Squier Standard Stratocaster Gold Series Electric Guitar Review

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[@ranman58635]

Timeless guitar's man. I just picked up a lefty today for 50 bones u s. It's been played as a righty for a bit it seems. I'll say, even with the old rusty strings, it sounds amazing. With the right nut and setup, it'll sound amazing. These day's you pay a lot of money for a quality stratocaster like these. The saddles alone, I already made my money back. The big points on this guitar are, steel saddles, nice feeling neck, 9.5 neck radius, 2 point trem, decent thickness body, alnico pickups and a decent paint job. Not bad!

[@kevinwilkins9926]

I just got a used one shipped to my door for $85. I made a bone nut for it, changed the pickguard, and put grover locking tuners on it for a grand total of $170. I also rewired it with pots etc I had laying around. It sounds and plays great. The pups apparently were changed, but I have no I idea what they are.

[@intheblues]

My first guitar ever was a red one of these back around 1998 or something. These are really great guitars both visually and tone wise. What do you think? I kind of wonder how different tonally they are to the Classic Vibe stuff. These pickups sounded pretty legit! Check it out online below! ►Sky Music - alnk.to/2uB7W9y ►Sweetwater - imp.i114863.net/qnyeGL ►Thomann - bit.ly/2xbSrRv (affiliate links)

[@kpaxmo]

That run at 5:17 was sick mate. These squires are serious contenders. I think the classic vibes are excellent

[@danieljdtaylor]

Do you still have your first guitar?

[@AuntAlnico4]

The finish on the neck of the classic vibe is about the only difference between these gold standard and the classic vibe, I prefer the classic vibe but still play my standards squier 😉

[@davecarpenter7266]

I have two "gold" squires and can't fault them. My strat is heavily modded but my tele has only had tuners and string trees changed. Great value for money

[@bigfootingermany]

I don't know what those cost in Australia, but here in Germany, you can find them new online all day long for around 230 euros. The Deluxe is the one with the upgraded tuners and Duncan Designed pups. They also have the smaller headstock. The playability is really amazing on these things. I dont know why the average KZbinrs always lean towards the Vintage Modified or Classic Vibe as the higher end of the line. I have a Vintage Mod Tele, and while I like it, the playability is nothing like the Deluxe Strat. It's just one of those guitars that when you pick it up, you know you've got something special in your hands. Thanks for doing the demo!! Bob in Germany

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

My Vintage modified strat plays better than my CV strat !

[@carlos6string558]

Just bought one of these for £30 used & it's a truly great guitar plus looks great in candy apple red with maple finger board.

[@byrdz2313]

Nice Strat. I like the headstock. That colour scheme can inspire one to pick it up and play it. Squire rocks. Sounds good too. I like the little Meters riff you played.

[@Gavatron5000]

The “gold series” can also be found on the Squire Affinity series guitars and I believe these may be a nicer guitar than the “black” series Affinity… I haven’t seen a “black” (label) series “Standard” squier as yet however they may possibly exist? I just bought TWO standards and love the two point tremolo system, pickups, full size bodies and feel of the necks… they’re really great guitars! 🙂👌👍

[@KarlSheridan]

I own a 2009 lefty one in metallic black, there a great guitar. Upgraded it with locking tuners and a bone nut it made a hell of a difference. 🇮🇪

[@phildale8451]

I've been playing one of these for the past 2 years and would not get rid off it, its amazing. Great review Shane..

[@landonbailey]

I've liked every Squier I've owned. This looks like another great model. Good stuff! :) 👍

[@pepeguitarshop]

I've got the same Guitar. It has a great strat Tone and a very smooth neck. I love your channel too by the way, pure gold 👏👏

[@SaxJockey]

These are great guitars for the money. The more I play it the more I like it. I have the same finish (Antique Burst), at first I thought the tortoise pickguard looked OK, but soon disliked it. Read that others replace it with an aged White pearl pickguard - I did the same; it looks fantastic. The bridge PuP is very bright, so I wired it to the lower tone pot to get some control over it. If you like a bright jangly chimey Strat, this is the one. It is also a good platform for future upgrades if desired.

[@DMSProduktions]

HARD to beat really! Great value instruments!

[@janedoe3570]

Eric Clapton mainly uses the middle pickup I've noticed so there's definitely nothing wrong with using the middle pickup I love the middle pickup

[@Chayse88Black]

Isaac Ord Hendrix also was mainly a middle pickup guy too.

[@Krakenpus]

What is a middle pickup? Is that a hss?

