hey could you tell me if this strat is similar to a fender in terms of dimensions? i'm looking for a good strat imitation to do a DIY project and i want to be safe in knowing that in buying this guitar i could change every single part (most extreme i may go is changing the neck)... plus i want the guitar body to have that fender feel so the body needs to be pretty exact too
Guitars dont suck...players do.Iam sick and tired of freaking experts that analyze equipment like nasa experts and when its time to play its almost embarassing to hear.Squiers,sx ,bacchus, a pole with strings....if you are a good player you can make them wail...if you are a bad player you sound equally bad even with expensive gear.Slow necks fast necks you are eating the advertising bullshit like candy.Of course the alternative is to...practise....nahh lets buy some more gear.
i just brought a squier classic vibe 50s strat , i allready have a usa delux strat and a gibson 335 , and it fits right in with nothing lacking , superb guitar id say.
I have just purchased an old stock 3 tone sunburst HSS vintage series (Floyd Rose) SX strat. It's not the agile headstock version, but the classic 62 headstock. After correcting the truss rod and the string action, now it feels okay in my hands.
Im trying to get reviews here.... Should I leave the guitar as it is or are there any aspect of the guitar that might need alteration or modification?
If Squiers don't suck, I must have had bad luck with mine. Sharp fret ends, uneven frets (even a couple of loose ones), bad plastic nut, cheesy tuners, dull sounding cheap electronics/pickups. Bought it lightly used, but it needed a lot of work. I do not have an SX guitar to compare with, but my Xaviere was in my opinion a much better guitar.
Hey I am thinking about getting this one, I am a extreme beginner in my 30's a few questions to the poster. Should I replace the nut and if so with what kind exactly? Also I am right handed but feel more comfortable using my left for picking, is that abnormal?
@Openmic78 I wouldnt worry too much about replacing the nut right away, but if you were i'd go graphite nowadays. And no its not abnormal, at least i dont think so. i play the same way, i do most things right-handed but i play guitar lefty. Hope that helps, cheers!
I actually think Squier Bullets are not bad sounding to be quite honest. Well they feel very nice to play on. But 90's lower end squiers, holy shit. Those things are terrible. To be honest, I'd much rather have a first act from target than one of those. The neck is good, but it doesn't have a strat feel whatsoever. The body and everything in it is garbage. Plywood, ceramic single coils, the tremelo bridge is warped, need i say more?
i'm thinking about buying an sx strat. but i want to change the pickguard with a warmoth HSH pickguard. but on the warmoth site it says that warmoth pickguards are made to fit American and japanese made fenders and it MAY fit a clone. Do you think that a fender pickguard will fit an sx strat?
hey i have a question for you, how come some of the SX strat guitars have different headstocks, if you go to the SX website they are like yours but if you go to rhondo music they appear more 'blocky'... are there two types of sx guitars? one better quality perhaps ie squire/fender???
At least i's not as bad as shitty guitars from the boardwalk (I believe the brand was "Viper"), they don't even have metal frets, the frets are made outta WOOD!
@danecook321 Yeah, my "frets" are nearly completely worn out now xd and the action is sky high. It was a crappy classical guitar that was strung with normal acoustic strings.
Christmas '09 I treated myself to 2 guitars (not by total design). First I bought a Squier Butterscotch Telecaster (limited edition, so they say) w/maple neck. Then a SX vintage green Telecaster w/maple neck. Both had excellent finish, the SX with a varnished neck while the Squier natural. Me personally, the SX neck is a little bigger & fits me better.
You guys want a surprisingly good guitar? J Reynolds strats. Seriously HOT pickups, nicely fine-sanded maple neck with no gloss finish, The body wood is poplar and is extremely light, and transfers the sound beautifully.
Rotren, Im thinking of getting an electric guitar to start learning to do mod's on them. I'm debating between an SX strat replica or a Squier. Which one do you recommend? Also what pickups do you recommend I've seen you use custom shop 54's. I'm also looking at the 69's or seymour duncan. I want a blues sound. Thanks for all your videos I really enjoy them!
@jazzzfer The newer squiers are pretty good. I don't know really which is better. I would guess the Squier, actually. CS 69 are great pickups too, as are DiMarzio noiseless pickups and of course Suhr V60LP pickups.
@rotren A friend and I tested $199 to $500 guitars in a sound booth recently. From Ibanez, Gibson, Fender, Squier , Jackson. After 3 hours of testing we agreed that the biggest bang for the buck, richest sound, was the Squier Deluxe Hot Rails Strat at $289. Build date was 2010. We were surprised to say the least. I bought it that day and it still holds it's magic. Go fiqure, I think it's like buying a car sometimes you get a lemon-sometimes a pearl.
Squires use soft Basswood bodies instead of Alder or Ash, don't know if that makes a difference to to you, but I'll choose the the alder and ash everytime :)
..ps I can hear the difference, also basswood often can have issues like tremolo screws backing out and stripping etc.. because the woods so soft.
