Gear Thursday: Fender vs Squier Strat Comparison | Marty Schwartz 

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Squire pick up sounds cheap..

Right... screw the price . If it feels good to play , who cares. The right amp and player can make just about anything sound good..

Yessss

My brother has the same vox amp, yet never plays on it. *Sigh*

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Good playing is the important thing

Its more than that but we get the point

You do realise that that's an AMERICAN start which means that s £1000 grand approx and the squier is around £100-£400 Hmm..

Depends. I’d say the MiM strats are definitely worth the difference, while the American ones aren’t. Most ppl say that the mim fender strats are closer to the American ones than the Squier Strat is close to the MiM Strat. I returned my $200 Yamaha Pacifica today and paid an extra 400 for a player Strat and I can tell you for me it was WELL worth the difference. And the Yamaha pacificas are generally known to be better cheap guitars than Squiers

I couldn't Agree more !! I got A Cherry Red Squire Strat with Humbucker's in the bridge and neck since I'm a Metal player exclusively so this configuration works for my needs and I am a big Maple Fret Board fan ! Put some HipShot staggered Locking Tuners on it as well as a Kluson Trem Block for sustain Improvement . So with those two under $90 dollars all together upgrades this thing is a Monster from Slayer , Megadeth to Ratt and Dokken it covers it all well I couldn't have made a better choice and with the locking Tuners from HipShot I can dive Bomb like EVH and it stays in tune and I rarely use Tremolo's but have been using it more since it stays in tune !! I would say if your on a Budget do what I did. If you do buy American still recommend putting locking tuners on it for tuning stability . I have 35 years as a working Guitarist multiple bands , some session work and now starting on my own music creations ! Good Luck hope all this info helps sorry for the long read \m/ Rock On !!

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Your not the only frugal person the squier affinity strat is a great guitar

This is why I prefer the MiM Fenders. Great value for a guitar. This might be a bit of a bias though as I haven't played a squire in about 13 years.

The difference isn’t mainly I sound of the instrument, most cheap guitars sound good through a great amp like shown here. The difference is about quality of the parts and the amount of time spent in fit and finish as well as how well it will stand up to use on stage night after night. Phillip McKnight has many videos explaining the differences between Squire and Fender.

Cheap guitars are better than they've ever been without a doubt. Maybe not charity shop off-brand stuff for 50 quid, but the Squiers you can get for a hundred, maybe two hundred tend to be genuinely solid enough guitars. That definitely was not always so.

I have a Squier Tele ClassicVibe and it looks and feels great. It doesn't feel cheap in any way. Let's be real. We all know that the player makes the biggest difference by far. But we're all seduced into thinking "well, American Fender is much better than Mexican Fender is better than Chinese" and that will make all the difference. I'm as guilty of this as anyone. But the differences are so small that they're insignificant to 99% of us.

I have been using that exact guitar for 3 years no problem, can play any genre sounds amazing.

@@vsus42 What series is it?

That fretboard looks real nice too! I love how its faded on certain parts

Why would people argue with you?

@@probablyahorse1389 most likely an affinity

yes! thats why i upgraded...look at my post about pickup info

kk mine It's just the nature of the cheaper pickups. Nothing wrong with Squiers, they're amazing for their buck!

protip: flatten the tuning

That’s exactly right lol

Apostolos Papadopoulos indeed. I still have my old Squier. Its the same thing just cheaper pretty much man. The pickups are really the same, but they just are sharper and little different. It’s really pretty much the same guitar

I've only owned Squier CV's & VM's which have been stunning. I've never played a legit American or even Mexican Fender. The Squier clearly sounds great next to the Fenders. I want to know how they FEEL. And honestly, if there as close as the sound in feel, I'll never buy a Fender. It's just not worth the extra $$ in my opinion if they just don't feel & play worlds above the Squiers.

Just shows that price is an imaginary bullshit thing and its even hard to make something that shouldnt be as good, worse agahahah bc its pretty good haha compare to the expensive one - crazy

@@someoneshappyness price is absolutely not an "imaginary bullshit thing"

First play a american made Fender then talk...i own a deluxe strat and it blows every squire out of the water in any situation. @@rickdb8480

@@bigboyhours6473I agree. I had a cheap Telecaster then I purchased an American Pro 2 & OMG!!! I don’t even want to play it

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I have locking T’s on my Bullet, and a blocked the bridge. It stays in tune almost 24/7

@@demondefiant6346 It's a phalacy that locking tuners help a guitar stay in tune. A blocked trem is why. I have Strats with and without blocked trems. The few Strats that wouldn't hold tune I put on budget Fender style string trees and voila they hold tune now. Cost me about $5-$6 for enough for 5 guitars. Real Fender ones about $9 for only 2 string trees.

My squire stays in tune great!

Doesn’t necessarily

@The Lonely Traveller agree with you on that but sure its sounds as good as the American but I wonder how it feels in comparison like the neck and strings

@The Lonely Traveller so does fender

@The Lonely Traveller doesn't everything?

