This Guitar Puts Fender to Shame - Squier Fender Debut
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The Squier Debut....poplar body, laurel fretboard, ceramic pickups www.amazon.co.uk/Fender-CollectionTM-Stratocaster%C2%AE-Fingerboard-Pickguard/dp/B0CSLNWTQ8/ref=asc_df_B0CSLNWTQ8/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=691951581960&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2733205823966717797&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007149&hvtargid=pla-2298009611013&psc=1&mcid=ed74c8c61c0e3cceae25be4af1ca31e1&th=1&psc=1&gad_source=1
Squire has been out for a long time, i don’t get what’s new about this?
@@skye7690it’s a cheaper affinity basically… I’d highly recommend coughing up another couple hundo and getting a classic vibe or just getting a Jet Js300 for 200$
“It’s better than crap.” They may want to hire you to help with marketing.
Exactly! John does a great service for these companies but, he does it to help the players…not the company. It’s great to see how good/not good some of these brands are
I could watch this dude play forever.
Same here!
Me too!!!
“That’s not a knife, THIS is a knife.” Crocodile Dundee
“Guitarist amputates arm … opening a box “😂
"I see you've played knifey spoony before" Simpsons
Then against all odds goes on to become the most famous guitar finger tapping Hero on the Planet 😂@@eoinc4091
Wowwwww😂
It ain't the gear. It's the guy. Very tasteful playing.
That was the best Cordy playing I've heard! Top form!
I say that in every other video,lol...dude can play,man
No one is going to mention the murder weapon used to open the box?!?
If you have been around long enough, that isn't anything to worry about
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@@GuitarJawn Yeah, we were all worried the first time we saw it, but we got used to it pretty quickly. As far as I know, John has never sliced through himself or any guitars.
I saw it.
JNC is a murderer?? There goes his TH-cam channel! 😢
I stayed away from Squier for years, as I have always been partial to USA or MIJ custom guitars. But I will admit, I got a 40th anniversary Squier Tele, and was shocked that I actually preferred the neck over Player series Fenders, and even a few USA Fenders I own. That’s nuts. Whatever Squier has been doing lately seems to be working.
Just bought a Squier 40th anniversary stratocaster. Just unboxing and looks pretty amazing. My first guitar was a Squier many years ago and this is another thing. Really amazing guitar. My first Squier was pretty bad.
Yep , i first bought the 40 anni vintage strat and i liked the neck that much that i also bought the tele , imo they are just as good as any fender , you only have to swap the anodized pickguard for a plastic one because they kill the brightness of the pu's .
The right pickups can save almost any low end guitar.I have a Squier Tele that can hang with anything bc it has great sounding (replaced) pickups
I got a 40th Anniversary Telecaster by Squier, too. I've been very pleased.
Unfortunately I bought a Squier CV 50s Tele direct from Fender and it’s a dud . Needed a new nut which I got fixed locally and they paid for that but the neck pickup is a dog . Be a while before I buy another.
_Debut Collection is the same as the previous Bullet models._
The name changed but the build quality is the same. LMFAO 😂
Save your money for a Classic Vibe. 👍
Well yes but this one is 120 bucks , the bullets were around 199 or so
i got one. the black satin is sweet. so smooth. i did just a tad of setup on the bridge saddles, tuned it up and it is a good guitar. not perfect, but 120 bucks. i have a fret down around the 16th that is a tad high. i'll take it down when i put some new strings on it. till then i'll live with that little buzz . i'm sure it has small pots, pickups maybe could be better. maybe i'll mod it along the way but i like it when i play black magic woman. santana, but i like Peter Green's way better. it'll do. it's a sweet guitar.
I have the same model. I like it. Everything was set up well. No sharp frets. I’m more comfortable playing cheap light weight guitars. Only problem was one of the wires on the jack came off. Bad soldering I guess. I jerryrigged
it by stripping the wire and wrapping it around the post and used some electrical tape. Slight pain in the neck but it works. So yeah I paid 120 dollars for a decent Strat and got a lesson in wiring!
That skinny Strat is surprisingly good, to be fair. The average aftermarket replacement neck ALONE costs more than that entire guitar. At a glance the nut on that is better than my MIM Player Strat! Not gonna do a straight swap though LOL.
Jesus… I would have sworn it was a Custom Shop at the beginning. And here I’ve been drooling over Eric Johnson models. 😂
I don't understand how this puts Fender to shame
Gotta get the views for the infomercials man
You didn't think he was sounding great? For $119
@@SplooshNoonley I think whatever sounds great to you for 119$ doesn't put Fender to shame
@@rodnyg7952 that sentence was incoherent
@@SplooshNoonley I easily understood the sentence....