[@anomalyyyy]

@@Krakenpus it's the single coil pickup between the other two

[@sameh933]

EC has 3 switch not 5 five

[@alanredversangel]

Sounds fine. I think most people would be fooled in a blind test.

[@rayross997]

I got one new for a real good price & it has a great neck for my hands and it plays & sounds terrific. Thanks Shane for all your great vids.

[@jasonwohlgemuth140]

Love the colour!! It’s my favourite, I actually have the Tele of the same series and colour. Love it!

[@Josbornevonosborne]

I have been playing a squier standard strat forever. Long enough that it is standard series and is still six screw trem. I put vintage jumbo frets and a few other things, and it's actually pretty good. It kind of needs a pickup upgrade, but probably not right now since I am getting an SE custom 24 on Christmas morning

[@royyazzie6028]

I have a 20th Anniversary 2002 Squire Stratocaster I love it the way it sounds mostly use the middle pick up for live gigs & I'm impressed with it ALWAYS the only thing I've changed was the saddles into graphite 👍super cool tones

[@ryoichiwatanabe648]

shane man! oh how i love you keep being objective on things you review man! i mean from your reviews i learn that cheap doesn't mean it's bad. I just bought a nux overdrive based on your review and boy oh boy.., i'm really surprised with what i get for the price!! Thx a ton man! keep doing your great job!! cheers from indonesia!

[@jaimeastin]

Just received a 2005 model in the same color from my uncle's estate. I also got a 2005 mexi. HHS. Will go with my other guitars

The "Classic Vibe" series has the gold logo as well. I own the Jazz Bass, and 50s Tele. Both great instruments, regardless of price. I have been playing Fenders since '82, and own MIAs, MIJs and MIMs, so I know the difference.

[@pepeguitarshop]

Hello. In your opinion, wich Squier Guitar it sounds closer to a Fender strat? Thanks for your answer ✌️👍

[@conmanpvp1238]

A LEFTY KZbinR, THEY DO EXIST! I have been looking for another lefty on youtube for a while.

[@kirkscobey3031]

Just going back to this since I just got one of these in natural satin. It has the Seymour Duncan lil 59s in it so I unfortunately paid a little more but had been looking to buy these anyways. It was love at first sight! I no longer buy glossy high end guitars and been playing long enough to know what I like!

[@UTBIsrael2011]

My first guitar was a gold series Squier strat made in USA. I paid $350.00 for it. It sounds great, feels good to the touch. The thing is that I never could get enough info on its specs... it's been with me for the last 25 years. I bought it new in 1991.

[@tonynoon8693]

I have 3 of these. I love them, but I think the pickups are a little on the icepick side for me. I replaced them with Stew Mac Golden Age Ceramics in one guitar and A used set of Duncan Designed pickups from the Squier deluxe model. I took one set of the Standard Pickups and repositioned the posts to match the fret board radius and rewired it with a master tone and volume and a neck bridge blend and put it in an affinity strat and they sounded great. My last standard I am going to add a Prail set in them.

[@markdakel9253]

Looks great, classic Strat tone, very good option if you want a new guitar and it won’t break the bank

[@JuanGarcia-hr1wf]

Nice classic strat tone. Like the color.

[@chriscarreno4930]

Nice Shane!! Great content. Great playing!! Sounds good. That tremolo works great once you get everything lubricated. The radius is great too. I have an older one in trans red with no poly finish. It's got a red headstock too. I changed the string trees and put locking tuners cause one of the originals fell apart. Cheap upgrades. I set it up like the Italian guy ,Fedua, on KZbin. Played many songs on it . I really like the neck. Super versatile. It was such a deal. Praise the Lord!!! 130$.

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

At the current on-sale price of $205 here in the US, it's an undeniably good value, but used Mexican standards in excellent condition are readily available for around $350, and have better overall quality in my experience.

[@paulgordon6949]

Great guitars. Long live the squier!

[@slingasixstring]

Well I got one in 2017. Im a lefty to. This guitar will never leave me. you cant get one now for around $650 up. I paid $250 new in 2018 for a 2017. I think that was the end of them. I put on graphtec locking tuners, Geaphtec Nut, Roller trees and Roller saddels. Mojotone wireing and pots with tone bleader, put in some SRV Hot Texas pickups. In the looks department I put a black peraloid pick guard, Black every thing but my trim plate. The only thing I would like to do now is replace that trim plate and add a good steel or brass trim block. Im having a hard time finding a lefty trim block. If you know where I may find one at a good price please let me know. I would be so thankful. All I can say is I love that guitar more every day! ....... PS I am really glad I found your Chanell. I'll try to support in any way I can. The best thing is YOUR A LEFTY!!! AND A GREAT GUITAR PLAYER TO BOOT!!! Good Day Mate!

