Deryck Whibley Telecaster Review

Squier’s latest uber-cool artist signature model is the Artist Series Deryck Whibley Telecaster guitar. Whibley, as all the cool punk-pop kids know, is the leader of Juno-winning Canadian punk-pop trio Sum 41. His new Squier signature model nails the vibe of a classic '70s Fender Telecaster Deluxe model, with features including Whibley’s signature red X graphics, a single ferocious Duncan Designed humbucking pickup and retro-cool “blackface� amp control knobs.

Features:	8
Sound:	7.5
Action:	7
Reliability:	8.5
Impression:	8.5
Overall rating:	7.9
Users rating:	7
Comments:	112

overall: 7.4

Featured review by: Lt hilsdorf, on november 28, 2007

Purchased from: House of Guitars

Features: Here are the basics: This is a Deryck Whibley Telecaster, made in 2007 in Indonesia. It has 21 frets on a maple neck, with an agathis body. The body is black with a polyester finish and has one Ducan HB-120 chrome pickup at the bridge. Just one volume and one tone knob. Pretty basic really, but I was pleasently surprised at the quality thus far. It's based of the model Deryck uses Live, and '72 Telecaster Deluxe (I think) with 2 red X's on the body and one pickup removed. // 8

Sound: When I play music, it's usually classic rock or punk for the most part (the old stuff from it's early history and the more modern varieties), and this guitar fits both fairly decently, though it does tend to lean more to the punk end. I use a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe amp with a Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal. With the combination and this guitar you'll end up with an extremely loud distorted tone. This guitar is VERY loud due to that Seymour Duncan pickup. I actually have to turn the distortion on my pedal down quiet a bit to make it not a complete distorted mess. For punk this is good, but the classic rock tone isn't as easy to get, though a bit of tinkering produced some decent results. Mind you, they were not as good as my Epiphone Dot or 57` Les Paul Junior Reissue creates. Just be aware, this is definatly a punk guitar through and through. Also, it's really only a Telecaster in looks only, there's not much, if any, of that twangy sound you'd expect. // 7

Action, Fit & Finish: I recieved this guitar out of the box from the storage room in House Of Guitars. iI had a good look at it before deciding on it and noticed one problem. Many frets past the 12th fret had a good deal of rust on them. The worked said he'd have someone take a look and fix it. A little while later the frets were good as new. This was the only real problem, so be forewarned that you may have a similar issue, though it could have been bad luck for me. Anyway, the finish itself was fine and the factory setup seemed to my liking, though I will probly tinker with it as time goes on. The pickups seemed fine and the bridge was also without any problems I could see. The only problem people may have is with the distinctive red X's on the pick guard and near the bridge. They aren't removable, but it's part of buying this signiture guitar so you probably won't care too much if you're looking at this particular model. // 7

Reliability & Durability: I feel this guitar would definatly withstand a Live gig. I'd probably add some strap locks to it for the added safety, but there's nothing wrong with it. A lot of people seem to not like Squier guitars, but from what I've seen this guitar is of a pretty good quality. I'd definatly use a backup because you never know what could happen onstage. // 8

Impression: I've been playing for about almost 2 years and this was my third guitar, my others being an Epiphone Dot and Les Paul Jr '57 Reissue. The only real problems I can see with this guitar is the fact that it can only do one thing: play punk. I'm sure I'll outgrow it eventually, but until then it will fit my punk needs perfectly. For $250 I feel this was a good bargin, though it's probably worth a little less then that. If it were stolen or lost, I'd probably save up for something like a real '72 Telecaster Deluxe Reissue (which is around $700, but offers a greater variety of tones) or maybe even just a Fender Standard Telecaster. For a beginner or someone who just plays punk, I would definatly recommend this guitar. I was very surprised at the quality of this and you may feel the same way. // 7

Reviewed by: unregistered, on january 23, 2008

Price paid: $ 418

Purchased from: Musos Corner, Newcastle NSW

Features: Designed in 2007 by Deryck Whibley and Fender/Squire, made in Indonesia I think. 21 frets on the ever so lovely maple neck. Only 2 controls are given, volume and Tone. The body is olympic white, with a black pickguard. With Duncan-Designed HB-120. Very basic design, but great quality for the price. // 8

Sound: This suits my music style nicely, as I play punk/rock. I wouldn't use this guitar as a lead, mainly a rythm guitar. I use Marshall amps and I also use my little SX practice amp. Sounds great through both. Yeah the distortion is very loud, I myself also have to turn it down when using distortion. This guitar, like I said, should be used as a rythem guitar, but, can also be used as a lead, as it can produce nice high bright sounds on the frets closer to the body. // 8

Action, Fit & Finish: I had this guitar ordered in from Sydney, NSW, when I recieved it, where you plug your lead into, was broken, so I had to take it back and get it fixed. The pick-ups were fine. Everything else was excellent, other than the plug-in on the side. That was the only problem. // 7

