get the Squier by Fender Debut Stratotcaster 🛒 *Amazon* geni.us/SquierDebutStratRed *Timestamps:* --------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 - unboxing 0:50 - what is it? 1:05 - pre-answering some comments 2:00 - let's talk about the guitar 2:55 - Andy did a video ua-cam.com/video/AQf_hu24Lw8/v-deo.html 4:40 - the weight 4:50 - under the pickguard 5:20 - body thickness 6:15 - the price I paid 8:12 - guitar tones 11:32 - pulling plastic 12:40 - all my thoughts about the guitar
@@kcMan7938 those tone groves are included for free?! Premium treatments on their budget models, nice! Im sold! I heard that tone groves are also called speed divots, science says it will make any guitar player play this sweet harmonic scales🤤 a proven 80% faster 🤣
Well, it looks good. The dings on the back suck, but they're on the back. Only a matter of time before a belt buckle could've done that. For $120, you're on your way on the path of many before you. Soon you can cut your own way.
For those of us who can fix the funcitonal problems, it would be better to find an old strat-like guitar (Yammy EG, Crate Electra, etc etc) for $50, and go from there. You'll find some that have a wonderful real Strat-like body and rolled necks, upgraded tuners, and some impressive 70's dirty sounding pickups. I love finding them, making them sweet, and then handing them off to kids to learn.
"Not a modder"... I'd mod it. I'd mod it so hard. A guitar like that just screams to be modded. At that price, you could learn how to replace frets and all other maintenance without worrying about destroying the guitar... either you destroy the guitar, or make it 1000x better. Either way you learn what to do and what not to do. If you mess up and destroy the guitar, you're not out much. If you're successful, then you got a good guitar that didn't cost an arm and a leg (unless you had a mishap while working on the guitar).
Exactly what I was thinking. I sold my fender strat because I was tight on money and I regret it every day. I’m thinking maybe I grab one of these and mod it to be like my old strat hehe
“If you don’t have time to watch more than one UA-cam video today, don’t watch this one.” 🤣🤣🤣dead pan delivery has me cracking up. I subscribed. Comedy 😅 Trem-a-lolo 😂
I got mine in sun burst for learning to mod. I really like it, I changed the strings and blocked the trem. Very comfortable, fun to play. Oh, and I didn't watch the video to the end to hear the two things. Thank you Landon, as always.
My Gearit Strat was $131C. No QC issues, beautiful finish, rounded and smooth fret ends, straight maple neck, tone and volume controls that actually work, steady sound, ok gig bag, extra strings, tuner, decent cable and a fun little amp with blue tooth. Totally surprised by how decent it is. Fender May be making an attempt to stay in the “value” segment but too little too late.
@batglide5484 so Obama and Biden are solely responsible for prices going up? Y'all need to learn prices are affected by the economy. For four years the supply Chains were very much affected by covid. Covid drove prices up cause of demand and greedy CEOS.
Smashing video, those squiers are excellent value and are real easy to play. Guitar snobs will disagree of course but as you've shown they are a great way to learn guitar.
Great review, Landon. Thank you for this. Your low-key demeanor and dead-pan humor make this all feel really honest and worthwhile. Nice to see you talk about the pros and cons--that you like the ceramic pickups but also address those shitty grooves on the back of the body. For $120 (American) it's a tough choice, I imagine.
Some people hate when you play cheap guitars through expensive Amps because it proves what I've always known. Great tone is more about the amp and a lot less about the guitar. I started playing in 1976 with a cheap guitar and an old Fender tube amp that belonged to my dad. Anything we plugged in to that amp sounded good.😮
Place a piece of damp cloth over the ding then use a hot solder iron on the cloth. This will raise the wood fiber so that ding is almost unnoticeable. At tip of a hot clothing iron may also work. This for where the wood fibers aren't broken too bad.
I got "Legendary" Bullet Mustang, added a Tusk Nut, shielding paint, gentle neck sanding w/gun oil wipe, and very basic set up for about $130 total. Great guitar. You can do a lot with a little with a Squier.