I have a Squire made in 1980 and set up by Merv Cargill the great guitar tech of his day.
I was testing a amp out in a music shop playing this guitar when a well known muso approached me and said could he play my guitar .
I gave it to him and only playing a few chords he said this is as good as my old strat .
I have heard from a lot of players over the years that have said Squires are good value properly set up and old squires are sort after.
For me the middle pickup is terrific on a strat, not many players seem to use it, but we have the bright powerful tone combined with a kind of balance twixt bridge/neck tones - really excellent for solos, and yes every Squire I have picked up has impressed me, the 'Classic Vibe' range are just ridiculous value.
Smooth move on the quick tune DURING the intro jam! Impressive skills as usual J...
A guitar that's endorsed by the legendary Jack Pearson can't be bad
Jack is such a wonderful guitarist. Both he and Mike Rutherford using the Bullet Strat for professional gigs pretty much says it all.
@@MrSpeed-lt8grbut you do realize he changed out all the hardware, and left the body and neck because they're lightweight? They're great instruments, but they don't hold their tuning well enough for stadium gigs 😅
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Amazing playing!!
I got the Bullet Squier hard tail after seeing Jack Pearson using a Bullet. Also got that feedback sustain he does, and at low vols, with a EH Crayon. Tried some Tube Screamers but the Crayon did it at lower volume.
I think the tones are quite nice on this one. The semi flat finish looks good too.
Out of everybody ive learned guitar from on youtube, you are by far my favourite player
Hey John, I assume that is the "Squier Debut Series?" They sell for $119 on the US Amazon site..
I bought two Squiers recently and I'm quite happy with them.
Yes, they needed a bit of a setup and one had slightly rough frets ends but basically sound.
Compared to the horror story I'd had just previously with two broken Epiphone Rivieras and a Sheraton with lacerating fret ends, they have been a dream.
That's two F type offsets that I can cross off my bucket list.
I like 'em, they've got their own characters for sure.
Before that, my only Squire has been my Baritone P90 Tele and that's a goodun' too.
In my experience, any new guitar, even an obscenely expenseive one, will need a setup out of the box to really assess it's playability and sound. This includes neck adjustment, pickup adjustment, string replacement, bridge adjustment, etc.
Atleast to set it up to the player’s personal preferences
Man ! You are one fine player!!!!
Hey man great show
As long as it does what it says on the tin.
My first act was a red metallic Squier Strat made by Affinity, it's a great piece of equipment for being a budget instrument. The guitar sounds great after I modified the electronics, stays in tune well, and it developed a patina over the years of playing where the clear coat on the neck turned a subtle amber and the white guard faded into a cream color.
I've got a 2009 lefty Squier Affinity series Strat that after doing some mods is one of my best instruments regardless of price.
@@robertpurdy4452 Nice, mine is a 2010 that has an alder body, maple/rosewood neck. I only did simple mods myself, I changed the volume potentiometer with a 1 meg mini pot for electronics and installed five springs into the bridge. It's a mighty fine instrument even with using stock pickups.
@@rexdarvogAlder body? They were using basswood at that point, and now they use poplar
@@jasondorsey7110 According to Fender's Serial Lookup tool, we are both wrong. The body is made from Agathis, which is similar to Alder bodies and is used as a cheap substitute. At least it isn't basswood.
I picked up a Squier 40th anniversary gold edition strat in sienna sunburst in new condition for a great price and it's a great guitar, bone nut, Alnico 5 pickups, the switch is really nice and the C-shaped neck is a delight to play, the nut was also cut perfectly and I decked the trem as I'm not that kind of player. Vintage tuners seem to hold tune well so far and It also has a bound fretboard and the frets are polished and finished beautifully the previous owner may have polished the frets. I was expecting to have to mod a few things on it but I'm not going to bother after receiving it I was more than happy with it. Came in about £200 cheaper than a player series Fender.
The CV Strat series are all great, at least from the 2022 year range when I got my CV 60s strat..
The tuners (and the trem, possibly) are actually Gotoh OEMs, from what I understand, and they are great, not just for the money either.
Alnico 5 pickups that sound like a proper 60's ish strat, with a full thickness body, as opposed to the thinner Bullet or Affinity series, or the Debut series that John is reviewing here.
Thin body means your choices for upgrading to a new trem and block are limited. A standard trem block will extend slightly past the bottom surface of the guitar, certainly enough that you won't be able to put the trem cavity cover back on.
Your playing is off the scale beautiful.
I don’t doubt that Fender makes no real money on these but it gets beginners even more recognized with the brand to hopefully turn them into “Fender” branded instruments in the future.
