Squire Sonic Stratocaster Electric Guitar, Black, Maple Fingerboard, Black Pickguard

Great starter guitar. Looked awesome coming out of the box and plays great. The pink color is awesome.

My mom bought my older brother a white Stratocaster with blonde maple fretboard when I was 13 years old. He didn't allow anyone to touch it, but I would sneak into his room whenever possible (when he was out) and I tried to learn to play it, LOL! I LOVED that guitar. Well, I've been a working musician for several decades now, playing mostly Charvels, SGs and Les Pauls but when I saw this Arctic White Stratocaster on Amazon for $199, it brought back so many memories that I immediately decided to buy. I've owned a black Stratocaster with a rosewood fingerboard for about 25 years now, but this Arctic white guitar is so gorgeous and it plays so beautifully that it outshines my old Strat by miles. I now own nine guitars and this one has instantly become my favorite. It was set up almost perfectly, right out of the box, other than a slight adjustment on the low E and A strings, quickly made with the included Allen wrench. I can't express how much I absolutely LOVE this Stratocaster! It sounds as good and plays as well as many guitars that cost thousands. Trust me on this!

Ordered on Thursday and received it on Saturday. FAST! Set-up and intonation were as good as I've seen on a new guitar, (at any price). Everything works perfectly, it stays in tune, the neck is awesome and the value for the money is incredible. Would buy again!

A beautiful guitar in Olympic White that arrived perfectly with no scratches and plays well with excellent sound! A Christmas gift from my son. I love it so much! 💕

Dark side of the moon. That's all I need to say. The guitar is really nice. It's very comfortable and nice for it's price. Still like my Epiphone Les Paul more, but this is super nice. Beautiful sound, too ❤️

Liked the playability of the guitar, pulled some nice clean tones on a Mooer modeling amp. The 5 watt THR modeling amp couldn't get the changes of the different pickup selections. The appearance is really striking in Olympic White. The summer heatwave necessitated some applications of mineral oil to the neck and fretboard. Put some polyurethane and guitar polish on the neck for a glossier finish, otherwise the neck was acceptable for an entry level guitar. The last part of the setup was a minor truss rod adjustment and a fast polish of the fretboard The Sonic HT Strat can really go for a practice guitar (pop, rock, light jazz). Think that a starting guitarist would appreciate this guitar It feels like a Stratocaster guitar when I was plugged in.

Needed a little adjustment once it arrived (as expected---mostly the action, with the tool that comes with the guitar), but otherwise, perfect!This is my second electric guitar I have owned. Needed a solid instrument to learn on, and this perfectly serves that purpose.The pink is also really nice.I think I may swap out the strings, since I can imagine there are better options (playing scales up and down each string has a distinct sound---which is probably unavoidable to some degree, but I can imagine the differences could be lessened with higher quality strings).

I HIGHLY recommend this guitar. It's a steal for $200.I've been playing for 15 years and I love mine I just purchased a month ago. For any beginner reading this and want to buy a quality starter guitar this is probably the best bang for your buck.In my experience, it came out of the box almost perfectly set up (which is rare for me), very minimal cosmetic flaws (a few small places of paint on the back of the neck and headstock), and the fretwork is better than $800+ guitars I have purchased.I rarely write reviews especially good ones, but I have to give props where props are due.