Thanks for the review. I've seen many demos of this guitar and most of the players with negative reviews seem to expect the guitar to magically play for them. They can't play unless the frets are a certain size, the tremolo feels a certain way, gobs of distortion, they need to mod it, etc, etc. The sound is mostly in your hands; YOU play the guitar the guitar does not play you. I ordered one of these in sunburst a month or so ago and it's a wonderful guitar. In my 60's and play mostly straight ahead jazz with big arch-tops and I also own a Fender Telecaster, and a Gibson 335. I wanted a new toy just to goof around with and this fit the bill. I put a set of 10's on it and it sounds great clean or with my MXR Super Badass Distortion. The neck feels great too, not sharp edges at all. Some guitars will have defects no matter how much you pay for it, the same applies here. If you sweat the small stuff send it back.
I actually landed after many sub 600 guitars on cheapest JET stratocaster and it is perfect. Feeling, setup, rounded edges, no issues at all. I might say its the best price / performance ratio guitar.
I bought an Amazon Squier a couple of years ago. When I got it, I cut the strings, took off the neck and sanded it to a matte finish, polished the frets, restrung, spent a bit of a time cutting the nut to the right depth, and intonated it. For the price it was an absolutely amazing player. The ceramic PUP's had a nice growly P90ish sound. Sure it lacked a little in the way of dynamics, but I loved it and actually played it more than my CS Strat. Sadly, my great-nephew really wanted to learn guitar, so it's now collecting dust at his house. I'm hoping by having access, he'll eventually get lessons. He won't listen to me 😂
I will call it tremlolo from now on. Best thing is , in french means..... well I'll let you google it. I'm not even in the market for a guitar and I watch all your videos
I like this video because you are reviewing the guitar for what it is and not expecting it to be concert ready, etc. It is a perfect guitar for a beginner. If my kid was wanting to learn guitar I would buy something like this and teach about the design, tear it down and put it back together before we ever got into the first lesson.
I'm leaving a comment. I quite like watching you play. That peeling plastic was the most soothing sound I've heard all day. The guitar sounded pretty reasonable, probably fine for the price. Maybe you should keep it. Maybe you should sell it Other opinions are available. Nice video
I just bought me a Harmony EST 1892 ( they were sold through the JC Penny’s Department Store’s catalog) just like SEAR’s cheap guitar. But you can play it after adjusting it
I have one without the wammy bar. I got a cheap pickguard which was no good, and replaced EVERYTHING in it. Humbuckers, new pots, my own wiring and switches I added that split the humbuckers.
The reviews of the Debut Precision has about the same reviews on Talk Bass. The pickup is a quarter inch forward and a couple pickguard holes need to be re-drilled. There is room to move the pickup to the stock location to use a Fender pickguard, but you will need to drill new mounting screw holes.
Great video🎉 I love your UA-cam channel, Andy's is pretty good too! I went to a pawn shop and bought a used Squire Stratocaster "Bullet" for 40 bucks. I know they're doing the best they can to keep the prices low for beginners, but I think I got a better deal.
i did watch the entire video. despite the predisposition and distain for your own audience, which I totally didn’t get as I had nothing preconceived when I click play, you seem like a likable guy. I wish you well with your channel going forward.
I got the Debut in two tone sunburst. I really like it, the only shortcoming for me was the electronics but I had a loaded pickguard laying around that I put together with alnico v pickups and 500k pots and the guitar sounds amazing now. I also put a set of cheap locking tuners on it. Very happy with this instrument.
I’m a Yank, 67, played a Strat into my 20s, and went Tele nuts. Own 7, but not a single Strat. For this price, how can I not buy one? I need a guitar for surf, and my Bigsby Tele doesn’t cut it. I’m sure you can get a cleaner tone than you demo’d, but how is the Tremelo holding tune? That can be modded with heavier springs anyway, right? I would just play it 100% clean going through real spring reverb.
