Squier By Fender Mini Jazzmaster The WORST Guitar I've Ever Played!

Squier By Fender Mini Jazzmaster The Worst Guitar I've Ever Played!
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[@chickenaddict6128]

I did a demo track with my band mate, who was playing one of these. I was playing drums in the studio booth and we could see each other through the window and we recorded at the same time. I could hear the guitar going out of tune as he was singing it was that bad🤣

[@theguitarmanifesto]

🤣🤣 junk guitar in action

[@buzzardsinuses4780]

I had no clue these existed until this video.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Shame they're a pile of junk

[@buzzardsinuses4780]

The Guitar Manifesto True shame indeed

[@armp1287]

For a good reason

[@adultomelas5322]

Damn when the politest guitar reviewer says your guitar sucks that’s not a good sign 😱

[@theguitarmanifesto]

True story 🎸👌

[@kolbytaylor9504]

@@theguitarmanifesto do the squier bullet mustangs have fat cuts?

[@theguitarmanifesto]

@Steve Fitz have to add Squier Bullets and affinity are great guitars for the price 🤘😎 as proven on this channel many times over

[@copytekk]

@Steve Fitz I disagree. I had a Squier mini strat for a while and it was pretty nice quality.

[@user-xy7le4nb1p]

Damn, I don't give a fuck how bad that is, I just want a guitar, I'm too broke for my passion

[@adamstanley4778]

A bullet mustang is the same price

[@BHayes-jv2rz]

I got one a year ago (mine is a white body and white pick guard) I’ve never had any major issues with it it does go outta tune from time to time the only complaint I have with it is that the strap buttons are too small I play it for about 50 seconds and the strap comes off that the only complaint I have with it hoping to buy some bigger buttons for it soon

[@9unslin9er]

Used Yamaha Pacifica.

[@Allie-w1l]

@@9unslin9er I wish I had gone that route.

[@floopusdoopus]

I am still gonna get one for multiple reasons 1. my favorite guitarist plays one 2. I am small so some of the stuff you said is related to pressure and weight 3. I just play for fun I don’t mind how it sounds 4. I love the look

[@theagavejazz]

Floopus Doopus who’s your favorite guitarist?

[@floopusdoopus]

Guillermo Castillo Ian Fowles

[@dimitrijeraonic2031]

@Floopus Doopus the thing is playing for fun can get ruined if the guitar itself is bad. I have tried to play metal on a no-name Chinese classical guitar for a year, and although I did not care about the sound, the experience was terrible. The guitar just did not suit me. The size of your hands does not matter, there is a video of a 10 year old playing Eruption, so anything is possible with some work.

[@owain8087]

Thats a shame, looks absolutely stunning in that colour with the maple neck. I love the new colour of that Bullet Mustang in the background too 😎😎 nice to see your videos again bro keep safe 👊

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Looks the part Mustang for me 👌

[@owain8087]

Seen they’re gonna release a new Bullet Mustang in bright orange 😃😃😃

[@theguitarmanifesto]

@@owain8087 yes looks awesome 🎸👌

[@naciremasti]

I've gotta 3/4th, and I found if you use heavier strings, I use 11's, and locking tuners they keep in tune pretty well.

[@bpierc6]

My daughter got this exact guitar for her bday last year. The initial stringing wasn't done properly so it did go out of tune easily. I restrung it properly and did some slight adjustments to the intonation and it holds tune pretty well now. The bridge pickup is fairly dark but it doesn't constantly overdrive like the one in this video. I wouldn't say the clean tone is great but it does handle overdrive pretty well. She also got another guitar in the same price range that was considerably worse. I think this guitar is fairly nice for $189. I may end up dressing and polishing the frets a little because they are a little rough and the edges are somewhat sharp.

[@sarahsokal]

This is my first guitar got it in green surf I love playing it ... perfect weight for a smaller lady. I like it & mine sounds good

[@classicmacos1682]

Wow, I didn’t know they made a mini Jazzmaster! Now this is amusing! Thanks Rob

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Yes ideal for log burners 🎸🔥

[@wildhearses]

I have little hands and am looking for a shorter scale to see if that will be helpful- I JUST saw these were out and really liked the shape and color- thank you so much for saving me from wasting my money!

[@GC-ji3ye]

The bullet mustang is a winner in case you’ve not purchased one. Cheers.

