I bought a pair of these on a whim, thinking it would be great to have a small, easily-stashable guitar. Factory Setup: Poor to nonexistent, but I had no trouble getting it set right. The neck is nice and straight, so setup was easy. Sound: Typical Strat sound. It sounds surprisingly very good. Finish: The body shape shows some very minor irregularies, probably due to sanding technique. The paint they used on this thing is awesome stuff. It's very tough and resistant to dings. Overall: Definitely a great buy. This is a real guitar, and not a toy. It fits in my bookcase at work, right next to my Line6 POD X3 and a pair of headphones. Fit one of these with some .08 strings, and it will be great for any young aspiring shredder. I bought one for my daughter, too.

I was just messing around being your everyday metal head in the local music shop and decided to pick this up. I was expecting big hum, and a bad tone. I was blown away. I hooked it up to a line 6 and i started ripping dio on that thing. I actually think it's better than a squire strat mini regular.

DUDES!!!! i just picked this gem up at my local music store...and WOW!!!!! This guitar screams! This guitar is built like a tank, and it is built for soloing. I now use this guitar at all my gigs, while the les paul gathers dust on the shelf. I am seriously kicking myself for buying my les paul standard last summer, after I just got this obviously superior guitar. My rhythm guitarist begs me to use it at the gigs, but I just tell him "heck no! get your own dude!" this guitar just totally complements any lead guitarists sound who likes to play any form of Death Metal, Nu Metal, or anything else heavy. Seriously guys, get this guitar. The babes will be all over you.

I recently bought the Hello Kitty Squire Mini Strat Electric Guitar as a gift for my daugter. It has a very solid feel and sounds great right out of the box. It has the sound and feel of a quality musical instrument and definitly not that of a toy. The fretboard is laid out nicely so that it can occomidate both little hands and big clumbsy ones like mine as well.

My daughter sometimes gets upset because I play this guitar more than she does. I can't resist becuase it is small and light and I can play it sitting in a chair at the computer or most anywhere. She finally got jelous and smashed it on the floor of our living room causing the screws in the neck to sepatate from the body. I quickly reattached the neck and after a few minor adjusments it is good as new.

It does need a little extra attention to tuning but nothing worth complaining about. For the price you cant go wrong.

Fit and finish are good; frets are even and smooth, paint is flawless. The factory tuning machines are very poor and prone to slip. The sound is decent, very similar to a full-sized strat. The short scale makes for lower string tension, perfect for people with arthritis or very young beginners. Anyone can make real music with this guitar. Overall a very good value for the price and a fun, kicky pepto-bismol paintjob.