The Squier Affinity Strat represents amazing value for money. For about a hundred quid you get a strat endorsed by Fender with a great neck. This is a guitar streets ahead of all those cheap Chinese copies (which you should definitely avoid!)… but it's not all good news, a couple of cheap components ... Read review
Squier Affinity Stratocaster Dressed in new eye-popping finishes, these Fender®-designed ... more
Stratocaster® guitars have a great look and feel. With a contoured alder body, bolt-on maple neck with late '60s headstock, three single coil pickups and standard ...
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The Squire Affinity Stratocaster is the ideal guitar for beginners and intermediate ... more
players alike. This well crafted instrument is instantly recognisable with it's classic strat shape and headstock. The hardware is of good quality, so it doesn't go out...
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Dressed in new eye-popping finishes, these Fender®-designed Stratocaster guitars have a ... more
great look and feel. With a contoured alder body, bolt-on maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard (and a late '60s headstock), three single coils and a standard trem...
Postage & Packaging: £3.91 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Advantages: Great neck. Real wood. It's a Fender! Disadvantages: Cheap pickups and machine heads.
The Squier Affinity Strat represents amazing value for money. For about a hundred quid you get a strat endorsed by Fender with a great neck. This is a guitar streets ahead of all those cheap Chinese copies (which you should definitely avoid!)… but it's not all good news, a couple of cheap components let an otherwise great guitar down.
There are hundreds of strat clones out there but all they do is form a mountain of plywood trash… ... ...and that is Fender's own Squier Strat with alder body and maple neck. I bought one recently to experiment on. It was only supposed to be a cheap guitar for me to practice setting up, adjusting the truss rod on etc. but I ended up loving it.
The Affinity is thinner than a standard strat and the first thing I noticed was how light it was compared to a Fender. You could have the Affinity round your neck all night and it wouldn't cause ... more
The Squier Affinity Strat represents amazing value for money. For about a hundred quid you get a strat endorsed by Fender with a great neck. This is a guitar streets ahead of all those cheap Chinese copies (which you should definitely avoid!)… but it's not all good news, a couple of cheap components let an otherwise great guitar down.
There are hundreds of strat clones out there but all they do is form a mountain of plywood trash… forget them. There is only one decent copy of the Fender Strat and that is Fender's own Squier Strat with alder body and maple neck. I bought one recently to experiment on. It was only supposed to be a cheap guitar for me to practice setting up, adjusting the truss rod on etc. but I ended up loving it.
The Affinity is thinner than a standard strat and the first thing I noticed was how light it was compared to a Fender. You could have the Affinity round your neck all night and it wouldn't cause you any more discomfort than a polo neck sweater. Light is good but there is a downside. When you play it unplugged, it has a reasonable volume but a very thin sound to it. Plug it in and it sounds even brighter. This is the brightest guitar I have ever heard and it needs taming with a lot of hi cut, so turn down the treble on your amp to compensate. This is not just due to the thin body however, the pickups are a weak point in this guitar. There was a huge improvement in tone when I replaced the bridge pickup with a Hot Rails pup. It delivered a much fuller and meatier sound, even when coil tapped, leading me to believe the stock pickups are poor quality.
Another negative point is the machine heads. These are dreadful components with cheap plastic ferrules. That being said they do seem to do their job and the beast stays in tune.
Now for some good points! This guitar came extremely well set up and needed minimal adjustment to perfect intonation and action. The frets were perfectly filed with no rough edges. This was one of the best "out of the box" guitars I have ever played! The neck was very comfortable, nice modern slim profile and once adjusted, the action was low, allowing for easy playing of fast runs. I can play this guitar all day without tiring and it actually feels like a professional guitar. It is very stable and stays in tune (despite the cheap machine heads). If only it had a better tone! These guitars hold their value fairly well and offer you a reasonable return when you decide it's time to move up.
Summary: This is the best beginners electric guitar on the market. It has a nice modern profile neck and is ideal for a beginner. Intermediates who plan to gig may want to replace the machine heads and the pickups, in which case it might be time to upgrade to a Mexican Fender.
Advantages: Cheap, sounds good, plays well, available in lots of colours Disadvantages: a direct copy of a more expensive guitar
...a friend who uses his Squier on a professional basis, with upgraded pickup's. He says it's a cheap alternative to achieving great tones like those far more expensive guitars. Above all though I found the playability of the guitar to be the most impressive thing of all it's features, I was able to effortlessly glide up and down the neck which has a good feel to it. I was also able to learn different techniques such as using the tremolo arm as every ... ...around to find the best deals as there are also bundle packs which includes amplifiers. You may also want to think about buying second hand as i was able to find mine for only £80 and the guitar was literally 3 months old untouched due to an owner who lost interest straight away. So to summarize, I believe this guitar to be the best guitar on the market for novices - intermediate levels, It simply does the job and in my opinion you will not find ...
kylehall99 08.08.2009
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Advantages: Vibrant sound. Parts are easy to find Disadvantages: Heavy, bulky
...first started learning on a Squier Affinity Strat. I found at first that mine seemed heavy and sounded dull. After a good clean and plugging into a decent amp it took me a while to put it back down. The affinity gives off a nice vibrant sound when played on an amp with gain. As i am a fan of the strat stylei like the look of the Afinity Strat. Strings, Pick-ups, Tremelo's and all the accessories you may want are relativly easy to get hold of in most ... ...the Affinity; *decent fretboard * Clean sound on the pick-ups * Easy to maintain and change parts/strings. * Great sound when played on amps with gain. Things i dont like about the Affinity; * Heavy and bulky when you start learning with one. * Can have a problem with amp connections. ...
azeroth 22.06.2009
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Product details
Long Name
Affinity Strat RW, Affinity Strat
Type
Guitars, Electric Guitar
Genre
Electric Guitars
Subgenre
Stratocaster; 6 String
Manufacturer
Squier, Fender
Header / Model
Affinity Strat RW
MPN
310602506
Manufacturer's product description
This Squier Strat features three single-coil pickups, a standard tremolo and 5-way switching for those great in-between tones. The Tele features two single-coil pickups and 3-way switching. Squier instruments are all backed by Fender, so why buy a copy when you can afford the real thing?