We need to take squirrels more seriously. Those little bastards can chew through insulated electrical wires...they probably COULD build guitars. We better be nicer to them or...check your microphone ground wiring...!!
My wife bought me a white one for 120 it was on sale. I rewired it to have two volumes and no tone. It makes me feel happy and I like to feel really happy.
Seriously, when I started 25+ years ago the quality of entry level gear wasn't so good. The quality of the stuff you can get for your money today is unreal. I bought one of these on sale for $130 from GC and am so happy with it. The only thing I think you missed is just how much FUN these things are to play!
I’ve had this guitar for a year. For the money it’s great, although brand new you can see that it’s a “budget” model made at full speed at a highly mechanized factory. It needs setup and care. I did not have to spend money but rather time and it's finally good. It’s light and fun! I did all this to mine: tighten all the screws, polish the frets, sand 2 bridge screws that touched the strings, re-solder a volume pot cable to make the tone knob work, change the strings to 11s, widen the nut slots, tighten the truss rod, screw again the bolt-on neck to put it straight with the body, turn the pickup selector, remove the second string tree ....
Good review. Just picked one up. Tip for stringing: shape the end of the string into a buttonhole ,or the shape of the letter J or maybe U would be a better description. That way the string will stick up where you can easily grab it.
I did order one of these tonight. Mostly because it was $210 Cdn in Feb. 2021. CHEAP. Also because its Squier! I'm a fan of Squier quality. I've never owned a Bullet of any sort. It was time to change that! I expect to level a few tall frets and file the fret ends. I don't care about that! Your review here confirms that I'm a smart guitar shopper. Thanks!! Friend.
Man thank you so much for this review! This is the best electric guitar review I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen a lot. You explained everything so well and said the realistic pros and cons. I am really thinking about getting this guitar now as my first one ever! I love tour personality and keep up with the good work
@@SloppyJoes_ShredShack Update~I got it! The guitar is so gorgeous and plays well. I’m still a beginner so I do have many problems with how to get good sound from my Marshall amp but I hope I’ll get it soon!
@@tealongin9930 that's great!!!!! I'm happy you started your guitar journey!! Remember to never stop learning. Even when things are tough, never stop learning. If you keep learning something everyday, you're going to get great! In regards to your amp, watch videos on how to dial in guitar tones. Even if you search for a term "dialing in a guitar tone for a beginner" you'll find a plethora of stuff! I hope to eventually hear a cover song!
@@christopheraaron8299 tbh I’m looking for an indie/blues/rock tone. The bullet has everything I want but I’ve heard that there’s issues with bridge making it impossible to properly intonate. Not sure if it’s worth getting the sonic simply for that
@@miffygames9099 Both of mine are ok. yeah I got two. One like this one, but I did the mod some guy had on YT where you add a on/off/on switch between the volume and tone pot, to split the HB's to single coils..in each position, you can chose the front coil, or rear coil of each pickup.. and a kill button near the factory PU switch. The second one, just changed pu's to P-90's.... BOTH rock.
Nov 2022 Thoughts: I just bought one…this is what it required. Filed the fret ends to do away with the sharp frets. Taped off neck and did a top notch fret polishing…AND, sanded (rounded) the neck edges. Take your time, and check the feel. Took it to 10’s…adjusted action and truss. Then cut the fret slots to proper specs. It’s the best sounding sgd playing Mustang I’ve ever had. The modern 12” radius is super sweet. These can be had in pawn shops fir $100 bucks or so. They’re great guitars for tinkering types….probably disappointing to out of the box players.
I LOVE this guitar. My short fingers love this guitar too. So toss-able. I've had the tuners replaced with locking one's. And the bridge swapped out for a Tele half bridge. No more issues with getting the strings on and the sustain is wacko now.
