Personally, I have found that this guitar isn't for a serious guitarist. It's a beginners guitar for sure. I actually have passed the level that this guitar can go, so don't expect to be able to rock out when you buy this. The frets SCREAM if you hook them up to any effects pedal, but the pickups honestly aren't bad (except the screaming thing). Basically, get this guitar if you have NEVER picked up a guitar in your life, and expect to have to buy a better one for your skill soon.

i got this guitar when i was 8 years old when i first started playing(im 12 now)it was perfect because i wod always play my olders brothers guitar,which was way big on me,so the mini felt good.if your gonna buy this and expect the very best i wouldnt count on it.It never had stayed in tune and it had fret buzz,but it can be fixed REALLY easily.the pickups are just like your everyday standard ones,and it comes pretty basic with all of the other hardware.If you are just learning to play,and you have small hands,or are just between the ages of 3-5 or 5-9,this guitar is perfect for you.

And because my full-size Strat (also a Squier) is kinda hard on my back, weight-wise. I've had it for several years and I don't recall having the fret buzz, noisy pickups, bowed neck(?!), tuning or intonation problems that some have complained about. By the time I got this guitar I'd learned how to do the setup myself so I made the few minor adjustments and was happy with it fairly quickly. It is EXTREMELY easy to play due to the shorter scale and fun to play 'cause it's so danged cute.

This guitar is my third short-scale guitar, my first being my first electric ever, which did have severe intonation problems due to the design and location of the bridge (which I didn't understand at the time--I just knew that chords sounded off on that guitar). My second short-scale was/is a Washburn BTM. That one also had some intonation problems until I removed the spring from the adjustment screw on the saddle for the low E string. The Squier Mini was cake after those two. I suspect that many of the complaints are the result of inexperience and mishandling (a bowed neck after a week?!)

Got the gig bag for it and found that my little Vox AC-1 fits in the accessory pocket, rounding out a great travel guitar package.

I have had this guitar for seven years now and i am 13. I have had no fret buzz, but there is an little buzz in the bridge. The guitar sounds great on clean and with distortion. I wish there was another tone knob and you could reach the upper frets more. I am looking at an Ibanez S470DXQM to add to my arsenal too, anyway great guitar highly recomended!

I have played guitar both professionally and recreationally for over 30 years. I own "the best" Gibson and Fenders out there, electric and acoustic. I didn't expect too much from this little guy, but I was pleasantly surprised. For the price, it's very nicely finished, has a nice, straight neck, maintains low fret action and stays in tune very well, all things considered. The only thing I changed was to put a slightly heavier set of strings on it, as suggested in some of the reviews I read. It is great for sitting on the couch or in the front seat of the car, and it sounds a lot like a strat! Would be a great first electric guitar for a kid, it's very easy to play. In my opinion, it's excellent for the money.