The Simon Neil Stratocaster guitar puts the Biffy Clyro guitarist's own personal touch on a Squier Classic Vibe series instrument. Based on Neil's Fender® Custom Shop Time Machine™ '60s Stratocaster, features include an alder body finished in Fiesta Red, vintage-tint gloss maple neck, Neil's signature on the back of the headstock and Biffy Clyro logo on the front, three-ply mint green pickguard, vintage-style tuning machines and tremolo, aged plastic parts, and three custom vintage-style single-coil pickups with a mix of alnico III and V magnets-perfect for rhythm parts and rich, clear leads.
Scottish alt-rock trio Biffy Clyro is known for complex and interwoven guitar riffs, chord sequences and melodies, and an intense and exciting live show. Formed by guitarist/vocalist Simon Neil and twins James Johnston (bass/vocals) and Ben Johnston (drums/vocals) in the mid-'90s, the band achieved mainstream U.K. success with 2007 Puzzle and a subsequent string of chart topping singles. Somewhat unusually for a ‘signature' artist, Simon Neil may require an introduction. Neil is the guitarist and vocalist for Biffy Clyro, a Scottish alternative rock band renowned for their complex, heavy, melodic interwoven guitar riffs and chord sequences.
Fiesta red is a notoriously tricky colour to agree on, let alone match, but they've done a great job for a low-priced production model. Truss rod access is at the headstock end, as with most Squier or modern Fenders.
Pickup makers say Alnico V magnets offer a harder-edged midrange while Alnico III displays more warmth and a mellower voice - but as ever, this is really in the ear of the listener.
Under the scratchplate you'll find standard Squier small-case pots and a cheap switch.
Sounds
Played acoustically, this Strat sounds quite light and airy. The tweaked pickups stamp on any preconceived Squier Strat tonal expectations; played clean the bottom end flaunts the tight, focussed Strat snap beloved of many players, but cross over to the treble strings and there's a noticeable and unexpected thickness to the tone.
The lower strings retain a crisp edge for articulate lower string riffs and chunky, defined chordal work retains clarity while the treble strings revel in that thick mellowness with plenty of body and presence for strong solos and melodic passages.
It's also great fun to play.
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