Reliability & Durability: I use this guitar Live when playing, have used it up to 15 times, still going good as gold, excellent. It seems like it will last, as it looks like it did when I opened it from the box. The strap buttons were not solid, my strap kept on coming off, so I added some strap locks to it, now it's cool. I've heard squires are really bad quality, as I only bought this due to deryck whibleys make, but after playing this, I'd rate squires right up there with the best. // 9

Impression: I play punk/rock, great match for that style, but could be used for basically any other style, depends what effects/amps you use I guess. I have been playing for 3 years, I have Fender 72' Telecaster (nearly the same as this), SX Strat and Mexican Fender Strat. If this was stolen, I would definetly order another one in. I love the colous and the distortion sound. I don't hate anything about this. My favourite feature would have to be the maple neck, I love the look of it. I compared it with an Epiphone SG-400, I liked this sound better so I chose it, but it was a close call. Uhh I wouldn't mind it having another humbucker in the neck postion, but life goes, I like it how it is. // 10

Comments

[djmay71]

sweet guitar. how much canadian, or is $250 amercian?

[Lt hilsdorf]

djmay71 wrote:

sweet guitar. how much canadian, or is $250 amercian?

Online I've seen it for mostly $290 American, but I was able to talk the guy at Hose of Guitars down to $250. I feel that was a pretty reasonable price for it.

[qotsa1998]

Why would u get twang out of a modded Tele Custom? its not designed to be a twangy country guitar, its a good rock guitar. I really like the design and specs of this and the Tele Custom from Squier, except the Agathis body. Other than the fact that im not a big Sum 41 fan, this doesnt seem too bad.

[Frusciante30]

FOR FUCK'S SAKE!
These guys just make me sick.
Avril Lavigne Telecaster, Pete Wentz P-bass, Mark Hoppus P-Bass... and now this.
What the hell is going on?

[gucio93]

Frusciante30 wrote:

FOR FUCK'S SAKE!
These guys just make me sick.
Avril Lavigne Telecaster, Pete Wentz P-bass, Mark Hoppus P-Bass... and now this.
What the hell is going on?

obviously they want people buying their product.

Avril lavigne is popular, so is pete wentz, and blink/plus 44+ are pretty damn popular too

people who know nothing about guitar will be like "hey! Pete wentz uses this bass! It must be great! I'll buy it!" Even if the specs aren't good, therefore, they make a profit.

[aiden4140]

and now this. What the hell is going on?

calm down man, you're not being forced to buy it. He's released it because he thinks that it gives a great live sound, moreover it comes cheap which means beginners have got a chance to play a good guitar for a smaller price.

[amart1892]

Frusciante30 :
FOR FUCK'S SAKE!
These guys just make me sick.
Avril Lavigne Telecaster, Pete Wentz P-bass, Mark Hoppus P-Bass... and now this.
What the hell is going on?

personally, i think that the only decent custom of those 4(including this deryck whibley guitar) is the mark hoppus bass. at least its disctinct in that it combines a precesion and jazz bass, but i do agree the others are just to make some money and are pretty cheap (in quality) guitars

[mccann685]

mark hoppus is a better bass player than stinky pete wentz...marks' deserves to be on sale

[Entendu]

if you really want a guitar like this just buy a fender '72 tele and get red tape and make the x's. It would look like that and be of a way better quality.

[ldnovelo]

oh yeah, those dudes have sig guitars, but there are more better guitarrist and bassists that dont have their own. like les claypool

[Patrick1989]

Don't blame the musicians. It's not their fault. I'm sure those companies ask them if they want to make a signature guitar for fans that like their music and want to play that kind of music. So they make cheap (in this case Squier) guitars that have a similar sound to the original.

One last thing. Would you say "No" if some one asked you to make a signature guitar? I doubt it.

[gucio93]

Patrick1989 wrote:

Don't blame the musicians. It's not their fault. I'm sure those companies ask them if they want to make a signature guitar for fans that like their music and want to play that kind of music. So they make cheap (in this case Squier) guitars that have a similar sound to the original.

One last thing. Would you say "No" if some one asked you to make a signature guitar? I doubt it.

Was that geared towards me? Because It doesn't bother me, the company wants to make a profit and I'm sure the artists don't mind, it's not like it's tarnishing their name somehow, people who like them will still like them if their sig guitar is bad quality, people wouldn't be like "OH SHIT, THIS GEDDY LEE JAZZ BASS SIG SUCKS, I HATE HIM NOW"...but that would be pretty funny ahah

[Gibsum 41]

amart1892 wrote:

Frusciante30 :
FOR FUCK'S SAKE!
These guys just make me sick.
Avril Lavigne Telecaster, Pete Wentz P-bass, Mark Hoppus P-Bass... and now this.
What the hell is going on?


personally, i think that the only decent custom of those 4(including this deryck whibley guitar) is the mark hoppus bass. at least its disctinct in that it combines a precesion and jazz bass, but i do agree the others are just to make some money and are pretty cheap (in quality) guitars

Actually man, the earnings for this guitar will go to War Child Canada. I think it's an organization to help kids in Congo.

