Squier FSR Bullet Mustang - BEST Guitar under $200!!!

[@elefsidi]

Finally a review of a Mustang,without a Nirvana cover.

[@ProducerDudes]

Λευτέρης Σιδηρόπουλος haha I figured someone would appreciate it

[@Skydawgeth_Skyler_Hughett]

someone doesnt like nirvana

[@anthonysclafani3963]

To be fair, a ton of people want a mustang to play Nirvana so playing Nirvana on a mustang's what a lot of people like

[@jackthompson1382]

Well, they go hand and hand. It’s a timeless guitar and a pioneering band really. Props to both. To each their own.

[@sebastionhawk5565]

Lithium!

[@jackthompson1382]

I bought one. For $150 of course it’s a steal. It “checks all the boxes.” Super fun to play. Only issues (and you can’t really bring these issues up for a $150 guitar) is for me it’s difficult to get a good “clean” sound and it doesn’t stay in tune. This is a great platform to mod however and all of those “issues” are easily fixed. Again, cant complain for $150. Overall, it sounds great. Of course it has dual humbuckers so I wasn’t really expecting the nice clean twang of a single coil anyway. They also make the Vintage Modified for a bit more for that reason any way. Nut, tuning machines, pickup swaps would all make this $150 guitar run with the best in my opinion.

[@willybilly51]

Since my 72 Fender USA Stratocaster was stolen and as a pensioner I can not buy any new one I bought this Squire Bullet Mustang. For the price of 129.- EURO in Germany there is no better guitar. Was skeptical at first because of the Humbuckers but this humbuckers sound pretty clear and clean not like the dark sounding ones of a Gibson Les Paúl. I'm very happy with the guitar.

[@ProducerDudes]

For sure! I'm so glad you're enjoying yours! Great price too! It sounds like you're a fan of Basswood over Mahogany! It's a lot more bright and snappy! I really enjoyed this guitar, even though I'm a les paul guy! haha

[@willybilly51]

Thankl You

[@jf1smt]

Just bought a surf green one 2 days ago - good solid guitar - plays very well.

[@anthonysclafani3963]

Is the scale length actually 24 or is it 24.75 like all the retail websites say?

[@robertsagan9722]

@@anthonysclafani3963 it's 24 inches actually, I was also confused

[@Ian-Threaded]

picked this up at my local guitar center because i thought it was pretty and was blown away by how fun it was to play. felt great too. i love gibson guitars so the 12” radius and 24.75” scale felt amazing to me. pickups seemed to be really high output too. don’t need another guitar but for $150 i may just not eat out for a week and buy it instead. super fun guitar. great review. love the white and green color models

[@richbaritone67]

It's a 24 inch scale. Fender released incorrect ad copy on the Mustang...

[@divebomb99]

For anyone having tuning issues on these- your 6 machine head washers may be loose. Very loose. Tighten ‘em up. Mine were just about spinning freely out of the box.

[@GGHaj12]

I tried it out yesterday and I think it has a great sound and tone for what you pay. Definitely going to pick it up. I like the color too.

[@jacob-cj7kw]

thanks for uploading the fsr version, I’ve been waiting to see them in video 🤘🏽

[@ProducerDudes]

No problem! I have some great videos planned for 2018! Stay tuned!

[@jonislow]

Got mine in green for $129. I love it, seems like I can zip around the fretboard with ease. Only probs, tone seems to only work if vol is maxed and intonation was off. Other than that, great lil ax for the money

[@screambluemurder101]

I LOVE your playing on this. Are these all your own riffs?

[@ProducerDudes]

Appreciate it! Yea! Most, if not all is me just jamming on it. Def a fun guitar!

