Why Is This Guitar Worth $200?

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[@lazersloth3103]

Good review. I had a Bullet Telecaster a few years ago and that was a fine guitar. The plywood body didn't make a difference at all.

[@TheDaler22]

Love that dark blue colour

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

It's pretty unique. Haven't seen too many guitars in this color.

[@spiller3214]

Don't worry about it being ply if it sounds and playes well I have a ply squire sst-33 30 years old FGN japan I didn't know it was ply till I took the neck off its me favourite 🎸 i love to see who could tell its ply by the sound alone..

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

@@spiller3214 I had a Squier that was Japanese and it was plywood but was heavy like ash. Didn’t know until I took it apart. Should have kept that one.

[@gorgon9786]

You're right, this was a sweet sounding guitar!. I had some plywoods back a long time ago, but remember they sounded very thin and chimey. Did never get them to sound like this one does!. Went on to think alder-body, had to be.. Never went to any plywood again,.. But amazed by this sound!.

[@gorgon9786]

Looks like a great find! The good part of Squiers are that one seems to get serial numbers with the deal!.. Ok, you could find same Chinese guitars without any serial, (even Squier).. SE from 2002-2007.. But rather a Squier than any other Chinese noname.. Yeah, sounded great also!.

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

Thanks for watching.

[@schreds8882]

Like you, I don't use a whammy bar much and like you, I wanted a hardtail Strat. I came across a Squire Bullet body for $50 because it was a bit banged up. I put on a Classic Vibe Strat neck, and I had my hardtail Strat for about $150 worth of parts. But then I went and got a Robert Cray loaded pickguard which added another $150 to the total. Still, at $350 dollars, I have a really nice hardtail Strat that I love.

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

Sounds sweet.

[@christyrecords]

When Squier announced that they were switching to poplar, l picked up a couple of basswood HT's. I like having the paint job whole on the back, with no tremolo plate.

[@jeffmccrady9456]

There all good!!! Ive had fender custom. Down to a 69$ pawn shop indo made squire strat.!!!! It's the person behind the guitar playing that matter's!!!!!!

[@markpell8979]

Oh wow, I bought an almost identical Squier Bullet Strat hardtail at my local pawn shop this year for like $90. Mine is an '04 made by Samick Indonesia for Squier ('SI' prefix instead of 'IC'). Very good guitar. Same flawless super dark blue paint as yours- looks black in a dark room but blue in good light. The original plastic protective film was still on the pickups and pickguard, which were in like-new condition. The neck is fantastic with true quartersawn maple and an ebony fretboard. Frets are perfect, just polished them and then did a light mineral oil treatment on the fretboard. The tuners are not the best thing about the guitar but they work and hold tune well. Pickups are great all around which was a real surprise. I could go on and on, it's just a great guitar. The body is a mahogany ply laminate like yours- nothing wrong with that, very strong and stable. I replaced the cast saddles with machined brass ones by Musiclily ($28 total w/tax & delivery from Amazon) and recommend them highly. Do not let your Cort Indonesian Strat get away from you man, these are as good as a Fender. Mine plays and looks absolutely fantastic after a thorough detailing and setup and I plan to keep it. Good find there, Jayce!

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

Wow, that's great. Thanks for the info. Mahogany laminate. That's fascinating. You got a good deal, I feel I paid a fair price, but could have got one cheaper. But it's an interesting guitar.

[@markpell8979]

I totally disassembled mine to work on it. The cavity routs and neck pocket reveal the body is about thirty or so layers of laminated mahogany veneer. It's fair to call that plywood but technically it's more of an engineered structural lumber with higher grade veneer faces. I was a professional woodworker and I have no problem with that type of construction.

[@Hellwilliam1]

Great info, thanks

[@markpell8979]

@@Hellwilliam1 I hope I run across another like it. I also have a couple older Squier Mustangs with IC serial numbers that are very high quality. Remember those SI and IC prefixes, that's what to look for on these older Squiers: made by Samick or Cort, in Indonesia. Good stuff! Remember, Cort is who builds SEs for PRS.

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

It's very stable.

[@tdlvsabs]

ive messed with a bunch of these 2000-05 bullets and can give you this information. they were available in h, hss and sss versions. they do come with the dime size pots and ceramic pickups. but this is the kicker. this run of bullets have what they call the "wide" bridge. the base plate is wider than the typical fender measurements. becuasce of that the pickguard is also unique naturally to fit around the bridge. these pickguards are very hard to find and there is very little aftermarket support for them. also the pickguard screws are not in the same placement as a fender.also they are mostly 1 1/2" not the 1 3/4" that is ender standard but i did find one that is full thickness.

