"Fisher-Price guitar" perfect description of the aesthetic. I remember when Bullets started showing up in the music store in my town. As a 10-year-old I wasn't sure what I was looking at other than it was different than the Strats and Teles also for sale. (oddly the show - which sold antiques, used ice skates, and guitars - kept the guitars in the cases so you had to lift the top and peek in to see the guitar)
I still have my original mij squier bullet . It was my first electric guitar and Christmas of 1984 was still probably my greatest ! Gtr , a peavey bandit and my uncles original Morley power wah / fuzz . I played , gigged the hell out of it and crazily modified it until my early 20’s, til I was an actual playing out all the time musician and started upgrading . My son who is 22 now used it as his first electric as well and it’s due for a rebuild yet again . I’ve got all my dream guitars now including some I’ve built myself and that bullet is still my favorite neck . I’m sure it’s why I’ve gravitated to teles as an adult . Mine is the s style with tele neck but scaled down and it was perfect for my 12 yr old hands and frame . Dad played guitar as well and really couldn’t have picked a better first electric for a kid from what was available at the time . Still greatful . I still keep it strung up for the couch .
I started playing guitar in 1982 at age 14. There was a guitar shop near school and almost everyday after school my friends and I would go to that shop and I saw the Bullet and loved it and wanted one. I never got one though and got an Ibanez Destroyer instead.
One of the best youtube guitar channels of its type here on youtube. I would go so far as to say it is probably one of the best musical instrument channels of all. Anyone with a decent Fender / Squier Bullet guitar knows how good they are. And when they are properly set up they are decent instruments offering great value for money. Cheers from the Land Down Under.
You are 100% correct that fender has always tried really hard to have a variety of affordable, quality entry level guitars...unless you're left handed. Then fender doesn't want your money. My Sweetwater sales rep told me that he estimates he loses about 10% of his annual potential sales because there isn't anything exciting for lefties. Just the same old same old. We already have those guitars. We aren't going to buy more.
The Fender Mustang originated in 1964, I had a 1964 Mustang for over twenty years. It was an incredible guitar and my first real guitar. The last year in the pre-CBS era.
I tried one of the first edition Bullets at my local music store when they first came out. I didn't need one - I already had my 1966 Telecaster (it's been mine now for 45 years), but I was fascinated by the look of it; kind of misshapen, but still with enough 'Tele cool' about it to want to try it. As I recall it was a really nice player, with a great feeling neck.
First time I saw a successful band use a bullet was Bono/ U2 War tour 82-83... they could sell out shows but apparently were still forced to save $on gear
I must really be one of the few people who really loved that guitar when it came out... Sure, I've got strats, Teles, and basically anything ever made by Fender ( and I won't mention the other brands ) but I've always loved the "oddball" stuff that nobody is interested in... That's pretty much how I built my collection because it mostly has affordable unsuccessful guitars like this little thing... Interestingly most of my guitar playing friends completely laughed about that Bullet or most of the guitars in my collection and have nothing but regrets these days...Go figure... Great video by the way 👍👍 Thanks a lot...
They're good guitars, mines solid alder, a amazing neck my luthier wanted to buy off me, he rated it up there with his American strats neck. They're far better guitars than the new fender standards made in Indonesia.
Probably the most comprehensive video I’ve seen on the subject. I found an MIJ S3 a couple years ago for $100. I thought it was cool but could not connect with as a player.
I had the red one with the coil split humbucker way back in the mid eighties. I didn’t know much about anything back then and I used to call it my ‘twin channel’ guitar because the coil split made such a difference in sound. Wish I’d hung on to it. A great punk guitar.
I absolutely loved the last guitar that you showed. This was a really nice video. Thank you for the video and the information. Do you think fender will ever re-issue these? How long have you been doing the TH-cam channel? What are some challenges that you had to deal with over the years. It’s hard when you’re small creator. In the space of TH-cam. Or my guess is it’s just too saturated. Do you have any advice for me?
I have a pristine 82' American made Bullet S3. Sunburst,3 pickups, string through hard tail, one volume, one tone, 5 way switch, maple neck. Other than shielding and new set of Fender 60's pickups, its all original . Its one of my favorite guitars.
My friend had one and it was his first guitar he loved it even to this day he has graduated to alot better line of Fender now.This was a cool vid I think these vids of you breaking down lines of guitars are educational you do a great job thank you.
