Squier Hello Kitty Stratocaster

Hello Kitty Strat.

I bought the 50th Anniversary Hello Kitty Strat from the Fender x Hello Kitty collection on a whim. I always did want a single humbucker fixed bridge Strat since I grew up playing guitar as the Fender Tom DeLonge models and original Hello Kitty guitar were introduced.

I am enjoying the Hello Kitty Strat in its stock form. The guitar’s build is Classic Vibe-level in terms of its fit and finish. The unique appointments are purely cosmetic, like the pick guard, white tuners, red position markers on a maple fretboard, matching pink headstock, and pink volume knob text. But at the end of the day, it’s a comfortable guitar to play. The frets are smooth and I am familiar with the feel of the Squier CV necks.

The stock humbucker is fairly low output, which I am fine with at this point in my tone chase. If I had bought the original Strat, I would’ve certainly changed out the pickup for something high output like a Duncan JB or Invader. However, I can get more than enough gain between my Peavey 6505 and various modeling solutions. I also want to be able to play cleaner sounds, which this guitar’s humbucker allows me to do.

Here’s a video of some higher gain amp presets in my Fractal FM3. The pickup is low output, so I can hear the individual strings fairly well.