[@shane1472]

Yes need a video of you smashing it after playing endless nameless

[@bedroomstudios2614]

Bummer. That guitar looks gorgeous tbh and very fun to play. A maple fretboard in a cheap guitar is a novelty for me. It would be very interesting if you heavy modify this guitar on your owns style, but I guess the neck scale makes it not salvageable at all.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

The only good thing is the body and the Pickguard the rest is junk

[@dylanflanagan9754]

As a Jazzmaster lover I’d have to admit that the only worse thing they could do to make it unplayable is if they used the original bridge/trem system

[@void0094]

I'm here to boost the algorithm

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Fair play 👌🎸

[@metal_marcus]

It's nice to see a review where a product is not praised to the skies. It's getting rare. Great job.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Thanks I keep it real on this channel 🎸👌

[@billnelson9413]

The short scale strat with heavier strings is awesome. Especially for chords with wide intervals. Great blues tone. I was going to get one of these.

[@zlymaciek]

Didn’t even know about this model, lol

[@theguitarmanifesto]

And best forget it now 😂

[@shellydrew100]

we do now , not on my shopping list

[@axelmorisson]

It's the nut! Seriously, I bit the "bullet" (strat) and got this one, in white. Yes it looks like the nut is ok, it just ..LOOKS that way but it was too high on mine and badly cut all the way. And sticky too. I spent much time getting that fixed , if it sounds out of tune when playing first position chords although it is fine open-string, it is always a badly cut nut. Tune the thing, check Relief, Adjust trussrod, fix Intonation then Noodle (TRAIN setup concept). But - it's not all this little one needs, it is very special. It has way too thin strings, and the hottest pickups I've ever seen in a strat and that includes that mustang special two humbucker recent version that I also got with this one. The strings on this beast are also wonky. Do not forget this is a very special thing- it is a VERY SHORT SCALE. As such, the right thing to do is use short scale strings , heavier gage- it comes with absolute rubbish strings on it, much too light for anything short scale. If you still have it, or for those folks who want to really use it- fix the nut, lube it (graphite or "nut sauce" grease thingie) , and get rid of the horrendous mismatched strings. Get short scale strings for it, and for Heaven's sake, try a much heavier gage ( heaviest you find in short scale). That aside, for the "too hot" pickups- yup that is another "special" , it's the first squire with pickups that hot in like..forever. Lower them to the plastic of the pickguard! and turn down the volume. If you handled many many 80's "power metal" beasts with ultra-hot pickups , the trick is to lower them more than you think is necessary ( almost to the pickguard line) and use the volume knob on the guitar- I know, the cheap tone stacks, anyone says open tone, open volume to the max and forget it- nope, that's a (small) exception to the rule- this one sounds just fine ..with its volume around 3-4 not 10!!! After all these rather elaborate steps I can tell you it plays fine! The bends are a joy , as is vibrato and the way it growls is ..unique (not in a bad way). For clean sounds: drop'em low (the pickups and the volume knob both!!!) and it will sing. As it comes from the factory it has : a sticky and badly cut nut, (usually too high but check thrice before you cut!) , too thin strings, the pickups stuck to the strings and hot like chilli (not bad if you drop'em and use the volume). So to use this you fix and adjust everything by the book then : after changing strings with appropriate gage and length- yes, short scale strings are a thing on these- lower the pickups and use volume swells. In clean passages , volume knob on 2 or 3, use amp to compensate as required. On dirty chanel, increase volume slightly and dial back the distortion a bit - and it growls!!! . Basically it really is a nice beast but a strange and fiddly one, not for guys and girls that seek something simple to use- and cannot be used "out of the box" under any circumstance. All that being said, give it the appropriate checkup as I described and it will be extremely nice.

[@darrenvanroon6212]

I actually bought this guitar for my daughter because she really liked the look of it. I was super disappointed when I first played it, finding it sounded off with any chord I played. I ended up spending some extra time with it to figure out why. I found the guitar is actually just very sensitive to how hard you depress the strings between the frets (maybe because of the extremely short scale length). I measured the fret height relative to my fender meteora (made in mexico) and found they had basically the same fret height. I've gotten great tone out of this guitar if I'm just lighter on my string pressure (which is exactly what I want to teach my daughter anyways (light on the strings/ close to the fret)). I'm finding mine holds it tuning very well (maybe the build he is reviewing was defective or just needed a slight tightening of the tuner screw) I do agree that pulling on the neck does act like whammy bar big time, but i think that may also be influenced by the scale length. I bought a VOX VX15-GT as a starter amp for her, and I'm finding the pair let me play pristine cleans for RHCP BSSM stuff which I"ve always found difficult to match the tone without single coils. To summarize, I'm actually really impressed with this guitar matched with the VOX VX15-GT.