Bought mine new in 81 still have it cream bullet deluxe (tele shaped)with string trough plywood body real hard tail bridge alnico pickups vintage tuners and rosewood board neck is awesome have the fender case as well great video love mine
Lead series was a step up from these. Bullets are okay, but look dumb. Made pretty much to the standards of any cheap fenders throughout time. For what it's worth, the Mustang was a superior guitar in all ways, as it really wasn't cheap for what it was supposed to be, a student model.
Bought mine in 81. Just like the first one you showed except it has the ivory body. I completely restored it to new condition last March and it plays amazing. The metal pick guard helps create the most unusual sound Fender ever had. You really need to try the "woman tone" because it may be the best I've ever heard on a Fender.
Mustangs first released August of 64’ , you scared me for a minute saying 66. I was worried there was no such thing as a golden era mustang. I love all the variations of the Bullets. Pre 2020 you could get a bullet w/ case for 450-600
The market declares new "hidden gems" whenever their previous gems (read: cheap) are no longer affordable. In the '70s it was Juniors. In the '80s it was Jazzmasters and Jaguars. "Good wood" Gibsons, '80s MIJ Fenders, the market soldiers on. CBS Fenders were universally regarded as awful until "player grade" pre-CBS guitars got out of reach; suddenly "there are actually some really great ones." That's not to suggest that this gear isn't good, but it magically only becomes good enough to pay attention to when people are priced out of better options. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
My mate at school had a squire strat bullet from Japan with normal size strat headstock built in the 80s . I see it with my own eyes . Same colour. Red and white pickgaurd. 3 pick ups .
I got to play a friend's MIJ Squier Bullet (I can't recall the year, but it looked just like the one you showed at the end). It was fine. Not a life changing experience at all, but it seemed solid and giggable. I'd only get one now if I had one as my first guitar and was on a nostalgia trip. I didn't and I'm not, so I'd probably spend $1k on something else before getting one.... except maybe that humbucker model...lol. That one was pretty cool, I must admit!
The 1975 matty healy and kurt cobain are the two person i associated mustangs the most. I love them i made one all black mustang just like matty healy has
Forgive me for being pedantic but it is actually called the Bullet 1. The tele body from '81 was almost always laminated with later, strat-like versions having, mostly, a poplar body.
No it isn’t. Its a fender “Bullet”. Not a “Bullet 1”. The Numeral “1” in the star on the headstock is a tribute to the old radio phrase “Number one with a bullet”. Check out John Page’s history of the Bullet on the web, he was the Fender designer/product manager who was responsible for the Bullet back in the 80’s. The Bullet was my first guitar (bought new at Manny’s in Nov ‘83) I’ve still got mine and I’m a bit of an expert on this particular model.
I don't think mines poplar, its much denser and heavier wood than that. I have a early korean one. The Japanese ones were all laminated, then tbe korean ones were solid.
did you ever do a video comparing the Mexican strats in their quality and etcetera through The years through when they begin in like the early nineties till like now and what are the best ones ....
The cheapest guitar they could make at the time was an $800 guitar?..wow..and yes,it looks like a fisher price guitar..a toy...great rythum and pick attack btw..i dig it..sorry,dont know your name
Too bad about that stupid music... stupid noise... in the background. Totally out of place for who you are and idiotically repetitive. Could have been an interesting video. Bye. No sub.
"Fisher-Price guitar" perfect description of the aesthetic. I remember when Bullets started showing up in the music store in my town. As a 10-year-old I wasn't sure what I was looking at other than it was different than the Strats and Teles also for sale. (oddly the show - which sold antiques, used ice skates, and guitars - kept the guitars in the cases so you had to lift the top and peek in to see the guitar)
I love Bullets. I wish you had shown them all.
I still have my original mij squier bullet . It was my first electric guitar and Christmas of 1984 was still probably my greatest ! Gtr , a peavey bandit and my uncles original Morley power wah / fuzz . I played , gigged the hell out of it and crazily modified it until my early 20’s, til I was an actual playing out all the time musician and started upgrading .
My son who is 22 now used it as his first electric as well and it’s due for a rebuild yet again .
I’ve got all my dream guitars now including some I’ve built myself and that bullet is still my favorite neck .
I’m sure it’s why I’ve gravitated to teles as an adult .
Mine is the s style with tele neck but scaled down and it was perfect for my 12 yr old hands and frame . Dad played guitar as well and really couldn’t have picked a better first electric for a kid from what was available at the time . Still greatful .
I still keep it strung up for the couch .
Yes I have one too and really like it thank you 3
Pickups right thank you 🙂
I started playing guitar in 1982 at age 14. There was a guitar shop near school and almost everyday after school my friends and I would go to that shop and I saw the Bullet and loved it and wanted one. I never got one though and got an Ibanez Destroyer instead.
