Practical Review is correct, and thank you for it. It's so hard to find straight reviews for budget guitars. They are all "for the price" reviews. "It's good for the price." "Bridge is ok for this price range." etc. I think we know that we're expecting some things to be cheaper made in a budget guitar, but we still want them pointed out in a review. Thanks for doing that.
Could have been so much better. Atrocious spelling throughout, and not always factually correct. Fretboard is Indian Laurel, not Rosewood. Very soft and not durable. Nut is plastic and has to go, like the tuners. Strings coming from mfg are .09. You did great except for the fact checking and spelling!
@@frankfarklesberry Sorry to bother you. I apologize my poor english. I've been studying english by myself. I expect your genetosity to the non engilsh based people. And a finger board meterial was a rosewood in the past. Indian laurel is used these days.
It just goes to show....just because someone calls something ''cheap''....it doesn't mean it's bad. Squiers are very affordable for a good reason. They don't overcharge for the quality. I own 2 Squiers...and love them both. I highly recommend them to anyone who wants great value for their money.
I have an older $100.00 Squire Strat. I adjusted the truss rod, adjusted intonation to perfection and string height. It plays and sounds great. I could play it anywhere.
I have a Seafoam Green 2015 Squier Strat in the HSS configuration. I have high end guitars but i find myself always reaching for the el cheapo. So amazing how a setup can transform this bottom of the line model into a workable sound machine and actually it was not to bad right out of the box!
Thanks for watching, I hope you make a set up video and share your idea to us or some comparison video will be really fun. It will be definitely helpful.
I see so many reviews on the poor tuners on these low end models, which is understandable from a beginners perspective, but, if you learn how to tune them properly, the tuners work surprisingly well. The important part of using the cheaper tuners is to back them down (lower the tune) and tighten them up to bring them up to pitch. You can't tune going down or they will go out of tune right away. The mechanical part of the tuners are a simple gear arrangement. On the cheap ones, the gears are a lower ratio, so it doesn't take much effort to change the pitch. On more expensive turners, the ratio is higher, meaning you have turn more on the peg to get movement on the post, so fine tuning is easier, that's all. Pre-stretch the new strings a couple times and you should be good to go!
I've never in 20 years had a problem with the tuners on mine.All guitars go out of tune. It's amazing how little tuning I have to do even after sitting around a week on a stand.
For me, changes in the humidity (in AZ) seem to be the tuning issue. The strings often are tighter! Mine is a 2019, (no bullet id), and it is a hard tail. It has a "bro" , a bullet Tele that I also really love, they take turns, and those two El cheapos are usually what I grab. My "Mod" is a little pencil dust on the nut. Am I the only person who fears that the fret metal is rather soft?
Thorough review! Precise, to the point. Goes over all aspects of the construction. Nice job. As to the tuners... they are the worst feature on this guitar, and on an older, otherwise excellent Squier Strat that I own. Replace them with higher quality tuners for a big improvement.
I have 2 Squiers, Mustang and Tele, both bullets. Both great. Sound great and stay in tune pretty well. I gig with them regularly and love them. Very interesting video. You're playing is very impressive. Good stuff.
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Hey i'm just starting to get a bit serious with guitar playing (still a beginner tho) but i've heard so many great things about this guitar. Is this not one of the best for this price range? Or do you feel like there are others that are better suited for beginners? If not what kind of adjustments do you think this guitar should have to make it better and that can be done by a person?
As we know, we can't generalize the preference of each person, so my opinion can't be the answer. I think it depends on your musical preference. If you are interested in classic rock, blues, jazz, bullet can be a good choice. But If you like modern pop or more heavier sound, bullet makes you a little bit disappointed because this guitar has just 21 frets and tuning is unstable, tremolo bridge is not good. If we approach the way of studio session at the beginner level, cort G250 or yamaha pac series is more reasonable, because the parts(tunner, bridge etc) of those guitars are better than bullet. They are built like a tank and maintenance is easier than bullet. But they don't have the soul of fender. Bullet has the soul of fender. In my opinion, bullet is cheap but not bad and has the soul of fender. We spend the extra money to change the better parts of bullet. If you want to have a better strat at the low price range, I think the used squier classic vibe can be the answer.
@@bhla5686 Thanks for giving such detailed feedback, i appreciate it. Well i'm currently digging the pop rock vibe (might sound geeky) but the pop rock sound of allot of japanese bands. I just love their riffs and sound but i wanna make sure to get the right guitar for this. So i'm not sure which of your recommendations would suit this the most? I get this oldschool rock vibe from the Cort G250 but the Yamaha pacifica 112v sounds better for this imo. Would you agree?
@@francislison9028 I'm beginner too. I just love the low price guitars, so, I have been using them a lot. I hope you don't trust my idea a lot. In my opinion, the sound between cort and yamaha is not much different. their goal is having a modern spec at low price. The modern spec means humbucker-single-single pick up combination, two point tremolo bridge, smooth tuner, 22frets etc. So, you just choose a good looking guitar to your eyes. Which one is better to your eyes? Cort or yamaha? Good looking guitar will make you satisfied. You can change the sound of guitar by amps and effects but you can't change the design of guitar. I think that look good, play good. The strongest point of squire is that it is almost same with real fender. We can feel the feeling of the legendary guitar players who use fender stratocaster with squier bullet. I think if you are serious about a guitar, you can't stop buying a guitar. You will change your guitar in the future definitely. So, do not think too much, just but good looking guitar, just play for fun, enjoy your guitar until you get bored. And buy another one. It could be more expensive luxury guitar. Why not?