[@flbchbm]

I have the Squire mini strat and totally agree that you cannot press down on the string too hard. On mine I replaced the tuners with standard fender tuners after drilling holes out a little bit. I also replaced the three pickups with very hot rail pickups. It sounds sweet now. My plan is to get one of these and do the same thing or similar to it. From what I've read I'll have to dress up the fret edges too.

[@LucasM]

Counterpoint: I love mine. Got it for my son and I love playing it. A little setup and it's really comfortable and sounds great.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Wow you're lucky, mine was a piece of crap

[@scrub8423]

I feel like this could be good if you gave it some mods (new nut, better pickups, locking tuners etc), but at that point you'd be better off buying a higher end squier or even a cheap fender if you're lucky. Just goes to show that fender need to make a high end 3/4 guitar for the shorter folks out there.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

It needs a LOT of work

[@scrub8423]

@@theguitarmanifesto too true XD

[@RomayPM]

Ive just bought one and I'm having the same problem. I'm not a beginner, I have really tiny fingers and struggle with a full size. Barre chords are out of the question so I thought I'd buy a mini and after checking some out, this had a great review. I know how it shud sound but it dusn't and I'm at a loss as to what I can do to fix it.

[@somethingelsedoesmatter]

I got my son the black FSR version of this, and although I hated the tuners (and replaced them with vintage-style), the guitar itself was pretty good for the price and size. I did polish the frets and change the strings. It can play clean no problem, but I would have liked to see proper Jazzmaster pickups on it. My son wants a tremolo on it, but I think that'd be a bad idea, haha.

[@FallNorth]

My nephew was given a mini guitar for christmasa few years back, can't remember if it was fender or not. I just could NOT tune it. I'd go back and forth and back and forth and I just could not get it to sound in tune. It was like a demon would quietly follow me detuning the strings I'd already done as I went. I'm sure I tried pulling the strings and of course I was tuning "up" (as I always do) only. No chance my nephew could have got a decent sound. The big problem with this is they are aimed at kids and will just put them right off, as you say. It went unused then was sold on. Maybe slightly better tuners would help, and if so, why do the scrimp on something so basic when maybe £5 more might make a playable guitar? I've a great mini yamaha acoustic that holds tune and is so much fun, I want something else for the couch!

[@Photography_by_Kavan]

I’ve just ordered one as a modification project as I have nothing better to do😂 was going to go for the bullet Strat but this caught my eye. Hopefully fitting higher gauge strings a graph tech nut, better pickups and tuning pegs will make it a more playable guitar.

[@kraftiekhunt251]

They need to do a classic vibe or vintage modified model. It has potential to be a great guitar such a shame. I got a cheap used Strat Mini that was terrible out the box but after some fretwork, hardware upgrades and setup it played great but how's a beginner gonna do that?

[@justobserving7045]

We need more people like you! Too many pros on youtube playing cheap crappy guitars in pro rigs and then are there to tell you that those guitars are awsome...

[@theguitarmanifesto]

True story 🤘🎸

[@justobserving7045]

@@theguitarmanifesto there you have it! Anderton guitars just posted a video about those baby squiers, " the perfect setup for kids that want to rock" with that pro Danish Pete playing that crap on a pro rig...

[@GenosGlory]

just observing Rob says it how it is no bullshit.Lee in that video mentioned tuning problems as well. They are a guitar shop and will try to sell whatever Fender releases. I personally wouldnt buy such a guitar for any child until tuning problems sorted and guitar super easy to play. Kids want something to make them want to play more not make them smash it to pieces.

[@fredfretier9550]

@@justobserving7045 no danish pète and captain Lee play it on blackstar fly3 ,battery powered amp not really pro rig

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Always selling something 🤣🤣

[@Lostinthemoors]

It’s a shame, because it looks like a nice guitar. And I’ve noticed that the squier you get, is the squier you’re stuck with. They’re a nice guitar, but I’ve found they’re kinda mod resistant and that’s where they fell short for me. Tuning holes were too big for vintage gotoh tuners, neck pockets are slightly smaller I think. And the bridge is drilled in such a way where you can only use the bridge it came with. Had all these problems with my Bullet Tele, which was also very heavy. Broke my heart; like this Jag did yours.

[@rick34235]

Absolutely true! I have a Standar Tele and love it but it was a pain in the ass to change the tuners. With the bridge I just gave up

[@TheNohcim]

That is no accident on their part...

