I got the wrong date for end of British Summer time... we have another couple of weeks so clocks in fact go back on 27th Oct so ignore my error at end of this film we are here same time next week. Cheers! My Reverb Shop: tidd.ly/3RIRwNs
Are the $250 "Chibson" guitars on TEMU any good? They have some good looking LP and SG set neck guitars that look like the work or some one over in China who make those higher end epiphones.
I love inexpensive guitar, I love expensive guitars also. My favorite pastime is taking a cheap guitar and investing as much time as required to make them play and feel like a Pro level instrument. In most cases it can be done, it just takes time. And seeing how my hobby is working on guitars, it all comes together nicely. Thanks for the great content.
I am a keyboard player but I always watch your videos even though I can't play guitar at all , I find them very entertaining and you know your stuff, top man!
Colin, I have to repeat myself...you and I are so like minded, you often take the words out of my mouth. Why do I have to buy guitars...because I'm an addict. I don't even know how to play the bloody things and I have 13 of them. I can't help it. So, I share that sentiment with you and it's OK. I bought the HB telecaster used for 80 Euros. I put locking tuners on it and put in Nocaster pickups. I think all total, I have 220 Euros into that guitar and it's flawless. I really enjoy that guitar. I love cheap guitars because I like to mod them. They impress me so much for being under 200 bucks and the result of a mod is very rewarding. You keep buying what your heart tells you to buy. I'll watch you review a cigar box guitar if you do one. I'll watch you do a 149,000 Euro Martin if you do one. It's not the price, it's the fun. Deep Purple wrote a song with the lyrics, it's not the kill, it's the thrill of the chase. Keep buying, keep selling. HAVE FUN. I'm here with you no matter how much you invest in a guitar. Rock on!!
I caught more than Covid during the Plandemic....went from 4-5 guitars to over 20...have bought/sold about 10 also since 2020...including making my harem 50% Telecasters as of late. Love Tele's....a budget Tele with boutique pups can best any Strat at any price range.
@lazvt8469 must have been something in the air in 2020. That's when it all started for me. Bought a guitar and watched videos on how to play it. Self taught. Still don't know what I'm doing but buying more and more seems to come from long covid 😂
Harley Benton is the very definition of “value overload”. I have a HB tele and I love it. I have Gibson’s, and Fenders also. HB still gets plenty of play time 🎸
I bought two of these. The butterscotch blonde which got modded into a Keith Richards tele wannabe (5 strings tuned to open G) and the other was the white Esquire version with the single bridge humbucker which got modded into a Cabronita style tele with a mint pick guard (Yes, the single pickup versions are routed for a neck humbucker under the pick guard). They sound amazing, play great and are easily my favourite guitars right now.
My weekend starts here, with you my friend. Another cracking show, love my tele,s, i have a nice relic but it weights a ton, 10 lbs if am honest, but I love it. It's a back breaker. Best show on UA-cam.
I am really looking forward to your affordable T style guitar shoot out ...we watch all your episodes daily....first thing in the morning...we love your show....everday we eat breakfast and watch you Colin....much love and respect from Texas !
It’s tele time again and there is nothing I like more than these videos from yourself on telecasters and after I finish what am doing I will grab a cuppa and some nibbles and watch this.
Have to say, I adore these Squier Sonics. I think they are a step up from the previous Bullet series. With a few minor differences, they are truly Fenders. This one sounds and looks amazing. They are getting $199 USD here in the States. I'd say well worth it.
Thanks for another one, as always! It's a strange occurrence to me that not everyone watches these videos on their tv. I put you up on my 4k tv every week, but I guess that's an affordance of having a nice tv and home internet. I even invested in a Roku Streambar to get improved audio over our tv speakers. Only watching on mobile or laptops wouldn't do your videos justice. 👍
I thought you were sounding really great and was a bit surprised how good it sounded, I forgot it was just a 150 quid guitar as I turned up the volume to hear it while I did something while you played.
Budget guitar still using pretty much the same CNC machines which creates identical products. I get budget guitar with the right balance,weight and neck comfort (Jet js300). Then upgrade with higher quality loaded pickguard. Then you have a very good guitar to play in gigs.
Makes me remember the instruments I started with, warped necks, rusty strings….and hours invested daily to learn. Today’s “beginners” don’t need to suffer that impedance with genuine opportunity to experience the various “shapes” that inspire live music performance. That’s brilliant I think 🤤
My personal plug! I subscribe to the TV Channel and mainly still watch here on a Saturday morning on my TV (day off!) There are some excellent wee nuggets of content on the tv channel that you don’t get here but for me, i’m happy to support you in a meaningful way because I enjoy the content, your humour and your independence from sponsors. The amount I spend on a morning cup of coffee throughout the month really puts into perspective the value for supporting your good self Col 🤘
Great review as usual Colin. No bull, down to earth and no sponsors to please. Love the way your videos seem so natural, no retakes when you get a word wrong. Bought my first electric guitar following one of your reviews and very happy with it. I enjoy your playing style and sounds you create. I see you don`t use a huge amount of pedals and have your regular favourites. As a newbie to guitars could you do a review/talk through of what pedals you use and how you use them, for example do you use them individually or two together to create that sound. Regards Phil
Well, it's a clean machine! Nice looking red / black combo and it does what it says on the box . . . not an expert when it comes to Teles but for the price it seems a bit of a steal. Nice one - have a good weekend, Colin!
