Buying Your First Fender Guitar: What You NEED to Know

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My Favorite Guitar + Filming Gear at Sweetwater

[joseguarin]

I bought a Mexican Fender as a beginner and it’s still my only guitar, almost 20 years later

[lynncampbell]

My main guitar is a PRS, but I recently picked up a Squire Tele and could not be happier with it. It's not perfect but after some really small tweaks, it's one of my favorite guitars to play. Guitars are just tools. Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstrat cost him less than $200 when he first built it. If I played that same guitar, I would sound like me. If Eddie played a Squire Strat, he would still sound like Eddie. Yes, certain guitars sound better or have a better feel, but ultimately it comes down to skill.

[jessicamanley]

There definitely is something to say about wanting to play the guitar that your guitar hero or heroes play. The fender strat and Gibson les paul are definitely the most popular. I have looked at alot of other guitars on the high end spectrum, and decided before I spend $4000+ dollars I want to try them all, may take awhile. For beginner guitars, I like Yamaha, all mine are Yamaha, 3 in total the Pacifica 612 has blown me away as I had a no name electric for the first year.

[adalisp]

I was never truly motivated to playing and becoming a great player until I bought my MiM strat. Cost quite a bit and people questioned why I spent so much on something I could hardly play but in my eyes, it was the best decision I’ve ever made in regards to my guitar playing

[tmage]

I got a deal on an HHS Affinity Squier Strat last year and I couldn't be happier. It's a really solid instrument for a hobbyist and I'd even go so far to say that it's a good guitar for low level professional gigs (eg bar bands etc)

[alexasplund]

I'm getting a wah pedal for Christmas, this is definitely the first riff I am planning on learning with it.

[erz]

Marty knows his stuff, gear wise and musci wise. What a gift!

[tmo]

Like I’ve said so many times, the great quality of the Squire guitars is going to put a huge pinch on American-made models.

[ricmel]

I have many guitars, Ibanez, Gretsch, and Fender.
But currently my day to day gigging guitar is a Squier Bullet.
I am still confused why it sounds so good.

[filthysquirt]

I learned a new word HUMBUKER! Love it

[nixxkids]

I own the Affinity Tele in butterscotch blonde (cause in my world Bruce is the BOSS) and it KILLS!

[MrPlastic]

Marty you are an absolute legend, I really liked this video because you really show how a guitar can serenade and scream, it's great to see/hear the ability of these beautiful guitars from both ends of the scale. You are AWESOME!

[TylerWheel]

I just got a squire bundle from guitar center for $450 with two year protection, came with amp, bag, picks, your videos are great man! Wife and I went to Graceland for our 9 year anniversary and went to the Rock and Soul Museum as well and BB kings blues club, ive always wanted to play and felt really inspired to learn

[grog]

My Tele and one of my Strats are Custom Shop. I am left handed so having a guitar made for me is something I am used too. I love my Fenders, especially my Custom Shop Strat. Josephina's Hand Wound Fat 50's for pickups. I play my Strat more than my Les Paul Traditional.
But in truth I don't like all of the pastel colours or heavy paint jobs. My favourites are my natural wood finishes. My Strat has a Toasted Maple neck with a natural mahogany finish.

[bbbro]

I recently bought a Fender Strat from the Performer series because I wanted that CBS headstock, but also because I gotta good deal on it. It's beautiful in Lake Placid Blue with a maple neck. Sounds as an American made Strat should. Also has a great mod they did to it which allows one to use the neck and bridge pick ups together, giving an almost Tele sound, but also allows all pick ups to be on at once. Loving it.

[toddmaclauchlin]

This was a fantastic video Marty! I learned quite a bit about some of the new gear Fender has out there. I love my American Strat but I could easily get talked into that electric acoustic. Looks and sounds awesome! Brandon was a great guest as well.

[jcburger]

Hey Marty, thank you and Sweetwater for going over the Fender line of guitars!! Very informative.

[MikeB]

Traded in my PRS CE for a Fender Prof. 2! So happy I did!

[robbphillips]

I just bought a new Squire Sonic Stratocaster in HSS. I LOVE it. I'm only a beginner and am getting into it. Took it to the Guitar shop this morning to set it up and he said it didn't need anything done to it.

[billnboou]

ok now your just showin off love you Marty i know what im gettin now to "Affinity" and beyond