Cheapest Squier Strat vs Most Expensive Fender Strat Challenge
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How about a challenge where somebody hands you a guitar without a price tag and asks what you'd personally pay for it after playing it?
Utther Kunst THIS PLS
I think they have already done that
Thats different for everyone. for playability more expensive guitars have lower frets than say a pacifica. thats it. The neck is a matter of personal preference so they cant really pin that on a cheap/expensive guitar although I am sure they have data on what kind of neck works best for most people and put that neck on the more expensive guitars and the type of neck that does not work so well for the average user on the cheap ones.
Then you have the pickups. Doing one that sounds like on jimmy hendrix guitar (well a pre cbs strat) is no expense at all, but the cheap ones on the squier are going to sound distinctively different, the ones on the fender pretty close, while the ones that are a carbon copy of the ones used in the 60s are reserved for the most expensive ones.
Its all marketing, figuring out what people want then giving them at a low pricepoint something that is not what they want but good enough to make them spend 300 bucks while reserving what people DO want for the very expensive guitars. Of course it is not just about the sound but the original look and feel when talking about vintage or a certain look and feel people shoot for in something contemporary.
Utther Kunst they did that in this video. Said the Bullitt should be at least $299.
Best idea so far
“Call of Duty won’t get you laid. That will.” The best quote that has ever been quoted.
Not the selling point he was looking for.
It is also a lie tho lol
10:22
Rob pressuring lee into an arranged marriage between their children is the pinnacle point of this channel.
The conclusion is Squier's sound great!
when they're plug into a vintage marshall jtm 45 cab
Just goes to to show that a shit guitar and amazing amp beats and amazing guitar and shit amp. A guitar has to be phenomenally shit to not sound good in a great amp
30% guitar 70%amp?
Casio watches keep just as good time as Rolex's,
@@joshualessore7652 It doesn't actually go to show anything. If I owned one "shit" guitar I probably wouldn't play it. Shit guitars are not inspiring!!!
@@chetmanely4986 Yes, in the production of sound but to have a Really good guitar more important as a developing player. Hendrix would have looked pretty stupid sleeping with an amp. I wouldn't even sleep with my '69 deluxe reverb!!!
6:28 Rob - "Tremolo not found"
Buzzfeed Rainbow lol
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
"Call of Duty will not get you laid. That, will" Never a truer word spoken! lmao
Wow... little backed up there bud?
are u an incel??
DereMemo are you even replying to the right comment? Lol
loooool unlike you i actually get laid get a life loser...
Wasteland Ninja Well done
I can make any guitar sound like crap
😂😂😂😂😂😂 lol......made my day
Been doing that since I first heard Bert Weedon. I've now raised (lowered???) it to an art (fart???) form?
hahahahaha
Check out their other videos. Start a band with the other people who say that. Along with the "I can make any guitar sound like its $20- $30" dollars people
Hahahahahahaa
In 1974 I was in a rock band (during High School) and I bought a Les Paul Custom, black/gold hardware used for around $400. I got it on payments and paid on it as our band were doing shows. Took me a year to pay it off. I think it was a 1972 LP.....with mostly just the belt buckle scratches on the back. I had it for about 7 years before I sold it. And I've learned you should never sell a guitar as you'll just want it back someday.
Very true. I have a custom squier strat. 8 years now. Will keep it for the rest of my life 😀😁
True, but most mortals have to sell the old one to buy the new one. ☹️ (i want my black telecaster back but I know for a fact that it got cut up). (Never going to sell my LP)
oh yes I suffer in silence because I miss my old guitar
Glad I sold my Top 20. It was garbage. SO was the Hoffner I got after it.
I miss my Les Paul Classic. But the person who gave it to me was arrested for sexual assault and had designs on my step daughter. I couldn’t bring myself to play it anymore. Traded it for a Paul Reed Smith Standard 24.
"I have a son. You have a daughter. We'll join our Houses" - 10:37
A true Robert Baratheon!
Should we be worried about Rob now?
cringey as fuck
what do I think sounds the best in this video?
That bloody Marshall.
Ray Syed word.
Word.
word.
word.
word.
If you offered me either one for free: I'd much rather have the reliced one.
Then I'd sell it to some fool for a boatload of money, buy a good guitar that doesn't look like it was dragged across the great plains by a horse, and still have a lot of money left.