I used to buy a Harley Benton every month but since the cost of living crisis I have wound it in a bit, I only buy one every three months or so now. Squier have definitely upped their game as the 2000-2010 Bullets were terrible and that's the last thing a learner needs, it could put them off learning guitar for life, and the chance of flogging them a high end Fender further down the line to boot!
Another great review thanks 👍👍👍 Nobody makes such in-depth reviews like you... That Torino Red Tele with black pickguard looks so nice I'm going to buy one now... I would have bought it anyway but your review was very helpful because I wanted to install a humbucker in it so thanks 🙏🙏
Love your channel and patter. I loved when you said you just thought you’d play your Tele. You just prove it’s not the guitar but the player. For me its all about the feel, playability and the bond you have with your baby. I have a 59 super heavy relic Fender custom shop stratacaster, and have never bonded with it. I love my Gibson Les Paul Gold Top Deluxe and can’t put it down. I even think about it at work. I also love my Fender Mustang 6 string and Fender Mustang Bass X 2. Just Subbed, Great channel with zero BS.
LOL, "I just press record and start talking bullocks". Never change, Colin. Love your videos :) Also, I see you got a Nobels ODR-1 now. Those are great. I have one too (the anniversary one). Love that pedal.
No matter what anyone else has to say about a tele shootout, be it cheapies, one off customs, or glorious vintage must haves, I could watch them just about every video you post! Keep the videos coming, and now that I know the 4K can be watched through the app on the television, I’ll have to start watching there to see in more detail. By the way, the playing in the video this go around sounded pretty dang good to my ears, and if I’m not mistaken, you appeared to be a bit inspired and having some fun….
Colin, I was on the fence on a gold top Les Paul and watched your video on the Epiphone again and decided to pick one up this week. Looks awesome and plays great. Always wanted one and now I have it. Thank you.
We definitely are not in the same time zone as you: the clocks go back on October 27th. Enjoyed this review and looking forward to the comparison too, as I have an East Coast. It will be a hard fought test I'm sure.
That is the best, and relaxing Chanel by UA-cam. With your great playing, you make any Guitar sound like a one from a Custom Shop. Greetings from Sweden Michael
I recently tried out an Affinity Tele at a music store because I had some time to kill & I knew the staff wouldn't bug me while using it. Then I found myself actually liking it a whole lot, especially the "gut cut" & the sound of the ceramic pups. The dark sunburst finish was attractive & unique. So I surprised myself & bought a Squier Affinity!
Another great video. I do believe I've gotten a little grey waiting for the telecaster comparison video, lol. I really like that red color but i prefer the maple fretboards. Cheers
Great stuff as always mate, I really like my cheaper squire Tele I got last year for travelling with, I look forward to seeing how it compares with the others
I got mine a couple of days ago and I thought they used the wrong neck on mine because it didn't have a Skunk Stripe on it but now I see that some do and some don't witch is sort of weird... The fret sprouts on mine were really bad but I can fix that... All I had to do was tune mine up and it was ready to go... It's been 3 days now and I haven't had to touch the tuners at all and the string it came with are pretty good... I watched a lot of reviews on this and yours is the best one I've seen .. Great Review
Not sure if they cater to UK, but Daddario has a string recycling program. Send in 5lbs at a time and you get points for free stuff (strings, cables, tuners)
Love the show and thank tou so much! Any plans on doing like.. guitars of the 80is or 90is. Not really really vintage collection but like kramers or early super strats?
I think I've watched enough of your videos to say how much I enjoy your playing. 18:00 Today sounded like a walk on the beach in late Autumn just after a shower. The sand wet and a warm old cap wrapped about your shoulders. Birds circling in the gypsy gusty wind and the solitude of white whispy waves crushing sand and pebbles to sand onto the beach. Sounds are good.
Another excellent review! I really appreciate the amount of time you invest in your videos which is reflected in their high quality. I'm looking forward to your review of the single pickup guitar you teased in the first troublemaker upgrade video😊
Love the Red & Black on the Sonic. It's a great looking guitar. 🎸👍 The guitar (Your playing) sounds great, I had the Stones and Gregg Allman songs going through my head while you were playing. Thats a good thing! I'm looking forward to the comparison video! You sold the Tokai! I'm gobsmacked... I figured you'd have that one, well, maybe forever. Congratulations to the new owner! Next month I'll be gone on a River trip on the Danube... Ms Wolf set it up. So I'll have to catch up when I get back because she'll brain me if I'm watching UA-cam on my phone or tablet on this trip. 🥴 Cheers Colin! (And my GASing Brothers & Sisters)
I'm an addict too Col!! 150 squid!.. bargain!! Rings out like a goodun and sounds like a Tele.. Better than the cheese cutters we learnt on!! Luvd the 2 chord loop.. brilliant!
I got a budget Strat over a year ago, it was a bit of a lemon and I dug into it a few days ago and discovered the 5-way switch had several bridges that were clearly unintentional. When I first got it I wanted to upgrade a few things and never really tried playing it, so after replacing the tuners with locking Gotohs I restrung it and had horrible hum, it wasn't a shielding issue, just a crappy solder job and slack QA. It works great now, I used to rag on Squire every chance I got, but I feel different now. The fix was so easy to do, just cut the bridge and perfect sound. Mine is a HSS, I only like the humbucker. Having said all that I would like to get a Telecaster now, maybe a slight upgrade over the base model.
