Amazon Stratocaster Is A CERTIFIED SQUIRE KILLER!! Best Cheap Strat I've Seen!

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It didn't need upgrades to beat the squire, but with them (at the same price)
it shames the squire badly!!
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[@scarmyguitar]

It didn't need upgrades to beat the squire, but with them (at the same price) it shames the squire badly!!

[@robertscotti7970]

Squire/ fender Not what they used to be. If your going to buy something like them, Get a G&L Not cheap but a quality build for sure.

[@doonthepan1290]

SCAR/////// BADLY IS THE WRONG TERM. .., use the word - easy. ......I am not knocking you nor being pedantic.Just know how to adopt/adapt/apply catchphrases. Use them wisely. words and phrases sell product's. . it is marketing sales.Also known as sloganology... wish you well with your sales etc. But tighten up the terminology .good luck. njoy.thanks for the videos etc, positivity= surpasses negativity. Excel within the self and the energy shall grow and flow.

[@wasteddude9387]

@@doonthepan1290Hello. My, but you write with an amazing basketful of errors. Sean has not conveyed his feelings to me, but I’m sure he appreciates grammatical corrections and advice from someone well versed in that area of expertise. Please do be a darling and let him know if you locate one. Now if your use of punctuation, capital letters, spelling, and sentence structure, is anything to go by, it’s obvious you’ve never even met anyone with such skills, but since you brought it up, the veracity of your desire to help Sean will have to be judged by your willingness to find someone who is more familiar with the english language than yourself. However, if your true purpose is to troll, perhaps you would enjoy trying your trolling skills with yours truly. I’d be more than happy to oblige. Stay in school, snowflake.

[@The.Doctor.6149]

American English is American, not English - why can’t they adopt different spelling’s for things? It identifies the author as an American, not a Brit, and I can’t see what the problem is with that. 🤷‍♂️

[@rodneyshima1375]

Happy birthday, Sean and thanks I’ve learned a lot just by watching your videos💯💪👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Charlie-h7x]

“Are you not entertained” the Gladiator of Guitars😂

[@orgelkraft]

Happy Birthday! My grandson got an Affinity Squier Stratocaster with his snow shoveling money. I'm paying for his lessons and strings. I'm planning to get a Amazon guitar for my 68th birthday on the 13th. I'm looking for one with a flame maple top. I will be taking lessons too. I'm a keyboard player. Thanks for all the good info!

[@richardwright345]

That reaper looks like a pissed off SG. Bad ass guitar dude

[@MashaT22]

Enjoy your birthday present - it’s literally killer! Shoutout to Michael Philpot for the bridge suggestion! Btw, I spy some Reapers on the wall!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@juicicles5881]

Paulonia is cool. It grows much faster than other trees (less than 30 vs. several hundred for mahogany) used for wood. It's not the hardest, but it's hard enough for most things.

[@mclinlin39]

Happy Birthday! I have been subbed to your channel for a couple of months now & I am really looking at “cheap” guitars a lot differently these days. Personally I have always thought that any guitar has potential if it is built right. Looking forwards to your Squire video.🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@carlthetruthwilliams9447]

I love your no nonsense luthier work vids. They're a big help to us novice repairer's. TY.

[@Bbbbad724]

I have learned so much from Sean in watching his videos. He has a great personality to teach the ways to make the guitar you have better with good setup, a few replacements and just good common sense. I believe that he should get an award for the best guitar setup and building website and Cathy for the best pickup and the process of making them. Can I get a second? We need to start a petition. 50,000 subscribers coming right up!

[@Brykk]

The holes in the body are to index the body in the milling machine while its being routed and cut out.

[@Releasethebats123]

Guyker stuff is great!!! I use their locking tuners on my squiers

[@jamesdilts277]

I really like Guyker trems and locking tuners, I use em on all of my guitar builds and rebuilds. Love your show by the way, l learned a lot watching you and I want to tell you I really appreciate it.

[@SIXPACFISH]

I didn't know they could put a zipper on a trash bag? Those Chinese are so inventive! That is a Magic Guitar! It doesn't matter how many times you wipe it down, it magicly keeps producing sawdust and trash. Maybe call this one The Sandman!

[@meekkeene2218]

Or Sawdust 😂

[@transistorradiorecords3661]

When you started playing, I took my lighter out and lit it. 🤣 I'm down with BCP 😂🤣

[@josesanchez-mb2lg]

A couple of years ago I wanted a Cheap guitar to kinda stay in shape while on military school and I checked out a couple of squires and a really pretty Thinline one but they didn’t feel or sound right. Ended up buying a Donner Thinline and boy do i love that guitar!!!! 139 opposed to 450 I think the Squire was!

[@TheGuitologist]

I expect you to write a song with the title “for a guy like me”. If you don’t write it, I’ll have to.