Playing a reliced guitar is cool, but so expensive, they play so we'll though
Richard Metzler You're a smart human, I would do the same
Considering Rory Gallagher’s guitar happened to look like that through playing and touring and Fender did a kind of crap job with this signature, it’s kind of a shame. 5 way selector instead of a 3 way would of fixed some of that. For a Rory fan, it’s iconic and I can see the appeal in owning one. Not for that price though, if you’re not a fan then there’s no point.
Relic guitars make up 10% of most guitar sales so there is a big appeal for them. I do think relic guitars are really cool looking if they are done right like the fender shell pink fleabass but Rory Gallaghers guitar is overdone
Lmao😂
Squier Stratocasters imho are incredibly affordable, underrated guitars. They are perfect for beginners, hobbyists and/or for people on a limited budget. Great video guys , just like the rest of the ones you do. Bravo and thank you for the service that you continue to provide to all of us guitar-aholics in the world. God bless you from NYC!
Now you gotta do most expensive Squire vs. cheapest Fender.
*+Kyle Wagoner* Squier Classic Vibe strat vs. MIM Fender Standard, the MIM got its ass handed to it in a very "bleeding from the anus" sort of way.
i went mim over cv, it wasn't even close for me the neck made a huge difference, the pups were negligible and the pots in the mim were better
*+Blake Vogl* Ah, perfectly acceptable, you prefer the more modern stuff. The CV is designed to feel more vintage and is actually a little harder to play because it's based on older methods of construction.
its not even that i just preferred the neck shape, I'm swapping the pick ups for 60's reissues, i personally prefer the mim classic series the squires neck coating just wasn't for me
YES. YES PLEASE DO THAT LEE AND CHAPPERS
Most expensive solid state amp vs cheapest tube amp
stefan markov You're a genius!
If you're including DSP under solid-state amps then you could just watch the Kemper videos :)
stefan markov That's a great idea
, if you'll have $649, what you will buy? a Mexican Fender Stratocaster or a Squier Deluxe Stratocaster? these guitars cost the same, but one is squier and other is fender
The one that feels better and looks more appealing to me, obviously. The name on the headstock doesn't mean a thing to me.
Rob’s solo on the Rory guitar is really inspiring. Something you’d hear in a stadium in front of thousands of people. Man he’s a pretty underrated guitar player if that’s how he always plays
Didn't even watch them playing. Was reading the comments the whole time, and I heard no difference through their entire playing
hahah doing exactly that XD
The Affinity Strats from Squier have better necks. Even so though you can always buy a $200.00 official Fender replacement neck which fits the Squiers and another $50.00 for official Fender machine heads and still come in under the cost of an entry level Fender Strat. I paid $200.00 for an Affinity model to learn on and have nickel and dimed upgrades with little bits of tax refund and the occasional spare cash and put maybe another $300.00 into it over like 18 months and have a completely custom instrument for about $500.00 all told. I always assumed I would replace the pickups but the stock ones actually sound really good and a bit junkie the way Strat pickups should. I just bought a second one because I want to rout it out for a custom and completely non-standard pickup configuration.
Kevin Bates same
That aunt was unbelievably awesome but I could not tell the difference in the guitar sounds
i think the pirate trew better licks lol
Blindfold challenge: Cheapest Squire, most expensive Squire, cheapest Fender and most expensive Fender.
Jack Barlow They already did that
Raymon, I think they did Squire and Fender blindfold, but not what I proposed. I may be wrong, but they definitely did Squire vs Fender.
most expensive squire strat vs cheapest fender strat
This please
i would even say expensive strat vs cheapest american strat. that classic vibe is a monster
Great idea!
True, owned two of them. Butter tele and 50's strat
blindfolded.
I'm not hearing a 2000% difference.
There is also a video on this. Your point is moot. It applies to literally every product ever made.
I imagine the fender feels $700 better in the hands tho
Are you from Wichita ?, you would probably lay your money down.Jim
@@croc3862 nope
#lawofdiminishingreturns
4th video down
I've been gigging a Bullet Strat with a Boss Katana 100 for 3 years now and it's a great sounding reliable thing .... Update August 2019 I've upgraded to a 2009 MIM Strat but still love the Squier
Is it still good?
