Squier Bullet Strat - I'll take them all. :)

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I love this guitars.
Its just a music machine and plays and sounds awesome.

[@overthetarget9401]

Let's face it Dave must be one of the best guitarist around today, just amazing. Thanks Dave for sharing your passion with us.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@lucbos7516]

@@thedavesimpson Even the scratchy frets sounds good Lol

[@dailymetal3498]

I agree he is one the best.....

[@stevescuba1978]

Chris Buck is another, I would love to see the 2 combine, as they are the most creative and emotive guys I watch!

[@christineayres7199]

Hes definitely one of the best in the UK today for sure , I know he dont play lightning fast like Yngwie Malmsteen or Michael Angelo Batio but he has emotion and soul in his music similar to David Gilmour or John Frusciante and that is not something you can replicate.

[@Geetarpicker1]

Dave, answer your phone man, the world is calling ! Break the bonds, you are that good ! Spread your wings and fly man !!

[@thedavesimpson]

I wish i had the opportunity and money to do so. :)

[@mr_mr5688]

@@thedavesimpson you have something money can not buy. Thousands of guitarist can produce a sound that is pleasing to the ear but you my friend have the talent to draw the attention of both the ear and soul which very few can do, keep it up man.

[@haroldculhane4110]

My thoughts exactly. Awesome musician.

[@Rev_John_Danger]

@@thedavesimpson the point is people should be paying you. KZbin is your demo tape.

[@NorthotWall]

Fender get the Dave Simpson tribute Squier made he has just doubled your sales with this video.

[@dposeyg85ss]

Lol I said exactly this!!!!! I turned around after one of his videos and ordered a classic vibe strat and boss katana artist amps. Dude sold me 100% FENDER HERES A MAN TO STAND BEHIND!!!!!!!

[@erictoniaschwab1009]

David Posey absolutely! And Boss for that matter. Dave is a man of the people and we’ll buy the stuff he recommends 😊🎸

[@jasonbowman8698]

David Posey fender should employ Dave full time just like Gibson did with mark agnesi. Dave’s an amazing guitarist who makes all strats sing be it squires or high end fender strats

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

Jason Bowman Dave is exponentially more authentic than Mark😆😂

[@jasonbowman8698]

Eric John Schwab Dave is a very gifted and very original with his playing and his notes are crystal clear and his improvisation is spot on

[@jimmyjimmy951]

Fender you watching this? Dave just did more for your sales than any poster or add you ever produced..About time you credited him..👍🎸🐨🇦🇺

[@jasonbowman8698]

Hopefully they are fender should hire Dave full time just like Gibson did with mark agnesi 👍👍

[@abhishekacharya726]

i have never seen 100dollar guitar screaming like that,dave is a true guitar hero

[@robertclarkguitar]

This is my favorite opening yet. Very floydesque gilmour lol. Lovely.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@erictoniaschwab1009]

Back in 2007 I bought an American Deluxe Fender Strat that I never particularly bonded with. I sold it to get my wife’s wedding dress. It took a Bullet Strat - which would make the internet gear snobs scoff - to make me fall in love with a Stratocaster guitar. I was a Les Paul guy for decades. I love the Strat sound and feel now and the Bullet does it so remarkably well. Amazing and incredibly introduction jam as always Mr. Simpson. You are a rare player that a guitar becomes one with you.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@oncameramastery]

So great to see someone enjoying a down to earth priced guitar and give it a fair, honest, snobbery free review! Great work Mr S! 😊

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@alanread6596]

Very true

[@davidluqueskywalker527]

Yes mate

[@keithmadison8754]

Agreed, I have an American Strat but have always enjoyed the squires & might get another one. Too much snobbery as the first comment said.

[@Wabin22]

Squiers are awesome, and that's a fact :)

[@uptownsoldier100]

Makes me feel like I'm in a concert. Im so buying a squier tomorrow 🎸⚡

[@mrollo]

I always come back to this and it always amazes me. One of the best solos I've ever heard.

[@brianmcdonald3488]

Holy shit man I got lost in that intro. Incredible!!