[lemon lime]

WELL I ADMIT AVRIL LAVINE SUCKS BIG HAIRY COUGH COUGH
BUT IT MAY BE GOOD FOR A FIRST GUITAR FOR A GIRL OR SEXUALLY CONFUSED BOY LOL

[Murderface x3]

This is a joke.
If Squire wanted to make me a custom guitar, I would be offended.

[jpgr1987]

Depends which way you look at it, most of these artist and tribute guitars reflect past glories long forgotten so they can seem depressing. However some enjoy it because you have a guitar used by your heroes (or heroine 'cos of the lavigne model.) But in this case, it's for pre-teens who want to look their influences, let them have it 'cos the guitars are dirt cheap anyway.

[aiden4140]

This is a joke.
If Squire wanted to make me a custom guitar, I would be offended.

yeah sure you would... you'd suck up to them big time for one. Also, your saying that if fender came knocking on your door you would turn down a chance to make your very own signature guitar with one the biggest guitar makers in the world. I'm sure you would...

[teokiatuan]

i wonder why squier or epiphone signatures exist.

[_timbo_]

This is a joke.
If Squire wanted to make me a custom guitar, I would be offended.

i would be too. there are so many signiture guitars these days, what happened to being individual?

Avril Lavigne Telecaster, lol! it just shows who these bands really appeal too.

[HethaHORRIFIC]

amart1892 wrote:
personally, i think that the only decent custom of those 4(including this deryck whibley guitar) is the mark hoppus bass. at least its disctinct in that it combines a precesion and jazz bass, but i do agree the others are just to make some money and are pretty cheap (in quality) guitars

my bass player has a bass guitar that incorerates both jazz bass and pression bass. its a fender arodine or somthing.

[JoNnHannah]

Well written review. I'll never understand peoples vendettas against squires and epiphones.

[Sum_fartie_one1]

geez people get over yourselves its a cool guitar sure it only plays a punk rock sound but thats all that a lot of people need, and there are beginners out there who look up to mark hoppus and deryck whibley as idols and they want to be like them in every way. you sound like a bunch of bitter grumpy old men who like complaining about everything. ive got 2 words 4 u people.... think positive

[gyzer_8970]

that avril telecaster is pretty cool looking (even though the part about Avril Lavigne makes 99.99% of creatures with ears sick...)

[mdsmith1]

i love epiphones. mine has been great

[AWFAS]

Um, not sure if i'd be any kind of tempted to buy a guitar designed after the husband of Avril Lavigne...*VOMIT*

[jushteenie]

mccann685 wrote:

mark hoppus is a better bass player than stinky pete wentz...marks' deserves to be on sale

I completely agree with ya

[finalzz]

now gibson & fender are bein total bastards giving lousy guitarist their own signatures. no wonder ESP & jackson are the best guitar makers >_>

[I-Shot-Jr]

JoNnHannah wrote:

Well written review. I'll never understand peoples vendettas against squires and epiphones.

Its because theyr piles of crap

[Pingis_Or_Death]

Whibley, as all the cool punk-pop kids know, is the leader of Juno-winning Canadian punk-pop trio Sum 41.

Made me lol.

[valva]

I hate Squier. They suck!!!!

[hothot]

I hate Squier. I played one and one of my balls fell off and then Avril Lavine sounded good

[\m/Torin\m/]

ya dumb guitar has 1 pickup thats dumb too, o well what else can you ecpect from a squier

[stradivari310]

mccann685 wrote:

mark hoppus is a better bass player than stinky pete wentz...marks' deserves to be on sale

Pete's not that bad.. he just gets mixed out in basically every FOB song from cork tree on. Listen to their older stuff and he plays some good bass parts.
But Mark is definitely better. I'd do anything to get my hands on his signature bass.

[NorfIrIon]

Squier’s.. uber-cool.. as all the cool punk-pop kids know.. nails the vibe.. signature red X graphics, a single ferocious (Pickup).. and retro-cool “blackface” amp control knobs.

Loooool
Please tell me this is a joke, it sounds like something some 40 year old guy trying to be cool would write.

[742627000017]

ITS ALL FOR FUCKING MONEYYYY....LIKE AVRIL LAVIGNE CANT EVEN PLAY GUITAR GOOD...AND SHE HAS A FUCKING SIG GUITAR...IT SHOWS HOW THE ARTIST WANTS MONEY...FOR EXAMPLE JOHN FRUSCIANTE DOESNT HAVE A SIG...KURT COBAIN DIDNT HAVE A SIG...HILLEL SLOVAK DIDNT HAVE A SIG

[Dark Aegis]

Hey man dont talk shit on the hoppus bass

[JacobSwe]

FFS make guitarrs from real guitardplayers like Iron maiden for exemple...

all for the ****ing money

[pyropunkrocker]

You can get by on a squier, but its all about straight up Fender.