BUT ... would you EVER SELL the Squire???
Dad pact 😂😂😂 So cringy yet so funny 😂😂🙂
@@elektrolyte only seeing this now😅 I will never sell the Squier
@@sarthakkokane5776 The MIM is great. I've upgraded then pups to player series ones and the Boss is still brilliant.
I've been playing since 1978. I don't really like the "tribute" guitars at all. Why? Because I don't want to be playing someone else's guitar. I would rather take a basic American Standard or HSS Strat and make it my own. I also feel that the "damage" is all just a bit pretentious. So, a Les Paul Custom, an American Standard Start, and a regular HSS Strat would be my weapons of choice.
Axess2084 I'm so with you on the damage. Esthetically damaging something is ridiculous.
if i go strat i go sss. already have enough power with my les paul
What do you think of the Squire Strat?
Stop virtue signalling bro
Well good for guitar companies that there are people other than you out there! It's always been interesting to me that Tribute guitars and Relics are without a doubt the most polarizing things in the guitar marketplaces today. They are both in the top 10% of Major Manufacturer's sales as well, which speaks to how much they are loved.
Whoever does the editing for the videos is doing an amazing job.
Your answer is at the end of the video.
I just wanted to say fuck you because I felt like saying it 2 u out of all the other comments I don't know why but fuck you
fuck you
butt fuck you too man
your
I'm on a budget these days and as a working musician, each of my Squiers paid for themselves in one or two gigs. I also like to customise my own guitars, which would be insane to do on a £3,000 custom shop Fender. The Bullet is my preferred choice for practical reasons.
I used to have a custom shop Strat, which I loved, but when I sold it it financed a load of new gear!
I will never understand the relic guitar.,,, Mr. Gallagher's guitar would be special because it's unique. Make your own scars. I want a SHINEY new guitar with NO scratches. That's just me though.
I wouldn't mind a mild relic, if I bought it second hand from someone for example (and I have done), it'd give the guitar character, some unique qualities you wouldn't be able to buy anywhere else. I wouldn't buy a new guitar that had a relic though.
Glad you felt the need to share that. I love relics, I love saving up for ages to buy one and the extra special moment you get hold of something so expensive and seeing how my playing develops the relic to my own personal wear and tear.
@Colonel Forbin What if you don't WANT it to wear down? Eh? I sure don't!
I usually don't care for relics, but there was this really nice looking strat relic in surf blue that just looked amazing. I wouldn't pay a premium for it, but I'd definitely buy it for around the same price.
F**k me Lee's playing was on fire this vid, my fav I've seen him play. Inspiration!
Calum Orchard
If lee was on fire Rob was an inferno from hell. He melts my face every time
Calum Orchard anen bro
once again Rob gets no credit
Lee is horrible
"why would you want 30 guitars instead of one amazing one" 30 different tunings of course
or 30 different attempts at making relics or modding guitars.
This is absolutely true. One really expensive guitar isn't anywhere near as valuable as 4 good
Plugging a potato in that marshall would still sound great!
“Call of duty won’t get you laid, that will” I need to get that tattooed
What sounded best? For sure the Marshall JTM45 halfstack XD
JacknCocaine this guy gets it
So true. A good amp makes squier sound more interesting than the expensive one.
JacknCocaine thats it you can make any guitar on the world good if you have an great amp no matter what price it is
This guy here gets it, they sound similiar because the amp is doing the work...
you are correct
I don't think it's really fair to use an artist model since a part of the high price tag is attached to the player's guitar it's mimicking....I feel it's a better comparison to use the most expensive non-artist gear
23dvs I agree, special models shouldn't count
you can my video check the best 5 fender stratocaster in 2017 😀
Amen
Start doing this kind of thing with amps
Itd be night and day..
While the difference between a cheap guitar and expensive guitar is almost unnoticeable except for the aesthetics of it, as this video obviously proves, the difference between a Fender 15 watt and a Marshall cab or even something like a Boss Katana 2x12 is extremely noticeable.
@@rangisweetman3662 Agreed in general but your specifics were very weird... A Fender 15 watt... like a 65 Princeton? Even a 15W Super Champ is more expensive than a Katana...
I don't understand reliced guitars. I would rather I beat the hell out of my favorite guitar naturally, rather than it be pre-damaged
Especially for THOSE prices 😂😂😂
Agreed 💯
"Call of Duty won't get you laid, THAT will."