Ibanez Destroyers ruled
The Bullet series had a cool vibe. Great way to get a vintage!!❤ Alex ! Great job!!
One of the best youtube guitar channels of its type here on youtube. I would go so far as to say it is probably one of the best musical instrument channels of all. Anyone with a decent Fender / Squier Bullet guitar knows how good they are. And when they are properly set up they are decent instruments offering great value for money. Cheers from the Land Down Under.
You are 100% correct that fender has always tried really hard to have a variety of affordable, quality entry level guitars...unless you're left handed. Then fender doesn't want your money.
My Sweetwater sales rep told me that he estimates he loses about 10% of his annual potential sales because there isn't anything exciting for lefties. Just the same old same old. We already have those guitars. We aren't going to buy more.
Love this informative format
@@dennisv1358 thank you so much!!
The Fender Mustang originated in 1964, I had a 1964 Mustang for over twenty years. It was an incredible guitar and my first real guitar. The last year in the pre-CBS era.
I recently picked up an 83 S3 Bullet in fantastic shape. I love the slightly smaller body.
I tried one of the first edition Bullets at my local music store when they first came out. I didn't need one - I already had my 1966 Telecaster (it's been mine now for 45 years), but I was fascinated by the look of it; kind of misshapen, but still with enough 'Tele cool' about it to want to try it. As I recall it was a really nice player, with a great feeling neck.
First time I saw a successful band use a bullet was Bono/ U2 War tour 82-83... they could sell out shows but apparently were still forced to save $on gear
You are doing a great job coming up with something new and interesting every Friday. Wishing you great success
@@paulpappas6345 thank you so much!!
I must really be one of the few people who really loved that guitar when it came out...
Sure, I've got strats, Teles, and basically anything ever made by Fender ( and I won't mention the other brands ) but I've always loved the "oddball" stuff that nobody is interested in...
That's pretty much how I built my collection because it mostly has affordable unsuccessful guitars like this little thing...
Interestingly most of my guitar playing friends completely laughed about that Bullet or most of the guitars in my collection and have nothing but regrets these days...Go figure...
Great video by the way 👍👍
Thanks a lot...
They're good guitars, mines solid alder, a amazing neck my luthier wanted to buy off me, he rated it up there with his American strats neck. They're far better guitars than the new fender standards made in Indonesia.
Probably the most comprehensive video I’ve seen on the subject. I found an MIJ S3 a couple years ago for $100. I thought it was cool but could not connect with as a player.
Really loved the humbucker tone!
I had the red one with the coil split humbucker way back in the mid eighties. I didn’t know much about anything back then and I used to call it my ‘twin channel’ guitar because the coil split made such a difference in sound. Wish I’d hung on to it. A great punk guitar.
I absolutely loved the last guitar that you showed. This was a really nice video. Thank you for the video and the information. Do you think fender will ever re-issue these?
How long have you been doing the TH-cam channel?
What are some challenges that you had to deal with over the years.
It’s hard when you’re small creator. In the space of TH-cam.
Or my guess is it’s just too saturated.
Do you have any advice for me?
I have a pristine 82' American made Bullet S3. Sunburst,3 pickups, string through hard tail, one volume, one tone, 5 way switch, maple neck. Other than shielding and new set of Fender 60's pickups, its all original . Its one of my favorite guitars.
My friend had one and it was his first guitar he loved it even to this day he has graduated to alot better line of Fender now.This was a cool vid I think these vids of you breaking down lines of guitars are educational you do a great job thank you.
Bought mine new in 81 still have it cream bullet deluxe (tele shaped)with string trough plywood body real hard tail bridge alnico pickups vintage tuners and rosewood board neck is awesome have the fender case as well great video love mine
@@peterbrokas8801 thank you so much!!
I love the verson 2 with the PAF sadle-pickguard and single humbucker. I had a D neck squire tele so I'd be used to it. Thanks!
I bought a Fender Lead I guitar used with a Kahler bridge in the late 90’s. The bullets kind of remind me of that.
Lead series was a step up from these. Bullets are okay, but look dumb. Made pretty much to the standards of any cheap fenders throughout time. For what it's worth, the Mustang was a superior guitar in all ways, as it really wasn't cheap for what it was supposed to be, a student model.
I love my, MIJ, Bullet! Tele neck, strat type body, its all I need.
Bought mine in 81. Just like the first one you showed except it has the ivory body. I completely restored it to new condition last March and it plays amazing. The metal pick guard helps create the most unusual sound Fender ever had. You really need to try the "woman tone" because it may be the best I've ever heard on a Fender.