Some come with a hum bucker to

Yeah, I have really good headphones on if it were a blind test I'd be hard-pressed to tell you which is which.

Well, the sound isn't the only thing that is different there, you could just put american std electronics to a squier and it'd be damn near identical, but there's a whole lot of other stuff going on in the american ones, like better hardware, fret levelling, rounded fret edges, better woods, nicer neck finish etc. This doesn't probably quite justify the price, but I know I could sell my Am std for just as much as what I paid for it (used but mint), so does it matter? It's like money in the bank. This doesn't really apply if you buy a used Squier and upgrade it.

You know i think that the price difference is becuase a squier doesnt have a lot of value used and the uas made has and some more things thar are not only effecting the sound

The Squier is a Fender product too. It's no copy, it's a perfectly legit Stratocaster.

The action and the staying in tune are things you cannot show on a video and the mid-range sounds way better definitely worth it to get the genuine article

The difference is how it feels in your hands.. a squir doesnt not compare to how an American feels

Not necessarily. Just because the player is good doesn't mean the guitar will sound good. If the pickups suck it will make it sound bad. If the strings suck it will make it sound bad. Just so you know.

@@redcreepgamingnothing1036 Nope and nope

Why am I wrong?

@@redcreepgamingnothing1036 Because unless the pickups are broken, or the strings are literally starting to rust, someone who know how to play a guitar will be able to play it good.

@@redcreepgamingnothing1036 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nTdZ7Y1R-BM.html live performance with broken pickups.

I got a Squire telecaster and I love it, I have modified it and made a weird Jimi Hendrix style telecaster with his type of strings (38. To 10.) And a reversed bridge pickup

Same. I prefer the Squire!

And with a little work and a few small, inexpensive upgrades, you can make a Squier play and feel even better.

Guitarnivore Would you recommend, say, better pickups?

Strat different level. So clear.. squire muddy and clangy. Factors?pickuos, wiring, parts....sqire not as refined..but a good starter

I did sort of a blind test where I closed my eyes and listened and couldn’t find a difference

I could here I little difference (mostly when he used distortion) but I don’t think I would know the difference.

I think the american strat had a warmer tone while the squier had a little brighter sound and it had more vibration along the frets. So I could hear the difference, but it's for sure mostly about who is playing rather than what they're playing

The biggest difference is how they feel while your playing

No offense but are you serious? Fender has much more warmer tone

Evan Hughes He did

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Thanks guys

I noticed that too!

Marighnamani Kant Singh weren’t epiphones the originals before Gibson bought them out and made all their guitars come from places in China and Indonesia?

@@lunaco3971 I am actually not sure about this as I did not do much research. As far as I know, Epiphone guitars are cheaper in price compared to Gibsons (like Squiers with Fender). So I assume Epiphone is Gibson's sister company. But you could be right, could be the other way round too

Marighnamani Kant Singh yeah, I just hope if marty does this, he uses the Gibsons and epiphones from before 2010 when their quality control wasn’t so bad

I heard a story at a Les Paul seminar (they show Les Paul's guitars that were GIVEN to a policeman near Les' Mahwah, NJ home; you can actually hold and play these instruments!) where they talked about Les building a solid body electric guitar in the NYC Epiphone factory after hours. Epiphone was a distinguished guitar company that Les wanted to work with. I'm not sure when Gibson bought them out, though.

@@lunaco3971 no. Gibson made the first Les Paul. Epiphone and Gibson have a similar relationship as Fender and Squier.

Yes but we don''t know what settings he had on the actual guitars. To my ears the Squier intially sounded a bit brighter and cleaner but the later on it sounded muddier?

@@kestutisbagusauskas8323 I agree. It almost sounds like the Squire has lighter gauge strings too.

Bro if you want grungy sounds just use the right pedal and amp settings lmao

@@willashton5222 yes but why spend a fortune then if a bullet strat is enough

Bullet strat HSS for you

@@willashton5222 he means pickups

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@@photopsthe2nd537 it's usually geeks that wear them

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Digital☆Devil no one cares kid

@@yourfather5324no one cares that you don’t care and immaturely call people names :)

@@Jack-zj1ugI still don’t care

If you're a rich and famous musician you won't give a shit and pay the difference, otherwise it makes sense to stick with the cheapest.

Sir would you refret it or replace the neck if you have to.?

@@tanker1960 if I had to yes.

@@tanker1960 I'd probably get it re fretted. If the necks good keep the guitar as original as possible.

@@davewalker3873 thanks.

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Not a mexican here, but the interesting thing is that California used to be part of Mexico and the name itself is spanish, ironically american Fenders are crafted there, which by the way are not too far away from the great mexican quality, surely Fender trust these mexicans, little trumpie.

Squire is made in Indonecia

You're wrong

I have one too dude. Great guitars for starting out. When your ready look for some upgrades to your current guitar than pay the extra £600!

Cool beans. I got the squier affinity strat H/S/S.