Cheers man, that's appreciated and I know exactly what you mean... sometimes (normally when I'm not trying too hard) I happen upon a couple of chords and nice groove and the song in me comes out. I just wish it would happen more often! 😂👍
I'm digging the red! Too bad about the neck pup, but that's an easy fix! My Squire Affinity came with Fender branded alnico pups (surprise) but it cost a bit more...$167. It's one of my top 5 guitars. Funny enough, right now I'm really into my Danelecto...it can sit for weeks and stays in tune! Nothing sounds like it. I can't wait to see the comparison. Thank you so much Col...CHEERS my friend, see you next week!
Colin, 1st; always great entertaining/educational vids (thanks!) and 2nd; if you haven't already, find yourself a Sire T7 for your Tele comparo. Their Strat copy didn't impress me much but their 335 copy has fooled a number of Gibson owners, both for playability and sound. I think Anderton's has the distribution for the UK.
I bought a 20 year old butterscotch blonde squire affinty that had never been played from a 2nd hand shop. I could see the different shades of wood under the transparent coat and i hated it, so I bought some daphne blue paint and lacquer from NorthWest guitars and repainted it. Looks and plays fantastic now.
Clocks go back the 27th mate 🤔 Great little first Tele that, and obviously very easily modded 👍 Would love to see you invest that LP wonga in A Gibson Custom shop LP to compare with the Eastman, I really think that’s a closer comparison than last weeks film… keep it up fella 🍻 👊😎
Seems like a great guitar for $149! Great color. There's something special about a good "cheap" guitar. Perhaps it's the surprise and delight one gets when something exceeds one's expectations? Cheers!
L&M has two discontinued Bullet Telecasters left, for about £146, replaced by the £157 Sonic Tele. One of those might be a place to use some MIM and MIA Fender parts when I get around to upgrading my Standard Tele LOL I have a few cheap guitars but i like cheap amps even more 😁
Thank you for the video from Sweden, interesting as always. I wonder how high is the first string by the first fret. Just curious about it. Cheers. Ps: I wish I could play like you…
Beautiful red tele..darn. I'm probably gonna get the HT pink sonic strat. I don't need it ..but I don't have a hardtail start and I'm sure it's better than the strat acoustic I bought in 2001
I have a Squier Tele. Plus a few other models. Good finishes on all mine, and they all play snd sound good. I think everybody who owns several guitars should have a cheap Squier by now. Maple fretboard should be an option on all of them. The blue Sonic would look good that way.
I started buying cheap guitars to try all the different styles. I found I like the feel of nitro finishes. CS 52 Tele fills my needs for a classic Tele. Fender MIM Player seems better made than the Harley Benton, but between the two I have I liked the high action HB more for some reason, but never touch them anymore. I’ve solved my Tele buying obsession. Oh, wait there are lots of other pickup options…
Lovely little vehicle for modding, this. I'd have butterscotch one, slap an Iron Gear Tele set and some open back Wilkinson tuners on it. Alternatively, with a bit more effort, you could "Esquire" it with a new pick/scratch guard...
I love Squier for their inexpensive paranormal range the best. I have a bunch of their normal ranges as well, but the paranormal is just the most fun for me. Looking forward to the inexpensive Tele shootout.
Personally I prefer the neck pickup without the “ice pick” sound of a typical telecaster neck pickup. That’s a great sounding guitar and guitar player. Thanks mate
Another great video Colin, i thought the Tele sounded fabulous, i can hardly believe its only £149. You have given me GAS for one. Easy job to buy a set of ferrels and drill the body on a drill press to give a string through, and put a set of vintage sounding pickups in. Looking forward to the budget tele shootout.Thanks for posting.
You have your work cut out for you with the budget tele review. I have seen all of them and they are all playable and all look great. I think it will really come down to features like string-through body, traditional bride, tuners, roasted maple neck, etc. For me, it would be what is the best upgrade platform for the price and how it looks/feels to the player. I am looking forward to your review.
I'd be afraid to touch an expensive guitar for fear of hurting it's value. Cheap guitars on the other hand are so much fun because there is no fear. Cheap guitars are the greatest. ✌🎸
@The Guitaristas Hi Colin!!! I've got the black guard butterscotch and yeah...fantastic neck!!! Think I like it more than my late 80's American Standard Strat neck!!! Not sure if you mentioned that the body on these squires is a bit thinner that on a proper tele. I believe on the order of 1/4 inch or so.....thanks for another great video and keep crackin on!!!
Col, Please can you review the Jet JT350 SBR? It costs roughly £300 so not really cheap. More of an affordable T Style.. Lots of great reviews on UA-cam already. It has a humbucker neck pick up too!
Thanks for another enjoyable episode... and... 'this' Squier Sonic Telecaster... is a most acceptable guitar... and... all very well comparing 'expensive' as opposed to 'cheaper'... but "Value-for-money" is rewarding... Squire's are a favorite every time and will be interesting to see how this one holds up against it's competitors ?????? Am also thinking (?) Though nothing wrong with the tone that I can detect (?) this Telecaster is perfect for a neck upgrade if you were so inclined... (Your magic toolbox ?)... and Colin... Sometime in the NOT to distant future (Ha Ha... perhaps Christmas time ?) am sure many would like to know how the re-fretting went on the '72 Gibson "Holy Grail" ? and what your thoughts are... Good Cheer for a great week !
Great sustain eh...?😉👍 Wonder why the bridge pup cavity isn't shielded? How was the intonation Colin? Rare not to have that stairsteppong with the saddles. Think if you keep this one... Muddy it up with witch hat knobs...?😎👍👍 179.00 is a bargain 😁 😎✌👍❤🖖 Love Brother
It was great but I did have to give the intonation a little help... action was fine though. No mods planned on this one as I have a plan for this cheap collection once I've done the film... maybe try a find some deserving music school kids to pass them on to?
