Stand Out From the Crowd! - NEW Squier FSR Guitars

[@FrostlordTheWizard]

That Oxblood tele... Definitely the best of these for me. Gorgeous looking and plays great.

[@GabrielVelasco]

I have a Squier Bass VI. It's awesome.

[@ak2112]

I picked up a squier cyclone for $100 and its become my number 1. squier is great.

[@ectoplasm]

The Cyclones are under-appreciated. The Squier Cyclones are under-appreciated modding platforms (especially with how cheap you can get a used one) and the Fender Cyclone is probably my favorite Mustang sibling.

[@ToddTheJoker]

and I have enjoyed every single one of your millions of telecaster reviews and demos Pete!!! I look forward to more actually!

[@furtherdefinitions1]

When Mick Abraham's, the original lead guitarist for Jethro Tull left them, he started a band called Blodwyn Pig, and his bassist played a Bass VI, and I saw them play 3 times at the old Fillmore East in 1970. It is a great guitar for any guitar player that wants to play bass.

[@worthmoremusic]

Watching this, Pete reminded me I really need to pick up my Squier FSR CV Baritone more often.....

[@savagekitten]

Pete coordinated his footwear for his intro guitar selection !

[@a.j.garrett9639]

Totally badass backing track on the intro!

[@adawofford2732]

Not to nerd out, but there is something really cool about watching a guitar demo and hearing Oasis-ticket chatter in the middle of it. It's almost as good as last year when I asked my guitar student if they heard the "new" Beatles song lol crazy

[@rigodon97]

The Tele Oxblood is amazing. Went to 5 guitar stores to initially getting a Fender American Pro II and left with that Squier. Only thing was the weight, mine is quite heavy. Everything else was equivalent to a Fender, believe it or not. Also changed the stock pickups for some Nocasters51... Only to switch back to the stock ones!

[@budd_jacon9363]

wow, i was thinking about the american pro II telecaster but I went with the AV 51' II. I wish I had to chance to try the one you were talking about - I would have probably not spent the over 1k price tag

[@vonroretz3307]

@@rigodon97 Git yo self a Thinline if you find a solid tele is too heavy.

[@worthmoremusic]

Weight has become an issue for me...7lbs (or less is preferred) which has prevented me from ordering several models. Just got a Sire Tele Thinline after watching Andersons recent video...under 7lbs....bone nut, rolled fretboard edges and locking tuners... yay !

[@rigodon97]

@@budd_jacon9363 I really hesitated with the AV 51' II as well actually

[@Vashed555]

After seeing so many of my fellow lefties struggling to find a lefty guitar, I’m so thankful for my guitar teacher when I was a kid who told me “Forget that you’re left handed when you pick up a guitar. Learn to play right handed. I won’t teach you as a lefty. Thank me later.” He was right.

[@mylogify]

Isn't it hard learning right handed?? I can't imagine myself learning anything left handed on guitar?

[@didamnesia3575]

Exactly. I have yet to see a left handed piano or drumset or trumpet or sax etc.

[@didamnesia3575]

​@mylogify you already learn everything left handed on a guitar. You have a strumming hand and a fretting hand. The left hand does more as a right handed player You missed an opportunity to use your dominate hand as your fretting hand! 🤣 🤣 🤣 insane to use a left handed guitar

[@raymondloke]

But are you any good at guitar playing right handed ?

[@potholedcactus]

I wish I’d learnt to play right handed and I’ve given the same piece of advice as your music teacher to my son.

[@MoteseS]

8:06 Lee is absolutely right. There is a community of Bass VI players using this guitar as a low-tune metal beast. And more and more YT creators are getting into it. I myself bought a Bass VI to play Meshuggah, Deftones, etc.

[@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy]

As a Bass VI aficionado, I am FIGHTING the urge to impulse-buy that silver one.

[@afurinperil]

There's an antigua one ass well that's calling to me

[@inthestudy]

Don't. They have finish problems across the board.

[@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy]

That depends where you get it. If you get it from Guitar Center, it very well might not be playable. Not even joking. I genuinely would not be surprised if I discovered Walmart owns Guitar Center. However, Sweetwater, Chicago Music Exchange, Andertons, they are meticulous with their inspections and setups. If you buy from them, you can be assured you can play a show with it that very night.

[@inthestudy]

@@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy I bought it from Andertons. They told me they checked every single one in the warehouse and every single one has a discolouration issue. Fender refused to accept the problem.