I owned bullet strat exactly like this since 2016, a white one. very comfortable for a cheap guitar (if you set up everything properly). clean tone is amazing tho. good review sir, love from Indonesia.
Oh! I'm happy to see the human who has the same experience. I think Indonesians are good at making guitar. In near future, I hope we can meet a luxury indonesian guitar brand. They deserve to do it. I haven't been in Indonesia but I love indonesia. From South korea.
mine is pink as well!! bought it last year! and i'm very very happy it became my number one guitar! you mention problems with the tuning..mine works fine even using the tremolo!! put it trough the ageing process for a vintage worn out look! just love it!! great review!!
I bought the white HSS Bullet (HT model) in 2019 and am quite happy with it. The frets on mine seem fine. The (satin finish) neck must be one of the SLIMMEST necks among the Squier Strat models. It seems to stay in tune fairly well. I like the higher output hum-bucker bridge pickup as it helps to stand out in the band for solos and lead parts. I also like that the Squier Bullet is light weight! The hard tail (HT - no whammy bar) means that it's less likely to go out of tune. :-)
Thank you for the information, You're right. I've searched the old fenders and find out that some vintage necks have a thin rosewood fingerboard. Interesting.
My first guitar was a real 50s tele back in 1999. That said I'm very happy with my 2019 bullet. When it was new the tuners were a little stiff and rough but after a couple string changes they are quite smooth and precise. Neck and frets also need playing to smooth out. The guitar sounds fantastic and stays in tune. I don't use the trem so I decked it. I don't play live anymore so this guitar is more than good enough. Most people would never play orofessionally so stop fooling yourself and save some money. Focus on playing not on the instrument.
I am so happy to read your memories and good attitude to music. I respect your style. This great idea definitely would help many intermidiate players like me.
Two months ago I took on an '02 Squier Bullet Strat hardtail that was previously painted with a matching headstock and waterslide transition decals, the tuners are tolerable for the time being, the bushings were painted over so I had to clean em up, the string trees were inaccurately flat so I replaced em with a triple string tree and i swapped the plastic nut for a Tusq nut that had wider string spacing. As for the neck, I thought the fingerboard was rosewood as I cleaned it but later discovered that the lighter wood was Indian Laurel and all 21 frets are perfect. The body is a light resonant plywood as I saw in the neck pocket when I removed the neck to confirm the date of April 2002 that was stamped in both the neck pocket and on the neck heel. I replaced the faulty 5-way for an inline 5-way and your ceramic pickups are better than my metal bottom wax sealed SC's that will be replaced with something better but definitely not costly and the cheap pots are 500K Alphas; it's my 3rd Strat and my very 1st hardtail that has a unique resonance that I like!
man, what a review. i have one, i regret, but its mine i cant sell it cause nobody would buy it. i like it, and im gonna upgrade it when i can. i agree its weight is amazing, very confortable back neck. the rest id like to thank you for the review. My bullet is sheeta but i like it!
What i suppose... bullet is the bestest guitar ever except one thing. The main problem is SSS+basswood configuration. Pups just pick up the vibs from srtings and wood. Single peak frequency is not matched with basswood one. So the sound is scooped. I initially thought that the changes of pickups would help but even better pups are useless if no frequency peaks is found on proper place. So there is no glassy sound in bullet ((( it is more bassy. But there is advantage - solo is not so thin on the bullet and I like it alot.
I got mine 20 years ago for $99 and it still stays in tune, no erosion of the tuners with only a dirty sounding 5-swithc (could easily be fixed. I'm lazy) Now, they're going for upwards of $500 if you want a classic vibe model and expensive prices used.. Don't tell me these are cheap or bad guitars. Because it sure looks like a lot of people want them.
Sorry to late repsponse! I didn't know you leave such a great opinion. Your idea definitely will help people who are considering to buy bullet. Thank you.
I owned a HSS. What do i expect from a cheap 150 dollar guitar. I can't compare the stuff to any 1500 dollar guitar. And this cheap guitar really great. And I am loving it...
These are great guitars. Owned a few of them back in my college days. The only con imo is the body is too light. I just purchased one in seafoam green to get back into guitar after a 5 year hiatus. It was between this and a 900 dollar Fender. I went with this bad boy haha.
Thanks for sharing your memory. I thought this lightness was pro but it can be con now a days. When I hold it, feels a little bit weird because slightly neck is diving.
The lightness is a pro it makes them resonate more all their teles and strats sound good for that reason I have had loads of em Have a like for the Indo ones !big@@roosterbooster9783
The Bullet sold for around £100 (UK) in 2013. That includes parts, labour, shipping, tax (20%), and factory and retail profit. So it's a bit pointless to say that the components are cheap - what do you expect? What matters is the way it is all put together, and how it plays, and for that you can't reasonably fault the Bullet. Or Squier, for that matter, who truly do a great job. I own 9 Squiers, so something I know.
I've got a lot of bad messages about the word "cheap". At first, I can't understand why many people got mad at "cheap". I thought that It was just an opinion. But now I know the word "cheap" has a kind of negative image in english language. English is not my mother tongue and I am just studying english with a book and youtube by myself for sharing some idea. I didn't use "cheap" as a negative meaning. It just meant "not good". Don't mad at "cheap". I respect your attitude for the musical instrument and appreciate your comment truely. Your comment definitely will help many beginners like me. Thanks a lot.