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
@jazzzfer Theses SX guitars from Rhondo.com cost about half as much as a squire from Musician's Friend. If your going to change it. Save the $100.00 or so and apply it to the mods.
i bought an sx vintage strat copy for 79 bucks now after over 3 months of modding and adding stuff to it a friend is willing to buy it for 1999 bucks but i refuse to sell it cause it is my preciousity
What I'm thinking is that if I'm going to get a "cheap" guitar, I'll end up replacing parts anyways, so it probably makes more sense to start out with the cheapest, which is SX. However, I wouldn't want to have to replace an uncomfortable neck. I'll probably start myself off with an SX since I've been hearing such good things about them... Thanks for your input.
I watched your video, and you have skills, and your recorded videos sound surprisingly excellent. but the live performance, you can hear intonation issues from the bullet, and it has the classic nasally tone you get from a cheap guitar's pickups. Like the saying goes, you do get what you pay for.
@peskypesky They say they suck because they attempt to play metal on it, or they don't know what they're doing. I got a plywood-ceramicsinglecoil-squier [with a really nice neck actually] that sounds great through a marshall and I love it. Only complain I have is that it goes out of tune a lot and the tremolo ability is broken
I have an SX SST Fat (H/H), and it is a solid guitar. The neck is one of the most comfortable I have ever played and the jumbo frets feel good when bending.
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fuck fender ever body that plays a fender thinks there the best guitar player in the world but i play Gibson and dean and i am not the best player in the worldand i own a strat and it sucks and its an 08 i got from my friend for 20$
ive never met a good guitar player call a squier strat Crap.
infact even some the best guitar players in the world have been know to play squier guitars and make them sound better than a 2,000 guitar. so maube its the player and not the guitar.
i dont get it? i thought squiers were as inexpensive as it comes, and i was talking about a stock squier, i dont mean to sound like im arguing with you,but i do disagree that squiers are crap,the only thing ill give anyone is the way they are Factory setup,that could use impovement,but ill give it to you like this,buy one to your liking,set it up correclty,IF you replace hardware, youve got a better guitar than American standard strat,if not you still have a better guitar than most expensive
Untrue. This is what a lot of Squier owners or people wanting a cheap guitar try to convince themselves. Squiers are made of cheap wood. Therefore will not have " the same tone or better" than an American or even a MIM. Alder kills basswood. Fact. Wood grade us critical. The necks are cheaper as well, and won't hold tune over long periods of time. The bridge, saddles, nut, tuners, pots, neck joint are all cheaply made. A Squier can sound decent with upgrades, but as good as a real strat? NEVER.
well if the proof is in the pudding then i ate the pudding and ate the cup it came in,ive played a squier several times giging,and have played along several stratocater guitars sometimes through the same Amp.and the tonal differences were evident to me.and ive had people say ive changed the electrnics and pups,wether or not alder is better than basswood,might be the case but ive yet to find a strat showing me any difference,so id say ive convinced mself with facts and ill save money while i doit
You got your opinion, I got mine. I prefer sustain, better aging, staying in tune, deeper tone, better hardware and electronics, smoother frets that last, necks that don't warp, and finishes that don't chip and flake.
yeah youre right about that, to each their own, but i like all those things, AND saving moneynow and again, and unless you figured out how to set up a guitar properly i can see why you think and say what you are saying. but as far as me, i have none of those issues. and im happy and content with My "Cheap Squire" above other guitars i own, oh yes i do own expensive guitars too,but my point is not price,was just to point out you dont need to be broke to play a good guitar.
One of the first things I learned was setting up my equipment.
And I do believe it can be beneficial to buy cheap and upgrade. It's just that more can go wrong, and there are certain benefits better guitars yield which you cannot get from a cheaper guitar.
I recently bought a strat. I was going to buy a Squier. A friend and long time strat man warned me, but I thought I was in love with this little deluxe.
On buyday, I picked up the squier, then a fender... the weight difference was like..
3 lbs. The squier tone was thin and frail. It held tune fine, until I started bending strings--yes, I did stretch the crap out of em. The neck felt better, looked better, sounded better, and was fretted better. The pickups were hotter, sustained longer, and had more bite and life. The tuners were more sturdy. The saddles weren't made of junk. The nut wasn't indonesian plastic crap. The bridge held tune after using the tremolo.
It's just better, but sure, you can get good sound from a cheapy.
i understand what you mean, beleive me im not saying that you will not get a poorly made squier,if anyone buys one it better be the one you really want to gamble on,i personaly go after body,then feel the neck, check the way it was put together, i bought one 14 years ago,and i was real skeptical,then i played it.was like hum?
tuned it,and said okay hell its 150,on sale for 130 why not.took it home adjusted the neck bridge put 2 springs, and like it beter than the woodstock strat i have?
I disagree completely. Basswood is also used on early or mid FENDER JAPAN models....and it sounds great. Bassier not as trebly, different, not worse or better.
