New Squier Starcasters - Classic Vibe, Contemporary, and Affinity

Discussion of newer designs, copies and reissue offset-waist instruments.
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Re: New Squier Starcasters - Classic Vibe, Contemporary, and Affinity

Post by aliendawg » Tue Jun 18, 2019 7:17 pm

Whaaaaaaat? :o

I think they actually nailed those... Obviously they don't have the original bridge but not even Fender were making those on the reissues

It also says they have "fender designed wide range humbucking pickups". If it's true then we're lucky.


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Re: New Squier Starcasters - Classic Vibe, Contemporary, and Affinity

Post by timtam » Tue Jun 18, 2019 7:29 pm

Wow. Wasn't expecting that. 3 different models. Ten (!) different colour guitars in total. Only missing the one I would want .. black with WRHB-style. Will probably keep looking for Modern Player.
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Re: New Squier Starcasters - Classic Vibe, Contemporary, and Affinity

Post by Danley » Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:05 pm

I wonder if the WRHB covers now say ‘Squier’ as in the other CV models? I actually like the green pearl contemporary...
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Re: New Squier Starcasters - Classic Vibe, Contemporary, and Affinity

Post by 601210 » Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:06 pm

God damnit I just built a vaguely starcaster-looking thing last year, too.

Fender, if you reissue a model with the black/aluminum knobs, I promise I'll never ask for anything ever again.
aliendawg wrote:
Tue Jun 18, 2019 7:17 pm
It also says they have "fender designed wide range humbucking pickups". If it's true then we're lucky.
I wouldn't be too excited tbh, Fender haven't been making proper Wide Ranges for years so if anything it's just gonna be more of the same.
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I wonder if the WRHB covers now say ‘Squier’ as in the other CV models? I actually like the green pearl contemporary...
It looks that way from the pictures...

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Re: New Squier Starcasters - Classic Vibe, Contemporary, and Affinity

Post by Pacafeliz » Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:30 pm

:o NO SHIT!!!
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Post by Fiddy » Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:36 pm

:-*

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Re: New Squier Starcasters - Classic Vibe, Contemporary, and Affinity

Post by Ceylon » Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:55 pm

The links aren't working for me, did anyone happen to get a screenshot of these?
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Re: New Squier Starcasters - Classic Vibe, Contemporary, and Affinity

Post by matthew a » Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:28 pm

This is crazy. How many models can you get from Squier these days? We even got some left handed offsets last year too. Still waiting on the Tele Deluxe LH... 🤞

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Re: New Squier Starcasters - Classic Vibe, Contemporary, and Affinity

Post by simonhpieman » Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:53 pm

Holy shitballs! :o

Well, I definitely don't need another guitar but matching headstock Starcasters? Wowzer...

https://www.instagram.com/p/By4N_aiBK6P ... 9huml93fj4

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Re: New Squier Starcasters - Classic Vibe, Contemporary, and Affinity

Post by Ceylon » Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:12 pm

Well shit, a CV one is beginning to seem very tempting. I've been looking out for a Modern Player on and off and they basically never show up around me.

I think the most interesting move here is introducing them into the Affinity line. It makes sense, since Epiphone also has a super-barebones Dot Studio 335, and having a semi-acoustic at a level that's accessible to beginners is nice, but I also kind of wouldn't have expected it.
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Re: New Squier Starcasters - Classic Vibe, Contemporary, and Affinity

Post by Pacafeliz » Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:29 pm

Links still work for me.
Shit the mocca one is wonderful. Man I'll slap one of those necks on, like, everything!!!

Though I must say, yesterday at MusicStore I tried out a brand new Tele Thinline, it was all top notch BUT the f-hole was outright terrible and nasty workmanship, bad bad bad.

...so I bought a FSR glitter Bullet Tele instead... :ph34r: :fp:
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Re: New Squier Starcasters - Classic Vibe, Contemporary, and Affinity

Post by Pacafeliz » Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:31 pm

Danley wrote:
Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:05 pm
I wonder if the WRHB covers now say ‘Squier’ as in the other CV models? I actually like the green pearl contemporary...
On the PC you can use the zoom. Yes they say Squier. And they're made in Indonesia too.
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Re: New Squier Starcasters - Classic Vibe, Contemporary, and Affinity

Post by TheOndrakGuy » Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:47 pm

Looks like I've found my 'finished your PhD' present to myself!

Problem is, I can't decide which!
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Re: New Squier Starcasters - Classic Vibe, Contemporary, and Affinity

Post by Mechanical Birds » Wed Jun 19, 2019 1:21 am

HOLY FUCKING SHIT THIS IS THE COOLEST THING THEYVE DONE SINCE FIRST REISSUING THESE AND ID ALMOST GUARANTEE THEYRE THE EXACT SAME GUITARS AS THE FENDER BRANDED ONES HOLY FUCKING SHIT HOLY FUCKING SHIT HOLY FUCKING SHIT

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