Squier's Best Value? - the Bullet Mustang HH Deep Dive

[@scrub8423]

Still can't believe how good this guitar is for the budget, wow.

[@landonbailey]

the blue is sharp looking

[@MayhemJack]

@@landonbailey Which blue would you say? I want to get the Lake Placid with White Stripes, but it's out of stock everywhere I've looked, I was only able to find the Imperial Blue, and I'm not liking how it looks in the picture.

[@davidjuniorleon6650]

@@MayhemJack for real i've been doing the same exact thing

[@MisterFatherSir310]

Pros: cheap light inexpensive fun to play. Cons: scratchy rough frets, tuning machines are poop. Easily fixable though. Worth every penny

[@bananarama-nw9md]

The frets on mine are really smooth, though I think thats combo of replacing the standard strings and playing it so much they've smoothened out really nicely

[@lukas6610]

@@bananarama-nw9md yeah. Ive been playing on a squier for a year now and the frets really have smoothened alot

[@theWARMJET]

@@bananarama-nw9md mine stays well in tune and I bend a lot. Still play with the original strings set :D

[@garyt123]

Frets are scratchy, easily fixed though, and apart from that they are really good. I had no problems with the tuners, they hold tune. The bridge is PHJ (Pisspoor Hunk of Junk) and was swapped out. I even drilled the body and made mine string-through. Nut is also garbage and can be easily changed for a graphtech or similar, assuming you have access to sandpaper and more than 3 neurons. This is a great guitar for practicing guitar tech stuff. I even took the string-trees off, filled the holes and made my own Reverend type 3 string tree. Looks cool and works.

[@MisterFatherSir310]

@@garyt123 so you couldnt find a top loading bridge that fit? Or did you want to go string through? I want a better bridge for sure

[@Shaun.Stephens]

"The nut material is PPS. I don't know what PPS, hopefully it doesn't have too much peepee in it - or S." Classic Landon bailey right there.

[@Sliver90]

10:34 Just 10:50 Airbag 11:13 Bones i like how you always played Radiohead riffs on some of these deep dive video. It sounds great too in this guitar.

[@TylerNevins]

That smooth unfinished feeling on the back of a squire bullet neck is one of their best features.

[@joelmorder9780]

Just got one yesterday. Really impressed with how good the clean tone is, ideal. Also looks cool too! I like how you reviewed this, casual and calm, nice job.

[@DanDjurdjevicplus]

I think this is probably the best Squier Bullet of them all.

[@landonbailey]

I think it may be

[@markuyehara7880]

I'm inclined to agree.

[@shanewalton8888]

Landon walks the fine line between being a gear channel and a comedy channel.

[@killerb5726]

Picked one up for my son on black Friday for $129. For what it is and that price, it’s actually really nice. Needs a little work to make it better but it’s very playable and has a nice sound. Wish I had it as my first guitar...

[@paulusvirgilius]

It's sparkly blue! That's the best begining for any project.

[@fillingsauce7130]

Mustang. My first and only electric guitar I have ever owned. First one I got was a fender in 1992. At that point I was into the grunge scene and of course, Kurt Cobain, of nirvana, influenced me alot (musically at least). Got into guitar years before but finally got an electric and it was a mustang. Still have it, beautiful guitar.

[@landonbailey]

very cool! what colours did they offer back then?

[@fillingsauce7130]

@@landonbailey well when I got mine it was blue. But I didn't really like the color so I sanded it down and painted it olive green although now it is a bit faded. Still sounds great. The pickups are still original and so are the tuners. I did however switch out the pots and jack as those got a bit rusty from gigging.

[@lauriemacquanan2141]

Thanks for the deep dive on this. My nephew has a way budget guitar(hand me down) from his older sister. Ugh! I'm on a pension now and since he is 11 I think the S would be a perfect size for him. Thank you!

[@kiwimaddog_86]

@@fillingsauce7130 Sanding a blue guitar to turn it into an olive green one? You've got good taste, man. 👍

[@rajnslash]

I'm going to buy soon.these conversations made me high.thank you friends. God bless

[@WojciechHandke]

This body color looks stunning!

