Electric Guitar Pack Unboxing: Squier vs. Yamaha | Our Holiday Gift Guide! 

THEY HAVE A WHAT

A PRS!????

I also still use CDs, DVDs, and occasionally cassettes. I much prefer them to digital everything.

i have satellite internet. so i am glad i have a lot of my stuff on physical copies (dvd sets, dvd courses etc... also, people forget you can turn your vinyls,cds, DVDs,blurays to digital 🙊) also, people forget on summer camps it is/was forbidden to have a phone SO you have to have physical everything

@@taylorkraus9491 XDXD

The fender candy apple red is sweet, I’d rather that than the other Yamaha colors

I use Yamaha speakers in my studio. They have always been a really good quality sounding speaker.

That Fender Amp, did not like a dirty/gain sound. I tried to reach through my PC monitor to turn it off.

Yamaha built better. It's a main idea of cheap Yamaha's stuff - they make it perfectly using cheap parts.

Amen, Tex! Balmy weather here, and not bad in the Bitterroot valley either.

@@charlesbranch4120 19 here, no wind...yet. Great Montana day.

I was thinking the exact same thing

No point since they're assessing the packs as shipped. Best to simply look for individual reviews of the guitars.

I'm also a beginner! And from what I've gathered the yamaha guitars are more better for beginners like you and I :) Sounds more...cleaner I'd say? And from the reviews i've seen it seems to stay in tune quite well and usually doesn't give you many issues

The Yamaha, for sure. It has much more stability and the tone is pleasant enough. It's considered one of the best starter guitars. The amp is pretty decent. Having a tuner will make things so much easier for you.

Yamahas pack is better than squier by far but if you are looking to go slightly more expensive a Jackson js and fender champion 20 is really good I have the used equivalent to that as my setup and it is really great you can also swap out the Jackson with a Les Paul special

@@taylorkraus9491 The problem with getting a JS is that it doesn't generally come with anything else. No gig bag, no tuner, no picks, no strap. Just an Allen key and an instruction manual, at least if you get it new from a retailer. Buying a case for a Rhoads, Warrior, or Kelly can cost nearly as much as the guitar itself, while decent Strat cases are easy to get for $80-$150. The Epi Special II performance packs are definitely comparable to the Squier pack. I highly recommend it, although the neck on those guitars is not smooth, to say the least, and the outputs can be very loose. They stay in tune much better than the Squiers, fortunately. Getting a Bullet almost makes locking tuners, a blocked tremolo, replaced nut, and roller trees necessities. Personally, I feel someone would get the most bang for their buck by grabbing a Donner guitar pack. They have really nice Strats for about the same price these sets used to be with a tuner, strings, picks, a lessons DVD, a gig bag, and a miniature amp included, for no shipping or tax. The headstocks aren't tacky like Glarry or Ammoon. Just a nice sensible guitar that plays really well and has the proper fret and neck treatments. Three knobs like a Squier rather than a Yamaha, and a bridge humbucker for the Fat Strat sound. They even give seasonal discounts for like 20% off. It's fantastic. 😎🖤

“Perfect guitar” at this price range 🤣🤣🤣

Thank you!!

Better keep that Yamaha packing paper away from your menorah. Fire risk!

Thought I was the only one seeing that, 😅😅. But still, Cooper’s guitar playing talent is superb!

Pacifica

Squier is slightly thinner than yamaha

That is a cheap Pacifica. The more expensive ones are better

@@gerryattrik4410 Thanks for the info. But I can't find a pacifica with its input jack recessed in its body, like the strat, to prevent the plug getting knocked off.

Same thing can be said for Squier Strats and it’s cons….

1. The output jack nonsense you're sprouting as an alleged negative is clearly done out of brand familiarity bias. It is a TOTAL non-issue. A zillion guitars use side or top mounted direct output jacks including those from Gibson, Epiphone, PRS, and Gretsch, another Fender Corporation brand. On the plus side, a direct output jack can accept right angle plugs as well as straight. Either way, the plugs are not ..ROFL "easily bumped off". 2. The physical balance of the Pacifica is superior, the overall body length shorter, the fingerboard radius is flatter, the string spacing is tighter. As to body shapes, those are individual preferences. I'm not bound to tradition, so prefer the the smaller Pacifica body, its body cutaways as well as its lines. The Squier body is probably Basswood, which is why it is perceptibly lighter, but dents more easily. Yamaha's PAC012 body used to be used to be Agathis, but has since changed to (Asian) Mahogany, which IMPE is about the same density/weight as Alder which explains why they are heavier than the Squier. They weigh in around 3.45KG, (about 7.6lb), a very comfortable weight. Both Tremolo bridge systems as any on guitars at this price point are token units, functionally rubbish as such. Both 15W make a noise out of the box ultra basic starter amps are just that. Primary difference is appearance, although in the Yamaha's favour, its aux in and headphone out jacks are 3.5mm, much more practical in the real world today. Both are OK starter packs. Either will do the job. Apart from the amp jacks, I think it most buyer's decision prices will boil down to brand bias aesthetics preference, although the fingerboard fit should be a consideration but won't be for most. Personally I wouldn't buy either. I'd spend that modest premium more and buy quality separate guitar, amp and accessories were I in that position, and did back when that was me. But these are targeted at the 'all in the box' at a budget price point starter.

@@theblytonian3906 No prob. Yamaha needs you to sell for them. I also use Yamaha guitars with the plug hanging out. I'm talking about good design. Not brand names. On the practical side, seems you haven't done a lotta gigs some bumping getting broken/cracked plugs.

Absolutely, i personally think learning electric is simpler than acoustic one, albeit probably a bit costlier at entry level.

it depends even on whats available around you ... for me it was Classical guitar (nylon strings). yet, i agree that "acoustic" (steel stringed) guitars are the hardest to play because you need to have higher action to strum it strongly without buzzing.

Squire! Kurt played many Stratocaster guitars

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