[Aziraphale]

742627000017 wrote:

ITS ALL FOR FUCKING MONEYYYY....LIKE AVRIL LAVIGNE CANT EVEN PLAY GUITAR GOOD...AND SHE HAS A FUCKING SIG GUITAR...IT SHOWS HOW THE ARTIST WANTS MONEY...FOR EXAMPLE JOHN FRUSCIANTE DOESNT HAVE A SIG...KURT COBAIN DIDNT HAVE A SIG...HILLEL SLOVAK DIDNT HAVE A SIG

Flea has a sig And I bet Squier make a whole lot more money on this than Avril does.

[Shabalaba]

lol people are getting sooooo angry over these sigs, its a company doing its job well, making a cheap guitar and putting an artists name on it. Personally i dont like the look of this guitar or the specs, but it is just a cheap guitar so

[wlcm2themachine]

Pete's not that bad.. he just gets mixed out in basically every FOB song from cork tree on

maybe he gets mixed out because his playing adds nothing to the music, seriously the guy makes no effort to have an interesting base line

[ipSprite]

seriously, I have the non sig version one of this by squier, ie it has 2 pups and no red tape.
It plays fine, just as well as my mates MIM Fender Strat.
Squiers are good value for money, I actually chose to buy another squier and its a choise im proud of.

So stop all the squier epiphone hate becuase not everyone shits money and cant afford Fenders or Gibsons.

Everyone on here has a massive ego tbh and are so pig headed its untrue, people have different opinions. I like squiers - quote this and flame all you like. I think tho that its alot less versitle without a neck pickup becuase I use it alot on mine.

[Kozlic]

for example guys...
I didn't even know about Slash having a epiphone signature.
He never plays it...why?
bechuse it's crap for him.
But for a beginner is absolutely better than lots of other guitars.
Signatures aren't same as the guitars that artists play. Atleast they haven't got same pickups and strings.
I bet it that most sigs are different from guitars that artists play.

[rancidryan]

how much english money is it?

[Buckus386]

742627000017 wrote:

ITS ALL FOR FUCKING MONEYYYY....LIKE AVRIL LAVIGNE CANT EVEN PLAY GUITAR GOOD...AND SHE HAS A FUCKING SIG GUITAR...IT SHOWS HOW THE ARTIST WANTS MONEY...FOR EXAMPLE JOHN FRUSCIANTE DOESNT HAVE A SIG...KURT COBAIN DIDNT HAVE A SIG...HILLEL SLOVAK DIDNT HAVE A SIG

kurt cobain had a sig. guitar..... ever heard of the "jag-stang"

[StringsofBlack]

yay! pointless signatures!

[bobbyboucher41]

ok i bought Derycks guitar and personally i think its wicked , i couldnt ask for anything better , and i own a les paul .... the squire telecaster sounds great and feels great to play i would recommend it to any guitarist and not only sum 41 fans ....

congrats Deryck this is a great guitar

[Lt hilsdorf]

Kozlic wrote:

for example guys...
I didn't even know about Slash having a epiphone signature.
He never plays it...why?
bechuse it's crap for him.
But for a beginner is absolutely better than lots of other guitars.
Signatures aren't same as the guitars that artists play. Atleast they haven't got same pickups and strings.
I bet it that most sigs are different from guitars that artists play.

Actually I've seen Whibley play this particular guitar before. He used it for some live in studio videos on Youtube. I'm sure it was this because I saw the Squier logo on the headstock. I can't remember if he used it live when I saw him, but I wouldnt think so.

Anyway, this guitar really isn't as bad as you guys think. Of course it's not as good as a Gibson or Fender in terms of wood type and electronics and other parts, but it's pretty nice.

[walidb123]

I-Shot-Jr wrote:

JoNnHannah wrote:

Well written review. I'll never understand peoples vendettas against squires and epiphones.

Its because theyr piles of crap

my squire is almost as good as my Fedner tbh. It handles distortion better than my Fender actually.

[mon_the_fraser]

This guitar looks pretty crappy and is the signature model of a pretty crappy guitar player im from england and i know for a fact that no-one over here will by it. Just get a pacifica so much better

[skippy_moogoose]

oh yeah, those dudes have sig guitars, but there are more better guitarrist and bassists that dont have their own. like les claypool

He doesn't have a Sig because he isn't endorsed by a company such as Fender, but instead uses Carl Thompsons, which are each hand crafted individually,in other words, each is unique and a work of art, so not a mass producable thing....