[@trevorgrondin1512]

i’ve been looking for a guitar for my son, and it’s awesome you’ve taken the time to show all the details. keep these videos coming!

[@joolliann]

The blue color looks amazing

[@wallyneff3318]

These Squier Bullet Mustangs are the perfect guitars for price, mods and to teach my three sons to play and cherish.

[@boris4124]

I have just started playing guitar, I began to learn 3 months ago and im loving it and I definitely want to carry it on for the rest of my life. The fender mustang body shape is my dream guitar and blue is my favourite colour, I cant believe that your giving away this gorgeous guitar Landon, I absolutely afore it and would really help with my guitar journey

[@TheLateBoyScout]

Nice work on the deep dive. This guitar is calling my name-but I think it thinks my name is Djnkajaouw-wow!

[@litteulman5142]

Another Nice guitare from Squier... And another great deep dive vidéo (as Always), Congratulations !

[@brandonfleming7118]

I have one in black and LOVE it. I can't afford a real Fender so I have to stick with Squier. I've always wanted a Mustang so this was perfect for me.

[@JaredPitcher]

It's a real looker, I love the blue finish.

[@kennybluet5527]

Love mine. Steel wool over the fingerboard and oil afterwards takes care of a good bit of the scratchiness. Didn't change anything other than the strings. I put 10 gauge acoustic strings on it. Weird , I know , but they work . Gives it a bit of a flatwound tone and they stay in tune real well. Run it straight through a Fishman Loudbox Mini. Great tone. Played a gig with it earlier this evening. You can definitely tell it's cheap when you play it but it really is a good guitar.

[@landonbailey]

cool thanks for sharing!

[@fabriccouch]

This guitar has given me confidence. It has made me love guitar again. It is the best thing ever

[@gerbilsk8er]

Your deep dives are always so informative, humorous, and awesome in general. I am so glad I found this channel. Your laid back vibe is great - also love all the 90s references in general. Brings me back to some good times. Keep these videos rolling!

[@Wheelchairup]

Love the color and you can’t beat the price!

[@Juanter]

This has always been one of those "I would get this and mod the shit out of it" guitars

[@jordinhocharles]

My plans exactly 😂😂

[@carpathus]

Modded my white bullet mustang a little bit. Pickguard, locking tuners and good strings. Needed a setup and some minor fret work. Like how thin and light it is. Got it on sale for $130. Worth every penny and then some. Tons of fun to play. It's the cheapest guitar I have but I love it. Get one of those new Fender mustang micro guitar amps and a set of headphones with this guitar and you're good to go.

[@Juanter]

@@carpathus I would honestly just turn this guitar into a metal machine lol

[@eertje01]

I own an black one and modded the shit out of it. Amber tint on the neck, tortoise pickguard, toronado string through bridge. Hot strat pickup in the neck position, tonerider generator in the bridge position. Cts pots. It's grungemaster distortion king. I found the tuners to be OK on mine. They turn evenly and hold tune. Nut is fine too. Everyone who loves guitars really should own one of these!

[@PaleCaretaker]

So buy guitar for 150$ and spend 3x more for parts to make it completely different guitar. If i had money for it, i would just spend it all on better guitar

[@georgeshaw8925]

Fantastic bridge pickup, love the guitar.

[@landonbailey]

Rock on!

[@jefferson4245]

I just put together the Canadian connection. Neil Young (Canadian). Landon (Canadian). Keep on rocking in the free world!

[@janichmondieu6505]

And the RUSH riffs.

[@dongonzulman6478]

So one day I realized I had a spare 2018ish Duo-Sonic 24" scale neck lying around, and also a set of Player series Tele HH electronics, so I put it all together on one of these Bullet Mustangs, and it turned out pretty damn great! I did have body thickness issues; I had to dremel all the way to the paint in order to fit the full size pots and switches from the tele, and I had to dremel the pickguard to fit the pickups and make a slot for the tele 3 way switch. Later, I needed the Duo-Sonic neck, so I ended up putting the original mustang neck on it and rounded the board, polished and rounded the frets, and conditioned (well attempted to) the board and it actually plays really nice now. Sounds really good too.

