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Rob Laing

The Fender Squier Bullet guitar and bass range is now the Sonic series – and there's new models, specs and finishes

Squier Sonic series

NAMM 2023: The name of Squier's Bullet range of beginner guitars and electric basses nodded to its roots but are the key entry-level instruments for attracting the next generation. If the idea is to give new players the best playing experience for their money, then it was both a great one and something the range had consistently delivered on. But now it's no more – goodbye Bullet and hello Sonic series.

The values remain the same but there are plenty of updates on the finish and spec side of things. New models too; Tom DeLonge-esque single humbucker Strats, an Esquire Tele with a humbucker, short-scale Mustangs with traditional single-coil pickup configuration in addition to the double humbucker spec… a Bronco bass! 

Core tonewoods here are poplar bodies with maple necks. Let's take a look at the full specs…

Squier Sonic Stratocaster HT H  (£169.99 / $199.99)

(Image credit: Fender)
(Image credit: Fender)
  • Finishes: Black (Indian laurel fretboard) and Flash pink (maple)
  • Hardtail six-saddle bridge
  • C-shape neck profile with satin urethane finish
  • 9.5" fingerboard radius
  • Squier ceramic humbucking pickup 
  • Poplar body 
  • More info at Fender.com 

Squier Sonic Stratocaster HSS (£169.99 / $199.99)

Squier Sonic Stratocaster HSS in Black (Image credit: Fender)
Squier Sonic Stratocaster HSS in Tahitian Coral (Image credit: Fender)
  • Finishes: Black and Tahitian Coral (maple fretboard)
  • C-shape neck with satin finish
  • Squier humbucking bridge pickup, single-coil neck and middle pickups 
  • Poplar body
  • Six-saddle tremolo bridge
  • More info at Fender.com 

Squier Sonic Series Stratocaster (£169.99 / $199.99)

Squier Sonic Stratocaster in California Blue (Image credit: Fender)
Squier Sonic Stratocaster in 2-Color Sunburst (Image credit: Fender)
Squier Sonic Stratocaster in HT in Torino Red (Image credit: Fender)
  • Finishes: Black, 2-Colour Sunburst (maple fretboard), Ultraviolet, California Blue (Indian laurel fretboard)
  • Six-saddle tremolo bridge
  • Squier single-coil pickups 
  • Also available in Black left-handed model (£169.99) 
  • More info at Fender.com 


Squier Sonic Esquire H (£169.99 / $199.99)

(Image credit: Fender)
(Image credit: Squier)
  • Finishes: Arctic White (maple fretboard), Ultraviolet (Indian laurel fretboard)
  • Squier humbucker 
  • Six-saddle hardtail bridge 
  • More info at Fender

Squier Sonic Telecaster (£169.99 / $199.99)

Squier Sonic Telecaster in California Blue (Image credit: Fender)
Squier Sonic Telecaster in Butterscotch Blonde (Image credit: Fender)
  • Finishes: California Blue, Torino Red (Indian laurel fretboard), Butterscotch Blonde, Black (maple fretboard)
  • Six-saddle hardtail bridge
  • Squier single-coil pickups
  • More info at Fender 

Squier Sonic Mustang (£169.99 / $199.99)

Squier Sonic Mustang in Torino Red (Image credit: Fender)
Squier Sonic Mustang in in 2-Color Sunburst (Image credit: Fender)
  • Finishes: 2-Colour Sunburst, Torino Red
  • 24-inch scale
  • Squier single-coil pickups
  • Six-saddle hardtail bridge 
  • More info at Fender

Squier Sonic Mustang HH (£169.99 / $199.99) 

(Image credit: Fender)
(Image credit: Fender)
  • Finishes: Flash Pink (maple fretboard), Electric Blue (Indian laurel fretboard)
  • 24-inch scale
  • Squier humbuckers
  • Six-saddle hardtail bridge 
  • More info at Fender  

Squier Sonic Bronco Bass (£189.99 / $209.99)

Squier Sonic Bronco Bass in Arctic White (Image credit: Fender)
  • Finishes: Arctic White, Tahitian Coral (maple neck), Black (Indian laurel fretboard)
  • Short 30-inch scale length
  • Squier single-coil pickup
  • Four-saddle hardtail bridge
  • 9.5 radius fretboard 
  • More info at Fender 

Squier Sonic Precision Bass (£189.99 / $219.99)

Squier Sonic Precision Bass in Black (Image credit: Fender)
  • Finishes: 2-Colour Sunburst, California Blue (maple fretboard), Black (Indian laurel fretboard)
  • Split single-coil pickup
  • 34-inch scale length 
  • four-saddle hardtail bridge 
  • More info at Fender
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