NGD: Squire Bullet Mustang

skinfreak

Well...not technically my guitar, but I bloody paid for it so kind of mine. We went through quite a journey trying to track one of these down as most places were sold out. While our local shop A Strings on Pontypridd could not get one, we were lucky to nab the last one in Gamlins in Cardiff. I bought it in June and they held onto it until now for my daughter's 10th Birthday. 



Hat's off to them too. They made it really special and played along with my deception to claim it was sold. My daughter knew it was hard to get hold of and was slightly disappointed to see the "SOLD" sign on the guitar. It took a bit of prompting for her to actually read the note though as it said SOLD to Mr Meredith.... ;-) Sneaky Daddy. Then the penny dropped...

The guitar itself is great. Gamlins did a nice setup and I asked for a set of 10's to be put on it which I think makes a real difference. I can see they did some filing of the nut and a bit of fretboard work. It plays really well - shocking for a guitar that cost £115+strings. One of the very last rosewood Squires? Maybe...

Electrics seem great with a lovely clunk at the jack and no static on the pots or switch at all. They're Alpha's which is great for a guitar of this price range. I'm impressed with the neck pickup too. Bridge is a little harsh but by no means terrible. Nice thin body but groovy headstock. Superb paint job - the sparkly finish is just what she was after and much more impressive than the black version. For a Squire it's astounding and the finish seems far superior to the Strats and Tele's in the range.

I took the advice left on some of my other threads and got this guitar and it fits my daughter perfectly. So good infact she played a perfect D chord in the shop and I only showed it to her last week. She's happy, plus when she goes to bed it's MINE!!!!

Here's the moment she plugged it in for the first time:

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Funkfingers

skinfreak said:

Gamlins did a nice setup and I asked for a set of 10's to be put on it which I think makes a real difference. I can see they did some filing of the nut and a bit of fretboard work. It plays really well - shocking for a guitar that cost £115+strings. 

Gamlins is my first choice music shop in Cardiff. They know that doing a tidy deal on somebody's first guitar is a good way to earn repeat business. 

Alegree

Slap an alnico magnet in that bridge pickup and you're good to go  
Presumably they're using ceramic in it, so you can only get warmer.

underdog

I'm hoping to pick one of these up for myself to take on holiday next month. 

skinfreak

underdog said:

I'm hoping to pick one of these up for myself to take on holiday next month. 

The chaps at A Strings said they got a couple in last week.

paulnb57

Mine is the guitar I now pickup most often, I have modded it a bit.......actually, a lot, only the neck body and control plate remain, I love the short scale.....and its quite light too...

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rossi

I put a set of Donliss P94,s in mine .great tones from a very cheap set up .

suspiciousminds

Great little guitars - i’m going to get a white pearl scratchplate cut and fit mustang pickups on mine.

UnclePsychosis

I really like mine - it's getting some Oil City pickups and a setup and I'm very much looking forward to it. 

skinfreak

I notice now Fender have swapped to an Indian Laurel fretboard. I suppose the rosewood ones are truly rare now? Any idea on availbility for the new fretboarded ones as Gamlin don't seem to offer them. I may walk in and have a look at a work colleague wants one for his daughter.

Groke

My son (15) has had one for about 9 months and plays it a lot and hard. Frets are very worn already and the saddles are made of cheese. I've had to file the saddle slots smooth as the G, B, and E strings were cutting into the metal and causing string breakages. Overall though the guitar is awesome for the money. Smooth fret ends, great finish etc. Have a JB to put in at the bridge once I work out the wiring.

skinfreak

Doesn't surprise me. Guitar geek on YouTube changed out most of the hardware but we shall see how this all lasts. Sooner or later a better bridge is a certainty.

hobbio

There's one black one left on Amazon, think it's the rosewood board one. I'd buy it, but I've bought 2 guitars and upgraded a third really recently and I think the Mrs would forcibly "store" it somewhere sensitive.

skinfreak

I wonder if the newer models still have the Alpha pots....