Mustangs first released August of 64’ , you scared me for a minute saying 66. I was worried there was no such thing as a golden era mustang. I love all the variations of the Bullets. Pre 2020 you could get a bullet w/ case for 450-600
I have an 85 MIJ Squier Bullet 1 S3 vintage sunburst with original hardshell case. Strat body with a Tele neck great guitar!
I used to have a vintage Bullet and regret having had to sell it in my 20s.
Interesting; the review I've seen for their new Fender Standard line have not overwhelming. Looking back on these might less be more?
I have an MIJ '86 Squier Contemporary Bullet HSS Single-Cut body (Tele-style) in White. Neck is unreal! But the body is heavy as lead
The market declares new "hidden gems" whenever their previous gems (read: cheap) are no longer affordable. In the '70s it was Juniors. In the '80s it was Jazzmasters and Jaguars. "Good wood" Gibsons, '80s MIJ Fenders, the market soldiers on. CBS Fenders were universally regarded as awful until "player grade" pre-CBS guitars got out of reach; suddenly "there are actually some really great ones." That's not to suggest that this gear isn't good, but it magically only becomes good enough to pay attention to when people are priced out of better options. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
My mate at school had a squire strat bullet from Japan with normal size strat headstock built in the 80s . I see it with my own eyes . Same colour. Red and white pickgaurd. 3 pick ups .
I got to play a friend's MIJ Squier Bullet (I can't recall the year, but it looked just like the one you showed at the end). It was fine. Not a life changing experience at all, but it seemed solid and giggable. I'd only get one now if I had one as my first guitar and was on a nostalgia trip. I didn't and I'm not, so I'd probably spend $1k on something else before getting one.... except maybe that humbucker model...lol. That one was pretty cool, I must admit!
The Lead II is also great.
I have two 1981 a standard red and deluxe white I love them
Love the videos. Just a slight correction. The Mustang was introduced in August 1964.
Imagine trying to find a replacement if that pickguard with the saddles attached cracks.
Thnx from Arizona
These remind me of the 80’s Peavey Patriot. Same bridge style and strat shape.
The 1975 matty healy and kurt cobain are the two person i associated mustangs the most. I love them i made one all black mustang just like matty healy has
Damn that stack of cases is beautiful
What about the Bullet bass? That was a cool replacement for the Musicmaster bass.
Year 1 had a MIK laminate body. My MIJ '85 bullet is on the wall behind me, great bang for the buck.
Even the cheapest Fender at the time came with a nice hardshell case
"Pro Fisher Price" LOL 😅
I always think of the French band Phoenix when I see a Fender Bullet! 😎
@@airfarina321 yesss
Forgive me for being pedantic but it is actually called the Bullet 1. The tele body from '81 was almost always laminated with later, strat-like versions having, mostly, a poplar body.
No it isn’t. Its a fender “Bullet”. Not a “Bullet 1”. The Numeral “1” in the star on the headstock is a tribute to the old radio phrase “Number one with a bullet”. Check out John Page’s history of the Bullet on the web, he was the Fender designer/product manager who was responsible for the Bullet back in the 80’s. The Bullet was my first guitar (bought new at Manny’s in Nov ‘83) I’ve still got mine and I’m a bit of an expert on this particular model.
I don't think mines poplar, its much denser and heavier wood than that. I have a early korean one. The Japanese ones were all laminated, then tbe korean ones were solid.
I've talked to John page about a prototype on reverb for sale he's pretty cool.@@Annunaki_0517
Was fender lewd mustang replacement slso?
did you ever do a video comparing the Mexican strats in their quality and etcetera through The years through when they begin in like the early nineties till like now and what are the best ones
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so is the pickguard metal or is it plastic? that's WILD!
More of a Strat, Jazz, Jag guy. Played a few Mustangs. Seems too small for me.
A mop head atop a basketball.
1964, not '66 and Japan was where they began in 1993.
Any news ?
The cheapest guitar they could make at the time was an $800 guitar?..wow..and yes,it looks like a fisher price guitar..a toy...great rythum and pick attack btw..i dig it..sorry,dont know your name
That’s a low bar
Tired Of Sex yeaaaah!!! =w=
Definitely student instruments.
no
Too bad about that stupid music... stupid noise... in the background.
Totally out of place for who you are and idiotically repetitive.
Could have been an interesting video.
Bye.
No sub.
All fenders are overrated. They belong to the 60s and 70s. No wonder EVH hated them and modified the hell out of it.
Yea not really that great