[Serjem]

Frusciante30 wrote:

FOR FUCK'S SAKE!
These guys just make me sick.
Avril Lavigne Telecaster, Pete Wentz P-bass, Mark Hoppus P-Bass... and now this.
What the hell is going on?

umm i guess you forgot the frusci's strat

[unkownman99]

wow this is b.s y the **** would they make a guitar fopr someone tht isnt a ****in legend like come on people these guys dont no how to play all they do is play ther pussy music and think there big

[getts182]

Fruscante30 needs to back off the Hoppus bass. The Avril Lavigne/Deryck Whibley Telecasters and Pete Wentz P-Bass may indeed be crap, by the Hoppus Jazz/Precision Bass is pure Fender. It may be stripped down, but it's killer, man. I want one.

[sk8rMeTaLhEaD27]

gucio93 wrote:

Frusciante30 wrote:

FOR FUCK'S SAKE!
These guys just make me sick.
Avril Lavigne Telecaster, Pete Wentz P-bass, Mark Hoppus P-Bass... and now this.
What the hell is going on?

obviously they want people buying their product.

Avril lavigne is popular, so is pete wentz, and blink/plus 44+ are pretty damn popular too

people who know nothing about guitar will be like "hey! Pete wentz uses this bass! It must be great! I'll buy it!" Even if the specs aren't good, therefore, they make a profit.

my friend thought the pete wentz bass was good, and he's new at bass, i had to explain it to him haha, that comment made me laugh

[TheAngryMob875]

742627000017 wrote:

ITS ALL FOR FUCKING MONEYYYY....LIKE AVRIL LAVIGNE CANT EVEN PLAY GUITAR GOOD...AND SHE HAS A FUCKING SIG GUITAR...IT SHOWS HOW THE ARTIST WANTS MONEY...FOR EXAMPLE JOHN FRUSCIANTE DOESNT HAVE A SIG...KURT COBAIN DIDNT HAVE A SIG...HILLEL SLOVAK DIDNT HAVE A SIG

what's a hillel slovak? her guitar appeals to teenage girls and other types of girls trying to get into guitar. she makes the guitar company money. As will this guitar when it hits the streets for all the canadian punk kids. they're popular to kdis right now.

[getts182]

Slovak, unless I'm confused and mistaken, is the bassist for Mellincolin.

[lilllll j]

kurt cobain had a jaguar sig

[HurricaneSG]

it looks quite cool though ofc its a shyt guitar.. that cross reminds me to the yellowcard logo

[TDAJGuitarist]

Frusciante30 wrote:

FOR FUCK'S SAKE!
These guys just make me sick.
Avril Lavigne Telecaster, Pete Wentz P-bass, Mark Hoppus P-Bass... and now this.
What the hell is going on?

Dude tell me about it!
They should make guitars and basses for musicians who actually DESERVE a signature guitar....But I have to say...I did laugh about the fact that it is listed as a "Squire" And not a "Fender" :-D

[ghettokenshin]

Dude, this guitar looks UGLY!

btw FDAJGuitarist, Squire is a mini company made BY Fender.

[illwey1]

This guitar is awesome!

[ipSprite]

obviously they want people buying their product.

congratulations. I laughed so hard at you it made my day complete for in reality a company wishes for noone to ever buy anything so they go out of business.

seriously thanks mate, I needed to mock someone so badly and you just fit the bill perfect.

[Chad11491]

742627000017 wrote:

ITS ALL FOR FUCKING MONEYYYY....LIKE AVRIL LAVIGNE CANT EVEN PLAY GUITAR GOOD...AND SHE HAS A FUCKING SIG GUITAR...IT SHOWS HOW THE ARTIST WANTS MONEY...FOR EXAMPLE JOHN FRUSCIANTE DOESNT HAVE A SIG...KURT COBAIN DIDNT HAVE A SIG...HILLEL SLOVAK DIDNT HAVE A SIG

actually kurt cobain's sig is the jag-stang, he invented it.

but I agree, for the most part, Sig's aren't exactly what the artist's really play, are overpriced versions of almost identical stock guitars, and are generally just not up to par with what their price tags are at

[Jerry Seinfeld]

This is the ugliest guitar ever.

[TheKingisDead]

742627000017 wrote:

ITS ALL FOR FUCKING MONEYYYY....LIKE AVRIL LAVIGNE CANT EVEN PLAY GUITAR GOOD...AND SHE HAS A FUCKING SIG GUITAR...IT SHOWS HOW THE ARTIST WANTS MONEY...FOR EXAMPLE...KURT COBAIN DIDNT HAVE A SIG...HILLEL SLOVAK DIDNT HAVE A SIG

It's hard to get a signature guitar when you're dead.

[orgasmickey]

So.. don't buy them. Let people make their own decisions based on this (great) review, as it is intended. As the review says, it would be great for beginner's who play pop-punk. Let it be.

