Saturday In The Park! Awesome! Thanks for this thorough review, PipeCat. Nice to see someone who occasionally quips, "I suck", even though your playing is quite respectable! Not to mention your reference to welcoming players of all skill levels, both advanced and beginner. I need another guitar like I need a hole in the head, but this one has awakened the itch!
Well, I suppose I'm not SOOOO bad for a self-taught garage hack who can't follow tabs or read music. Thanks for the too-kind words. Yeah, if you don't want to spend too much and still satisfy that itch, I highly recommend this axe. It's just plain fun and it sounds great.
I ordered the exclusive Fender made in Japan "Junior Collection" Stratocaster. You can only buy these from Japan. It's a Fender Stratocaster - not a Squire - with a 24 inch neck scale instead of 25.5 inch. The Mustang you're playing also has a 24 inch neck scale, but you can't get a Stratocaster unless you order it from Japan. The body is also shrunk by 6 percent, which is hardly noticeable. Its still looks and feels like a full size guitar. Don't get it confused with a "mini". It's not a mini guitar. I'm going to scallop the neck and put some YJM furies pickups in it and play some Yngwie style neoclassical shred. Jake E. Lee's signature ESP guitar was a Strat style body with a 24 inch scale neck.
It'd be perfect for you. Hope you get one. If I may offer a bit of advice: This is a short-scale neck, which offers slightly less string tension, therefore easier on the fingers. After learning the basics, maybe in a year or so, it might be a good idea to access a full scale guitar like a Stratocaster (or an acoustic, even better), to get a feel for the tighter strings. Then you won't get fatigued if you ever play someone else's axe.
@@PipeCat1965 I inherited my late grandfather's acoustic, I just found it a little tough to learn with it because of its chunkiness & the action was too high.
I love those Squire Mustangs just great little guitars. I agree with the Squire’s and like guitars the inexpensive ones. I believe it is due to the CNC machine. It pretty much changed the game to a consumer advantage.
I have not had to take off the pickguard, but I'd bet it is not swimming pool routed. It's a pretty light guitar - a big route would make it a little too light, I would think.
With Fender or Squier guitars, I have always admired the tight, shimmering sound of their single-coils, but you do sacrifice a bit of noise for that tone. Many prefer the humbuckers, as they offer more controllable distortion tones. It's a matter of personal taste.
Getting kind of picky I know but wthout a trem this really a DuoSonic not a Mustang so I find it a bit annoying that Squire is bending Fender history about somewhat. Good review, would have been nice if you gave the actual weight of the guitar rather than a guess as that isn't easily found info except by Sweetwater but even they don't offer it on cheaper guitars like this, the Classic Vibes are the price point where they provide the weight of the particular guitar for sale.
It's an unfortunate (or maybe fortunate) similarity, but the fact is that you can get this guitar for small money right now and it's amazing. The Sonic Mustang body is thinner, so it is lighter. And aesthetically, I think I like the two diagonal pickups of the Mustang. A trem would be wasted on me, as I don't use them. The scales are the same at 24". I am not a model purist. Every axe is what it is and if I never plan on trading or selling it, then why sweat it? Thanks for watching.
Mustang get its name from its offset body shape not from the trem system that everybody changes into a stoptail anyways. Duo sonic has a symetric body unlike mustang.
I like the color and the sound of that thing. That yellow is very close to my West Creek SG style guitar. Those pickups are extremely surprising
Oh man, I am thrilled with this axe. I put a couple of tasty decals on it last night. Will prolly do a vid with the update pictures soon.
Saturday In The Park! Awesome! Thanks for this thorough review, PipeCat. Nice to see someone who occasionally quips, "I suck", even though your playing is quite respectable! Not to mention your reference to welcoming players of all skill levels, both advanced and beginner. I need another guitar like I need a hole in the head, but this one has awakened the itch!
Well, I suppose I'm not SOOOO bad for a self-taught garage hack who can't follow tabs or read music. Thanks for the too-kind words. Yeah, if you don't want to spend too much and still satisfy that itch, I highly recommend this axe. It's just plain fun and it sounds great.
Cool color. Nice chops.
I have the red one with the maple fretboard and a Bullet Mustang-90.
Looks great with the black pick guard and controls
I added a black racing stripe later. Looks really sharp.
now that looks like just a ball of fun. You sold me on this, gonna get one. A bit of a fret polish and let the good times roll :)
Heh, cool. And FYI, I never ended up polishing those frets. They wore-in after a few playings. You will not be disappointed.
