Squier [Bullet Series] Bullet Strat with Tremolo - Artic White Rosewood user reviews ( 9/10) - 4 user reviews

• 08/10/11

  King Loudness's review "Great for a beginner"

  Characteristics

  These guitars were recently introduced by Squier as a slightly lower market guitar for those who weren't quite ready to spring for a Squier Affinity Pak or a Standard series Strat. It looks and feels very much like an awesome 60s era Stratocaster. It features all the classic appointments of a Strat such as the double cutaway body, maple neck with rosewood fretboard and 21 frets, 3 single coil pickups with volume and two tone controls, as well as a 5 way selector switch for the pickups, fulcrum tremolo bridge and the classic Strat styling all around. These guitars are made in China and sell for about $100 new so obviously the quality of the parts won't be quite to the level of other high end guitars, but for what it is it has a decent feature-set.

  Utilization

  These guitars are quite light in their construction, so they're easy for a beginner to hold and grasp, and they also balance quite well. Picking one up, I was shocked at how easy it was to play right out of the box. I understand that the setup on these is probably hit or miss but I guess I tried a really nice one. The upper fret access on this guitar is fairly good, if not a little bit clunky because of the Strat bolt on heel.
  
  
  
  Getting a good tone out of this guitar is surprisingly easy considering how cheap it is. The pickups have a decent sound and it's worlds above many of the el-cheapo Strat copies from about 10 or 15 years ago. I could set it up for bluesier textures and it worked well, and then I added some gain and it was a decent facsimile of Yngwie or other shredders. Cool!

  Sounds

  I've tried this guitar through various cheaper Fender practice amps as well as some higher end tube rigs (Mesa, Orange, etc) and was very impressed. This particular white one had a very cool Ritchie Blackmore type vibe to it and a convincingly fat bite that I could've sworn wasn't allowed on a $100 guitar. The clean tones are a little bit weaker than they could be, but that's probably the lower output pickups that are installed here. Where this guitar shone for me was in the mid to higher gain tones doing more SRV and Yngwie type textures. Sure the pickups buzzed and hummed, but underneath all of that was a good clear tone that really shocked me time and time again. The guitar sounded like a proper Strat, which is always something I look for in a facsimile of a popular guitar. The pickups offered a genuine punch and heft that I really associate with a true Strat tone. Excellent.

  Overall Opinion

  All in all I was very impressed with this guitar. I liked it so much that I later acquired a used but mint black model in a trade. It wasn't quite as nice, but it still played well and sounded excellent. Interestingly the cleans were better on the black one I owned whereas the drive tones were superior on the white one that I tried out. For $100 you really can't go wrong. They seem to be set up well out of the box, and I'm sure the shop where you buy it will give it a once over before you walk out with one.
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• 01/18/12

  catalina67's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " very good guitar!"

  Characteristics

  -Made in China
  
  -Vibrato
  
  -3 Single coil pickups
  
  -Rosewood
  
  -Color Sunburst

  Utilization

  -The handle is very nice
  
  Ergonomics-perfect to play sitting down, (rounded to the legs, it's stupid, but try to play down with a flying V or IV rocket !...); bisot on the upper body very convenient stick his arm close strings and scratch easily (without the arm bothered by an uncomfortable angle like a good half-case example !...)
  
  Like all guitarists practicing at home for hours sitting on the corner of his bed or his couch. this guitar is not too heavy, it was much against you, even a telecaster is not as comfortable ...
  
  We get a good sound easily (knobs all thoroughly posistion pickup + center for a more funk / fusion or micro center position + neck for a more blues / Parfaiterock.

  Sounds

  Perfect for rock and roll, to the shadows ...
  
  I use this guitar with its relatively clear with two amplifiers in series, (a Novanex Wildcat 65w amp with reverb + Tex 100w 60's with a 2x12).
  
  Two vintage amps, one with a more in low and the second largest in the crystalline treble, a subtle adjustment of the two amplifiers can have a friendly and well pleasing to the ear with a nice sense of stereo.
  
