General
Although it has a lot in common with the Telecaster Custom, this white Squier is just a little different. For instance, the Vintage Modified Telecaster Deluxe has two, instead of one, great-sounding Fender Wide Range humbucker pickups. Its smaller Tele-style headstock has been replaced by a large '60s style Stratocaster headstock with a vintage-correct black and gold logo. Also, the back of the body features a Strat-style contour for more comfortable playing. To make playing easier, the fretboard has been reduced to a more modern 12-inch radius.
Characteristics of the Squier Vintage Modified Telecaster Custom Deluxe
The Squier Vintage Modified Telecaster Deluxe has the exact same looks as the original Fender 1972 classic, down from its black Fender amplifier-type knobs to the large three-layer black pickguard and vintage-tinted neck but also the Fender engraved chrome-plated pickup covers and hardtail adjustable 6-saddle bridge and strings-through body. The relatively flat fretboard will allow for trouble-free bends without loss of notes, as is often the case on a more concave vintage radius.
Humbucker warmth with single-coil sparkle
Because of the popularity of rougher types of music in the early sixties, Fender decided to fit humbucker pickups to several of their guitars. Next to the Telecaster Custom and Thinline, the Telecaster Deluxe was the first model to be equipped with Fender's new Wide Range humbucker. This pickup combined the clean, brilliant tone of the single coil with the full, warm sound and extra output of the PAF-type humbucker. The Squier Vintage Modified Telecaster Deluxe is equipped with Wide Range humbuckers that have been completely redesigned by Fender to accurately approach the original, classic sound. The LP-style electronics has been directly adopted from the original, providing you with a volume and tone control and a three-way pickup switch on top to alternate between the fierce bite of the bridge pickup and the deep sound of the neck pickup.
The Squier brand
Ever since Fender introduced their first electric guitar in the fifties, many competing manufacturers have produced cheap imitations of varying quality. To offer the same reliability, sound and playability of the original at a reasonable price, Fender started a subsidiary in 1982: Squier (not to be confused with the Fender Esquire!). Squier's guitars and bass guitars are built under supervision and to specifications of Fender itself, so that you can rely on the fact that you are purchasing an authentic, high-quality instrument.
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