I played a squire classic vibe and it blew my mind for the price. If I didnt have a first run american deluxe I would snag one.
wood has such a small effect on electric guitars
you do realize that if you did a blind hearing test it would be impossible to tell the sound difference between a MIM strat and a MIA strat
i totaly agree with you.i have always heard little to no difference in any strat. especialy when compairing them with Squiers.ofcourse you might find a hardware difference here and there,but obviously for the price,they arent going to have real expensive parts,BUT as Far as the build,wood cut shape,paint, even on some of the pickps theres little to no difference,but its always Kids claiming that squiers arecrap because 1.they cant really play guitar or 2.they heard from someone.buy a squier kids
Not true, the MIM pickups are very distinguishable in my opinion.. maybe cause I'm so used to a MIM strat. But they are definitely much more bassier and with less definition, not as rounded as other alnico pickups but a great tone for jazz.
I think a better way to put it is that a MIM strat with different pickups might be indistinguishable.
I want a damn SX 57,theyre neat litle guitars,and cheap as fuck.idc how they sound really as long as they feel good and play good,i dont care,i can shell out $60 for new pickups or $10 for a graphtech nut.what are the worst and best things about these SX STs? anyone one?how big are the frets,are they actually jumbo,are they razor sharp like every cheap guitar,is the nut super cheap,the bridge aweful?anything like ive heard?
they feel great are amazing but steer away from the graphtech nuts because they are too low, also the sx strats are completely flat under the nut so it will just crack. I have a bone nut which i carved from a blank, the bridges are ok but need alot of adjustments to get them good and the frets are smooth but the edges are a bit sharp but yeah the body and neck are beautiful, but as you already know the pickups are shit i use tone rider pure vintage its a good buy but about au $200 to get good
Give it a shot, my man. I have 2 SX Strats myself and their Lefties. Check out the SX Vintage White Strat I use on on my video "Black Malmsteen Bitch!"
hi i just got the sst57 and i am having buzz out the ying yang had it set up by a pro he filed and polished frets shimmed neck adjusted truss rod raised and lowered bridge to no avail i see the 2 way adjustable truss rod sticker anyone want to hazzard a guess what that means any help would be appreciated
Just to hazard a guess, I'd say the guy didn't level some of the frets enough, or the bridge could have some loose parts, or the nut could be a bit loose, or the nuts on the tuners might be too loose, or you might have some frets that are popping up towards the middles and need to be glued back down.
Very nicely done,I just recieved my SX SST SE today,only $80.00!! It needs a good set up,though you can say that of any newly bought guitar.Getting the rest of my rig next week,cant wait to try this baby out!
read this it really works!!!!!!!!!!!! put your hands on your chest both hands and think of a crush or bf.................tomorrow they will kis u say they love u or ask u out but here is the catch put this message on five other videos for good luck
the trick to keeping short scale guitars in tune? heavier strings. say a 24" scale,use .11's or even .12's the tension is higher as in a longerscale say of 25.5 inches with .10's or .11's. i have a Jaguar.24" scale.i use .11- .54..stays in tune nicely.
I have an SX '57 model with GFX vintage alnico pickups (and bone nut) tryied against Fender usa american standard in a Epi VJ without mods and believe it or not, the SX sounded better...All persons in the room included the owner of the fender noticed after first licks! The neck feeling on the Fender was better though IMO, i dont mean other than if you are after that strat characteristic sound and you are in a budget the SX will do the job pretty nice...
sounds great! im a bit confused on what kind of guitar this is? you say its an SX ? what does that stand for? Is it a fender stratocaster? Love the tone. thanks!
You've got to touch any metal part of the guitar ;) It does the same thing on my strat. Don't worry. Now, if there really is very much hum, check your pick-ups.
What do you think of the Blade strats?
ghaddy07 1 month ago
@ghaddy07 I think they are awesome. I was very impressed by the quality for the money when I tried one.
rotren 1 month ago
Can the spare parts of a fender strat be used for this guitar? I need to change the pickup selector switch...
SanjeevGeorgeV 1 month ago
@SanjeevGeorgeV Should be ok.
rotren 1 month ago
What kind of bridge is better to put on this strat? I have SX strat sunburst color and i dont really like hardware, especially bridge.
dufa1993 1 month ago
@dufa1993 Fender vintage style bridges are great. Not sure how they'll fit though.
rotren 1 month ago
Guys, I would exchange my ibanez grg 170 dx for sx strat, is it a good deal or not, please answer me?
stojkebg 1 month ago
@stojkebg Yes!!
CESARG888 5 days ago
What pickups are you using?
SanNicaragua 2 months ago
Is the fretboard maple or rosewood?
SanjeevGeorgeV 3 months ago in playlist SX Guitars and Basses (available from RondoMusic.com)
@SanjeevGeorgeV Rosewood.
rotren 3 months ago
@rotren How do you clean this fretboard? is there anything homemade that can be used safely?
SanjeevGeorgeV 3 months ago
@SanjeevGeorgeV Lemon oil.
rotren 3 months ago
@rotren Can olive oil be used?
