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

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)

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• 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)

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• 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)

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• 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)

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• 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)

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• 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)

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• 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)

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• 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)

• 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)

• 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