Fall back to a classic era of rock ’n’ roll with the Squier Classic Vibe ’60s Custom Telecaster SH with Bigsby. The vibe and flair of the 1960s are alive and well in this vintage-meets-performance re-creation, starting with period-inspired headstock decals. Next, the Classic Vibe ’60s Custom Telecaster’s vintage-tinted, C-shaped maple neck joins a lightweight poplar body that exudes comfort and effortless playability. Performance features that guitarists here at Music Experience are quick to bond with include a flatter Indian laurel fingerboard with a 9.5-inch radius, narrow-tall frets, a bone nut, a Bigsby B50 vibrato tailpiece, and a set of Fender Designed alnico SH Telecaster pickups with a near-infinite tonal range. The Classic Vibe series offers a plethora of vintage-appointed models from Fender’s expansive catalog of legendary instruments, and the Classic Vibe ’60s Custom Telecaster SH with Bigsby offers you a highly obtainable throwback instrument, built to be enjoyed for countless hours of playtime.
The Classic Vibe ’60s Custom Telecaster SH with Bigsby isn’t simply a wall decoration — it plays as great as it looks. To start, the C-shaped neck profile adapts to many hand sizes, offering fast and slick playability along the entire length of the Indian laurel fingerboard. The 9.5-inch fingerboard radius has a “best of both worlds” response, equally suitable for base position chord playing and blazingly fast solo work. The 21 narrow-tall frets feel natural to the touch and offer enough fret height to dig deep into expressively big string bends. The Bigsby tailpiece, a popular modification during the late ’60s and early ’70s, features a string-through design to simplify your string changes and offers a solid vibrato experience. Performance-grade, vintage-style tuners and a Mustang-style floating bridge keep your tuning in check during long sets at the gig or practice sessions at home. Lastly, a bone nut is installed to further bolster the harmonic resonance of the Classic Vibe ’60s Custom Telecaster SH, leading to a highly vibrant instrument with added resonance you can feel.
When it comes to tone, Fender Designed alnico pickups cover all the bases with sonic authority: chiming highs, rich and warm lows, and a pleasing midrange growl. This guitar’s pickup set and Tone control open a gamut of expressive sounds to fit any genre. From clean jazz and in-the-pocket funk to country and blues rock, you’ll fit in with any project that comes your way. Add in the neck-position humbucking pickup, and your tonal world expands into warmer harmonic overtones full of sustain.
Squier has tapped into something extraordinary with its Classic Vibe series — hot mods of classic Fenders, sporting top-shelf materials and components, with primo fit and finish. If you’re a guitarist or bassist, you’ll likely agree that vintage Fender instruments are highly sought after, so it’s exciting that Fender has set its Squier subsidiary free to create hot-rodded and affordable versions of the classics.
A tribute to the double-bound body Tele® models of the late '50s and '60s, this Classic Vibe™ Custom Telecaster creates incredible tone courtesy of its Fender Designed™ alnico single-coil bridge and humbucking neck pickups (SH). Delivering expressive vibrato effects, the Bigsby® tailpiece features a string-through design for easy restringing and is complemented by a floating bridge with barrel saddles for optimal intonation stability. This throwback Squier® model also features period-inspired headstock markings, rich-looking nickel-plated hardware and a slick vintage-tinted gloss neck finish for an old-school vibe.
The top and back body binding is a hallmark feature of Telecasters and Esquires from the late 1950s and 1960s.
Designed in-house at Fender, these pickups are made with alnico magnets to create authentic Fender tone.
This Bigsby features a string-through design, making string changes a breeze.
With gloss finish for slick playing feel, this neck has a subtle tint for a throwback look.
Nickel hardware has a warm, radiant appearance that adds to the vintage charm.
These tuning machines have a vintage look and a smooth action for accurate tuning.
| Body Type | Solidbody |
|---|---|
| Body Shape | Telecaster |
| Left-/Right-handed | Right-handed |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Body Material | Poplar |
| Body Finish | Gloss Polyurethane |
| Color | Aztec Gold |
| Neck Material | Maple |
| Neck Shape | C |
| Radius | 9.5" |
| Fingerboard Material | Indian Laurel |
| Fingerboard Inlay | White Dots |
| Number of Frets | 21, Narrow Tall |
| Scale Length | 25.5" |
| Nut Width | 1.650" |
| Nut Material | Bone |
| Bridge/Tailpiece | Bigsby B50 |
| Tuners | Vintage-style |
| Neck Pickup | Fender Designed Alnico Humbucker |
| Bridge Pickup | Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil |
| Controls | 1 x volume, 1 x tone |
| Strings | NPS, .009-.042 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 0374048578 885978675036 |
