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Squier Mini Stratocaster Electric Guitar- Dakota Red with Laurel Fingerboard

Short-scale Solidbody Electric Guitar with Poplar Body, Maple Neck, Laurel Fretboard, 3 Single-coil Pickups, and Hardtail Bridge - Dakota Red
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The Perfect Strat for Beginners, Kids, and Travelers

The Squier Mini Strat solidbody electric guitar makes a great instrument for beginners, youngsters, and travelers. This 3/4-size instrument might be cute, but it's also capable of becoming a tone monster when you plug it in. Like its big brother, the Squier Bullet, the Mini Strat uses three single-coil pickups, volume and tone controls, and 5-way pickup switching to give you an array of great sounds. It also includes a comfortable maple neck, an Indian laurel hardwood fingerboard, and a chrome-plated hardtail bridge. It's perfect for smaller hands and sized just right for taking on the road.

Conveniently compact

Whether you're a parent who's outfitting your budding rock star with a first electric guitar or a seasoned player looking for a travel-ready Stratocaster, the Squier Mini Strat is a fantastic 6-string option. The guitar's 22.75" scale length makes finger stretches much easier. Little hands will love the slimmer neck profile. And the Mini Strat's body is about 3/4 the size of a full-size Stratocaster, making it comfortable and easy to fit into overhead airplane compartments.

Big Strat tone

Like its bigger cousins, the Squier Mini Strat is loaded with the bell-like tones of three single-coil pickups. This electronics arrangement offers some of the most popular and iconic guitar tones in history. Combined with a 5-way pickup selector, a single volume control, and one tone knob, you'll be nailing the familiar tones of legendary Strat players, such as Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Ritchie Blackmore. You'll even find a Mini Strat in many Sweetwater employees' personal collections for just this reason.

A Stratocaster in every way

All the refined details that have made the Stratocaster one of the most legendary instruments in history can be found on your new Mini Strat. The comfortable and familiar forearm and body contours make playing the guitar a joy. Your instrument will ring true, thanks to a rosewood-capped genuine maple neck. The 6-saddle hardtail bridge allows for fantastic intonation up and down the guitar's neck. And you'll love the striking image cut by the Squier Mini Strat's large '60s-style headstock.

Squier Mini Strat Electric Guitar Features:

  • 3/4-size Stratocaster guitar, perfect for beginners and younger players
  • 3 single-coil pickups, just like you'd expect on a Stratocaster
  • Real maple neck with Indian laurel hardwood fingerboard
  • Large '60s-style headstock
  • Chrome hardware and tuners
  • Hardtail 6-saddle bridge

Note: This product is available in the United States only — no international sales.

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape Mini Stratocaster
  • Body Material Poplar
  • Body Finish Gloss Polyurethane
  • Color Dakota Red
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Maple
  • Neck Shape C
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 9.5"
  • Fingerboard Material Indian Laurel
  • Fingerboard Inlay Dots
  • Number of Frets 20, Medium
  • Scale Length 22.75"
  • Nut Width 1.6"
  • Nut Material Synthetic Bone
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece 6-Saddle Vintage-style Hardtail Bridge
  • Tuners Standard Die-cast
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Standard Strat Single-coil
  • Middle Pickup Standard Strat Single-coil
  • Bridge Pickup Standard Strat Single-coil
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
  • Switching 5-way blade pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings Fender, .009-.042
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 0370121554

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Rated 5/5

Great for kids; second life as a travel guitar

This was perfect for introducing both of my kids (10 and younger at the time) to guitar. Although I might not recommend purchasing just to be a travel guitar (the nut width and scale length are just a bit too short for an adult with mid-sized hands - there may be better options with full scale length), if you are considering getting one anyway, it actually makes for a decent travel guitar (even if you can't play quite as well as with full scale length). It travels well on airplanes with the optional gig bag made specifically for it.

If you are buying for a child, note that it will likely benefit greatly from having a setup done on it (this is very much a real guitar, but any guitar at this price point is less likely to play great right out of the box; with the one I bought, I thought the pickups sounded pretty lousy until I adjusted the pickup heights). For a travel guitar for an adult, you may consider putting 10s or 11s as strings on it; I found it took 10s without any changes to the nut.
Rated 5/5

Fender Squier Mini from SweetWater

Awesome Customer Service! Jon Chordas is true Professional! Followed up with order All the way through until delivered. SweetWater's 5 point Inspection is Great! This has been my Second Purchase from them and wouldn't go anywhere else moving forward for any gear! Keep up the Great Service and Great Gear!
Music background: Drummer/Percussionist
Rated 5/5

Nothing

This guitar is perfectly great after you put good strings on it. I suggest 11s,and with heavier strings you get the similar tension and feel as a full-sized Fender. The pups are decent, and the setup it comes in is perfectly fine. I've used it to record songs at home. It's the cozies, most super-playable guitar ever. It's a real Strat, for all practical purposes. Mine is in the bloodiest, deepest red I may have ever seen, and looks very cool. At under $, just get it.
Music background: Hobbyist/ punk rocker stuck in 1977 and 1966 at the same time, lol
Rated 5/5

love it

it great my grandpa got me this guitar and i love it
Rated 5/5

Grandson loves it!

Sounds, plays and looks great and the most important thing
Is our grandson loves. Thank you Sweetwater.
Music background: Songwriter
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