[@rickortiz6444]

"Just doing the makeup here" LOL. You're hilarious! I love this types of walkthrough reviews: simple and funny. Genius.

[@landonbailey]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@christopheraaron8299]

I have it in the same color. It makes for a great mod platform. I installed P90s, a white pearl pickguard with P90 cutouts, cavity shielding, roller string trees and locking tuners. I also shimmed the neck to pitch it back slightly and raised the saddles to match. Leo Fender designed offsets to have a slight pitchback to the neck.

[@landonbailey]

👍🎸

[@mariaequihua8927]

I have the same guitar. Can you tell me the name of the tuners you installed? Im looking to replace the stock ones.

[@markpetten9777]

I’m impressed that they shielded the cavity with shielding paint. Not the worst wiring job I’ve seen either.

[@Vicar345]

This gives me the courage to actually dig around the guts of a guitar and think about mods. Definitely wouldn't have done that on my own. Thanks!

[@landonbailey]

Go for it!

[@dtgarcia]

I'm honestly impressed by how good the pickups sound on a guitar at that price!

[@robertsguitarsandgear]

I’ve had mine for a while now. Added a bone nut, better saddles, locking tuners, and a different pickguard. It is a wild little rocker.

[@landonbailey]

always fun to do some upgrade mods!

[@someguynamedrob581]

​Fender design fail, that guitar is shaped nothing like a bullet.

[@landonbailey]

shoot!

[@VitekBlin___________]

That why this guitar don't have text with BULLET

[@bahadortanzif8932]

MUSTANG

[@astrochaos4182]

@@bahadortanzif8932 doesn’t look like a ford mustang either

[@johnrogers2826]

Or a mustang.

[@nbguitarscars1356]

Hey, I love how you do these deep-dive videos because not all KZbinrs do it in this detail thanks, keep up the great work.

[@May_nam3]

What I think is really cool with Squier is the fact that you can have a good entry level/beginner instrument, it's totally playable. And you can take the time to learn what you don't like on the instrument and upgrade it. And great looking guitars too !

[@lindahartman4543]

Have an older one, came with buzzy treble strings in the upper register, a good set up and new strings. It's a nice light, easy to play and fun guitar. Great for beginners, smaller frame adults and those of us with dreadnought shoulder from big acoustic and jazz guitars.

[@MarkEngle1]

Nice demo! Squier is really nailing it right now.

[@landonbailey]

Agreed!

[@paulgordon6949]

I've got one of these. In black. I love it, maybe the best 100 bucks I ever spent. I've had no problems with it at all. Would recommend to anyone. You can get it in a few more interesting colours now too.

[@franqo182]

I love that clean tone

[@LookieChannel]

It is a fun one, Squier nailed the grunge and punk, making good use of the budget materials which fit the bill. I have returned guitars 3x the price for quality issues, but never returned a Bullet. Good for what is is. Nice deep dive, thanks!

[@landonbailey]

cheers

[@thekinglives22]

I have a white one. Replaced the neck hb for a strat neck pickup and changed the tuners. Love it!

[@vaidazx12]

Watched this vid before going to sleep. Just woke up to see the "we broke up" vid, lol.

[@filippopov9439]

Same

[@peterdebad1]

Landon I'm glad you remembered to show the removal of the plastic covering. The best part😉. Thanks for the review. Never owed one of these. Stay safe. Peace!

[@iliasliakos6692]

oh I want that guitar so bad

[@Jay-bird154]

I bought a White Squire Bullet Mustang and run it through a Orange amp. Love them both .

[@landonbailey]

cool!

[@robertohernandezjr639]

1:33 - Landon Bailey and The Notorious B.I.G

[@ahmadfaisal6429]

I think the satin “finish” or feel is great. A little bit of oil really makes it amazing to play it.

[@JazzinBlues]

Just a thought... maybe the time to peel the plastic from the pick guard was after you'd removed the screws?

[@landonbailey]

it would ruin my editing process

[@rena76]

Ohhh god, I just noticed the sparkles in that blue painting, damn thats beautiful

[@landonbailey]

it's sparkly ya!

