Squier Vintage Modified 70s Stratocaster Vs Classic Vibe

The classic vibe 70s strat comes in either a black finish an olympic white finish or a very cool natural finish.

Squier vintage modified 70s stratocaster vs classic vibe.

The last squiers with rosewood were made in 2017. The vintage size frets are getting worn so it isn t at it s absolute best. The main differences between the current and now discontinued chinese cv guitars and the new indonesian ones besides changing factories is the switch from alder to poplar. The squier affinities and standards are the modern take the classic vibes and vintage modified are the retro option.

Quick unboxing of an squier cv 70s stratocaster nat with short demo. Squier classic vibe 60s stratocaster fender standard mexican stratocaster the release of the classic vibe series back in 2008 gave squier a much needed boost in reputation proving they could cut costs intelligently and maintain excellent quality control from their chinese factory. After the new cites regulations squier guitars all switched to laurel just as all mexican fenders switched to pau ferro. Right now the vintage modified 70s strat is the nicest guitar to play of the three strats i have.

The former tends to have modern tweaks like 9 5 fretboard radius two point trems headstock trussrod adjustment etc while the latter attempts to replicate vintage specs to varying degrees. A tip of the hat to the large headstock strat models produced in the 1970s the classic vibe 70s stratocaster creates incredible tone courtesy of a trio of fender designed alnico single coil pickups. Classic vibe 70s jaguar. Vintage style 18 single coil 4 price 150 250 15 250 400 39 apply cancel.

Well to be fair my usa custom shop strat needs a bit of work.