[@caseylee12]

Congrats on your birthday guitar, Sean! But man, if they made that gig bag any thinner, it'd be inside out in another dimension!

[@MrMichaelConstantine]

Happy birthday Sean. My Mexican fender tele and strat sat unused in cases not being used because I was scared of damaging such expensive instruments. Sold the tele, and the strat is now up for sale. I get more fun and enjoyment out of my cheap guitars.

[@papablue3015]

Looks good! Happy birthday! 🎉😊

[@Brykk]

I just put a guyker trem bridge on my squier cv70 strat. I used their prs style trem bridge and it is absolutely fantastic. The fit, the weight, and the action are all awesome. Plus it has the push in style trem arm with the tension screw.

[@jamesdilts277]

That green reaper makes me drool.

[@brittonvol]

Happy Birthday!!! Love your channel there is seriously nothing like it out there. Feels like home since I live down south!

[@tonyhennigan3610]

Happy Birthday Sean!! Keep on Rockin those Scarred Guitars!!!

[@joelshollenberger7457]

I like guyker products , I have their vintage locking tuners on all my vintage guitars

[@pedrt69824]

I bought one of these for my son on FB Market for $35. Was barely touched. I straightened the neck, filed the frets and replaced the strings. The strings were high and the saddle screws were sticking out so I shimmed the neck and fixed that problem! Learned from watching Scarred Guitar! Yeah!🤟 The bridge saddles are pretty weak and gonna replace them. Maybe get a whole new bridge if its only $25.👍

[@wasteddude9387]

Sean! Dude! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! So… you get a gift guitar from your wife, Cathy, and then you mod it up; on video, to be seen by all the people of Earth, and all of this on your birthday!! And you want to know if I like a Squier more than I like a birthday guitar which my mentor upgraded? Of course you’re a mentor to me, Sean. Just like you are to a lot of the people who watch your videos regularly. You got a great sense of humor, but it ain’t the reason we flock to you and Cathy. Thank you both for all the hard work you two put in on making videos; all the hard work you put in behind it, the recording and editing, just coming up with the ideas and how you’re gonna show them, the music you write and perform, making it all look natural when most of it’s been worked out before the shows, all the deadlines and those two or three “loussy, steenkeen trolls that don’ give a damn ‘cos they don’ know chit”! And lets not forget all the stuff you guys show us, where we learn stuff that we can take with us. When your shows are over, we’re smarter than when the shows started. Man, oh man! The work you guys do is just unbelievable. So on behalf of your fanbase, and on your birthday, and on account of you deserving it… Thank you! for all that you do. P.S.: I choose the birthday scarred guitar because it’s a better guitar than that Squier.

[@susannoland7385]

Sean you need a small handheld vacuum I use mine everyday. Got mine cheap on Amazon very cheap! I love mine if it went out today I would order another before night fall. This is the third time I have watched this. Love this color and the binding is beautiful. Someday I will build one of these.

[@jpcworley]

Yes ,that hole is for painting the body.

[@63stratoman]

I bought a Guyker 2-Point trem for a guitar I am currently building and I am tempted to steal it and put it on one of my MIM Strats! Feels way better than the genuine Fender “Big Block” trem I paid over $100 for!

[@Bbbbad724]

I watched this on my big screen and I am amazed at how much it is like my Silvertone. Mine is plywood and has a swimming pool sized rout. The ceramic magnets are really heavy and have thick magnets and I played it today and it sounds a lot like it. I’m going to have to get another victim for my Cathybuckers. And the headstock is even shaped similarly. I’m kind of surprised. I think it’s a Samick from Vietnam. I need a pawn shop hull to do. What pots and switches do I need? I have that Tele, and after going through this one again and setting it up, a brakleenon some stuff, the static is gone and it sounds like a Strat. I had a bow in the neck that was causing the buzz. I did it once, but doing it again your way made it a different guitar.

[@Bbbbad724]

This is funny but I used some candle wax on the Ceramic pickups, just poured it on them with on each side and cleaned the pickguard, but it worked they sound like new and they have thick magnets. I m just going to let that one be. I am pretty sure it’s a Vietnamese Samick. Turned out. That neck pocket trick on that beautiful piece of art is a wonderful touch!

[@stewarttomkinson3356]

Im lefthanded tomorrow I get my Guitar form Harley Benton.stratacaster left-hand $144 pick ups Alnico 5 I also bought a new trim bar and block and I have locking tuners on order cause I’ don’t like cheap ones that come on there I can’t stand.them is my favorite color green

[@ikespivitz5136]

Happy birthday man and many more !!

[@bass69player]

Happy birthday Sean!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@richszmal1653]

That is not a gig bag,it is a dust cover.

[@mikeg6666]

It's $119 now on Amazon...