[@jjh63084]

UPS just delivered that same guitar this morning. After stretching the strings and tuning it up it played just fine. I think it's luck of the draw, you got a bad one. It is three years later, Squire might have improved their quality control, mine is quite playable.

[@Mandobird1]

I actually played one of these in a local music store today. It was nice. Great for kids, small peeps, as a travel guitar, or a collectors item. Maybe you got a dud?

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Awful guitar super flimsy, I'm not the only one to complain with the same issues

[@Mandobird1]

@@theguitarmanifesto Weird. A 22 incher would make for a good couch guitar though.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Look out for the old squier affinity duo sonics, much better guitars similar scale, I reviewed one a few months back

[@Mandobird1]

@@theguitarmanifesto Yeah, I'd love one of those. Duo-Sonics are my fave, then Mustangs. Cheers!

[@pmd7914]

Sir, that was me playing at 1:41

[@theguitarmanifesto]

The wet fart riff 😂

[@13druber]

I played one just like it and it sucked too

[@theguitarmanifesto]

They're awful toys

[@papagibbon515]

Could always shove a Bullet Strat neck on there and you've got a full scale travel guitar. You can also put a Mini neck on a 25.5'' Fender style body and you don't have to move the bridge plate in either case - it can be intonated.

[@CJ-rf9jm]

I'm not into mini guitars. At same price I'd rather have a normal size squier or harly benton. Past few months I been tempted by the offset models with 24" scale length. Last time I saw any squier mini's though a pawn sop near me was blowing them out $69.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

24 scale are fine anything under you get playability issues

[@CJ-rf9jm]

@@theguitarmanifesto Always wanted to try a 24" scale guitar cause of my hands bone structure. I cant spread fingers apart as most n fingers r a bit shorter too speically pinkies. It just makes notes harder to reach.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Definitely try out 24 scale really fun guitars

[@venni82]

Makes the Hello kitty signature sound like a masterbuilt

[@dragonmastersteve]

I just ran into one of these at guitar center, I was pretty disappointed by it too. I couldn't get it to sound good at all. I noticed that you have to press the frets really lightly, if you put the slightest ammount of pressure on the fret, it'll go up in pitch, equivalent to bending the string a quarter inch

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Totally the same issue I had. My main point in this video was the fact these guitars are aimed at kids/beginners, would be enough to put any newbie off playing guitar

[@LaytonAlex]

well, at least it looks cool...

[@thegoodtest]

Well Rob, this is right up your alley as they say. You could be the one to figure out a fix if it's possible. A new short scale neck if the frets are not spaced right? Maybe, one from a Bullet Mustang if you can find one .

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Good idea but I'll be chucking too much money at it

[@iancurrie8844]

I'd love to hear what Fender has to say about this.

[@7rissojordan7]

Put some locking tuners, and you got a multi functional neck tremolo lol I’m sold

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Bang on 🤣🤣

[@kevinlambert3161]

Opportunity wasted. A 24 inch scale Jazz or a Jag in that colour with a maple board, and at that price . I'm certainly in.

[@SH-gr1bc]

New nut, fix the frets, new tuners and solid bridge? Swap out the humbuckers with p90's?

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Expensive hobby 😂 the neck and pups are junk also, only thing salvageable is the body. £140 for a small Jazzmaster body ain't my deal

[@SH-gr1bc]

@@theguitarmanifesto if you dont mind me asking, how is the neck junk? Apart from that, I respect what you are saying. I thought you said that, you couldn't return it?

[@theguitarmanifesto]

It's super flimsy as soon as you apply any sort of pressure the neck acts like a tremolo

[@SH-gr1bc]

@@theguitarmanifesto Thank you very much for replying to me. You are the first youtuber to ever reply to me. It was a delight chatting with you.

[@justinrayguitars6024]

I can't wait to see another channel do a review on this guitar and talk about how great it is. RIGHT we already got the word! Thumbs up for honesty!!

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Oh the big channels will say it's amazing after all they've gotta sell it, good luck keeping it in tune is what I say 😂 I can see these getting sold off for under £100

[@HellcatCustoms]

That amount of neck flex is crazy. Is there actually a truss rod in and is there tension on it? Maybe it needs a set of 12s to balance it out. I've heard many horror stories about those Squier Mini guitars.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

I could out thicker strings on but there are way too many other issues with the thing

[@jorgepeterbarton]

@@theguitarmanifesto if it is 22.75" with 9s shipped then no way it would stay in tune on any guitar with that spec. It's like playing 7s.

