Best Fender Squier Electric Guitars in 2023
Here you'll find the best Fender Squier electric guitars.
Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.
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1. Fender Squier Classic Vibe Starcaster
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- Neck access to high frets: Normal (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Slightly sharp (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
- Weight: Slightly heavy (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (24 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (21 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Clean (2 votes)
- From Fender Squier's 2019 Classic Vibe series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Laminated Maple body
- Maple neck
- Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Wide Range Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Wide Range Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 3-way Switch
- 6-Saddle Adjustable Bridge Fixed bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Narrow Tall frets
- Vintage-Style tuners
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Fender Squier Classic Vibe Starcaster
Fender Squier Classic Vibe Starcaster
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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2. Fender Squier Paranormal Esquire Deluxe
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- Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- From Fender Squier's 2023 Paranormal series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Okoume body
- Maple neck
- Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Designed Wide-Range Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
- 3-way Switch
- 6-Saddle String-Through-Body Tele with Bent Steel Saddles bridge
- C Bolt-On neck
- 21 Narrow Tall frets
- Vintage-Style tuners
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Fender Squier Paranormal Esquire Deluxe
Fender Squier Paranormal Esquire Deluxe
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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3. Fender Squier Paranormal Strat-O-Sonic
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- Neck access to high frets: Easy (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
- Weight: Lightweight (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
- From Fender Squier's 2023 Paranormal series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Okoume body
- Maple neck
- Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Soapbar Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Compensated Wrap-Around bridge
- C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Narrow Tall frets
- Vintage-Style tuners
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Fender Squier Paranormal Strat-O-Sonic
Fender Squier Paranormal Strat-O-Sonic
- Parallel Split, Phase Out, Series Split Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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4. Fender Squier Contemporary Stratocaster HH FR
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- Neck access to high frets: Easy (2 votes)
- Fret edges: Slightly sharp (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (2 votes)
- Weight: Lightweight (2 votes)
- Neck profile shape: C (24 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (21 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (3 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (4 votes)
- From Fender Squier's 2021 Contemporary series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Poplar body
- Roasted Maple neck
- Roasted Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Squier SQR Atomic Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Squier SQR Atomic Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- Floyd Rose by Floyd Rose Double Locking Tremolo bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Jumbo frets
- Sealed Die-Cast with Split Shafts tuners
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Fender Squier Contemporary Stratocaster HH FR
Fender Squier Contemporary Stratocaster HH FR
- Locking Nut
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No Expensive Woods
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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5. Fender Squier Classic Vibe 70s Jaguar
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- Neck access to high frets: Hard (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Slightly sharp (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Won't stay in tune (1 vote)
- Weight: Heavy (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (24 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (21 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (14 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (16 votes)
- From Fender Squier's 2018 Classic Vibe series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 24"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Poplar body
- Maple neck
- Indian Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- 2 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 3-way Switch
- 6-Saddle Vintage-Style with Non-Locking Floating Vibrato bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Narrow Tall frets
- Vintage-Style tuners
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Fender Squier Classic Vibe 70s Jaguar
Fender Squier Classic Vibe 70s Jaguar
- Bone Nut
- Multi-Voicing Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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6. Fender Squier Classic Vibe 60s Mustang
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Player Feedback
- Neck access to high frets: Easy (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Slightly sharp (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Not bad (1 vote)
- Weight: Lightweight (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (24 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (21 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (14 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (16 votes)
- From Fender Squier's 2018 Classic Vibe series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 24"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Poplar body
- Maple neck
- Indian Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Floating Bridge with Dynamic Vibrato Tailpiece bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Narrow Tall frets
- Vintage-Style tuners
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Fender Squier Classic Vibe 60s Mustang
Fender Squier Classic Vibe 60s Mustang
- Bone Nut
- Phase Out Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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7. Fender Squier Classic Vibe 60s Jazzmaster
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Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (24 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (21 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (14 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (16 votes)
- From Fender Squier's 2018 Classic Vibe series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Poplar body
- Maple neck
- Indian Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- 2 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 3-way Switch
- 6-Saddle Vintage-Style with Non-Locking Floating Vibrato bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 21 Narrow Tall frets
- Vintage-Style tuners
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Strengths & Weaknesses
Fender Squier Classic Vibe 60s Jazzmaster
Fender Squier Classic Vibe 60s Jazzmaster
- Bone Nut
- Multi-Voicing Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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8. Fender Squier Paranormal Custom Nashville Stratocaster
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Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (26 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (16 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (14 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (16 votes)
- From Fender Squier's 2023 China series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Poplar body
- Maple neck
- Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele with Chrome Barrel Saddles bridge
- C Shape Bolt-On neck
- 21 Narrow Tall frets
- Vintage-Style tuners
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Fender Squier Paranormal Custom Nashville Stratocaster
Fender Squier Paranormal Custom Nashville Stratocaster
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Series Split Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No Expensive Woods
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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9. Fender Squier Sonic Mustang
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Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (26 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (16 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (2 votes)
- From Fender Squier's 2023 Sonic series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 24"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Poplar body
- Maple neck
- Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Ceramic Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Ceramic Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
- 3-way Switch
- 6-Saddle Top-Load Hardtail with Block Saddles bridge
- C Shape Bolt-On neck
- 21 Narrow Tall frets
- Die-Cast Sealed tuners
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Strengths & Weaknesses
Fender Squier Sonic Mustang
Fender Squier Sonic Mustang
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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10. Fender Squier Sonic Mustang HH
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Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (26 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (16 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (3 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (3 votes)
- From Fender Squier's 2023 Sonic series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 24"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Poplar body
- Maple neck
- Indian Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Ceramic Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Ceramic Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
- 3-way Switch
- 6-Saddle Top-Load Hardtail with Block Saddles bridge
- C Shape Bolt-On neck
- 21 Narrow Tall frets
- Die-Cast Sealed tuners
- Compare Specs >
Strengths & Weaknesses
Fender Squier Sonic Mustang HH
Fender Squier Sonic Mustang HH
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