SanjeevGeorgeV 3 months ago
@SanjeevGeorgeV Doubt it. See w w w . cumpiano.com/Home/Articles/Articles/fbrd%20oil.html for a better answer.
rotren 3 months ago
I have an SX strat too...quite good.
Do you know about 7 strings? I am looking for someone who does...
SanjeevGeorgeV 3 months ago
hey could you tell me if this strat is similar to a fender in terms of dimensions? i'm looking for a good strat imitation to do a DIY project and i want to be safe in knowing that in buying this guitar i could change every single part (most extreme i may go is changing the neck)... plus i want the guitar body to have that fender feel so the body needs to be pretty exact too
ralfcaetano 5 months ago
Guitars dont suck...players do.Iam sick and tired of freaking experts that analyze equipment like nasa experts and when its time to play its almost embarassing to hear.Squiers,sx ,bacchus, a pole with strings....if you are a good player you can make them wail...if you are a bad player you sound equally bad even with expensive gear.Slow necks fast necks you are eating the advertising bullshit like candy.Of course the alternative is to...practise....nahh lets buy some more gear.
denisgiann 6 months ago 2
i have that guitar in black
fixcomputers22 7 months ago
i just brought a squier classic vibe 50s strat , i allready have a usa delux strat and a gibson 335 , and it fits right in with nothing lacking , superb guitar id say.
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I have just purchased an old stock 3 tone sunburst HSS vintage series (Floyd Rose) SX strat. It's not the agile headstock version, but the classic 62 headstock. After correcting the truss rod and the string action, now it feels okay in my hands.
Im trying to get reviews here.... Should I leave the guitar as it is or are there any aspect of the guitar that might need alteration or modification?
cnel11 11 months ago
If Squiers don't suck, I must have had bad luck with mine. Sharp fret ends, uneven frets (even a couple of loose ones), bad plastic nut, cheesy tuners, dull sounding cheap electronics/pickups. Bought it lightly used, but it needed a lot of work. I do not have an SX guitar to compare with, but my Xaviere was in my opinion a much better guitar.
5000FT 1 year ago
@ShadyAchmed I think Slash's first electric was R brand.
velebr3 1 year ago
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GtrDudeL 1 year ago
Hey I am thinking about getting this one, I am a extreme beginner in my 30's a few questions to the poster. Should I replace the nut and if so with what kind exactly? Also I am right handed but feel more comfortable using my left for picking, is that abnormal?
Openmic78 1 year ago
@Openmic78 I wouldnt worry too much about replacing the nut right away, but if you were i'd go graphite nowadays. And no its not abnormal, at least i dont think so. i play the same way, i do most things right-handed but i play guitar lefty. Hope that helps, cheers!
Frickles1787 9 months ago
I actually think Squier Bullets are not bad sounding to be quite honest. Well they feel very nice to play on. But 90's lower end squiers, holy shit. Those things are terrible. To be honest, I'd much rather have a first act from target than one of those. The neck is good, but it doesn't have a strat feel whatsoever. The body and everything in it is garbage. Plywood, ceramic single coils, the tremelo bridge is warped, need i say more?
Kingddd333 1 year ago
i'm thinking about buying an sx strat. but i want to change the pickguard with a warmoth HSH pickguard. but on the warmoth site it says that warmoth pickguards are made to fit American and japanese made fenders and it MAY fit a clone. Do you think that a fender pickguard will fit an sx strat?
akhtab94 1 year ago
hey i have a question for you, how come some of the SX strat guitars have different headstocks, if you go to the SX website they are like yours but if you go to rhondo music they appear more 'blocky'... are there two types of sx guitars? one better quality perhaps ie squire/fender???
AviatorAndyK 1 year ago
Me gusta su improvisacion -.... ;)
TheSantiagomarquez 1 year ago
At least i's not as bad as shitty guitars from the boardwalk (I believe the brand was "Viper"), they don't even have metal frets, the frets are made outta WOOD!
danecook321 1 year ago
@danecook321 Lemme guess- wood painted gold? I got that on a cheap acoustic guitar that was a cent on ebay.
Kingddd333 1 year ago
@Kingddd333 Yes, frets were painted shiny gold but when I played it, the frets were compressing
danecook321 1 year ago
@danecook321 Yeah, my "frets" are nearly completely worn out now xd and the action is sky high. It was a crappy classical guitar that was strung with normal acoustic strings.
Kingddd333 1 year ago
SVK guitars makes an awesome strat copy feels better than the real thing
RcUniverseGuy 1 year ago
Christmas '09 I treated myself to 2 guitars (not by total design). First I bought a Squier Butterscotch Telecaster (limited edition, so they say) w/maple neck. Then a SX vintage green Telecaster w/maple neck. Both had excellent finish, the SX with a varnished neck while the Squier natural. Me personally, the SX neck is a little bigger & fits me better.
kolbpilot 1 year ago
Nice! What pickups have the guitar? Are the originals?
