Well, it's a bit tough to tell, since we don't know anything about the Squier. What year? Pickups? I had a mexi-strat at the same time I bought this
Squier Strat I now have, and I personally found MY two to be comparible. I actually kept the Squier, and sold off the Mexi, cause I like the tone of the Squier, better. Only thing I WILL say about the Mexi: It's standard six-screw trem has been the ONLY one of it's kind that I've ever been able ti dive on, and be very confident that it would still be in tune, when I returned it to rest. No so with the Squier (mostly due to the nut), but, then again, I RARELY use those trems, anyway. I save my Ibanez for that.