[@TimRock1269]

I have a guyker tremolo I put on my TEMU build and I'm eventually going to put them on all my strats.

[@a7xkyl]

Just put Guyker hardware on my Jackson. Can't believe the quality for the price. Made a night and day difference in my tuning stability.

[@hannuhanhi183]

Did the trem swap to heavier trem make the guitar acoustically quieter?. Judging from the video it sounded like that.

[@taggartreid9408]

Those pickups are sweet. Sounds like you had a great birthday Sean. Great job.

[@jtstanway4537]

Happy Birthday my friend, I really enjoy your channel.

[@ikespivitz5136]

That thing's a monster ! Really like the sound of the pickups.

[@timesurfingalien]

I'm liking those wall hangers

[@Jesus4Life78]

Here in North Carolina this guitar kit is 119 bucks plus an extra 10% at checkout

[@J.Burrough]

I couldn’t help but check out that wall. Couldn’t make the live unfortunately life/work gets in the way sometimes but that’s ok. Grateful I can go to work at this point. There’s always something I can take away from y’all’s videos and I appreciate that.

[@RichHayes-s2e]

Hey Sean- Glad I stumbled on your KZbin channel. I always enjoy your videos. I appreciate the fact that you teach as you evaluate a guitar- you're showing people how to do things or at least how things get done on a guitar. I was always a bit surprised how may of the players I 'd met didn't bother to learn some of this stuff. Some years back(like 40+) I had a guitar shop that did retail but the main function was guitar repair and customization. I enjoy watching you do this stuff and I really enjoy your humor. Back in the day you would've been very welcome at our place and would've fit in perfectly with the cast of characters I had the pleasure and good fortune to work( and learn) with. Thanks for what you do here- know that you're bringing this old timer some much needed enjoyment! Keep up the good work my friend! Rich

[@jeffrowlette]

Holy crap - it's my birthday this year too!!!!!

[@troydelozier4060]

The guitar that you have right there BCP they are the initials for Blair county prison I live right around the corner from the prison that's funny the initials on the guitar😂

[@davidpeters8328]

Hell yeah! Happy Birthday!

[@L00kin4ward]

Happy Birthday Sean. Good show.

[@MrTakeone51]

She looked pretty comin out the box .

[@DollarGeneralJesus]

Happy Birthday!!! Mine was the 4th!!

[@susannoland7385]

That is a beautiful guitar! Love the color, the binding, the headstock looks nice…. The bcp looks better than fesley!! I would totally buy this if I needed another strat. Nice video

[@petercase9583]

Great show, great shop class

[@danedearmond4905]

I'd say for

[@mikeg6666]

$119 on Amazon right now

[@danedearmond4905]

@@mikeg6666 - I was including the cost of the tuners and bridge he installed.

[@mikeg6666]

@@danedearmond4905 👍

[@Jackofallthetrades]

That white crap was probably the dust from the thin styrofoam wrapping. Got a ton of stuff in the mail with dust like that. Also, I have two of these guitars, pre-BCP logo added to the headstock. One blue like yours, and the other a tobacco burst! Love BOTH of them! All I did to them was just minor fret work, new strings, and let them rip. I wanted to get the tobacco burst so I could wire it super strat style, but it is so nice, I'm leaving it as is.

[@jjdmp3]

That's a cold shot guitar! Gotta get me a strat with binding

[@GarySumner-ek5dh]

Swapping out the black hardware for the chrome really did the trick 😊

[@AlJohnsGuitar]

Those pickups sound awesome

[@kaymobe]

My Birthday is May 16 and all I want is a Scared Guitar with some Scared pickups 😊😊😊

[@atalanoskembruah4279]

Happy birthday. Enjoy your guy’s videos. All the best.

[@robertvarner8195]

Great video and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

[@canadianintheukbrian]

these guitars are great to learn to mod to setup your own guitars, many of these guitars just need a good setup , I still would swap out the pickups , there is loads of decent aftermarket affordable brands out there, and you could put in the Mrs pickups , love your channel it's tell folks you don't need to go out spend thousands both of my guitars are Vintage brand distributed by JHS here in the UK both stock and I would put them against the big boys any day esp my V6P with American Alder body and 3 Wilkinson P90's , the trem block is a great upgrade all Vintages Strat style come with a full size trem block but its staggered and the tuning stability on my Strat type V6P the last time I tuned her was 3 weeks ago , unfortunately many of these Amazon guitars in the US are not available on the UK Amazon store , I just love your channel your real no bull straight up , cheers ! Oh look at the picture of my KZbin icon that's my Vintage guitars , have a good one ,

[@nicolasmoreno8174]

I saw the red one and I like it more than the blue. Even with black binding. I just would change the neck for something better

[@oldcrackadated]

I bought one of those after your video ,but I got a red one & it looks killer

[@thetoneknob4493]

a brand new guitar is kind of a a bad idea..you can find used but never used guitars, that new would not be in your price range. if i had 500$ to spend im positive that if i look around i can find a guitar that new would cost twice that much maby more. look for modified repaired and re finished examples and you might find something cool. i bought a dean flying v for 70$ because the neck had a weird twist witch was a gamble but i was able to fix it. all i had to do was relax the truss rod, wen i did i felt a click. i left it relaxed for 2 days then adjusted it and it was strait now!..so i ended up with a killer deal. its the same story with guns cars and a whole bunch of other stuff and things.