I ordered the exclusive Fender made in Japan "Junior Collection" Stratocaster. You can only buy these from Japan. It's a Fender Stratocaster - not a Squire - with a 24 inch neck scale instead of 25.5 inch. The Mustang you're playing also has a 24 inch neck scale, but you can't get a Stratocaster unless you order it from Japan. The body is also shrunk by 6 percent, which is hardly noticeable. Its still looks and feels like a full size guitar. Don't get it confused with a "mini". It's not a mini guitar. I'm going to scallop the neck and put some YJM furies pickups in it and play some Yngwie style neoclassical shred. Jake E. Lee's signature ESP guitar was a Strat style body with a 24 inch scale neck.
Have always loved Japanese Strats.
@@PipeCat1965 I agree. The Japanese craftmanship is excellent.
I got the sonic tele and it's great right out the box. Not like 20 years ago when somebody said they had a squire and you said I'm sorry
I'm looking to learn lead guitar as a total beginner, and I was pretty sold on this guitar. This review definitely sold me more on it.
It'd be perfect for you. Hope you get one. If I may offer a bit of advice: This is a short-scale neck, which offers slightly less string tension, therefore easier on the fingers. After learning the basics, maybe in a year or so, it might be a good idea to access a full scale guitar like a Stratocaster (or an acoustic, even better), to get a feel for the tighter strings. Then you won't get fatigued if you ever play someone else's axe.
@@PipeCat1965 I inherited my late grandfather's acoustic, I just found it a little tough to learn with it because of its chunkiness & the action was too high.
I like the color 👌
Me too! Watch my other video to see the decals I put on!
@@PipeCat1965do you think you have to upgrade the hardware or is it fine?
@@courtneygillespie1187 I have not found any problems with it at all.
@@PipeCat1965 that's what I thought 🤔
I love those Squire Mustangs just great little guitars. I agree with the Squire’s and like guitars the inexpensive ones.
I believe it is due to the CNC machine. It pretty much changed the game to a consumer advantage.
Roger that! They all pretty much feel handcrafted these days.
It sounds better to me than the HH bullet Mustang, more classic fender, it had that twang
Agree!
$159 right now at Guitar center. Tempting !!
That's where I went. DO IT! 😁
You said it "plays like butter".
it does. Land-O-Lakes.
Have you taken the pickguard off? Is it swimming pool routed? Musicians friend said it was not, the yellow one, but I do not trust that they looked
I have not had to take off the pickguard, but I'd bet it is not swimming pool routed. It's a pretty light guitar - a big route would make it a little too light, I would think.
how long did it take to ship! thinking about getting one
Was in stock. Took about a week. If you get one, enjoy it! Still love mine.
the sonic mustang comes with 2 single coil or 2 humbuckers how do you choose between the two?
With Fender or Squier guitars, I have always admired the tight, shimmering sound of their single-coils, but you do sacrifice a bit of noise for that tone. Many prefer the humbuckers, as they offer more controllable distortion tones. It's a matter of personal taste.
Single coils are nicer for quiet (slow) blues humbuckers for more distorted rock
How do you play butter? 😮
Never been accused of that before.
"Tastes like Canada"
Is that paint metallic or no?
Nope. Just yellow poly. No metalflake.
Getting kind of picky I know but wthout a trem this really a DuoSonic not a Mustang so I find it a bit annoying that Squire is bending Fender history about somewhat. Good review, would have been nice if you gave the actual weight of the guitar rather than a guess as that isn't easily found info except by Sweetwater but even they don't offer it on cheaper guitars like this, the Classic Vibes are the price point where they provide the weight of the particular guitar for sale.
It's an unfortunate (or maybe fortunate) similarity, but the fact is that you can get this guitar for small money right now and it's amazing. The Sonic Mustang body is thinner, so it is lighter. And aesthetically, I think I like the two diagonal pickups of the Mustang. A trem would be wasted on me, as I don't use them. The scales are the same at 24". I am not a model purist. Every axe is what it is and if I never plan on trading or selling it, then why sweat it? Thanks for watching.
Mustang get its name from its offset body shape not from the trem system that everybody changes into a stoptail anyways.
Duo sonic has a symetric body unlike mustang.