Well said watch Jack Pearson with Marty Schwartz on UT Jack played with Allman Bros band for along time He plays Squier Bullets I have had loads too and you know I don't remember a bad one. The China ones MEH. Indonesian are the ones👍
@@mikesalt8248 Interesting, thanks. I have two bullets. Recently I played one, and thought 'wow, this all a guitar should be'. I then googled the serial number. It turns out it is 'COB09' (2009). Apparently they are sought after (as per my reaction), but no one in the chat knew the country of manufacture, or anything else. Another good guitar is the Squier SE, sold from around 2000-2010, or something like that, as part of a package, valued because of Fender Strat dimensions, suitable for modding. I have a couple which play very well. Mind you, I'm open minded about guitars, whatever the brand or price, so long as they do the job.
changed the tunners , nut , string trees , pickups, string saver saddelles, oh ya the tremolo block also. Sounds so much better. $100.00 later. mine is gold in color. was well worth it , payed only $50.00 for it.
I have a Squier "Affinity" and a "Bullet". But I had to change the pickups on both in order to make them "My workhorses". The original pickups did in both cases not convince me. I did put "Ultrasonic" double blade, single coil size humbuckers (OBL design) on the "Bullet" and quite hot simple ceramic single coils on the "Affinity" in order to make them sound somehow decent. The originals on the "Bullet" sounded somehow uncharacteristic to me and the ones on the "Affinity" were really, really thin.
Yes, I totally agree with you. But I am not sure squier can be better guitar with new pick up. As you know that, the best thing of bullet or affinity is "cheap but not bad". So I hesitate to invest on bullet. Do you know Jack pearson? I was really impressed when I watched his clinic on youtube. His main guitar is non-modified bullet. But I can't make the sound like him. Same guitar but different sound, genius and nerd. I think this is my reality.
@@roosterbooster9783 I can give you a link to my setup page there are pics of all my guitars and gear members.chello.at/~countblue/gear/setup.htm you have to scroll a bit down to get to the links to the pics.
Actually ICS means Indonesia Cor-tek Special run. There's also ISS (Indonesia Samik Special run), IC (Indonesia Cor-tek) and IS (Indonesia Samik). Apart from that there are korean, indian and chinese squiers
He was expecting little magic fairies to be living in the tuning peg. This kid is on dope or...he is just a dope. If he thought it didn't turn well....he might have wanted to lube it up while inspecting it. I have trapezoid tuners on one of mine...they are rock solid and work perfect.
The Jin Ho tuners (a known Korean entity for tuners) are some of their worst. Many come from the factory loose, while others are very tight. Rooster is right. First thing to replace. Put cheap locking tuners on it, and you'll be thrilled with the improvement.
Indonesia! I was thinking about getting this guitar, but was afraid of China produced things... from what I see around the Web, it seems to sound and play really good for its price.
Thanks for watching, sorry to late response I was busy to login. Anyway, did you buy pink one? how did you feel? Please try making some playing or review video. It will be fun.
I bought a used Squier Bullet Strat two months ago. It is also built in 2013 and the color is Fiesta Red, I believe. I paid 80 euros for this guitar. You're right, the tuners are a weak point, which I will exchange. But the guitar feels good, plays easily and sounds very good. A much more expensive Fender Relic Stratocaster sounded not better with a VOX Mini 3 G2 amplifier. Listen to the Squier Bullet Strat: th-cam.com/video/eJQboH__224/w-d-xo.html
Oh! Sir, I feel sorry to late response, I was busy so I didn't login for a while. I will visit your channel and leave my comment. Thank you for watching.
@@roosterbooster9783 Hello Rooster 81, no reason to feel sorry. I found your review of the Squier Bullet Strat very good and helpful. I totally agree with you on this guitar. Thank you for visiting and commenting on my channel. Have a good time! Best regards - Gitarreroblue.
@@roosterbooster9783 Hey, I just got used Squier strat Bullet white artic a couple days ago & I'm back watching you vid again. Agreed with the dryer tuning machine I need to replace it. I kind a like the stock pickups but I replaced those with Wilkinson Vintage alnico V & sound so awesome now, the fret job so great smooth and neat. The problem with mine is the first stings easily to get slip out of the fretboard do you have any experience like that? Thank you.
I buy these for $50, upgrade them, and hand them off to beginners. Once they are worthy and set up, they are great beginner guitars, especially for small people. They aren't heavy and intimidating, and fun to play. But you need to do the work upfront to make them a pleasant experience. The fret creep on many of them will saw your hand off! Just need some TLC.
make some modification. sss to hss , replace normal trem block into floyd rose trem block and floyd rose part. soon yr gear will be expensive 900k korean won.
This guitar cost less than $179.00 here in USA . Sounds ok but mine had a lot of buzzing string at the 12 fret. My was hard tail . No wammy bar . I returned to the store.
Nice presentation. As you say: cheap/cheap/cheap but it sounds great. Isn't that the bottom line? If it plays well and has the sound who cares about the rest! Now, on the other hand, that Pink color is, well, no comment !!!
Thank you for watching. That's right. I totally agree with you. Definitely, this guitar is the entry level but I can feel the soul of Leo Fender. And Pink was the only stock when I bought. I did't have any other choice. ^^;
You are right. I totally agree with you, and my conclusion is also "I like this guitar". But I don't want to give some kind of "fancy" about this guitar to the viewers. So, I use the word "Cheap" a lot. It's true that the parts of this guitar is not high quality. I want to show the real thing. I really appreciate your comment.
