Squier Standard Telecaster

The Squier Standard Tele is a beautiful guitar. Period. If you like that old vintage guitar look, then you're going to love this guitar. With it's fast-action neck, agathis body, and rosewood fretboard, it's a beauty to behold.

Now, it isn't just beautiful, it's also one of the best sounding Squier guitars you can find on the market today. With a price point of $299 new, it's also not going to break the bank.

Many long time guitar players have vouched for the excellence of the Squier Standard Tele. It's a great budget guitar, and Hillbilly Rock on Musicians Friend posted:

"I just recieved this guitar today, and I was amazed at the high quality and playability. I actually compared the tone of this instrument with an american standard tele in a local music store and my ears(with 22 yrs experience)could not tell any real difference. The sound of the squier, mim, and am standard are surprisingly very close. The main differences in these guitars is obvously where they were made. Sure the squier has cheaper electronics but you could never tell this by the way it sounds. People can say all they want but real musicians and collectors alike will tell you that mexicans were making Fender guitars as early as the 1960's in Fenders factory in california! All that being said, this is a great telecaster guitar regardless of nationality. I just can't see shelling out $1,000 or more when you could have one of these beauties in every color for that kind of money. So, all-in-all,a very good quality instrument, I am very pleased."

I'm not sure I'd say it's comparable to a USA Tele, but alot of others compare them to MIM Telecasters, which is still quite a feat for this cheapie. The cheap Squier Standard Telecaster comes in 3 distinct colors: Cherry Burst, Vintage White, and Black.

I've handled a couple of these bad boys before, along with a Made in USA Tele Thinline. The thinline definitely had nicer action and a little more crunch, but these cheap guitars still sounded fantastic. If you're a fan of the telecaster sound, you'll definitely want this over the Squier Standard Strat. They're both great guitars, but nothing beats that clean, bluesy Telecaster sound, if you ask me.

You can find these at any music retailer about, but Musicians Friend has great shipping times, great customer service, and all in all, great products. You can find a link to the Cherry Burst Squier Standard Telecaster here.

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