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unregistered, on july 25, 2005 4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 79.99
Purchased from: Musician's Friend
Features: Made in Indonesia, standard Squire Bullet Special edition. The finish is a beautiful ice blue metallic. It compliments my Takamine EG560CSB perfectly. I am quite taken by the build quality of the guitar. It was exactly what I was looking for in terms of electronics. Just one pickup and a volume knob. Actually I was in the market for a P-90 Gibson Junior but the price was out of my league. The guitar came with a two tool Hex Key set. Hard not to give it a excellent rating, as it's price alone is a no brainer as well as being backed by Fender. I would love to drop in a Black Dove pickup for that P-90 sound. Maybe down the road. // 10
Sound: As for my musical ability. it's mostly old sixties and seventies rock. Pushing it through a Kustom KAA30 acoustic amp along with a bank of Danelectro mini pedals (flanger, phaser, vibrato, wah and EQ). The EQ helps immensly with cleaning it up. Alone it has rougher sound than I expected from a Fender. With the effects tho it rocks all over the place. // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: I'll tell you what, I took it out of the box and haven't put it down yet. It may need a little neck adjust (or maybe I'm just more comfortable with the Takamine). As the width is sligthly thinner than the Tak. But I'll take it in to the shop as soon as I put it down. Like I said before the finish is perfect (really rich looking). The neck is unfinished kinda like an Ibanez which I abhore. But this is smoother somehow. And the fretboard and frets are just right. As for everybody jumping on the tuners these seem fine and hold tune OK. Remember it is a 79.99 guitar gang. Overall I'd say good is the grade. // 8
Reliability & Durability: Haven't had it out yet but it impressed one of my old guitar playing buddies who wants to get together. I can hear him now "Hey why don't you play the Tak. And I'll hop on the Bullet". I can't say how pleased I am for the money I spent. On the hardware, fit, finish; man I'm sold. It also is very light and has a nice balance which is a big plus. // 8
Impression: Overall good match for my style. Been playing for over 25 years not the most technical player but I've pleased the people I play for. Like I said earlier a P-90 would be nice and might happen down the road but for now armed with the Takamine and Bullet I think I'm set. As long as it's blue it must be good! // 10
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GetLostInIt776, on june 07, 2005 2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 89.99
Purchased from: Musician's Friend
Features: Ok this guitar was made in Indonesia in 2004. It's got 21 frets, with medium jumbo frets. It has a rosewood fingerboard, and it's a standard scale. I believe this guitar is made of something very cheap like poplar or the like. It is extremely light though, so I'm down with whatever tree died for it. The neck is made of maple. The finish is a super ugly silver that I plan to paint over, and as far as I know, that is the only color this guitar is available in, though I think I saw it in Musician's Friend with a blue version once. It is a Strat body style, with a HardTail Strat bridge. It has only one volume control and one humbucking pickup. The only problem is the original pickup is s--t, so I replaced it with the almighty Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader. The tuners are also s--t, and I plan to replace them with some nice Sperzels. // 10
Sound: Uhm, well as far as I can express, this guitar fits my style perfectly. I play mostly punk rock, or whatever I think sounds alright. I found that with my other guitar (which is an Oscar Schmidt semi-hollowbody) I get bogged down and distracted with pickup and tone configurations, and this guitar (with the SH-8) provides the perfect tone I need that can cut through anything in its way. I'm using this guitar with an old nasty Peavey amp that I hate and throw things at and the guitar still sounds alright, so I'm convinced it's a rad thingy. There's no varitey in tone other than amp settings and how and where you pick. Which is good. Less is more. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: Well for a $90.00 guitar this was perfect from the factory aside from strings. The strings lasted me about 30 minutes. And that was on the ride to get new ones. Yeah other than that the action was fine, I lowered it a bit, I haven't had problems with fret buzz or anything like that, and it's held up really well so far. Itýs a tought little thing. // 10
Reliability & Durability: This guitar is a rock. I pull full confidence in it's ability to perform live, because only shitty guitarists can't overcome simple problems. The only real qualm I have with this guitar is the tuning stability, and tuners can be replaced for a relatively low amount of money. // 8
Impression: Well this guitar is as close to perfect as I could ask for right now. Sure, it's missing a few nice little nuances, but I can deal. The things it needs to have are a new paint job and new tuners. The thing I love most about my guitar is the one volume knob and one pickup configuration. I hate really complicated gaudy s--t and this guitar is the simplest design out there. // 10
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Fender_punk, on november 15, 2006 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 118.5
Purchased from: long and mcquade
Features: This is a korean made ice blue metallic squire. It's got 21 frets on a rosewood fretboard. It's a Strat style body. The only thing different about the shape from a Strat is that the body is thinner. It's got a hardtail string-thru bridge so you feed the strings right through the bridge itself. It came with a squire humbucker. Just one and a volume pot. The tuners are kind of Vintage but the backs of them are like the normal Fender Strat ones. // 9
Sound: The sound of this guitar is quite good. I bought it because I couldnt afford/ find a tom delonge Fender and it was extremely similar. Now I own the Tom DeLonge and there pretty comparable guitars. I bought it and installed a Seymour Duncan invader. It sounds great for punk which is mainly what I play. Even the stock pickup wasn't bad, sounds better then the hum's in the mexican strats anyway. At the time I played it through a Fender FM 212R and it sounded really good. Some people argue you can't get a good variety of sound. This guitar would not be very suited for blues or somehting like that but it can get any kind of rock sound easily. // 9
Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was set up decently allthough the action is pretty bad. I don't play it much but I'll go home and adjust the truss rod when I get a chance. The pickups werent in there long before I replaced them but they were fine. I kind of modified this guitar a lot. The guitar is ice blue metallic with a black pickguard. I purchased all black hardware for it (input, tuners, strap locks). Since the bridge isnt anyhting special iw as looking to maybe replace that with a black bridge but haven't been able to find one of it's kind. I also plastered the guitar with stickers to give it a nice punk rock feel. // 7
Reliability & Durability: I played this guitar live for over a year. It's great. Nice and light so if you jump around and stuff like I do, it's good for that. I replaced most of the hardware but not because it lacked in quality, I just wanted a different look. I still use this as a d-tuned backup sometimes. I would never play without a backup in case of string breaking but the guitar itself is worthy of being played without one. // 9
Impression: I play punk rock. So does this guitar. If you like the idea of tom delonges guitar but can't afford it or find it, buy this. It's absurd how cheap it is. I have been playing for 4 years. if it was lost I'd be pissed but I own 4 guitars and I hardly play this anymore since I got my tom delonge. I love the way it looks and it's simplicity. I hate how the logo looks on the headstock (just black with no outlining or anything) and I hate the action being so high (I'm fixing it). This is the best squire I've ever played. // 9
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punkrocker25, on may 09, 2007 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Long & McQuade
Features: Overall I find this guitar doesn't have a whole lot of features, I mean one pickup and 1 volume knob? Pretty basic, however good for the beginner, I bought this as my first guitar and it's definitly easy on the wallet. The humbucker is good for my punk rock style, however it plays good clean as well. // 6
Sound: Even though it is a simple guitar it suits my rock/punk music style really well with the humbucker, but I am also using a Line6 Spider II 15 with it so the amp channels greatly improve it. Because it doesnt't have single coils it isn't noisy at all, I don't get any feedback on any channels and that is one thing that pleased me. It has good variety in sounds but as I said that may be my amp doing the job. I must say though that for $99 CAN you would think this would be a crap guitar but it has much better sound than expected. The 2 things I found not so good was the sustain on certain channels and it doesnt't stay in tune very long (no more than 1 or 2 good practices tops) due to the lower end parts, but still overall good. // 7
Action, Fit & Finish: The first Bullet I picked up for some reason was electronically a dud, so that was disappointing coming from squire, but the one I picked up later was set up well, haven't had any issues with the patch cord input or the knob or strings, but I found coming from the factory the strings were set quite high. The finish was perfect when I got it but the body and pickguard scratch quite easily, not noticable from a distance but definitely up close, but the finish has been great and hasn't worn yet after about a year. // 8
Reliability & Durability: This guitar will be ok Live but if you are playing something like it it would be nice to have a backup just because it is so light that it feels not too durable, but it has taken a few bumps from myself and has seemed to stand up fine to all that. The only piece of hardware that would ever concern me is the bridge because at one point I had a problem with the screws always coming loose. It took a while to get it sorted out but eventually I got them to stay in there, but I wouldn't want that failing on me while performing. // 7
Impression: Overall it is a good match to my simplish punk rock style, even tougher and more demanding music as well. I bought this as my beginner first guitar and it has done a good job of that, now I would like to invest in a new one but I would definitey recommed it to beginning guitarists who don't have a lot of cash to spare. I like it's versatility in terms of styles but not so much the lack of features. I have played friends squire strats and I personally prefer the Bullet to them, to me it feels better and has better sustain but that may just come with working it in. // 7
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JU5TIN, on february 01, 2006 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 102.7
Purchased from: Long & McQuade
Features: This beauty was made in Indonesia and features a maple neck and I couldn't tell you what the body is made of but it is light as hell, such a change from my Les Paul. It's got 21 medium jumbo frets on a rosewood fretboard that on mine looks stained or lightly painted on the top to darken it, not sure about that but whatever still looks fine. It's got a great blue metallic finish and works well with the chrome hardware. It has a hard tail non tremelo bridge which is great for people that dont like knocking there guitar out of tune all the time. The pickup is ok, great for the price, and has a much better clean tone than the distortion happy SD Invader I have in my other guitars which is what I was looking for. I'm going to replace the pickup down the line but for now it's a welcome change. The tuners? forget about it, they suck and need to be replaced if your at all serious about playing the guitar on a regular basis. The stripped down look of it makes me think of the Tom DeLonge Strat, and who doesn't love that guitar? This is a great starting guitar but still great for someone more expierienced. // 8
Sound: The sound is what you would expect from a guitar in the $100 range, it'll do fine running through a decent to good amp but dont expect miracles from your 10watt practice amp. I'm running it through a Traynor YCV40 and a DF7 Distortion Factory pedal and have no complaints. Theres no noise when the volume is down to 0 and the amp's not in standby, something lacking in my other guitars. You've got 1 humbucker in the bridge position, it's more versitile than you think so use your imagination, your not stuck with any one musical style with this guitar. But again it's not great for every style. // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: The action was wicked high for me, but maybe not for someone else, but it's easily changed, and it came with those wimpy Fender strings, I think there 9's or something, pretty thin. The finish is flawless as far as I can see and you can easily slide up and down the neck. The pickup height was fine but the pole peices arn't adjustable, I might complain but I dont know how to properly adjust them anyway. // 10