😂they Make 50% on it still, that's the Average shop mark up any how.
😂they Make 50% on it still, that's the Average shop mark up any how.
That guitar collection is well protected
Nice playing!
Thank you for making this video - so many young guitars think you need a 1500-2000 guitar to sound good and write music. Just not so.
Man, you should do more playing without the tracks. It was amazing to see what you come up with on the fly like that. Holy poop.
Very nice playing,flows,without a ton of excess,pretty impressive
Problem is John - you make anything sound great
That guitar for that price is an excellent platform for a project. I would probably convert it to fixed bridge and install some really good pickups and electronics I'm sure it would be a truly workhorse specially to bring to jams where you don't want to take out and wear your expensive gear.
Amazing Bloke. You are the man. Thanks for sharing.
There is a reason Jack Pearson one of the top guitarists only uses Squire guitars .....lovely playing here .
I purchased a Squier Baritone +/-1.5 years ago. I tried to order thru Sweetwater and they kept pushing the delivery date out. After 4 months I gave up and it was delivered via Amazon in 5 days. I have zero complaints with it. The set up was high but easily fixed. Perfect for what I wanted/needed for home recording. Squier doesn't get the credit they deserve.
Playing like you do any guitar will sounds awesome brother, just like your pocket knife that you use to open the box!! ✌🏻😎
I got a Squier 60s Classic Vibe telecaster on sale, and it's amazing. Absolutely gorgeous and a joy to play. I brought it to a guitar shop for setup, and the guitar techs didn't want to give it back, lol. I will never buy a Fender, if only because the best Squiers play better than the entry level Fenders.
Did you say what model this is? I watched and didn't catch it, and no link.
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I have a Squier vintage modified 70s Stratocaster and I play along with a fender crafted in japan Stratocaster, and to me they’re equivalent apart from inherent little differences.
Sounds very decent. Judging from how you are performing your legatos it look you are comfortable with the action?
Is this the debut series I’m seeing on Amazon?
The man can really play and so musical. Tone for days.
I have seen different ones online with sharp fets (not sprouted) massive high action, strings binding in the nut, the volume running out at 4 and uneven frets all over the fretboard.
I think I've fallen in love with that mate finish.
Yes, can we have the link for the guitar please
The cherry on the parfait was when you retuned the G string, by feel, in the middle of a fast solo line. Reminded me of when Barack Obama caught a fly during a TV interview without missing a beat of his response.
This is sick. and it's even got a satin neck out of the box. putting classic vibes to shame there
Very bad ass playing..cool.. thanks❤
Jimmy Page plays a "Sears" Silvertone. Sounds pretty good to me.
All those links in the description, but I didn't see one for the guitar! 🫤🤔
So the Fender guitar puts Fender to shame?
If I had to guess I'd say it's because it's not a Fender. It's a Squire, by Fender. Sounds like I'm being pedantic but they are not the same company, they have a partnership but they're not both fully owned by Fender. They exist independently I believe.
My first guitar nearly 33 years ago was a Squier Strat. Still have it. A few years ago I got an American Pro Strat. In many ways, it felt and played the same. I prefer my Indonesian Nick Johnston HSS to my AmPro. Tomorrow, I'll be receiving an Eart. I'd like to see Fender's American shop start innovating (while maintaining the classic vibe) to show a massive step up from Squier and MiM guitars. SS frets would be a nice starting point.
Good luck with the Eart. I have bought 2 of their headless guitars and they are fantastic
My NJ HSS is quite impressive. Pups are too modern for me. Gonna get Fralin to sell me something more traditional .
I never and mean ever liked black Strats but for some reason I think that one looks good.
It has a handsome red pickguard sticker that draws the eye to the subtle curves and tasteful black + white contrast, like a boutounniére on a well-tailored suit. The dark fretboard looks much nicer than a maple version.
Yeah this matte is the only black strat I’ve ever liked the looks of; I don’t care for gloss black guitars.
It looks almost charcoal metallic on camera in that lighting.. I dig it too.
He’s got the the Eric Johnson “Manhattan” tone nailed.
Now that’s a box opener!
Damn, that’s a big one dude!
John can make anything sound great. It’s all in the fingers as the end of the day. Mike Rutherford played a cheap Squier for all the Genesis reunion show. But said.
That guy has some amazing basses from the likes of rickenbacker and microfrets, so the squier can't be too bad if he'd settle for them
I bought a Squire Affinity for £220, and it's actually nicer than the two Fender USA strats I had, which were worth about £2500 each. I feel a bit ripped off by Fender, it's like your literally just paying for the 'Fender' logo on the headstock. I sold the two Fenders and definitely keeping the Squire.