[@screambluemurder101]

Producer Dudes that section 5:06-5:28 is great. Don’t know what kind of chord voicing they are but really need to figure it out. Really cool 😎

[@caleb875]

@@ProducerDudes you're very talented. i loved every riff man fantastic job

[@ProducerDudes]

@@caleb875 hey! Thanks so much! I really miss making videos and showing stuff like this. I appreciate the encouraging words! Need to make some time to get back at it

[@vthings001]

I've had one for a few months. I play it all the time. I'd say it's better than Epiphones in the same price range. They feel cheap in comparison. I own a Les Paul Special as well and the Mustang feels better. Didn't even have to set it up while my Epiphone is getting a truss adjustment next time I feel like swapping the strings. The Affinity Jazzmaster HH is pretty good too for an extra $50. From what I've been playing around in the stores lately it seems to need to get into the $500+ range before you get things that are noticeably better. Pickups aren't the best but you can swap those out easily if you want to perform with it.

[@ProducerDudes]

vthings001 for sure! I would totally agree with that statement. Squier has been killing it the past couple years!

[@jonnybreckless]

i actually think the pickups, along with the fingerboard, are the standout reasons to buy one of these guitars. they sound great, have lots of fender bite and a bit of SG twang to them. superb for classic rock rhythm parts. that, and the fact that the thing damn near plays itself ;-)

[@robbieheight3374]

I was thinking the same thing about it having a really close sound to an SG !! I bought a black one and can't put it down !

[@rockerbob949]

Just bought one today!

[@LtFuzzyBuns]

Crunch in the middle position... My good sir. That was saucepan delicious. You know. 🤜🏻

[@sawbonesquad4876]

just ordered myself one because i always wanted either a jagstang or a mustang.

[@Tristanw2001]

Me too!

[@jbels41]

great job -- i bought one a month ago and am having a blast with it. Great playing btw

[@golfhound]

Good demonstration. I was shocked at how good it sounded for a Bullet. Could you do a similar review of the Squier Affinity strat thanks.

[@ProducerDudes]

I’ll look and see what we can do. Whatever we get we gotta purchase ourselves. I’ll talk to kalen and see what we can conjure!

[@lincolnlee6042]

Great review bro! Awesome playing!

[@ProducerDudes]

Lincoln Lee thanks!!

[@donlessnau3983]

Nice review. Good info.

[@phillipholt6005]

I paid 129 dollars for my same FSR Bullet Mustang and that included shipping from Musicians Friend and all I did was replace the knobs and smooth down the fretboard edges! It's to radical for the kind of music 🎶 but I have the Spark 40 amp and I can do all kinds of things on it.

[@lapk78]

You play really well. You seem really comfortable playing it, too. I've only seen these in blue or black- not white. Is the "FSR" part of the name significant?

[@ProducerDudes]

lapk78 I don’t think so. It’s a bullet mustang. I’ve seen it as the FSR on websites and on the tag when I got it and decided to include it. The scale length is short so it’s super easy to play haha

[@ASSman864]

fsr is "Fender Special Run" its color made only for guitar center

[@sebastionhawk5565]

excellent playing!

[@MrFrendan]

You covered it well! Great value guitar. I jump up and down whenever I think I give up Starbucks for a cpuple weeks and afford a new quit are that not make me laugh.

[@jhonnydoe826]

Such a bummer this white and surf green options for this guitar is only available in 'murrica. Cant find this white version any where in europe. Anways nice review. Jelly of it.

[@ProducerDudes]

+Jhonny Doe oh that's a drag!! I'm actually bummed I couldn't find a sunburst version for the person I'm giving this to. You could always get into DIY guitar painting and make a side job of it

[@jhonnydoe826]

622 Studios that would be a solution yup! But dang if i get a hand on one of this white bullet mustang id put some p90s on it and change the tuners. It already sounds usable stock though. For the money theyre asking for this 2017 offset budget guitars its prolly the best guitar for beginners. I like how you demoed it using riffs and stuff and not playing boring minor pentatonic blues licks!

[@ProducerDudes]

Haha thanks bud! I'm trying to do a bit of everything on the reviews and stuff. Glad it was useful for you!

[@fasol1998]

622 Studios Maybe DIY refinishing is a solution but the target audience of this kind of guitars usually have no refinishing skills; that's a pity that the bullet mustangs have such a poor variety of colors (at least they sound great and the blue ones aren't that ugly)

[@ProducerDudes]

Фёдор Гуляев I agree haha. It's a possibly solution tho haha.