Thanks
hnoscarrion 1 year ago
very nice! sound very natural
hnoscarrion 1 year ago
If you are seriuosly good to play... you will play every guitar...
cicalone70 1 year ago
SX is better than Squier
overdriven77 1 year ago
You guys want a surprisingly good guitar? J Reynolds strats. Seriously HOT pickups, nicely fine-sanded maple neck with no gloss finish, The body wood is poplar and is extremely light, and transfers the sound beautifully.
JamaisMEC 1 year ago
eu tenho uma!! ótima guitarra!! lol
perrente1989 1 year ago
It really sounds good. Thank you for the demo.
Noush1975 1 year ago
good guitar, good playing, noisless clean and distortion, good aqnd cheap guitar, im buyin it
mangoosin 1 year ago
ik heb mijzelf een es-strat aangeschaft 6 weken geleden, ik speel al 20 jaar op
een fender strat, maar die sx is echt te gek, speelt heerlijk. vooral op een marshal,
en een blues overdrive (behringer). keep on pickin' guys and girls!!!!!!! bbpv
Pvoorr65 1 year ago
Rotren, Im thinking of getting an electric guitar to start learning to do mod's on them. I'm debating between an SX strat replica or a Squier. Which one do you recommend? Also what pickups do you recommend I've seen you use custom shop 54's. I'm also looking at the 69's or seymour duncan. I want a blues sound. Thanks for all your videos I really enjoy them!
jazzzfer 1 year ago
@jazzzfer The newer squiers are pretty good. I don't know really which is better. I would guess the Squier, actually. CS 69 are great pickups too, as are DiMarzio noiseless pickups and of course Suhr V60LP pickups.
rotren 1 year ago
@rotren A friend and I tested $199 to $500 guitars in a sound booth recently. From Ibanez, Gibson, Fender, Squier , Jackson. After 3 hours of testing we agreed that the biggest bang for the buck, richest sound, was the Squier Deluxe Hot Rails Strat at $289. Build date was 2010. We were surprised to say the least. I bought it that day and it still holds it's magic. Go fiqure, I think it's like buying a car sometimes you get a lemon-sometimes a pearl.
Cheers
oldham009 10 months ago
@oldham009
You tested a $500 Gibson? On what planet in your alternate universe was that?
dangraphic 10 months ago
jazzzfer:
Squires use soft Basswood bodies instead of Alder or Ash, don't know if that makes a difference to to you, but I'll choose the the alder and ash everytime :)
..ps I can hear the difference, also basswood often can have issues like tremolo screws backing out and stripping etc.. because the woods so soft.
BTW nice playing rotren
flyby321 1 year ago
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
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@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
guitarkid222 1 year ago
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
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@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
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@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
guitarkid222 1 year ago
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@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
guitarkid222 1 year ago
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@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
guitarkid222 1 year ago
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@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
guitarkid222 1 year ago
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@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
guitarkid222 1 year ago
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@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
guitarkid222 1 year ago
@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
guitarkid222 1 year ago
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@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
guitarkid222 1 year ago
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@jazzzfer SX is was way better than squire before Fender sued them, and nw that they don't sell strat copies just get a good squire, i.e. mahogany body,alder neck, maple top, or something like that
guitarkid222 1 year ago
@jazzzfer Theses SX guitars from Rhondo.com cost about half as much as a squire from Musician's Friend. If your going to change it. Save the $100.00 or so and apply it to the mods.
lyerlyman 1 year ago
@jazzzfer get a starsun
guitarfreaky1996 1 year ago
I've just bought an SX SST/ASH.
I also bought a Mighty Mite CBS style maple capped neck with a reverse Headstock(for that Jimi vibe).
I was unsure of how well this new project would shape up but this has reassured me =)
A 2 piece American Ash body ...sweet as.
Ozeshin 1 year ago
@Ozeshin A reverse fulcrum bridge would just complete that like a cherry on top :o
Kingddd333 1 year ago
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pawkeet714 2 years ago
i bought an sx vintage strat copy for 79 bucks now after over 3 months of modding and adding stuff to it a friend is willing to buy it for 1999 bucks but i refuse to sell it cause it is my preciousity
thecoolkid4ever 2 years ago 7
Well, sounds like a pair of geniuses.
tcinpa37 2 years ago 4
thank you unique stuff is cooler see van halen's guitar replica for 25 grand and angus young replica for 3 grand i love to be unique
thecoolkid4ever 2 years ago
@thecoolkid4ever whatd you mod it with, im thinkin of throwing some lace sensors in an sst62, and which sx do you have
bobyaheadtothemarley 2 years ago
Just shows what can be done with a 'cheap' guitar - Thanks Rotren.
Theseasider69 2 years ago 3
i love the melodic lick that starts at around 1:45 its so good i sat down for 20 mins and learnt it .. amazing player
j3m1995 2 years ago 4
I'm surprised that out of all these comments nobody has mentioned Yamaha Pacificas. Anyone know how they compare?
