Is This The Cheapest Guitar for Pop-Punk ? | Squier Sonic Series Review
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- I Bought the Cheapest and best guitar for playing Pop-Punk Guitar riffs. The New Squier Sonic Series of guitar is perfect for all of the Blink182 and NecK Deep Riffs you can think of.
Let me know what you think of it in the comments.
Times: ⏰
00:00 - NEW GUITAR DAY
00:32 - Unboxing
01:59 - Specs
04:00 - ASMR peeling
04:15 - Playing test
05:54 - POP-PUNK TEST
08:12 - My Final Thoughts
09:20 - Subscribe :)
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Squiers today are good guitars. You just have to change the strings, polish the frets, set them up to your preferences and you're ready to go. These are good times for new guitarists (actually for the old ones too).
Yeah, i was so pleasantly surprised by it.
The strings right out the box for me were good quality, the frets were smooth and a joy to play. It definitely needs a little bit of a set up to get it how i like it, but right out the box it was pretty much perfect 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
So true, literally do the finer work Squier can't afford to do (and charge) and you get a cracking guitar.
@@oliox8685 you’re right, its just the small final details they’re missing but i dont mind doing that myself. Its a sick guitar🤘🏼
So basicly you have to do basic setup like on every other guitar 😂
@@ptark961 Yeah pretty much
I just love how Fender is bring single pickups back this year because personally I love single pickup guitars 😍🎸😍🎸😍
Me too, honestly its so good, this is the reason why fender are the best
I think I have to immediately buy this, a SD Invader pickup, pearl scratch plate and 1 metal volume knob. Instant Delonge.
I had a surf green squier delonge 10 years ago and had to sell it when I moved back to the UK from the US. Biggest guitar regret ever.
You are a genius and this needs to happen , i was thinking of doing a similar thing.
You definitely should have kept that guitar. Time to search reverb and ebay to see if you can buy it back
Love your vid man!
Thank you 🤘🏼
Thank you for not listing off things fixed with a setup as issues with the instrument. I’m a luthier and every guitar needs a setup. Custom shop guitars are sometimes the exception, but that is subject to where it was shipped from and to.
A setup is a standard requirement for any new guitar, period.
Agreed, you have to take care of your guitar to make is play well 🤘🏼
I will always love Squier!
I have read recently that their pickups are cheap but they are made in accordance to Mexico pick-ups.
Yeah man theyre so so good,
They are ceramic pick ups and some of the Mexican guitars are also ceramic so i
Imagine they’re similar. The ones on this Squier sound great so i’m not complaining
I ordered one from my local shop and the order system told them it would be there in OCTOBER, they are super popular. I can't wait to sneak a neck humbucker under the pickguard and put in a push pull pot tone to activate it.
Yesss my guy,
I hope you get it sooner than October.
That will be sick if you do those mods, the guitar will be sure to Riiiipppp
Sounds absolutely great for the purpose. Can't wait for my Torino red Stang!
I bet it will play like a dreeeeeaaaammm
great playing!
Thanks🤘🏼
That’s what separates Fender as a whole. They have great necks and playability on all their stuff
I think it goes to show how far we’ve come in terms of cheaper instruments now, as long as its from a reputable brand the quality is likely going to be amazing
These new squiers look amazing, I love the purple tele
You know I almost bought the purple tele, it looks even better in real life. I think this is your sign that you should get one
It’s very rare for Fender to offer a guitar in purple that isn’t a Custom Shop. When they do offer it on lower priced models (especially Squiers) it never last for very long. Anyone who wants one the purple ones should order it now.
@@charlesbolton8471 get those purple guitars ordered noooww 🤘🏼🤘🏼
thats a truly review
Thank you 🤘🏼
I've had the white Esquire Tele for a little over a week. It's an outstanding guitar. The sound is great, the intonation is excellent, I lowered the strings just a hair, no neck adjustment needed, the neck and fretboard are smooth. Two complaints, but they're easily solvable: Fret ends are sharper than the other Squire Teles I have, and the nut holding the jack output got loose once - I tightened it and it hasn't happened again, but we'll see.