Fender strats telecasters in this range are more than acceptable to buy for the main simple thing that if all you have to really do is buy a $20 set of tuners that are locking your only in for about 140 and you can always do the electronics later on down the road when you get better
Rooster 81 are u sure its rosewood ? My squier stratocaster ( not bullet, not affinity) has indian laurel fingerboard. Wich makes the color and the grain different
I have a 2014 model with 4 pick ups (2-pairs) and I believe that an American made squire is not any better sounding. Indonesia makes quality guitars. I wouldn't buy a Chinese version.
I agree with you. My idea about chinese squier is that many players like squier classic vibe series and they are made in china now. But I don't have any chance to use those guitars. I wonder how good they are.
It’s like owning a car that gives you bad gas mileage, poorly built audio unit, leaky window sills, rattly engine but is just so great to drive that these things are trivial
Should learn how to spell or at least spell check..it is easy..really unprofessional. Also not all Squiers are made in Indonesia..my 2014 Squier was made in China. AND that fretboard may be Indian Laurel and not Rosewood...might say in the specs.
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Practical Review is correct, and thank you for it. It's so hard to find straight reviews for budget guitars. They are all "for the price" reviews. "It's good for the price." "Bridge is ok for this price range." etc. I think we know that we're expecting some things to be cheaper made in a budget guitar, but we still want them pointed out in a review. Thanks for doing that.
Oh my god! You are the first human who understand the purpose of this review! Your comment is exactly what I want to say. Thanks a lot!
Could have been so much better. Atrocious spelling throughout, and not always factually correct. Fretboard is Indian Laurel, not Rosewood. Very soft and not durable. Nut is plastic and has to go, like the tuners. Strings coming from mfg are .09. You did great except for the fact checking and spelling!
@@frankfarklesberry Sorry to bother you. I apologize my poor english. I've been studying english by myself. I expect your genetosity to the non engilsh based people. And a finger board meterial was a rosewood in the past. Indian laurel is used these days.
It just goes to show....just because someone calls something ''cheap''....it doesn't mean it's bad. Squiers are very affordable for a good reason. They don't overcharge for the quality. I own 2 Squiers...and love them both. I highly recommend them to anyone who wants great value for their money.
I totally agree with you!!! Thanks for watching
I have an older $100.00 Squire Strat. I adjusted the truss rod, adjusted intonation to perfection and string height. It plays and sounds great. I could play it anywhere.
It's great to see the man who love and enjoy playing squier. This kind of people are generally genuine.
I have a Seafoam Green 2015 Squier Strat in the HSS configuration. I have high end guitars but i find myself always reaching for the el cheapo. So amazing how a setup can transform this bottom of the line model into a workable sound machine and actually it was not to bad right out of the box!
Thanks for watching, I hope you make a set up video and share your idea to us or some comparison video will be really fun. It will be definitely helpful.
Can’t believe this luxurious brand made from Indonesia 🔥
Thanks for watching. I can trust Indonesians after using this guitar.
Benedictus Ryan it’s a squier bullet not a Fender! What you mean luxurious?
I see so many reviews on the poor tuners on these low end models, which is understandable from a beginners perspective, but, if you learn how to tune them properly, the tuners work surprisingly well. The important part of using the cheaper tuners is to back them down (lower the tune) and tighten them up to bring them up to pitch. You can't tune going down or they will go out of tune right away. The mechanical part of the tuners are a simple gear arrangement. On the cheap ones, the gears are a lower ratio, so it doesn't take much effort to change the pitch. On more expensive turners, the ratio is higher, meaning you have turn more on the peg to get movement on the post, so fine tuning is easier, that's all. Pre-stretch the new strings a couple times and you should be good to go!
Oh! it's useful information. This tip is spoken by the man who definitely know what a guitar is. Thank you so much.
I've never in 20 years had a problem with the tuners on mine.All guitars go out of tune. It's amazing how little tuning I have to do even after sitting around a week on a stand.
That theory would be fine if all the tuners behaved the same from the manufacturer. Unfortunately, it's a crap shoot.
For me, changes in the humidity (in AZ) seem to be the tuning issue. The strings often are tighter! Mine is a 2019, (no bullet id), and it is a hard tail. It has a "bro" , a bullet Tele that I also really love, they take turns, and those two El cheapos are usually what I grab. My "Mod" is a little pencil dust on the nut.
Am I the only person who fears that the fret metal is rather soft?
Thorough review!
Precise, to the point. Goes over all aspects of the construction. Nice job.
As to the tuners... they are the worst feature on this guitar, and on an older, otherwise excellent Squier Strat that I own.
Replace them with higher quality tuners for a big improvement.
What a Chorus, Beautiful!
I have 2 Squiers, Mustang and Tele, both bullets. Both great. Sound great and stay in tune pretty well. I gig with them regularly and love them. Very interesting video. You're playing is very impressive. Good stuff.
Thanks a lot. I am so happy that you think this poor review is useful.
@@roosterbooster9783 poor review? Huh?
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Hey i'm just starting to get a bit serious with guitar playing (still a beginner tho) but i've heard so many great things about this guitar. Is this not one of the best for this price range? Or do you feel like there are others that are better suited for beginners? If not what kind of adjustments do you think this guitar should have to make it better and that can be done by a person?