[@666flashback]

Hi, which amp are you using or do you suggest for this guitar using high distortion? Thanks, great video!!

[@ProducerDudes]

I am using a line 6 helix. What is the price range for an amp you’re thinking? I can suggest a few

[@anthonycalura2564]

@@ProducerDudes suggest us already xd

[@anthonycalura2564]

@@ProducerDudes 250$

[@ProducerDudes]

An amp in the 250 range with high gain, I'd go boss katana 50 mkII. It's one of the few amps in that price range that has a 12 inch speaker and has lots of gain options

[@anthonycalura2564]

@@ProducerDudes what about 50 XL fender?

[@mrmaramind]

Only update I can say would be that the fretboard is now Indian Laurel. Great video.

[@Roi_TFN]

I hate one thing about this guitar. Well, two. The first is the bridge. The second is that different markets get different variations on the same colour. Mine's olympic white too, but came with a 1ply toilet seat guard and the smaller "Mustang" logo. Fixed the former problem. Considering my options to fix the latter.

[@ProducerDudes]

Man, you had me laughing out loud on that 1 ply remark haha. It’s def an entry priced instrument, so hardware def takes a hit. I’d let that pick guard rip up. Could be a cool natural relic to the guitar

[@garybroadbelt990]

Got green one ,love this guitar

[@markplenty]

Great review 😎🎸

[@jaschane8195]

Love this

[@fernmccreary2729]

Sounds really good man I think you're just good

[@calebproductions5970]

Great vid..love the song at :49....I have this guitar it sounds and feels great.in my opinion, the Kramer baretta special is the best guitar under 200$.this one is second.but both guitars are different and both rock.none of that squire affinity strats.those are not good at all.

[@lamb1225]

Dude u got skillz!

[@ProducerDudes]

Thanks so much!

[@lilnaptime6091]

Who is the background music by? Sounds good

[@ajackfees319]

Hi bro may i know is it comfortable for shreeding and sweepicking for this neck ?

[@ProducerDudes]

Its a short scale and overall small guitar (Just look at how huge I am compared to it haha. It's like Shrek playing guitar haha.) Some people find that smaller string spacing makes for a less clean/articulate experience. I've played lots of guitars so it was fine for me, but I think its worth you trying out. Its such a cool little guitar. If you have larger hands, or longer fingers, I'd suggest you try a different guitar with a flatter fingerboard radius.

[@ajackfees319]

@@ProducerDudes noted bro .👍👍 coz i interested in radius 12 same goes when i use fender last time

[@aspirativemusicproduction2135]

I tried something like that yesterday. It was jazzmaster and the tuners were working pretty good. I got a bug in my head now.

[@davidwels4644]

Do you know if it's as good/better than the Jackson Dinky at $199?

[@ProducerDudes]

David Wels honestly it would depend on your needs. This is a dope guitar and I’ve personally never been able to bond with Jackson dinkys, in any price range. This guitar has a shorter scale. It’s 24 inched vs the Jackson having a 25.5 if I remember correctly.

[@duskokovac7948]

From where did you buy it in white? Can't find it anywhere in that color

[@ProducerDudes]

I got it from guitar center in the US

[@duskokovac7948]

Thanks

[@duskokovac7948]

They don't ship outside of the United States, just my luck 😂😂🙄

[@ProducerDudes]

Sorry about that! Good luck on your search!

[@duskokovac7948]

Just ordered the black one can't wait to try it out! 😁

[@arigreen5845]

Is this the guitar with the setup or are you just playing it fresh out of the box?

[@ProducerDudes]

I did a minor setup. I'm no tech, but I checked the intonation and stretched out the strings. That's all tho.

[@arigreen5845]

@@ProducerDudes okay, thank you!!

[@delight5470]

Many buzzing freet, how should i do for this guitar cause im newbie but i love this guitar

[@ProducerDudes]

De LIGHT I would recommend you taking it to a local guitar tech to get the guitar properly set up. Almost all new guitars will benefit from a setup out of the box. That will significantly improve the playability.

