I've got a vintage Mod Squier, and it's the best strat I've played, and it was used @ $200. I did put in CTS pots, and my normal setup work, but it's the guitar I reach for almost every day.

I think the trick is to plug your guitar into a Twin Reverb amp

@VladDeBriansky

2 ай бұрын

Yes that’s the only legit amp

You nailed it, are you buying it to sell it or play it. If you can play, you can get tone out of anything, and a quick pickup change and decent setup will make that play just as good as its American cousin.

@VladDeBriansky

2 ай бұрын

Just got myself the Squire

I wish that Squier Affinity had 22 frets…! Yeah, nice guitar for sure.

I bet it was the noiseless pick ups that turned you off. If it was playability that turned you off, the Ultra must have had a really bad setup. Also, nothing wrong with a nice set up Squire imo. Just not the affinity series. My 2 cents

Squiers do not stay in tune, frets usually stick out - sound is a bit tinny

@VladDeBriansky

2 ай бұрын

Hmm… this one stayed in tune even when I used tremolo. No problem.

@trevorgwelch7412

2 ай бұрын

@@VladDeBriansky I had to return mine for a refund

Practice makes you better, not gear.

@voyxu143

2 ай бұрын

You missed the point of the vid.

Wow, the squire sounds great!

@VladDeBriansky

2 ай бұрын

Yes, out of the box!

@Jacks_Kitchen.

2 ай бұрын

@@VladDeBriansky made in, Indonesia?

@VladDeBriansky

2 ай бұрын

@@Jacks_Kitchen. yes

Nice playing. I have always been a metal head but recently started to chicken pic and really want a strat or a tele. I played a tele recently and it was so amazing to me.

@VladDeBriansky

2 ай бұрын

Teles are perfect!

@djizzah

2 ай бұрын

Tele is strat lite, just get a strat

I'm still not god enough to be able to tell the difference in sound between cheap and expensive guitars. I also have a Boss Katana amp so I would think I could get the guitars to sound pretty similar anyway? Nice playing!

@VladDeBriansky

2 ай бұрын

It’s hard of course to hear on the phone microphone. The difference is quite noticeable

the only difference I can hear is in the PUPs. Get the $200 guitar, upgrade the PUPs and you're good IMO

Yeah, the Squier sounded a bit more full in range. Def a bargain...!!!!

@VladDeBriansky

2 ай бұрын

Yep

The main difference between a $200 and $2000 Strat is in the way it looks and feels. But it might only be worth it if youre a professional musician.

@manofthepeople2165

2 ай бұрын

$250 guitar is for beginners. $2500 guitar is for professionals. Buying a $2500 guitar won't make you a professional. Buying a $250 guitar won't turn you into a beginner if you are already a professional.

I had students 20 years ago who would bring in Squire strats and ask me what they should get ''when they got serious'' or ''when they got money''. I would tell them to get a clue and save their money for a spouse, a house, the inevitable little mouse that would eat all their cheese. Even back then Squire was a workman level instrument. Anything more than that and you are buying for feel and ease of use, it's not really about sound or comfort when you slap down $2,000 or more. The new Yamaha Pacifica Professional is a Fender killer, in my opinion, it has all the features of the Ultra Luxe Strat at $500 less and the pickups are a lot less weird to my ears.

@VladDeBriansky

2 ай бұрын

Have to check Yamaha.

My #1 bass is a Squire Vintage Vibe Jazz Bass. I converted it to a '60 configuration with concentric pots. Otherwise it is stock, and I've been able to compare it directly to Custom Shop basses. It blows the custom shop overpriced junk away! Much to the embarrassment of the sales people.

@VladDeBriansky

2 ай бұрын

I bet! This was my first time trying a squire.

@raoulduke344

2 ай бұрын

Is it a Chinese Squier or an Indonesian?

@jasonscott5798

2 ай бұрын

@@raoulduke344 My Vintage Vibe Jazz Bass is made in China.

@raoulduke344

2 ай бұрын

@@jasonscott5798 I had a made in China Squier Strat which really good. My Indonesian one was my preferred of the two, but it's hard to beat a Classic Vibe as any other Squier.

so what's different? just another 0 on the price ?