So I'm a beginner at the guitar, I've been using my Acoustic everyday probably for the past few months just sort of dabbling, reading some tabs and learning parts of songs. Anyways, I've sort of wanted an electric for a little while and I came upon this: Fender Squier Bullet with Tremolo Fiesta Red Rosewood Fretboard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML8dV5-WhiY It's seems to sound pretty decent and the reviews I've read are pretty good. The cost of only $100 also is a major turn on. So I was wondering what any of the avid guitar players on the forums would have to say about it or if they have any advice on anything.
When you are a beginner, the type of guitar you get doesn't affect your abilities that much. At the level you are at, I would say just find a basic guitar that you like and get it at the best price, which $100 is a good deal. I got a stratocaster as my beginner guitar, as did most people I know, but I do know one person who had the squier and they said it was good. It gets the O.K. from me.
The basic fact is that Squier are the 'cheap-parts/labour' section of Fender. You can get almost any basic fender model of guitar in Squier form for a fraction of the price, but you sacrifice the quality of the hardware itself. If you truly are just moving up to your first electric, then thats more than fine, as you'll not be overly fussed about the different tonal properties of the circuitry etc (hell, a VERY large portion of players never get to that stage). If you get into playing and really don't want to fork out the money for a better guitar (i.e: a more tonal woodtype, more refined pickups, vintage parts, etc) you can easily upgrade almost every part of the guitar. Circuitry / Pickups are the easiest and most obvious to help change the principal sound you'll get out of your guitar. From that video, you can tell how thin the sound gets when he switches away from the neck pickup (which is an inherent property of most guitars, especially stock fenders). Now, the fact he is running that through what appears to be a Marshall Half-Stack, and possibly even has it through an external EQ on the floor (which you can't see), doesn't really give you an idea of what your basic setup sound will be. For me, this is a guitar aimed at someone with a low budget, therefore someone who's not likely to have 1000 bucks to spend on a tube amp and rig. They shoulda had it running through a basic 15W practice amp. My advice: TRY BEFORE YOU BUY. Seriously, you'd be surprised how different the one in the shop'll sound to the one he has there... take your own amp, or even ask to use an amp the same as yours when you test it in the shop. Then you'll know for sure what you're getting. Hope that helps ...
If your going for a Squier, get the box set. It's somewhere around 100$ and plenty for your money with the amp and all included.