I watched andys video but i dont know what he plugs into and i want to know what amp people use and i prefer to here guitars through a a decent tube amp not some computer program. So your videos are always way better so im only watching your videos when i want to see a review cheers !!!! 🙂🙏
I guess it’s tough because yeah, manufacturers have been trying to find that perfect guitar that simultaneously inspires a new player, fan, and future loyal customer, while also preventing people who are gonna play for a week from buying the decent/good stuff and then selling it second at crazy prices to get rid of it. So I’m glad they’re trying, and that this is a guitar someone wouldn’t hate to own, but probably wouldn’t buy it for my kid.
I’m glad you mentioned the ceramic pickups. I think they sounded really raw and powerful. Not vintage at all, but I don’t get why that makes them “bad,” they’re just different.
I bought the very same guitar and first thing I did (beside changing the strings) was to put some noiseless alnico 5s in it. I didn't even give the old pups a chance.
The Telecaster version of the Squier Debut is currently available on Amazon's UK site...assuming that's the next cheap guitar video...? Sorry yours came banged up on the back. p.s...Loved hearing you play the Harrison lick from "I'd Have You Anytime".
The bridge is set tight for the guitar to behave as a hardtail: this is the proper setting for a beginner who will be busy learning other things first. I wonder why so many reviewers act as if they didn't know it's a set-up choice. Maybe they don't.
I got a squier affinity telecaster for $239 CAD even the guy at Long and McQuade wasn't sure why it was marked as a demo but I ain't complaining. I'm a big fan of random local deals.
Besides all the jokes, squiers when they get set up properly are great for beginners. Bonus points if you got HSS and a nice finish. Then you can play anything on it as long as it isnt using all 24 frets, cause strats only have 21 frets.
Ooooo a Princeton. That’s a good amp. My brother in law has his from the 80’s. I wanted one so bad but I ended up with a vox ac15. I got a smokin deal on it. And I do like it.
Gosh, what a pain to have something shipped into Canada. So many fees and taxes along the way, sorry you gotta endure that. Thanks for making and sharing this video!
I have the same one. It's black now though. And modded. My biggest complaint with mine was how cheap and light the trem block is. It's the lightest one I've ever had. Immediately swapped it.
Great video!! 99.00 for the 2 tone sunburst on Amazon for Black Fri. I have a loaded pickguard & different neck to put on it.I'll play it for a while before I change it.By the time I'd buy a body and hardware..This is a better deal.Celestion Blue Rawks. Cinamatic sound-Peeling the plastic off.LOL..
You are hilarious. I've been following your channel since you had sub 2k, I believe. I knew you would blow up because you're so entertaining! Rock 'n roll Landon!
I've heard of Journeyman relic, Relic, Heavy relic etc. but never heard of Postal Service relic. Must be a new option. The custom shop really outdid themselves on this one, looks damn authentic...🤪
I got just the pick guard that I wanted on a Black Strat- 2020 Squier Affinity that seemed and probably was the only one available during Covid-19 and it gets its mod from my doing a total setup on a great neck (couldn’t be better) although the frets could be harder for the future, Yosemite pups and voila not quite instant Strat I could afford over a period of time. Love this axe. If pros can play straight Bullets I can play a modded Affinity. : )
If you buy online you're going to get the guitars that no-one would buy in the store, or at least, not without a significant discount. You only have yourself to blame if you buy unseen. Get into a guitar shop where you can see, handle, and play the instruments you're interested in, and where you can walk away from the second rate ones. You'll also be helping to keep your local store open !
@@landonbailey It's exactly what I've been told by guitar store owners. They get two supposedly "identical" guitars, but one is clearly the better instrument. Which is a walk-in likely to choose and which is going to be difficult to sell ? Guess how they get rid of it ?
How do you get rid of this shit buzz on the guitar. Is it my cable? Whenever I adjust the tone it helps reduce the static but it still doesn’t sound good when recording. I heard it in yours to. Is it just because it’s cheap?
Great information!! Thanks for all the videos you bring us. The guitar is pretty cool. Put the loaded pick guard and give us a demo.Keep on playing , we'll keep on watching!!
You Mr. Bailey....... are one of my favorite people on UA-cam! Your wry sense o' humor makes my day. I always enjoy the content....keep up the great videos! Bummer about that mini--series of a shipping crease on the back of the guitar.
