NGD! Birthday suprise

[KRamone27]

My birthday was on monday and I came home to find this sitting at my back door. Squier classic vibe 50s' strat, not crazy about the gold pickguard but I think I'll change to a tortise shell pickguard.

[Dennisthe Menace]

Hey Kev,
A belated H.B'day to ya!! The Strat looks nice, is the Gold P'guard plastic, or is it Anodize??

[dubtrub]

Hey Kevin,

Happy 30th Birthday!

What a great surprise. Those Squier Classic Vibes are one of the hottest things going with Fender these day's. That gold guard is designed to replicate that guitar as a 1954 Stratocaster. I wouldn't change a thing, but play and enjoy the heck out of it.

[KRamone27]

Hey Kev,
A belated H.B'day to ya!! The Strat looks nice, is the Gold P'guard plastic, or is it Anodize??

Thanks Dennis it's anodized and has a strange feel to it but the alnico 3 pickups sound great though. The pickguard on the 2-tone classic vibe 50s' strat is plastic and pretty thick compared to a standard strat.

[Dennisthe Menace]

Well, like Danny had mentioned....I wouldn't change a thing!

[brutus]

Congrats man, I have been looking at the classic vibe stuff, I'd like to hear your thoughts about your guitar after a while. p.s. don't change a thing it looks great!... to me anyway

[Sixstringer]

I wouldn't change it either. I kinda like the gold. Nothing wrong with a Squire, I've got 3 Squire Strats and a Squire Tele. 2 of the Strats are early Japan made ones, an '85 or 6, and an '87, and they are built like tanks...the '87 was my main guitar for about 10 years.

[jfine]

Nice! Personally, I don't mind the look of the gold pickguard, but tortoiseshell on a white guitar sure looks cool! Leo Fender felt the aluminum (or "aluminium" for you Brits) pickguard would help with shielding, and it does, but they can have a tendency to discolor as the anodizing wears off. If you wanted to keep the gold look (doesn't sound like you do!), you could get a clear pickguard and spray it gold on the underside, a' la Gretsch. I agree with you--I think the tortoiseshell looks better. I've never understood why Fender didn't make more Strats with tortoise guards back in the day.

[Veenture]

Congratulations x 2 Kevin!

I always hear the early Japan-made Squiers are the best. Is yours brand new? It looks stunningly good -don't you dare change a thing!... ........
But seriously, I find the gold goes very well with the Maple.

[GattonFan]

Happy belated birthday, Kevin! I too have a Squier strat - my only Fender since I sold off my Tele Plus and Strat Plus Ultra - Yours looks great - just enjoy!
Dennis