[@davidmcque627]

Shame, Squiers are usually great value for money Guitars. Looks like a bad design.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Put them money towards a new hobby 😂

[@JakeyBro69]

You know what’s funny is I actually really love this guitar. It’s the only electric guitar I have and plays pretty decent in my opinion. The strings didn’t hold tune at first but after about 2 weeks of playing it straightened out for me. I’d totally recommend this for a cheap first guitar. Still respect your opinion though, gotta admit it’s not as good as most other electric guitars

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Each to their own and all that, with the flaws I come across I think a beginner would be much better suited to the bullet Mustang, ready to straight out the box and no flexible wafer thin neck

[@shellydrew100]

For this price , i'm almost tempted to buy one....just for body , i've got loads of spare necks / tuners/ pick-ups etc...but it seems like a whole lot of messing about when the Squier mustang bullet for the same price a lot better choice...cheers for the review Rob...keep on RAWKIN' N rollin'

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Yeah the bullet is a much better usable all rounder, long time Drew hope you're well?

[@timmiller4205]

I just bought an affinity telecaster from Sweetwater yesterday and was surprised to see that it had a string thru body instead of a top loader did they change all affinity telecasters or is this one a freak?????🤟 Rock on Rob ☮️

[@theguitarmanifesto]

I've heard a few people say that, good addition 🎸👌

[@Mark70609]

I was going to get one of these guitars for my son, thanks for letting me know to avoid it.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Have a look at the bullet Mustang much better option

[@lfaf9509]

By the look and sound of it, the neck and joint are not flush and it might need some adjustment there, and the bolts on the neck are likely not tight enough ether. The scale issue on the neck though, I actually don't know much about the scales of guitars really. But if I would wager a guess when it comes to not being able to get proper cords out of it, that the neck would ether need to be made longer or shorter, or of course maybe the first possible fix I suggested might fix that issue as well. Now when it comes to those pickups, I would undo all the soldering and redo it properly. If that didn't fix the issue I would go through and find which part is bad and replace it. Providing you have the tools to do so, you can likely fix most of that little monsters issues, and you could make a series out of it. :) I hope all is well,

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Na it's junk

[@lfaf9509]

@@theguitarmanifesto I agree its junk, but it was just a idea of a epic multiple part series taking a piece of junk and turning it into gold lol.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

I'm already £140 into just for the body, would soon turn into a money pit for me as everything else needs replacing. So unfortunately it's a no go.

[@lfaf9509]

@@theguitarmanifesto Okay :) Sorry, I figured there really wasn't much wrong with it other than it needing some soldering and maybe have some sand paper and glue brought to bare on it. Oh and maybe replacing those craptastic tuners lol. I had idea everything would need replaced to make it a functional guitar. I know for a fact that you know much more about this stuff than I do, so if you say it needs to much work to make it functional, then I believe you are likely correct. Ether way, keep up the good work man, and stay safe out there.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Yeah it's just a very poor design in every aspect, Squier used some poor quality materials. Stay safe dude 😷🤘💪

[@pmd7914]

Hope they do a better job with the Squier Toronado, really looking forward to that release. Both models announced at NAMM 2020.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

I'm sure that'll be fine 👌

[@pmd7914]

@@theguitarmanifesto looking forward to your review.

[@kender6143]

I had a buddy lend me his a while ago to see if I could fix some of its problems. I replaced the tuners and put a set off ddt 13-65s on it and after some work on the nut and the action it definitely made it better. Still not my fav tho

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Damn that's bass strings 🤣

[@shellydrew100]

Ah now i would love to see a vidio of you burning it :)

[@natethebesttt]

Sound like the bloody original player series pickups before some shops couldn’t deal with it and swapped them for for the vintage voiced ones just to fix them

[@neuropacker]

I watched the other reviews where they liked the guitar so I thought that maybe, you just have a beef with Squier. I have small fingers, I bought the guitar so that I could reach those long stretches. Well, I could reach the stretches but, you were absolutely right, there is something wrong with the scale. Playing up the fretboard is a tuning nightmare. The first string routinely catches under the frets. I did, however, like the tone when I used my good combo amp. I expected it to feel somewhat cheap because of its price. Sadly, the tuning issue makes it miserably unplayable. Does anyone know if the short scale Ibanez or the Chinese made Squire Mini Strat performs any better---especially in regard to playing in tune? And people, please take this review by The Guitar Manifesto as more accurate than the other reviews.. .

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Over 500 videos on my channel mostly praising Squiers, so says a lot when I say this one was bad 🤣 just something ain't right with it. I've had many Squiers and Fenders with this scale length and none have ever had this issue.