[@oneanother1]

$650 Australian or us dollars? Why are they so expensive now? Doesn't make sense. Only ones that are expensive are made in Japan, even then it depends on condition. I've seen a bunch of squier standards everywhere.

[@toesoverthenose]

I'm buying this exact year and model tomorrow morning!

[@Mr.Goldbar]

I bought one of these in 2012 and sold it in 2014 and I must say, after my taste in guitars has matured I kinda regret selling it. I'm thinking about buying one again, but does it stay in tune well? I don't remember using the trem much when I owned mine and I've heard the bridge was refined

[@thebipolarbear1]

You'll never regret buying one of these same goes for the basses

[@Megzamani]

I have had several of these standards and everyone was great. thanks

[@LaurensiusSteven.Musicworks]

I own this squier gold and the sound is amazing

[@vincelee6247]

I found a used one for $125. I want to know if you think thats a good deal. I think the standard is one of the higher ends of a squire, if im not mistaken. The reason i ask is because when i hear people like you play anything it sounds amazing. So that's why I'm asking.. thank you so much for sharing this video Sir..

[@jesseboucher72]

Great guitar for the money. I am selling mine but I love the neck finish on the Squier Standard great look and great sound for not much moolah.

[@HC_GUITAR]

I still have a gold with maple neck squier standard from 2003 Shane and it's great. They use alnico v pickups and I haven't changed them. Cheers.

[@Whiffofficial]

Wow! How did you get that intro sound?

[@ricklee4883]

Hi Shane, I picked up one of these as a direct swap for a Squier bass I had. Mine seems to have a slightly flatter fretboard compared to other strats I have. A really nice guitar.

[@kasuraga]

Man, just waiting on my springs and ill be able to see if i can get my 01 squier back into playing condition. Its had a super rough life. Got it new when i was a kid, played it a ton for a number of years but life and other things got in the way. Its beat to hell, has a chunk missing in the body, etc but its mine damnit. Its also miswired. from the factory. I haven't ever pulled the pick guard off to see whats wrong but the volume knob functions as an overall tone control. Honestly i kinda like it that way.

[@nickburmanmusic]

How much more Strat could you possible want? That thing just does it all. People are just spoiled these days. BTW love LITTLE WING 4:38 - nice job, mate!

[@gegolis123]

Nick B how well does the squier strat hold it hold tune? With or without whammy bar use. Looking at mexican deluxe and squier deluxe. If the squiers hold tuning i go with it.

[@ericjones6141]

@@gegolis123 after breaking in the strings it's held tune actually pretty well.

[@caleshtcincredibles]

this a great looking and sounding guitar , proper set up and slap some locking tuners on it ,you are gig ready! these Squires take mod upgrades very well ......I would not hesitate at buying this guitar .....thanks Shane

[@GasNBullets]

Great value for the price, and the headstock wont spontaneously snap off....

[@15thwardadrian]

I had the earlier version of this guitar with the V-style trem. I played a lot of shows with it. I should have kept it! Remarkably good guitar for $250 US. I loved the nod to my #NoLa homeboy Leo Nocentelli with that Cissy Strut riff!!

[@peterschmidt9942]

They're a good price for what they are. Some of those strat clones do have interesting pickups in them. First guitar I owned was a Ranger strat copy (still have it in various states). Because I didn't know any better at the time, I thought I needed to upgrade the pickups. After doing so I realised the ones that were in there were more my style (they were a thicker wider pickup a bit like a tele) and I much preferred them over a vintage set. They also had an interesting construction having a metal base plate and shielding around the coil - you don't even get that on an Fender. So cheap is not necessarily bad.

[@mahoganymarco9199]

Love the standard series, i. Even Prefer these over some more expensive squier / fender

[@IgnoresTrolls]

I often see these second hand for a really low price. It's probably one of the things I'd recommend for a total beginner.

[@darkthingswithmarkdavis4497]

I see them all the time for under 100. I got a special edition white one with a white headstock.

[@MCRoadk1ll]

What I could find is that unfortunately the Gold Squier logo doesn't mean anything on affinity models and sorts. They just changed the logo from black to gold somwhere in 2013.