[@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy]

There you go. Andertons were straight-up and open about the issue. Now, let's see what Fender does about the issue.

[@LRHutch]

❤. Great video guys as always. The Jaguar is wired the same as the Jazzmaster. I installed a wire from the bridge pup to the empty side of the rhythm double pole switch, both pups will work. Never knew why Fender didn't do it, a very good mod. The Telecaster looks like left over from the 40th Anniversary except the fretboard of which I have one. All 3 are pretty good guitars. I pick Squier over the Mexican or Japanese models any day. Upgrades and a little Luthier work are all that Squiers need. P.S. I wish you had a company over here in the USA.

[@Magnetic_loops]

I want a blue sparkle Jazzmaster!!!! Make it happen!

[@georgealty9009]

Apart from the recognisable parts, and perhaps even with them, I was getting massive Stranglers vibes in that jam. Nice!

[@johnoakleymusic]

I adore the SPARKLE GLITTER guitars. We need these in CV Tele and Strats too

[@scaredypicker]

Very much like the look of that Telecaster! 👀

[@Flukey_1970]

if you guys could do a channel purely for outtakes and KZbin had a sense of humour it would be the best thing on the interweb

[@JamFactoryUK]

Great colours Lee, GOYI ⚒️

[@TheOnlineBarrister]

I never wanted a Jag, until I saw Johnny Marr (and orchestra) live in Manchester.

[@grislyfox]

I'm gonna go buy the squier 6 in that green, that looks awesome.

[@grahamnunn8998]

I love the Bass VI - The Beatles used them, in particular Lennon in Get Back. I have a TBX on my Baritone wired to cut treble one way and bass the other, which I did so the baritone sits in a band mix.

[@lowdefal6306]

If that Jaguar was a Jazzmaster I would be ordering one instantly. Don’t get me wrong I love that Jaguar and I haven’t owned one for a few years but I have more use for the JM than the Jag. It is tempting however….

[@GeoffByrdMusic]

I feel the exact same way. I would buy a sparkle Jazzmaster immediately. Jags are too short scale and thin sounding for me. I wish they would start doing the sparkle paint jobs on Teles and also Jazzmasters. But regardless, Squier is killing it lately! I have 3 myself.

[@keithmcduffie7182]

Preach, Brothers!!! One Thousand Percent on that!!! My hands are tied......unfortunately!😢 (See my post)

[@777Lateralus]

It’s a great guitar. It’s my first jag. I would however, love to see a JM with this finish/matching headstock.

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

Ever since I saw Intro and Keep it Healthy Live by Warpaint on Bonnaroo I want to have a Jaguar.

[@beefysinglecut]

Hope Sire will release that sparkle finish too. Sire S5 still sounds so good for today mid-tier guitar.

[@GeoffByrdMusic]

Why don't they have sparkle paint jobs on the Jazzmaster or the tele? Frustrating because I love sparkle guitars but they picked the only model I truly don't connect with: The Jaguar.

[@rileybanks1191]

payback for the jaguar being neglected across the rest of fender's lineup perhaps? :-))

[@MatsSvensson-d4q]

Must have watched a hundred videos with Pete, but this is the first time I’ve heard him speak Danish!

[@ianwigg1442]

I absolutely love Teles and fully subscribe to the adage that "If you can't do it with a Tele then you can't do it" BUT - surely I can't be the only one throughout history thinks the control plate is the wrong way round. It seems to make much more sense (and play-ability) to have it set up from rear to front as 3 way switch (bridge/combined/neck) then volume and finally tone. Just seems to be more natural layout .Every Tele I've had/got is set up that way and would never change back.

[@stephenwhitney5576]

Nice video as always!! Will you guys be doing a video on the valeton gp200x soon?

[@andertons]

Yup - waiting for it to arrive.

[@stephenwhitney5576]

@andertons it would be cool to see the valeton gp200x and pedals and blindfold someone and see what they think is the pedals and what's the valeton.

[@SomeoneCalledRob]

Guitar makers are constantly using tortoise shell pickguards. It's a classic look, for sure, but something fresh would be nice too.

[@Great-Documentaries]

That Jag is let down by the blah tort pickguard or it would be the best looking Jag I have ever seen. It is a shame that all of Anderton's batch of Silver Sparkle Bass VI's have a paint defect problem so bad that requires them to be sent to the refurbisher.

[@Ken_McIntosh]

The beautiful solo in Glen Campbell's hit record "Wichita Lineman" was played on a Fender Bass VI.

