Squier CV Tele or VM P90 Tele Custom?

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:22 pm

aen wrote:YES WITH THE DUNCAN AWESOME ASS KICKERS.
Srsly. When I went to put a P90 in a project tele I went to ebay>search>"Duncan designed p90">BIN $14.

This may be a stupid question, but withthe P90's will the VM Tele sound too much like a Jazzmaster to make it worth me buying or is the sound completely different?

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:49 pm

Jazzmaster pickups are not P90s.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:46 pm

Yes I know but that doesn't answer my question which was whether or not the sounds of a tele with P90's and a JM would be in the same vein or completely different?

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:39 pm

Completely different chap, i've owned several Jazzmasters and a VM Tele. I'd say the VM Tele is heading more towards LP Junior territory, its got that P90 bark and the no-nonsense bridge and slab body help sustain.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 3:54 pm

Thanks Fran. I think I should probably go and try these guitars out to decide which would best suit what i'm after.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:15 pm

Definitely. Them CV's look nice but you cant write the VM off, they really are good for the money.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:23 pm

i know this isn't the same guitar, but if the squier VM could be made to sound like this one with a bit of tweaking it'd be worth a punt.

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Haze · Post by **Haze** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:30 am

I own a CVC and love it. I could have bought a CV50s last night for $250 but passed on it because I'm satisfied with the Custom. The Custom is HEAVY! The 50s is made of pine which is a fairly soft wood and the Custom is alder which is very dense/heavy. The Custom has a nice rounded sound yet still retains the tele twang where as the 50s is all tele vibe.
Needless to say I'm a bit biased. Love me some P90s, don't get me wrong, but Teles have a place in my heart.

drBenway · Post by **drBenway** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:13 pm

Would it be crazy to trade my LTD Viper 400 for a VM tele with p90's? The viper has got a lot of marks and scratches and the squier is supposedly as good as new.

I used the viper a lot when I played in this metal band some years back, and now Im just annoyed with it..

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:25 pm

drBenway wrote:now Im just annoyed with it..

therein lies your answer

George · Post by **George** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:25 pm

Haze wrote:The Custom is HEAVY! The 50s is made of pine which is a fairly soft wood and the Custom is alder which is very dense/heavy. The Custom has a nice rounded sound yet still retains the tele twang where as the 50s is all tele vibe.

The CV Custom is way lighter than a Mexican Tele.

drBenway · Post by **drBenway** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:52 pm

gaybear wrote:
drBenway wrote:now Im just annoyed with it..

therein lies your answer

Haha, I guess you're right.

And..
for us EU/UK residents; Thomann got a pretty sweet deal on the blonde one right now:
http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_squier_ ... p90_bb.htm

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:17 pm

aen wrote:The VM is an amazing guitar, I will never ever sell mine, and I use it allllll the time. The 50s CV is really great, too. Quality control is pretty whack on the VMs though, and Ive never heard a complaint on a CV.

you're a bit of a tele guy ain't you? show us your teles...

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:12 am

GeorgeF wrote:
Haze wrote:The Custom is HEAVY! The 50s is made of pine which is a fairly soft wood and the Custom is alder which is very dense/heavy. The Custom has a nice rounded sound yet still retains the tele twang where as the 50s is all tele vibe.
The CV Custom is way lighter than a Mexican Tele.

Have you owned both? iiiiiiiiiiiii have.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:56 am

he does currently, but is shipping out the old body to benecol markleton someone, soon.

George · Post by **George** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:26 am

Haze wrote:
GeorgeF wrote:
Haze wrote:The Custom is HEAVY! The 50s is made of pine which is a fairly soft wood and the Custom is alder which is very dense/heavy. The Custom has a nice rounded sound yet still retains the tele twang where as the 50s is all tele vibe.
The CV Custom is way lighter than a Mexican Tele.
Have you owned both? iiiiiiiiiiiii have.

Have you owned both at the same time and done like for like comparisons? iiiiiiiiiiiiiii have.

Rod gets it, but yeah, I didn't weigh them on scales but the Mexican is heavier (a touch deeper body I think). The CVC is actually lighter than my Squier Strat (full thickness, solid wood). I'm not trying to say heavier means better by the way.

argylelewis · Post by **argylelewis** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:15 pm

I had the VM p90 in blonde but for some stupid reason decided to sell it for Â£90 (I was broke and in need of bus money for college but it's definitely a regret). The new owner was in a punk band and made it into this:

http://www.gak.co.uk/en/squier-deryck-w ... lack/20741

I've wanted it back since the moment I handed i over. Bugger!

George · Post by **George** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:19 pm

^ If he did that he is not in a punk band

argylelewis · Post by **argylelewis** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:26 pm

I know, it hurts me to think about it. I'd go with the VM90 to make up for my failures but the CV is probaly the better guitar I imagine.