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nilzlet
Posts: 1892 - Karma: 16
Ive got a squier strat and im thinking about maybe upgrading it. Would you recommend that i just get all new pickups and electronics, or would it be better for me just to get a new guitar?
Aug 22 2006 7:04PM
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sowstochd
Posts: 1518 - Karma: 59
keep it. thers almost no diff. it all brand name one of my friends has a squire and the other friend a fender. ive played both. but i dont like fender anyway
Aug 22 2006 8:00PM
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my_ar5_steeze
Posts: 1314 - Karma: 99
my buddy has a strat, but with like 99% gibson parts, and it plays just like a sg
Aug 22 2006 8:09PM
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[~_~]
Posts: 20239 - Karma: 1,273
man I wish I had a sweet electric guitar. I only have some rental that I ended up buying and could afford upgrading if I wasn't already putting my money into filmmaking.
Aug 22 2006 8:12PM
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soulskier
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i dont know, i've been playing for 2 years and i'm upgrading soon
Aug 22 2006 8:31PM
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Bob_Loblaw
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Don't listen to anything anyone in this thread has said. Upgrade to a mexican strat or epiphone or something. Awesome electronics in a shitty guitar = shitty sound. A better guitar will not only sound better, but feel and play better.
Aug 22 2006 8:37PM
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Spritz
Posts: 1162 - Karma: 12
exactly. Listen to me when i say this. BRANDS DO MATTER. a squier is shit. i started on one as well and if you are serious about playing guitar upgrade to a whole new guitar. dont waste your money buying new elctronics for the squier. You can buy a really nice Mexican Strat by Fender for around $400. I have a mexican fat strat for example and then later i upgraded the bridge pickup on that for a beefier sound. I own a few guitars and i will honestly say go out and buy a Mex. Fender. Tele or a strat both play nice but a little different so go check them out first before you buy.
Aug 22 2006 8:43PM
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nilzlet
Posts: 1892 - Karma: 16
alright...thanks guys.
tommorrow or somthing im gonna try and sell my old gear at this store and upgrade.
Aug 22 2006 9:29PM
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cofreeskier
Posts: 3189 - Karma: 15
i would definitely get a new one
Aug 22 2006 9:56PM
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my_ar5_steeze
Posts: 1314 - Karma: 99
first of all, its all self preference, but in my opinion squiers arent that bad, and in reality epiphone are just cheap gibsons, theyre the same company, only epiphones are machine made, and gibsons are hand made
Aug 22 2006 9:58PM
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Potatoes
Posts: 1131 - Karma: 14
i'd say get a new one, squiers are probably the worst guitars ever
Aug 22 2006 10:19PM
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freeridinskier
Posts: 748 - Karma: 10
get an american strat, I love mine
Aug 23 2006 12:26AM
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JockinJLoads
Posts: 3480 - Karma: 6
acoustic = more pussy
Aug 23 2006 12:34AM
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toominator
Posts: 4792 - Karma: 120
far from it, they're actually not bad for what they're designed for.
Aug 23 2006 6:16AM
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TeleGuggla
Posts: 140 - Karma: 10
Go for a new guitar, the brand really matters. Check out Ltd or Ibanez, awesome stuff.
Aug 23 2006 8:30AM
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CMF
Posts: 1918 - Karma: 16
NNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dont buy squier!!!!!!!

um id buy a new guitar, there is no point in modifying a squier cuz the mod pickups out their are just as expensive as a new guitar
Aug 23 2006 11:22AM
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SiverMike
Posts: 2367 - Karma: 13
Buy fender! I got a sick 40th aniversary Strat when my uncle died, and nothing compares to the sound and feel of it.
Aug 23 2006 12:18PM
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zepscratch
Posts: 3517 - Karma: 36
get a new guitar, squires suck, it will fall apart after about a year. i would recommend a les paul
Aug 23 2006 12:42PM
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TeleGuggla
Posts: 140 - Karma: 10
GO LTD OR IBANEZ!!!!
Aug 23 2006 2:31PM
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