[@JazzinBlues]

OMG, where were those sparkly guitars when we were all playing through those (matching) KUSTOM upholstered padded amps? 😂

[@lknez13]

Blue sparkle jag is really similar to Jack White's tour guitars, except for the tort pickguard.

[@Pulse2AM]

I think the Cure used a bass 6, not positive though.

[@Renegade-g2w]

The affordable equipment available these days is phenomenal. When I was a teenager in the early 80s I had a Kay Les Paul copy that was plywood and hollow, a second hand Mr Twang 5w practice amp and a fuzzbox. I sounded like a bunch of Daleks having a gangbang in an air raid shelter.

[@Moit4000]

Great videos as always, can we get some more with Oz, gimme those brutal doom delights

[@adriancarroll6995]

It’s curious that you guys never mention “the cure“ Robert Smith was a pioneer of the jazz master, the Jaguar and the bass 6. Not to mention pearl Thompson. Anyway, drastically underrated guitar players.

[@Maddy29]

Very soon you guys are gonna be reviewing Jack White's signature tele. Now that's a tele you will have SO much more to say about!! 🙂

[@cvanhetkaar96]

Why does almost nobody notice how that “ strangle switch” and the tone pot in the Bass VI and Jaguar work together for more tone variations?

[@lewisbirkett4428]

I love the purple sparkle but not jaguars. So mad I missed the paranormal offset in sparkle

[@johnhodgetts2111]

Fender bass 6 was used extensively by Robert Smith of the cure on a number of tracks. Might have been an idea to explore a few Cure type solos with chorus & a bit of delay.

[@diego_cabanillas]

Getting Mike Kerr on the channel would be great!

[@keithmcduffie7182]

That Jaguar looks SWEET!!!! Damn You, Fender!!!! I'm maxed out on guitars (14 now and my significant other will shoot me if I buy anymore!!!☹️) as of my last acquisition, my Squier 40th Gold Anniversary Jazzmaster!!! I wish it had a painted headstock like that Jaguar, though..... 😑

[@DeltaJazzUK]

I thought Pete was going to break into 'My Lovely Horse' for a minute there.

[@Some_Cat_]

Thank God there wasn't a saxophone handy 😅

[@sub-jec-tiv]

You can get a real Jaguar with a strangle-switch and rhythm circuit from Squier. Even with a painted headstock now. How about Fender? Nope, Fender only makes ‘Jaguars’ with none of the electronics that make the Jaguar the most versatile guitar Leo Fender ever designed.

[@Steven-kj7xq]

There's the Vintera ones.

[@ectoplasm]

Japan still does them legit, but they're only for Japan. They're even priced (for the local market, anyway) at about what you'd pay for an MiM here. If you didn't have to pay the added fees of importing I'd say that was everybody's best bet for a good Jaguar. I just recently got a Lake Placid Blue Jaguar with matching headstock from Japan, and it's really nice. I don't regret going with it over a Vintera-II or something.

[@sebastiangomez5068]

I want to see both of you die your hair electric blue for when you review the amazing Fender Panoverb and Jack White guitars... that's supposed to be amongst the best amps Fender has made and the guitar sounds killer on YT! Cheers!

[@MatthewSearles-un4qo]

I would catch those switches with my hand unfortunately.They sound good.

[@gazeunderthesunmusic]

andertons should play some shoegaze with those offset guitars

[@styrkecoach]

"Stand out from the crowd" Me sitting alone in my bedrom 😅

[@plokmko0]

Blue sparkle needs a white pickguard

[@StopTheRot]

Think I disagree.

[@philmus1]

Surely Bass 6 - The Cure

[@KelvynTaylor]

If they do a leftie Jaguar I may have to sell someone

[@TheWannabeBusker-z9c]

good vid

[@SatelliteSounds]

Excuse the greed, but... all of em.

[@jederzeitnudlowski8952]

First here for some Squire Action

[@bradpittiful7288]

hey captain...who makes the boots you are wearing in the video? thanks!

[@larrydj549]

There have been some good bass 6 solos... Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell is one. I heard a recent country song with one too.

[@fraenkiboii]

Can you provide an estimate for the Squier FSR Esquier Tele in Shell Pink that’s available for preorder?

[@jakesanders16]

The tele looks just like the CME exclusive squire tele. 🤔

[@ectoplasm]

That's because it is. It's exclusive to CME in the U.S., but in the U.K. exclusivity can belong to another retailer. I'm still waiting for the Charcoal Frost Jaguar they had in Europe a year or two back to make its way to the U.S. since it was paired with the Sparkle Frost and we've gotten Silver Sparkle but not the Charcoal Frost (as far as I know).