I have a hereditary problem as my body destroys calluses, and by that I mean we (my family) don't get them. They start to form then go to bed to wake up with them 90-100% gone. It gets so bad that when I try to practise it feels like I am playing on razor blades and immediately have to stop. So much pain I am seven months in, and you wouldn't know that I wasn't in my first week. I play 10s, and I wonder if 8s would help at all? I did try 9's at first for the first month. I have 8's on the way (oos everywhere), but would this guitar be for me? I have tunnel carpal syndrome now thanks to how I have to wreck my wrist to hit the low strings. My hand size is 6.5in from wrist to the longest finger and 8 in from the tip of my pinky to the tip of my thumb. My fingers are the typical broad Germanic type.
I managed to get one new (still) here in 2024, and i really like the neck. I have ceey small hands amd it works well for mw that way. Im going to upgrade the pickups. I really like it over all.
Mine was great when I first bought it, then I started to Mod it now it's even better. New White Alnico Pickups that I split and made capacitor changes on the Tone and Volume Pots, for a total of $200.00 I have a "Name Brand" guitar that everybody likes the way it plays, and then blows them away with all the Tones you can get out of this now.
Hi ! I have one. At the start, I have in mind to swap the pickups with alnico II, but this ceramics are not bad at all... Is it really a good improvement ? What brand of (cheap) pickups do you recommand ?
@@NicolasGalante I used Fleor Alnico 5's in White for my Mustang and the same pickups in Black for a custom Strat that I made.... both bought on Amazon. I can't really say which were better sounding, because I Coil Split the Fleor Pick Ups in both guitars, plus I installed better Pots for the Push/Pull coil split with new Capacitors and completely rewired...I didn't record anything before, so it's really hard to say what's better...however, BOTH Guitars sound very COOL to me, especially since i can Double the Tones from the Coil Splits.
I bought this to be my travel guitar. It's light, you don't fell bad if anything happens to it and consideing that I think it's a great buy. Eventually I will mode it with better pickups and tuners. It happens to be my most played guitar last year. PS. Real travel guitars are not meeting my standards. No matter how good they are made they all suffer from severe neck dive. This one acts like real guitar.
I've been playing since 1966. My 1st real guitar was a National single cutaway jumbo with 2 Humbuckers. I have a Takamine Classical Acoustic/Electric and an Ibanez $299.00 Acoustic. I'm looking for a good Squire to round out my collection. Thanks for the review!
Very nice review I bought a Fender Blacktop Jaguar last month now I'm hooked on offsets but it's a bit too heavy @8.8lb so this little beauty should be a breeze to handle .I looked at a new Sonic HH but it was just a slab with no comfort cut so bought a 2017 Bullet Mustang in black .I might fit locking tuners just for ease of string changes and a graph tech Tusq nut as a very cheap and easy upgrade.Pick ups sound great and no rush to upgrade them .Cheers great review and demo
I've had one for a few years, I saved up 100€ and my parents gave me 50€ after doing well on my exams lol. It plays fine, the only real problem is the low e saddle is a little wonky but it's not to the point where it's unplayable so it doesn't really bother me. Honestly I think the pickups sound pretty decent too, all I'd want to change would be the straps, because I'm always paranoid of dropping it. Also I gotta get a right angle cable at some point lmao I keep thinking I'm going to bump into the sticky-out ones
I almost sold mine and I'm glad I didn't because I didn't realize what the mustangs history really was because I saw a version that had two single coils. Musicians Friend had a white one that matched my Bullet Strat with a HH HT limited edition FSR and I paid 129 dollars because I also had the Bullet Tele and it was a Red sparkle. My apartment got broken into and they stole the Strat and Tele and left the mustang. So I said to my self okay I got to keep it. I replaced the black knobs with the nickel Fender speed knobs and all I got to do is smooth the fretboard edges and I'm all set. I replaced my Bullet Strat with the new Indian laurel fretboard sunburst and the Tele with the monoprice butterscotch with the black pickguard.
I've given up trying to predict how a guitar will sound based on price. I built two of my own customs from Warmoth parts, each for about $2K when all was said and done (factory build of the same would have cost 4K to 5K) and I have a ton of cheap-o guitars. The $150 guitar with the plastic nut and bad trem that knocks everything out of tune if I use it at all is the best-sounding one.