-Chappers 2017
To be honest, all black strats with a white 'guard look cheap to me...
Major Biggles Same
Major Biggles I think they look much better with a maple neck, but I still agree they look very plain
Throw a maple fingerboard neck on there and it's suddenly not so cheap looking. Srsly.
black pickup covers make a world of difference, take a look
Aged plastics and it can look amazing
That cheap Squier sounds excellent to me. I'll drag it behind my car so it looks just like the Custom Shop sig guitar. Like PT Barnum once said "there's a sucker born every day" (hmmm.....)
“Call of duty won’t get you laid.... but that will”. 😂😂 earned a sub on that one gents 😂
Cheapest amp in the store vs most expensive amp in the store
Appithkia So that we can see the difference between a really expensive amp and a cheap one maybe? I'm not too sure though...
Maybe if it was cheapest gig worthy amp or smallest real tube amp at least.
its all about the amp !
Cheapest amp head vs most expensive in the same cab. Or include modified items like a Frontman 15G modded to be a head and put into the mix with the other two.
Peggy's like a Squier with really nice pickups in it, I'll tell you what.
HANK!
cheap , but makes excellent noises ?
Henk pl0x
Peg a Leg! =D LOL
Al0x pl0x
"how much relicing do you want on your strat?"
"yes."
I actually own a Bullet Strat and once I got it set up, it's an amazing instrument. Everything is stock and it feels and sounds great. I've played it live many times and never had a problem!
The cheap doesn't sound as rich but it doesn't sound at all that bad for how cheap it is but of course playability greatly matters not just how good or bad a guitar sounds
fazeel ashraf £115 gives you a margin to change pickups. THAT'S THE CRUNCHER.
fazeel ashraf i'll bet with a good setup you won't even notice any playability differences
it helps that its being played through a monster amp by excellent players
fazeel ashraf I think the differences btw cheapest one and expensive one would be on the surface after playing long time :)
Yeah those amps would make a Djent shovel sound like a million bucks.
the squier sounds really good considering his price but the fender sounds definitely better
A pickup swap would probably close the gap for most people.
*+BigFatCock* Modding platforms are better than off the shelf, always.
Barbequed Happy Meal Does it hold you back in any way? i was initially set out to buy a mexi strat/tele but i started hearing good things about the squier so in terms of playability and range how much does it stack up?
Should i get one for my first electric guitar?
Meccarox as long as it's being made in Indonesia
I'm a bassist and similar challenges have been done with Squire precision and jazz basses versus Fender's top of the line basses. Squires are a steal for the money! I've been playing since 1984 and I have owned several Fender basses. Right now, my go-to bass is a Squire vintage modified jazz bass, excellent sound, and playability. I use it on gigs all the time. I also have a 1983 Fender Jazz bass I've owned since 1984 it was my go-to for years.
I bought a Squier Modified 70s Jazz Bass Fall 2014 and it's my absolute favorite one I've ever owned. I tested it against a similar American Fender w/a $1,000+ price tag and the Squier made the American Fender almost seem like a toy.
Rob's really stress testing the strength of that friendship 😂
Go on Ireland!!!! Up Rory Gallagher!!!!! Worshipped by Page, Clapton, Slash and Hendrix and one of the greatest live performers who ever existed. Brian May even uses the same rig: Vox AC30 and a treble booster. What a humble, talented soul. 1995 was a bad year when we lost one of the only true guitar gods!!!!! Also don't mean to criticise guys but as an Irish person we leave the second G silent in Gallagher. Love Rob and Lee and the quality of your videos is just insane!!!!!!!!!!
So was 1995, when Rory Gallagher died :(
Marcus Hogan Have you listened to his Live in Europe album? It's so good!
castile1996 had to correct that sorry!
BeatlesAndStones of course! Up there with Live at Leeds, Filmore East and Get yer Ya Yas Out as one of the all time great live albums. Joe Bonamassa swears by it!
Marcus Hogan What's your favourite Rory song ?
"I've spent more on a pair of trousers" - Theresa May?
"[Like,] I've spent more on a meal" ~ Norville "Shaggy" Rodgers?
I assume it will now be Empress May after the snap election with Labour pretty much on life support.