[guitarkid2113]

quote]getts182 wrote:

Slovak, unless I'm confused and mistaken, is the bassist for Mellincolin. [/quote]


Hillel Slovak= guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers before John Frusciante...[

[guitarkid2113]

guitarkid2113 wrote:

[quote]getts182 wrote:

Slovak, unless I'm confused and mistaken, is the bassist for Mellincolin.

Hillel Slovak= guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers before John Frusciante...[[/quote]


and really... I don't mind if someone who isn't as good as someone else gets a signature guitar. I mean its Squier anyways, so its not like its that expensive or anything.

[Shredder Guitar]

TheKingisDead wrote:

742627000017 wrote:

ITS ALL FOR FUCKING MONEYYYY....LIKE AVRIL LAVIGNE CANT EVEN PLAY GUITAR GOOD...AND SHE HAS A FUCKING SIG GUITAR...IT SHOWS HOW THE ARTIST WANTS MONEY...FOR EXAMPLE...KURT COBAIN DIDNT HAVE A SIG...HILLEL SLOVAK DIDNT HAVE A SIG


It's hard to get a signature guitar when you're dead.

john lennon has a signature guitar.

[ryanwesso]

i think all you guys take this a big to seriously. each to their own but sum41 have made it an are signed which is what most bands envy. well in to sum 41, ppl jst need to chill out a bit an not loose too much sleep over it. if u like it buy it if you dont then say why, dnt say jst coz its squier not fender, squier offend me, thats a bit of bull crap if ya ask me. ppl like that need to remember u start from the bottom unless mummy buys u a £1000 les pul or sumfin. if john fricainte (RHCP) recorded stadium arcadium on a squier none of you would know. ryan

[renegadepancake]

getts182 wrote:

Slovak, unless I'm confused and mistaken, is the bassist for Mellincolin.

Hillel Slovak was the guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers for their first three or four albums. He died of an overdose; they dragged in John Frusciante.

[DontFightTheFoo]

it's an ok guitar... i like the black and 2 red x's, but why is there only one pickup?!?!

[Hendo3514]

wow this squier actually seems like a descent guitar the action looks nice and the neck looks like quality work, but if anyone is thinkin of buying this dont buy a proper fender even a mexican if ur on a budget, tbh i have a mexican and american strat and the mexican beats the american hands down

[jetfuel495]

the real guitar he plays on stage is a 72 tele deluxe with SDs in it

why couldnt fender just make that instead of a squier version?

[triviumpwns]

WHAT A FUCKIN JOKE, they could have picked any other guitar player 100000 times more deserving of a guitar and they pick this FOOL? ugh, just embaressing, and a ****in squier to, thats just saying "lets screw over a bunch of pre teens over by making a black guitar witha couple of red x's that look punk rock after a guitar player who not only has terrible vocals, but cant play any interesting guitar parts for crap, everyone knows brown sound was the musical talnt in sum 41 and he finally snapped out of it and is now doing his own thing. that underclass heroes bs of a cd was not only borig, but very very very very (takes a deep breathe) veeerrrrryyy unoriginal colaberation of music, but anywhoo this is a stupid idea and i pray it sells nothins, and if these guys want to help poor kids so much, why dont they just donate money themselves and from there sales of cd's and merchandise and so on? **** your anti american ideas and **** you derrick whibley .....now i eat pie

[U-Mass]

\m/Torin\m/ wrote:

ya dumb guitar has 1 pickup thats dumb too, o well what else can you ecpect from a squier

That is possibly the most ignorant comment I've seen on this review. And that says a lot after reading the ALL CAPS ONE LOL.

A lot of custom Teles have only one pickup, it gives them their distinct plunky sound. Black Francis of the Pixies has a large handful of custom Telecasters with only one pickup and swears by them.

Moral? Don't call a guitar "dumb" just because you don't understand it.

[Bristlehead]

OH MY GOD...

...

...

Sum 41...

[petrucci_owns86]

squier doesnt deserve to make signature guitars

and especially not for avril lavigne she cant play for shit

[viento]

avril lavigne is one hot kitten, that's the only thing she got going for her.... and as for signature models..... real guitarrists or bass players use custom made, or old equipment, customized... they dont need fender or anyother house to give them instruments

[BradKohl]

Frusciante30 wrote:

FOR FUCK'S SAKE!
These guys just make me sick.
Avril Lavigne Telecaster, Pete Wentz P-bass, Mark Hoppus P-Bass... and now this.
What the hell is going on?

First off, the Mark Hoppus P-Bass is epic. all the rest pretty much are ways to make money, and therefore, blow.

[SL!!!]

Entendu wrote:

if you really want a guitar like this just buy a fender '72 tele and get red tape and make the x's. It would look like that and be of a way better quality.

Yeah no kidding. It's not like his guitar was custom built. Lol. This is silly that they make this. They make cheap knock-offs of telecaster so if you wanted a cheap version to look like his you could do the same. Oh well.