It’s a shame about the shipping and taxes but other than that, and the dings, the guitar is definitely worth the price. I had 2 strats in the 60s and one played beautifully, but the other was not very good. I used to have great fun on stage with the feedback through my 100 watt stack Marshal. I remember playing ‘morning dew’ and wowing the audience with the feedback and sending my terrific drummer Mick off into a 20 minute drum solo. Those were the days! I enjoyed your video even though you were melting lol 😂 I only have my Kramer Focus 111s now and a wonky cheap semi acoustic, the pension sucks 😢 but at almost 78, I still strum a tune here in Central Europe. A friend of mine has over 130 guitars, the lucky barsteward 😂. He keep dropping hints about his Gretchen Falcon but he would cry a river if he parted with it. Have a great day fingers! 🖖👀
I’ve owned satin or matte Martin acoustic guitars and my hand and wrist would always make the finish shiny where it made Contact. So I stopped ever considering a satin or matte finish on a guitar
They are great for moding because the necks are usually pretty good and the bodies are okay, I would spend a bit more and get a 2000"s squire standard series or if you can spend a bit more for a guitar that requires no moding is the Squire classic vibe they are fantastic better than Mexican fenders
get the Squier by Fender Debut Stratotcaster 🛒 *Amazon* geni.us/SquierDebutStratRed
*Timestamps:*
---------------------------------------------------------
0:00 - unboxing
0:50 - what is it?
1:05 - pre-answering some comments
2:00 - let's talk about the guitar
2:55 - Andy did a video ua-cam.com/video/AQf_hu24Lw8/v-deo.html
4:40 - the weight
4:50 - under the pickguard
5:20 - body thickness
6:15 - the price I paid
8:12 - guitar tones
11:32 - pulling plastic
12:40 - all my thoughts about the guitar
Those indentations on the back of the body aren’t imperfections , they are actually tone grooves that improve the sound of the guitar .
Paul!
@@kcMan7938 those tone groves are included for free?! Premium treatments on their budget models, nice! Im sold! I heard that tone groves are also called speed divots, science says it will make any guitar player play this sweet harmonic scales🤤 a proven 80% faster 🤣
@@crave809 I think you may be stretching there
A little custom shop distressing, thrown in for free. What a value!
😂👍
The reverb on the plastic peel took it to a whole new level
Legit, I hope the reverberated plastic removal becomes a thing 😂
lmao comedy gold
I really appreciate the cost breakdown for importing it from the states. Really useful info that's usually hard to find.
Well, it looks good. The dings on the back suck, but they're on the back. Only a matter of time before a belt buckle could've done that. For $120, you're on your way on the path of many before you. Soon you can cut your own way.
For those of us who can fix the funcitonal problems, it would be better to find an old strat-like guitar (Yammy EG, Crate Electra, etc etc) for $50, and go from there. You'll find some that have a wonderful real Strat-like body and rolled necks, upgraded tuners, and some impressive 70's dirty sounding pickups. I love finding them, making them sweet, and then handing them off to kids to learn.
As opposed to this Strat body, which is not real.
"Not a modder"... I'd mod it. I'd mod it so hard. A guitar like that just screams to be modded. At that price, you could learn how to replace frets and all other maintenance without worrying about destroying the guitar... either you destroy the guitar, or make it 1000x better. Either way you learn what to do and what not to do. If you mess up and destroy the guitar, you're not out much. If you're successful, then you got a good guitar that didn't cost an arm and a leg (unless you had a mishap while working on the guitar).
Yeah, I'm gonna put bone frets & a stainless steel nut on it. Oh, and I use supermodels hair for strings...
@@clintwilson6380 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Exactly what I was thinking. I sold my fender strat because I was tight on money and I regret it every day. I’m thinking maybe I grab one of these and mod it to be like my old strat hehe
@@laketownmusicit will never be the same.
@@Ottophil no but it will be special and that's all that matters
“If you’re not watching this video, leave a comment.”
Does listening count 😂
“If you don’t have time to watch more than one UA-cam video today, don’t watch this one.”