I own a ~$600 Mexican Strat and a ~$150 Squier and I find myself reaching for the Squier more often than not. I just like the way it plays. You guys did that video of sounding like SRV and that 60's Classic Vibe sounded awesome. You don't have to spend a lot to get a great looking, great sounding guitar. You might even like the cheaper one more.
Walker Worthless same place you would buy American ones. They’re called Mexican only because they’re made in Mexico. They’re actually called fender “player” series guitar. It’s the middle price fender guitars. They have squires ($100-$400) fender player ($500-$900) and fender American professional ($1000+)
I have an Squier Strat and I'm so proud of it :') Even when it hasn't one of the pickups working properly (from the shop), for me, sounds unbelievable
Lol my story
cheapest Chapman 🎸 vs most expensive Chapman 🎸
Mario Monroy they are all good :)
Mario Monroy but maybe one is waaay better than the good cheap one?
The price differences on the Chapman guitars are more on the materials' quality and the physical feeling than on the sound
It's that way with all guitars. Any dollar you spend over maybe $300 goes into the feel and style only.
Mario Monroy rob is the cheapest chapman and nas is by far the most expensive chapman.
Do a challenge guessing the price of various guitars
bennymountain1 Many times too
I have that Squier, it's my only guitar and I've only been playing three years but I was idly considering getting a more expensive model. Thank you for convincing me that it would not be worth the money. I'll reconsider when I can actually play the damn thing properly - back to practicing solos at half speed!
Thanks for your comparison video :-) With my laptop, headphones and 70-year-old musician-ears, I couldn't hear the difference in your two strats as you played. I bought a beautiful white HSS "hard tail" Squier Bullet and couldn't be more pleased. The frets on mine do NOT catch my fingers; they seem fine. The (satin finish) neck must be one of the slimmest necks among the Squier Strat models. I like the higher output hum-bucker bridge pickup as it helps to stand out in the band for solos and lead parts. I also like that the Squier Bullet is light weight! The hard tail (no whammy bar) means that it's less likely to go out of tune. :-) A couple of MINOR points...I did end up going to the next less-slim gauge strings (ie. #10 on top) looking for a slightly less "plink" sound on the really high notes. I also will be putting on some fret marker stickers for brighter fret markings, as I find the dots not quite bright enough for me on a poorly lit stage. BTW, I loved your jam as well! :D
I've had a Squier Strat since 2004 and it still sounds great.
AquaHulK MUSIC how much can it hold on string gauge?
i usually use 10-52 on it.
***** ah ok thanks. Just bought myself one too. Gonna try with 10's as well gotten used to the 9s. Thank you
np,
Most expensive Squier vs cheapest Fender pls...
This should have been the shootout to be honest
snasdante Yeah, this one is rather pointless imo... we all know that an insanely expensive guitar is gonna be better than one of the cheapest you can buy.
i think these ones are just for shits and giggles really this is chappers and the captain dont forget
this is the one we actualy want to see
I think they don't want to show, that the Squier would be better.
The RUclips subtitles are amazing! Apparently you’re Jabbers and The Cat 🤣
'This is throwaway money'
The captain just accidently revealed that he's fucking rolling in it.
Do the cheapest guitar in the store vs the expensive guitar in the store all typs of guitars
i think theyve done it already
Gustav Metal I think the Gibson/Epiphone video covered that.
Damion Betts Not really
The higher-end Squiers are certainly at least closing the gap to Fenders, but the Bullets will at best rival other guitars in their price range... they'll never approach anything more expensive in sound or build quality.
UFOKINWOTM8 so what?
It's fun
I'm a big fan of the Squier guitars. I own three Squier Strats. All partscasters and project guitars by now. The first two, a '98 and '97 China Affinity coast $80 and $65 respectively. I bought them used about five years ago. They were good instruments right away. Just needed strings and a set-up. Over time I have upgraded tuners and pickups/electronics. None of them is as good as an American Strat. But I have spent less than half the price of one American Strat on the three of them. And I have learned a lot about guitars in the process. They all sound and play differently. And they are each outfitted differently for pickups. One has three hot rails, one has two humbuckers, and one has an Alnico 4 P-90, a hot Alnico 5 single coil and 20k/Alnico 8 humbucker bridge pup, with an on/off switch for the humbucker. My favorite mod. They all sound and play great. But the intonation and tremolo/tuning stability will never equal an expensive guitar. Alas... The new Vintage Vibe Squiers are highly rated. A great value. I don't own one, but am open to it.
