
My other tele is a Squier, nothing too exorbitant despite the manufacturer designating it into their upper-end offerings- The
Vintage Modified series. The monicker here alludes to the guitar's nature of incorporating both contemporary & modified features of the Telecaster's glorious history. Nevertheless, despite this reverance, the guitar remains ordinary but displays higher quality control as the Squier brand name often implies cheap & compromised. Rest assured, the Vintage Modified instruments I have tried (basses included) are above average despite being affordable.

The original pickups quickly made way for a pair of
TESLA Plasma II covered humbuckers. You might be aversed to this brand of electronics which hails from South Korea but they are very much worthy in terms of tonal delivery. The Plasma II possess a vintage voicing despite being hotter than the average 'vintage' unit (think PAF). The cleans also possess more sparkle, very complementary to blues crunch & a good tube amp.