🤣🤣🤣dead pan delivery has me cracking up. I subscribed. Comedy 😅
Trem-a-lolo 😂
I got mine in sun burst for learning to mod. I really like it, I changed the strings and blocked the trem. Very comfortable, fun to play. Oh, and I didn't watch the video to the end to hear the two things. Thank you Landon, as always.
My Gearit Strat was $131C. No QC issues, beautiful finish, rounded and smooth fret ends, straight maple neck, tone and volume controls that actually work, steady sound, ok gig bag, extra strings, tuner, decent cable and a fun little amp with blue tooth. Totally surprised by how decent it is. Fender May be making an attempt to stay in the “value” segment but too little too late.
Kudos to Squier for alining pickup pole pieces with strings.
Something PRS can't be bothered to do on their recent magic-a-pickup Strat (I don't remember the name of that thing).
I like how the output jack doubles as a kill switch.
I can’t help but laugh out loud whenever I watch your videos 😂
I like matte finishes on guitars so I am a fan of the body color.
facts I thought it was just another basic red now I want it lol
You make that guitar sound really good Landon. Great review!
Good grief the prices we pay today! Just a few short years ago I got my mint mim strat off Reverb for $380 US.
I got mine in like 2016 or 2017 for 320.
I know what you mean. I paid 327 for my 96 MIM strat in 2017
i paid 500 for my MIM Richie Sambora sig from GC in 2020....theyre right at 1000 now
Thanks Obiden
@batglide5484 so Obama and Biden are solely responsible for prices going up? Y'all need to learn prices are affected by the economy. For four years the supply Chains were very much affected by covid. Covid drove prices up cause of demand and greedy CEOS.
Smashing video, those squiers are excellent value and are real easy to play. Guitar snobs will disagree of course but as you've shown they are a great way to learn guitar.
Great review, Landon. Thank you for this. Your low-key demeanor and dead-pan humor make this all feel really honest and worthwhile. Nice to see you talk about the pros and cons--that you like the ceramic pickups but also address those shitty grooves on the back of the body. For $120 (American) it's a tough choice, I imagine.
Some people hate when you play cheap guitars through expensive Amps because it proves what I've always known. Great tone is more about the amp and a lot less about the guitar. I started playing in 1976 with a cheap guitar and an old Fender tube amp that belonged to my dad. Anything we plugged in to that amp sounded good.😮
A player is technically playing both! The guitar & the amp, I agree with you!
Place a piece of damp cloth over the ding then use a hot solder iron on the cloth. This will raise the wood fiber so that ding is almost unnoticeable. At tip of a hot clothing iron may also work. This for where the wood fibers aren't broken too bad.
I got "Legendary" Bullet Mustang, added a Tusk Nut, shielding paint, gentle neck sanding w/gun oil wipe, and very basic set up for about $130 total. Great guitar. You can do a lot with a little with a Squier.
Thanks for the review. I've seen many demos of this guitar and most of the players with negative reviews seem to expect the guitar to magically play for them. They can't play unless the frets are a certain size, the tremolo feels a certain way, gobs of distortion, they need to mod it, etc, etc. The sound is mostly in your hands; YOU play the guitar the guitar does not play you. I ordered one of these in sunburst a month or so ago and it's a wonderful guitar. In my 60's and play mostly straight ahead jazz with big arch-tops and I also own a Fender Telecaster, and a Gibson 335. I wanted a new toy just to goof around with and this fit the bill. I put a set of 10's on it and it sounds great clean or with my MXR Super Badass Distortion. The neck feels great too, not sharp edges at all. Some guitars will have defects no matter how much you pay for it, the same applies here. If you sweat the small stuff send it back.
6 strings attached, that one gave me a real good snicker, thanks Landon 😂👍🏻
I'm not watching this video
I’ll be watching you
I'm not leaving a comment
Hmm, I am not watching it either
@@preston_4824 ok
That's really
I actually landed after many sub 600 guitars on cheapest JET stratocaster and it is perfect. Feeling, setup, rounded edges, no issues at all. I might say its the best price / performance ratio guitar.
well over 40 years ago my first guitar was considered cheap and it was alot more than that one,,,,cheers man enjoyed that.
