Squier is the kind of stripped down version of fender. They are excellent guitars for someone who is just starting out, its just like epiphone to gibson. Standard single coil strats dont get the best distortion. If you want a good distortion sound with a good clean sound as well i would recommend geting a HSS. Humbuckers will give out better distortion. If you still want to get a single coil though you could always buy a nice distortion pedal that would boost distortion. I hope this helps