@@theguitaristas 😎👍👍 A wonderful idea Colin. Donated my brass to a local grade school. Feels good...especially for the parents that would've had to rent/buy otherwise 😉👍👍 😎✌👍❤🖖 Love Brother
Colin, the reason you love cheap guitars is that they are built pretty good nowadays AND you're playing through an amazing amplifier ! Cheap guitar + good amp and you've got it made, but even a good guitar through a cheap amp is less than ideal. It also helps that you can play quite well and you make the demos very enjoyable.
Ha ha lovely to see you drop in hope all's good mate. Bit of an odd cut in this one and I'm certain you noticed but what can you do with a presenter like that he's all over the bloody place! 🤣
Did you sneak in a bit of good times bad times then Colin 😂 I’ve been learning that recently (not that mental solo bit I’ve not really got that in my locker) Look forward to the review of the tele’s personally before I hear your review I’d only consider the rosewood one just because there isn’t a medium price one I’d really love a American or Japanese version but they’re so expensive.
I have one of these, it's great - in fact it has become one of my favourites. I did swap out the black pickguard for a cream one, which I think looks much classier. Tele neck pickups are supposed to be darker/mellower for jazzier tones, I don't understand why people always seems to complain about that. Remember, they are encased in a chromed brass cover. One more point, there are no 'cheap' guitars these days - only low-cost guitars. ;) My only gripe is the top-loading bridge, it's a bit fiddly to restring. BTW: There's two layers of plastic on the pickguard, which seems to be standard these days.
Great video as always. Squire is my favourite among affordable teles. It just looks great and sounds good enough. It's already got shielding, which is rare for the price, and other models of "cheap teles competition)" did not have. I own a Squire Paranormal Offset Tele, which is of highest price range for Squire and cavities were not shielded on it. The biggest downside of this one in my opinion is that it has top loaded bridge, but for the price it is more than acceptable.
Pickups are really close in construction to JJ's Simulcaster t-bar P90s, other than the machine wind on yours they are likely flavored in that direction. JJ's use P90 screw pole peices, a steel keeper and C8 magnets. Neck has an open top nickel steel shield. Poles are grounded, no back plate on either bridge or neck. They sound great for hybrid pickups. And they're just less than twice the money as this red Tele...
I am always surprised at how, in some cases, Squier and Epiphone, can make el cheapos that actually sound good and are fun to play. I had a Squier Affinity HSS Strat that was a gem and also a Squier 70s Vintage Modified SSS Strat that punched way above its weight…and at 61 now I regret letting the two of them go as I am always trading, selling etc and sometimes the excitement of something different to play usurps common sense…lol…great vid as always Mate and at our age clocks go way too fast. 😂
I think you probably also like buying cheap guitars Colin because the're are getting so damn good! Proves to everyone yet again that you don't have to spend a fortune to get a good guitar, straight out of the box.
I got the wrong date for end of British Summer time... we have another couple of weeks so clocks in fact go back on 27th Oct so ignore my error at end of this film we are here same time next week. Cheers!
My Reverb Shop: tidd.ly/3RIRwNs
Are the $250 "Chibson" guitars on TEMU any good? They have some good looking LP and SG set neck guitars that look like the work or some one over in China who make those higher end epiphones.
I love inexpensive guitar, I love expensive guitars also.
My favorite pastime is taking a cheap guitar and investing as much time as required to make them play and feel like a Pro level instrument.
In most cases it can be done, it just takes time. And seeing how my hobby is working on guitars, it all comes together nicely.
Thanks for the great content.
Just watch out for that trouble telly on reverb! Lol😂
Maybe you were thinking about Oz, the clocks go forward here this weekend for the summer 😂
@@NikkoAus You lucky buggers! 😁👍
The effort and work put into these videos really shines through 👍👍✌️
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I am a keyboard player but I always watch your videos even though I can't play guitar at all , I find them very entertaining and you know your stuff, top man!
Cheers that's appreciated! 😁👍
Colin, I have to repeat myself...you and I are so like minded, you often take the words out of my mouth. Why do I have to buy guitars...because I'm an addict. I don't even know how to play the bloody things and I have 13 of them. I can't help it. So, I share that sentiment with you and it's OK.
I bought the HB telecaster used for 80 Euros. I put locking tuners on it and put in Nocaster pickups. I think all total, I have 220 Euros into that guitar and it's flawless. I really enjoy that guitar. I love cheap guitars because I like to mod them. They impress me so much for being under 200 bucks and the result of a mod is very rewarding. You keep buying what your heart tells you to buy. I'll watch you review a cigar box guitar if you do one. I'll watch you do a 149,000 Euro Martin if you do one. It's not the price, it's the fun. Deep Purple wrote a song with the lyrics, it's not the kill, it's the thrill of the chase. Keep buying, keep selling. HAVE FUN. I'm here with you no matter how much you invest in a guitar. Rock on!!
Ditto
I caught more than Covid during the Plandemic....went from 4-5 guitars to over 20...have bought/sold about 10 also since 2020...including making my harem 50% Telecasters as of late. Love Tele's....a budget Tele with boutique pups can best any Strat at any price range.
@lazvt8469 must have been something in the air in 2020. That's when it all started for me. Bought a guitar and watched videos on how to play it. Self taught. Still don't know what I'm doing but buying more and more seems to come from long covid 😂
Harley Benton is the very definition of “value overload”. I have a HB tele and I love it. I have Gibson’s, and Fenders also. HB still gets plenty of play time 🎸
@Dragon_rls HB still has an inconsistency problem. I've gotten poor quality ones and Thomann always makes replacement easy.