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@michaelbledsoe1060]

Dave, it seems you are becoming my favorite youtube guitarist. Even after my 45 years of playing guitar, you challenge me to find new sounds, which is a good thing. Getting too hot here in Dallas, for golf, so I watch for for new videos from you.

[@MrThx3876]

He's one of my favorite guitarists, period. Not just on KZbin.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@stevecollins1603]

Yesterday i bought a 2017 Squire Bullet Strat, white with a rosewood (or laurel) ? fretboard. HSS. Fantastic neck and frets. Changed the strings, adjusted the action and intonation - Sounds and plays beautifully and all for £80 . I know just how Dave feels!

[@shadowsong1]

you know i agree. I've tried dozens of these. A lot of people talk like you have to have a vintage/custom shop/american strat to have a real strat, but these feel fantastic. the frets are always done right and neck feels good. There are a million aftermarket parts you can get to make them good enough for anything and they make great guitars. especially if you want a guitar to take the brunt of gigging or rehearsing while you're more expensive guitars stay safe at home.

[@antmax]

They are great for the money. But I like my VM strat with the full thickness body much better. The Bullet is amazing for the price though. Hard to beat, especially when you can pick them up REALLY cheap used and really good condition for $50 - $80 all day.

[@bluwng]

I love lightweight guitars, I would have bought a Warmoth neck for it but if the neck is good why bother.

[@shadowsong1]

@@bluwng me too. that thinner body isn't anything but less weight to pack around on your back on stage.

[@LeeKirkman88]

I love what you've done to the headstock !

[@coolwaterdvr]

Wew! You and that squier bullet strat really bonded. 😍🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@helmutr5516]

I bought recently a bullet strat and was prepared to do little upgrades, BUT : The tuners were perfect, smooth and reliable, with a vintage look, the middle pickup was already in magnetic reverse polarity, to achieve the humbucker thing, the pups cavity was allready shielded with conductive painting .... really ? just a little fretwork and that's it , was ready to play.

[@NicholasAmpazis]

O M G!! Awesome play - thank you for this!

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@LeeKirkman88]

When you have a £100 budget you dont expect much from a new guitar. But when its alot better than you're expecting thats £100 well spent.

[@mrdoom3686]

falling in love!!!! and tearing with your music !!

[@rodneydaplyn3904]

great review , and fantastic guitar playing

[@winstonmackay5477]

A Bullet Strat and I believe a transistor amp on paper it dosent add up but in your hands its god like tone is in the hands. great is an understatement here dont know why you havent been discovered in some way. I wish you happiness and success

[@Leo_ofRedKeep]

Transistor amps are just fine. Valve amps are adulated by idiots trying to emulate what they will never understand.

[@sprocketriggs5926]

@@Leo_ofRedKeep Uh... clearly you have not played both side by side.

[@Leo_ofRedKeep]

Clearly you have no idea what matters in music. Tonefools never understand it.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

Leo of Red Keep So true sir. It’s become a fashion show for these people and they have to justify spending all that money

[@2025steve]

Dave,what a dream player u are,just awesome man,QUALITY!!!!!

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@maxjosephson8352]

I also have a squire strat,bullet, and I love it , I do have a few others guitars that cost a lot more, but that squire is the one I go too, just love it

[@ladygadava1]

These are FANTASTIC instruments! I have played 5 at different times and they were all really good. Fender is knocking it out of the park with these squiers!!!!

[@martinvanderleer6067]

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[@brandonhupp464]

Killer tone & Sustain 🎸👍

[@dailymetal3498]

I come here every now and then to hear this masterpiece simply one of the best thing ihv heard Dave u will be in my list of best guitarist in the world

[@stevekentner399]

Hauntingly beautiful guitar playing. I just close my eyes and listen ...

[@GalileoGalileisGhost]

Dave, you're a true rock star! Legendary! Thanks Man!

[@johndickens7847]

I just think you could put strings on a kipper and play it.

[@bobs.stevenson9704]

sustained notes now thats something that every other guitarist on youtube cant do 10/10

[@SkepticGamer]

Yeah. Drives me nuts.

