So, like 10 years ago when I got a big amount of money for Christmas, I went and bought my first guitar, which I could really only afford a Squier Bullet. Fast forward to now, I still have this but I also have a Epiphone Les Paul Standard a friend gave me.
I like the Les Paul, but I like the lightweight body of the Squier. It obviously sucks, it’s 10 years old and is not a great build quality, but I still like playing it. Barring personal feelings about keeping my first guitar or buying a new one, would it be better, long term, to just replace the parts on it that suck or is the whole build quality just holding it back?
To work on your luthery skills, yes. For resale, no
@Artichuth Absolutely! I buy Squiers as project guitars all the time. As long as the neck feels good, and you’re willing to figure out your mods and wiring, its worth every penny.
I was given a bullet strat for free. Right now I pick it up every day cause it’s fun, and I have been messing with different saddle heights and truss rod relief. There seems to have been some fret work done to it at some point before I got it, so as long as what you get has even frets and not sharp frets I think they are fun little guitars.
I bought an old Bullet Strat for playing when I have home in the states, and I would definitely consider putting in some mods. The fret edges are abysmal, but everything else seems solid. The only caveat is that you won’t get much of your money back for your mods if you ever sell it. They won’t really increase its resale value, apparently.