I recommend the Yamaha Pacifica 012 or the Ibanez GRX70QA, these are a bit more than the Squire Bullet.. but absolutely worth the extra 20-30 bucks for a way better guitar. First Act was my first Electric Guitar too, so I know your pain! The Squire Bullet Mustang is nice, I have one (was my second electric actually) but it’s not my favorite to play. For a cheap guitar yeah it’s good, but like the First Act, I out grew it fairly quickly and wanted something a bit more advanced and a bit nicer. I’d absolutely go with the Pacifica or Ibanez for my second guitar if I did it over again and skip the bullet altogether. On the plus side, the thing I really like about the Squire Mustang is how light it is! It’s extremely light. So yeah FOR the *cheap price* it’s absolutely playable, it’s not a bad guitar, a bit overrated in my opinion but you get what you pay for.
It's two slabs of wood, bolted toether and a few electronics slapped onto a plastic cover, also bolted on. It's as straightforward as guitars come. Use it for whatever you damn well please.
Is that Sonic Grey? I'm keen to pick one of these, but here in the UK we're limited to black (already got a black + white strat). imperial blue (a little too strong) or the occasional competition orange (which is more expensive). I'd love to get hold of one in Sonic Grey or Surf Green, but they're sold out everywhere here... and Fender UK hasn't told me if they're pushing out any more.
This guitar will ruin you for all others. Good luck liking your more expensive stuff after you get used to the short scale. Fat tones, light weight and easy bends all day long! Btw, if you’re over 6 feet tall, you’ll look funny. I’m 6,2 and it looks like a toy guitar on me
@@SloppyJoes_ShredShack Funny. I just switched from an Ibanez that couldn’t stay in tune and had electronics. time will tell on this bad boy. I got the white one and probably will mod it.
I totally read this headline as "Squirrel-Built Mustang" and I just want you to know that I'd be down for that when the time comes.
We need to take squirrels more seriously. Those little bastards can chew through insulated electrical wires...they probably COULD build guitars. We better be nicer to them or...check your microphone ground wiring...!!
Yeah I’m in on that one as well.
Sanding the logo off a cheap guitar is just sad. You have a squire, rock a squire.
My wife bought me a white one for 120 it was on sale. I rewired it to have two volumes and no tone. It makes me feel happy and I like to feel really happy.
Seriously, when I started 25+ years ago the quality of entry level gear wasn't so good.
The quality of the stuff you can get for your money today is unreal.
I bought one of these on sale for $130 from GC and am so happy with it.
The only thing I think you missed is just how much FUN these things are to play!
@Kevin Johnston literally have one of these as my punk guitar. It's great for those fast hardcore/punk power chord riffs
I’ve had this guitar for a year. For the money it’s great, although brand new you can see that it’s a “budget” model made at full speed at a highly mechanized factory.
It needs setup and care.
I did not have to spend money but rather time and it's finally good. It’s light and fun!
I did all this to mine: tighten all the screws, polish the frets, sand 2 bridge screws that touched the strings, re-solder a volume pot cable to make the tone knob work, change the strings to 11s, widen the nut slots, tighten the truss rod, screw again the bolt-on neck to put it straight with the body, turn the pickup selector, remove the second string tree ....
Good review. Just picked one up. Tip for stringing: shape the end of the string into a buttonhole ,or the shape of the letter J or maybe U would be a better description. That way the string will stick up where you can easily grab it.
The term ‘budget guitar’ now is so different from my starting era back in early 90s.
i’m not a beginner and i’m getting one of these just to mod it
I did order one of these tonight. Mostly because it was $210 Cdn in Feb. 2021. CHEAP. Also because its Squier! I'm a fan of Squier quality. I've never owned a Bullet of any sort. It was time to change that! I expect to level a few tall frets and file the fret ends. I don't care about that! Your review here confirms that I'm a smart guitar shopper. Thanks!! Friend.