I bought mine for $199 through Sweetwater. For this price, you can't go wrong with this guitar. And if you just got a wild hair and wanted to make all the "standard" upgrades: pickups, pots, jack, tuners, etc., for another $300 or so, you'd have a guitar that plays as well and sounds as good as just about any overpriced Fender Tele.
It's too bad Squier doesn't have some other shades of paint lying around. I love the white, but the only other choice, at least through Sweetwater, is an ugly purple with a laurel fretboard. It looks like fucking Barney. I own 8 Squire Teles (all the different models) and this Esquire is as good as any of them.
The squiers are amazing man, i might end up buying some more to be honest with you.
I quite like the purple tele haha, but it does look like barney youre not wrong there.
I want to try the new paranormal series they just released
I picked up the white esquire, added locking tuners, graphtech nut and a Duncan nazgul to metal it up a bit
You’re doing it right🤘🏼 bet that thing rips
I would have loved if they made some of these Sonic Series guitars in left handed. We just got a regular black Strat as always! 🙃 Had to find a used Mexican Strat to get something that wasn't black or sunburst, and they ain't cheap these days. 😛 I love the vibe of this pink Strat, it would probably be killer with a few mods!
lefties dont get too many opinions which is always a shame and you always have to end up paying more.
Im going to start modding it soon I think, get a super high output pick up into and change the scratch plate. Could be good
I love my Squier P bass, it's killer.
Also if you didn't know, only half of the intonation is in the bridge, the other half is in the nut slots. Almost all guitars that aren't ridiculous money never have the nut slots cut right and so if you want "perfect" intonation get the nut right
I used to have a squier jazz bass that I loved for a while but I upgraded to a marcus miller 5 string jazz bass and that is insanely good.
I’ll keep that in mind when i come to sort out its intonation, thank you 🔥
Feeler guages, bass guitar nut files from Stewmac and some help from CZcams videos and your Squier/Epiphone/Harley Benton will play ten times better!
@@Ronno4691 As a pro luthier, I can confirm this is 100% correct.
Set the neck relief before you mess with the nut or bridge, though. Capo the first fret and measure the 8th fret while fretting the 17th. This takes the nut and bridge heights out of the equation. Straighten/relieve the neck until you’re as close to the 8 or 9 feeler gauge as you can get. Always measure everything in playing position while tuned to pitch. Tune after each adjustment and then measure.
Good height to measure with the feeler gauges are, from high e to low E:
12
12
14
16
18
20
General area to start with intonation is the high E saddle set to the guitar’s scale length. B is 1/8” longer, G 1/8” longer than B, D is even with B, A is even with G, and the low E is 1/8” longer than A. This will get you very close, if not spot on. Any adjustments from here will be very minor.
damn, i have the california blue sonic telecaster in my cart, but that pink single humbucker strat looks sick.
Pink is the coolest of guitar colours, apart from seafoam green, thats the best
I got the pink mustang for my daughter for her first guitar. action was high but i adjusted the truss rod myself and its great now. I am going to put 8s on it and polish the frets and do a little bit of fret work. none were sticking out but could be rounded a bit. it sounds great. pairing it with a spark mini for her.
That sounds like a great plan, will be a beginners guitarist dream. A Spark mini will sound sick too,she’ll be shredding in no time
I feel like an old guy, but kids today have no idea how good cheap guitars are….go back to the squires from the late 90s early 00s when they were all China and done with Korea and not yet Indonesia, all total junk. Today you can get a sick guitar for 150-300 bucks and minimal set up work. All of which you can watch online…..I had to learn from stupid books and mags
You’re not wrong, learning guitar today has never been easier. Theres so much great stuff out there from videos, tabs, and great quality instruments. What a time to be a guitarist
Just picked up the white squire sonic start and I’m just blown away how nice it is, all it needed was new string and a fret polish and I’d put it right up there with the player series fenders
Thats awesome, yeah man they are amazing instruments, I think they’re definitely on par with some fenders 🤘🏼
No not me or the CVS. 😊
Me and a pal have been modding my Squier and Epiphone Strats, Teles, Les Pauls and Jacksons for the last few years and my black/Chrome Squier standard Strat w/mirror pickguard got the full treatment - fret crowning/polishing/levelling, upgraded Pots (Potentiometers), upgraded electrics, a set of Seymour Duncan Hot Rails, Elixir strings, superior quality selector switch + input jack plus a new Graphtech nut & string trees and it plays like an absolute dream! A $140.00 aftermarket tremolo was considered but ultimately left off the menu for now. The learning process for this was long, costly and (very) frustrating at times but modern day budget Squiers et al CAN be made to sound and play like sub-1000 dollar guitars. And with better results than the mediocre setups from your local in-store guitar shop store "Luther" or "guitar tech"...