I bought a new white HSS Squier Bullet Strat and couldn't be happier. It's cheap, beautiful, easy to play, great neck, light weight & sounds like a stratocaster. I prefer the Bullet neck shape over some more expensive Squier Strat models.
This video is one of the best videos I saw about guitars. Very funny with a lot of sense. I am 62 and have a lot of time so I decided to buy the cheapest I could buy. I bought a bullet strat. Then I started to investigate what I actually bought and was pleasant surprised. This video tops my decicion. I thought what could I get for 138 CHF and wasn’t expecting much. I was tended to by a more expensive one and I am so happy I did not. But as a beginner? But I spent 600 CHF on a Headrush later, because I found out much about amps. If you have no ideas one looses much money but these two buys were some of my better ones. I am so happy now, that could not be topped by the most expensive guitar. Merry Christmas!
cheapest Ltd vs most expensive esp
Aditya Amitabh I especially like this one because ESP just doesn't put out bad guitars. even the LTD M-10 is pretty damn good.
Lakoda Beebout I actually agree. That's why I asked for this, it's hard to find a bad esp or an Ltd. they need to be taken good care of though.
LTD M 10 vs ESP Custom shop Horizon? Sounds nice...
call of duty wont get you laid this will LMFAOOOOOO
Michael Reyes stfu
Don't get butthurt cause It's kind of true lol
Neither has gotten me laid.
@@thebreakfastmenu try playing for a guy next time ;))
Nils Käll Hard pass
Interesting, I have squire strat bought for me by my two kids back in the 80's for Christmas, I tinkered with it for a while before putting it back into it's box. Since then it's travelled over 3000 mile to Canada, where it stayed in it's box, came back to England 3 years later where it sat in the loft. It was taken down early this year when I was clearing the loft, amazingly the thing was still in tune! So started learning and playing again, at 64 I decided I needed a hobby as I approach retirement. BTW the shop looks amazing, I feel a trip coming on in the new year and perhaps a new guitar :)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If someone wants to spend a ton of cash on a relic'd (is that even a word?) guitar, it's their money and more power to them. IMHO, relicing is something you *earn*. It's reflective of the labor of love that has gone into your guitar journey. I remember my first Epiphone LP, and how I excited I was when the finish started coming off the neck and the frets started to show wear (until I found out how expensive it is to get frets re-worked!).
Meanwhile in Australia, a bullet squire retails for $330 Australian dollars. Affinity $490 Squire classic vibe $1100.
TheMavBax same in Argentina, i feel u
Good point.
tecnogadget2 yes it is almost cheaper to fly to the states and return with one.
Pay an American to buy it for you and then send it to you.
Meccarox but you can only get maple fretboards exported due to CITES restrictions
now pleaseee cheapest LTD vs Most expensive ESP and vice versa
Think they already did it, or something very close. They def had a bunch of ESP/LTD's playing while blindfolded.
Rinzuala Ralte Please do the Artist Models,..example,..the Hetfield Ldt Snakebite vs the ESP Version etc. ;-)
they didn't but yes,something close but that wasn't satisfying enuff
Good video, thanks. Personally, I couldn't hear much difference between the two when distortion was used. As far as playing styles, Rory Gallagher used to place a lot of appropriate pauses in his solos, rather than belch out as many notes as he could until closing time.
chapper trying to sell his son to the captains daughter is the dad-est thing ever
I hope you won't burn me on a stake, but the squier sounds fuller and more ballsy.. Is it just me thinking that?
Maybe? We should do a demo of the Rory Strat with Bareknuckle Irish Tour pickups in it to be sure.
Jack Rainer Pryor Rory's tone is just kind of shrill, especially on the Irish tour.
I thought the Squier sounded better too, or at least as good. couldn't really tell the difference much. or not 2900 pounds worth for sure.
Another vote for the squier but you can pretty much guarentee that the 3k guitar will feel nicer to play.
Edit: just got to the bit where the captain says the squier is easier to play! What are we doing!
I love this videos. Please, make Cheapest American vs Expensive MIM, instead of Squier.