Actually, I like the telecaster version on c/v best after upgrading pups, unfortunately. Probably just because of feel and comfort, I suppose. Nice review and playing. Thanks.
You just shredded the guitar to pieces with this crocodile dundee knife of yours haha
As you know i have a few Squier Classic Vibe's, they are GREAT guitars and easily upgradable, at a cost effective level if you want a little more out of it. Thanks for the video John!
I had a very nice CV Strat I didn’t upgrade anything it was good and pickups were excellent. Why are people programmed and yes it is programming, to believe you need to upgrade a guitar under a certain price point?
@@bluwngPersonally, I think it’s not a need at all, but rather more a want or preference per the user. You do you Boo! ✌🏻
@@bluwng In my case, I bought the last Classic Vibe 60's Strat Sam Ash had in stock before Christmas 2022. I figured out when I perfomed my first full setup on it that t had an issue with the neck where the relief on the treble side, if set to say, 4 thousandths, meant the bass side was at nearly 9 or 10 thousandths.. It could have been worse if it was the other way, of course.
I kept it because I loved the way it played and sounded, and since Fender will not issue replacement necks under their warranty, they only will replace the guitar and they have to destroy the old one (this is not a joke, I confirmed this with both a local factory authorized Squier repair shop and Fender customer service) And that would have meant waiting quite a while and spinning the crapshoot wheel again.
If that neck was as good as the one they originally had on the sales floor (was sold by the time I noticed the issue with my neck) I would have not done any upgrades at all. The guitar was EXACTLY what I wanted in a traditional six screw Alnico 5 glassy sounding traditional strat..
However, considering the steal discount I got the guitar for brand new, and considering the fact that I have been wanting to try out a Warmoth neck for about 25 years, I snagged an in-stock Warmoth Modern/Vintage construction neck. The pictures of the neck confirmed that it HAPPENED to be a quartersawn maple neck with a DARK perfectly straight grained rosewood fingerboard.. both of those options would have been another 70 bucks if I was speccing a neck from scratch..
I now have a phenomenal sounding strat, with a perfectly even neck, with stainless steel narrow tall frets, a 10 to 16" radius (which I was worried about, but it was an in-stock neck at a price I could not pass up.. And it turns out that I love it as much as any 9.5" or 10" radius neck if not more) a quartersawn piece of stable maple with a gorgeous rosewood fretboard, a graphtech nut, and a proper level and polish done by my local luthier/guitar tech, Larry Fitzgerald: (he worked under John Suhr at Rudys on 48th street back in the day, and took over John's spot there when he started his company and moved to CA) Larry said without irony that this guitar is as good or better than anything coming out of the Fender Custom shop for six screw 60's style strat.
It now has taken over the spot in my heart that my number one, 1990 American Standard Strat used to occupy as my favorite. That 1990 came to me with a custom John Buscarino handmade quilted maple slab firngerboard on hard rock maple neck, and an EMG S series loaded pickguard. I put Sperzels on it and ultimately a Gotoh NS510T trem. It is a phenomenal guitar for gigging and using as a general purpose do everything guitar that worked great with my old Roland GP100 / Mesa 50/50 live rig... But this Squier sounds finally like the real Strat I was always missing, and plays better than any Strat I have ever had my hands on.
The Classic Vibe series is a perfect launching point if you have SOMETHING about the guitar you want to upgrade.. In my case, for about a total of 650 bucks, plus the cost of the level and polish / setup, I have a guitar that I FAR prefer to the American top of the line Fenders I tried out exhaustively around Christmas of 2022. (and with 22 frets which I prefer)
I'm learning to play lie this finally after 30 year's.
This guitar sounds perfectly fine, ever very good! Of course your playing knocks it out of the ballpark, too.
I can't believe some TH-camr referred to this guitar as a "Toy" and claimed the Yamaha Pacifica was way way way better..Some people just don't know what they're talking about.
These days, most guitars, if not all, are of a good to great quality even for budgets guitars. My go-to guitar right now is my Squier Sonic Stratocaster (I replaced the bridge/neck p/ups with Dimarzio HS-4 p/ups) had it set up by my favorite luthier and it is every bit as good as my more pricey guitars. But the neck is the highlight of it, since it's very very lightly coated to a satin type finish, practically bare.
All my guitars are left-handed-made-oriented, so if Squier offered this for left handed players, I'd definitely grab one.
And today a new video from John “Dundee” Cordy
Could you compare it to the player strat. I believe that a comparison of both HSS format would be useful and intriguing 🔥
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The tones sound a bit gritty/hot to me. You might be a clean them up a bit by lowering the Pickups to sound a bit more "Straty," if that's what you're looking for tonewise.
