NGD: Squier Bullet Mustang

rossi

paulnb57 said:

Is it very heavy?

light as a feather

Nunogilberto

Wow. Looks amazing for the money.

usedtobe

Yup. Pretty damn cool!

UnclePsychosis

@paulnb57 if my bathroom scales are to be believed about 7.5 lbs

rossi

rlw said:

Shame it's got the wrong logo on it -:)

We all know you are a Harley Benton fan .

UnclePsychosis

I've spent this evening playing Nirvana riffs and looking for Small Clones on ebay. Oh dear. 

What strings do we reckon on a mustang then? The 9s are just too easy to pull sharp. 10s? 11s?

Jack_

UnclePsychosis said:

@paulnb57 if my bathroom scales are to be believed about 7.5 lbs

Sounds a bit heavy for what it is, but maybe a good sign, what is the body wood?

paulnb57

Basswood, hence my question on weight...

Jack_

Do they not use plywood any more?

suspiciousminds

Ordered one today.
cant wait.

UnclePsychosis

suspiciousminds said:

Ordered one today.
cant wait.

Awesome. 

I'm still trying to work out what strings to put on it. I like the feel of 9s on it but my heavy handedness is too much and I keep pulling notes sharp. 

I might try 11s (I've got some lying around) and see what it's like with those instead. 

stickyfiddle

I'd usually go with 11s on a Jag but with that bridge you m might be ok with 10s. 

I gotta say I'm trying to work who's getting exploited with these - they're just ridiculously cheap. Hopefully not the factory guys making them, but that only leaves Fender's shareholders... 

suspiciousminds

UnclePsychosis said:

suspiciousminds said:

Ordered one today.
cant wait.

Awesome. 

I'm still trying to work out what strings to put on it. I like the feel of 9s on it but my heavy handedness is too much and I keep pulling notes sharp. 

I might try 11s (I've got some lying around) and see what it's like with those instead. 

Is the scale length 24" or 24.75"?

vale

24". fender originally listed it wrong but the site has since been updated.

gusman2x

I would say 11s. I run 11s on everything under Strat scale, including a couple of short scales. But I'm using Medium Top, Heavy Bottoms on a Squier Duo Sonic, and that thing slays!

guitargeek62

Popped into GAK in Brighton to hopefully try one of these today but they didn't have one in the shop. The new Affinity JM looked cool though.

rossi

After playing mine for a couple of weeks it did seem to go out of tune just a bit on a couple of strings .I had opened the nut slots anyway as I noticed the nut was a bit tight but it still happened so I put in a set of Korean made cheapie tuners I had and that has solved the problem .A couple of the original tuners were sloppier than others hence going out of tune .very pleased with it .

suspiciousminds

Mines arrived today from guitarguitar.
Theres a few issues to sort - the scratchy frets although the fret ends are fine.
it also buzzes on the tenth fret of the low E string but looking closely it doesnt look like an uneven fret but rather a kink or bend on the actual string causing buzzing which goes when pressed fully down.
The action is great out of the box, and tbh for £115 its  well worth it.
Doesnt sound bad at all either.