I do like the Squire

I feel in my initial post I was maybe a little down on my squire and that not where I want to be. For years I went after the super strat, hum buckers and a Floyd (that I would never use) and those guitars came with their own special blend of tuning stability. I’m not one for alternate tuning and messing round retuning so I’ve had my Ibanez (from which the Seymour came) set to b to b and that wasn’t in tune for more than a minute. To this I have said enough is enough and looked for a simpler solution.

In these times of mortgages and car payments payment USA or even Mexican Fender is out of reach of the snap purchase so I find myself at Squires door.  A guitar purchased unseen on ebay can always been a risk. I had never played and squire tele (though I have played US, Mexicans and a lovely paisley Japanese tele in the past) so i am aware of the basics but Condition and general neck staginess etc was all a worry and I was not let down by what had ended up as unwanted axe.

I quickly found and affinity for the guitar, its simplicity and my own lack of care for it helped it find its way into my living room and thus more extensive playing. I get very worried about the condition of other guitars. One was so unused when I purchased it (at 10 years old a closet classic) that I am fearful of playing it and thus damaging it that it spends most of its life in a case.  So I find my Squire in my hands and I feel liberated. I no longer worry about chipping it or the dog eating it so I play it. Well I Rocksmith it. For those unaware of this marvel of modern technology its Guitar Hero with a real guitar. If you don’t know what guitar hero is I can’t help you.  To me it’s a work horse. If I was in the studio id probably uses another guitar but in the living room the Squire is king. It’s simple ergonomic enough ( they tried harder with the Stratocaster and ended up with nice body cuts but a volume control on the wrong place. It’s too close to the strings to I play and turn the volume down) simple with a fixed bridge so no trem to fiddle with. The action is amazing its really low, I’ll try to post a pic of this but for a cheap guitar it’s amazing. I have a guitar made in Nashville that could only dream of having and action this now.