[SL!!!]

triviumpwns wrote:

WHAT A FUCKIN JOKE, they could have picked any other guitar player 100000 times more deserving of a guitar and they pick this FOOL? ugh, just embaressing, and a ****in squier to, thats just saying "lets screw over a bunch of pre teens over by making a black guitar witha couple of red x's that look punk rock after a guitar player who not only has terrible vocals, but cant play any interesting guitar parts for crap, everyone knows brown sound was the musical talnt in sum 41 and he finally snapped out of it and is now doing his own thing. that underclass heroes bs of a cd was not only borig, but very very very very (takes a deep breathe) veeerrrrryyy unoriginal colaberation of music, but anywhoo this is a stupid idea and i pray it sells nothins, and if these guys want to help poor kids so much, why dont they just donate money themselves and from there sales of cd's and merchandise and so on? **** your anti american ideas and **** you derrick whibley .....now i eat pie

Hahahaha. Settle down, it's just a guitar. It's not like every kid across the nation is going to own one of these. Hahahaha.

[rallykelley]

I play a telecaster in a pop-punk band, and, i gotta say, this guitar looks sorta week. I was kinda startled to hear it didn't have the old tele twang. Why would you have a tele without it? The semour duncan sounds kinda sweet though. I don't know why everyones so pissed, though. I mean, yeah there's definately a whole bunch more talented guitarists, and probably a whole lot more deserving ones as well. But as any guitarist or bassist will tell you, any of them would take a shot in the mouth if it meant getting their very own siganture model guitar.

[chook0162003]

i want his wife.

its a nice guitar though

[U-Mass]

chook0162003 wrote:

i want his wife. DEAD.

its a nice guitar though

There, I made your post more realistic :P

[Viincent]

What is wrong with you patronising squire and epiphone shit-throwers?? If you are a good musician you can play almost anything. And have it ever occured to you that not all people can afford a gibson or fender? At least like me, I'm from Norway, and the prices here are much higher than in the US. For a fender STANDARD presicion you willhave to pay about 1100 dollars, and the same bass in the US costs 450 dollars. That is the reason some people prefers the economic budget gearinstead of saving up money to buy fancy gear. It's not that I never gonna buy a fender bass.It's just that when I read what you gus actually wrote as comments you seems like arrogant idiots. Its the music that matters, not the gear...

[getts182]

renegadepancake wrote:

getts182 wrote:

Slovak, unless I'm confused and mistaken, is the bassist for Mellincolin.
Hillel Slovak was the guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers for their first three or four albums. He died of an overdose; they dragged in John Frusciante.

I'd like to apologize for my mistake. I was thinking of Nikola Sarcevic. I totally should have done a Wikipedia search or something before I shot my, well not mouth but words, off. Again, sorry!

[radof94]

Frusciante30 wrote:

FOR FUCK'S SAKE!
These guys just make me sick.
Avril Lavigne Telecaster, Pete Wentz P-bass, Mark Hoppus P-Bass... and now this.
What the hell is going on?

Aren't we forgetting the hello kitty series????

[keefe122]

radof94 wrote:

Frusciante30 wrote:

FOR FUCK'S SAKE!
These guys just make me sick.
Avril Lavigne Telecaster, Pete Wentz P-bass, Mark Hoppus P-Bass... and now this.
What the hell is going on?


Aren't we forgetting the hello kitty series????

I GOT THE PINK ONE













JK

[Buckus386]

Frusciante30 wrote:


FOR FUCK'S SAKE!
These guys just make me sick.
Avril Lavigne Telecaster, Pete Wentz P-bass, Mark Hoppus P-Bass... and now this.
What the hell is going on?

dude you need a brain transplant or something. if your not buying/using this or those other piece of equipment
then shut up.... i own a fender mark hoppus sig. it sounds awesome, i own a fender jazz bass that sound just as awesome and i have a squier mb-4 bass "my first bass" that still is my go to bass when ever i am coming up with new shit. so don't knock the brand, hell why knock the person they are making the guitar for. they are sign'd bands they make mad $$$$$. so from me and maybe a few people on here.....SHUT THE F**K UP!

[aliceinnirvana]

My Epiphone Les Paul Standard is the best damn Epiphone I've ever played. Better than a lot of Gibson's.
Seriously though, you guys need to chill out, take the stick out of your ass, and just relax. So what if there are better musicians. So what if there's an Avril Lavigne guitar. Who would buy it? Little girls who either want to look cool, or potentially become musicians. Maybe it's there gateway guitar. Maybe some people don't start out with a Gibson. Not everyone is aspiring to be the next Satriani anyways.

[aliceinnirvana]

Wow, excuse my bad grammar. "Their" instead of "there". I hate people who can't make that distinction. Just in a rush to type.

