier from I/C Indonesia is a good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tinear Posted January 18, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 glossy neck is the easies way to recognize it. what model specificaly are you looking at is it a strat or a tele,?all Classic vibes have a tinted glossy neck, except the lake placid blue 50s strat, which has a maple neck in clear glossy not yellowish.the Vintage modified strats and teles also have a glossy neck, but they are not tinted, all maple for the teles, rosewood for the strats. Probably a tele, although I may pick up a strat if I come across a good deal. Not that I need one, but, you know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 one has alnico pickups, the others generally don't. That's REALLY hard to determine if the seller doesn't even know which series of Squier he has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brujo13 Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 one has alnico pickups, the others generally don't. actually the standard series has alnico pups too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 actually the standard series has alnico pups too So do the Vintage Modified series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 the easiest way is they say on the back "designed and backed by Fender. Crafted in China" serial # CGS******* A more sublte way you can tell them by the overall awesomeness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Into Nation Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 Also CGR(G-L) though I've never deciphered what it means vs CGS, factory etc. I have a strat and tele both CGRG and both great players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 the easiest way is they say on the back "designed and backed by Fender. Crafted in China" serial # CGS*******A more sublte way you can tell them by the overall awesomeness. Yeah, my first thought was to say, "If you own a MIA Standard Tele and you play a current Squier and you want to take it home with you, it's a Classic Vibe. If you play a current Squier and think to yourself, 'that's not bad for the money', it's probably a Standard or an Affinity." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twotimingpete Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 there are a limited number of classic vibe model/color combinations.... should be very easy to identify one if you do the slightest homework also the CV teles have the vintage style wood mounted neck pup (no screw holes next to the neck pup on the pickguard)... I could be wrong but I think the various other squires are pickguard mounted. edit: nm, it looks like other squiers are this way too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 squier CVC is almost exactly the same as us62RI and CIJ 62RI, the only differences are the squier cvc has a 5 hole guard (which BTW is vintage correct for 1959 customs-1958/9 they were still making 5 hole, 3ply guards and 8 hole so you'll see both), The squier cvc is the only Fender (besides vintage)that has a 5 hole 3ply guard so thats a dead giveaway) and the squier has trussrod access at the nut. (and also about $1300) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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