Do Squiers Suck?

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[MrTimmyGT]

My kid has a Squier strat he's been playing for 3 years and I asked him if he wanted a nicer guitar for Christmas and he asked me why 😆. I handed him my American strat and he was like...oh this is nice!! But not 10x the price nice dad...gotta love kids man, they are wiser than some 40-50 year olds.

[aschilds]

There's nothing in the world wrong with a Fender Squier or any guitar for that matter as long as it makes you happy and gets you to pick it up and practice.

[guitaryou]

I respect squier . They provide high quality instruments at a good affordable price . Some squiers play alot better than some fenders out there

[imherzenspandauer]

I own three squiers:

My first ever own Strat is a squier i got for christmas as a teenager. It was part of one of those beginner kits coming as a package with amp, cable etc. While all the stuff that was part of the bundle slowly fell apart over the years the guitar still holds strong and sounds absolutely amazing. Someone must have picked the perfect piece of wood for the body bc i never played or heard a strat that sounded as good as this one!

My second squier is a tele i bought at an auction for a minimal amount of money. while not the best tele ive played it still holds strong and i surely played worst. The usual price wouldve been ~150€ and i doubt that ull find a better tele for that money.

My third squier is another strat in mark-knopfler-red and this guitar has an amazing neck. Its so easy and awesome to play, its unbeliveable.

I would recommend a squier for every beginner or player with a limited budget. Take your time picking the right one and ull have an awesome guitar for very little money!

[stopthink]

Squiers have improved a lot in the last 30 years. I had one back in the 90s and it sounded fine but felt and played like a cheap guitar. I just bought a Squier Affinity and it is amazing for the price. Great fretboard and neck, great pickups and tone. The FMT top is stunning. I wouldn't trade it for guitars costing 2x as much.

[Heroesworkshop]

My 2020 Squier Bullet Hard tail is my best guitar. I dunno why and don't care.

[nickflaskett]

Mike Rutherford from Genesis got stuck in South Africa during the pandemic and couldn't get any of his usual fairly high-end gear over to record demos and generally keep in practice with so he looked around, but all he could find was Squier Bullet Strats and liked them so much he's actually using them as touring guitars for Genesis' final tour

[wayneisname]

Tyler: calling a $430 guitar cheap

my most expensive guitar: $400

[facepalmdaily]

My first guitar was a 1996 Squier. It's the first year squier was made in China. it was $79 on sale. Basic strat, 3 single coils, whammy bar, rosewood fingerboard.

Here we are 26 years later and I still play it. It survived high school, college, and a young child in the house. All original equipment, totally stock and it's still a great, fun guitar to play. The only issues with it are a few battle scars from over two decades of gigging.

[zackwatson]

I really like the ability to mod guitars, effectively making partscasters out of Squier strats and teles. And they also take a lot more chances than Fender with colors and different models overall. Dollar for dollar Squier provides a great value to beginners as well as people like me who have been playing for years and love tweaking things to their liking. Right now my shell pink bullet strat is one of my favorites, even compared to my stock '94 Fender strat.

[seangarland]

All of my guitars are either Squiers or Epiphones, and I’m plenty happy with all of them. I’m just a bedroom musician, but the quality is solid throughout. Glad to see you play some of these Squiers! Get your hands on the Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster, and be prepared to be impressed!

[mtdawgy]

In the late 80's, the Squire brand was the only way we could afford a "Fender" Strat...So we bought a Squire, lowered the action then saved up $ and put on a Floyd Rose, saved some more $$ and changed pick-ups, saved up some more $$$ and changed the tuning pegs, saved more $$$$ and got a Boss DS-1 distortion pedal (or DOD FX55) and we were rock-n-roll legends in our own minds. (BTW - most of us had Gorilla amps in those days).

[chantzgaming]

Speaking of cheap guitars, I've had this First Act les paul looking axe that I picked up from a garage sale a few years back and I swear this thing is so fun to play. Sounds great too. Weirdest part is the whole thing has Volkswagen insignias on the knobs and and neck, and after looking it up I found out this guitar came bundled in certain VW cars back in the day. The little booklet it comes with is hilarious too. It talks about the hazard lights being a perfect 120 bpm metronome and the car horn being a perfect A to tune your guitar to.

[twwtjohns]

The paranormal Squires sounded spooky but all had a very rich tonal qualities. The second one seemed very versatile and sounded good in all settings.

[jemesicee]

The squier J Mascis Signature Jazzmaster is the best squier I’ve ever played there’s just something about it, it’s a amazing guitar. It sounds crazy but I’m proud of own a squier

[Chu_Strums]

A Squier vid ain't a Squier vid without the Classic Vibe series.

[guitarczar]

Thanks again for swinging by the shop! Hope you enjoyed your time here in Utah where the views do not suck.
I'd just like to chime in and say that I (Kameron) bought a Squier Antigua Baritone Jazzmaster a few years ago that i adore.. it also helps that it's worth like $1100 now. \m/

[lllULTIMATEMASTERlll]

Those Squier classic vibe strats seem to be pretty good. Doesn’t Chris Buck play one? If it’s good enough for him, you bet it’s good enough for just about anyone.

[jacksonmarshallkramer]

I had an early Japanese Squire. It was as good as any Strat I've owned. Had the same headstock finish and logo.

[aidendecoto]

I’ve had a Squier Telecaster since 2018, and it’s done an incredible job. At a fundraiser dinner for my highschool rifle team last weekend, a guy was donating a 2007 Gibson Les Paul and a Marshall combo amp. My dad passed away in September, and my friend’s parents decided to get it for me. I love the new guitar and amp. It’s a true upgrade. But my point is that Squiers can be amazing if you take care of them. I moved across the country with it and played countless Sunday evenings and nights at my church with it. I will still continue to use once when I do some modifications to make it a little better and to fix some issues it has developed after hundreds and hundreds of hours playing it. My point is, don’t sleep on Squiers. They can sound really great if you have some average or nice gear to go with it.