I expect very little difference between those tbh
OkkoMannetje you would be surprise actually, I have an American special strat (one of the cheapest Americans) and tried a lot of expensive Mexicans and although some are great there's just something weird with the feel of the American over the Mexican that is very noticeably different (or that might just be me!!)
Bruno Ramos it's probably going to be something vintage styled from MIM and modern from MIA, so I'd think it'd be different but more to do with preferences for feel and pickup output.
I don't now if they sound that different, but the feel must be, because MIM are done using the Metric System mostly, so the string spacing is narrower, like about 1 mm, USA spacing is 11,3 mm (2 7/32") vs 10,5 mm (2 1/16"). Is a pretty tiny difference, but I noticed it feels like the strings are not that close to the fret ends, sort of say. But Maybe is because I'm used to the squiers and MIM fenders, and rarely I play a USA. BTW, Writing this confirmed my opinion that Metric system makes more sense, lol.
In that price bracket, the real answer is MIJ
i have to say old chap i need to keep coming to this video just to hear you guys play its the first time in a long time that i can really appreciate two people coming together and playing like gods in synonymous harmony
I've found over the years, a great musician will make even the worst/cheapest instrument sound amazing
starter level amp and guitar vs professional amp and guitar.
I wonder who would spend three times the money to buy a *relic car*
Let me think... mh
ChristianIce Do you like new dark blue jeans though? It's odd but jeans have been distressed for many years and now new normal ones would be unusual and nobody ever seems to wear them.
+Jason
Go figure, I used to buy jeans as a kid, and distress them myself.
My mother was bitching about it, but at least I didn't pay 3 times the price for it.
EDIT: Jeans did cost the equivalent of todays 30 dollars or less.
30 dollars, not 3000, spot the difference.
ChristianIce They do cost three times the price for obvious reasons however.
Yes, and that obvious reason is that a market exists where people are willing to pay for it.
It makes it profitable for who sells, doesn't make it smart for who buys :)
Well rat rods are a thing.
"I've spent more on trousers than this guitar"
* pulls out my strat *
I think we've got a law of diminishing returns going on here. That Squier Bullet actually sounds really good, even next to the crazy expensive Strat! A damn sight better than my first electric guitar, which is a knock-off Strat from Argos, made by a company called Elevation. Took a fair amount of modification to get mine playing and sounding anywhere decent at all. Don't think it had ever had a setup until then.
Omg that was Litreally my first guitar to elevation Strat copy hahaha
@@lochlangregson826 They can be pretty good, but only after a proper setup with new strings and pickups
dare you to use the tremolo....
vibrato arm you mean? tremolo adjusts volume, not pitch.
No...I mean the "Tremolo arm." Although we all know the effect produced by using the bar is actually, as you correctly say, "vibrato," Fender incorrectly coined the term in 1954 and even marketed the Strat with a "Synchronised Tremolo." US patent - US 2741146 A filed on Aug 1954.
Fender calls it tremolo for some reason.
Back in the really old days, they used to call it the "Sway Bar".
tremolo arms on bullet strats tend to break
PRS SE custom 24 vs Custom 24!!
Yeah that's true, I forgot about that video! Though I was thinking a comparison between the new 2017 range of SE guitars which are considerably more expensive than the old ones.
The new SEs have better pickups now, it would be worth revisiting
A few years ago studies were done in which world class violinists played stradivarius violins and quality modern violins without knowing which ones they were playing. The modern violins won! In psychology there is a phenomenon called the "confirmation effect" which shows that our expectations can alter our perceptions of a stimuli. I maintain that most people cannot really tell the difference between fairly comparable instruments. It all has to do with the individuals touch, mastery of tone, and feeling. I recently bought an Ibanez AG 95 and will put it up against any jazz box selling for three times the price. (I don't work for Ibanez!)
I think I've made my choice.. I'm going for the Squier Strat!!
So, in the end, do you think its really the AMP that matters? I've noticed, you can play really any guitar an a very very nice amp and you sound INCREDIBLE but then you play some dinky $99 amp with a fender strat and it sounds like dookie.
Dakoteus The amp does matter a lot. The guitar depends on its length, strings, and pickups
Dakoteus also pickups
Dakoteus pickups matter a lot but more expensive guitars feel much better
Dakoteus Dookie is a good album though
Play a guitar with confidence and heart, and it will sing on any amp.
do most expensive vs cheapest sg
yeah!!!