@@Ronno4691 Doing the things you just listed off are how I ended up in Luthiery school. Which, by the way, was one of the best choices I ever made. Course was only 5-6 months. Accredited too, so they accepted FAFSA and my GI Bill. Friends I made there are lifelong.
I have the squire sonic stratocaster 2 color sunburst.
It is amazing!
Came intonated and sharp free edges. These are the surprising elements...
The rest are more or less expected...
One thing though that was even bigger surprise, was that it has felt grommets behind the strap buttons, as cushion for the body color... Bullet's had rubber.
Honestly they’ve upped their game on these products and the squiers are so so good
@@JordanBallaMusic To get a Strat style guitar, with 50's head stock, skunk stripe, maple neck and fret board, in a affordable price, was next to impossible! Only Mexican Player series have these characteristics, starting from 700 euro. SX guitars have a model, and I own it with alder body, maple neck and fretboard, and the Squier CV 50's, but they are 300 and 400 euros accordingly...
I once contacted Fender to see their palns for a "bullet" with tese charateristics.
I also tryied to buy one from abroad... Painful expereance... I paid for the guitar and the tax, vat and import duties AND the brooker, from a online shop in the UK only to find out that they send me the wrong guitar. I send it back to change it, but Greek authorities thought that it was a new import, and I had to pay again the tax, vat and import duties AND the brooker.
I didn't. I lost 250 euros...
@@defakosgr aw man that sucks im sorry to hear that, who did you buy it from ?
@@JordanBallaMusic I can't remember. It doesn't matter...They did refund me for the cost of the guitar. The rest expenses was something that I had to deal with.
If only they have send me the correct item in the first place...
It was a FSR combo, if you remember, with amp etc.
@@defakosgr aw man that sucks, hope you found something to replace it
I'm thinking of buying this guitar as a spare guitar!!!! I already own a Squier Sonic Esquire, which I love ❤️ 😍!!!!!! I like the Esquire because it has a single humbucker pick up and is a telecaster shape (my favorite body style)!!!! My other guitar is a Squier John 5 telecaster!!!!😊😊😊😊🙂🙂🙂🙂😄😃
You definitely should its such a great little guitar 🤘🏼
love it :D want a pink telecaster
Thank you 🤘🏼 a pink tele would be sick, teles are my favourite type of guitar, do it, go buy one
@@JordanBallaMusic would do...but they only made a purple esquire in the sonic series...so maybe in the future :D
@@klopfer_im_baellebad there is this one though which is pretty cheap www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Squier-FSR-Classic-Vibe-60s-Custom-Telecaster-LRL-Shell-Pink/5CUU
They look awesome and I've ordered the white Esquire. Can't help but think they should have done this 25 years ago, instead of forcing beginners to buy a Hank Marvin guitar for decades.
Great choice my dude. You wont regret it, honestly they’re amazingly good for the price.
I don’t understand why they’ve kept putting trems on beginner guitars.
Sweet rocking guitar
Thank you 🤘🏼
What a great modding axe! Install a Seymour Duncan Invader pickup and a set of Graphtec Ratio locking tuners and you've got a poor man's Tom DeLonge Strat! I looked up the dimensions of the Invader, and it's a very short pickup. Should fit!