That scratchy bend rough sound might be a lot better if you oil up the fretboard and just light touch up on the frets
Man thank you so much for this review! This is the best electric guitar review I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen a lot. You explained everything so well and said the realistic pros and cons. I am really thinking about getting this guitar now as my first one ever! I love tour personality and keep up with the good work
Thank you for the kind words!!! I personally highly recommend it as a first guitar! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out!
@@SloppyJoes_ShredShack Update~I got it! The guitar is so gorgeous and plays well. I’m still a beginner so I do have many problems with how to get good sound from my Marshall amp but I hope I’ll get it soon!
@@tealongin9930 that's great!!!!! I'm happy you started your guitar journey!! Remember to never stop learning. Even when things are tough, never stop learning. If you keep learning something everyday, you're going to get great!
In regards to your amp, watch videos on how to dial in guitar tones. Even if you search for a term "dialing in a guitar tone for a beginner" you'll find a plethora of stuff!
I hope to eventually hear a cover song!
@@tealongin9930 also, learn how to do your own setups and string changes when the time comes. There are many videos on the internet. Many many videos
@@SloppyJoes_ShredShack Thank you so much! And I’m doing great about learning how to play part:))
It's an amazing guitar. I love mine.
I needed to tighten all the tuner nuts, raise the pickups, and install new strings. All is well now.
Mine is now a Bullet Mustang-90. I also have the new Sonic Mustang SS. Both have extensive mods.
Hey I’m considering both, should I get the sonic or bullet?
@@miffygames9099 That really depends on what you want. They're both great for different reasons.
@@christopheraaron8299 tbh I’m looking for an indie/blues/rock tone. The bullet has everything I want but I’ve heard that there’s issues with bridge making it impossible to properly intonate. Not sure if it’s worth getting the sonic simply for that
@@miffygames9099 The Bullet and the Sonic have the same hard tail bridge and I had no problems getting either of them intonated properly.
@@miffygames9099 Both of mine are ok. yeah I got two. One like this one, but I did the mod some guy had on YT where you add a on/off/on switch between the volume and tone pot, to split the HB's to single coils..in each position, you can chose the front coil, or rear coil of each pickup.. and a kill button near the factory PU switch. The second one, just changed pu's to P-90's.... BOTH rock.
paid 130 for my limited surf green years ago and it sounds awsome in the studio
Nov 2022 Thoughts: I just bought one…this is what it required. Filed the fret ends to do away with the sharp frets. Taped off neck and did a top notch fret polishing…AND, sanded (rounded) the neck edges. Take your time, and check the feel. Took it to 10’s…adjusted action and truss. Then cut the fret slots to proper specs. It’s the best sounding sgd playing Mustang I’ve ever had. The modern 12” radius is super sweet. These can be had in pawn shops fir $100 bucks or so. They’re great guitars for tinkering types….probably disappointing to out of the box players.
I LOVE this guitar. My short fingers love this guitar too. So toss-able. I've had the tuners replaced with locking one's. And the bridge swapped out for a Tele half bridge. No more issues with getting the strings on and the sustain is wacko now.
I have a hereditary problem as my body destroys calluses, and by that I mean we (my family) don't get them. They start to form then go to bed to wake up with them 90-100% gone. It gets so bad that when I try to practise it feels like I am playing on razor blades and immediately have to stop. So much pain I am seven months in, and you wouldn't know that I wasn't in my first week. I play 10s, and I wonder if 8s would help at all? I did try 9's at first for the first month. I have 8's on the way (oos everywhere), but would this guitar be for me? I have tunnel carpal syndrome now thanks to how I have to wreck my wrist to hit the low strings. My hand size is 6.5in from wrist to the longest finger and 8 in from the tip of my pinky to the tip of my thumb. My fingers are the typical broad Germanic type.
Top-Load bridge, Sonic Gray, Nice Video. I bought one in Surf Green. It's a pretty good guitar.
