Really??
Is that true even on the VM series?
That blue 50's Squier is dangerous for me to look at...
The farther up the Squire food chain you go, the "adjustability" improves, but as Dave said :
"Cheesy vibe or not, you'll need frequent access to try to keep those green necks in adjustment.
At least a small percentage of Kent and Kay junk is still being gigged. I'm not confident any recent Squiers will still be in use 30-40 years down the road."
That's the way I see 'em too.....
Don't want to dis' Squires, much ( or any other entry level guit/bass either ) but they are what they are. I mean if you love the look and realize you may have neck/ electronic issues at some time...go for it, but by the time ( worst case scenario ) you replace the neck, pickups, pots ( might as well upgrade the tuners )..... see where this is going?
I'm only speaking from my experience and this is certainly just an opinion, but I probably deal with at least one customer a week that wants me to ( for example ) install a Floyd Rose trem and EMG active 81s in his Squier strat because " then it will be just like Kirk Hammetts' ESP custom ". I'm sure most of them think I just don't want their business when I try to talk them out of it, but honestly I just can't do those kind of mods ( this would be an extreme example ) without feeling like I was ripping someone off.
On the other hand if one wanted to do the work themselves, I say go for it. I have a regular customer that just goes crazy modding up entry level guitars, and I'm more than happy to wire stuff up for him or do the final setup ( for a reasonable fee ) but the fees I would have to charge for routing, painting etc. would amount to extortion.
For what it's worth, If you like the " vintage vibe " and don't want to pay the American Vintage price tag go with the MIM 50s' P-bass or pick up a Mike Dirnt signature ( which IMHO is a Great bass ) they are a much more stable platform to build on, will have a higher resale value.......OK, I'll get off the soapbox. ( Dave, feel free to banish this post to the " Tech Bitches about Squiers too much and gets way off topic " forum and I'll go hit Ebay to look for parts for my Teisco restoration project
S.