[@ranman58635]

Do you teach? Man, nice playing. Getting a standard today. A lefty too😊

[@flipperbooch2194]

You’re the first lefty I’ve seen playing guitar

[@SaxJockey]

Squier appear to have dropped the Standard from their current line up. That's a pity, it was a great guitar for the price; block saddles, two point floating tremolo, satin neck. The Classic Vibe Strats appear to one of their most popular range, and the price seems to have come down. Might try a CV down the line. Some say the vintage six screw tremolo is not so good, others say it's fine when properly set up 🤔.

[@travelinman617]

Yes I have a affinity squire there great for the money and set up also good

[@albertogarcia1386]

I have got exactly the same guitar. I Bought it about 15 years ago and it was my first electric guitar as well. I still having it, I am thinking in an upgrade on the pickups but the ones it has are not bad. Thinking in some Wilkinson pickups but I am not sure if it would be worth it. Yes, the neck it is....different.

[@hafizmarzuki9203]

How's the tremolo on this standard series strat? Is it prone to easily detuned after several usage of the tremolo? Or does it already great stock?

[@Ronno4691]

I bought a Squier SE for thirty quid. At least I THOUGHT it was an SE with the full body thickness et al. Took it apart only to find the body was made of plywood! D'oh!! If you want to mod a Squier then get a Squier Standard!

[@stevehogan8829]

Certainly is surprising when you look at the cost of a FENDER compared to a Squier.. I've always found the necks a little to small.

[@Moreno280161]

Hi, I'm looking for a cheap Stratocaster, I was thinking of a FENDER Squier Classic Vibe '60s, but I found an opportunity for a SQUIER SATIN TRANS STRATOCASTER Indonesia DELUXE Series like the one you tried here. What do you recommend?

[@_Teo__]

Thnx for all your brilliant videos. Could you do a yamaha revstar guitar review?

[@joeybouknight4055]

Sounds great

[@davelister1400]

Sounds a lot better than my old gold squire .....but then your a great blues guitarist....I was 14 and landed I could play a bar chord...lol.

[@snooze0023]

I still havent gotten a us made. ive got squire gold a classic vibe and a mexican. I guess i should complete the collection with a US made one but damn money if you know what i mean.

[@neilbeni7744]

I wondered why my 2007 Indonesian had gold lettering headstock and the others of the same year but identical had black logos and so I took the pickguard off and mine had Alnico pickups with 500k posts.. So far from all my research that's why mine has the gold logo because of the alnicos and the others with the black logos had ceramic, and the price difference was $200 more for the alnicos but this is before they introduced the classic vibe series (correct me if I'm wrong) so I'm thinking I have an early classic series before they were called classic vibe series..

[@ruggieroricatti7807]

Ciao Shane, questa chitarra è adatta per per un principiante e per imparare a suonare la chitarra?? Sono pure io un mancino e sono alla ricerca di una chitarra elettrica mancina da studio per cominciare, amici esperti mi hanno consigliato di provare la stratocaster perché è la chitarra più versatile ed adatta a tutti i generi, che modello da mancino consigli?? Grazie mille complimenti sei bravissimo come chitarrista mancino ed hai un bellissimo canale, sempre ricco di bei contenuti. Ciao 🖐️

[@origamihearts9612]

you should demo the collectable squier SQ strats.. I got a black one with the maple fretboard.. they're equal to (if not better than) american strats

[@metalthrea5797]

great! and what size of pick do you use

[@jimmycederborg8502]

Awesome man, I totally dig all your videos, might be a silly question but How could I get one of those In the Blues t-shirts?

[@intheblues]

Links are in the description mate. They are from Teesprings. :-)

[@cjgsicknote]

I've got one of these and a mim, whist the build quality of the mim is better, materials etc, the pickups in the squire are better imo or truer to the classic strat sound at least. My mim sounds much warmer and not necessarily better. The squire also has 22 frets and a 2 point trem, although the trem system isn't the same 2 point as is found in the USA strats and the block is much thinner than the mim. Overall, tonally it beats the mim imo but loses out in every other area, build quality, materials and most importantly playability. Atm I'm favouring it over the mim due to the tone and considering putting the squiers pups in the mim. Who'd a thought it!!!

[@luckyno888]

Why no lefty "In the Blues" logo?

[@andrewpolitano]

I’ve got a black logo series from ‘96, my first ever electric. Can’t bring myself to get rid of it even though I now own an Elite Strat. They’re claimed to be basically Mexican and American body and neck with cheap electronics shoved into them. You mention that the Gold series is better, how do you reckon?

[@ss_avsmt]

This is my first electric guitar also. I'm thinking of upgrading this. Does replacing pickups make a huge difference? If so, can anyone advice which ones I should prefer?

