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Description

The Bullet Strat HSS HT is a simple, affordable and practical guitar designed for beginners and students. Classic styling that includes the added benefit of a one humbucking/ two single-coil pickup configuration—other features include 5-way switching, hardtail bridge, and a maple neck with Indian Laurel fingerboard and 21 frets.
Squier Bullet Stratocaster HSS HT Electric Guitar Brown Sunburst
Squier Bullet Stratocaster HSS HT Electric Guitar Brown Sunburst
Squier Bullet Stratocaster HSS HT Electric Guitar Brown Sunburst

Features

  • Gloss-finish solid basswood body
  • 25.5" scale solid maple bolt-on neck with 21-fret, 9.5" radius Indian laurel fingerboard
  • Bridge humbucker with standard single-coil strat middle and neck pickups, 5-way switch
  • 6-saddle, vintage-style tremolo bridge, die-cast tuners
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Specs

Body
  • Body shape: Double cutaway
  • Body type: Solid body
  • Body material: Solid wood
  • Top wood: Not applicable
  • Body wood: Poplar
  • Body finish: Gloss Polyurethane
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: C standard
  • Neck wood: Maple
  • Joint: Bolt-on
  • Scale length: 25.5 in.
  • Truss rod: Standard
  • Neck finish: Satin
Fretboard
  • Material: Indian Laurel
  • Radius: 9.5 in.
  • Fret size: Medium jumbo
  • Number of frets: 21
  • Inlays: Dot
  • Nut width: 1.656 in. (42 mm)
Pickups
  • Configuration: HSS
  • Neck: Standard single-coil Strat
  • Middle: Standard single-coil Strat
  • Bridge: Humbucker
  • Brand: Squier
  • Active or passive pickups: Passive
  • Series or parallel: Series
  • Piezo: No
  • Active EQ: No
  • Special electronics: None
Controls
  • Control layout: Master volume, tone 1, tone 2
  • Pickup switch: 5-way
  • Coil tap or split: No
  • Kill switch: No
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed
  • Bridge design: 6-saddle vintage-style
  • Tailpiece: String thru body
  • Tuning machines: Standard cast
  • Color: Chrome
Other
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features: Slim (42 mm) Body Profile, Traditional Strat Headstock Shape
  • Case: Sold separately
  • Accessories: None
  • Country of origin: Indonesia

Reviews

4.47

17 Reviews

94%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

Great quality affordable price
Great quality affordable price
part broke

Most Liked Positive Review

5

Beware...

... This guitar made me question owning more expensive strats. This guitar is perfectly playable, looks cute (I got the shell pink), and sounds like a strat should. What is the catch? Am I missing something? Since when could the cheapest Squier throw down with USA made instruments? This guitar was easier to set up with low, dead-spot free action than some USA Fenders I have owned. The pickups, hardware, etc. are perfectly functional stock, and, because its a strat, it is totally modular. You can change ANYTHING you don't like on this guitar to suit your tastes using widely available and relatively affordable parts. This guitar even has a unique feature set as an affordable top-loader hardtail strat, which gives this a wonderful balance between tuning stability and the slinky feel of lower string tension. If I were shopping for an absolute beginner, any guitar from the squier bullet series would be a no brainer. This leaves more in the budget for a decent amp and guitar necessities, e.g., picks, cables, tuners, strap, etc.. As an advanced player of 20+ years... I am blown away by the playability and character of such an affordable instrument. It really does "quack" like a strat in positions 2 and 4, and the humbucker actually sounds usable, not dull or lifeless as cheap humbuckers often can. I love my bullet tele, but I felt the need to swap the pickups on that to make it just right; this one might just stay stock! TL;DR: Awesome as-is for any level of player.