[@jordinhocharles]

“Hopefully it doesn’t have too much pp in it ...... or s “ 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@musiclovercecil7845]

it’s amazing how good inexpensive guitars have gotten these days! of course it has its flaws, but a little elbow grease can help most of them. most of the time a good fret polish and truss rod adjustment does the trick

[@kolchak357]

I’d throw some hipshot tuners on that and I’d be good with it as is.

[@Slushpuppie55]

Thanks Landon. Sweet Colour and Fair Quality for a Budget Guitar.

[@landonbailey]

No problem!

[@whydoyouask3172]

This guitar is sooooooo epic man

[@jharvey433]

Those are fun things... i bought one... modded it slightly and gave it to my neice... i really loved it.

[@landonbailey]

great value!

[@13AK98]

"Nintendon't" "Hope it doesn't have too much pp in it " Landon 2021

[@landonbailey]

🤣

[@13AK98]

@@landonbailey 👍

[@globalnova]

or s.

[@JBM_71]

Can't Diss Squier guitars, I've owned them, still do, and I love 'em. 😊

[@batanguenongulaga6779]

I'd like to see that guitar in my room! 😂

[@jaywood6020]

I own a white ‘Stang and white pick guard. I just bought it for $179 a month ago. The tuners are OK locking tuners a must. Humbuckers are OK. The pots and the switch are pretty cheap and I would recommend upgrade those too. I am still trying to smooth the fret sprout which was terrible. The frets need serious polishing and feel real scratchy. One other thing I plan to install are strap locks.

[@landonbailey]

cheers!

[@globalnova]

i thought i needed locking tuners but realise now they just add unnecessary weight. vintage style is the best. no tuning issues and easy to change strings.

[@KKMDStyle]

I counted 25 independent requests :-) No I didn’t, yes I did.

[@landonbailey]

🤪

[@snowball9241]

I got so invested in these videos I nearly forgot to leave a comment. I love how you're handling these videos and it's so easy to fall in. I think we'll need a little more manpower to reach 6mil likes tho.

[@blkjckgtr3075]

Man those strings are sky high!lol

[@JaniceLalla]

New name

[@blkjckgtr3075]

@@JaniceLalla Foiled again!Cheers,Janice!happy good friday!

[@Leo-056]

Just love the colour bro. Its really looks good...

[@Bmokage]

Just found your channel a couple weeks ago. It’s nice to finally see someone talking about guitars in my price range lol

[@mrjutz9228]

really enjoy your deep dive video's and videos in general, what a great looking guitar! Keep up the excellent work!

[@materedai4158]

Saw this video when you put it up last night, had to rewatch to make sure that you have a good opinion on the playability.

[@PanoramaUnion]

I have this guitar and it is great. Ok, you need to polish the frets, but the machine heads work well. The neck is extremely comfortable.

[@landonbailey]

nice!

[@Mandobird1]

I just played it for a few weeks and the frets polished right up nicely. :)

[@JoseRamirez-id9ne]

I think it’s a nice body and a good guitar to mod. Adding split coil humbuckers can make this guitar very versatile.

[@thatraymond]

Love the intro/guitar from the ceiling type shot!

[@landonbailey]

it just fell into place

[@nostro1001]

I think your final piece of advice is key. Really important to test out these entry level/mass produced guitars if possible. You just never know with quality. Not that you shouldn't try to test as guitar at any other price point either. 🔨 Crazy price all things considered. And looks great. Cheers. 👍

[@ants7455]

Always enjoy you deep dives answer questions before I can ask thank you

[@andrewk658]

Saw the 60 cycle hum video on this guitar a while back, this one definitely sealed the deal on how much I adore this guitar!

[@michaelangeloGA]

Shockingly good sounding. Thanks.

[@sweetnsourchick1761]

I had NO idea there was plastic wrap on the tuning machines!!!!! Seconds of bliss await me!!!! I'm checking all my Fenders tonight! Stay funny, Landon. (Funny as in "HA-HA", not . . . well, you know.)