I bought two of these. The butterscotch blonde which got modded into a Keith Richards tele wannabe (5 strings tuned to open G) and the other was the white Esquire version with the single bridge humbucker which got modded into a Cabronita style tele with a mint pick guard (Yes, the single pickup versions are routed for a neck humbucker under the pick guard). They sound amazing, play great and are easily my favourite guitars right now.
My weekend starts here, with you my friend. Another cracking show, love my tele,s, i have a nice relic but it weights a ton, 10 lbs if am honest, but I love it. It's a back breaker. Best show on UA-cam.
Cheers man! that was the problem I had with the butterscotch blond CV... over 10lb ouch!
Looking like a cracking show..will watch it all after I've found Mrs bacon's cooking sherry.
Impeccable timing. I was just browsing this guitar last night, unsure of whether to buy or not. Great video.
I am really looking forward to your affordable T style guitar shoot out ...we watch all your episodes daily....first thing in the morning...we love your show....everday we eat breakfast and watch you Colin....much love and respect from Texas !
Thanks again Colin. Always appreciate your Friday Vids, and the variety of Topics!
It’s tele time again and there is nothing I like more than these videos from yourself on telecasters and after I finish what am doing I will grab a cuppa and some nibbles and watch this.
Colin is really the Professor from Back to The Future. He recorded this on 27th October. 😊
Thanks for another great episode!
Have to say, I adore these Squier Sonics. I think they are a step up from the previous Bullet series. With a few minor differences, they are truly Fenders. This one sounds and looks amazing. They are getting $199 USD here in the States. I'd say well worth it.
Thanks for another one, as always!
It's a strange occurrence to me that not everyone watches these videos on their tv. I put you up on my 4k tv every week, but I guess that's an affordance of having a nice tv and home internet. I even invested in a Roku Streambar to get improved audio over our tv speakers. Only watching on mobile or laptops wouldn't do your videos justice. 👍
Squier wanted to be Fender so bad that now Fender has the quality control of Squier from the late 1990's. 😂🎸
I thought you were sounding really great and was a bit surprised how good it sounded, I forgot it was just a 150 quid guitar as I turned up the volume to hear it while I did something while you played.
Budget guitar still using pretty much the same CNC machines which creates identical products. I get budget guitar with the right balance,weight and neck comfort (Jet js300). Then upgrade with higher quality loaded pickguard. Then you have a very good guitar to play in gigs.
Makes me remember the instruments I started with, warped necks, rusty strings….and hours invested daily to learn. Today’s “beginners” don’t need to suffer that impedance with genuine opportunity to experience the various “shapes” that inspire live music performance. That’s brilliant I think 🤤
My personal plug!
I subscribe to the TV Channel and mainly still watch here on a Saturday morning on my TV (day off!)
There are some excellent wee nuggets of content on the tv channel that you don’t get here but for me, i’m happy to support you in a meaningful way because I enjoy the content, your humour and your independence from sponsors.
The amount I spend on a morning cup of coffee throughout the month really puts into perspective the value for supporting your good self Col 🤘
Thanks mate that's appreciated! 😊🙏🙏
Great review as usual Colin. No bull, down to earth and no sponsors to please. Love the way your videos seem so natural, no retakes when you get a word wrong. Bought my first electric guitar following one of your reviews and very happy with it.
I enjoy your playing style and sounds you create. I see you don`t use a huge amount of pedals and have your regular favourites. As a newbie to guitars could you do a review/talk through of what pedals you use and how you use them, for example do you use them individually or two together to create that sound.
Regards Phil
Cheers Phil, thanks for supporting! 😁👍
Very Captain Scarlet, and I love top-loading teles! Nice and slinky to play.
I also like top loading. My strat also has this feature.
I take that back. It doesn't have the same features. 😅
Well, it's a clean machine! Nice looking red / black combo and it does what it says on the box . . . not an expert when it comes to Teles but for the price it seems a bit of a steal. Nice one - have a good weekend, Colin!
So great, a new film from you 😃👍🏼
I used to buy a Harley Benton every month but since the cost of living crisis I have wound it in a bit, I only buy one every three months or so now.
Squier have definitely upped their game as the 2000-2010 Bullets were terrible and that's the last thing a learner needs, it could put them off learning guitar for life, and the chance of flogging them a high end Fender further down the line to boot!
Another great review thanks 👍👍👍 Nobody makes such in-depth reviews like you...
That Torino Red Tele with black pickguard looks so nice I'm going to buy one now...
I would have bought it anyway but your review was very helpful because I wanted to install a humbucker in it so thanks 🙏🙏
Love your channel and patter.
I loved when you said you just thought you’d play your Tele.
You just prove it’s not the guitar but the player.
For me its all about the feel, playability and the bond you have with your baby.
I have a 59 super heavy relic Fender custom shop stratacaster, and have never bonded with it.
I love my Gibson Les Paul Gold Top Deluxe and can’t put it down. I even think about it at work.
I also love my Fender Mustang 6 string and Fender Mustang Bass X 2.
Just Subbed, Great channel with zero BS.
Well I'll be dipped in shit...a tele I actually, seriously like!!!
Have a great weekend, see you next week!!!
I'm off to get my hearing checked... 😁
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LOL, "I just press record and start talking bullocks".
Never change, Colin. Love your videos :)
Also, I see you got a Nobels ODR-1 now. Those are great. I have one too (the anniversary one).
Love that pedal.