Was it a good choice? I am looking to buy one of these possibly. 💛

@@yesthatisababytoucan.youre6983 at this point in time it is basically a rite of passage that your first guitar be cheap. If you are just starting out, don't sweat it too much. Just make sure you get it set up right.

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Only from a distance which Squier model

Tony M , Affinity Strat Seafoam green with rosewood neck. Really happy with the stock fret job too. Very even and no sharp edges. Had to lower the action and set the neck relief, but that's to be expected with a mail-order guitar.

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Which videos do you recommend for setting it up (electric guitar)? What's the difference between hss and sss strata? Thx.

@@ryand141 , HSS is 2 single coil pickups and 1 humbucker . SSS is 3 single coil pickups ., usually describes strats . Look at the videos , and browse around . there are tons of videos . Find one you like , and understand . Most are pretty good . The Squier Classic vibe series are very good build quality , with lots of choices if you are looking to buy a guitar . Nowadays there is no reason not to find a good used guitar in the $300 USD range .

I did this my squire, it sounds really good with upgrades!

Kumo. More expensive parts and higher labor costs equal a higher price tag? Who knew?

geetarbube The “higher quality parts” warrants about $100 more, not more than two times the Squier

In order to upgrade the Squier to match the Fender you'd need to replace the tuners, the whole tremolo system, the electronics and the pickups which are all inferior (cheap metal for the hardware, less robust electronics, cheap ceramic pickups). Next you'd need to dress the frets and roll the fretboard edges. By the time you've done all of that, while it may feel and sound the same you'll have spent pretty much the price of just buying an american. The difference is that you won't be able to sell it for anywhere near what you put into it. Nothing wrong with Squiers but don't fool yourself into thinking they can be upgraded to resemble an American Fender for cheap.

But you have to understand that the feel of these two guitars will be drastically different. The quality fret work, the finish, and most importantly the wood use is gonna be pretty night and day. The sound is close and that's awesome, but you're gonna feel the difference immediately when you play.

Same here theres a hell of a lot of snobbery in the music business. They assume EXPENSIVE always means BETTER. I dont know about STRATS cos I dont play em. But the SQUIRE CLASSIC VIBE TELE I have can live with any Fender Tele I ever owned. At one third to one fifth of the price. Put alot of these goons in a dark room and they really wouldnt know the difference. In fact many would choose the Squire classic vibe over the Fender American. That's how amusing it is.

bro, i’m going to get one for the christmas. Should i ?

@@relaxx331 yes! Did u get it?

hell yeah man

Wow. I can only play one guitar at a time..

Fuck, after months of deliberation...I think you've sold me on the Strat. 😂

Please give me more motivation so I can end this misery of whether I shud buy it

what’s the riff from

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Ammar Radi hey you have my philosophy of trying if getting the red squier and saving the wallet

@Jeremy Hutcheson..... IMHO the Strats manufactured in Mexico are the best bang for the buck.......the electronics are vastly improved over the Squiers and you're paying about $1000 less for the Made In USA sticker and a 24th fret. You can find used Mexican Strats for around $300....

@@alexander_winston I adore my Mexican strat. It's so easy to play, and very versatile. It feels like a great guitar to grow with. Not too expensive for noobs, and built to last a good few years.

i love my mexican strat and it sounds great

If you can, try to get your hands on a Made in Japan Strat from the 90s or even 80s. They sit in the middle of the Mexican standard and American standard. They are seriously awesome guitars, and you can find them for around $600.

I have an American Strat. I just don't have any experience with Squire nor the Mexican Strats.

Awesome, can i ask what kind of pickups you are using?

I believe it was an Affinity. Go one step up to the Squier Standard and you will have a good solid guitar with better parts that won't fall apart in a few years. Plus all the measurements of the Squier Standard series are the same as the Fender USA and Mexican guitars, except they are in millimeters and not inches. Really, the only difference I can think of is that the USA or Mexican tuners won't swap straight over to the Squier without drilling a few extra screw holes for the tuners to mount on the back. But you can get better aftermarket locking tuners that will fit right in without mods.

It's a bullet. They're a million times better than what they were a decade ago. Not the best quality but still a very good and reliable instrument. I have one and it's great. It sounds nice, no buzz, no tuning or intonation issues. All I had to do was sand the edges of the neck but that was a 2 minute fix that I did a week after I bought it because it needed new strings.

What's the difference between those models?

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I hear you mentioning a lot of things that are likely covered by the Squier having ceramic pickups. That warm but still a little buzzy and shrill EQ signature is always what I get from ceramic pickups. I think that if we judiciously spent about $100 on some used/value parts (tuners, bridge, alnico pickups, pots and switch), that Squier would start sounding big and round like its brother. Cheap and high quality parts availability is making a $300-400 super player a doable thing if one can do the fretwork and setup at home. Bootstrap will sell you a full set of USA made pickups for $45. Wiring kit for $25. Tuners for $25. Trem block for $25. Nice set of strings and a setup. MILES better guitar for $350 total. Throw in another $25 for a nice mint pickguard, and strip the neck and throw some Home Depot laquer on it, and as the old ad goes, "He'll never know".