I was very surprised by it
I managed to get one new (still) here in 2024, and i really like the neck. I have ceey small hands amd it works well for mw that way. Im going to upgrade the pickups. I really like it over all.
Mine was great when I first bought it, then I started to Mod it now it's even better. New White Alnico Pickups that I split and made capacitor changes on the Tone and Volume Pots, for a total of $200.00 I have a "Name Brand" guitar that everybody likes the way it plays, and then blows them away with all the Tones you can get out of this now.
Hi ! I have one. At the start, I have in mind to swap the pickups with alnico II, but this ceramics are not bad at all... Is it really a good improvement ? What brand of (cheap) pickups do you recommand ?
@@NicolasGalante I used Fleor Alnico 5's in White for my Mustang and the same pickups in Black for a custom Strat that I made.... both bought on Amazon. I can't really say which were better sounding, because I Coil Split the Fleor Pick Ups in both guitars, plus I installed better Pots for the Push/Pull coil split with new Capacitors and completely rewired...I didn't record anything before, so it's really hard to say what's better...however, BOTH Guitars sound very COOL to me, especially since i can Double the Tones from the Coil Splits.
I own one and really do love it 😍
The proper term is TOPLOADER bridge.
Wish I would have LOADED that term in my brain
The bridge is called a top load or top loader style Joe ✌
I bought this to be my travel guitar. It's light, you don't fell bad if anything happens to it and consideing that I think it's a great buy. Eventually I will mode it with better pickups and tuners. It happens to be my most played guitar last year.
PS. Real travel guitars are not meeting my standards. No matter how good they are made they all suffer from severe neck dive. This one acts like real guitar.
I've been playing since 1966. My 1st real guitar was a National single cutaway jumbo with 2 Humbuckers. I have a Takamine Classical Acoustic/Electric and an Ibanez $299.00 Acoustic. I'm looking for a good Squire to round out my collection. Thanks for the review!
I bought one for 120 bucks second hand... put the neck of a squier cv Jaguar on it...looks and plays amazing now!
Bought it on may, such a good choice, the only problem is the bridge, but nevermind. Love it
Very nice review I bought a Fender Blacktop Jaguar last month now I'm hooked on offsets but it's a bit too heavy @8.8lb so this little beauty should be a breeze to handle .I looked at a new Sonic HH but it was just a slab with no comfort cut so bought a 2017 Bullet Mustang in black .I might fit locking tuners just for ease of string changes and a graph tech Tusq nut as a very cheap and easy upgrade.Pick ups sound great and no rush to upgrade them .Cheers great review and demo
I've had one for a few years, I saved up 100€ and my parents gave me 50€ after doing well on my exams lol. It plays fine, the only real problem is the low e saddle is a little wonky but it's not to the point where it's unplayable so it doesn't really bother me. Honestly I think the pickups sound pretty decent too, all I'd want to change would be the straps, because I'm always paranoid of dropping it. Also I gotta get a right angle cable at some point lmao I keep thinking I'm going to bump into the sticky-out ones
Has anyone tuned this a step down or drop c etc?
Wondering how badly the short scale will affect it
I'm a little late, but as long as there are decently heavy strings on there, such as 10s or 11s, it'll do find
I almost sold mine and I'm glad I didn't because I didn't realize what the mustangs history really was because I saw a version that had two single coils. Musicians Friend had a white one that matched my Bullet Strat with a HH HT limited edition FSR and I paid 129 dollars because I also had the Bullet Tele and it was a Red sparkle. My apartment got broken into and they stole the Strat and Tele and left the mustang. So I said to my self okay I got to keep it. I replaced the black knobs with the nickel Fender speed knobs and all I got to do is smooth the fretboard edges and I'm all set. I replaced my Bullet Strat with the new Indian laurel fretboard sunburst and the Tele with the monoprice butterscotch with the black pickguard.
We’re the clean sounds played with any pedals or amp effects or was this the raw sound of the guitar? Either way sounds great love the review
Raw sound from what I remember. Maybe a little reverb?
