50's, 60's And 70's Squier Classic Vibe Stratocasters, Are They Worth It? 

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These are simply some of the best sounding strats available at any price point atm.

Great video, thanks so much. I'm in the process of deciding between these 3 models. I really like the 50's model.

Yo I can't lie, that first song you played was an absolute bop.

I have a '60's Classic Vibe Strat and Tele, and I would put the quality and sound up against any MIM or American Fender any time. Paid $350 each and they are real player guitars. Unbelievable sound and quality. That's all.

I have a 50's, 60' and a 60's Tele (now sold) so I extensively compared these two. 50's has more snap and is much, much brighter than 60's, it has these beautiful overtones that are just not present in the 60's. On it's own each of them sounds great, but when you directly compare them, they're pretty different in tone departments. 60's is more round, it has a dark woody tone in the neck position, very scooped, almost like archtop, while 50's got more midrange "quack", very similar to Tele. If you're looking for a John Frusciante tone, 50's is a much better fit in my opinion. 60's is better for blues and blues rock (SRV). 50's in the neck position has much more vintage tone, plus the neck is tiny bit fatter than 60's, so it's staying with me and 60''s going to marketpalce.

I bought a 60 classic vibe. I put Texas specials in it. I’ve been looking at buying another guitar but nothing touches my classic vibe. Not even any of the custom shop stuff I’ve played. I had a budget of $1800 when I bought the classic vibe and nothing sounded or felt as good as that $399 squire. I’m thinking Squire is becoming better than Fender

Still the best guitar test guy :) You have helped me decide on a Strat :) Very classy playing I might add :)

I bought the 70’s and couldn’t be happier. To my ear, I just liked the sound of the 70’s better. Good friend has a 73 American and after playing mine, he is going to get one. Actually likes mine better. I’m very happy and that’s all that matters to me. Now I’m eying a Tele. Lol

I liked the sound of the 60s the best.

Finally one guided me well to pick which guitar i buy with my limited acount. Thank you for your great helpful video :)

I thought they all sounded hotter than their vintage counterpart. At first I was like 60s, 70s, then got really confused when I heard the last one, which had the chime of a 50' but some big growls too. Very nice instruments IMO. I've got 5 USA strats and these sound better than the MIA deluxe stock pickups and certainly better than the vintage noiseless.

The 50's now comes in Fiesta Red, I've been waiting for them to bring that color back, can't wait to buy mine.

My favorite Strato: VC 50s. Why? I like its maple neck, sound, finish and look in black. And of course its price, very affordable. Paid 360€ in good deal at the local music store for a new one 2 days ago. It's good to have a Stratocaster in your collection, if you like to own more than one guitar.

Thank you for the comparison. The guitar numbering song was great.

Great vid , bud . Well done . The word been out for a few years now .... the CV Squires are awesome .

I have the 60's Vibe, same one as in the video. I bought it used for $239 at Guitar Center. When i got it the action was pretty hight but i fixed that of course! And other than that I've done nothing to it! its my at daily player and I play it every weekend on stage! I love it! And I've yet to find any electric guitar Like more than my cheap Squire!

They all are my favorite. Looking to add another Strat to my collection but it's tough finding one. Definitely going with Classic Vibe, for cost reasons. I already have a Vintera 60's Fender Strat with '59 pickups so I don't need to go in that direction. I'm leaning towards the '70s model with the humbucker in the bridge. Or I could flip another direction and go with a Tele with either dual humbuckers or the humbucker in the neck model (single coil bridge). So many choices!

I have the 50 in fiesta red and like it a lot. As second i would buy the sixties. Gr !

I thought the first one was the 60s the second was the 70s and third was 50s. But love the 60s best after the reveal.

Never knew 50s strats had painted headstocks, that looks superb and I like the sound of it the most also even though I used to think hss would suit me better.hmmm

thx man...this was a great video. I'm gonna go with the 60s one. awesome comparisons.

Hey dude, your playing has REALLLLLY IMPROVED OVER THE YEARS!!!! CONGRATULATIONS 👏

I like the sound of the 60s strat the best. Then the 50s strat, with the 70s strat in third place.

I guessed 50s 70s 60s. That’s 60s had a fat tone and I thought it was the humbucker. I own a cv 50s and I absolutely love it. Great guitar.

Just got cv70ssh, maple,it great Sound.

I like the thick tone of the 70's CV but hate that massive headstock

Which one is best for neo-soul and R&B? 50s?

I wish someone would do this with the Squier basses,50s, 60s,and 70s jazz and pbasses

There was a complaint about a dark stretch of video. It's because there was a bright window behind you in the frame. This messes w/ camera's auto exposure. Higher end equipment might let you compensate, but it's easier & cheaper just to compose your shots w/ even lighting. Keep the window out of frame behind camera or off to the side. Good video any way.

Thanks Rich, I liked the clear sound,of the first one, the 50's, nice review.

HAVE THE 60'S SET IT UP FLOATED IT FENDER LOCKING TUNERS PLAYS AS GOOD AS MY USA STRATS RETURNS TO PITCH FOR A 1/3 THE COST. I'VE HAD 2 ONLY THING VERY SLIGHT FORWARD BOW WONT ADJUST OUT. WONDER IF ANYONE ELSE HAS THIS ISSUE ?LIKE YOUR DEMOS NICE PLAYING.

Why they dont have 22 frets?

