No maker will send out a raw neck. No way Jack.

$75 from aldi. The tuners are crap. But everything else is fine. I bout it just for the neck. Brilliant.

That was pretty funny but you make a very good point with the video about guitar snobbery.

The Squier Debut sounded better

My most played guitar is my original run Pacifica. The only thing that's not original is an improved trem with a thick block. Fantastic guitar!

I have been playing guitar since 11 years of age. It was a Cheap "box" guitar that I started on. I still have the cheap Telestar Japanese made electric. It was difficult and at 14(when I received it) I had a hard time of it. Even though, it made a rocking sound I liked. I wish the Squire had been available back then in 1966!! Yes, I am nearly 72 now. Thanks for what you are doing. AND the the comments made by the detractor is hogwash brought on through pure ignorance. Carry on, my friend! Carry on!!

Not everyone has a budget for a guitar over 500 dollars that has marginally better quality than a bottom budget guitar. Some people are just cheap and wouldn't spend 500 dollars let alone 200. Complains about cheap guitars pulls out Harbor Freight calipers.

I would enjoy trying out a Yamaha Pacifica. Fan of yamaha. Fact of the matter. Of the many guitars I have the best quality and craftsmanship are a schecter c-1 classic and a samick sonata. Just saying.however each I have has it's own flare that makes me enjoy them. Epiphone Hamer, squire, Ibanez, others. Peace

It,s a 112, beginners guitar, the neck is a bit rough, but if you highly polish and sand it, it would play just like an expensive guitar,

don´t agree with comment but,... also don´t agree with you. When you get better guitar player and your technique rise, your sound aproach rise too. Sorry if I am honest but, your guitar play ist on the beginner level, the sound, dynamic, bending... in three or five years you will understand

The rewind counter is there so you can locate a point on your song by referencing the number on the counter. Most digital recoeders (including DAWs) have this feature. Usually there's a shortcut to get back to zero or the start of the song (counter location 0). Simultaneously pressing "stop" and "rewind" is the most common shortcut. This way you dont have to wait for the system to "rewind".

I learned on old busted acoustics in the 60s and went on to play a Watkins Rapier. Then in 1972 I found myself in the position of a record company asking what guitar I wanted. I asked for the most expensive guitar fender made. I got a Jaguar which was put together by a single builder at Fender. To cut a long story short I fought with that guitar for years on the road and it was junk until I got someone who knew how to fix it properly. I still have it and play it but really miss the Rapier. I might buy another one.

I think you are completly right. The difference between the Yamaha and the Squier is simply a matter of taste (HSS or SSS, the radius, the design). Budget guitar are not bad these days. The most important thing ist: You HAVE to do a good setup. BUT you have to do a setup on mostly every guitar. So spend the 100 dollar difference in a setup, if you can't do it by yourself.

playing manly bass; after visiting a bluesrock gig I decided to have some fun with a Strat again; bought a Squier CV - what a mess....... needed a luthier to make the fretboard playable; got some used Fender Yosemite Pickups and electronic; used vintage tuners and a tremolo; so after spending a lot of money I have very nice guitar for the price of a MIM - but with all the upgrades and work I put in its far better and also gained so kind of soul; not saying this is the best way - was just my way;

You mentioned that you used the larger replacement tone and volume pots, did you have to do any routing because I have had difficulty in the past trying to use the larger pots on import guitars especially telecasters and did you use a 35 or 36mm short block tremolo because since Squiers have thinner bodies if you use a 39mm or 40mm block the springs tend to rattle more and rub against the tremolo cover which is something that I discovered recently. Interesting experiment but a lot of things like tone as you mention tend to be subjective. I think the modifications a lot of times are for more durable components and to improve the playability of the guitar such as avoiding cutting one's fingers on the frets.

You shouldn't post someone's name in case they get hate. Tut tut

Ahhh, tune that thing!

😂

Good video though!

Not really.

I struggled with cheap guitars when i started out ... the biggest amazment when i got a more expensive one ..was it actually stayed in tune 😂

If your buying from goodwill don't bid on line before you check shipping cost. I buy guitars all the time for 15 but shipping can be 40 or more. They also have a handling fee usually 5 dollars

I saw KDH cover this soapbox nonsense. Surely a man selling guitars for 4K has no ulterior motives for thumping this old drum! I have Basswood Squiers that are probably in 6 different pieces under the finish and they sound great. Give me a great neck and decent pickups and i'll make it work.

Habitat for Humanity, Cheap Guitars have one thing in common: Sweat Equity Needed

Every amateur woodworker has a cnc in their shop...if thats not a oxymoron in itself😂

Cool one man. I NEVER HAVE found a guitar at GoodWill YET...!! But Im always looking. Id so love to find some TRASHED 1960 Strat that looks like it's been through a war and they're selling it for $30. lol. I can dream.

