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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