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Squier Vintage Modified Surf Stratocaster Electric Guitar Review

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Lots of vintage-correct touches went into making the Surf Strat so easy on the eyes. By combining hardware with a genuine vintage appearance, like the tuners and bridge, with parts that seem like a player’s personal modifications, like the white pearl pickguard and lipstick pickup covers, this Squier has a slightly funky early ’60s air. Sure, devoted surf players will tell you there’s no significant connection between surf rock and the lipstick pickup, but the pickup choice seems consistent with the idea behind the Vintage Modified series—they’re like great pawn shop finds with swapped-out parts unique to each instrument in the line. The guitar needed a fair amount of setup adjustment out of the box. Once I lubed the nut slots, adjusted the pickup heights to factory specs, and matched the saddle heights to the 9.5” fretboard radius, playability improved considerably. The essential issues though, like fret leveling and nut slot shaping, were fine. The medium-slim C-shaped neck felt quite comfortable, and the fret polishing and dressing were much better than you’d expect from such a high-value guitar. This gave the neck a broken-in feel, that, when combined with the comfort of a Stratocaster body, made the instrument feel at home, ready to be played.

Source: Premier Guitar