[sidvicious182]

getts182 wrote:

Slovak, unless I'm confused and mistaken, is the bassist for Mellincolin.

you are confused and mistaken. he was the first guitarist for the chili peppers and he died of drug overdose.

[musickman]

this guitar and deryck are getting alot of flack, so let me set it straight: He isn't trying to be the greatest guitarist in the world, it's just their lead, Dave Baksh, left, so now he has to come up with lead and rythm. Secondly, this guitar isn't that great because it's not a Fender, the one HE plays is a Fender, but they only make it for him. But I guess everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

[punkrockjoe]

Some signature guitars just feel like a cash in, try the PRS tremonti or The Yamaha Troy van lueewen. They own.

[Shread_6009]

maybe you should design custom instruments for musicians that have talent, like page and kirk hammett ( i no they already do) instead of the latest fad. if i want a guitar, im not buying one designed by a corporate pop-punk band, im buying from a guitar legend like van halen or dimebag darrell.

[Godsm4ck]

lemon lime wrote:

WELL I ADMIT AVRIL LAVINE SUCKS BIG HAIRY COUGH COUGH
BUT IT MAY BE GOOD FOR A FIRST GUITAR FOR A GIRL OR SEXUALLY CONFUSED BOY LOL

WHATS UP WITH THE CAPS but anyway it looks like an awesome guitar for anyone nott just for a girl or a "sexually confused boy"

[Shread_6009]

and just so you know, don't knock signature guitars. the gibson les paul is a signature guitar of ( wait a minut, im sure you Know this one) JAZZ GREAT LES PAUL!!! make sure the signature is by someone with talent tho

[Homeslice91]

If your a beginner to guitar, dont want to spend too much money, Like pop punk and arnt too fussed about others opinions then consider this guitar. my personal advice would be to try it out in a music shop first and make sure you like it

[mxh]

who has a sig squier?!??!

[mister bass guy]

i like the finish...thats about it.

[Ali-b912]

most people with squier signatures actually play fenders. mike dirnt and frank bello both have their own fender sigs too. most punks seem to play squier. maybe its so they look like they are deprived or something.

[Ali-b912]

teokiatuan wrote:

i wonder why squier or epiphone signatures exist.

epiphone make some good guitars, back in the 40s epiphones were as good as gibson.

Shread_6009 wrote:

maybe you should design custom instruments for musicians that have talent, like page and kirk hammett ( i no they already do) instead of the latest fad. if i want a guitar, im not buying one designed by a corporate pop-punk band, im buying from a guitar legend like van halen or dimebag darrell.

i would buy a squier frankenstrat

[thricepunk2117]

teokiatuan wrote:

i wonder why squier or epiphone signatures exist.

very good point, but i think it's just to give people who cant afford fender or gibson a chance to rock out like someone famous.

[Aakepaake]

I'm maybe buying this guitar with 230 euros. Sum 41 is my favourite band. I dont care what anybody else say here or in reality life. To me Deryck is hero, to someone else that would be curt cobain or snoop dogg

[scratchpunk99]

do people just look through these forums for somethin to b**** about get over it.Just think about it as a guitar for 1 second and see it got a good review

[AnThEmPt4]

Deryck Does Play This Guitar Live...Theres A Live Session On Youtube Where Sum 41 Plays The Whole Underclass Hero Album And Hes Using His Olympic White Telecaster...I Can Tell Its The Squier Model Cause It Says Squier On The Headstock. But Anyways I think This Guitar Sounds Amazing (I Have It In White) And I Like The Idea Of Only The Bridge Pick Up...Kinda Like Tom Delonge's Signatures!!

[Shovelhandle]

Old f*ucker here. I play a bottom o the barrel Squire Bullet Strat and it plays well and sounds ok. Only $99.
I just bought an Avril L model tele. I can't wait to get it and check out that pickup arrangement (dual coil at the bridge, which is like having a choice of two single coils or a humbucker. Lots of potential, if the guitar and hardware are up to it. And from my experience with the strat, I'm thinking it should be fine.

[guitarfreak222]

Omg, Avril, Mark Hoppus, Deryck whibley and pete wentz with their signature guitars, they don't even deserve signature guitars when they can't play for shit. It's for the money!! Their sellouts!!! They just want the damned money.

[MUSICFIEND21]

well i really like blink 182 and sum 41 and i luv deryck whibley's guitar no i have not played but i used to own a squire and i luved it.but pete wentz sucks @$$ i hate fall out boy. but squire makes pretty good guitars, plus frank bello from antrax has a sig squire bass. so i can't be all that bad

[Chase_Jarvis23]

I played a used one of these in Guitar Center today, and I liked the way it played and sounded better than the American Deluxe Tele I played. Get over it! If it plays right to you, get it. If it doesn't, then don't. It's not a very hard concept. Also, I give myself an e-cookie for being the only one to comment on this page with proper spelling. At least try the guitar before you bitch people.