Opinions on Squire guitars??

mlee · Post by **mlee** » Fri Oct 17, 2003 6:52 pm

Hey all, am looking for a good first electric guitar...have tried looking for used stuff but nothing doing. Just wondering what you all think of Squire guitars...I think they are made by Fender. Not sure if that means much, but how bad could they possibly be. Any help or suggestions towards a good beginner electric would be great!

Thanks
Matt

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Fri Oct 17, 2003 6:54 pm

Squiers, in a word, SUCK.

i have told people i teach time and time again that squiers are not good investments even for a beginner. yet they buy them because its in a pack. sigh.

doesnt stay in tune, crappy construction, horrible pickups, awful amp, crappy bridge, etc..

firedancer86 · Post by **firedancer86** » Fri Oct 17, 2003 7:13 pm

NO SQUIRE!!!

I would get an Epiphone (LP style body) before getting a Squire...oh wait...I would never get a Squire...no matter how much of a beeginner I was

but seriously, get what sounds good to you...plug in at a store...one amp...same setting...then plug in another...then another and compare for yourself...that is the only way to tell for an electric...

Ranting Thespian · Post by **Ranting Thespian** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 4:16 am

I love telling this story

I was in a guitar chatroom, and someone was talking about possibly buying a squire guitar. I then said for him to watch this. I ask the next good guitar player who entered the room what he would do if I handed him a squire. This is what he actualy typed:

"well, first I would take out my lighter"

I then told him that's enough.
That's what they are good for, kindling, seriously. Or if you need to bash an instrument onstage, just have one sitting behind you. Then, instead of smashing the one you are playing, put your guitar down, and pick up that strat, and go nuts, hell, some musicians might join you up there if they knew it was a squire.

Epiphones are the best low line electrics being made that you are able to get without hunting down something. They are good for a while, but don't expect them to last forever like a Gibson. Same with the acoustics, they are ok, but won't last forever.

So, get a epiphone

If you need to get a strat copy for little money, the only thing I would touch would be a cheap Dean. That's better than a squire, but a cheap Dean still isn't great.

mlee · Post by **mlee** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:01 am

Thanks for your replies everyone. Nice story Ranting, I guess I will start looking at some epiphones.

Later all,
Matt

Ranting Thespian · Post by **Ranting Thespian** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 1:47 am

One thing, if you can find De Armonds, definatley pick it up and give it a try. They are no longer made, but if you can find one, definatly try it.

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 9:00 am

Ranting Thespian wrote:One thing, if you can find De Armonds, definatley pick it up and give it a try. They are no longer made, but if you can find one, definatly try it.

wow someone else who knows about DeArmonds

yeah theyre pretty good.

Ranting Thespian · Post by **Ranting Thespian** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 11:41 pm

My X-135 is sitting right over there. GREAT jazz guitar. My friend's dad has the step above it, the X-150. They are great guitars. Do you have a De Armond?

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 4:56 am

no, but i played a few that sounded pretty good.

grock · Post by **grock** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 1:51 pm

my inspiration

Marty DiBergi: The review you had on 'Shark Sandwich'...which was merely a two word review - just said "shit sandwich." Umm....
Derek Smalls: Where'd they print that, where'd they print that?
David St. Hubbins: Where did that appear?
Nigel Tufnel: That's not real, is it?
Derek Smalls: You can't print that.

has led me to a 2 word review of Squire Guitars : Shit guitars

ericwormann · Post by **ericwormann** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 12:09 pm

If you're looking at Squires, you might as well just pitch in the extra $200 and get a mexican strat. I have no evidence to prove this, but its my theory that Fender uses all the extra defective parts from their regular strats to make Squires, resulting in defective, crappy guitars.

Normally most replies will be "Just get what you think sounds the best." But if we all remember back when we looked at our first guitars, I'm sure everything sounded the same, expecially when the salesman plugs it into a good amp and starts wailing away at it and we look on in awe. So, the best advice I can give you is bring along someone that knows something about guitars. Also, check for little nicks, dings and scratches in the guitar, cracks in the bindings and the fretboard, and listen for crackly, fuzzy, or staticky sounds. These should be warning signs to start looking at another guitar.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Sat Nov 01, 2003 9:35 pm

squires are good...for me to poop on.

i think they use wood from old ski lodges to build them

GSR · Post by **GSR** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 8:06 pm

i'm pretty sure squier basses suck too.

Brock · Post by **Brock** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 9:04 pm

GSRLessard14 wrote:i'm pretty sure squier basses suck too.

Actually I like mine. Tone's great, stays in tune for the most part.

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 9:24 pm

yeah, my school has a squire bass and the bass player(who is amazing) said it a real good beginner bass, or even a good mess bass. From what I hear, it aint that bad. Sure its not your top end bass, but its till good for practice(I am b=not a bass player so I have no Idea, this is exactly what he said though, and he is pretty damn good)