Squier Vintage Modified Thinline Tele set up

“Hopefully a straightforward set up tonight” I said… and then proceeded to discover that this particular Indonesian-made Squier Thinline Tele has an unusually wide (front-to-back) nut slot. Which of course means that a standard ‘Strat’ or ‘Tele’ style nut won’t fit. In the end I chose to convert another completely different nut that had the same e-to-e spacing. Despite taking extra time and a lot of careful work it worked perfectly. At which point it went back to being an enjoyable straightforward set up 🙂

Now one thing I’m confused about: I think this is a ‘Classic Vibe’ Tele… from their Indonesian factory. But the spec for the CV Thinline Tele states clearly that the body is poplar and that’s what the pictures online show. But there’s no way this can be poplar; I’ve never seen poplar with this grain. It’s ash or swamp ash. So I’m a bit stumped.

Update: Facebook follower cleared up the mystery – it’s a ‘Vintage Modified’ model with an ash body 🙂