[@LouisMinton-c9t]

Thanks for your show

[@ronnie5129]

Mr. Scar, Another Great video here, thanks, keep Em Comin Man, Cousin Figel

[@allancopland1768]

Funny as! Takes his Birthday present, plays it unplugged, then tears it apart! Those fret edges.... ouch man. They'd rip your fingers to bits. Still, it all came good in the end... lol!

[@davidhollar5683]

Looks like you haven't peeled the plastic off of the pickguard...

[@floydlay9189]

Well done Cath,,,I think you've made Hubby a happy man!

[@vincekinder6826]

I still see the light blue Fojill back there too, now you have 2 Fender killers!!!!

[@christisgod3354]

I really like the black hardware..

[@jamesdilts277]

This guitar has some nice bones for modding ,I think I'll give one a try, then I'll be saving up for a kick ass REAPER.

[@larrygessner3155]

Happy Birthday Sean, another cool video!

[@ottovonnekpunch1268]

That BCP Strat has a TON of "stank" on it, for the money! Cathy has done it again! Great buy! 👍👍👍

[@me262a1]

I was gawkin' at those Reapers, caught me red handed.

[@charlesmoore1307]

I got a wilkonson 2 point trem and it didn't line up at all on my Squire

[@robertscotti7970]

Happy Birthday Young man!

[@marlan3rd]

Happy Birthday! The quality control does vary with Squiers, I have noticed between Chinese made vs Indonesian made ones. I agree that the Squiers do require upgrades along with fretwork and modifications. Any experience with a 2 point trem vs the 6 point trem?

[@mropus1014]

Very cool upgrades. You sure know how to get these cheap guitars to play great. Impressive!

[@davidsummerville351]

That guitar has a very unique sound.

[@Bbbbad724]

Subscribe people! The perks like the live chats is well worth it! We are an awesome community, and you can learn more here than anywhere I’ve been!

[@Jesus4Life78]

Happy Birthday buddy.

[@georgiebean]

I bought a BCP acoustic for under $100.00. By the sound hole the strings about 1/2 inch off the fretboard. Found out that the fb was thinner starting at the 12th fret to sound hole.

[@timtaylorguitarnut]

A set of Kathy's pickups makes that a killer❤

[@Vicos]

Guyker is making some decent stuff for cheap. Had a set of locking tuners for $30 and they were fine, especially on a $200 guitar.

[@Gerry-cg6kr]

They say if sound muddy switch the leads around

[@jackbutler1955]

those Reapers are sexy... Happy birthday Sean.

[@omnitemplarvii2160]

woah! look at that purple guitar in the background near the end of the video

[@chuckmiller2741]

I have guyker tuners on 2 of my guitars. They are really stable one look great too.

[@phowell333]

I've been mentioning Guyker in your chats a lot. I've been using the tuners for years. You just have to study the specs. They have 21:1 ratio ones for $38 a set. I've never tried their trem blocks though. Kaisch is another good quality brand on Amazon. Another great video! Love you guys!

[@WickedFesterBand]

You left that crappy box switch in there? I put some Fender tuners I had in my latest parts caster. I used a 1/2” square piece of maple as a guide to line them up, (spring clamped it to the headstock) turned the wrench a tad on the nuts and made my guide dents for drilling.

[@johndotson920]

Finger slicers on the fretboard

[@randallkrasomil280]

My Sam Ash Squier with 2 Humbuckers is my favorite guitar.

[@danmorse9105]

I put guyker locking tuners on all my guitars. 🤘🏻

[@QBJ386]

Busted! I was looking at the reapers! 😆

[@danmorse9105]

Happy Birthday Sean!

[@hadleymanmusic]

i just looked its 119$. man is it full size ?????? real weight or just another anfinity????????

[@Mr3DBob]

That BCP is gorgereux! At $139 (slightly higher in Canada) it might make me a strat wanker. It seems to have a great deal of tonal range.

[@johny3barr]

As Always Have a Great Night & Happy B-Dal Sean, Cathy, & Everyone Scarred ... Live Free or Die, From New Hampshire !!!

[@greenphats]

i like the twang it has. I might try one pretty soon

[@carlosvejar3896]

hahaha i was looking at those reapers for sure!🤣🤣🤣