Overall Rating
(174)
Trusted Customer
/ Feb 24th 2021
Good setup, beautiful color.
Trusted Customer
/ Feb 24th 2021
Bought this as a bit of an impulse buy during lockdown... great colour, and with my Andertons points was very affordable. I wasn't expecting greatness, but playing it straight out of the box I was gobsmacked. This is such a great guitar for very little outlay! Yes, the frets are rough and need polishing, but they are nicely levelled and there is no buzzing with a decent action, accurately cut nut and ideal neck relief. The neck is fairly plain and uncoated, but nicely smoothed on the back, is very comfy and quite slim, and the fret edges are smooth. The pickups sound better than I was expecting, the pots work well, bridge is fairly solid and smooth to the hand, and tuners hold well.
For a beginner, this guitar would be inspirational. For a more experienced player it would be a lot of fun, and for me it will be a great modding platform.
Well done Squier!
Mr Richard Blackburn
/ Feb 24th 2021
I am a newbie, so I cannot comment on playability or sound. But I trust the Andertons video reviews.
Trusted Customer
/ Feb 3rd 2021
Excellent
Willem Kwint
/ Feb 2nd 2021
Excellent guitar, this Squier FSR Bullet Stratocaster in Metallic Purple!
Mr Kjelt Dessener
/ Feb 1st 2021
Its a steal! Excellently set-up right out the box, the finish on the neck is smooth as hell, the colour is my absolute favorite EVER and the tones are beautiful and inspiring.
This is my first ever strat, after a tele and some other humbucker guitars. I gotta say, I wasnt sure if such a cheap strat would make for a good daily instrument, as im so used to my other guitars, and I already had Telecaster-tones at my disposal.
But it's an excellent addition to my collection; the sonic possibilies are plentiful, and it plays extremely effortlessly.
For this price, i would hold off that pedal you wanna buy and just get a goddamn purple strat haha... Extremely good value
Trusted Customer
/ Jan 31st 2021
Excellent
Trusted Customer
/ Jan 23rd 2021
I'm more of a metal guy, but I've never had an SSS strat before. I loved the color, and I wanted a guitar that I could customize. I believe at the factory, they may have messed up the drilling of the hole for the bottom strap pin; however, the replacement pins I got had 2 sizes of screws. The bigger sized screw cut new threads, so the factory drilling became a non-issue.
Ms Claire R
/ Jan 21st 2021
Excellent
Mr Sacha Serinet
/ Jan 12th 2021
The quality of Squiers just get better and better. I've set this Bullet up and it doesn't need a fret level! Now with upgraded pickups and pots it's ready to gig with. I'm shocked at how far the quality has come in the pas couple of years especially as this is a lower end Squier. I have a other Squiers from a higher tier range (Deluxe and Vintage modified) which are older and both needed a fret level to be gigging standard, as did my MIMs ;). To justify this review, I'm a tech and own 35+ guitars and gig in 2 bands.
Mr. Richard Robinson
/ Jan 12th 2021
Excellent
Trusted Customer
/ Jan 9th 2021
Excellent
Mrs Louise Charnley
/ Jan 8th 2021
Excellent
Mr. Andrew Crowle
/ Jan 8th 2021
For a low price entry level guitar, this plays and feels like a much more expensive guitar. The build quality and the finish are excellent. I love the feel of the satin maple neck and the guitar arrived well set up ready to play. Highly recommend this limited edition guitar.
Caroline White
/ Jan 7th 2021
Excellent
Mr Richard Trow
/ Jan 6th 2021
Excellent
Mr. Karol Szoka
/ Jan 6th 2021
Cant fault it at this price
Amaan Wajid
/ Jan 5th 2021
PURPLE STRATTTTTTTTTTTTTT
Mr Martin Cooper
/ Jan 5th 2021
Excellent
Wayne Evans
/ Jan 5th 2021
Good
Mr Christopher Lee
/ Jan 5th 2021
Excellent
Mr John Lavery
/ Jan 5th 2021
Excellent
Mr James Milner
/ Jan 4th 2021
I have never really been much of a Strat person but I decided to buy this guitar because of the price and also how unique it is (I mean it's a purple sparkly Strat, that's not common).
