Fender Squier Strat sounds like crap!

Wednesday Jan 30th 2008

I originally posted this video on YouTube September 25, 2007.

Oh man do I have a good tale to tell about this one.

What you see in the video is me playing my first guitar that I still own. It’s an early-90s Fender Stratocaster Squire II, Korean build.

I titled the video “Fender Squier Strat sounds like crap!” for two reasons:

  1. Squier by Fender is well known to be the low-end bargain basement Stratocaster. It is not built with the same quality standards as USA-made strats. This is undisputed.
  2. I know it doesn’t sound like crap, so I purposely titled it as sounding “like crap” as a joke.

At the time of this writing there are 71 YouTube comments on this vid, several of which are from YouTube “guitar experts”.

Most musicians are assholes, but the ones that truly take the cake are those who desperately try to look smart in the form of a comment.

I got sick of those morons, so this was the blurb I had in the sidebar for this video for a while:

The title is a JOKE, you idiots. OF COURSE the guitar sounds good. The title is SUPPOSED to throw you off.

The guitar is an early 90’s Korean-built Fender Stratocaster Squier II. It was my first guitar and I still own it (obviously).

There is NO AMP being played in the video. The sound is going DIRECT from the guitar to a SansAMP GT2, then an ancient Alesis Quadraverb GT plugged into my sound card. I’M NOT KIDDING. If you have any home studio know-how at all you can recreate any good guitar sound including simulated amps. Don’t believe me? I honestly don’t care.

YES, I do own a “real” Stratocaster USA standard but I haven’t posted a video playing the blue one yet. I also on a Schecter C-1 Classic and some other guitars. If you idiots BOTHERED to watch my other videos you would see these.

And to any moron who:

a. Tells me how to play
b. “Suggests” gear
c. Says they can do better

..if you don’t have a video of your own to back it up DONE BY YOU - you talk out of your ass. Don’t be an ass speaker.

And oh yeah, the “experts” didn’t like that blurb at all. Several comments came in shortly after that, blah blah.. the “experts” all so desperately trying to look smart.. heh.

Funny lot, that bunch. They talk the talk but don’t walk the walk. At all.

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16 Responses to “Fender Squier Strat sounds like crap!”

  1. interested Says:
    March 7th, 2008 at 12:59 am

    in all seriousness, What software do you use? I want to try it

  2. Rich Says:
    March 7th, 2008 at 10:39 am

    You’ll have to be more specific as to what you’re asking.

  3. Squier owner Says:
    March 12th, 2008 at 1:53 pm

    Hi there!
    Just found your video on youtube, that guitar has a pretty neat sound. What type of Squier Strat is it exactly? Bullet? Affinity? Something different?

  4. Rich Says:
    March 12th, 2008 at 4:04 pm

    Read under the video above.

  5. Fred Says:
    March 18th, 2008 at 12:20 pm

    @2 he is prob using a software program called Guitar FX 3 or one of the many other programs out there :)

    nice playing btw wish i could do something like that

  6. Luis Says:
    March 19th, 2008 at 6:58 am

    what modifications(if any) did u make to it?

  7. Rich Says:
    March 19th, 2008 at 10:44 am

    There are no modifications to the guitar. It’s 100% original.

  8. Scumkill Says:
    July 5th, 2008 at 6:24 pm

    You’ve just skillfully smashed these snobby assholes who buy expensive gear and they start their quest for criticing cheap stuff. I’ve got even cheaper than Squier lefthanded Stagg S300 strat copy and I’ve read so many stupid inconstructive comments about that guitar written by self-appointed experts who had never touch it. I’ve learned to play on this guitar and I think it’s awesome. Now I’m going to buy a little more expensive guitar. Probably It’ll be Vintage VS6 with humbuckers.

    You’re open-minded. Respect.

  9. alejandro Says:
    July 6th, 2008 at 2:29 pm

    thanks for the new term ass speakers =D oh sick playing also

  10. jim Says:
    July 6th, 2008 at 9:01 pm

    Great video - cool playing.

    There aren’t many Squire videos on Youtube. I got a Squire back in ‘97 and nevery really learned to play it. I’d like to buy a better guitar, but I think the squire, is good for me to learn and play riffs - just have fun.

    Good to hear what a Squire can do - although I understand all squires are different.

  11. UncleZeiv Says:
    July 30th, 2008 at 5:23 pm

    Ah, good to know! I’m looking for an affordable electric guitar, it would be mainly a whim. I was considering a Fender Squire and then I read that it sounds like crap ;) Glad to know it’s not true. Cheers!

  12. paolo Says:
    August 4th, 2008 at 11:15 pm

    that sounds a lot like a bullet

  13. Oquedo Says:
    August 29th, 2008 at 7:23 pm

    Those ass speakers are just a breed of snobbish posers. But dont get upset man, most of em are probably 12 year olds.

  14. Oquedo Says:
    August 29th, 2008 at 7:24 pm

    I forgot the point… Squire rock!

  15. tom o Says:
    September 6th, 2008 at 3:46 pm

    Yep, just what I thought; these Squire II’s are something different: heavy, and with more sustain than my prized 77LPC. It’s my main guitar for latest wknd warrior gig. Ebayed a SemDunc bridge p’up for it, but the stock is better. Nice find. Just fixing up a bullet; p’ups have half the DC res. I’m sure the bullet won’t come close…that’s where th SD pup can go!

  16. Mike Says:
    September 15th, 2008 at 9:53 am

    In my opinion,
    A good player (which you are) can squeeze a good sound of of any instrument whereas a bad player doesn’t know how to get a lick of tone out of the worlds best equipment (unless by luck) and then the ability to play comes into factor.

    That being said.
    In my experience good equipment does have better tonal range than what you are getting out of that squire.

    I currently own a 56 start replica.
    and a 66 Fender super reverb.

    There are minor differences in our tone.
    But what i think is important is that the player likes his sound, and if proper tone is used (no matter the equipment) then the player will come through just fine on stage.

    lastly, I have found (in my opinion)
    That the audience gets a good connection to a player who is really felling there music, vs players who are very capable but are bored.

    To quote Santana
    “If you aint’ feelin it no one will”

    Take care,
    Mike

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