[@simonssparestrings8910]

absolute brilliant guitar playing as always great stuff dave respect

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@keithmadison8754]

You add alot of humor & talent as well to your videos, keep on keepin on.

[@stephen4600]

Again superb mate , view and chill , love it !

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@celestelongway7315]

OMG that intro is so bad ass Dave ! Super thumbs up. Dude U rock! Yeah!

[@orestealleanzamusic6958]

Greetings from Italy Dave!🇮🇹 You are my favorite guitarist.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@CDFamously]

Dave, your vids inspire me like nothing else. My shared deep love for all things Frusciante cements the fact. I've picked up so much from watching you over the years. I'll be snatching up one of these strats so I can be a single coil snob once again, they sound amazing!

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much and that means alot to me. :)

[@iainbrighton7847]

Barely 3 minutes in Dave and I have to say that I love your instrumental playing. Simply magnificent.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@se2018]

Dave is incredible, he deserves more success!

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@vincelee6247]

OMG. The intro melted my face .. wow... i found a used fender bullet ht for $80.. and im getting it tomorrow. WOW. Thanks for sharing. That was amazing guitar playing my friend..

[@davestatham812]

Awesome just awesome man, God bless🙏👏👏👏✌

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@AnthonySmith-cp7yc]

Excellent playing , with true feel

[@jeroenscheltema7198]

PS: got totally caught in the entire video...sitting in my sunny garden floating away on your sounds man...What a trip!!! Absolutely magnificent🎸❤

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much again. : )

[@davidbranch397]

love my 3 bullets! I mod em but what a great base to begin with!

[@obacht5100]

man.... awesome playing in the beginning !!! i just closed my eyes and felt like flying !

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@croman5931]

Wow that sound great!

[@adorbordallo]

I agree with you! That is great guitar and so is you. Thanks for the review

[@stealthbum34]

That one note hold and the following phrasing was fucking awesome. Respect brother!

[@grantmitchell2744]

Just got mine in the sparkle red thanks to your video!

[@francisjuneescama]

Dave, how I wish you can read my comment. You are the one of the reasons I purchase my Squier Bullet Tele. Though, it is not a strat. This guitar gave me so much. To the hardships of the pandemic, your videos helped me a lot of what I have been through. Take care dude! Love from the Philippines. Keep rockin!

[@bwyou812]

Hey ! It's nice to here the guitar and not just high gain and distortion for a change, like most videos out there. Very nice playing!

[@rayfranchi1507]

I love your soaring guitar work brother! I can feel God's beauty through it. Your opening sequence is probably one of the best guitar solos I have heard! Thank you!

[@davidluqueskywalker527]

I have the same guitar in the same color and your test really served me well, greetings from Córdoba Argentina mate

[@brianschwartz5673]

Sublime playing , what a short 42 minutes !!! You are not alone in the thinking on your Bullet, Jack Pearson will agree with you. I have many guitars including a Fender Strat and my 2009 bullet is my favourite. Great stuff!!!

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@alexlyon5846]

Gracias por hacer este video, la musica que haces es asombrosa!

[@jeroenscheltema7198]

Awesome intro brother....🎶 You take us all on a journey,such feel...🙏🏻❤ Who needs shreds.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@svenwalther135]

Doesn't matter wich guitar... give it to Dave... he make it sing and cry.... awesome

[@StevieZero]

Great looking guitar love the colour

[@timhall3575]

So great. You're my new guitar hero Dave! This is amazing - 3:07 onwards is just woah!!

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@donatoxful]

80% amp efx/ 20% guitar/ 100% talent. Great video man, you rock!.

[@phildale8451]

If ever I want to hear a gear review on something I always check to see if Dave has done it. You get an honest opinion with no snobbery at all and I think that's what everyone needs. There's to many people on the web who have been put off from buying lower budget stuff because some nob on You Tube say's it's crap. Well done Dave and here's to all the Squire players, they are fantastic guitars.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@SimonBondar]

Your vids on the bullet strats convinced me to get one too. I have a white HSS strat in the post as I type. :D

[@matthewmp111]

My friend, that intro actually made me tear up. You really have a gift, Dave.