I’m already thinking about it, it’s definitely going to happen and it will sound sick 🤘🏼
@@JordanBallaMusic I'm not likely to be able to ever be able to afford the DeLonge!
@@Guitar_Smasher it is a bit crazy how much the new Mexican ones are. They’re great but not $1500 great
I'm going to have to get one and why not, pink it is 👍🏆.
Its so good, you wont regret it 🤘🏼
If it looks sick get it to a Luthier quick! Maybe it can look healed!
Hahaha i like that 🤘🏼
Easy way to make your sweet Squier even better....sand the fret board and fret edges with 220 grit sponge block to roll them. Unreal difference! And keep the damn logo!!!
In all honesty these new sonic squires don’t need any of that, they’re pretty perfect right out the box
@@JordanBallaMusic My new squier affinity was almost dead on perfect and didn't even change the strings. Much more so than my Silver Sky SE. (the squier is better)
@@gregperkins7723 daaaam, better than a silver sky is saying something
I love thin light bodies always wished for a Strat that was between a strat and an Ibanez S guitar.
Its so much more comfortable to play, that would be sweet if someone brought out a higher end guitar like that
I’m torn between this and the pink HH mustang. I already have a couple of cheap strats I converted into TD-style strats, but I want a pink guitar so bad!
Yeah the pink mustang looks so sick, if you already have strat shaped guitars, i would recommend the mustang, get something a bit different
You rock that guitar man... tbh. I would look ridiculous with it, but somehow you rock it bro, love it love it, squiers are the shit !
Edit: damn it sounds reaaaally good! Cool settings too
Thank you so much my dude 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Squiers rock, I’m definitely going to mod it a little bit, make it even better 🤘🏼
Comes in California Blue now too! I'm totally getting one. Looks more like Tom Delonges one!
@@tristanobrien81 nice, upgrade the pick up and you’re halfway to your own tom delonge signature
That strat was meant for Fat Lip, great shout
All the sum 41s
Great review ! Do you know if it is possible to rout a neck and a middle pickup? Or is there just one cavity for the bridge humbucker ? Thanks !
Thank you 🤘🏼
I need to do a bit of digging, i was curious if the body has already been routed. I’ll take the scratch plate off and get back to you 🤘🏼
@@JordanBallaMusic Great! Thanks you!
99% sure these are routed for HSH.
@@hclyrics Yes, they are. I actually bought one since my last post :)
Do you think this could be a could Drop C Guitar? I'm in love with the sound and look! Single bridge pickup and the perfect PINK!
100% it could be a drop C Guitar, just put some 11’s or 12 gauge strings on it and set it up correctly and it will chug all day long
Does it feel toy-ish? I have a Chinese Affinity and the neck is too narrow for my hands, but as soon as I saw this one on Andertons I fell in love
I thought it might feel like a toy too, but in the end it just feels like a super lightweight guitar, doesn’t feel like a toy or poor quality, its pretty solid.
Would definitely recommend checking it out, and playing it if you can.
I want this guitar but was thinking of it in black and scan sell it in UK with free professional set up
Its definitely worth it, great beginner guitar, and even fun for someone whos a bit more pro
😂😂😂
I have just ordered one of these for the EXACT same reasons you got one (although i already have a loaded pickguard to drop in it with a CTS pot and a HB from Iron Gear pickups)
Niiiiice, i’m still yet to upgrade mine, its still loads of fun playing it as the “stock” guitar 🤘🏼
@@JordanBallaMusic my upgrade is done now. If I could post a picture I would. Looks sick with a pearloid pickguard and a chrome covered HB.
Budget Tom DeLonge Strat
@@CARBr6 siiiick, now you have to start a blink tribute band
Yall I just did the math. For 309 usd without tax* you can get this guitar and get the Tom Delonge pickup (Seymore Duncan SH-8B invader). Cheep way for his look and sound
Exactly, its so totally worth it 🤘🏼 then you can start shredding all the blink riffs
Watched the video, ordered one in 5 mins. I was eyeballing with it for like a week, but what harm could it be? I just wish they would create other neon colors as well :)
Honestly its such a great guitar for the price, you cant go wrong really its great. Hope you enjoy it🤘🏼
Hello! Is there any difference from the Sonic models to the 2023 Affinity models? I ask because they are both built with poplar.