[@delight5470]

Okay thanks for the advice that made me understand about this 👍👍👍

[@uni7428]

Should i buy this or yamaha pacifica 012

[@ProducerDudes]

Hey! Sorry it took so long to get back to you! It depends on what your needs are! haha, the pacifica is a 25 and a half scale length, like a fender strat or most other guitars. The mustang is a 24 inch scale length, so its much shorter. If you have short arms or little hands, it may be more comfortable. The mustang will be easier to play in my opinion, and has 2 humbuckers vs the pacifica and it's hss (humbucker with 2 single coils). The pacifica is more versatile and will probably cover a lot more ground. I would say the pacifica, but I love strats and super strats. Yamaha makes some amazing guitars and prices them very affordably. Both options are great. If you can, make it to a guitar shop and try the two out, ultimately you'll like one more than the other. If you like it, you'll be inspired to play, and create more music! Let me know which one you end up with!

[@YeatGaming69]

Finally bought one in surf green but I gotta wait til Christmas to play it😭

[@ProducerDudes]

That's awesome!! The color options were difficult to choose between. I figured for the person its intended for, they may wanna sharpie it or add stickers. Do things to punk it up haha

[@maximusz5797]

Dude do you know if you can get the surf green one somewhere in europe?

[@ProducerDudes]

I'm only seeing black and blue, but I bet you could find one on reverb.com that you could pay the shipping on, or if there are any friends of yours that travel to the states to grab one for ya on a trip

[@theDanDeleon]

Where’s it selling for $150?? I can’t only find it for like $175ish. Halpppp

[@ProducerDudes]

Inflation haha. At the time of making this video, it was $150, and it was til about last year. Everything keeps movin on up.

[@theDanDeleon]

@@ProducerDudes ahhh I see. It’s those damn stimulus checks!!

[@ProducerDudes]

@@theDanDeleon hahaha, yea sorry about that! But its a killer guitar for the money!

[@theDanDeleon]

@@ProducerDudes lol I’m thinking of getting the guitar regardless. Need a cheap guitar for home demos/recording. I used to have a thinline but I felt like it was overpriced for what it was. Looking for more guitars with great value for price. 👍

[@mikechristian1777]

white???...i cant find one in malaysia😭😢😢

[@BigSlushi4k]

where did you find a white one at man?

[@ProducerDudes]

Guitar Center in the US!

[@bluwng]

There a million high quality low price aftermarket tuners.

[@andreferreira3417]

Send it pls

[@joeyhaynes3198]

Would love to have one but have to have it flipped to play left handed which is going to cost another $100

[@EnvyOw]

Left handed guitar? No such thing? Anyone can play any guitar a right handed player can play a "Left hand guitar" I'm a right handed player and I have to use my left hand to play chords/notes ? Shouldn't I use my right hand to do that? NO BECAUSE ANYONE CAN PLAY ANY GUITAR unless u like left handed guitars then I guess but ye

[@lucianajera8214]

Is this one better than the HH?

[@ze-ce.cra_]

Lucia Najera this is the HH.. what do you mean?

[@robbieheight3374]

Same guitar only this one is a FSR which means factory special run. Only thing different is that the FSR's come in white and surf green finishes.

[@Seventeen_Seconds]

@@ze-ce.cra_ lmao do you know what HH means 👀

[@ze-ce.cra_]

@@Seventeen_Seconds Humbucker-Humbucker?? Or I miss another joke? Hohoho 🤔

[@Seventeen_Seconds]

Rahadimas Samiaji yeah exactly that’s why I wondered what Lucia meant when he asked us this one better than the HH

[@48cloudpierre48]

wish it came with single pickups or at least s/h instead of hh

[@ronbarriaultjr]

That's what mods are for. I'm installing a single coil duncan myth in the neck, and a jb humbucker in the bridge.