As we know, we can't generalize the preference of each person, so my opinion can't be the answer. I think it depends on your musical preference. If you are interested in classic rock, blues, jazz, bullet can be a good choice. But If you like modern pop or more heavier sound, bullet makes you a little bit disappointed because this guitar has just 21 frets and tuning is unstable, tremolo bridge is not good. If we approach the way of studio session at the beginner level, cort G250 or yamaha pac series is more reasonable, because the parts(tunner, bridge etc) of those guitars are better than bullet. They are built like a tank and maintenance is easier than bullet. But they don't have the soul of fender. Bullet has the soul of fender.
In my opinion, bullet is cheap but not bad and has the soul of fender. We spend the extra money to change the better parts of bullet. If you want to have a better strat at the low price range, I think the used squier classic vibe can be the answer.
@@bhla5686 Thanks for giving such detailed feedback, i appreciate it. Well i'm currently digging the pop rock vibe (might sound geeky) but the pop rock sound of allot of japanese bands. I just love their riffs and sound but i wanna make sure to get the right guitar for this. So i'm not sure which of your recommendations would suit this the most? I get this oldschool rock vibe from the Cort G250 but the Yamaha pacifica 112v sounds better for this imo. Would you agree?
@@francislison9028 I'm beginner too. I just love the low price guitars, so, I have been using them a lot. I hope you don't trust my idea a lot. In my opinion, the sound between cort and yamaha is not much different. their goal is having a modern spec at low price. The modern spec means humbucker-single-single pick up combination, two point tremolo bridge, smooth tuner, 22frets etc.
So, you just choose a good looking guitar to your eyes. Which one is better to your eyes? Cort or yamaha? Good looking guitar will make you satisfied. You can change the sound of guitar by amps and effects but you can't change the design of guitar. I think that look good, play good.
The strongest point of squire is that it is almost same with real fender. We can feel the feeling of the legendary guitar players who use fender stratocaster with squier bullet.
I think if you are serious about a guitar, you can't stop buying a guitar. You will change your guitar in the future definitely. So, do not think too much, just but good looking guitar, just play for fun, enjoy your guitar until you get bored. And buy another one. It could be more expensive luxury guitar. Why not?
some error on my comments ^^. " just buy a good looking guitar, just play for fun, enjoy your guitar until you get bored."
What was that last lick played? Awesome vid, very helpful cause Im looking to get this exact guitar as my first electric
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It is "Angelia by Richard marks".
This solo part was played by Michael Landau
This Squier will be your best friends
@@roosterbooster9783 thanks brother!
Good one mate, whats the price for it?
I owned bullet strat exactly like this since 2016, a white one. very comfortable for a cheap guitar (if you set up everything properly). clean tone is amazing tho. good review sir, love from Indonesia.
Oh! I'm happy to see the human who has the same experience. I think Indonesians are good at making guitar. In near future, I hope we can meet a luxury indonesian guitar brand. They deserve to do it. I haven't been in Indonesia but I love indonesia. From South korea.
@@roosterbooster9783 CHEERS brother!! subscribed! ♥️
Say me please, how you get guitar sound at last song?
mine is pink as well!! bought it last year! and i'm very very happy it became my number one guitar! you mention problems with the tuning..mine works fine even using the tremolo!! put it trough the ageing process for a vintage worn out look! just love it!! great review!!
Thanks for watching, sorry to late response I was busy to login. I am very happy my poor reviewing can help you.
Thank you. I just ordered one in shell pink.Special FSR.
Wil arrive tomorrow! Great review.
Thanks a lot! I hope you play rock hard! let's go together!
complete review - very helpful thanks
My pleasure! Thanks!
I bought the white HSS Bullet (HT model) in 2019 and am quite happy with it. The frets on mine seem fine. The (satin finish) neck must be one of the SLIMMEST necks among the Squier Strat models. It seems to stay in tune fairly well. I like the higher output hum-bucker bridge pickup as it helps to stand out in the band for solos and lead parts. I also like that the Squier Bullet is light weight! The hard tail (HT - no whammy bar) means that it's less likely to go out of tune. :-)
You said the truth. I agree with your opinion. This is very fun guitar to play.
I bought an FSR version of Bullet just last week and find it excellent and light.The previous owner had installed locking tuners.
Thinner rosewood was used as a 60s spec. Wonder if that's a 60s version esque bullet strat?
Thank you for the information, You're right. I've searched the old fenders and find out that some vintage necks have a thin rosewood fingerboard. Interesting.
It's Indian Laurel, not Rosewood. It's fine for a cheap guitar, but it's really soft.
Is it common for arctic white bullet strats to have the classic vibes squier logo instead of the headstock shown in the video?
Well, I have not seen yet. You have very rare guitar or the neck of your guitar may be changed.
I hope he did a review of the HSS HT version with the rosewood fretboard. I wish mine hadn't got stolen because it was the best I think.
My first guitar was a real 50s tele back in 1999. That said I'm very happy with my 2019 bullet. When it was new the tuners were a little stiff and rough but after a couple string changes they are quite smooth and precise. Neck and frets also need playing to smooth out. The guitar sounds fantastic and stays in tune. I don't use the trem so I decked it.
I don't play live anymore so this guitar is more than good enough. Most people would never play orofessionally so stop fooling yourself and save some money. Focus on playing not on the instrument.
I am so happy to read your memories and good attitude to music. I respect your style. This great idea definitely would help many intermidiate players like me.