No matter what anyone else has to say about a tele shootout, be it cheapies, one off customs, or glorious vintage must haves, I could watch them just about every video you post! Keep the videos coming, and now that I know the 4K can be watched through the app on the television, I’ll have to start watching there to see in more detail.
By the way, the playing in the video this go around sounded pretty dang good to my ears, and if I’m not mistaken, you appeared to be a bit inspired and having some fun….
Great playing dude.🎉🎉 You make that telly sing like a telly should❤
Colin, I was on the fence on a gold top Les Paul and watched your video on the Epiphone again and decided to pick one up this week. Looks awesome and plays great. Always wanted one and now I have it. Thank you.
Nice one! 😁👍
We definitely are not in the same time zone as you: the clocks go back on October 27th. Enjoyed this review and looking forward to the comparison too, as I have an East Coast. It will be a hard fought test I'm sure.
Yeah I was definitely in my own time zone this week! 😂🤦♂️
@@theguitaristas You live in the Tone Zone, ha, ha.
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That is the best, and relaxing Chanel by UA-cam. With your great playing, you make any Guitar sound like a one from a Custom Shop.
Greetings from Sweden
Michael
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I recently tried out an Affinity Tele at a music store because I had some time to kill & I knew the staff wouldn't bug me while using it.
Then I found myself actually liking it a whole lot, especially the "gut cut" & the sound of the ceramic pups. The dark sunburst finish was attractive & unique.
So I surprised myself & bought a Squier Affinity!
Another great video. I do believe I've gotten a little grey waiting for the telecaster comparison video, lol. I really like that red color but i prefer the maple fretboards. Cheers
Yes indeed... I had to dig a very long way back to find the link to the Jet video! 😂🤷♂️
Great stuff as always mate, I really like my cheaper squire Tele I got last year for travelling with, I look forward to seeing how it compares with the others
I got mine a couple of days ago and I thought they used the wrong neck on mine because it didn't have a Skunk Stripe on it but now I see that some do and some don't witch is sort of weird... The fret sprouts on mine were really bad but I can fix that... All I had to do was tune mine up and it was ready to go... It's been 3 days now and I haven't had to touch the tuners at all and the string it came with are pretty good... I watched a lot of reviews on this and yours is the best one I've seen .. Great Review
I like the variety of guitars AND price points that you review. Something for every taste and budget.
Not sure if they cater to UK, but Daddario has a string recycling program. Send in 5lbs at a time and you get points for free stuff (strings, cables, tuners)
Love the show and thank tou so much!
Any plans on doing like.. guitars of the 80is or 90is. Not really really vintage collection but like kramers or early super strats?
I think I've watched enough of your videos to say how much I enjoy your playing. 18:00 Today sounded like a walk on the beach in late Autumn just after a shower. The sand wet and a warm old cap wrapped about your shoulders. Birds circling in the gypsy gusty wind and the solitude of white whispy waves crushing sand and pebbles to sand onto the beach. Sounds are good.
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Another excellent review! I really appreciate the amount of time you invest in your videos which is reflected in their high quality. I'm looking forward to your review of the single pickup guitar you teased in the first troublemaker upgrade video😊
Like the player series tele I like the fact it’s ready for a hum bucker to replace the neck pick up.
Love the Red & Black on the Sonic. It's a great looking guitar. 🎸👍
The guitar (Your playing) sounds great, I had the Stones and Gregg Allman songs going through my head while you were playing. Thats a good thing!
I'm looking forward to the comparison video!
You sold the Tokai! I'm gobsmacked... I figured you'd have that one, well, maybe forever. Congratulations to the new owner!
Next month I'll be gone on a River trip on the Danube... Ms Wolf set it up. So I'll have to catch up when I get back because she'll brain me if I'm watching UA-cam on my phone or tablet on this trip. 🥴
Cheers Colin! (And my GASing Brothers & Sisters)
Nice one!... that's ok mate you deserve a few weeks of I reckon 😆👍
@@theguitaristas I think Ms Wolf is the one that needs the time off… but she’s taking me along anyway. 😂
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I'm an addict too Col!!
150 squid!.. bargain!!
Rings out like a goodun and sounds like a Tele..
Better than the cheese cutters we learnt on!!
Luvd the 2 chord loop.. brilliant!
Cheers man! 😆👍
Surprised how Squier has stepped up their game. Keep up the good work Colin!!!!!
I got a budget Strat over a year ago, it was a bit of a lemon and I dug into it a few days ago and discovered the 5-way switch had several bridges that were clearly unintentional. When I first got it I wanted to upgrade a few things and never really tried playing it, so after replacing the tuners with locking Gotohs I restrung it and had horrible hum, it wasn't a shielding issue, just a crappy solder job and slack QA. It works great now, I used to rag on Squire every chance I got, but I feel different now. The fix was so easy to do, just cut the bridge and perfect sound. Mine is a HSS, I only like the humbucker. Having said all that I would like to get a Telecaster now, maybe a slight upgrade over the base model.
Loving the playing on this one (no offense to any othe video you have done, it just hit the right vibe for me).
Cheers man, that's appreciated and I know exactly what you mean... sometimes (normally when I'm not trying too hard) I happen upon a couple of chords and nice groove and the song in me comes out. I just wish it would happen more often! 😂👍
My favourite time of the week , thanks for everything you do Colin 👍
Nice series.