[@supertu77i]

the problem is the strings are too light for such a short scale. go with a .12 or even .13 string set and it will hold intonation much better, probably also the increased tension would lock better the tuners, givving a more natural feel to the guitar. about the pick ups... i cannot say much, as I only have the squire mini strat, which have workable ceramic cheap SSS.

[@lilstinky5634]

i just bought this guitar its my first guitar what strings do u recommend brand wise? and what else should i upgrade on this to make it better thanks

[@neuropacker]

Changed strings to D'Addario NY XL 11/52 and tuned it up to A instead of E. Plays in tune fairly well. Not a guitar you can use without some setup work.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

That was kinda my point with beginners

[@nasiranwar9776]

Appreciate the unbiased review. I bought a mikro guitar after watching a glowing review from a certain retailer/youtuber and it had similar issues. Be careful if the person reviewing is also the retailer.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

No worries avoid the big channel reviews they only want your money 💰

[@keithmcduffie7182]

In All Fairness, You Can Declare SHITE Without Plugging It Up & Playing It Live For All To Witness. 🤔

[@theguitarmanifesto]

In all fairness it's so bad made it impossible to produce a decent review

[@MrLaurizio]

thanx for honest review! maybe its monday version of squier....?

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Being a huge Squier fan and having owned 100s of Squier guitars, this is by far the worst one I've ever had in my possession.

[@mirata7748]

Nice to be seeing you again! That mini jazz just looks wrong with that humbuckers, How much for these and I actually kind of like it if you mod it :)) nice review 👍 Tbh ill go with that squier FSR anyways it’s just so much better 😂

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Guess you didn't watch the video 😂

[@mirata7748]

Guess I didn’t 😂

[@theguitarmanifesto]

It shows 😂😂

[@wastewoodrockers5526]

Didn’t even know about this model, although in this case that seems like a good thing. Sounded awful, I feel bad for you and all the others that bought this. Sorry about that! ‘They’d probably burn it’ 😂 Glad your keeping it real during theses strange times.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Yeah I'd definitely recommend to give this model a miss 😂 keeping it real since 1979 👌

[@rollingon5566]

i never thought id hear something so bad. thanks rob.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Me neither especially from Squier, the finish of the guitar looks amazing but in reality it's junk

[@copytekk]

Not to defend the guitar at all but I'd be interested to hear your opinion if you got your hands in another one. Maybe it's just a dud. There are sure plenty of them out there. I owned a Squier mini strat for a while and I really liked it for what it was. Played and sounded really nice.

[@ck2music712]

Question, Rob; Aren't most mini guitars tuned higher because of the shortened scale? I had a mini V it was supposed to be tuned to A... Hate to see this, cause you KNOW what a huge Squier fan I am...

[@theguitarmanifesto]

I've had quite a few 22.75 scale fenders and Squiers before always used standard tuning and even drop D without issue, yeah this guitar sucks 😂

[@ck2music712]

@@theguitarmanifesto Man, that sucks... I HATE to see a "Total Loss" guitar... Hell, you couldn't even salvage the pups or tuners... And I REALLY hate to see that it's a Squier...

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Yes it's a shame you know I like my Squiers especially offsets, for me it's a lot of money for a Pickguard and a body

[@soto44123]

where was that guitar made? My experience with fenders lately is that they don't measure up to my older strats and teles.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

This was Indonesia if I recall, have been hit and miss of late

[@kylemanley915]

aw man I feel so bad for you seeing your dissapointment :L Thank you for doing us all a favor and showing us what not to get. Love the guitar collection on the wall the squier, your signature model, and your custom bass that thing is amazing!

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Yeah I'm gutted it looks so good too, glad you like my guitars they're pretty cool

[@davids9192]

Had one of the Ibanez Paul Gilbert 22 inch models (was going to use it as a travel guitar) and despite heavy gauge strings it was a lost battle keeping it in tune. Seemed like a good idea at the time but I shipped it and got a J Mascis Squier JM which was a better move!

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Yeah just a bad idea the J Mascis is a solid guitar my personal favourite Squier

[@tonybrooks476]

I bought a Stag mini Start for my kids years ago. It is awful. It doesn’t stay in tune ever. It is dire. Thankfully they all got to their instruments a few years later.

[@f00kwit]

You reckon you just got a faulty one? Or they're all shite?

[@theguitarmanifesto]

I'm not the first to find the same flaws

[@domformula1]

Got an email about this recently! Was curious, but thanks to you we dont need to take the risk!