I bought an Amazon Squier a couple of years ago. When I got it, I cut the strings, took off the neck and sanded it to a matte finish, polished the frets, restrung, spent a bit of a time cutting the nut to the right depth, and intonated it. For the price it was an absolutely amazing player. The ceramic PUP's had a nice growly P90ish sound. Sure it lacked a little in the way of dynamics, but I loved it and actually played it more than my CS Strat.
Sadly, my great-nephew really wanted to learn guitar, so it's now collecting dust at his house. I'm hoping by having access, he'll eventually get lessons. He won't listen to me 😂
I will call it tremlolo from now on. Best thing is , in french means..... well I'll let you google it. I'm not even in the market for a guitar and I watch all your videos
I like this video because you are reviewing the guitar for what it is and not expecting it to be concert ready, etc. It is a perfect guitar for a beginner. If my kid was wanting to learn guitar I would buy something like this and teach about the design, tear it down and put it back together before we ever got into the first lesson.
Could you tell me if the action is low enough-and comfortable to play? I have arthritis. Thanks, Peter.
It was for me, but that’s a personal preference
If you take it to a professional to set it up I’m sure they can get it pretty low for you
I'm leaving a comment. I quite like watching you play. That peeling plastic was the most soothing sound I've heard all day.
The guitar sounded pretty reasonable, probably fine for the price.
Maybe you should keep it. Maybe you should sell it
Other opinions are available. Nice video
Great video I'm also thinking of getting the debut, thanks for the honesty
that was the best 2 minuets of intro i have ever seen. nice.
I just bought me a Harmony EST 1892 ( they were sold through the JC Penny’s Department Store’s catalog) just like SEAR’s cheap guitar. But you can play it after adjusting it
Seems like it'd be good for doing your own relic job. Or doing a custom painted art guitar.
I have one without the wammy bar. I got a cheap pickguard which was no good, and replaced EVERYTHING in it. Humbuckers, new pots, my own wiring and switches I added that split the humbuckers.
The reviews of the Debut Precision has about the same reviews on Talk Bass. The pickup is a quarter inch forward and a couple pickguard holes need to be re-drilled. There is room to move the pickup to the stock location to use a Fender pickguard, but you will need to drill new mounting screw holes.
Great video🎉 I love your UA-cam channel, Andy's is pretty good too!
I went to a pawn shop and bought a used Squire Stratocaster "Bullet" for 40 bucks. I know they're doing the best they can to keep the prices low for beginners, but I think I got a better deal.
i did watch the entire video. despite the predisposition and distain for your own audience, which I totally didn’t get as I had nothing preconceived when I click play, you seem like a likable guy. I wish you well with your channel going forward.
The intro comment assumption got you a new sub😂❤
I got the Debut in two tone sunburst. I really like it, the only shortcoming for me was the electronics but I had a loaded pickguard laying around that I put together with alnico v pickups and 500k pots and the guitar sounds amazing now. I also put a set of cheap locking tuners on it. Very happy with this instrument.
I’m a Yank, 67, played a Strat into my 20s, and went Tele nuts. Own 7, but not a single Strat.
For this price, how can I not buy one? I need a guitar for surf, and my Bigsby Tele doesn’t cut it.
I’m sure you can get a cleaner tone than you demo’d, but how is the Tremelo holding tune? That can be modded with heavier springs anyway, right?
I would just play it 100% clean going through real spring reverb.
I watched andys video but i dont know what he plugs into and i want to know what amp people use and i prefer to here guitars through a a decent tube amp not some computer program. So your videos are always way better so im only watching your videos when i want to see a review cheers !!!! 🙂🙏
I guess it’s tough because yeah, manufacturers have been trying to find that perfect guitar that simultaneously inspires a new player, fan, and future loyal customer, while also preventing people who are gonna play for a week from buying the decent/good stuff and then selling it second at crazy prices to get rid of it. So I’m glad they’re trying, and that this is a guitar someone wouldn’t hate to own, but probably wouldn’t buy it for my kid.