Second best guitar I've ever had was a $100 dollar guitar from monoprice. (Recently bought a Jackson from guitar center in store).

The bench time makes all the difference. Could the G ever be properly intonated? The thing I hate about Fender marketing these as "beginner guitars" is that, with any instrument ear training is a big part of what's going on from day one and a lot of players are going to get these out of the box, without setup, without intonation and they are going to be training their ears on a poor quality instrument... Is that really "better than nothing". I actually don't think that it is... I feel this way strongly about acoustic guitars too, take a $300 poor quality acoustic, it doesn't deliver much of what a real acoustic guitar does for the player, these are imitations of real instruments being sold at the lowest cost possible in the name of expanding options to new comers, new comers should save their money.

Jack Pearson, who can play circles around most of us posting here, plays a $100 Squier Strat.

For $120 the question isn't if it comes out of the box properly setup and intonated, but does the inexpensive hardware that it comes with enable it to be intonated

Hi Jayce, Sounds like you have had some good deals, knowing your stuff certainly helps, but as you said you lost out a few times. Here in Australia, things are way more expensive, than in the USA, and if Aussies buy from the USA, the shipping is horrendous, which unless it's something that cannot be bought anywhere else at the price you have found, then buying from the USA isn't viable for us. The acoustic that you demoed at $150, looked and sounded pretty good, ideal for a spare guitar or a beginner's first guitar. Regards,

When I started playing I had a silvertone Strat and a Mitchell acoustic, when I got my first squire tele that was my first real quality guitar years later I still have those, do they compare to my American fender, no, but there’s a humbling feeling when you go back to your roots as a player.

Very interesting discussion about expensive vs. inexpensive guitars. I own several Fenders and Gibsons but I also own quite a few inexpensive guitars which I have modified and I don't really see much difference although I do try to modify the inexpensive guitars up to the standards of my Deluxe Fender Strat with the exception of not having the S1 switching. An area that you might consider that I have gotten into recently is the world of cigarbox guitars( I find that they take up less space than my strats).

I’ve been playing for around 50 years and stopped gigging about 20 years ago. I’ve owned $2,500 guitars and $100 guitars. I got a Donner Strat copy a few years ago from Amazon for $150. It is one of the absolute best “cheap” guitar that I’ve ever played. I did set it up for me (lowered the action and tweaked the intonation) and changed to cheap locking machines (also from Amazon). That being said, any cheap guitar is going to have issues. I also got a Firefly ES335 copy that is basically firewood. The issue that I’ve seen from these “cheap” guitars is usually in the electronics. Crappy pots & pickups that function better as a microphone have been MY experience. And I doubt that ANY hobby woodworker has a CNC machine in the shed! LMAO I’d love to hear your opinion on the Donner guitars.

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Thank you for your reviews on this guitars. I'm one of those Squier guitar starter guys who's dream was supposedly ruined by playing my toy guitar. To the idiot got who commented to your video without knowing that most beginner's don't usually have such a huge bigger, the other $100 is for the combo amp. I as many beginner's at the time only had around $200, and the best thing for me to have was the Squier affinity starter set, it was for $169.99, it included a combo amp, a cable, lesson DVD, lesson book, gig bag, strap, two sets of strings, 6 guitar picks, a basic input jack tuner, and all for $169.99, the other guitar's at guitar center, they were all on sell and still cost more then that affinity starter set. I'm still playing guitar today, and a jaguar fanatic, I use to own two Gibson guitar, a 89 SG, a modern Les Paul Jr. I had a fender Strat, a Fender Tele, Jackson JX, Epiphone Les and SG, but ended up loving the Jag, over all, if I had more money, I would still start with the Squier.

Now that you did the review can i buy it from you theý did not sell them on Amazon in Canada so we didn't only knew abt them from your review.

very informative

I bought a budget epiphone. It is frustrating how shit it is. I lowered the strings and straightened neck to the max. Action is still a mile high and can't go lower

I’d rather have talent and skill than an expensive guitar any day.

It is a cheap guitar. What are you talking about. I'd say it's best to spend $300~$600 on a used guitar.

Very nice score bro! I didn't know about Goodwill auctions that's way cool.

Not a g player ? Can you take one of these 150.00$ or 200.00$ and add parts pickups and such or are you better off just window shopping for the rest of your life

Super informative. Thank you!

pacificas used to be best guitars for the money I think, but there are now so many excellent budget models to choose from - the profit margins on the cheapos must be tiny

I saw this drop yesterday, I was editing my latest video. Just got to it this morning. Love this, currently in the buying phase I haven’t grasped the selling part yet…. I’m sure my wife will let me know soon when to enter that phase😂

It would sound better if you tuned it

Lol