Reliability & Durability: This guitar is a rock, super light which is great for people who move on stage and the hardware should last a long time (the tuners might last forever but won't keep your guitar in tune for more than an hour, so change them). The strap buttons are solid and are a much better design than some I've seen on some Les Pauls, you almost don't need straplocks, but I put them on anyway. I'd say gig it without a backup, but if your super paranoid than maybe bring a backup, but I can't see why you would need one. // 10
Impression: You guys play punk rock? Me too and it's great for it, I've never owned a guitar with more than 1 pickup and havn't had a complaint yet. If punk is your thing, this is a guitar I highly recommend, it's so easy to play and won't turn begginers off who are trying to learn. Theres more love than hate with this guitar, I hate the tuners and even the volume pot could be smoother but other than that theres nothing I don't love. I'd buy another one in a hearbeat if it were stolen or were lost in a fire or whatever. This is one of those gems that begginers to expierenced players can benefit from, it's so cheap but you wouldn't know it from looking at it or playing it. I was so surprised at the quality, but what can you expect from a company backed by Fender? // 9
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unregistered, on july 12, 2004 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 151.2
Purchased from: Used
Features: My Bullet Special was made in 2003, in Indonesia. It has 21 medium jumbo frets and a rosewood fingerboard I guess, the neck is thin, I like that. I guess it has a laminated because that's what the other review says. It has a maple body. It's orange, I like that very much, it's also available in dark blue and metallic, it has a black pickgaurd. It' actually just a Strat but with one humbucker and one volume knob. It doesn't have a normal string-thru body bridge like a normal Strat, the strings don't go through the body. The humbucker is active. It only has one volume knob, you don't need more. Tuners are non-locking, that's the only bad thing about it. I bought it used so I got no accessories with it. // 8
Sound: I play punk mostly, the humbucker suits my stile very well, you can get a nice distortion with it and it sounds well on all the amps I played. I use my dad's boogie amp mostly and it sounds well with it, I will soon buy a Peavey bandit 112. I use no effects with it. It's a nit noisy because of the humbucker but it doesn't matter much to me. It has a pretty full sound and when you don't play on an amp it also sounds very well. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: There wasn't anything wrong with it, and the action is good to. // 10
Reliability & Durability: I did one gig with it and it did its job very good, maybe I'll put new tuners on it because these are non-locking. Maybe I'll put a semour duncan super distortion in it when I'm rich but everything is good now. I've putted straplocks on it but the original strap buttons weren't very bad. I can depend on it and I don't need beackup for this guitar. The finish is good, I dropped it and I have no scratches, only some on the pickgaurd. // 10
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unregistered, on december 25, 2003 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 100
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Features: The Bullet Special Edition has about 22 medium frets. Squier keeps it simple witht the single coil humbucker, and the only knob is the volume. It comes in 2 colors...a kind of silver color (much like the color of Billy Corgan's Fender Strat), and a dark blue (which I have). It has a laminated top. The neck is solid wood, and the tuners are non-locking. Unfortunately it doesn't have switchable distortion. // 6
Sound: The style in my mind is not exactly what I was looking for,eventhough I am a beginner. I wanted a more heavier sound like the music I listen to (deftones,tool,apc). With the guitar I purchased a 15w Crate Amp. It goes together amazing with the amp. The only thing I don't like on it is the pickup. The pickup is ultra sensitive which equals a lot of unwanted sound. // 8
Action, Fit & Finish: N/A // 10
Reliability & Durability: As a beginner guitar this thing can outlive anything. Its reliable also. I have dropped it like 2 because of the strap but it only got a microscopic scratch. // 10
Impression: This is a great beginner guitar... not the best, but great. // 8
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unregistered, on april 27, 2005 1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Features: // 6
Sound: The sound of this was great. When I had no idea what I was doing now after 2 years of playing I still plug it in once ina while turn up the distortion listen to the feedback. The hum and crank up the volume and let loose sum crazy solo's and I still think hey this gets the job done. I liked this guitar. // 6
Action, Fit & Finish: Here's where your gonna lose points. The action sucks the finish is a good sturdy finish but it's a basic finish easy to do nothing special the jackplate comes loose god thats annoying. Put some locktite on it and it will never move again, but it wasn't that great. // 6
Reliability & Durability: // 6
Impression: I thought it was a great guitar to learn the basics. You don't want to spend 700 dollars on a guitar and find out you don't have what it takes or you don't like it. Well anyways the last thing I wanna say is I've re-finished this guitar the old finish stripped down nice and when you paint it in the Van Halen 2 style black with yellow stripes and give it all new expensive pickups and buy all new hardware and new neck and spend 700 dollars on it. It becomes your best guitar the body is all thats left of this guitar but I think it'll stand the test of time. // 10
OttovanZanten
: this is pretty much the same as the Tom de Longe (or somthing) strat isn't it? also a duncan design SH-8 humbucker..