The body is made of poplar as well as being thinner. The American strat was made of ash for the body a much more dense wood.
How is the playability of the guitar, the action is very important over value
it's great! setup is fine
Let me ask. If you would want a woody sound from your pickups, would you make them with wood?
I’m glad you mentioned the ceramic pickups. I think they sounded really raw and powerful. Not vintage at all, but I don’t get why that makes them “bad,” they’re just different.
I bought the very same guitar and first thing I did (beside changing the strings) was to put some noiseless alnico 5s in it. I didn't even give the old pups a chance.
The Telecaster version of the Squier Debut is currently available on Amazon's UK site...assuming that's the next cheap guitar video...? Sorry yours came banged up on the back. p.s...Loved hearing you play the Harrison lick from "I'd Have You Anytime".
Every guitar review video needs a "peeling off the plastic" section like this. Adding the reverb was truly inspired. 😎
Matt sure is a busy guitar painter. Dude must be exhausted by day's end.
I appreciate this video especially that you are a fellow Canadian and how you ship guitars to Canada...keep up the good work and keep on trucking lol
They sell these on shoppee in the Philippines too. I'm moving there early next year and seriously considering grabbing one once I'm there
Not sure how I feel about the finish, but I love the George Harrison slide lick from I'd Have You Anytime.
The bridge is set tight for the guitar to behave as a hardtail: this is the proper setting for a beginner who will be busy learning other things first. I wonder why so many reviewers act as if they didn't know it's a set-up choice. Maybe they don't.
Someone said it already but that output jack doubling as a kill switch is actually kinda awesome.
i just got the same guitar and was going to put in some fender pickups but not any more it has that old Jimi Hendrix sound and i love it
Thanks for the video, this guitar is better than the one I learned on hands down! Yes I to like the sound of ceramic pups. I even like the color
I got a squier affinity telecaster for $239 CAD even the guy at Long and McQuade wasn't sure why it was marked as a demo but I ain't complaining. I'm a big fan of random local deals.
Besides all the jokes, squiers when they get set up properly are great for beginners. Bonus points if you got HSS and a nice finish. Then you can play anything on it as long as it isnt using all 24 frets, cause strats only have 21 frets.
Are these B stock or something? 🎸
Ooooo a Princeton. That’s a good amp. My brother in law has his from the 80’s. I wanted one so bad but I ended up with a vox ac15. I got a smokin deal on it. And I do like it.
Question for giging guitarists, would you gig with that guitar?
Nice video...
Gosh, what a pain to have something shipped into Canada. So many fees and taxes along the way, sorry you gotta endure that. Thanks for making and sharing this video!
Why are you changing pick guard if you like the pickups?
Landon. Great response to those haters that don't have a life. Gave me a good chuckle. Sweet. Cheers from a fellow Canuck
Man, if I opened that up and saw those dings on the back, I'd be seeing red!
Even if the color was blue! 🤣
bro its the cheapest squier guitar there will be blemishes.
I bought the same one. It didn't have any.
they're on the BACK of the guitar. Who's going to see them?
Pretty good channel you got here
I have the same one. It's black now though. And modded. My biggest complaint with mine was how cheap and light the trem block is. It's the lightest one I've ever had. Immediately swapped it.
Great video!! 99.00 for the 2 tone sunburst on Amazon for Black Fri. I have a loaded pickguard & different neck to put on it.I'll play it for a while before I change it.By the time I'd buy a body and hardware..This is a better deal.Celestion Blue Rawks. Cinamatic sound-Peeling the plastic off.LOL..
You are hilarious. I've been following your channel since you had sub 2k, I believe. I knew you would blow up because you're so entertaining! Rock 'n roll Landon!
Steam might bring out the indentions? Might also damage the finish. I'd return it unless it plays beautifully.
I've heard of Journeyman relic, Relic, Heavy relic etc. but never heard of Postal Service relic. Must be a new option. The custom shop really outdid themselves on this one, looks damn authentic...🤪
i'd like to know how you make these videos. what software and process etc etc
Excellent video! Informative, entertaining and engaging
I wonder if some buffing would increase the shine on the guitar a bit. I wonder if anyone would bother.
