Squier by Fender Affinity Series Stratocaster Electric Guitar - Laurel Fingerboard - Black

Gigable! > The article was published on 4 January. This guitar was reviewed by my brother and I, both of whom owned it. My opinion is that the pickup material of this guitar is very harsh, as it generates an almost 60 cycle hum when switched on at 60. I have a video to share with you so you can decide for yourself.

Norah Bates

| Mar 22, 2021

After trying and buying an Affinity Telecaster couple years ago I decided on this guitar as a result of the excellent results. Those were excellent guitars for the price, and I expected this guitar as well. This Squire belongs to a community project I'm helping organize and is my second Strat that's American or Mexican. While this guitar was sitting on my shelf, I had noticed a bent tree that I can't imagine how the shape will be different. As far as I knew, this thing had no set-up. In case you pressed the strings under tension, they were leaning toward the frets. For me, to do a full setup, I had to use as many as millimeter of material on all six truss rods, as well as the use of saddle adjustment method way out of the ordinary. I received a message from the first fret today: "Justification will only be possible if I break. " The issue can only be solved if I separate a file, so I'm back today and replacing the file to the first fret. Even though it was probably a bad move for me since I wasn't used to it, I wouldn't consider doing it. If you are an experienced player who isn't familiar with a setup, or have ever done fret work, I wouldn't consider. If you shop, you can get a setup for half the price you will pay when making a gift card. k sake. A guitar center that sells this guitar the same price as the one you already own will probably be more appropriate for playable version of this guitar. The Affinity Tele experience I mentioned today was totally wonderful, so I am very disappointed after so well being able to achieve such an experience. While you might be able to get one that is a bit unique, I would not take the risk. I think my experience with it points to it being somewhat uncommon, but you would certainly have to do your own work.
UPDATE: The next day I read all of the great reviews of this guitar and decided to try it again. Having done so was a blessing for me. I received the guitar faster than expected, which was good because I also needed it before the estimated delivery date, so I would have sent it back. I'm not exaggerating when I say the guitar was set up pretty smoothly this time. I didn't even need to change the saddle or the rod to get it set up properly. Despite it being a bit below par, it still had the David Gilmour strings without any tuning needed. Furthermore, the guitar and box both seemed in perfect condition. The sounds of this device are awesome. These new guitars can really be bought for less than $250 at places like Guitar Center. However, I'm going to leave the above review as my experience was and I believe it's likely the norm was not followed and it's likely the results were low. If I received my order after the delivery date and the current purchase, I would defiantly suggest it. Finally, I feel I'm satisfied with the job performance.

Skylar Hobbs

| Feb 18, 2022

Very well made. I love this guitar. It has made my heart soar. I was a little worried it might come apart or that it might even come with a little of an edge or stripe. This is the best thing I have ever done. Only the guitar with strings (including amp and cable) must be purchased, otherwise you won't be able to play it right away.

Axton Boone

| Oct 05, 2021

Unnegotiable. My brother-in-law bought a Squier Affinity Tele for me, which I purchased this for. For me, this guitar felt way too good. Several options are available. For example, an American Pro Series strat, an American Deluxe Tele, and a Mex Tele. A few days ago, they launched PRS Custom 24 10 Tops next to some Gibson LPs and SGs. There are also half a dozen Taylors. When buying a guitar at the higher end I wonder why I was thinking so seriously about such an expensive item. In terms of choices and lefty's, the latter is cheated as well. I believe, though, that this is one of the better guitars you can buy. In addition, I was pleasantly surprised at how well it worked for $20 buck. The sound of my American Deluxe Strat was so nice when you hooked up to your Marshall that I couldn't go dry. The feedback wasn't there either. I was really amazed at this. You can definitely hear a lot of pickups with it. The guitar is stunning. My experience with the headset allowed me to differentiate it from the American Standard without needing to use the headstock. This was an excellent purchase. You can play any shape on a fretboard that is rosewood in size and comfort. There is no reason to go wrong with this guitar any further. Come try it out. Don't get me wrong - I don't believe you will be disappointed. Right away, you had a perfect setup. In order to tune the song, I didn't have to do anything. It was only off by half a step from the intended tuning. Nevertheless, this guitar belongs to me. You'll be delighted with what you see. I was certain that I wasn't.

Antonella Holt

| Feb 10, 2022

They can make it play and sound good for $200. For years and years after I had a separate relationship with music and an iconic bird, my band ceased to use a Fender Jaguar acoustic guitar. In keeping with my interest in electric guitars, I still have a burning desire to hear them. Having decided not to spend $1600, I found a much better chance for a Squire Strat Affinity HSS instead. There have been many testimonials about how they performed and their construction, as well. When I played a couple of Squires a few years ago, it was just ok. This Squire Affinity is among the best deals I've ever seen at this price point. Considering all the shortcomings of the tuning machines and the tremolo does not use the device, this guitar is well produced as well as having quite a few "hand worked" parts with the neck, body, and frets. I highly recommend that you set it up right out of the box in the way that I did. Because of how fit the neck was, I think Fender has managed quality issues better with these Squires over the years. In combination, this Strat with a compressor and overdrive pedals and the sounds are incredible. Would it play as well as a standard or a tele?? Although I believe it to be much better than $200 for the money. A good guitar should be made with changeable tuners, locking and throwing away the tremolo. Try to guess now if you have not yet guessed this. Whenever I play this guitar agains and play it almost every day. Despite playing almost all his life, Old but not done playing!.

Legacy White

| Oct 06, 2021