"Unfortunately it doesn't have switchable distortion."
er?? it's a guitar, not an amp POSTED: 09/28/2006 - 06:34 am / quote|
Yawdim
: lol POSTED: 05/09/2007 - 09:13 am / quote|
binjajer
: ..? Kudos to the dude who replaced the pup with an Invader.
You could just take the bucker out nad leave a nice hole, it would sound even better. POSTED: 05/09/2007 - 09:31 am / quote|
guitarmakerpugh
: i agree with this dude^^^ the guitar sucks, and needs heavy modification, like taking out the neck, the electronics, the hardware, and the body!, oh wait, that dosent leave anything... still sounds better. POSTED: 05/09/2007 - 01:01 pm / quote|
jack_the_ripper
: It's pretty good actually, just make sure to replace the pup after that it was great POSTED: 05/09/2007 - 04:40 pm / quote|
nAILZ
: it's a squier! what can you expect? it's for kids who are just learning! it's still pretty brutal though. POSTED: 05/09/2007 - 05:51 pm / quote|
JoNnHannah
: It's dirt cheap. It's not supposed to be great. POSTED: 05/09/2007 - 09:07 pm / quote|
Hart_Attack
: interesting how about 60 percent of the reviews that were put up play punk so i'm assuming that this beginner guitar would suit the punk kids. i say, save up and get a dean vendetta XM thats about 100 bucks and from what my friend says "Alot better than squier guitars under $150" POSTED: 05/09/2007 - 11:01 pm / quote|
adslam3
: this was my first electric guitar back in the day. i loved the hell out of it but now i look at it and i think "how did i get music out of you?" haha...either way, it was a fun guitar to learn on. and you get what you pay for..oh memories hahaha POSTED: 05/10/2007 - 12:38 am / quote|
payay
: Even for experienced guitar players this is a good guitar if yout modify it to your wishes. Just put in new pick-ups and better tuning knobs and you have a great guitar for less than half the money yout spent on more expensive guitars... simple
interesting how about 60 percent of the reviews that were put up play punk so i'm assuming that this beginner guitar would suit the punk kids. i say, save up and get a dean vendetta XM thats about 100 bucks and from what my friend says "Alot better than squier guitars under $150"
the dean vendeta xmt, which costs 150, doesnt mean it is a guitar for beginners. . yeah, its cheap, but its great. . POSTED: 01/06/2008 - 08:01 pm / quote|
moonwilson
: I bought one of these a few years ago, because it was super cheap and looked cool, and honestly, it was the WORST guitar I've ever played. The neck would bend so much from regular playing that the strings would fret out- either buzzing or stopping completely. What a joke! The Squier Bullet has the dubious distinction of being the one guitar I've returned in my lifetime.
Oh, and lest I forget, the pickup sounds awful- the tone is complete garbage, no matter what you play it through. Total piece of junk. POSTED: 05/02/2008 - 04:31 pm / quote|
this was my first guitar i thought it was so cool but looking back i realize it was a piece of shit POSTED: 10/08/2008 - 11:43 am / quote|
rabryant
: i think its awsome it was cheap simple and easy to play i made a few mods such as changing the pick up to a dimarzio PAF pro which improved it greatly but overall the best punk guitar i have had as i generally go for the cheaper ranges due to my ability to break everything i touch!! POSTED: 11/16/2008 - 04:30 am / quote|
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