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

@@tdlvsabs 🤔 hmmmm. Maybe I should put my CNC machine to good use and make some pickguards for these!

[@josephwilliams4477]

It sounds good all it needs is a little ❤

[@ryanryan8]

One of the reasons the HT strats are a favorite is because of the popularity of Tom DeLonge's signature Strats. They're easy to recreate and HT is the way to go when building one.

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

Ah, that makes sense. I know they made a single pickup version of this one as well.

[@Jeremya74]

​@@JayceAllanGuitarthere no such thing as a plywood tree..are you saying it's pine?

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

@@Jeremya74 I have no idea what the species of wood is. Probably birch or poplar. It’s very light so probably not maple.

[@willholly7526]

​@Jeremya74 It's plywood. It could be 20 or more different species of tree glued together. What's difficult to understand about plywood?

[@Hellwilliam1]

@@willholly7526 😂😂😂

[@jltrem]

Regarding plywood (or as we owners refer to them, instrument grade laminate) bodies, I have a '92 made in Korea, Cort made Fender Squier series (they're considered Fender but I always thought of them as Squier- headstock has large Fender logo, small squier series on ball end) Strat. The body is plywood. Of all my strats it is the loudest and most resonant when played unplugged. Almost has a natural reverb sound. Can't explain it, but that's my experience with ply.

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

Maybe from voids in the ply? I like your term too! LOL

[@ricswensen4755]

Hey Jayce i appreciate your reviews and honesty of budget friendly Gtrs_ ive acquired Svrl budget Gtrs that i absolutely Love_! It amazes me how much Gtr players Need others to validate their instruments_ if i like Gtr then Thats All that matters_ but Gtr players are a Nutty bunch & can be So Cruel to others if it doesn't live up to their elite opinions_ Go figure _!?! But you do a Great job of reviewing and informing us All_ Your service to your fellow musicians is admirable and Appreciated_!! Keep up the Good work & ignore the Naysayers_ Go Head on My Friend_!! 😊

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

@@ricswensen4755 thanks for that. I appreciate it.

[@gorgon9786]

@@ricswensen4755 yeah, there are people who still are mocking on Squier owners! They are finding every excuse to not be seen with a cheaper strat!. Same thing back when it started coming Squiers on the market..

[@ricswensen4755]

That is the Same Squier Strat in 'Baltic Blue' that i bought for my Son's 10th Birthday in 2003 , for $89.00 frm Gtr Ctr_ it served its purpose as his very 1st Electric Gtr & he eventually gifted it to a family friends son for his 1st Gtr_ id say it was $ Well spent for a beginners instrument_ but Not a Gtr that up to the job of playing at Live Shows_!!

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

Cool story. I think it'll serve as a practice axe for sure. I like the tone.

[@richardj6593]

Jayce, have you thought about doing a video yet on the Hils strat version or their tele version? You have a good channel that I think will grow if you get some headlines in the titles on up and coming guitars like Hils as people will be searching for info. I know it's a little more money but I have a feeling it will become a guitar you play yourself. I want to see your channel grow so if you want to do it, I will send you a thanks donation or whatever you use to send you 50 dollars to offset ordering one. I think the guitar names are Hils Talent or Hils Essence. Reach out to me if you want to give it a try. I don't work for Hils or own the company. I stumbled on the guitars. btw, you are right about prices being low out there. I bought a brand new 10th Anniversary PRS 2 yesterday listed at 2300 for 1587 and it included tax and shipping. Three weeks ago I bought a new PRS CE listed at 2900 for 1200 because the dealer was going out of business. Reach out to me if you want to do my donation to try the Hils video. I think they list at 329 and you may be able to get something off for black fri.

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

I'm definitely interested. They are nice looking guitars. Not terribly priced either.

[@richardj6593]

​@JayceAllanGuitar cool, tell me how to get the money to you and we will make it happen my friend.

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

Shoot me an email and we can work it out. [e-mail] I can do Venmo, Cash App or PayPal.

[@richardj6593]

@@JayceAllanGuitar sending e mail now

[@DavidMorgan-e1s]

I bought one of these Squier strats in a pawn shop in England for £20 . Very poor paintwork and i thought ,no problem i will strip the paint off and stain it . Only to find out it was block board , a type of laminate .so i ended up having to paint it again ! Never expected a Squier to be made of blockboard

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

I had one like that also. But it was really heavy so at first I thought it was Ash, until I took the pickguard off.

[@nilesthrompton]

People want those rosewood fretboards - so many guitars now have Pau Ferro fretboards or other woods that folks find sticky... Not surprised the 2003 - 2005 MII's are in demand!