  I use a pedal Danelectro Reel Echo Effect (+ reveb donf in amps) that simulates the tape echoes of time: mix knobs at noon, repeats at noon, they warble on + Low-end-quarter (gives the impression of having two guitars and flanger, but not too much of it, but this effect discreet and lightweight).
  
  I tried this guitar on a tube amp with a big distortion, I unplugged the guitar after a few seconds, it's really not his ...

  Overall Opinion

  I use it for a month and I have other guitars, I came across it by chance in a consignment shop, I liked the color and the handle also (and especially its price), after 2 minutes over Scratch It convinced me right away, very enjoyable to play.
  
  I compared it to my Fender Telecaster, which costs much more and I Prefair the sound of the Squier, I find it also easier to play (no need to bar pressing as a patient, for example) to learn, c is really ideal, it does not put you off, the agreements go gently on the strings, and no more chklonks chkwings, but happiness for your little fingers!
  
  It has a very balanced, the handle did not move (it dates from 2003), very flat and very parallel strings from top to bottom of the handle and I like to just over 1 mm or frets.
  
  It could easily bleuffer his world on a studio recording, the sound is really clean and melodic.
  
  In short, I came across a super model! if I had to make one or two criticisms would be the lack of power pickups (guitar therefore not recommended for the Havy metal), some frets that exceed a hair ass, but that will still lack a nice painted on the blaffard round wood color.
  
  I remake that choice without hesitation, I highly recommend to both beginners and more advanced wanting a second guitar.
  
  I have a real micro US central stratum that I'm going up soon, this kustomisation should suffice.
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• 04/20/08

  xav85's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  Manufacturing Japan
  
  21 frets, 3 single micro
  
  1 volume + 2 tone 5-way switch.

  Utilization

  Channel trs enjoyable, and Access in acute very easy.
  
  Trs grip even for "large" fingers
  
  The sound is good for trs guitar in this range l.
  
  Petit point ngatif: it has a tendency to lgre dsaccorder with the Floyd.

  Sounds

  It's perfect my style, knows as well sonn on a piece of blues on rock 'strong'. used with saturation as the Guv'nor or the MXR distortion + and the famous Fuzz ... a rgale!

  Overall Opinion

  I use it for 3 weeks and frankly it's a rgale!
  
  I have not tried other models before that I am the great regular at Deutsche guitar.
  
  Trs qualitprix good value, I would do without this choice hsiter!
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• 11/08/07

  futfut3d's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  Made in Japan
  
  
  
  21 frets, 3 single micro brief description in the rest of the Fender!

  Utilization

  Channel enjoyable
  
  
  
  Accs carrment easy to acute (compare les paul)
  
  
  
  Ben is a start so it's super comfortable!
  
  
  
  Sounds good.

  Sounds

  Yes for rock and blues styles, funk is also the big sound of the les paul
  
  
  
  Marshall VS100 amp
  
  
  
  I do not play with that in the almost clear sound, clean, properly sustain
  
  
  
  Sound ... medium without hsitation position, although with a little bluesy roundness.

  Overall Opinion

  Since July 2007
  
  History: possdant an Epiphone Les Paul I was looking for something DIFFERENT, a friend of possde a REAL Fender Stratocaster and I found the position comfortable and nice clear sound trs.
  
  I make my guitar store and I see it in white ... Rvlation ca be that l!
  
  Look at the price 150 (joint with tax!) Told me to hop on trying.
  
  And PAF ... on the ass: my god it sounds good ... and yet the boxes on his mdiocrit go around the net.
  
  I guarantee you that I tried (I possde for that matter) sounds very hyper ... The friend who has not come back strat USD in the middle position (the best my taste) and my teacher is also scratching carrment it sounds good ... Y aurait'il specimens of rare squier that are worth ... Must believe that yes!
  
  10 because at that price it's a big surprise in esprant not reconsider my decision in a few months (like the knob or something or other!)
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