[@Robonator14]

Going to snatch one next week. Really looking forward to it thanks to your videos

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much and have fun. : )

[@AJgeartalk]

Just bought a Sunburst Bullet because of you Dave- and LOVING it! Of course I wish I could get it to sound like yours! Need new fingers... Channeling Gilmour on this piece.

[@nolarocks]

Nice to see someone content and feeling good. Cheers man

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@morph7065]

Awesome playing Dave you make that sing ,there ain't many people could make a Fender sound like that let alone a Squier!!! Quality as always and take care.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@CBCRadioGirl]

Bought an identical red Bullet Strat six weeks ago (colour choice inspired by Knopfler), hoping I was buying something decent enough to learn on since I can't afford much else at the moment and had my heart set on a Strat. I've wanted to play for years but never got round to it somehow. I'm going through a particularly dark patch right now and decided there's no better time to learn... or as I wrote elsewhere recently, to channel my energy and emotions into something beautiful. I hadn't yet discovered your Bullet Strat videos (or your channel at all) when I made my purchase, and I'm so glad to have found them now. I'm confident in my choice, and holy crap your playing absolutely blows my mind. Could listen to you all day. Inspiration for sure, and I'd be happy to have a fraction of your skill someday. Thank you for the incredible music. :)

[@bengosling3838]

Awesome playing dude! You make me wanna go and plug in, even in the midst of a very heavy strop. That's unheard of before today!

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@skymiller530]

OFF THE F__KING HOOK! GOD DAVE . . . . just play. I subscribe to your channel just to hear you play. Would you come to the U.S. just to do what you do in the beginning of your vids? I can cover your airfare and room and meals. Think about it.

[@areyouavinalaff]

but where would he play and to whom? something like this would have to be done properly, audiences and venues, he can't just go to another country to get locked up in somebody's cellar lol. I really do wish he could travel and get noticed. maybe a ticket to namm 2020. hey, we could crowd fund to send him to namm, I'd put some in the pot... but would he wanna go?

[@ToadLick]

Don't forget to invite me man... lol

[@trollfiddler]

Namm is just for dealers. He'd need to be signed by someone to play on their stand as a brand artist.

[@MrCaddySlash]

trollfiddler Boss, Orange, or Fender could totally get away with endorsing him.

[@jsnowdendavies]

Gigs are great, but thing is, this way Dave gets to play in the comfort of his own pad, and we get to hear and see him in the comfort of our surroundings. As an oldie who remembers life before the internet this is still an utterly amazing thing.

[@dailymetal3498]

Dislikers are deaf or what Simply he is one the best player ihv ever listened to 😭 Shame world still doesn't recognise him

[@johnlangdon7576]

Seriously I just had tears rolling down my face .... fuck that hit me big time. Great work my man

[@barriehercock8612]

Sounds beautiful,David, brilliant playing ,I've just got a sunburst bullet strat , a bullet telecaster to get back into playing having previously suffered a stroke ,love the light weight and playability of them,sold my 77 mustang and was able to buy these 2 guitars ,a affinity telecaster three fender gig bagssnd champion 40 amp ,like the squier guitars better than the american fender , your playing great Dave,it's a great inspiration for us all,keep up the good work

[@andysmith7310]

Some of the best playing I've ever seen.... Simply Incredible. And on a £100 strat no less

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you. : )

[@paulbartell8872]

The mods look beautiful,Dave.. I VERY much feel that this guitar is .. YOU! You enthuse & play it with a certain extra passion.. ;) X

[@johngreene6014]

You sound good on your new favourite guitar.You have introduced some new styles of tone

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@lenlapasso6583]

I purchased a Squire Stratocaster HT (Laurel Red) with a 10 watt Fender Amp. It was a beginner package. I payed $315 US. I am 58 years old and during Covid I purchased an Epiphone Acoustic Guitar and I purchased the “Fender Play” online lessons in April 2021. The lessons are incredible and I promised myself if I stuck to it I would purchase an electric guitar in January 2022. I hope to be 1/2 as good as you with my remaining time on earth! Your enthusiasm about the Squire guitar has made me happy about my decision. Cheers from St. Louis, Missouri

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

You where in the zone man,,, great guitar,, legindary tone.