Two months ago I took on an '02 Squier Bullet Strat hardtail that was previously painted with a matching headstock and waterslide transition decals, the tuners are tolerable for the time being, the bushings were painted over so I had to clean em up, the string trees were inaccurately flat so I replaced em with a triple string tree and i swapped the plastic nut for a Tusq nut that had wider string spacing. As for the neck, I thought the fingerboard was rosewood as I cleaned it but later discovered that the lighter wood was Indian Laurel and all 21 frets are perfect. The body is a light resonant plywood as I saw in the neck pocket when I removed the neck to confirm the date of April 2002 that was stamped in both the neck pocket and on the neck heel. I replaced the faulty 5-way for an inline 5-way and your ceramic pickups are better than my metal bottom wax sealed SC's that will be replaced with something better but definitely not costly and the cheap pots are 500K Alphas; it's my 3rd Strat and my very 1st hardtail that has a unique resonance that I like!
Thanks for watching. your bullet makes me wonder how it looks. I hope you show off your lovely guitar.
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After watching this podcast,
My desire for the Squire is even more on 🔥 Fire. Dang guitar is great 👍.
I sooooo want to play musics like at 3:32, what's this style called? Do you have any tutorial guys?
Neo soul... search on youtube, tons of great players and tutorials
Sorry to late response. Sharez is right. It's very simple chords progression. You can play it very easily. Ton of youtube lesson.
@@roosterbooster9783 Ty for your replies guys! Do you need a special pedal/box to make your guitar sound like this? Or is it only amp settings?
man, what a review. i have one, i regret, but its mine i cant sell it cause nobody would buy it. i like it, and im gonna upgrade it when i can. i agree its weight is amazing, very confortable back neck. the rest id like to thank you for the review. My bullet is sheeta but i like it!
What i suppose... bullet is the bestest guitar ever except one thing. The main problem is SSS+basswood configuration. Pups just pick up the vibs from srtings and wood. Single peak frequency is not matched with basswood one. So the sound is scooped. I initially thought that the changes of pickups would help but even better pups are useless if no frequency peaks is found on proper place. So there is no glassy sound in bullet ((( it is more bassy. But there is advantage - solo is not so thin on the bullet and I like it alot.
I got mine 20 years ago for $99 and it still stays in tune, no erosion of the tuners with only a dirty sounding 5-swithc (could easily be fixed. I'm lazy) Now, they're going for upwards of $500 if you want a classic vibe model and expensive prices used.. Don't tell me these are cheap or bad guitars. Because it sure looks like a lot of people want them.
Sorry to late repsponse! I didn't know you leave such a great opinion. Your idea definitely will help people who are considering to buy bullet. Thank you.
I owned a HSS. What do i expect from a cheap 150 dollar guitar. I can't compare the stuff to any 1500 dollar guitar. And this cheap guitar really great. And I am loving it...
May the force be with you!
These are great guitars. Owned a few of them back in my college days. The only con imo is the body is too light. I just purchased one in seafoam green to get back into guitar after a 5 year hiatus. It was between this and a 900 dollar Fender. I went with this bad boy haha.
Thanks for sharing your memory. I thought this lightness was pro but it can be con now a days. When I hold it, feels a little bit weird because slightly neck is diving.
The lightness is a pro it makes them resonate more all their teles and strats sound good for that reason I have had loads of em Have a like for the Indo ones !big@@roosterbooster9783
I believe your judge with great sound
Minutes 4:50 ..what title song ? Pls
"April sky" by Vinnie moore. The album title is "Time odyssey".
@@roosterbooster9783 tq brother 👍🏼
The Bullet sold for around £100 (UK) in 2013. That includes parts, labour, shipping, tax (20%), and factory and retail profit. So it's a bit pointless to say that the components are cheap - what do you expect? What matters is the way it is all put together, and how it plays, and for that you can't reasonably fault the Bullet. Or Squier, for that matter, who truly do a great job. I own 9 Squiers, so something I know.
I've got a lot of bad messages about the word "cheap". At first, I can't understand why many people got mad at "cheap". I thought that It was just an opinion. But now I know the word "cheap" has a kind of negative image in english language. English is not my mother tongue and I am just studying english with a book and youtube by myself for sharing some idea.
I didn't use "cheap" as a negative meaning. It just meant "not good". Don't mad at "cheap".
I respect your attitude for the musical instrument and appreciate your comment truely.
Your comment definitely will help many beginners like me.
Thanks a lot.
@@roosterbooster9783 A good reply, thank you.
Well said watch Jack Pearson with Marty Schwartz on UT Jack played with Allman Bros band for along time He plays Squier Bullets I have had loads too and you know I don't remember a bad one. The China ones MEH. Indonesian are the ones👍
@@mikesalt8248 Interesting, thanks. I have two bullets. Recently I played one, and thought 'wow, this all a guitar should be'. I then googled the serial number. It turns out it is 'COB09' (2009). Apparently they are sought after (as per my reaction), but no one in the chat knew the country of manufacture, or anything else.
Another good guitar is the Squier SE, sold from around 2000-2010, or something like that, as part of a package, valued because of Fender Strat dimensions, suitable for modding. I have a couple which play very well. Mind you, I'm open minded about guitars, whatever the brand or price, so long as they do the job.
I bought a SSS Seafoam green bullet Strat, but with Grover locking tuners. I hope it's fine, seems to be in good condition
WOW, Grover locking tuner? I wonder how it works.