I'm digging the red! Too bad about the neck pup, but that's an easy fix! My Squire Affinity came with Fender branded alnico pups (surprise) but it cost a bit more...$167. It's one of my top 5 guitars. Funny enough, right now I'm really into my Danelecto...it can sit for weeks and stays in tune! Nothing sounds like it. I can't wait to see the comparison. Thank you so much Col...CHEERS my friend, see you next week!
Cheers Bob!
Good cheap guitar, squire paranormal Jazzmaster 12 string electric. Would appreciate a review on that! Keep on rocking!
Colin, 1st; always great entertaining/educational vids (thanks!) and 2nd; if you haven't already, find yourself a Sire T7 for your Tele comparo. Their Strat copy didn't impress me much but their 335 copy has fooled a number of Gibson owners, both for playability and sound. I think Anderton's has the distribution for the UK.
When are we getting the upgrade video,Col? Active pickups and a Floyd?
What could go wrong?
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At least Throw on a bigsby!
Thanks for this glorious episode ;) Loved it. Again..
I bought a 20 year old butterscotch blonde squire affinty that had never been played from a 2nd hand shop. I could see the different shades of wood under the transparent coat and i hated it, so I bought some daphne blue paint and lacquer from NorthWest guitars and repainted it. Looks and plays fantastic now.
Clocks go back the 27th mate 🤔 Great little first Tele that, and obviously very easily modded 👍 Would love to see you invest that LP wonga in A Gibson Custom shop LP to compare with the Eastman, I really think that’s a closer comparison than last weeks film… keep it up fella 🍻 👊😎
Seems like a great guitar for $149! Great color. There's something special about a good "cheap" guitar. Perhaps it's the surprise and delight one gets when something exceeds one's expectations? Cheers!
Another great review, thanks Colin
Now Colin, show me on this doll where that naughty butterscotch-blonde Tele touched you.
L&M has two discontinued Bullet Telecasters left, for about £146, replaced by the £157 Sonic Tele.
One of those might be a place to use some MIM and MIA Fender parts when I get around to upgrading my Standard Tele LOL
I have a few cheap guitars but i like cheap amps even more 😁
Thank you for the video from Sweden, interesting as always. I wonder how high is the first string by the first fret. Just curious about it. Cheers.
Ps: I wish I could play like you…
Nice Lightweight Guitar ,Love the Necks on the Sonic Teles, both variations are very comfortable to play
What a fantastic video have a great weekend Colin and also happy first week of October ❤😊😊
Thanks and you! 😁🙏
Beautiful red tele..darn.
I'm probably gonna get the HT pink sonic strat. I don't need it ..but I don't have a hardtail start and I'm sure it's better than the strat acoustic I bought in 2001
I have a Squier Tele. Plus a few other models. Good finishes on all mine, and they all play snd sound good. I think everybody who owns several guitars should have a cheap Squier by now. Maple fretboard should be an option on all of them. The blue Sonic would look good that way.
I started buying cheap guitars to try all the different styles. I found I like the feel of nitro finishes. CS 52 Tele fills my needs for a classic Tele. Fender MIM Player seems better made than the Harley Benton, but between the two I have I liked the high action HB more for some reason, but never touch them anymore. I’ve solved my Tele buying obsession. Oh, wait there are lots of other pickup options…
Great review and a nice looking guitar the technical name of the colour is dogs lipstick apparently...
No not that image!! 🤣😂🤣
@theguitaristas sorry bud blame the cooking sherry with a cough medicine chaser 😜
As always have a great weekend mate 👍
And you 🍺
Lovely little vehicle for modding, this. I'd have butterscotch one, slap an Iron Gear Tele set and some open back Wilkinson tuners on it. Alternatively, with a bit more effort, you could "Esquire" it with a new pick/scratch guard...
I love Squier for their inexpensive paranormal range the best. I have a bunch of their normal ranges as well, but the paranormal is just the most fun for me.
Looking forward to the inexpensive Tele shootout.
I lucked out recently . 11’ MIM tele in excellent condition for 499usd at GC to find it has 2 lollar pickups!
With the cheap teles its the squier that should be the benchmark being made under the fender name. Thanks great film! 😃
Personally I prefer the neck pickup without the “ice pick” sound of a typical telecaster neck pickup. That’s a great sounding guitar and guitar player. Thanks mate
Cheers that's apreciated! 😊🙏 I must admit on playback the neck pickup sounded a lot better than I gave it credit for 👌
Sounds like a good guitar,might get one.I have a Squier Sonic Strat in HSS,Today I got a valve amp and OMG what a difference that makes.
I had the purple esquire h. I loved it! Sold it only to buy a red sonic mustang instead. Also great!
lovely, as always!
Another great video Colin, i thought the Tele sounded fabulous, i can hardly believe its only £149. You have given me GAS for one.
Easy job to buy a set of ferrels and drill the body on a drill press to give a string through, and put a set of vintage sounding pickups in.
Looking forward to the budget tele shootout.Thanks for posting.
You have your work cut out for you with the budget tele review. I have seen all of them and they are all playable and all look great. I think it will really come down to features like string-through body, traditional bride, tuners, roasted maple neck, etc. For me, it would be what is the best upgrade platform for the price and how it looks/feels to the player. I am looking forward to your review.
" I just press record and start talking bollocks" Dude that approach has worked for Ant and Dec for 20 years and several awards 😂
Bafta here we come!! 🤣👍
I'd be afraid to touch an expensive guitar for fear of hurting it's value. Cheap guitars on the other hand are so much fun because there is no fear. Cheap guitars are the greatest. ✌🎸
Clocks don’t go back ‘til 27th mate. You’ve got the same old man’s problem as me - going off far too early
Thanks mate I just pinned that! 😂👍
@@theguitaristasAnd us old men go off too early and usually to the toilet.