[@CaitlinBrooksMusic]

I don’t like Squiers either, but I have a Squier 5-string Precision Bass, built in 1999 or 2000.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

I love Squiers 😂😂 out of the 100s I've featured on my channel this is the only lemon 🍋

[@Haze763]

I've been wanting a Squire mini for a couple of years but I'm not a Strat style guy. I love all the offsets. This is my dream mini! Looks so fn awesome! Too bad it's a piece of sh*t. Thanks for the heads up Rob. Nice short video where you covered all the info we needed. Damn! What a bummer. 😢

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Yeah I was so excited about the Mini Jazzmaster but yeah I would advise to give it a miss

[@pierrefitch]

You prefer the Ibanez Mikro ?

[@theguitarmanifesto]

I haven't played one

[@frankw9619]

Frets not in the right place? Looks really nice in that colour though.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Something is out of whack that's for sure

[@mikeysonlyvanspage]

I'm so glad I've seen this video, I was about to buy a second hand one 😳.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

It's a junk guitar mate

[@butterflymoon6368]

What's a good cheap beginner to intermediate guitar? I have a mexican strat but I need to 'start again' and learn how to play right-handed. I was going to get this but not now. What about the fender mustang?

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Mustang all the way 💯🤘🎸👌

[@marcoftheshaw]

did you try putting heavier strings on it Rob?...short scale and thin strings are a match made in hell this has a longer scale than a ric 325...21 inch for ric ...22 3/4 for this thing...never heard ric 325s called kids guitars...ad men and male vanity playing a part here...size isnt everything but quality is...i do think that these things should be made to as high a quality as their bigger siblings. personally i love short scale instruments....great for quick chord changesd...thats why j lennon esq favoured his 325s....i had one..loved it for same reason(mine was given to me by an old pro skiffle guitarist...cant name names...325 was of dubious origin....suffice to say he "got it" in 1963 and it was the only thing of value that he didnt turn into drink tokens and he passed it to me before his death......) i was seriously thinking of getting one of these but your vid has me doubting the expense on a paperweight...if it was good i would buy one right now...short scales have a charisma and sound that is unique....i would rather play rhythm on a short scale than an epi casino or telecaster ...or any other full scale...so much easier...esp as i use banjo type chord shapes a lot of the time with a short scale the notes are right under your fingers..whereas a full scale you need to sellotape pencils to your fingers...break your joints and hope you can reach those extended notes Try Thickers Strings...12s or 13s should pull the rabbit from the hat...let me know if that helps before i get one! Cheers n Skol Wulf

[@ALWTunes]

Well, that's certainly a Jazzmaster shaped object. Haha. Sorry it didn't work out, but you got a funny video out of it anyway.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Looks the part 😂😂

[@shellydrew100]

Hi Rob , long time chat , or comments , this really does sound 'orrible ...shame on you Squier

[@tylerp3397]

Odd... i just got one for my kiddo and i love playing it. It sounds great on my fender amps and stays in tune just fine? Cleans aren’t a problem at all on mine. Maybe you just got a dud? I enjoy ours.

[@juicysuit]

curious, did you use the stock strings or put something beefier on it?

[@tylerp3397]

@@juicysuit just used the same size strings 09’s. I tried 11’s but it didn’t feel right.

[@garethwynn01]

I'm guessing lack of string tension is the problem. I don't know why fender are shipping all guitars with 9s.

[@ryanevans1137]

I remember the first time I ever saw one I died laughing I called it the "shitty miata of guitars"

[@theguitarmanifesto]

And shitty it certainly is 😂😎💪🎸

[@feathers1583]

The color is the only good thing about it haha

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Sure is 🎸👌

[@Bluestar-1969]

Make a guitar lamp out of it!

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Nice 👌🎸😮

[@dylanvogel4503]

If your toddler likes nirvana here's your answer it dose look pretty rad tho

[@theguitarmanifesto]

It does like the part

[@AndersMcTee]

Smells like full Nappy!!!