@@roosterbooster9783 they stay in tune for longer, and they are easier to change strings. Worth more than half of the price I paid for the guitar
changed the tunners , nut , string trees , pickups, string saver saddelles, oh ya the tremolo block also. Sounds so much better. $100.00 later. mine is gold in color. was well worth it , payed only $50.00 for it.
You spent your time and money for bullet! I think your effort will be back to your music. Cheers!
The "S" stands for special, meaning it's from a limited FSR run they'll never make again.
I have a Squier "Affinity" and a "Bullet". But I had to change the pickups on both in order to make them "My workhorses". The original pickups did in both cases not convince me.
I did put "Ultrasonic" double blade, single coil size humbuckers (OBL design) on the "Bullet"
and quite hot simple ceramic single coils on the "Affinity" in order to make them sound somehow decent.
The originals on the "Bullet" sounded somehow uncharacteristic to me and the ones on the "Affinity" were really, really thin.
Yes, I totally agree with you. But I am not sure squier can be better guitar with new pick up. As you know that, the best thing of bullet or affinity is "cheap but not bad". So I hesitate to invest on bullet. Do you know Jack pearson? I was really impressed when I watched his clinic on youtube. His main guitar is non-modified bullet. But I can't make the sound like him. Same guitar but different sound, genius and nerd. I think this is my reality.
@@bhla5686 Whats his amplification? Or pedals? Thats a big part of the sound too.
@@countblue Thank you for watching.
And I want to see your guitar. Please show me your guitar on your youtube channel. God bless you
@@roosterbooster9783 I can give you a link to my setup page there are pics of all my guitars and gear members.chello.at/~countblue/gear/setup.htm you have to scroll a bit down to get to the links to the pics.
Actually ICS means Indonesia Cor-tek Special run.
There's also ISS (Indonesia Samik Special run), IC (Indonesia Cor-tek) and IS (Indonesia Samik).
Apart from that there are korean, indian and chinese squiers
Wow! You are true Genious! I solve the problem by your sharing. Your comment will help many people who love squier. Thank you.
Tuners are too simple?! Exactly how complicated does a tuner need to be?
He was expecting little magic fairies to be living in the tuning peg. This kid is on dope or...he is just a dope. If he thought it didn't turn well....he might have wanted to lube it up while inspecting it. I have trapezoid tuners on one of mine...they are rock solid and work perfect.
Yes, I thought that tuning machine has some magical mechanical movement.
The Jin Ho tuners (a known Korean entity for tuners) are some of their worst. Many come from the factory loose, while others are very tight. Rooster is right. First thing to replace. Put cheap locking tuners on it, and you'll be thrilled with the improvement.
Great review. Keep up the good work. *clap*
Thanks your kind words! welcome my channel
Excellent review nice work sir
Thanks a lot! I am very happy that I can help you. Thanks again.
Does it have a low action?
I think it depends on the setting. In my case, I can set 2.0mm on 12th fret without any buzzing.
Indonesia! I was thinking about getting this guitar, but was afraid of China produced things... from what I see around the Web, it seems to sound and play really good for its price.
Squier is made by indonesia or China but quality is acceptable price is good.
I love my white one too!
I am very happy to hear that. I love bullet too!
Great vid
Great name! Thanks. Keep rocking.
6:32...Megadeth ;-) Great!!!!!!Thanks for your video...tomorrow i buy my Pink one at Ebay....Greetings from Bavaria/Germany!
Thanks for watching, sorry to late response I was busy to login. Anyway, did you buy pink one? how did you feel? Please try making some playing or review video. It will be fun.
Great video. You got talent.
Thank you for watching and I want to watch your contents too. God bless you.
it has jumbo frets?
Well, I am not sure but it doesn't look jumbo, it looks like medium or less medium. To be frankly, it is thin to me.
I bought a used Squier Bullet Strat two months ago. It is also built in 2013 and the color is Fiesta Red, I believe. I paid 80 euros for this guitar. You're right, the tuners are a weak point, which I will exchange. But the guitar feels good, plays easily and sounds very good. A much more expensive Fender Relic Stratocaster sounded not better with a VOX Mini 3 G2 amplifier. Listen to the Squier Bullet Strat:
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Oh! Sir, I feel sorry to late response, I was busy so I didn't login for a while. I will visit your channel and leave my comment. Thank you for watching.
@@roosterbooster9783 Hello Rooster 81, no reason to feel sorry. I found your review of the Squier Bullet Strat very good and helpful. I totally agree with you on this guitar. Thank you for visiting and commenting on my channel. Have a good time! Best regards - Gitarreroblue.
Nice review man!. Love Squier guitar!.
Thanks for watching, I visit your channel, surprise! You are running a great channel. I subscribe you.
@@roosterbooster9783 Thank you my friend just subbeb you back. Cheers.
@@roosterbooster9783 Hey, I just got used Squier strat Bullet white artic a couple days ago & I'm back watching you vid again. Agreed with the dryer tuning machine I need to replace it. I kind a like the stock pickups but I replaced those with Wilkinson Vintage alnico V & sound so awesome now, the fret job so great smooth and neat. The problem with mine is the first stings easily to get slip out of the fretboard do you have any experience like that? Thank you.
Thanks for the explication!!!
Oh! I don't expect someone like this review. I feel rewarding. Thanks for watching!
