Nice review of this guitar ! Liked how you made references to some of the other reviewers, I had watched them too. Thanks for making and sharing this review, now I want a BLUE one !
Awesome guitar. I had the blonde one. It was killer, but it had to go into a trade package. LOL The color grew old on me... I wanted the red one for a bit. Now... I want this one! Never saw this color, but now you've got me checking out the Fender website. I want one! Very cool. I like your taste in guitars, and you play great too. Rock on !
I love it. Great review, well done showing all the features. Your guitar is more than 2 pieces. LOL, j/s look closer. It's a beautiful guitar!!! Bravo. It really is a beautiful blue.💯💯
I bought one of these as soon as the blue version came out. It looked awesome and sounded great, especially for a $400 guitar. I liked the layout, the switching options and the concept of a Gibson-style guitar with the comfort and scale of a Strat. I didn't like the finicky bridge and I absolutely hated the glossy neck. I don't know why Squier insists on slathering thick gloss when they have wonderful neck finishes available, like on the 40th anniversary series. Anyway, I wound up with a Sterling Albert Lee with P90s and really like it, though I would have kept this one and replaced the bridge if it wasn't for the neck finish. It's a great guitar for someone who wants something a little different than the usual Fender-style offerings.
@@TheDinosaur82 Thanks for watching! I like a satin neck as well but I have several (over 40) guitars so variety is nice. lol I have a couple Sterlings. They are nice guitars.
Out of the box my Stratosonic Epiphone marked bridge wobble was terrible to the point I wondered if they used the wrong size posts. The tilt was so far the low E and A were buzzing against the intonation bar giving a weird dead buzz instead of a clear note. I almost sent it back but tried shimming the bridge with thin washers to get rid of the buzz. It worked now clear notes and it stays in tune. Glad I kept mine for the great tones and its different than a "normal" guitar.
@@prescotian1500 Kind of makes you wonder if the Epiphone stamp wasn’t the only mistake and if it was supposed to have a different bridge altogether? Just double checked mine. No tilt, just had that little bit of wiggle in the threads. Glad you made yours work!
Fender generally under winds their pickups so that they come across with that characteristic Fender clean tone. In fact, I remember reading an article where the interviewer asked a Fender product manager why Fender’s humbuckers all sounded so clean no matter the design. His response was that Fender will never make a very high-output pickup because that is not the signature Fender sound. You can think of that what you will and I’m not sure if he was authorized to make such a definitive statement, or the policy may have changed since then, but it’s true that most Fender humbuckers and soapbars aren’t particularly high output according to specs and are quite clean compared to what Gibson offers. But of course your mileage may vary.
@@randrothify I suspected this. I have a loaded pickguard with 2 noiseless and a Shawbucker 1. The Shawbucker sounds a lot like the noiseless singles. It has good balance.
The bridge stopped me from buying one. I had a bad experience with an Epi P90 LP with the same bridge. I hated it. I want to try one of those because they look killer and has killer tones.
@@HappyHermitt There is a reason the tunomatic was invented all those years ago. It’s not my favorite bridge either but I am OK with it. Thought about getting an adjustable one but decided to keep the stock one. I suppose it’s the charm of it.
Nice review of this guitar ! Liked how you made references to some of the other reviewers, I had watched them too.
Thanks for making and sharing this review, now I want a BLUE one !
@@stanleyeisel8883 Thanks for watching!
100% correct on the lightning bar, as an aerospace engineer you are hitting the nail on the head…
Awesome guitar. I had the blonde one. It was killer, but it had to go into a trade package. LOL The color grew old on me... I wanted the red one for a bit. Now... I want this one! Never saw this color, but now you've got me checking out the Fender website. I want one! Very cool. I like your taste in guitars, and you play great too. Rock on !
@@jimmyz2098 Thank you!
I just picked one up a couple weeks ago. It is great! I just bought a used Fender stratosonic bridge so I can adjust intonation.
@@frostillicus2 Great idea!
Almost got that. My paranormal telecaster awesome.
@@AnnoyingCritic-is7rp Thanks
Nice color was looking at this series of squiers
Great review. Thanks for your honest opinion.