The guitar looks like it was re-packaged by Andertons so I assume they did a check over it when it arrived with them, and I do not know if they did a setup or if it was at the factory, but it plays amazing out of the box! Honestly it is very impressive for an instrument in this price range, and very fun to play too which is the main thing.
The satin neck feels amazing and there are literally no issues with the frets. This is impressive considering I have played much more expensive instruments with frets that are nowhere near this well done.
I will be putting locking tuners on with a new trim system, but honestly that is just for preference and a bit of modding fun. The tuning stability even with the trem is really solid, some of the better tuners on a low end guitar for sure. The only thing I am not a fan of is how bright the tone is from the pickups, although I am used to playing humbuckers on a high gain setting, so I will change these out at some point. Again that's more of a preference thing again though.
I think for any beginner guitarist you cannot really get much better than this for price, and I think the standard bullet Strats are even cheaper. For intermediate or higher I think you would still have a ton of fun with this, I could definitely see myself playing one of these in a live situation!
Also I don't think the pictures do justice to how cool the finish is. Its sooo much better in person.
Mr Jackson Hall
/ Jan 4th 2021
Excellent
Lorraine Coleman
/ Jan 4th 2021
Perfect gift for my husband. He was extremely happy to have yet another purple guitar!
Mrs Janette Richmond
/ Jan 2nd 2021
Good
Malcolm Harmer
/ Jan 2nd 2021
Great guitar for a very economical price. Easy to play for beginners too!
Mr David Hartley
/ Jan 1st 2021
very happy with the guitar, great value, looks good, sounds good, plays well.
Mr Adrian Parrett
/ Jan 1st 2021
Good
Mr Elliott Manning
/ Jan 1st 2021
This is the first Strat I have bought and for the price it’s an easy 5 star rating. Nice set up out of the box, just needed a wee tune. I love the neck and find it easy to play. The colour is great, it sounds great, no complaints at all
Lisa Harper
/ Jan 1st 2021
Excellent
Trusted Customer
/ Jan 1st 2021
For the money you really have to love this guitar. I bought this for my niece as her first guitar. My first in the late 80's was also a Squire Bullet and have great memories learning to rock n roll. First thing I had to do straight out the box was polish up the frets. Unbelievably there was no further setup required. The factory did a damn good job! Put some extra slinky 8's on it so her newby little fingers can make it play. That worked. It sounds great. I gave it a cranked up test drive before wrapping it up and it really was a joy to play. And the colour is stunning. You will be playing in front of the mirror for hours just admiring the metalic Purple. Awesome! The pickups sound clear and notably reflect the selector position. The tremolo is set nice and flat to allow for just subtle vibrato. Nut was cut nicely. The neck is beautiful and the tuners work well. A loaded pickguard would be a great easy upgrade for this beauty if you wanted a bit more out of it. Or for the project guys this would make a satisfying subject to work with.
So for the sake of a little patience shining up the frets straight out the box, I wont knock it down from a 5 star guitar because it simply is. Remember the price!
Mr Paul Dempster
/ Dec 30th 2020
better than expected for a budget guitar. great quality for the money. the neck feels great.
Trusted Customer
/ Dec 29th 2020
Perfect for its price. Super to Start and the colledt color evey.
Trusted Customer
/ Dec 28th 2020
Good
Harry
/ Dec 28th 2020
Absolutly in love with this guitar! The colour, setup and overall sound are absolutly great! It's a great modding guitar as this will be my first main guitar to mod and hopefully begin to gig in the new year! Andertons should release more Squiers and even Fenders in this colour, it's stunning, (the photos really don't do it justice).
