Color me HAPPY!! Hey Josh, i think I’m leaning towards the Fender squire stratocaster. I have just taken up the guitar in my later years purely as a hobby I played a few (sing for your supper) gigs with it and in 2009 a guy played it and said the action was “very high.” I read The Fender Telecaster Book which looked at a dozen Teles and EVERY ONE said, “could use a setup.” Since then I have been learning (and continue to learn) proper electric guitar setup. Thanks. I am moding the 1998 to relic look with loaded mint green pickguard, new trem and block, bone nut and new tuners – all for less tha $150. Duhhhh….my bad. My first Squier was a 2002 Bullet Strat, that I bought because it was so cheap, I just thought I’d give it a go. I’ve been doing that for years now. Thanks for your take on the Squier Bullet Strat Pierre! Now I work on Squiers every day. But, that is one characteristic of a true single coil pickup; very powerful and “stratty”, with tons of “quack”. GoKunming is southwest China's largest English-language website with everything you need to make Kunming your next destination, and maybe your home. That’s all I play now instead of my expensive stats. However, some shapes are more closely associated with metal guitars. No parent is going to risk big money on a guitar for a young beginner… Look at ebay the amount of ” new” Squiers there! Although the pickups are “inferior” to the Standard Strats, it still delivers good tone. Squier offers the Squier Bullet Stratocaster, which uses basswood instead of alder and ceramic pickups to save you money. I have only had, over decades of owning numerous squier strats and teles one bad guitar out of the lot. Now I can see why Fender are advertising Squier guitars and basses as ‘beginner guitars’. An Affinity. I find that the squier I have is perfect all around. Guess what…. My recently purchased Squire Fiesta Red Stratocaster is a great guitar for the money BUT the tremolo does not function at all. Liked my Fender P-Bass back in the day, but I’ve read enough concern about the cheap Strat tremolo, though, to be leary. “But like all guitars, the … I think it is all how you set them up and as long as the neck is straight and pegs are not loose it should be ok. There was no trace of sawdust inside any of the body cavities. After a while I started getting calls from friends of people I had sold the refurbished guitars to, asking if I had a leftie or something else. Get a Squier! It made playing guitar seem so difficult. My 2 cents! On the Strat-talk forum, I think alot of the experienced guys on that web site http://www.strat-talk.com/ would kill for a chance to buy a 20 yr old Squire Affinity from Japan. I had read all over the web about any info on Squier pickups. The design of the guitar continued to evolve during that period. But the devil is in the details. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2wDUZht104, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squier#Serial_number_tracing, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXm_imC7b2M&feature=youtube_gdata_playerWatch, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXm_imC7b2M&feature=youtube_gdata_player, FAQ – Frequently Asked Beginner Guitarist Questions. Purely for the sole teason Jimmy Page played one. I have an 04 Indonesian Squire Strat, white, bought it new in 04. Sure enough. If that doesn’t help, just look at both of them and make a gut decision on which one looks right to you. Texas Mike. Critical Look: Fender Squier Stratocaster Review. As to the Classic Vibe series, all bets are off. ( I was told some of the Mexican strats got the previous years guts / leftovers) I decided to not touch the guitar ( I am prone to removing the guts and getting all Seymour Duncan pick ups – this is what i do to most of my other guitars. ) Best of all, they all have headphone jacks and auxiliary (CD/MP3) inputs. There is such alot if snobbery and rubbish written about guitars. Which one do you reckon I should get largely based on sound quality and overall guitar life. My Standard is 1 & 3/4, same as a Fender. That’s a plus in my book. hello I have a cort g200 electric guitar and I will like to know witch is the best between this cort g200 or a fender squire Stratocaster? While it can look cool and retro, these vintage style tuners are often very hard to tune and to keep in tune. More advanced players will notice that the amplified sound of a Squier Strat doesn’t quite compare to that of a true Fender. great article. Hi there just watched the video on the quires I have played guitar on and off most of my live and I have known nothing but fender. I like both of those guitars but pick up the Affinity more often. I was about to list it on CL until I put new strings on it. We’ve taken the liberty of picking 10 of the best-looking, best-sounding, and most versatile beginner-friendly electric guitars for your convenience. I noticed that the China neck isn’t as nice as other squier standards I’ve seen before. Less than 6 months later I was in a new band…but this time as the guitarist!

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