Squier Standard Telecaster

The Squier Standard Tele is a beautiful guitar. Period. If you like that old vintage guitar look, then you're going to love this guitar. With it's fast-action neck, agathis body, and rosewood fretboard, it's a beauty to behold.

Now, it isn't just beautiful, it's also one of the best sounding Squier guitars you can find on the market today. With a price point of $299 new, it's also not going to break the bank.

Many long time guitar players have vouched for the excellence of the Squier Standard Tele. It's a great budget guitar, and Hillbilly Rock on Musicians Friend posted:

"I just recieved this guitar today, and I was amazed at the high quality and playability. I actually compared the tone of this instrument with an american standard tele in a local music store and my ears(with 22 yrs experience)could not tell any real difference. The sound of the squier, mim, and am standard are surprisingly very close. The main differences in these guitars is obvously where they were made. Sure the squier has cheaper electronics but you could never tell this by the way it sounds. People can say all they want but real musicians and collectors alike will tell you that mexicans were making Fender guitars as early as the 1960's in Fenders factory in california! All that being said, this is a great telecaster guitar regardless of nationality. I just can't see shelling out $1,000 or more when you could have one of these beauties in every color for that kind of money. So, all-in-all,a very good quality instrument, I am very pleased."

I'm not sure I'd say it's comparable to a USA Tele, but alot of others compare them to MIM Telecasters, which is still quite a feat for this cheapie. The cheap Squier Standard Telecaster comes in 3 distinct colors: Cherry Burst, Vintage White, and Black.

I've handled a couple of these bad boys before, along with a Made in USA Tele Thinline. The thinline definitely had nicer action and a little more crunch, but these cheap guitars still sounded fantastic. If you're a fan of the telecaster sound, you'll definitely want this over the Squier Standard Strat. They're both great guitars, but nothing beats that clean, bluesy Telecaster sound, if you ask me.

You can find these at any music retailer about, but Musicians Friend has great shipping times, great customer service, and all in all, great products. You can find a link to the Cherry Burst Squier Standard Telecaster here.

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Hello Kitty Strat. Can you say daredevil?

Fender Squier Hello Kitty Strat, Black

On the electronics front, this guitar keeps it simple. A single black volume knob controls one humbucking pickup in the bridge position, for plenty of bite (players can of course back off the volume for a bit of tonal range, or just go all-out).

The guitar features a hard tail string-through-body bridge and standard die-cast tuning machines for stable rocking, with a chrome finish to accentuate the gloss black finish.

This Strats body is made of agathis, which in tone is quite comparable to mahogany--warm and thick, but with plenty of punch. The full-scale (25.5-inch), bolt-on maple neck is plenty fast, with its standard "C" shape. It features 21 medium jumbo frets with black dot inlays.

The engraved Squier neck plate means you can expect the same quality youd get from any other Fender-made Squier guitar. And of course, theres the fun Hello Kitty accoutrements, like the aforementioned Kitty pickgaurd, and a "collage" Hello Kitty logo gracing the back.

I dunno about you guys, but to me, nothing says confident like a guy playing a Hello Kitty guitar. Think of the balls you must have to tote that thing around and be like "Yeah, I play this, you got a problem with it? Oh, you do? Let me shred for a second, and see if you change your tune."

Even though it's branded as a Squier guitar, it has some superior construction over standard Affinities. The wood is a nice, solid, warm wood, much better than the standard of Squier. The expanded price point  isn't just because of the logo. There's some superior quality there, I assure you.

I saw a guy on the street playing one of these when I was hanging out with some friends, and it looks even better in person. The photos really don't do it justice. And again, you're gonna look way more badass with this than an SG, or something similarly metally looking.

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Squier Practice Amp To Go With Your Cheap Squier Guitar

Fender Sp10 Squier Guitar Amp

 Highly affordable and portable electric guitar practice amplifier. 10-watt amplifier, Jack input, Headphone input, Carry handle Overdrive, and clean switch Volume treble bass control.

A highly affordable and portable electric guitar practice amplifier.

Really, in the way of practice amps, this is a cheap, and reliable way to go. Good, clean sound, lightweight, and a low price tag to go along with it, it's an incredibly cheap guitar amp, with everything you need to practice. Beginners shouldn't need more than this.

I used an amp very much like this my first year of playing guitar, and I was never unsatisfied. Simply: It's a great amp to learn on. This, or a Fender Frontman 15w.

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Fender Squier Affinity : One of the cheapest Squier guitars around.

Fender Squire Affinity Series Mini Strat Black Finish

The Squier Mini is the 3/4-size version (22.75" scale length) of the Squier Bullet and makes an ideal travel guitar for players of all ages or a first guitar for kids. This is not a toy though! Three, single coil pickups.The pickups are nothing special, but the Mini Strat does have the five-position switch, and the in-between positions produce nice, chunky tones though!
Some Amazon reviews by experienced players state:

"Ive been playing for over 20 years, and I was really excited when my 7 year old daughter asked for a guitar for Christmas. I bought her a mini strat in red after trying it out a guitar center. It plays amazing for something in this price range! Yes, the strings are a little slack, but thats not bad for a new player with small hands. Its a great size and weight for a small player. Shes a 3/4-side person (at just over 4 ft tall), so I figure a 3/4 sized guitar is perfect."

A great starter guitar if you're looking for something to learn on, or just something you don't wanna be afraid to bang up. As always, with a cheaper guitar, or any guitar really, don't be afraid to get it checked out, and set up. It won't cost you much, and it'll make things much easier in the long run! One of the most cheap Squier guitars you'll find.

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