Trusted Customer
/ Dec 27th 2020
I HAVE BOUGHT THE PURPLE TELE SO I NEEDED THE PURPLE STRAT BOTH PLAY AMAZING I HAVE 10 GUITARS AND CANNOT FAULT THE ONE I HAVE JUST BOUGHT THANKS LEE AND STAFF
Trusted Customer
/ Dec 25th 2020
I was looking for something a bit more unique in a 3 single coil setup that was still inexpensive. This is a very cool metallic purple. And I can give a nod to Pete. Three positive things going for it. In 40 years of playing, I am absolutely floored at the quality one can get in the Squier line... and this did not disappoint. Out of the box, there was some uniform fret buzz, but a quarter turn of the truss rod to provide relief was all it took to correct. And that's likely due to the vastly different climate here in Los Angeles. The setup performed was exquisite and it sounds wonderful. I couldn't be happier with this product and the whole purchaing experience with Anderton's. Cheers!
Mr Douglas Beck
/ Dec 25th 2020
Great product! Very excited to add to my collection.
Mr Michael Dytham
/ Dec 25th 2020
Excellent quality for the price.
Empire Ramirex
/ Dec 25th 2020
This Squier is few steps above the others. I add able to set it up how I wanted. The action is great. The purple is amazing and the satin maple is the best special touch.
Trusted Customer
/ Sep 18th 2020
Good
Trusted Customer
/ Sep 17th 2020
Good
Wang Huibin
/ Sep 14th 2020
Excellent
Trusted Customer
/ Sep 13th 2020
Great strat for modding with an excellent color. Even without improvements it’s a great guitar that would be awesome for beginners.
Mr Antonio Cervantes
/ Sep 11th 2020
Excellent
Mr Jonathan Horne
/ Sep 11th 2020
Bought this on impulse cause I wanted a strat I could modify. First Of all, the guitar is STUNNING in person. I’ve showed it to several people and the consensus is that the metallic purple is amazing.
I swapped out the pickups and put a set of locking tuners on it, and it sings. With upgrades, it’s the ideal guitar for me, lightweight, beautiful, and packs a punch!
Paulo Balau
/ Sep 9th 2020
Excellent
Dr Luke Mounce
/ Sep 9th 2020
I am really pleased with my purchase. For £149, I have a guitar that sounds like a strat, and is a lovely purple. The neck is very comfotable, and the satin finish is appreciated and very unusual at this price point. The frets are well filed down so there are no rough edges.
Sadly, whoever did that filing did not take care not to scratch the neck, and there are very visible lines in the neck wood at every fret past the 12th.
Mr Ben Priestley
/ Sep 9th 2020
Excellent
Mr Esa Ahoniemi
/ Sep 9th 2020
Excellent
Trusted Customer
/ Sep 9th 2020
plays very well for the price, punchy pickuos and beautiful looks.
Rowe Patton
/ Sep 8th 2020
Purple Strat is where it's at! Neck pickup is nice and fat. Modern tuners and maple neck. £149.00, how in the heck?
alex hudson
/ Sep 8th 2020
Excellent
Trusted Customer
/ Sep 8th 2020
The Squier FSR Bullet Stratocaster in Metallic Purple - it is a thing of beauty, looks great, plays great, It was a must when I saw it in the video on YouTube.
Trusted Customer
/ Sep 8th 2020
Excellent
Mr Ivor Lander
/ Sep 8th 2020
Very good quality budget guitar. Finish was good and good sound for the price.
Gregory Robinson
/ Sep 8th 2020
Good
Mr Matthew Bradley
/ Sep 8th 2020
Excellent
Mr Daniel Lynch
/ Sep 8th 2020
Really cool guitar. Sounds great. Setup okay. Fretboard rolled slightly, no sharp Frets, tuners are a bit ****** but I'm still using them just extra minutes or two a play session. Also volume pot is a bit finicky but doesn't bother me. Colour makes up for the fact that it came with few scratches on pick guard. Overall I'm happy
Dave
/ Sep 8th 2020
For a beginner guitar it needed a good bit of work to make it playable that maybe some beginners wouldn't have the skills or knowledge to do. But as an experienced player it was set up in about 30 mins.
Mr James Stapel
/ Sep 8th 2020
Excellent
Trusted Customer
/ Sep 8th 2020
Excellent
Trusted Customer
/ Sep 8th 2020
Easy to play and awesome colour
Trusted Customer
/ Sep 8th 2020
Excellent
Mr Michael Blizzard
/ Sep 8th 2020
5 ⭐️ because it’s purple, the fact it plays great is a bonus.
