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Squier Affinity Stratocaster Electric Guitar
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Squier Affinity Stratocaster Electric Guitar

Squier Affinity Strat: Exemplary design in a super affordable guitar!
The Squier line puts Fender's legacy of decades of guitar innovation and design at an all-time low price. Ideal as your first guitar or a backup for weekend warriors, this is a fantastic value. Features include an alder body (even at this price!), maple neck, late 60's style big headstock, 21 frets, 3 single-coil pickups with 5-way switching, 1 volume and 2 tone controls, single-ply white pickguard and a tremolo bridge.

Features

  • Slimmer (40mm) solid alder body
  • 21 frets
  • Fast-Action neck
  • Large headstock
  • New die-cast tuners
  • Three single-coil pickups
  • Synchronized tremolo
To Fender, guitar has always been an extreme sport. It's challenging and demanding, yet energizing and fun. The desire to play guitar marks the beginning of a relationship that will last the rest of your life.

Playing music is a commitment that you'll never regret. You'll find yourself thinking about it day & night, working out new riffs in your sleep and wanting to have your guitar with you at all times. The satisfaction and fun of expressing your creativity, your moods and your experiences with a Squier will take you beyond your wildest dreams.

With a Squier guitar or bass, you can explore your limits and find your voice. In your hands, it will whisper your fears, speak your mind, scream your rage and sing your passions.

Squier instruments are all backed by Fender, so why buy a copy when you can afford the real thing?

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Specifications

  • Series: Squier Affinity Series
  • BODY: Alder
  • NECK: Maple, C-Shape (Polyurethane Finish)
  • FINGERBOARD: Maple, 9.5" Radius (241 mm)
  • NUMBER OF FRETS: 21 Medium Jumbo
  • SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (648 mm)
  • WIDTH AT NUT: 1.650" (42 mm)
  • HARDWARE: Chrome
  • MACHINE HEADS: Standard Die-Cast Tuners
  • BRIDGE: Synchronous Tremolo
  • PICKGUARD: 1-Ply White
  • PICKUPS: 3 Single-Coil Pickups
  • PICKUP SWITCHING: 5-Position Blade:
    • Position 1. Bridge Pickup
    • Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
    • Position 3. Middle Pickup
    • Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup
    • Position 5. Neck Pickup
  • CONTROLS: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
  • STRINGS: Fender Super 250L, Nickel Plated Steel (.009 to .042), p/n 073-0250-003
  • UNIQUE FEATURES: Large '60s Style Headstock, Black Plastic Parts, Black Silkscreen Logo, Dot Position Inlays
  • INTRODUCED: 1/2003


 
 
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Neal from Central Florida, USA
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Subject:Pretty Good Guitar
Quality: The whole package seems very high quality for a guitar of this price. Even the tuners and tremolo work very smoothly and seem to have no issues. After a full set up of course.
Sound: Not bad but I would like to hear it with better pickups and pots.
Reliability: Do not know yet this is a recent purchase.
Overall: For the money feels and looks better than others in this price range.
Playability and Feel: The guitar plays well now that it is set up and feels very similar to my (now sold) American Strat. The thinner nut width and body dimensions are not too much of a problem getting used to. I really like the all maple neck but notice the smaller body as it seems shorter as well as thinner and my arm sits naturally in a different place than I am used to. Once the fret problem is corrected it should play very nicely as a strat should.
Tone: The tone is not too bad for cheap ceramic pickups and sound very strat like. The sustain is compromised a bit by the needed fretwork but with a little time adjusting the pickup height I have achieved a pretty responsive and warm sound. The depth and harmonic response could be better with higher quality electronics but for the price is adequate.
Finish: Finish looks great on this transparent sunburst maple neck model but the guitar is advertised as solid alder and there is a sticker on it that says solid alder/agathis and of the three pieces the body looks to be made out of one may very well be agathis as the grain looks different than the other two which look like alder.
Action: Very high and stiff with too much neck relief out of the box. Tremolo is set flat against the body from the factory. I adjusted it to float like I prefer, adjusted the truss rod and lowered the saddles to Fender specs and now feels good and stays in tune. Will need fret leveling as there is a low fret near the top. This muffles the high e and g string in the upper register. When fixed the guitar will play perfectly. This is why I rate it as an overall three.
Skill Level: Semi-Pro
Do you own this product?: yes
Date submitted: 1/26/10
 
Patrick James McKenna from St.Marys, GA, USA
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Subject:It's a Strat!
Quality: As much as I like Fender instruments, the Squire line provides those with limited spending cash with a real Fender axe without paying for the Fender name.
Sound: If you want an all-around guitar that can get through just about any short-notice gig situation from the most hard-core old C&W to head-banging heavy metal, the Strat can't be beat. It's good enough for such legendary trend-setters from Buddy Holly to Jimi Hendrix. It's good enough for me!
Reliability: I can't answer that because I rarely play electric guitar in public.
Overall: I'm basically a bassist, but I play enough guitar to know a quality guitar. I love Stratocaster guitars. I even love the knock-off imitations that have been sired by the original Stratocaster that Leo Fender made over 50 years ago! Squire instruments provide the Fender fans an alternative to spending the extra cash (and putting Leo's grandkids through college).
Playability and Feel: The action is great. The feel is great. It's comfortable and fun to play.
Tone: The tone is nice and the switches provide quick changes.
Finish: Mine is black and it's beautiful.
Action: I bought mine used. Action is great.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Do you own this product?: I own it.
Date submitted: 13 October 2009
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