[@benjojas]

I heard part of Never Fade in that jam! Awesome!

[@ethanwestmusic_]

You are the best guitarist I have ever heard, stay humble dave✌🏽

[@jrsoper6524]

ABSOLUTELY SOUNDS KILLER , LOVE THOSE OLD SQUIRES.

[@jacktarbuck6949]

Awesome video mate! I already have way too many guitars (including a tele bullet which I HUGELY recommend!), but watching these last few videos of you showcasing this one... I'm getting the "need another guitar" itch! 😎 I suppose it wouldn't break the bank at least ;-) Again, fab playing Dave. Thoroughly enjoying your content 👍

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@jcarle2668]

Hello! Mr Simpson, I have been playing guitar for +25 years and I have to say that 3:29-5:50 of this video may be the most amazing and emotional guitar part I have ever witnessed, Mr. Simpson that was f'n awe inspiring. Thank you for being you.

[@thebrutalpostman]

Agreed! Very Gilmour-like!

[@Good-Enuff-Garage]

My new spirit animal !

[@pjo1964]

Ahhhhhh#!!##!$###!!!!!!!! I can't take it any more!!!!!! Fantastic!!!! 😮😮😮

[@babakshahkaram]

Awesome guitar playing. Absolute art. This is a proof that you don't need a fancy guitar to be a ... Dave!

[@christineayres7199]

The funniest thing ive found is most of the time those £2000 Srats or Les Pauls sound terrible compared to the cheaper clones , as i used to own a 2007 USA Strat but my Squier Affinity Strat which embarrassingly came from Toys R us when it still was in existence in Milton Keynes sounded a lot better , no idea why that was but it did.

[@masterhorax]

got that same one for my boy....hardtail from 2000. Got it for 25.00! I painted it red sparkle and will upgrdae tuners and (maybe) pickups and call it good. Amazing guitar fo rht emoney!

[@Sagebirt]

I absolutely loved the one from Argos I bought when I was In a pinch. It was even cheaper than the £110 I normally see them for. Very light, and very playable after a quick amateur setup.

[@christineayres7199]

Got mine in a pack from Toys R us around 2004 in Milton Keynes it sounded better than my USA Strat when i compared them through a Marshall AVT 50 valve state amp , my dad was so angry that he literally got me to go all the way back to Peter Cooks Guitar World in Hanwell and swapped the USA Strat for another guitar lol he was not wanting the money back as he played guitar himself so knew that would have upset me but he just felt that we both were conned as a USA Strat should sound a lot better than a Cheap Chinese made Strat , I think The new USA player Strats are a lot better lets hope so.

[@BlazertronGames]

Nice to see someone enjoying the bullet. I kind of felt bad that the bullet was my first guitar, I thought I should have bought an affinity instead, but this makes me feel a bit better about the choice I made!

[@antoniosalascarrasco5096]

Thank you, good demo .

[@robertb.3651]

Bought one , it will come tomorrow, looking forward, my first electric guitar 😃 I'm just a beginner with 46 years but it's so much fun 😁😁😁

[@ladydub232]

Dude. Thank you so much!

[@ro55reel5]

Nice work with the volume knob and selector switch too

[@GavinMorris1]

Turning misery into art there man. Beautiful intro.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@VVx-777]

phenomenal

[@DionysusJPower]

Would love to see this guitar in a comparison video with your 60s Strat, the black one!!

[@divad7137]

That tone is killer

[@78evh22]

Dave your making me late for work ……… cant stop watching awesome mate

[@thedavesimpson]

Sorry for that but thank you very much for watching. : )

[@mikemurdock7234]

Great playing. I want one of these cheap Bullets so bad. They just released a new line and the HSS model comes in a gorgeous shell pink.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )