These days you can buy a pretty decent guitar for an affordable price. Low budget guitars are getting better and are really popular. Almost every major guitar brand has a low budget series to serve beginner to advanced guitar players.
If you don’t want to spend a lot of money on a Fender Stratocaster you can take a look at it’s more affordable younger brother Squier also by Fender. Gibson guitar also has a cheaper companion, Epiphone guitars, which are much easier on the pocket and they rock!
You have to take into account that these are low budget guitars, so there will be compromises in terms of materials, pickups and hardware. The experienced guitar player might require a higher standard. That being said, if you have between a 100 and 300 dollars to spend and you do want to learn to play guitar than these guitars are really worth the investment.
They are perfect guitars for the beginner but also for the intermediate or advanced guitar player who is looking for a low-cost backup guitar on stage, one to bring on a holiday, a party or a guitar to modify to personal needs. An excellent choice for all kinds of players, styles and goals.
The Fender Squier Bullet Stratocaster is one of the most popular low budget electric guitars on the market. For what money can buy around this price, it’s good value. The quality of the hardware, tuners and pickups can’t go up against the original Fender Stratocaster, but it still sounds really nice and feels good for playing, practicing and some first gigs. A perfect entry-level guitar that is worth the investment.
The Squire Affinity Telecaster has an alder body, maple neck and fingerboard. It features two single-coil pickups with three-way switching. The tuners and hardware are solid and durable. The guitar is the cheapest telecaster in the telecaster series, but it’s still a decent build guitar. The guitar plays and feels nice. An excellent guitar for the beginner and intermediate telecaster fanatics.