Beautifully finished and great in the hand 🤘
Ikeymikey
/ Sep 8th 2020
Really well finished and amazing value,have upgraded electrics etc.
Plays and sounds amazing
Mr. Chris Knock
/ Sep 8th 2020
Good
Winston Rogers
/ Sep 8th 2020
Excellent
Mr Pete Carlton
/ Sep 7th 2020
Excellent
Trusted Customer
/ Sep 7th 2020
item arrived with a slight ding in the spray -in the front of the guitar -otherwise perfect - will probably relic it now hehe
M. Sousa
/ Sep 7th 2020
Really as expected, the finish is great and will be a great platform for future upgrades!
Nigel Walker
/ Sep 6th 2020
Bought the exclusive Danish Pete Purple strat. Excellent colour. Being a bullet squier , the frets as expected were a little “scratchy” nothing a bit of 0000 wire wool couldn’t remedy. Ceramic pups have good time and output and to be fair, vs my alnico player strat pups very hard to tell tonal differences. Great colour, great price, great value. Great platform for some customisation !!!
Mr Christian Barona
/ Sep 6th 2020
Great for mod projects for an amazing value
Mrs Karen Pateman
/ Sep 6th 2020
Striped the bullet down to just body and neck upgraded all parts just seymours to fit so know how it will sound. Intonation action and set up stunningly good. Could have bought one off the shelf but hey this one is personal
Mr Georges Patounas
/ Sep 6th 2020
A present for my grandson as his first guitar. Very well made and great sound for the price!
Trusted Customer
/ Sep 6th 2020
Comfortable Neck! Fit and Finish expected for the price. Great Treble sound from the Stock Bridge Pickup. Bullet Strats have come a long way from their quality 10 years ago!
Trusted Customer
/ Sep 5th 2020
The base quality of guitars has increased tremendously. This is proof
Mr Thomas Mills
/ Sep 5th 2020
This guitar feels much more than it’s price, great quality and great sound. Oh did I mention it was purple? Epic!
Mr David Munton
/ Sep 5th 2020
I ordered this as it's a limited edition colour and for an entry level guitar I was pleasantly surprised! The pickups sounded a lot better than I thought they would! The fret ends weren't as sharp as I expected them to be. Need a little attention which I expected but again pleasantly surprised! All in all it's a steal and I think this Bullet Strat is better than the Affinity I have which is the next level up!!
Mr Hamish Ayre
/ Sep 5th 2020
Really nice guitar for the price. Squire didn't sacrifice the playability at all. And costs less than a weeks work!
Can't wait to get the mods going👍
Trusted Customer
/ Sep 5th 2020
As a Squire, at this price, it's a disappointment. It's "rough" to play + 1/2 as good as the 1/2 the price other copy I also bought.
Mr William Stevens
/ Sep 5th 2020
Straight out of the box this guitar plays great. With a little bit of setup tweaking for my personal preference, I am very happy with the way this guitar plays.
There are no sharp fret ends, the intonation is spot on and the overall finish is superb. All I really needed to do was polish the frets because they felt a little bit gritty. This is very easy to do and can be done just by playing it if you are not to bothered about the way the frets feel.
This is not going to replace a usa fender stratocaster but for the money this thing is killer. You cannot go wrong with a squire bullet. If you are a beginner, this is the perfect guitar to start on, if you have more experience playing and fancy a mod project, these are a great option.
Kevin Parker
/ Sep 5th 2020
Excellent! Just like the Capt’s and DP’s review
allan
/ Sep 5th 2020
Great buy for the money. Its a good start if you need to upgrade the components.
Mr Andre Lizardo
/ Sep 5th 2020
Squier Bullet Stratocaster is a entry level guitar, so keep that in mind. My review is really good because the guitar is good for what you pay!
Dave
/ Sep 5th 2020
Five stars despite the upper horn strap button being missing (factory error) because it was sorted by Andertons immediately and to my satisfaction.
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