Customer Reviews

Squier by Fender Mini Guitar, Torino Red

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

We bought this for our 8 year old daughter over a year ago. It is well made, with a rosewood fretboard, and a hardtail bridge. The instrument was the perfect size for her. It has a good strong tone and consistent notes from low to high strings. The saddle is solid and the strings stay in tune well. I did a lot of research into this and after a year of playing it, am still convinced that this is the best instrument for a child, or anyone with smaller hands, to learn on.

I have had my red Mini for about 6 years now. And I still am in awe over how fantastic it is for a small-scale Fender. In fact, I get a richer tone out of it than I do with my standard size Ibanez, which is just collecting dust. I don't think the Squier Mini is just for kids or students at all. I am 38 and have been playing guitar for 22 years. It is ideal for anyone with small hands, or someone who just finds the neck and action of large guitars too hard or uncomfortable to manage. I would suggest you compare this to a standard guitar in person. But for the price, this guitar can't be beat.

Wonderful starter guitar. I recently sat down with one, played for most of twelve hours, and felt no pain at all. The action is extremely low, but there's no fret buzzing. If I ever want one to travel with, I'd buy this mini without hesitation.

I purchased this guitar for my 8 year old grandson for Christmas this year, it was his best gift this year. He loves this guitar and he is trying to learn how to REALLY play it. He really likes the color Torino Red. This item was packed very well and secure for shipment it arrived in a double boxed to protect it. If I could suggest one improvement it would be that a guitar strap and several guitar picks should have been included with it even it the price needed to be adjusted a little to cover the cost.

Great little guitar. I purchased it for my son to learn on. Just like my Fender strat just smaller. Really needs thicker strings to sound good, because of the short scale length. Mine came with 9's on it, they felt like rubber bands. I went up to 11's and it feels great now. It really makes a huge difference in the playability of it

When our mini strat arrived, I disappointed that the back of the neck was rough and felt as if it had no finish, the A string tuner key was nearly impossible to turn, and the guitar would not stay in tune for 5 minutes. Took it to our local guitar tech for a set-up. He sanded the rough spots down on the back of the neck and oiled it so it now has a slick smooth feel, he re-drilled a screw mounting hole for the A tuner which was off-set, and lubed all metal to metal parts. He said all the strings were set flat, but his intonation fixed that. Now the guitar is acceptable and our 8-year old loves it (was a birthday present.) Our guitar tech did not think it needed new tuners, and it seems to stay in tune now. The original Fender 250L strings that came with it were ok, but we subbed in Fender 350Ls since I had a spare set. So don't be down-hearted if your Mini Strat arrives with problems - you or a good guitar tech can probably fix them. And a set-up is often needed for any new guitar. For what it's worth, ours was made in Indonesia. The guitar sounds good for an under $100 electric.

I bought this guitar for Christmas for my 8 year old son. He already had an acoustic and is in 3rd grade orchestra. Before getting this guitar he never practiced, and wasn't learning much. Now he feels cool showing it to his friends, and with the distortion cranked up on the amp he can sound good playing only one string at a time. It's a little small for me and difficult for an adult to play without bending the strings out of tune, but it's perfect for a kid who wants to pretend he's a rock star. I'm hoping the cooler image of the guitar will make him more anxious to practice and learn to play. It's only been a month, but so far my plan is working.

Fun mini guitar! But it came way out of tune, and the strings hit the frets when initially played. After adjusting the strings to the highest level it was still contacting the frets, so had to adjust the neck to pull the strings higher. Once that was done the sound improved dramatically. Great starter electric guitar at a great value, my 9 year old loves it!

I got this guitar for my 9 year old son, He loves it. This is a buitifull clasic guitar with a good clear sound (when he is not messing with the knobs). I would definatly purchase this again.

My 10 year old granddaughter wanted a guitar for her birthday. This was absolutely the best gift. It was the right size for her and she has started her many years of guitar practice on it.