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Most Liked Negative Review

1

I played for only two months and it stopped working

I do not recommend this product. At first the product was fine, it worked very well and everything was happy, but after two months the product began to fail in a horrible way. The part of the bridge began to give me a lot of failures, and the pins began to loosen and fell little by little; lousy construction material. And the worst part was that there came a point where I couldn't even connect my guitar to the amp anymore because that part also stopped working. I'm very disappointed. Another thing I hated about these guitars is their warranty, 40 days, oh my god. If I could I would give it 0 stars.

Filters
Best Uses
  1. Practicing14
  2. Jamming11
  3. Small Venues4
  4. Recording3
  5. School Bands3
Cons
  1. Fret Buzz3
  2. Craftsmanship2
Describe Yourself
  1. Experienced7
  2. Novice7
  3. Child2
Pros
  1. Fun To Play15
  2. Good Feel15
  3. Good Pick Up9
  4. Solid Electronics9
  5. Good Tone8

Reviewed by 17 customers

  • Great quality affordable price

    4

    submitted2 years ago

    byKieran

    fromAustin, Texas

    I got this guitar as a birthday gift a year ago and it's played beautifully. I wanted a guitar that wasn't too expensive but offered a good quality to it and set eyes on this one. The selector switch give easy access and the tone knobs give a smooth yet sharp sound. Would buy again

  • I played for only two months and it stopped working

    1

    submitted3 years ago

    byHector

    fromSan Jose, CA

    I do not recommend this product. At first the product was fine, it worked very well and everything was happy, but after two months the product began to fail in a horrible way. The part of the bridge began to give me a lot of failures, and the pins began to loosen and fell little by little; lousy construction material. And the worst part was that there came a point where I couldn't even connect my guitar to the amp anymore because that part also stopped working. I'm very disappointed. Another thing I hated about these guitars is their warranty, 40 days, oh my god. If I could I would give it 0 stars.

  • part broke

    4

    submitted4 years ago

    bynot

    fromCA

    it's good and i've had it for a couple weeks but now the place where you plug into the cable broke. it was good before that though

  • Great guitar for the money

    5

    submitted4 years ago

    byBuck

    fromUpstate NY

    Bought this for my daughter (her first electric). Perfect for beginners, practice, or travel. Great sound. Great value.

  • good guitar

    5

    submitted4 years ago

    bynot specified

    fromusa

    it's a good guitar, i've had it for about 4 months and it is helping me progress in learning. i bought a pedal to give some effects and it works great with that

  • Great addition to my collection!

    5

    submitted4 years ago

    byAndy

    fromOmaha, NE

    I'm a beginner, upgrading from a heavy, old junky electric guitar that was gifted to me. This Bullet is light and easy to play. I'm excited to grow into it as I build my skills. I feel like the quality was definitely worth the price on the tag. I even had some store credit to use up, so it didn't break the bank!

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  • submitted3 years ago

    asked bymari

    fromundisclosed

    Im wondering if the guitar comes with the cable or just the guitar since I wanna buy everything once

    Open Reply - Thomas
    No. Please see......."Livewire Advantage Instrument Cable 10 ft. Black"

  • submitted3 years ago

    asked byMelanie

    fromMorristown, nj

    Will this work for a 12 year old girl or too big?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    It'll be fine for a 12 year old.

  • submitted4 years ago

    asked byBrigid

    fromWaltham, Massachusetts

    Hello if I were to pick this up in a store would it come already built or would I have to do it myself?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    It's all ready to play, may require a setup, but all the parts will be in place and ready to go otherwise.

  • submitted5 years ago

    asked byAli

    fromundisclosed

    Is the pick guard white or cream colored?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    It's Cream colored to give it a vintage look.

  • submitted5 years ago

    asked byShakira

    fromBerlin, PA

    do the guitars come with a case when it is shipped, or would I have to buy my own case separately?

    Open Reply - Ronald
    This model does not come with a case.

  • submitted6 years ago

    asked bySummie

    fromundisclosed

    Does this guitar come with the whammy bar?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    No. the bridge isn't designed for it.