[@dylanvogel4503]

@@ronbarriaultjr classic Nirvana tone right there

[@Kory0122]

I am actually going to get my son a squire tele in race orange. It sounds and plays amazing, especially for a guitar so cheap.

[@ProducerDudes]

Yeah! I worked at GC for a couple years and after playing and selling cheaper guitars, I ended up always gravitating towards the squiers! They came to the store playing great, had solid intonation, and tone was always really quality stuff compared to other brands in the price range! If you're son is still a bit younger, this guitar has a shorter scale length and could be comfortable if he is still growing! The Teles were also great (and what I sold most of), hope you have a happy holiday and your son gets to rocking!

[@jorgeabaezp9365]

Dunno..everything sounds amazing thru a mesa boogie head n ay least 1 x12 cab so... Yah

[@ProducerDudes]

Jorgeä Baezp totally true! Except for one of my students starter guitar he got from Amazon... that thing is really... really bad. This guitar also sounded great through an on Crate 65 watt combo that I tried it out on in the used section of GC! Her dad bought her the amp and I got her the guitar. So 🤷🏼‍♂️ check it out for yourself friend!

[@jimmythomas5582]

What guage strings you playing please

[@ProducerDudes]

I put a set of Daddario 10's on it (orange logo with blue sides packaging)

[@emiliocurbelo8891]

@@ProducerDudes Please, did you have to do any adjustments or truss rod modifications?

[@JL-mu9sl]

nothing's happening, nothing's happening, nothing's happening... then it happens: a good cheap guitar. #itstheplayernotheguitar

[@vbvini]

the telecaster is the same price any opinion on which to choose ?

[@ProducerDudes]

vbvini a few factors come to mind: Mustang - shorter scale length, so low tunings will be more difficult while keeping proper intonation. Also, humbuckers. Tele - regular 25.5 scale length. Single coils. Both have their purpose, I’d personally go with a tele, but I love the sound of single coils better. What kind of music do you play and what kind of guitars do you already have?

[@vbvini]

I have a sg was looking for something different.

[@ProducerDudes]

Right on, I’d go with the tele then! You’d have a lot more sounds to use for your musical voice! Hope I’ve been helpful!

[@vbvini]

thank you, I was not aware of the shorter scale length .

[@stevensalinas7576]

Can you fit p90s in this mustang?

[@ProducerDudes]

You can fit p90's that are humbucker shaped - Gibson P-94T, Seymour Duncan Phat Cats, etc... Actual P90 soapbars would required taking out wood.

[@silvia228]

what the song on 3:33-3:57 ???

[@ProducerDudes]

Бошка 1337 just making stuff up! Steal it! Haha

[@MrNotYet1]

squier OW guitars always look yellowish , but this one really is white

[@mr.mcmagpie6606]

22 frets not 21

[@ProducerDudes]

haha, good catch! That's so funny, all of the documentation on it on websites reads 21, but you're correct! I'm gonna hit up the Count and get my number game strong

[@JakaMori]

like you can hear how the basswood sounds. LoL. it's the pickups dude :D great review otherwise

[@ProducerDudes]

Same pickups on a solid body Les Paul would sound quite a bit different ; ) Pretty balanced pickups for such a cheap guitar tho! was a lot of fun to make this video

[@belyivv]

5:05 what a riff it???

[@ProducerDudes]

I have no clue, was just messing around haha. Forgot I even played that, take it and make a song! haha

[@paulterl4563]

22 frets.

[@nickspitzley8539]

I'm trying to figure out where the cut the cost from a 400 dollar squier.

[@ProducerDudes]

Nick Spitzley the woods are probably much less of quality, aside from the classic vibe level stuff, hardware and electronics are not of the same quality. They might come from different manufacturers. There's a good list. But I will say a good set up can make this better than a poorly setup $2000 guitar so long as the set up is true.

[@danielsgrunge]

Sadly it's expensive where I live D:

[@steve5903]

Sounds fucking terrible😪

[@ProducerDudes]

Steve right on mam, I would suggest a speaker upgrade or better headphones! Good luck bud!

[@mr.mcmagpie6606]

22 frets not 21