Svetty00 2 years ago
The Pacificas are at least as good, I would say. Probably better.
rotren 2 years ago
What I'm thinking is that if I'm going to get a "cheap" guitar, I'll end up replacing parts anyways, so it probably makes more sense to start out with the cheapest, which is SX. However, I wouldn't want to have to replace an uncomfortable neck. I'll probably start myself off with an SX since I've been hearing such good things about them... Thanks for your input.
Svetty00 2 years ago
Am i wrong or there are really good SX and Agile strat copies ?
jp6l6 2 years ago
Hi thanks for posting the demo. Question, what makes the Pacificas better?
LeperKing 2 years ago
Squier is a musical instrument brand name owned by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.
Snorkelsson 2 years ago
it's simple. people who say Squiers suck are not good enough guitar players to make them sound good. i, on the other hand, can make a Squier sing.
peskypesky 2 years ago 20
no mate thats complete bullshit.
cheesespin 2 years ago
I watched your video, and you have skills, and your recorded videos sound surprisingly excellent. but the live performance, you can hear intonation issues from the bullet, and it has the classic nasally tone you get from a cheap guitar's pickups. Like the saying goes, you do get what you pay for.
callthemall 2 years ago
What you say is true and I ve been told so from good musicians too. I personally own a affinity one and its a good instrument with a nice set up
SqiroS22 2 years ago
@peskypesky
Well, you crafty little dog, you !
psychkoala 1 year ago
@peskypesky i can make it sing opera... XD no i got a starsun, its the same crap except with humbucker, great for metal
guitarfreaky1996 1 year ago
@peskypesky you, I have a squier jazz bass, and I would never wanna get rid of it
letterbekmen 1 year ago
@peskypesky They say they suck because they attempt to play metal on it, or they don't know what they're doing. I got a plywood-ceramicsinglecoil-squier [with a really nice neck actually] that sounds great through a marshall and I love it. Only complain I have is that it goes out of tune a lot and the tremolo ability is broken
Kingddd333 1 year ago
I have an SX SST Fat (H/H), and it is a solid guitar. The neck is one of the most comfortable I have ever played and the jumbo frets feel good when bending.
As always, great playing, bro.
TruckyNiggets 2 years ago
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fuck fender ever body that plays a fender thinks there the best guitar player in the world but i play Gibson and dean and i am not the best player in the worldand i own a strat and it sucks and its an 08 i got from my friend for 20$
gagelamie1997 2 years ago
It's probably some crappy Squire.
haikat4 2 years ago
hey man, not all squiers suck
mcbrowny94 2 years ago
ive never met a good guitar player call a squier strat Crap.
infact even some the best guitar players in the world have been know to play squier guitars and make them sound better than a 2,000 guitar. so maube its the player and not the guitar.
vizeck 2 years ago
A stock, low-end Squire strat IS crap. Some more expensive models are alright but most suck pretty hard.
haikat4 2 years ago
i dont get it? i thought squiers were as inexpensive as it comes, and i was talking about a stock squier, i dont mean to sound like im arguing with you,but i do disagree that squiers are crap,the only thing ill give anyone is the way they are Factory setup,that could use impovement,but ill give it to you like this,buy one to your liking,set it up correclty,IF you replace hardware, youve got a better guitar than American standard strat,if not you still have a better guitar than most expensive
vizeck 2 years ago
Untrue. This is what a lot of Squier owners or people wanting a cheap guitar try to convince themselves. Squiers are made of cheap wood. Therefore will not have " the same tone or better" than an American or even a MIM. Alder kills basswood. Fact. Wood grade us critical. The necks are cheaper as well, and won't hold tune over long periods of time. The bridge, saddles, nut, tuners, pots, neck joint are all cheaply made. A Squier can sound decent with upgrades, but as good as a real strat? NEVER.
tcinpa37 2 years ago
well if the proof is in the pudding then i ate the pudding and ate the cup it came in,ive played a squier several times giging,and have played along several stratocater guitars sometimes through the same Amp.and the tonal differences were evident to me.and ive had people say ive changed the electrnics and pups,wether or not alder is better than basswood,might be the case but ive yet to find a strat showing me any difference,so id say ive convinced mself with facts and ill save money while i doit
vizeck 2 years ago
Same thing I used to say and think.
You got your opinion, I got mine. I prefer sustain, better aging, staying in tune, deeper tone, better hardware and electronics, smoother frets that last, necks that don't warp, and finishes that don't chip and flake.
You prefer saving money.
Different strokes for different folks.
tcinpa37 2 years ago
yeah youre right about that, to each their own, but i like all those things, AND saving moneynow and again, and unless you figured out how to set up a guitar properly i can see why you think and say what you are saying. but as far as me, i have none of those issues. and im happy and content with My "Cheap Squire" above other guitars i own, oh yes i do own expensive guitars too,but my point is not price,was just to point out you dont need to be broke to play a good guitar.
Peace....
vizeck 2 years ago
One of the first things I learned was setting up my equipment.
And I do believe it can be beneficial to buy cheap and upgrade. It's just that more can go wrong, and there are certain benefits better guitars yield which you cannot get from a cheaper guitar.