I buy these for $50, upgrade them, and hand them off to beginners. Once they are worthy and set up, they are great beginner guitars, especially for small people. They aren't heavy and intimidating, and fun to play. But you need to do the work upfront to make them a pleasant experience. The fret creep on many of them will saw your hand off! Just need some TLC.
I totally agree to your opinion. Your comment definitely will help many beginners like me. Thank a lot.
that's the 2013 model. is it true that the current new models come with different tuners?
I am not sure, I have not seen that new model. I hope the other people can help you. Sorry!
Both of my 2019 are different than his.
You kicked ass here. Thank you. Got my sub! I did a review of the tele bullet. Its great.
Thank you! You are running a great channel. lots of great videos! I add your channel too.
make some modification. sss to hss , replace normal trem block into floyd rose trem block and floyd rose part. soon yr gear will be expensive 900k korean won.
Wow, your idea is good for a man who wants to change something. But, I like the original bullet. Thanks.
This guitar cost less than $179.00 here in USA . Sounds ok but mine had a lot of buzzing string at the 12 fret. My was hard tail . No wammy bar . I returned to the store.
Sorry to hear that. But I hope you can get a better one.
Nice presentation. As you say: cheap/cheap/cheap but it sounds great.
Isn't that the bottom line? If it plays well and has the sound who cares about the rest!
Now, on the other hand, that Pink color is, well, no comment !!!
No way! Pink is the color of real macho man in South Korea. Only the strongest man can get Pink!
Thank you for watching. That's right. I totally agree with you. Definitely, this guitar is the entry level but I can feel the soul of Leo Fender. And Pink was the only stock when I bought. I did't have any other choice. ^^;
according to the internet ICS is a special run edition
I don't thinks so. ICS stands for Indonesian Cort Squier.
Really ? I have not seen it before. Mine is from Indonesia.
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the ics on the serial number. I believe the S means special, not squire. most squire bullets are made in china.
Yes, your idea may be right, I have seen various squier guitars that were born in the different places. I like Indonesian ones.
Both of mine (Tele & Strat) are Indo made, 130 & 150 USD, 2019 models.
Great review
Oh! welcome! Thanks a lot!
vintage string trees are round, those are modern string trees
Thank you for the information, I've learn a good thing from you. I really appreciate your comment.
At least it’s Indonesia and not China, you could mod the hell out of that thing
This guitar is from China ?
It's from Indonesia. They also make Squiers in China, Korea, Japan, Mexico, India, and the US.
No. from Indonesia.
I dont even know what squier i have , it costed me about 200 dollars i thought it was a bullet but barely anything on mine is the same as urs
Thanks for watching. I made this review for fun. And I am very happy to see many people who love a guitar and share the ideas.
You use the word ‘Cheap’ a lot. It IS a cheap guitar. Try to focus more on the positives of the low cost of the guitar.
You are right. I totally agree with you, and my conclusion is also "I like this guitar". But I don't want to give some kind of "fancy" about this guitar to the viewers. So, I use the word "Cheap" a lot. It's true that the parts of this guitar is not high quality. I want to show the real thing. I really appreciate your comment.
Fender strats telecasters in this range are more than acceptable to buy for the main simple thing that if all you have to really do is buy a $20 set of tuners that are locking your only in for about 140 and you can always do the electronics later on down the road when you get better
Exactly. Like, who cares about the neck plate thickness or thickness of the rosewood. It's just a veneer regardless
Cheap and playable is very positive - anyone can afford one - which is very different than the '70s.
@@victorboucher675 My point was that he was using cheap in a negative context.
What did you expect for 130 us😌nice color does it match your lipstick
Fantastic sense of humor~!
why does the rosewood on the finger board look like rusted metal lmao
I think squier wanted to cut down the production cost. But the quality is acceptable
Rooster 81 are u sure its rosewood ? My squier stratocaster ( not bullet, not affinity) has indian laurel fingerboard. Wich makes the color and the grain different
6:55 Richard Marx?? Classic, lol.
of course its light weight thou the body aint fullsize stratocaster.
Thanks for watching, yes, I really like the weight of this guitar.
Fretboard is laurel wood, not rosewood.
Recently, Squier uses Laurel wood because of CITES, but the old version of bullet had a rosewood fretboard. So I love the old version of bullet.
I like laurel just as much as rosewood. It is very similar, the grain on the laurel is a bit finer
Good information, thanks!
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IT SOUNDS
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I LL BUY IT..
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I have a 2014 model with 4 pick ups (2-pairs) and I believe that an American made squire is not any better sounding. Indonesia makes quality guitars. I wouldn't buy a Chinese version.
I agree with you. My idea about chinese squier is that many players like squier classic vibe series and they are made in china now. But I don't have any chance to use those guitars. I wonder how good they are.
It’s like owning a car that gives you bad gas mileage, poorly built audio unit, leaky window sills, rattly engine but is just so great to drive that these things are trivial
Oh! What a beautiful words. You are definitely poet!!!
1:54 no cover looks so fine to me
Thanks, I'm a intermediate level. Long long way to go.
no psychopath.
Lets face it these are disgusting generic cheap tuners and Fender will back anything for money these days.
Should learn how to spell or at least spell check..it is easy..really unprofessional. Also not all Squiers are made in Indonesia..my 2014 Squier was made in China. AND that fretboard may be Indian Laurel and not Rosewood...might say in the specs.
Thank you for the advice. I will be more careful to make the contents. I think the part material is changed frequently.