Firefly Guitars Black Friday Sale: FFST Classic Model Electric Guitar Expired

Squiers, including Bullet Mustangs, are MUCH better guitars and actually have a full warranty from Fender. You get 7 days to send back your Firefly and that's it. They won't do a thing for you after that. Also, Fender/Squier necks do not fit on Firefly Strat and Tele bodies, and that is the case for a lot of other parts as well. You're on your own if you ever have a problem. And of course you are really taking your chances if you get something with a set neck as any problem with those will cost you more than the guitar is worth to have fixed. And let's be honest: You are more likely to have a problem with a no-name Chinese guitar like this (Firefly doesn't actually exist; you can't go to their headquarters in the US because it is some dude's home in California!)

Firefly's are attractive for the price. But understand that they are not Squiers and you are gambling that yours will never have a real problem.

"Firefly" doesn't actually exist. It's some dude selling Chinese guitars he has made by a Chibson factory literally out of his house in Southern California. He can't afford to offer free shipping as he himself doesn't get any kind of discount because he has no volume.

Both brands seem to be getting better by the year---and both have delivered some occasional dreadful dogs.

Personally, I would avoid the lowest end of the Squier line. During the pandemic, I bought three Squiers (two Mustang Bullets and a mini Strat) and returned them all: one had a dead output jack, another arrived with a 1 inch chip to its finish, and another had a twisted neck. I bought one Firefly 338 -- spalted maple with a green burst. The guitar arrived perfect. I expected the pickups on the Firefly to sound terrible, but they were fine--not awesome, but good enough to be impressive for the price. It was light, but was thicker and larger than I preferred. I kept it for a year, and traded it at Guitar Center during the pandemic for more than I paid for it. At the time, Firefly Guitars would sell out online. Nowadays, I would not be able to get such a good trade price.

I have played with various Squier Classic Vibes series at Guitar Center and have been impressed. Like the Firefly (or a Harley Benton), it's pretty common for these inexpensive guitars to need a bit of attention and adjustment to get them playing really good.

Speaking of Harley Benton -- cyberweek sales are now ongoing at their online store: thomannmusic.com [thomannmusic.com]

Firefly has added two more guitar styles since the original posting: an explorer-style and a flying v., both $189.91 down from $239.91 ---> https://guitarsgarden.com/collections/ffvx (update: those are now sold out)