[@georgeallison6228]

I've had squires before...very decent for the money...plus rather handy to have as a standby ..very gigable axes actually.

[@murillojules]

Is this better than the classic vibe? What are the main differences?

[@alexandreamorim8208]

Melhor som que existe essa guitarra

[@alexandrevini868]

Beautiful

[@kennyleejohnson5253]

Good looking guitar! Sounds great also

[@Chayse88Black]

So I've been hearing from a lot of people both on reviews and forums that these gold series are as good as the MIM strats, would you agree or disagree to that?

[@untungecko4855]

Best squier strat Korea 90's

[@bennytvyt]

My guitar is like this one but it had Duncan Designed pickups? i dont know which guitar it is because the writing in the headstock was removed. the number is s/n ICS15 - Indonesia 2015? i still dont know which guitar it is i cant find anything in the internet that looks like it.

[@aztechproductions5146]

Squire deluxe?

[@Terry3Gs]

I had 1 of the early one in a like cherryburst kinda color ... kinda regret that I traded it away now knowing what I do about modding/upgrading. I also must say that its also 1 of the necks I think about going after to replace the 1 on my mim strat body I got now.

[@THESESSIONROOM]

Did I hear some John Mayer trying to poke out abit!!? Great Instrument!!🎸🎵🎶

[@juanalbarosales3848]

hey man , grettings fro venezuela, can you say to me what high of the pickups do you use in this standar ? thanks .

[@HPPrintervx4p5q]

The pickups have some hiss to them, the deluxe doesn't seem to have that and also comes in a great looking daphne blue😮

[@sergiobadillo6615]

Hello, nice video, I would like to know if the wood on this Squier headstock has the 2 holes at the left of each tuner hole in order to place Fender tuners on it, is it possible? Thanks in advance

[@KevinMillard68]

sick axe man

[@jamesmarkjackson1979]

Are these a discontinued model? Bridge looks different to the current Squire standard the saddles are solid rather than pressed steel.

[@jamesmarkjackson1979]

Done some research, they are a current model. Here in the UK they are referred to as the Modern Standard model.

[@ericseader414]

Are those the stock strings? If not, which ones did you throw on it? There's a brand new lefty in that exact color on eBay for dirt cheap. Might have to grab it. :-)

[@PeterDad60]

At $339 starting price for that Strat at the website you listed I will pass. I spent $119 on a Fender Bullet Strat with an Fender Squier 15 Watt amp 8" speaker, gig bag, strap, spare set of Fender Bullet strings and it is good enough. Early this year I spent $249 on a 'Gold" label Fender Affinity Telecaster that included a good Fender Frontman 15 Watt 8" speaker amp, gig bag, cable, strap and Fender Electric Tuner. There are websites that are selling new full sized Fender Stats for $119 right now today! Musician's Friend is one such web-site. Money is tight for me right now so I need the very best bargain prices.

[@Texturas75]

Squier Standards sell for $250, no more.

[@hutchfromba]

It's never the wand, it's the magician. Blues On....

[@robertthomas2117]

no mention of the more modern 2pin style bridge with saddles, I might be wrong but I don't think you get that kind of upgrade on a Mexican.

[@leemaples1806]

what are good replacement machine head tuners for it.

[@jasecola]

Classic Vibe 60's strat or Standard Series?

[@PelicanIslandLabs]

CV if you're after a bluesy tone and the Standard if you tend towards classic hard rock tones. There's plenty of crossover for sure but that's the general vibe of each guitar.

[@jasecola]

Sounds like the CV is more in line with what I'm looking for. Thanks!

[@Texturas75]

It,s not just about the sound but it's also about the feel ok the neck, number of frets and the bridge.

[@michaeleastham3868]

Had one since 2006 and while I like the neck which is supposed to be "c"I don't love it.. it feels flatter than a snakes belly..

[@nickburmanmusic]

Could that neck be a soft V?

[@davidkastin4240]

No it isn't. It's a C neck and it's great!

[@jecksoncorreia6206]

Muito bom

[@garyreidmusic]

Pretty sure I'm ordering (a lefty) one of these tonight, without having played it. This one that you're demoing, does it have the Rosewood fretboard or the new Laurel fretboard?

[@oza8578]

I'm guessing his was rosewood fretboard. I believe indian laurel rolled out in 2018.

[@paramediccpo]

John Mayer sound

[@petehixson9046]

Gold lettering for Squier doesn't actually mean anything, I have a couple of the cheaper affinity series and they both have gold lettering whereas my Vintage Modified Tele has black lettering even though it's the better quality guitar