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I’ve been considering a bullet, but a Tele, so I can have a cheap guitar in the lounge that I won’t mind if it gets abused by the kids. I’ve seen a few reviews saying that The Bullet models have better hardware and tone than Affinity models, which is weird considering the difference in prices...
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I bought my wife a Squier Vintage Modified Mustang for her first guitar. Lovely thing. Needed a proper setup, but plays beautifully.
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I just tried a Squier Bullet Mustang - £109 posted for a 24" scale guitar with high output humbuckers. It's definitely a bargain, but also obvious where the money was saved: poor neck finish, some paint flaws, some cheap hardware - all fixable cheaply enough. A few reviews mention poor intonation but the one I played was fine straight out of the box.
The 12" radius neck was a surprise - I thought this demo
was hilarious, but it does feel quite shreddy! (Time link doesn't work on the embedded player - skip to 2m30s for the full effect.)
Disappointingly, the overall guitar feels like a toy compared to my 1998 CIJ Jaguar. That's a delight to play, and I don't believe this ever would be.