I recently bought a strat. I was going to buy a Squier. A friend and long time strat man warned me, but I thought I was in love with this little deluxe.
On buyday, I picked up the squier, then a fender... the weight difference was like..
tcinpa37 2 years ago
3 lbs. The squier tone was thin and frail. It held tune fine, until I started bending strings--yes, I did stretch the crap out of em. The neck felt better, looked better, sounded better, and was fretted better. The pickups were hotter, sustained longer, and had more bite and life. The tuners were more sturdy. The saddles weren't made of junk. The nut wasn't indonesian plastic crap. The bridge held tune after using the tremolo.
It's just better, but sure, you can get good sound from a cheapy.
tcinpa37 2 years ago
i understand what you mean, beleive me im not saying that you will not get a poorly made squier,if anyone buys one it better be the one you really want to gamble on,i personaly go after body,then feel the neck, check the way it was put together, i bought one 14 years ago,and i was real skeptical,then i played it.was like hum?
tuned it,and said okay hell its 150,on sale for 130 why not.took it home adjusted the neck bridge put 2 springs, and like it beter than the woodstock strat i have?
vizeck 2 years ago
I disagree completely. Basswood is also used on early or mid FENDER JAPAN models....and it sounds great. Bassier not as trebly, different, not worse or better.
I played a squire classic vibe and it blew my mind for the price. If I didnt have a first run american deluxe I would snag one.
wood has such a small effect on electric guitars
you do realize that if you did a blind hearing test it would be impossible to tell the sound difference between a MIM strat and a MIA strat
smausetrap 2 years ago
i totaly agree with you.i have always heard little to no difference in any strat. especialy when compairing them with Squiers.ofcourse you might find a hardware difference here and there,but obviously for the price,they arent going to have real expensive parts,BUT as Far as the build,wood cut shape,paint, even on some of the pickps theres little to no difference,but its always Kids claiming that squiers arecrap because 1.they cant really play guitar or 2.they heard from someone.buy a squier kids
vizeck 2 years ago
Not true, the MIM pickups are very distinguishable in my opinion.. maybe cause I'm so used to a MIM strat. But they are definitely much more bassier and with less definition, not as rounded as other alnico pickups but a great tone for jazz.
I think a better way to put it is that a MIM strat with different pickups might be indistinguishable.
atheniandp 2 years ago
a good player can make any guitar soun good so what your telling us is that you suck?
BigDawg69wh2 2 years ago
You plays nicely, dude...not so hard but skilled and pleasant. Nice that guitar too.
torqueup74 2 years ago
is this the short scale model?
serp3nera 2 years ago
I want a damn SX 57,theyre neat litle guitars,and cheap as fuck.idc how they sound really as long as they feel good and play good,i dont care,i can shell out $60 for new pickups or $10 for a graphtech nut.what are the worst and best things about these SX STs? anyone one?how big are the frets,are they actually jumbo,are they razor sharp like every cheap guitar,is the nut super cheap,the bridge aweful?anything like ive heard?
rockerdude29 2 years ago
they feel great are amazing but steer away from the graphtech nuts because they are too low, also the sx strats are completely flat under the nut so it will just crack. I have a bone nut which i carved from a blank, the bridges are ok but need alot of adjustments to get them good and the frets are smooth but the edges are a bit sharp but yeah the body and neck are beautiful, but as you already know the pickups are shit i use tone rider pure vintage its a good buy but about au $200 to get good
AJHcorolla 2 years ago
From what I hear, SX guitars don't normally have very many problems. They're well-built guitars with decent parts.
FredrickNielson 2 years ago
Give it a shot, my man. I have 2 SX Strats myself and their Lefties. Check out the SX Vintage White Strat I use on on my video "Black Malmsteen Bitch!"
Brokephi316 2 years ago
hi i just got the sst57 and i am having buzz out the ying yang had it set up by a pro he filed and polished frets shimmed neck adjusted truss rod raised and lowered bridge to no avail i see the 2 way adjustable truss rod sticker anyone want to hazzard a guess what that means any help would be appreciated
wendalclarke 2 years ago
60cycle hum lol?
Glenntbh 2 years ago
Just to hazard a guess, I'd say the guy didn't level some of the frets enough, or the bridge could have some loose parts, or the nut could be a bit loose, or the nuts on the tuners might be too loose, or you might have some frets that are popping up towards the middles and need to be glued back down.
guitardbucket 2 years ago
i am going to buy one and completley devote it to jimi hendrix tone does anyone know what kind of pickups he used
tylerebill 2 years ago
hendrix used magic :D
tetradkata 2 years ago
Jimi used stock Fender pickups I believe...and like the previous poster said...most of the tone lies in his fingers!
dmedicFF 2 years ago
Very nicely done,I just recieved my SX SST SE today,only $80.00!! It needs a good set up,though you can say that of any newly bought guitar.Getting the rest of my rig next week,cant wait to try this baby out!
dragon2knight 2 years ago
VERY NICE PLAY !!! nice tone, everything was great man ! ! ;-)
arcadosi 2 years ago
I played one yesterday. Sounded great when I plugged it in to a Vox amp and it was only 80 bucks.
twinkieramirez 2 years ago
what does SX mean?
longlivesurfrock 2 years ago
i wonder...what does fender mean, or gibson or ibanez what do those names mean???
rocktheintertubes94 2 years ago
The Founders last names, such as Leo Fender, Orville Gibson, Salvador Ibanez.
