Anyone here have a Squier Venus?

Loobs

Y'know, the Courtney Love signature guitar? 

Super cool & very rare. 

Teyeplayer

I had the12string one of these. Mate, don’t go there, they are really not that great. 

Loobs

What's wrong with it? Very collectible and MIJ, should be pretty decent. 

jollygreengiant

Had a surf green one a few years ago.

Usual feedback on MIJ Fenders of the period -

Really well made
Stock pickups and electronics are dreadful.

My old Venus had a huuuge neck (as in much bigger than an R8 Les Paul I had at the same time) and seen similar feedback on having v chunky necks online.

grungebob

I’ve had two a sunburst and a black one. I want another. 

The neck is very nice, quite chunky. Pickups are meh though. 

Teyeplayer

As above, the electrics were pants. The 12 string I had was a brute to play, couldn’t get the action down to a reasonable height, neck was chunky (which ironically I’m more of a fan of now but wasn’t then) and it just weighed a ton. I found it a really uncomfortable guitar to play and it gathered dust, a lot. 

Redlester

I know someone who has one. Heavy. Fat neck. Clunky player. The guitar ain’t much cop either.  

gazrichards

I know someone selling a couple or at least one. Sunburst and green I think. Pm me if interested I’ll play matchmaker 

Loobs

Pm'd you.

thegummy

Imagine you were a newly successful rock star and get a call from someone at Fender about a signature model and get all excited then they go "it's going to be a Squier"

starwarsnosebleed

thegummy said:

Imagine you were a newly successful rock star and get a call from someone at Fender about a signature model and get all excited then they go "it's going to be a Squier"

Id be dead pleased. 

Squiers since the Vintage Modified series have been cracking guitars, and are affordable to most.

thegummy

starwarsnosebleed said:

thegummy said:

Imagine you were a newly successful rock star and get a call from someone at Fender about a signature model and get all excited then they go "it's going to be a Squier"

Id be dead pleased. 

Squiers since the Vintage Modified series have been cracking guitars, and are affordable to most.

I doubt there are many people who could afford a high end Squier but not a low end Fender.

starwarsnosebleed

thegummy said:

starwarsnosebleed said:

thegummy said:

Imagine you were a newly successful rock star and get a call from someone at Fender about a signature model and get all excited then they go "it's going to be a Squier"

Id be dead pleased. 

Squiers since the Vintage Modified series have been cracking guitars, and are affordable to most.

I doubt there are many people who could afford a high end Squier but not a low end Fender.

Have you played any cheapy Fenders?
For the money, I’ll take a Squier all day long, and save myself a couple hundred, and a headache.

Ive owned ‘low end’ Fenders, and theyve been mostly shite, shoddy parts, frets and pickups and I own Epiphones which were far better than ‘low end’ Gibsons, and ive owned and played plenty.

But then ive never been a logo snob.

Havent heard a lot of great things about the Venus though.

UnclePsychosis

Never played one but it's long been one of my favourite guitar designs. Really cool. 

Neil

I guess it depends if you need a bosom cutaway. 

gubble

Missed out on picking one of these up for £90 around 4 years ago - i'm an idiot !

Gerz6558

thegummy said:

Imagine you were a newly successful rock star and get a call from someone at Fender about a signature model and get all excited then they go "it's going to be a Squier"

I reckon J Mascis and the Cribs would  have been pretty happy with their Squier signatures.

I'd say Squier are more interesting than Fender these days too.

Loobs

UnclePsychosis said:

Never played one but it's long been one of my favourite guitar designs. Really cool. 

In surf green in looks amazing! 

monquixote

If you are getting a royalty payment on the guitars with your name on then having a cheaper model is probably desirable.

They will probably be playing the custom shop prototype anyway.

EricTheWeary

Neil said:

I guess it depends if you need a bosom cutaway. 

After being in lockdown living on a diet of biscuits and toast this may be the guitar for me now. 

Loobs

monquixote said:

If you are getting a royalty payment on the guitars with your name on then having a cheaper model is probably desirable.

They will probably be playing the custom shop prototype anyway.

CL did indeed play a single pickup Custom Shop Fender-branded version. 



It's a really cool body shape. Sort of Ricenbacker inspired.