Well...not technically my guitar, but I bloody paid for it so kind of mine. We went through quite a journey trying to track one of these down as most places were sold out. While our local shop A Strings on Pontypridd could not get one, we were lucky to nab the last one in Gamlins in Cardiff. I bought it in June and they held onto it until now for my daughter's 10th Birthday.
Hat's off to them too. They made it really special and played along with my deception to claim it was sold. My daughter knew it was hard to get hold of and was slightly disappointed to see the "SOLD" sign on the guitar. It took a bit of prompting for her to actually read the note though as it said SOLD to Mr Meredith....
;-) Sneaky Daddy. Then the penny dropped...
The guitar itself is great. Gamlins did a nice setup and I asked for a set of 10's to be put on it which I think makes a real difference. I can see they did some filing of the nut and a bit of fretboard work. It plays really well - shocking for a guitar that cost £115+strings. One of the very last rosewood Squires? Maybe...
Electrics seem great with a lovely clunk at the jack and no static on the pots or switch at all. They're Alpha's which is great for a guitar of this price range. I'm impressed with the neck pickup too. Bridge is a little harsh but by no means terrible. Nice thin body but groovy headstock. Superb paint job - the sparkly finish is just what she was after and much more impressive than the black version. For a Squire it's astounding and the finish seems far superior to the Strats and Tele's in the range.
I took the advice left on some of my other threads and got this guitar and it fits my daughter perfectly. So good infact she played a perfect D chord in the shop and I only showed it to her last week. She's happy, plus when she goes to bed it's MINE!!!!
Here's the moment she plugged it in for the first time:
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Presumably they're using ceramic in it, so you can only get warmer.
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