They both are very similar, the affinity series gives you a bit more when it comes to options for the guitars, more styles more pick up configurations and more bridge types. Quality wise and sound will be very similar but I imagine the affinitys use better hardware
@@JordanBallaMusic thanks!
With your equipment ,you can make anything sound good !!
Im lucky enough to have that stuff, but I promise you anyone can make it sound good with any cheap old amp or guitar 🤘🏼
@@JordanBallaMusic Even my Champion 40 , can sound killer!
@@bobfurman2739 champions are so good i used to have one
Its lit
Thank you 🔥
I bought the Squier sonic sss with 3 single coils and was wondering how that would do for a punk/horror rock sound? I'm just learning to play and would love to see what I can do with it. I'm willing to get something different down the road if need be. Just curious.
Nice, hows it doing? Are you getting on with it?
If you have a guitar with single coils the next guitar you should get should have humbuckers or p90s just so you have a range of tones to try out.
@@JordanBallaMusic I just got it Tuesday. I'm just starting my learning. Having trouble with the finger positioning but I'm enjoying it a lot.
I will definitely get one of each eventually. I want to have options for myself.and if my son ever wants to play so that way he can come up with his own sound.
@@NerdRetch nice, its definitely hard, but you just have to keep practicing, even if you feel like you’re not getting any better just keep going as much as you can
My wife bought me one for my birthday. I upgraded it with a pearloid pickguard, i Kept only the volume knob, Fender locking tuners and a Seymour Duncan pick-up.. now it’s a killer axe, expecially for my pop punk rock n’roll! Love this guitar.. Great video!
Thats awesome 🤘🏼 i need to do something similar to mine i think. I bet it shreds 🤘🏼
@@JordanBallaMusic, it does, my friend!
@@andrepass1976 please play the gnarliest of riffs on it 🤘🏼
@@JordanBallaMusic, yeah, I’ll do! Thanx!
@@JordanBallaMusic i played it with my band this evening.. i’m The lead guitar player. It sounds amazing! At least, some Times better than my American Performer HSS.. A great guitar for The value. I really want another video about it! Have a good weekend, my friend and keep on punkin’!
Does it feel much lighter than the previous bullet strat ?
I think its about the same as the bullets, because the bullets also had a super thin body
I tink it would also do glam metal pretty well
Little bit of motley crew? Or kiss? What we thinking?
Only if it had a whammy bar so it could do the dirt bike and all those other crazy things
@@pauleaxe9407 tru 🤘🏼
i'd just get one to put 11-56 on it and chug Gojira all day lmao
Yo thats a shout, I’m going to do this tonight
i am also getting one :)
I couldn’t suggest it enough, they’re affordable and play great
@@JordanBallaMusic do you know if parts from regular fender fit well with it? like pickguards, other necks? etc
@@mougabo that is a hard question, i’m not 100% sure but I imagine some fender parts will fit, i guess its really just a case of it depends on what part you want
@@JordanBallaMusic yeah im gonna ask in he store, i have mad fantasies about modding this one :)
@@mougabo a friend of mine bought a bullet strat and put a fender neck onto it, so I imagine these sonics aren’t too different and i bet it’s possible
Between Sonic and affinity, which one better about qualities?
Affinity are definitely a little bit better, the price of the affinity shows that, with the affinity series you get a little bit more variety
You bought a Squier cuz they great guitars
They are the best budget guitars by far
$200 is not “ insanely cheap” . The recent Bullets previously went for $129
Yeah but trust me when i say, these are a clear update and upgrade to the bullets, and the bullets were out for yeeeaaaars so give it time and these will easily come down in price
I'll buy the monoprice guitars instead . the Tele has not let me down. And I was a squires fan.