It's been done on UA-cam and it looks great.
Solid review.....and thanks for the tasty Trooper lick/riff.....lol
Cheers 🥂
Where'd you get the desktop tuner
I got just the pick guard that I wanted on a Black Strat- 2020 Squier Affinity that seemed and probably was the only one available during Covid-19 and it gets its mod from my doing a total setup on a great neck (couldn’t be better) although the frets could be harder for the future, Yosemite pups and voila not quite instant Strat I could afford over a period of time. Love this axe.
If pros can play straight Bullets I can play a modded Affinity. : )
Landon, nice price on a nice non toy. It’s a guitar. Yessiree!
ASMR too.
If you buy online you're going to get the guitars that no-one would buy in the store, or at least, not without a significant discount. You only have yourself to blame if you buy unseen.
Get into a guitar shop where you can see, handle, and play the instruments you're interested in, and where you can walk away from the second rate ones. You'll also be helping to keep your local store open !
I disagree with the first statement but I agree with the second statement.
@@landonbailey It's exactly what I've been told by guitar store owners. They get two supposedly "identical" guitars, but one is clearly the better instrument. Which is a walk-in likely to choose and which is going to be difficult to sell ? Guess how they get rid of it ?
How do you get rid of this shit buzz on the guitar. Is it my cable? Whenever I adjust the tone it helps reduce the static but it still doesn’t sound good when recording. I heard it in yours to. Is it just because it’s cheap?
could be interference from other electronics. hard to say
Great information!! Thanks for all the videos you bring us. The guitar is pretty cool. Put the loaded pick guard and give us a demo.Keep on playing , we'll keep on watching!!
Just landed on in your channel. Subbed on the film removal with reverb
enjoy? ua-cam.com/video/SnIFVzUxPxI/v-deo.html
@@landonbailey you betcha! 😉
The dents on the back are intentional, that’s how much relic’ing you get for $119. Also, did you throw away the trem cover?
Does it stay in tune?
You Mr. Bailey....... are one of my favorite people on UA-cam! Your wry sense o' humor makes my day.
I always enjoy the content....keep up the great videos! Bummer about that mini--series of a shipping crease on the back of the guitar.
Where in Canada is it 38c?
Absolutely fantastic what a fantastic video have a wonderful day Landon also today is my friends birthday ❤😊
Sounds good as good as Steve Howe. Great video, thanks for making it.
Love the Debut.
Sounds good. Cheers from US 👍
love teh content, ignore the haters. keep doin what you're doin.
It’s a shame about the shipping and taxes but other than that, and the dings, the guitar is definitely worth the price. I had 2 strats in the 60s and one played beautifully, but the other was not very good. I used to have great fun on stage with the feedback through my 100 watt stack Marshal. I remember playing ‘morning dew’ and wowing the audience with the feedback and sending my terrific drummer Mick off into a 20 minute drum solo. Those were the days! I enjoyed your video even though you were melting lol 😂 I only have my Kramer Focus 111s now and a wonky cheap semi acoustic, the pension sucks 😢 but at almost 78, I still strum a tune here in Central Europe. A friend of mine has over 130 guitars, the lucky barsteward 😂. He keep dropping hints about his Gretchen Falcon but he would cry a river if he parted with it. Have a great day fingers! 🖖👀
as a canadian i appreciate the conversion.
Might not be for Fadder, but what about Mudder?
"His mudder was a mudder"
@@DutchVaihis uncle was a Catholic Fadder…
Holy cow your American Strat is a beast.
I’ve owned satin or matte Martin acoustic guitars and my hand and wrist would always make the finish shiny where it made
Contact.
So I stopped ever considering a satin or matte finish on a guitar
Wow Landon excellent!😊
Thanks! 😃
Was that a bill O'Reilly do it live ref
They are great for moding because the necks are usually pretty good and the bodies are okay, I would spend a bit more and get a 2000"s squire standard series or if you can spend a bit more for a guitar that requires no moding is the Squire classic vibe they are fantastic better than Mexican fenders