I've given up trying to predict how a guitar will sound based on price. I built two of my own customs from Warmoth parts, each for about $2K when all was said and done (factory build of the same would have cost 4K to 5K) and I have a ton of cheap-o guitars. The $150 guitar with the plastic nut and bad trem that knocks everything out of tune if I use it at all is the best-sounding one.
Isn't it Indian Laurel ? ( @ 01:55 min )
YES
Thankyou for your info
what type of material is the body made of? Does it have a "cheap" feel to it?
It doesn't feel cheap.
It does feel light. But I've played guitars that feel cheap and this one does not feel that way
Don't know how to explain why i like this guitar
I have carpal tunnel so I also need a lighter guitar for my back also is it okay for gigs bro?😃
I would gig it. For sure.
Good review!
when did people start saying Smash this and Smash that?
I've been saying it for 3 years. So, not sure?
Rough frets? I'm playing a first act 😑...........I'm just looking for something cheap....sounds good
This one played very well and the frets weren't super rough
I recommend the Yamaha Pacifica 012 or the Ibanez GRX70QA, these are a bit more than the Squire Bullet.. but absolutely worth the extra 20-30 bucks for a way better guitar.
First Act was my first Electric Guitar too, so I know your pain! The Squire Bullet Mustang is nice, I have one (was my second electric actually) but it’s not my favorite to play. For a cheap guitar yeah it’s good, but like the First Act, I out grew it fairly quickly and wanted something a bit more advanced and a bit nicer. I’d absolutely go with the Pacifica or Ibanez for my second guitar if I did it over again and skip the bullet altogether.
On the plus side, the thing I really like about the Squire Mustang is how light it is! It’s extremely light.
So yeah FOR the *cheap price* it’s absolutely playable, it’s not a bad guitar, a bit overrated in my opinion but you get what you pay for.
If you don't mind playing an ugly pointy-assed guitar, then get the Ibanez GRX70QA or the Pacifica!!!
quality video. subbed
what would be the best 24" guitar around?
i wanted to get a Squier Contemporary Jaguar but they say they're heavy.
Do you think this would play good for indie rock from artists like Mac demarco or Arctic monkeys?
DING DING DING! YES
It's two slabs of wood, bolted toether and a few electronics slapped onto a plastic cover, also bolted on. It's as straightforward as guitars come. Use it for whatever you damn well please.
Is that Sonic Grey? I'm keen to pick one of these, but here in the UK we're limited to black (already got a black + white strat). imperial blue (a little too strong) or the occasional competition orange (which is more expensive). I'd love to get hold of one in Sonic Grey or Surf Green, but they're sold out everywhere here... and Fender UK hasn't told me if they're pushing out any more.
Great review! New Sub and noob guitarist. Which entry level amp with built-in effects would you recommend for a Nirvana type sound?
Boss Katana
How is it or Bar cords?
Good
Can be use to small gigs?
Yes
@@SloppyJoes_ShredShack oh nice thanks men
This guitar will ruin you for all others. Good luck liking your more expensive stuff after you get used to the short scale. Fat tones, light weight and easy bends all day long! Btw, if you’re over 6 feet tall, you’ll look funny. I’m 6,2 and it looks like a toy guitar on me
Is it hard to “shred” on, with 22 frets crammed onto a short scale neck ?
@@MikeJones-oe3do IDk. I don’t really shred. But you could probably adapt to it
why do people seldom shred on mustang I need to understand bro.
Because, most people that are buying it are not using it to shred. They just wanna have fun :)
Hardtail bridge...
I owned one. Absolute garbage. Squire should be arrested for making that bridge. Shifted to an ibanez after 2 years struggling with it. Dont buy it.
Man that sucks! That was the exact opposite of what I thought! Lol
I must have got my hands on a decent one
@@SloppyJoes_ShredShack Funny. I just switched from an Ibanez that couldn’t stay in tune and had electronics. time will tell on this bad boy. I got the white one and probably will mod it.
The tuners are NOT GOOD !!
No sub from me
Lol ok fam 😂