Squier Paranormal Super-Sonic

[The Eristic]

I had an OG Super-Sonic, the neck was *tiny*, I couldn't deal but I have pretty large hands/long arms. Would definitely get some clearer/twangier pickups in there, too. Looked super cool when slingin' it though and we all know that's important.

[backwardsvoyager]

The neck on these is tiny like the OG, it's the first Fender/Squier in a while with 40mm nut width (even the Mini Strat/Jazzmaster are wider) and the neck profile is a pretty thin 'C'.
I have thin spaghetti fingers so it works nicely for me, but it definitely wouldn't suit a lot of people.

[Stupor-Fuzz]

I'm a former Mustang owner with small hands, so the thin, narrow neck was a selling point for me.

[eatyourguitar]

can someone measure the bridge string to string?

[backwardsvoyager]

can someone measure the bridge string to string?

0.41" (10.5mm) string to string
It takes a standard 2-1/16" narrow/import spaced strat bridge

[eatyourguitar]

Good cause I'm looking for saddles I can use to mod my Chinese short scale hard tail squire. My luthier told me he could sand down the graphtech saddles on both sides but I would rather buy something that just works.

[frigid midget]

Nice!

I think they look cool as hell, but I don't like playing mustangs, short scales or thin necks so I'm stuck looking at other people playing and enjoying them.

Same here. It's a shame, theres's so many sweet looking affordable jags and mustangs out there these days. And that Super-Sonic looks sick in both color options
Really tempting to order one of those new Vintera Mustangs, and maybe experiment with different tunings, string types/gauges and setups to make up for that typical cheap toy guitar vibe. Afaik the Vintera Mustang is currently the only new fender with a 7,25" fretboard radius. I also noticed that my dislike for short scales largely dissapears when I use lotsa lotsa fuzz and really dig in, and strum way harder than I normally do.

[eatyourguitar]

get a vintage Duo-Sonic?

[mcatano]

Nice!

I think they look cool as hell, but I don't like playing mustangs, short scales or thin necks so I'm stuck looking at other people playing and enjoying them.

Same here. It's a shame, theres's so many sweet looking affordable jags and mustangs out there these days. And that Super-Sonic looks sick in both color options
Really tempting to order one of those new Vintera Mustangs, and maybe experiment with different tunings, string types/gauges and setups to make up for that typical cheap toy guitar vibe. Afaik the Vintera Mustang is currently the only new fender with a 7,25" fretboard radius. I also noticed that my dislike for short scales largely dissapears when I use lotsa lotsa fuzz and really dig in, and strum way harder than I normally do.

Rosser is/was offering a super-sonic body, and if he's offering custom orders at the moment he'll route it for whatever scale and bridge/pu configuration you'd like. It also has a normal fender neck pocket, unlike the actual super-sonics.

[dubkitty]

get a vintage Duo-Sonic?

I have a 22.5" Duo Sonic conversion i found on Reverb. i believe it's a Squier body with a Mini Strat neck; the Minis are 22.5"-ish, and you can see where the screw hole for the second string tree was filled. Seymour Duncan Antiquity Duo Sonic PUs which are so wonderful that i'll put his Jazzmaster PUs in the Squier VVJM which i'm getting before the end of the year. i love the short scale to pieces; it's perfect for my tiny hands and gives me crazy kitten smiles. i can bend strings right off the side of the fretboard like Albert King. I would describe the sound as "wistful," sort of like a 60s Strat that never gets asked to parties or school dances.

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[dubkitty]

fun fact: the Super Sonic was designed by Joe Carducci, who moved from Fender to Gretsch when FMIC took over the manufacturing and marketing and has been Marketing Manager since the late 2000s. he's a truly lovely man, warm, outgoing, and a bad-ass guitar player. Gretsch has a thing where they support "Roundups," which are regional weekends where users from gretschpages.com get together to jam, socialize, and otherwise have Fun With Guitars. when i used to go to the Northern California roundup, there was always a give-away where Gretsch swag, parts, and even guitars and amps were handed out via a random drawing; once a woman from SoCal won a new Black Phoenix, and another woman scored a Country Club in the coveted Cadillac Green finish. i think they quit handing out $3000 guitars. Gretsch is good people. I even got to meet Fred Gretsch III, who wrested the company and designs from Baldwin's successors; he said it was "a dream come true."

[dubkitty]

you've got to use at least three springs on a Strat tremolo to have a modicum of stability when the bridge is set up to float. Hendrix used all five, which is rather astonishing...i can't even move a Strat trem with five springs.

[frigid midget]

fun fact: the Super Sonic was designed by Joe Carducci, who moved from Fender to Gretsch when FMIC took over the manufacturing and marketing and has been Marketing Manager since the late 2000s. he's a truly lovely man, warm, outgoing, and a bad-ass guitar player. Gretsch has a thing where they support "Roundups," which are regional weekends where users from gretschpages.com get together to jam, socialize, and otherwise have Fun With Guitars. when i used to go to the Northern California roundup, there was always a give-away where Gretsch swag, parts, and even guitars and amps were handed out via a random drawing; once a woman from SoCal won a new Black Phoenix, and another woman scored a Country Club in the coveted Cadillac Green finish. i think they quit handing out $3000 guitars. Gretsch is good people. I even got to meet Fred Gretsch III, who wrested the company and designs from Baldwin's successors; he said it was "a dream come true."

Damn, where was I when all this was going on?

Totally unrelated I guess: I'm in awe by my Gretsch G2622. And I'm not even into non-fender style guitars, or at least I wasn't until now. Seriously, anyone who's on the fence about their first es-335 type guitar and doesn't want to spend a fortune: try it out. You're welcome

[dubkitty]

even the quality on their budget lines is really, really good.

i was actually one of the folks on the Gretsch Pages who lobbied for inexpensive emi-hollows when Joe was soliciting suggestions for their product line. you're welcome.

[eatyourguitar]

Kinda off topic but anyway I found a bridge that should work on my short scale squire strat hardtail. Maybe some other people find it useful so I put it here.

https://www.stewmac.com/parts-and-hardw ... ridge.html