Man you are fluent as hell, impressive, didn t care about guitars from china, stayed for the soloing.
I've spent many years working in factories and fabrication. Nothing touches the accuracy of automated machined mass produced parts, and that is why a Squire is better than a Fender in terms of build quality. A squire may occasionally have some sharp edges on the frets etc but the overall finish and fit of the important parts like the neck pocket will almost always be better on a relatively cheap guitar, because less people have messed with it in the production process. I would rather have very fixable sharp fret edges on a £250 guitar than an overworked neck joint etc on a £2000-£5000 guitar.
When it comes to traditional luthering (guitar making) there's one simple rule and that is to use "mouse bites" every chisel cut and adjustment etc should be smaller than a mouse bite and that way every mistake is as small as a mouse bite and technically fixable. Automated CNC routers etc go far beyond the accuracy of a mouse bite. A high end Fender will obviously still be machined on a CNC router etc but the problem is that the technicians may make needless adjustments in order to keep themselves busy and this can lead to overworking mistakes that are usually avoided in lower end guitars that don't have the same allocated manual production time allowance.
In short, technically speaking a Fender Strat has a higher margin of error than A Squire Strat when you brake down the entire manufacturing process and the opportunity for human error in one verses the other.
Looks and sounds great. I get sick at looking 2,000 for an American Stratocaster.
I have a 40th Anniversary Vintage Squire P bass that I got for 216 bucks NIB that straight out of the box plays, sounds and is every bit as good (if not better) than a 2K USA made Fender.
Watch your fingers dude with that monster knife.Im sure I read that Jack Pearson uses a Squire. I suspect it will have Mods but maybe not.
Im sure I read that Jack Pearson uses a Squire. I suspect it will have Mods but maybe not.
"not crap", "not bad at all". Based on the title of the video I'd hate to hear your thoughts on Fender! lol
The high E string does sound a little off throughout the video.
I think nowadays it’s probably a bigger advantage to buy a squier than a fender, unless one really wants the fender or something specific. Which is totally fine.
I have 3 somewhat modified mustang pj basses and 2 heavily modified squier broncos, they can hang with each other...and my '76 musicmaster...just fine. Did I mention I love shortscale basses?
Is squire fender a new thing besides just Squire? What is it?
This knife puts the excalibur to shame.
Why are you here? You should be on the road with your band opening for Pat or other great contemporary jazz icons. You are unbelievably talented.
I gotta pocker knoif like what youse got ... not quite that beeg, but fits in me pocket real nice! Noice playin'!
I'm such a huge Squier fan. My Affinity Tele Is one of my most played guitars. I love it. I did a bunch of upgrades (video on my channel) but many people who watched it think it didn't need any.
agree, I bought a SH one for 150 quid to bugger about with just after covid but have barely changed it - my best playing guitar and sounds more or less identical to my yank tele
Squier Cyclone is one of my absolute all time favourite guitars.
As odd as it sounds, I pretty much would judge any guitar I am after against the Classic Vibe / Paranormal / Contemp series of Squiers. Feel, sound and play great (that said, I typically go towards these types of guitars, if I was after a metal pointy guitar, I might not be comparing against a squier mustang lol).
Crocodile Dundee would be proud! 😂
Awesome playing 🙏✌️
Nice pen knife John 🙂
I've got two Squier guitars. Why spend more on any Fender? And I DO have a lovely MIM STRAT, as well.
Why not my MIM is better than any Squier I’ve ever played and I’ve played many and owned a few. Same with American made they feel, play and sound better.
Lots of really good playing guitars these days, for not a lot of money, Harley Benton guitars certainly fit in that category.
I bought a really nice HB Tele copy a few years ago for $82, plus $35 shipping from Germany, (Thomann), to Florida, for a grand total of $117.00!
I'm not a great player, but I'm no hack either, lol. I own three Gibson Les Paul's and a Fender Strat so I know a good guitar when I play one. Harley Benton's are very good playing and sounding guitars, for all skill levels imo.
This is my lucky machete
I think it's called a Debut
Just chatted with John, yep Debut Series is the model.. JNC's away from his studio at the moment but will update the description when he is back home.
Squire will never replace a real strat
$119 USD! Jesus.
Thats not a knife, THIS is a knife!
The kids in the audience won't get your reference I'm afraid!
I've got a donk....Mick get stuffed. The film is full of great one liners
If you can play you can make any guitar sound great. Hes living proof.
Put Fender to Shame it is a Fender ??
Used Squire necks on Reverb are currently going for More money than this entire guitar...
That massive knife will never not be funny.