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The Fender Squier Guitar SeriesDetailed, Defined, Definitely! While other players fruitlessly dream of playing high-dollar museum pieces, we drool over bang-for-buck customization potential and out of the box style offered by this line of affordable six-stringers and basses. Every instrument in the entire series -- which includes Stratocasters, Telecasters, kids guitars and basses -- can be bought for under $500. And if that wasn't enough, Fender sells a handful of Squier guitar and bass packages that include a Stratocaster (or P-Bass), gig bag, practice amp, tuner, pick, strap, cable, headphones and even instructional DVD to help you play the thing! And all of this for under $500! If you aren't excited yet, check your pulse, because your heart may have stopped beating! 
The Affinity and Bullet series of Squier guitar offers even lower prices, so any budget can start rockin', form a band, or impress some girls. Choices abound here. Your eyes can glaze over trying to make sense of it all. We're here to help, but by no means is this an exhaustive guide. Think of this page as your bird's eye view of models being offered now. The models not mentioned here--Jagmaster, Obey graphics series, and acoustic Squier guitars--will all find their place on our site if they haven't already done so. Special note: all the photography on this page is courtesy of Fender Squier. Click here to check their website out. Did we mention that all these guitars list for at or under $500? If you're wondering how such super-nice guitars and basses can be so affordable? DON'T ASK! Just scoop up the ones you want now before they figure out their prices are way too low! While we're on it, a note about the list prices: we've been able to find these guitars for lower both online and off. So do yourselves a favor and shop around before buying. So now, without further ado, your bird's eye view to Fender Squier's incredible tone machines. Vintage Modified
Take the grey Vintage Modified Telecaster Thinline at the top of this page (Squier actaully lists this color as Shoreline Gold). This semi-hollow is loaded with Duncan Designed telecaster pickups, a step up from the stockers with the Seymour Duncan name to give them more definition. Setting itself apart from your standards, too, is the custom shaped pickguard and vintage style bridge. The black Vintage Modified Strat HSS is in the next position down on this page. Notice the humbucker in the bridge position, HSS standing for the configuration of pickups: Humbucker Single Single. But don't be fooled by the single coil look of those other pups, they're Duncan Designed Stack for Strats, meaning they're humbucker pickups turned on their side. As you may have devised, the Vintage Modifieds are on the upper end of the $499.99 price range. However, the thinline on this page goes for a little less, at $479.99, and the Vintage Modified Tele Custom (not pictured) has a list of $379.99, by far the best deal in this category. Standard
Take the Cherry Sunburst Strat here. This axe, dubbed the Squier Standard Series Stratocaster Special Edition, has a maple neck, 60s style headstock, 22 frets, engraved neck plate and tremelo bridge. Outfitted with Standard single-coil pickups and the typical 5-way switch, it's a Strat alright. For a list of $349.99, it's a bargain waiting to happen. Lefty players go here for their axes and pay $379.99. Affinity
At a list price of $249.99 you can get a Strat like the one pictured or a Humbucker outfitted model for even more out-of-the-box customization. Teles list for $269.99 and feature two single coil pups and three way switching, just like the original models first made by Mr. Fender. Bullet
When it comes down to it, they've got 6 strings, frets, pickups, and get really loud when you turn 'em up. If you don't have much dough, but a lot of talent and desire, you'll appreciate the savings and the opportunity to pursue your musical dreams. Strats only here with lots of cool colors to choose from: black, daphne blue, brown sunburst, fiest red, pink and artic white. For $179.99 the price just cannot be beat and offers the used market some series competition. Mini
Imagine taking a Squier Bullet and shrinking it to a 3/4-size version. That's a Mini. Just like their bigger counterparts, they've got three single-coil pickups and five-way switching but come only in hardtail bridge (non-tremelo). Kids get into the act for a list of $179.99. The Mini Player model (not pictured) comes with an amp speaker built right into the body of the guitar, including distortion, for the ultimate in travel axe or elementary school talent show stopper. This special model lists for $249.99 but is being sold for around $150 in retail outlets like Guitar Center.
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