[@trroland1248]

Very thorough review. Thank you Landon. 👍🏻

[@TheJammaHaanes]

My old band mate had the Bullet Mustang HH, in blue, and I thought it was absolutely spectacular for the price!!

[@jonathoncliffbailey]

Bridge dirt tone was killer.

[@oranday01]

Very interesting pick-ups and nice top-loader bridge! Also bet that shorter scale length feels nice

[@billfly2186]

Good review! I like mine. If you're just getting one. every screw and nut, especially where the neck bolts on and the tuners were LOOSE. Guitar was almost unplayable out of the box. Easy fix though, and now it's one of my favorites.

[@landonbailey]

sounds like yours got shaken a bunch or just wasn't assembled fully 😊

[@billfly2186]

@@landonbailey Must have hit some turbulence on the flight from Indonesia. I put 10 gauge flatwounds on it for some 60s vibe.

[@GeneA.69]

OMG you're giving "Blue Mustang" away, I'd love to have "Blue"!! The color blue is literally my favorite color and just with in the last few months my desire to learn to play guitar has been rekindled, you see I'm turning 53 in just a few months and I've been on the hunt for the perfect guitar that gives me that " holy crap that's gorgeous and I gotta play it! I'd love to have a blue metallic guitar like that... I'd be excited as hell, good luck to all!

[@Waqwaves]

Thanks for showing the electronics, always useful to see in advance.

[@vonzipp1774]

Always enjoy your guitar deep dives mate.

[@dominiccicere6422]

I wish these were available 25+ years ago when I first started playing. My first guitar was a MIM Fender Squier Series Strat that cost $100 more than this and took a long time to bond with. This seems like a more ideal guitar for a beginner - two pickups, top loading bridge, and lightweight. The short scale would’ve helpful in the my formative playing days.

[@rmakela27]

Shielding paint was a surprise. Good on them!

[@LanGustaBuk]

For the price, the sound is just overwhelming! The dirt tones are just about to explode the room!

[@LeticiaADiaz]

Thank you for the review and also for showing us the pedals you're using and the amp, it helps a lot 👍

[@g.sferrazza10-13]

I like that Deep shade of Blue... Forget Sunburst or Black Give me all those Blues and Green Hues Baby

[@joemckeown7064]

Picked one up second hand for £70 and its amazing. Its amazing at recreating nirvana tone along with my ds 1

[@ambrosgonzales]

Blue and white great color combo especially on a mustang.

[@markwestin3583]

I have a Korean Tone Pro Squier from 1997. The Alicia pups sets it apart from other Squiers. Favorite guitar brand though is PRS.

[@garymattischannel6207]

I bought one Used for 174 dollars with tax. I picked it up and played it unplugged for 2 minutes and then immediately bought it. Have to wait till the 29 December because they hold used instruments for 30 day's. I never felt any guitar that felt so right to me in my life. I was sold on it without even plugging it in. I have passed up guitars in the past that felt right and regretted it later on. The last guitar I played that felt like it was about 29 years ago at a place called Blind faith music in Winchester Virginia and he said that it was a Duo/Mustang mix. Then about 20 years ago at Maryland Vintage Instruments He had a Old Mustang with no finish and 2 humbuckers in it that I should have bought. Now Fender or Squire makes it New.

[@landonbailey]

🎸👍

[@leogankyleangelbert468]

I want to play that guitar. Love the sound and the finish

[@fongy200]

If it makes any difference they are made at the Cort factory and Corts Guitars are not to be scoffed at their really good. The finishing on them is always superb, meaning whenever I have bought a Cort straight out of the box they always feel silky smooth along the edge of the fingerboard the frets are usually done to a high standard. If I ever get a chance to pick up a Guitar made at the ICI I always try to acquire it.

[@Charles75N]

I have always been curious about Mustangs. Love the color!!!

[@b00neDawg00]

Mustangs are probably the coolest fender guitar

[@Steven_SK]

I bought one to have a look and to mod. Price is good. Not bad out of the box I need to do a setup on it but then I think it is a nice little guitar for the money.

[@landonbailey]

Right on!

[@ShinYoungNoh]

I got mine a few weeks ago after watching your first impressions video and I love it! I did get the strings replaced, though