I was about to say :D
Stunning colour!! 🤩
@The Guitaristas Hi Colin!!! I've got the black guard butterscotch and yeah...fantastic neck!!! Think I like it more than my late 80's American Standard Strat neck!!! Not sure if you mentioned that the body on these squires is a bit thinner that on a proper tele. I believe on the order of 1/4 inch or so.....thanks for another great video and keep crackin on!!!
Blimey! Thank goodness I’ve already got far too many Telecasters. Otherwise I’d have to get one of those. Thanks Colin- great video.
Col, Please can you review the Jet JT350 SBR? It costs roughly £300 so not really cheap. More of an affordable T Style.. Lots of great reviews on UA-cam already. It has a humbucker neck pick up too!
I'm impressed that the frets were good. Every Squier (or Fender Player, or Charvel) I've bought has had frets that put my index finger into bandages.
The frets on Squiers have gotten a lot better in recent years. Some of them still have bad fret ends but most of them are ok.
Thanks for another enjoyable episode... and... 'this' Squier Sonic Telecaster... is a most acceptable guitar... and... all very well comparing 'expensive' as opposed to 'cheaper'... but "Value-for-money" is rewarding... Squire's are a favorite every time and will be interesting to see how this one holds up against it's competitors ?????? Am also thinking (?) Though nothing wrong with the tone that I can detect (?) this Telecaster is perfect for a neck upgrade if you were so inclined... (Your magic toolbox ?)... and Colin... Sometime in the NOT to distant future (Ha Ha... perhaps Christmas time ?) am sure many would like to know how the re-fretting went on the '72 Gibson "Holy Grail" ? and what your thoughts are... Good Cheer for a great week !
Great sustain eh...?😉👍
Wonder why the bridge pup cavity isn't shielded?
How was the intonation Colin?
Rare not to have that stairsteppong with the saddles.
Think if you keep this one... Muddy it up with witch hat knobs...?😎👍👍
179.00 is a bargain 😁
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Love Brother
It was great but I did have to give the intonation a little help... action was fine though. No mods planned on this one as I have a plan for this cheap collection once I've done the film... maybe try a find some deserving music school kids to pass them on to?
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A wonderful idea Colin.
Donated my brass to a local grade school. Feels good...especially for the parents that would've had to rent/buy otherwise 😉👍👍
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Colin, the reason you love cheap guitars is that they are built pretty good nowadays AND you're playing through an amazing amplifier ! Cheap guitar + good amp and you've got it made, but even a good guitar through a cheap amp is less than ideal. It also helps that you can play quite well and you make the demos very enjoyable.
Getting the croc cam in as shot1, it's an editing masterclass 😂
Ha ha lovely to see you drop in hope all's good mate. Bit of an odd cut in this one and I'm certain you noticed but what can you do with a presenter like that he's all over the bloody place! 🤣
Yeah but it's so refreshing honest and authentic and that's what matters!
@@rightsideofthecamera 😊🙏 Cheers mate will drop in for a coffee see you all sometime soon.
Get you a black pearl pickguard and save the old one if you want it!
Did you sneak in a bit of good times bad times then Colin 😂
I’ve been learning that recently (not that mental solo bit I’ve not really got that in my locker)
Look forward to the review of the tele’s personally before I hear your review I’d only consider the rosewood one just because there isn’t a medium price one I’d really love a American or Japanese version but they’re so expensive.
I have one of these, it's great - in fact it has become one of my favourites. I did swap out the black pickguard for a cream one, which I think looks much classier.
Tele neck pickups are supposed to be darker/mellower for jazzier tones, I don't understand why people always seems to complain about that. Remember, they are encased in a chromed brass cover.
One more point, there are no 'cheap' guitars these days - only low-cost guitars. ;)
My only gripe is the top-loading bridge, it's a bit fiddly to restring. BTW: There's two layers of plastic on the pickguard, which seems to be standard these days.
Great video as always. Squire is my favourite among affordable teles. It just looks great and sounds good enough. It's already got shielding, which is rare for the price, and other models of "cheap teles competition)" did not have. I own a Squire Paranormal Offset Tele, which is of highest price range for Squire and cavities were not shielded on it. The biggest downside of this one in my opinion is that it has top loaded bridge, but for the price it is more than acceptable.
Pickups are really close in construction to JJ's Simulcaster t-bar P90s, other than the machine wind on yours they are likely flavored in that direction.
JJ's use P90 screw pole peices, a steel keeper and C8 magnets. Neck has an open top nickel steel shield. Poles are grounded, no back plate on either bridge or neck. They sound great for hybrid pickups. And they're just less than twice the money as this red Tele...
I am always surprised at how, in some cases, Squier and Epiphone, can make el cheapos that actually sound good and are fun to play. I had a Squier Affinity HSS Strat that was a gem and also a Squier 70s Vintage Modified SSS Strat that punched way above its weight…and at 61 now I regret letting the two of them go as I am always trading, selling etc and sometimes the excitement of something different to play usurps common sense…lol…great vid as always Mate and at our age clocks go way too fast. 😂
Nice flannel. Fred Perry is class.
I think you probably also like buying cheap guitars Colin because the're are getting so damn good! Proves to everyone yet again that you don't have to spend a fortune to get a good guitar, straight out of the box.
Thank You Colin ✌️👏👏🎸❤️💜🤍🖤💙
If I didn't already have 5 Telecasters I would probably have one of these. Brilliant value for money.