[@jakesanders16]

@@ectoplasm gotcha! Thank you for clarifying. I didn’t know that. Hope you find that Jag one day

[@kontemplatemusic2189]

Will they come in LH version?

[@Mr.Monster1313]

What does the FSR stand for ???

[@MrMystery666]

Sparkly blue jag looks a bit like J Mascis blue telecaster

[@stefansetescak5489]

I thought the same thing, and I really thinking about buying one and replacing that tortoise pickguard with the mirror one like J’s tele has … would look great

[@zacharykim295]

Pete being hilariously out of pocket as always.

[@beatfrombrain]

The Beatles used a bass 6 as a bass, particularly on the White Album

[@54Dewar]

Is that duck face in the thumbnail lee? 😂

[@ectoplasm]

I almost got that Oxblood Telecaster from CME when they had it, but my luck with Squiers from CME have been terrible -- just the most god-awfully pale, ashy, dry fretboards chipped at the edges -- so I stopped buying Squiers from them. I still want one, but paying full price for a guitar I'm going to have to swap the neck out on is kind of dumb. Still, one of the coolest Telecasters I've seen.

[@djangle67]

Fit 11s on the jag and then you’ll get it ….. also the tone knob is your friend

[@jeremywills9303]

Double bound Tele and gold hardware, sign me up.

[@folkrock4u]

So when can I get one (Squire Telecaster)? Do I really have to wait until next May? 2025?!

[@Metalhead0283]

That tele only available on andertons? I’m in the US

[@Anthonydmusic.21]

CME has them in the US

[@usmcyounggun6879]

Need a shell pink Bass VI

[@didamnesia3575]

You can always remove the hardware, paint it, gloss it, put it back together

[@inthestudy]

That was the 2021 FSR. Keep an eye out!

[@Topher_ofthe_North]

Hey Lee it's a "squier vi" not a bass 6! All KZbin's say it wrong, no where does it say bass or ever has . Feel free to send me one of those green ones .

[@egroegmcdonald9870]

Are these Anderton's exclusives? I'm in America and not seeing them at Sweetwater or GC.

[@charliedillon1400]

Likely. Just like Sweetwater GC have exclusive models.

[@andertons]

I don't think they're exclusive to us - CME in the USA maybe?

[@RobertFisher1969]

I got the Jaguar from Chicago Music Exchange.

[@MikeFromNashville]

I purchased the Blue Sparkle Jaguar from Chicago Music Exchange as well. It’s great!

[@quietmind30]

COYI ❤

[@mihaiad86]

Pete should use less cocaine, or coffe, or sugar, or whatever he took.

[@vonroretz3307]

What does FSR mean anyway ?

[@randrothify]

Fender Special Run

[@dimebagtribute]

​@@randrothify You were faster my friend😄

[@inthestudy]

FACTORY Special Run. What Rand posted is a backronym.

[@pepmasters-999]

From 1975 to 1980, the only place making Jaguards were communist-era factoriesin the Soviet bloc, who hadn't got word that Fender no longer made the Jaguar. When the USSR fell, these factories continued. so that the guitars coming out of them were Former Soviet Republic Jaguars, or FSRs. Either that, or it stands for Fender Special Run.

[@TeeGaddy314]

If they haven't fixed the saddles on the Bass VI then it will be a skip. Saddles don't sit correctly on the prior model squier dropped

[@czarekp3552]

That's easy, I can't play guitar for toffee.... but it isn't stopping me, just ask my neighbours....

[@nicko7238]

What does Pete want to strangle? Only wrong answers 👇

[@charliedillon1400]

Lefty player here. Not salty because there are plenty of lefty guitars in the world to play. That said, Sweetwater currently has 240 Squier models on their site, and only nine are available in lefty, so Squier as a brand is off my radar. They even took away the lefty P Bass! At the similar price point, Schecter, ESP, and Epiphone all offer many lefty options.

[@MarkRothschild-f7f]

Smaller markets are unprofitable for left handed models. Why the need to announce your brand preferences? If Squier as a brand is of no interest to you, you're wasting your time and everyone else's by posting off-topic comments under a video about Squier guitars. Why should I care what you play? Get over yourself. If all the people whining about a lack of left-handed guitars (sic!) actually bought them when they were made, there'd be a lot more choice.