The best players I have sat in with rarely have an off the shelf axe. Even the higher end strats are modified to their liking. So, there is that element of learning to set up your own rig as you are learning to play. I say the Bullet fits into that attribute well. Not only learning to play on a decent, affordable axe, but also being able to learn how to set up and such without destroying a custom shop unit is important. One could get a Bullet and change the tuners, lots, nut, pickups, and such; tend to fret edges. They would learn a lot while ending up with a very nice axe. I have several. One of which is a Amercan Deluxe that I got new, but my squire that I customized and experimented with over the decades still feels great, and, most importantly, shares the same stories and history of the journey we have taken together. When I pull out my Deluxe, I hold the reward of my hard work and financial success. BUT, when I grab my Squire, I am with an old friend who has shared the same ups and downs along the path that has twisted and turned to where I am today.
I've been roughing it with my wife's childhood Squire for the last few years, I think it cost around £120 when new. I say roughing it, but it's been a great guitar which I've even managed to lower the action on without fret buzz. I've just ordered a Fender Strat HSS Player in metalic sage green, so I'm very much looking forward to comparing the two.
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I think it's always the player and the amp, guitars will come and go.
Couldn't say it any better
I believe it was Keith Richards who said: give me any guitar and amp, and in 5 minutes I'll have it sound like Keith Richards
My first guitar was a squire bullet. I had no complaints considering the low price. A few years later I got left some money by my Aunty and got myself a Mexican Strat..(I couldn't stretch to the cost of an American). and I love it!!...I don't think I'd get an American now, even if I could afford it.
Thing is, buy a cheap squier and add less than £100 in upgrades and it's pretty close. That's what I did to my first ever guitar. Bone nut, hand wound pickups, CTS pots, orange drop and Kluson tuners. Sand and oil the neck, face the frets. I stripped it and repainted it in nitrocellulose. Set it up and you're golden.
The black one wins all the week for me. Relice'd by myself
lmao the squire will get you laid. I love this guy already just tuned in
That was some absolutely lovely playing at the beginning.
Love the edits. When one starts rambling on endlessly, there's a polite...scene change. Nicely done Mr. C....beg your pardon. Nicely done Rory?
That relic strat looks quite terrible to be honest :D
what do you expect from a relic guitar?
gh0ul gh0ul the, history, the story, the quality. The aged beautiful expensive wood. The best selected woods that aged (with proper care) sounds better when it gets old.
And I haven't even talked about the machines yet.
Carl samuel Romano i wouldnt say they sound any better tho
Branden Palarz in studios or rooms. But i think if you play it on a concert/open place, the difference would be heard i think.
Carl samuel Romano that’s just it, it’s not aged beautiful expensive wood. There’s no history or story behind a guitar that’s not the original. It’s the same wood that’s put on many less expensive guitars, but because someone relics it, it commands a ridiculous price
Please do the cheapest flying V vs the mose expensive flying V you got at Andertons
One thing is certain the fender squier played by someone that can play decently definitely sounds really good. That being said, the price of producing something USA or China has to come out in the price. The fact that customer shop guitars have a really guitar expert handling the guitar and crafting it also has to come out in the price. Whatever guitar that just does not come out of an assembly line but actually has people handling the material needs to add to cost.
How cool would it be to have a replica of Rory's strat.....PLUS it sounded mean like Rory's. The Bullet was pretty amazing in its own right. It was great to see a great guitar player shredding away so well on both instruments in order to get a true idea of what they both can do. It blew me away how I almost liked some of the stuff on the Bullet better than the Rory. Very informative guitar science! Cheers
You guys dont do much tele. do ya?
Well, teles are quite pointless seeing as there are real guitars available.
BTW THIS WAS A JOKE.
aditya mehta im sorry but a joke is not a good joke if you havr to say its a joke
that moment when you realize it's spelt "I'm"
lemur sven that moment when spelt is actually "spelled"
Make the most expensive squier vs cheapest fender please
Damn that squier sounds pretty good
No. The amp and cab sound good. The guitar is largely irrelevant.
You both do such great jams together in almost every video. There should be compilation of all of your jams.