Absolutely right about the posts under string tension.
I love it. Great review, well done showing all the features.
Your guitar is more than 2 pieces. LOL, j/s look closer. It's a beautiful guitar!!! Bravo. It really is a beautiful blue.💯💯
@@phatmanoflove Thanks …. But I still only see one seam in the body.
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You are not old!!!
@@carlosortizgranada9311 😊
Man I love that blue🤙
Very informative!
that's an interesting wiring system, I like it! and I'm only 3 years ahead of you! :)
@@RandySchartiger We are just youngsters!
I like that blue version a lot, sadly you cannot order direct from Fender outside the USA or Japan, so no special colours over here ..
I bought one of these as soon as the blue version came out. It looked awesome and sounded great, especially for a $400 guitar. I liked the layout, the switching options and the concept of a Gibson-style guitar with the comfort and scale of a Strat. I didn't like the finicky bridge and I absolutely hated the glossy neck. I don't know why Squier insists on slathering thick gloss when they have wonderful neck finishes available, like on the 40th anniversary series.
Anyway, I wound up with a Sterling Albert Lee with P90s and really like it, though I would have kept this one and replaced the bridge if it wasn't for the neck finish. It's a great guitar for someone who wants something a little different than the usual Fender-style offerings.
@@TheDinosaur82 Thanks for watching! I like a satin neck as well but I have several (over 40) guitars so variety is nice. lol I have a couple Sterlings. They are nice guitars.
Out of the box my Stratosonic Epiphone marked bridge wobble was terrible to the point I wondered if they used the wrong size posts. The tilt was so far the low E and A were buzzing against the intonation bar giving a weird dead buzz instead of a clear note. I almost sent it back but tried shimming the bridge with thin washers to get rid of the buzz. It worked now clear notes and it stays in tune. Glad I kept mine for the great tones and its different than a "normal" guitar.
@@prescotian1500 Kind of makes you wonder if the Epiphone stamp wasn’t the only mistake and if it was supposed to have a different bridge altogether? Just double checked mine. No tilt, just had that little bit of wiggle in the threads. Glad you made yours work!
@WickedFesterBand Im glad i kept it. Now I can't imagine my collection without it. It's very versatile and gives my back a break from my Les Paul's.
Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo!
Fender generally under winds their pickups so that they come across with that characteristic Fender clean tone. In fact, I remember reading an article where the interviewer asked a Fender product manager why Fender’s humbuckers all sounded so clean no matter the design. His response was that Fender will never make a very high-output pickup because that is not the signature Fender sound. You can think of that what you will and I’m not sure if he was authorized to make such a definitive statement, or the policy may have changed since then, but it’s true that most Fender humbuckers and soapbars aren’t particularly high output according to specs and are quite clean compared to what Gibson offers. But of course your mileage may vary.
@@randrothify I suspected this. I have a loaded pickguard with 2 noiseless and a Shawbucker 1. The Shawbucker sounds a lot like the noiseless singles. It has good balance.
The bridge stopped me from buying one.
I had a bad experience with an Epi P90 LP with the same bridge.
I hated it.
I want to try one of those because they look killer and has killer tones.
@@HappyHermitt There is a reason the tunomatic was invented all those years ago. It’s not my favorite bridge either but I am OK with it. Thought about getting an adjustable one but decided to keep the stock one. I suppose it’s the charm of it.
Huh, Im late to the party, too! Thanks for the review. 🎸
@@allenmahan9393 Thanks for watching!
Mine is 2 piece with one chunk about 2/3. Fairly chunky weight.
@@chrisghiardi117 I’m sure they use whatever works. Not sure what mine weights but seems not too light, not too heavy so I’m guessing 7 lbs something.
You may have just gotten lucky with the 2 piece body. The picture shows a 3 piece.
@@danrunnoft6642 That is definitely cool then!
Why do Americans ALWAYS forget to mention the unit of currency? UA-cam is GLOBAL not America only!
@@mueslimuncher1950 So sorry. I’ll keep that in mind in the future.