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

I prefer the Rosewood too. This one darkened up nicely after some lemon oil.

[@nilesthrompton]

@JayceAllanGuitar For sure! I'd say those early 2000s MII necks are better than many over 500 dollar guitar necks now... IMHO, jatoba, Pau ferro and 'compound ebony' are far inferior to rosewood, so great pickup on this old axe!

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

I like Rosewood or Ebony, but Ebony is very hard to come by on budget guitars.

[@davidkastin4240]

I like the way it sounds. Pickups are good! Not a fan of the pyramid tuners. It's unique because of the hardtail.

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

I think it sounds great. I'm pretty surprised how good it sounds. Yeah, those tuners are pretty sad.

[@davidkastin4240]

@JayceAllanGuitar Yes I agree, it sounds great! It's due to the perfect stagger on the pole pieces. I have many Strats with different pups but only one has pups like those and every time I play it I'm amazed with the sound. Those pups are made by Tone Rider for Squier Strats back then. A set of real Tone Riders starts at $100-116ish. They have at least 3 different kinds of single coil sets for Strats. My fav is City Lights, Idk what's in my strat but it sounds like the City Lights ones. ✌️ Dave Tucson 🌵

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

Awesome. These are the kinds of hidden details I like to know about.

[@ryanryan8]

If you have calipers, I'd measure the neck before taking them apart and attempting to put the Squier neck on the GearIT. I think the Squier neck will be 1 to 2 mm too narrow.

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

Could be. It's not that big a deal to swap necks. Curious if Squier are cut to Fender specs.

[@ryanryan8]

@JayceAllanGuitar yes, they are typically. There can be variations in some dimensions of the necks, but the strat necks typically are interchangeable and same with teles between Fender and Squier. If you do try the swap I'd be curious to see how you make out. My GearIT strat neck is winder than my Squier necks.

[@SearchingForTone]

Once you call it a fender it’s in the universe and you can’t take it back

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

@@SearchingForTone 🤩👽

[@christopherjulian3361]

Goodwill has employees who "bid up" their auctions. This is why many things on Goodwill sell for more than what they are really worth.

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

I had read something to that effect a while back.

[@onefatstratcat]

lol... C'mon Man!!

[@Jeremya74]

If you would have clicked on the bullet burst you showed,you would have seen they also sell it in black new for $169

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

@@Jeremya74 oh! Interesting. Thanks.

[@Jeremya74]

@JayceAllanGuitar it is a cool hardtail..thanks for the vid!

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

No problem.

[@anthonymiller3970]

It has a Rosewood fretboard. That’s the only thing that guitar has going for it. Myself I wouldn’t pay more than $80 for it. I would rather have a $120 Squier Debut Stratocaster with free shipping plus money in my pocket for new strings.

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

@@anthonymiller3970 you do you. If I only do reviews on the Debut (which I have done) my channel would be lame. So gotta talk about something.

[@anthonymiller3970]

@ I hear you, but I’m sure you could have gotten a nicer Squier used on Facebook marketplace in your area for the price you paid for your Squier you bought off of GoodWill .

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

True. But in the video I explain my motives. I almost didn’t buy it because the shipping cost was so high but wanted it because it had a hardtail bridge on it which I had never seen on a Squier before. Not all guitar purchases are about getting the most for your money or even getting a good player. I got this one almost out of sheer curiosity. And it seems it was a good buy because this model sells for close to $200 on Reverb. Not that I bought it thinking I’d make money on it.

[@Markleford]

It's as if the wood really doesn't impact the tone on an electric guitar... I don't have an HT Strat, so I might be inclined to pay up to $200 shipped, out of curiosity. (My sweet spot is typically around $150 for Squier Standard Series.)

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

@@Markleford I would have preferred around $150 also. I got caught up in the moment! 😎

[@gorgon9786]

It's crossed my mind years ago,. Pickups are the receivers in a guitar,.. Don't remember my trails on plywood guitars ever did sound this good!..

[@matthewotremba9230]

Nope GLO ,,,,,,, Guitar Like Object

[@zambot3325]

Why is a pizza delivered to you worth 50 dollars?

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

@@zambot3325 where do you live that pizza delivery is $50? 🤪😜

[@joecool5670]

Sorry, it looks and Sound decend. Cheap playable Guitars are cool for practicing and also gigging. ( in case of guitar thiefes )

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

I agree. I think it sounded pretty good. I also don't like taking expensive gear to bar gigs! LOL

[@onefatstratcat]

@@JayceAllanGuitar C'mon man.. we all know unless you are playing an American Fender or Gibby the saggy teeted biker chicks won't flash you!! :)

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

And THAT is exactly why I don't play one! LOL