[@dylanvogel4503]

Andy Thompson lamo I'm flooring

[@MicsandMore]

I was so excited for this guitar 😭😭

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Me too ☹️

[@DanieleGuardione]

Same here 🙄

[@ToshStuart]

awesome comedy, Rob. Sorry if you didn't mean it that way :-)

[@theguitarmanifesto]

It's cool 😂😂

[@darrenayles5905]

The descriptions I see for this instrument on popular music sites describe it not only as an affordable electric guitar for beginners, but also as a smaller, lighter weight, more manageable choice for kids. The 1 positive review it got on Sweetwater featured photo of a 5 year old girl carrying it grinning ear to ear. I think it is a children's guitar, not even entry level for an adult. The price point and size are the dead giveaways. Actually kind of a shame bcs. I am a lefty and I am entranced by the Jazzmaster shape but this model doesn't come lefty. Given the reported issues, I might go with a lefty Warmoth etc....parts version, add a Bare Knuckle SuperMassive P-90 bridge p/u and have a competent guitar tech/luthier put it together for me. Thank you for the funny and honest review though; hopefully it does inspire some future generation of 8 year old shredders to just start playing the electric guitar.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

You kind of miss the point, this guitar is so bad it would put off any budding guitarist from playing

[@garethparsons3902]

Thanks - was interested in this but you have saved me form agony

[@hermannmaier0]

It would have been nice to hear you play it, there at your desk, wrong scale, poor pickups, and all. There is an outfit called CNZ Audio out of Ohio that must import a JM Mini guitar of 22" scale, RW fretboard, 42mm nut, 2xp90. They have good reviews. I'm gonna try one.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

To be honest it was so bad I didn't even want to play it 🤣 I have owned 100s of Squiers of various incarnations and this is by far the worst

[@hermannmaier0]

@@theguitarmanifesto Thanks for the quick reply, and the review. I hope that the CNZ Audio JM Mini is better, its on the way. I'll put a set of TVJones T-Armonds in it for starters. Hopefully, it can curb my gas for a Ric 325 that I should never afford.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Just had a look, they seem to be pretty decent for the price, I've had a lot of 22" scale guitars and all have been fine, just something with this Squier isn't right

[@hermannmaier0]

@@theguitarmanifesto Glad to hear it. I only have had one mini, its at 23" scale, an SX strat, and it's 1.5 " nut width feels a bit too narrow. The 42 mm nut should make 22" scale feel more roomy, I hope.

[@kyrraf1802]

OK, I'll buy it!

[@laussethecat]

That guitar is a Jazzmaster in name only. No jazzmaster vibrato, Maple neck, No rhythm circuit, No soap box pickups. Why even call it a Jazzmaster?

[@lueysixty-six7300]

Hey man, just an idea - I don't want to be critical or anything - but you could have one or two really quality guitars for all the cheap ones you've got. I've recently downsized my group of guitars as it was spiralling into more like a "collection" than just a tool for being a musician, y'know? GAS was taking over playing, searching new gear & guitars over practice. Enough! I traded a few mid level guitars for a really good one that I mean to make my "One guitar".

[@theguitarmanifesto]

No interest in expensive guitars I used to sell 60s and 70s fenders, been there done that

[@SamaZnajeshXto]

I really wanted to buy a mini Jazzmaster and put a normal scale neck on it, as normal Jazzmaster body size feels too big for me. Do you think the body itself has a decent enough quality to spend that kind of money on it? (I don't have any good luthiers around who would be able to pull of a smaller Jazzmaster copy that has "factory" feel, look.. and smell🙂)

[@theguitarmanifesto]

I would even bother the body is really small would look a bit daft with a full size neck on. The intonation would be the biggest problem to fix, I guarantee that bridge would need moving to get it to intimate correctly.

[@SamaZnajeshXto]

@@theguitarmanifesto Thank you for your answer

[@haikoheinz7359]

Had a Squier Affinity Tele this year: terrible fretwork, ashtray totally out of place - i mean i don´t expect top league components but if you put something inside, you´re supposed to do it properly.

[@WoW_TV]

Hi. Do you still have this guitar, a few months on? (Assuming you haven't indeed trashed it or burned it yet!!)

[@theguitarmanifesto]

God no went straight back for a full refund 🤣

[@AndersMcTee]

I’ll probably get some heat for this but I’ve always found Jazzmasters/Jaguars/Mustangs to be Fender’s most pointless guitars. I love strats and Teles but just can’t take these.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Each to their own

[@chrisperry132]

I own a fender jaguar and they are quite distinctive. I wish i got a tele. Still lovr it cos its well made. Just not me. 😭😭😭

[@AndersMcTee]

I’ve never had anything against them per se, I just don’t see where they fit in the range. Having played them I just always felt that strats and teles do everything better. Used to find tuning an issue on Squiers.

[@jazznoisehere2349]

Thanks for the video. I was interested in buying one just to have some fun at home, but if it's not even remotely playable... won't be funny at all.

[@theguitarmanifesto]

Yeah I'd save your money for sure 🎸🤘