TheMadMusicMan 2 years ago 7
SX would make such a cool last name ;p
retardedwhale 2 years ago 4
Hi, my name is Frank SX. Are you laughing at me
Elimnio 2 years ago
My name is Zack SX... AM I cool?
WackyZ4ck 2 years ago
You are SO cool!
retardedwhale 2 years ago
...They're guitar brands :D
MissingStrings 2 years ago
Super Xtra cheap.
rockerdude29 2 years ago
1:03 - 1:23 my favourite part :D
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smoshfanatic44 2 years ago
What guage strings are you playing on the SX?
jbstorck 2 years ago
09 - 42
rotren 2 years ago
the trick to keeping short scale guitars in tune? heavier strings. say a 24" scale,use .11's or even .12's the tension is higher as in a longerscale say of 25.5 inches with .10's or .11's. i have a Jaguar.24" scale.i use .11- .54..stays in tune nicely.
geeterman98 2 years ago
I have an SX '57 model with GFX vintage alnico pickups (and bone nut) tryied against Fender usa american standard in a Epi VJ without mods and believe it or not, the SX sounded better...All persons in the room included the owner of the fender noticed after first licks! The neck feeling on the Fender was better though IMO, i dont mean other than if you are after that strat characteristic sound and you are in a budget the SX will do the job pretty nice...
layupe 2 years ago
You've got a great sounding amp, and guitar.How does the Whammy do?
Burnboy85 2 years ago
The whole bridge is crappy.
rotren 2 years ago
every week i watch this videoo
this dude is awesomee !!!
heyy robert congratulations again n thanks,
=)
CatutaHorowitz 3 years ago
heyy Mr. Rotren u are the guy , play very good
hey i wanna buy a guitar how i can buy ?
like a fender , but not fender cause is very dearly
, so i wanna play voodoo child, hey joe , like GOD hendrix , u know , thats a nice guitar , it is good i buy a guitar like urs?
the model names is shelter SX SST62 Stratocaster thank u , u are amazing
5 stars
CatutaHorowitz 3 years ago
The SX is pretty good, also check Squiers, they are of similar quality.
rotren 3 years ago
wat pedal did u use for the distortion???
juggalo36forlife 3 years ago
No pedal, just the amp.
rotren 3 years ago
sounds great! im a bit confused on what kind of guitar this is? you say its an SX ? what does that stand for? Is it a fender stratocaster? Love the tone. thanks!
truetone77 3 years ago
SX is a chinese sort of copy company.
The only dealer i know of is rondomusic(dot)com.
xHighPotencyx 3 years ago
does that have the stock pickups on it?
rgjmce 3 years ago
Yes.
rotren 3 years ago
there is a company in spain who do the whole range
mesandybabe 2 years ago
Hi,
nice video...
This is the aged white 62' or a repainted version?
Thanks
IfeelgoodxD 3 years ago
Thanks, it's a SST62 in yellow color.
rotren 3 years ago
I have an sx gg1 k-wt and it is really good bad amp but I am planing to buy a new one
mjvg1 3 years ago
Compare to the classic player 60 and 57 did you have an opinion?
binsou 3 years ago
A Fender is a way better guitar.
rotren 3 years ago
amazing!
lcaraujo 3 years ago
Actually after watching your video's on the SX Guitars--- I went ahead and ordered one...!!!!!!
522drwagon 3 years ago
were can you order one?
heymynameistyler 3 years ago
rondo music. just google it and it will show up.
lowedt 3 years ago
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What the Fuck is an S X----Some Cheap IMATATION of a Strat Made in CHINA????
522drwagon 3 years ago
Wow dude. Could you get any more mean?
bilbomarks 3 years ago 4
Better get over it dipshit, almost everything is made in China these days. I wouldn't be surprised in 10 years if Strats were made in China.
heyman321 3 years ago
if they were i would make one myself
thecoolkid4ever 3 years ago
jesus, you can have a chinese craftsman who has worked with craft his entire life or have a mexican build your 'american' start
get over it when it happens
UberTroll13 3 years ago
hey i got sx guitar too but it produces alot of hum with MD-2 pedal on..how do i solve it? :(
chakolo 3 years ago
What's a strat without hum? :P
That should be normal unless you're getting an insanely unbearable amount of hum
mumyoryu 3 years ago
oh lol. i thought only a cheap guitar will have hum. actually the hum is quite little. there will be minimum hum when my hand touches the strings
chakolo 3 years ago
You've got to touch any metal part of the guitar ;) It does the same thing on my strat. Don't worry. Now, if there really is very much hum, check your pick-ups.
conradkleinespel 3 years ago