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What Is CSG?      Well, simply put, CSG is a blog that celebrates that even the cheapest equipment can be turned into something fantastic with some elbow grease and passion. Whether it be the the Squier strat with authentic Fender parts and a complete body refinishing, or simply a Squier bass guitar with swapped out pickups.      There's something for everyone here, and with guides for people with all levels of experience, you can be certain that you'll be capable of performing something illustrated in our guides. So grab your Squier strat, or what have you, and let's start modding...

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Squier Black and Chrome Special Edition: Video

Found a guy playing this beauty on Youtube. It's really quite fantastic sounding, considering how cheap the guitar is. That's just the clean sound too. With other effects, the sound really starts to shine. Check it out. F F Really definitely a cheap guitar to look into if you're looking for a sexy new telecaster, but don't wanna break the bank. You can find more at mafh80's channel. F...

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Black and Chrome Special Edition Tele Electric Guitar : You won't find this in a Squier pack.

This, friends, is the definition of Squier Telecaster Custom. With sleek, sexy chrome, and a to-die for black finish, this is what your friends are drooling over. With gloss black finish, and shiny chrome pickguard, let's just say you won't be going home alone after gigging. This Squier telecaster is a special edition from 2004, NOT made in China, and it shows. This quality is far above that of the Squier Bullet Strats. The special edition Squier telecaster goes for $229.99 on Musicians Friend, similar to the standard tele. This is really very similar to the standard Squier telecaster, just with a slight upgrade in electronics and finish. All...

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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...

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Hello Kitty Strat. Can you say daredevil?

Fender Squier Hello Kitty Strat, Black On the electronics front, this guitar keeps it simple. A single black volume knob controls one humbucking pickup in the bridge position, for plenty of bite (players can of course back off the volume for a bit of tonal range, or just go all-out). The guitar features a hard tail string-through-body bridge and standard die-cast tuning machines for stable rocking, with a chrome finish to accentuate the gloss black finish. This Strats body is made of agathis, which in tone is quite comparable to mahogany--warm and thick, but with plenty of punch. The full-scale (25.5-inch), bolt-on maple neck is plenty...

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Squier Practice Amp To Go With Your Cheap Squier Guitar

Fender Sp10 Squier Guitar Amp  Highly affordable and portable electric guitar practice amplifier. 10-watt amplifier, Jack input, Headphone input, Carry handle Overdrive, and clean switch Volume treble bass control.A highly affordable and portable electric guitar practice amplifier.Really, in the way of practice amps, this is a cheap, and reliable way to go. Good, clean sound, lightweight, and a low price tag to go along with it, it's an incredibly cheap guitar amp, with everything you need to practice. Beginners shouldn't need more than this.I used an amp very much like this my first year of playing guitar, and I was never unsatisfied....

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Fender Squier Affinity : One of the cheapest Squier guitars around.

Fender Squire Affinity Series Mini Strat Black Finish The Squier Mini is the 3/4-size version (22.75" scale length) of the Squier Bullet and makes an ideal travel guitar for players of all ages or a first guitar for kids. This is not a toy though! Three, single coil pickups.The pickups are nothing special, but the Mini Strat does have the five-position switch, and the in-between positions produce nice, chunky tones though! Some Amazon reviews by experienced players state: "Ive been playing for over 20 years, and I was really excited when my 7 year old daughter asked for a guitar for Christmas. I bought her a mini strat in red after...

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