Ive not heard of monoprice, I’ll check them out
@JordanBallaMusic I stumbled on them after I had replaced my squires strat 3 times due to the being defective. Sweetwater sent me the 3rd one using the 55 point inspection plan free of charge . My bullet Tele got stolen and I didn't get a chance to smooth the fretboard nor anything .I had seen reviews of the Indio and I bought it. It was completely setup in FL. I wish I had bought the strat version.
@@user-ev9qw3om1g sounds good then, theres tonnes of cheap high quality guitars out there, places like gear4music and thomann always have great options. I’ll check out monoprice see if there’s anything there for me
Is there a better guitar to play pop-punk on?
Can you compare this with the Kramer Focus? also comes in Pink, uses Alnico magnets.
@@rickroldan2728 wow those guitars are ridiculously cheap. So its a possibility
i want thiisss
Its goooood, even better when I upgrade it
@@JordanBallaMusic if i ever find one i'll switch the pickup with a seymour duncan invader!!!
@@catmakesmusic182 Thats what im thinking too
What were you playing before fat lip?
It goes
The anthem part 2 - bink 182
In bloom - neck deep
Heartbreak of the century - neck deep
Fat lip - Sum 41
@@JordanBallaMusic thanks man I knew blink and sun 41 I’ll have check out neck deep
@@KRamone27 neck deep are great, would definitely recommend if you love pop punk and things like blink and sum 41
@@JordanBallaMusic from what I’ve been hearing I like em so far. Been listening to punk for the past 30 years so I’ve had a listen of just about everything thing. 😜 been listening to Girlfriends a lot lately.
@@KRamone27 girlfriends are cool, if you like punk, would definitely suggest checking out touché amoré theyre like “heavy pop punk/ midwest emo” very good
is it a c shaped neck?
It is indeed
thanks!@@JordanBallaMusic
169 lbs damn mines only like 5
Ohhh you funny
All guitar shops should properly set up their stock. I've played $1,000+ Fenders in shops that were absolutely shite to play! That's not good for an expensive item, in fact, it's like buying a BMW with wonky seats and bent steering wheels and dud gearboxes that need $$$$$$$$ to have fixed AFTER you pay for it!
I hear you, but set ups are personal preference, all guitars get a set up from the factory they’re made in by the brand but obviously because of transportation and sitting on a shelf or shop floor for a long time their going to need another setup at some point. Quite a few shops offer a set up when you actually buy the guitar so its ready for you when you take it home. But it would take waaaay to long for someone at the shop to keep setting guitars up every 6 months or so just incase someone buys it
@@JordanBallaMusic Good point. I'd personally train any staff in setting up their shop floor stock from the budget stuff upwards - a guitar that feels great to play at first try is a guitar that beginners, intermediates and super-Musos will buy! It's not as if full time staff don't have the time...!
@@Ronno4691 yeah Thats fair enough, i get what you’re saying, it should definitely be a priority for music shops, but as someone who has worked in one for a while unfortunately, sometimes the staff actually don’t know how to set up a guitar well enough for it to be at a high standard.
If you go to a small specialist guitar shop then maybe all the guitars will be set up perfectly, but a big store that has loads of stock and shops around the country is not gunna work.
Before I trained as a luthier I was a tech at Guitar Center. Not many of the techs are actual luthiers, and part of their pay is commission that is based work done to hours worked. So overtime kills commission. That being said, they’re also “required” to setup at least three instruments off the showroom floor per day. They do not count toward commission, so they often don’t get done unless work is slow.
The cost of paying someone to set each one up, including those still boxed up in the back, is not financially feasible for a company constantly on the verge of bankruptcy.
That being said, you can usually get a free setup if you ask the salesman as you’re decided to purchase or not. I did them all the time, albeit nowhere near my standard now. Better than no setup, though, in most cases.
Also, it isn’t at all like buying a car with those issues. A setup needs to be done annually at the very least. I do at least two a year because of the extreme weather changes where I live. Comparing a damaged car to a guitar needing a setup is a bit dramatic. It is more like buying a new phone. You still have to set it up, no matter how much you paid for it. Even iPhones need some setting up.
Does it have Covid? 🙃
I had to take it to a doctor because it was so sick
🙂✨️🙏