They all did the job.

The CV 50s by far.

Great video as i like the 70s cause of the Humbucker

The specs on Fender's site show the same nut width, shape and radius for all three necks/fingerboards. The copy also reads the same for all three, "...slim, comfortable “C”-shaped neck profile with an easy-playing 9.5”-radius fingerboard and narrow-tall frets." Going by that I thought they all had the same neck. How are they different?

Great Review. Thanks a lot. I love the sound of the 60's.

Got them in completely the wrong order. Turns out I liked 60s, closely followed by 70s, then 50's..

thanks for the comparsion i liked a lot 1 and guessed 50s, then 70s 60s,for me 50s sounds the best of those 3

1, 3, 2.

I really like your clean tone on the intro. I’d like to know what kind of pick you use. What material and gauge. Your improvisations always blow me away. Way beyond pentatonic. You always find notes that leave me wondering, are those notes on my guitar.😳

I like 60's

Please, is it better to buy the new 2019- 2020 series ? or 2nd hand of the previous serie ( around 2000 to 2018 ) ? Thank you very much !

I got 1 and 2 switched, but definitely a humbucker for the 3rd sample. did the necks feel similar or pretty different?

Ugh he's so good.

Yes they are

What's up? You might not be able to talk today but you sure can play today. I just bought a Squier classic vibe 60s strat and I'm glad you picked that one although the humbucker is nice and you liked the neck on the 50s. I don't care for the strings either after playing a steel string acoustic, makes the strings feel loose. Anyway, really enjoyed your video and opinion.Peace out.

Brilliant vid, however i picked 2,3,1 was certain the 50s was third with me have 3 of them 😂

60’s is the best for me

Like the 70’s headstock

Thanks for this video 😊

Where did you get the one with the placid matching headstock? I can't find it

On the Fender Homepage, the 50's 60' and 70' the Pickup Specs say "Fender® Designed Alnico Single-Coil" - are they all the same Pickups? Same Alnico?

Wow you are one hell of a player. I guessed all wrong. LOL

It would be a lot better if we could hear the guitars clean without any amp distortion. Very difficult to tell them apart as they all sound too similar as most guitars do with amp distortion.

Hi, I heard that the neck profile between 50's and 60's are different..Do you think that a guy with smaller hand like me can handle the 50's well too? Or should I just pick the 60's?thanks

Awesome playing and content again

3 was 70's, no idea about the other 2

Different body materials for all

60 the best of the BESSSSSSS !!! so clear sound

the best stratocaster after 60 years at market is here it is model ultimate -Squier Vibe 50's stratocaster , Made in Indonesia ! ,,, not china .... I sellìnig my two Fender Stratocaster Custom Shop and Stratocaster original 1974 ,,, i found Magic guitar , or Holly grail guitar , this is Squier Vibe 50's stratocaster , Made in Indonesia. ,,, tryly Magic guitar ! I don't know what they did, but this Squier blows it all away ,, Tried it

loll i guessed 50s 70s 60s they all sound really good

I picked 70s as nr 1, 50s as nr 2 and 60s as nr 3

Hey rich-I thought one looked the best and sounded good but two sounded best.#3could work better with heavy songs or leads maybe but you sound good on all of them!😀✌🏻Bw

Would love to hear some good clean sounds but preferably not ice pick.

Hi :) Great comparison ! I ve playd on 50's and it has great neck I never tried 60's and 70's so I will be grateful for information about necks in this model - more specific are they thicker or thiner compare to 50's - because I want to buy classic vibe model I will be grateful for your help !

Man I know the 70s is lighter which would help my blown lumbars and I love a hum bucker but I just can’t buy anything but the 60s cv it’s just got the best tone , period the end .

You really should think about investing in better recording equipment, especially a higher quality camera and better audio. Will help a lot and probably get more views. Great content though, love the 60's strat.

Hi great video and comparison. Just wondering do u reckon the cv guitars can handle 13 gage strings?

A little tune of the amp. They will all sound alike.

strange like the dark scale influences 60 and 70 in different ways

im guessing 1- 60s 2- 70s 3 50s

my guess was 70, 60, 50 !

Are the indo made ones any good? I have a 50s china and have been eyeing the 70s...

I didn't think the 50s had a painted head.

My guess. 1st: '70s, 2nd: '60s, 3rd: '50s.

60s all the way

#1 50, #2 70, #3 60

Good stuff

Yah I like them all, I have the 50's in a 2 tone Sunburst, the 60"s in a 3 tone Sunburst, and the exact 70"s that you have in your video there. Also I was thinking about collecting another one from our local music store here in Red Deer, Alberta. It was the 70"s SSS in Sapphire Blue, with the maple neck. Here in Canada they retail for $559.99 . The American Stats are very expensive. The American performer is the cheapest Strat, it retails for $1649.00, and I don't see or notice a huge difference, why not own 3 of these and collect the whole series, 50's, 60"s, and 70's for the same price as the Cheapest American model? Right? When you go to the next higher American model and upwards, your starting at over $2000.00 Canadian and moving up in prices very quickly. Anyways great video and guitar 🎸 playing as usual. Cheers.....as always like I have commented on many of your other videos also. Robert from Red Deer, Alberta!

I think they’re in order of decade 9:31

Texas special pups????? People still use those???? Always thought they should cost $30 not $300

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I want info not play a game.