[@charliedillon1400]

@@MarkRothschild-f7f I've recently purchased two Squiers, an Affinity PJ bass, and a classic vibes Telecaster. Both right handed, I bought them for my son. They are great instruments at a good price, from Indonesia. I was just chiming in along with the other lefty commenters. By the way. I don't own any of the other three brands I mentioned, they just offer a lot of choices. I play Fender and Ibanez. I'm going to "get over myself" now, lol! Good day, sir.

[@MarkRothschild-f7f]

@@charliedillon1400 Nothing stops lefties chiming in on every video nowadays. The fact you don't buy enough of the guitars when they are actually made seems to go over your head. I'm still not sure why you feel entitled to a greater choice? Do you think guitar makers should take a loss to satisfy you?

[@charliedillon1400]

@@MarkRothschild-f7f Go back and read the original post. I said I WASN"T salty because there are PLENTY of lefty guitars to play. I'm totally content with my choices. Actually I like the fact that I'm really never distracted by shopping for guitars that don't exist. My point was simply that Squier doesn't offer many lefty models. Fender does. That's it. You're fighting some other imaginary guy that's saying stuff in your head. Weirdo.

[@sm441]

The Jaguars flopped in the 70's and then became popular with the 80's post punk kids because you could find them easily and relatively inexpensive. Plus, yeah they have a distinctive dark twangy jangly tone.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Also you can do some odd tricks, like turning down the volume on one circuit and switching back and forth creating an unusual almost synth-like hard-cut sound. (See intro of Blur’s song Slow Down)

[@Jinballify]

I'm sorry, after too much Grand Tour, I can't hear "Jaguar" withou Jeremy Clarkson going in my head "The Jaaaaaaag." 😎

[@harrywebster1500]

Guessing no lefthanded again Fender?!

[@davidmorris4024]

You’ll be guessing correctly, sadly 😢

[@didamnesia3575]

You should have learned on a normal guitar. As a right handed person, I'd like to remind you that the left hand does the most work. It would have benefit for you to use a regular guitar and fret with your dominant hand, but for some reason you wanted to be different. Do you own left handed scissors as an adult? Cmon.

[@charliedillon1400]

@@didamnesia3575 By your logic, shouldn't you play a lefty guitar so your could fret with YOUR dominant hand? See how that makes no sense? Everybody is different. I play guitar lefty but have no thoughts about changing a conventional drum set around, I just play "right handed" Also I swing a baseball bat lefty, but a golf club righty.

[@Echo-Head]

@@didamnesia3575 Look up cross-dominance, not everything is as black and white as you think.

[@BOSSenjoyer]

Bass VI morbradgryde like a man

[@NoNameNo.5]

Never seen the Dane look so lost on a 6 string lol

[@renmad0078]

Too bad that some who follow you since a very long time never could win something. You should think about that sometimes. 🤔😀

[@m3dicated]

Squier should switch back to Rosewood fretboards.

[@donray8914]

The baritone is just gonna get a humbucker thrown in the bridge and be a djent stick for 99% of purchasers lol

[@JazzinBlues]

So Pete is Danish but living in Great Britain... Does this make him a GREAT DANE? 😜

[@jasonjayalap]

I marma-doubt it.

[@andrewmoran357]

the laurel on the squiers are poor ive had 2 different jags from them and both fretboards looked like driftwood that had been dried out in the sun, I sent both back

[@didamnesia3575]

My guess is that they're going through their laurel stock until it's gone

[@Broccoli_Highkicks]

If you want to stand out from the crowd, buy something other than Fender/Squier or Gibson/Epiphone.

[@D1570R73D]

oh, you mean from one of the countless brands that copied Fender/Gibson designs because they couldn't come up with anything on their own?

[@019bc3]

If you want to stand out from the crowd, play good music. fixed

[@jasonjayalap]

#letPeteSleep

[@tiptop8218]

if they go back to rosewood maybe an option...otherwise...no

[@frankcunnigham220]

I think the gold hardware affects the tone. Just kidding.

[@Lez325]

Stand out from the crowd- REALLY? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mrscary3105]

He still Danish?

[@g-woonk]

🌞🌞🔥Fender ultra Oxblood FSR with rosewood would be awesome!!! @fender #fender @fender #fenderultra

[@caydespliff181]

no but foreal though did pete recently start microdosing or something? mans is so unfiltered as of late 😂 …and this is pete we’re talking about