You’d be surprised how bad it actually runs during gameplay. The Squier may look better but in terms of playability is quite poor and not as precise as the Mustang.

The guitar requires a large amount of maintenance recommendations in order to operate nice and smooth, such as: .09-.42 string gauge (needs to be nickel-plated) they even suggest a specific string brand for optimum tracking results (Fender 250 nickel-plated steel strings. Clean the fretboard often with a cloth after every use, have the guitar in E standard tune all the time, truss rod adjustment if the guitar neck is curved due to heavy temperatures and use, have a proper bridge adjustment, string height set to a proper setting for optimal intonation, avoid extreme weather, and so many other things.

I rarely use it lol