Fender Squier Affinity Series Strat

Made in China, 21 frets, 1 volume & 2 tone pots, 5-way selector, 3 single coil pickups

I am using it through a Zoom505, it is noisy (especially on positions 1, 3 and 5), positions 2 and 4 are not so noisy cause they use 2 pickups with different phases. The sound is not bad when it is clean, with much distortion it gets microfonic. No sustain. Overall - not usefull for heavy music.

the setup was decent, everything was nice for the price :)
perhaps shielding can limit the noise...the tone pots do not seem to make big difference, the trem is alomost useless, the guitar stays in tune if you dont use it though, the neck is comfortable

actually i've played this guitar live and there were no problems. but i do not recommend it if you are playing any heavy tunes...it is ok for practicing though

dunno

if it were stolen i would buy different guitar (maybe ibanez or yamaha)...i got it because of the price

Rosewood neck, black finish, three single coil pickups, non-locking turners and five way switch. (Standard Strat setup). Started all factory, then changed the complete pickup assembly to factory Mexican Strat.

At first the sound was sick to say the least. The pickups not only needed shilding, but also needed to be laid to rest in a hole in the back yard. Fender has several grades of pickups, and these are at the very bottem of the list. Noisy and harsh! Okay I know this is a starter guitar for my child, but go to ebay and buy an assemble for under $40. It's worth it. I give it a two stock, but add the pickups, and it goes way up. With the new pickups this guitar sounds as good as the Mexican made strat, just not as much punch.

The action saved this guitar from the trach. I only picked up this guitar for my kid becouse it played so well. It fits like a true Fender, and the finish is clean and flawless. Unpluged I could play this guitar for hours. Easy smooth action, but beware when you plug it in. It will fool you.

It's a Fender, and made very well (on the outside anyway). Turners, bridge, and neck fit perfect. This is not made to gig with by no means, not even as a backup. But as a first guitar to play at home, not bad. Pickups, switches, and pots (tone and volume) are trash but eaisly changed.

I have dealt with Fender a few time, but not with this guitar. They stand by there product, but only after you bug them enough. This is a throw away guitar to me. I would replace it before I tried to send it back to Fender and pay shipping.

Okay, first let me start by saying this is a guitar I got for my kid to start on. I have been playing for over 20 years, own two other Fender Strats, one American, one Mexican backup, as well as a Paul Reed Smith for the Studio. I use a Behringer and a Marshall for gigging, and a Vox and the Behringer in the Studio. Stolen or Lost? Before I changed the assembley I thought about putting ten buck on it and leaving it on the hood of my car. My kid even told me it sounded bad. But now, it's okay, he likes it, and if it turned up missing, I would buy him a Mexican Strat and go on.

I own several Fender Guitars. The thing looks really authentic to me.

I play it through a Danelectro Echo into a Kustom 212, a Fender Hotrod Deville 4x10 and a Hughes and Kettner tubeman. When I bought the strat it was a demo equipped with Kinman Blues pickups.

The guitar plays very nice. Sometimes there's a buzz on the fifth fret but putting it near to the central heating makes it dissapear. Maybe the wood is too young.

I bought the guitar with the idea to put the pick ups in my Fender when the Squier broke down. I play it now for more than two years... I can depend on it. More: I take the Squier to gigs when I wanna be sure nothing goes wrong.

Never had to deal with Fender China.

It is my favourite guitar. Especially when I'm with other Fender players.

MADE IN CHINA: 3 SINGLE FRETS: SOLID BODY: 3 CONTROLS: 5 WAY
TOGGLE SWITCH: ROSEWOOD NECK: BODY STYLE STRAT: TELE STYLE FRET:
HAND TREMLO:

THIS GUITAR HAS A NICE TWANGING SOUND: ALSO CAN BE USED FOR JAZZ
,COUNTRY, BLUES, AND STANDARD MUSIC PLAYING. IT IS ONLY GOOD FOR
PRACTICING OR IF YOU HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE FOR THE GIG:
MY PEAVY STRERO CHORUS(1999) PUTS OUT DECENT SOUND WITH IT, BUT MY
SUNN CONCERT LEAD (1971) PUTS OUT A CLEAR GOOD SOUND WITH IT.
I WAS REALLY SURPRISED THE COMBINATION IT CREATED.
GUITAR GETS STRONGLY DISTORTED WITH VOLUME SET AT AROUND 7+. I
HAVE HAD MARS MUSIC, WHERE I BOUGHT IT CHECK IT OUT. THEY
SAID IT WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF GUITAR: I ONLY BOUGHT IT FOR
PRACTICING, OR WHEN I SETUP MY KARAOKE GIG OUTDOORS, THEN I
TAKE IT. I PLAY ALONG WITH THE KARAOKEE CD'S. A ONE MAN BAND NOW.

THE GUITAR IS WELL MADE: JUST CHEAP ELECTRONICS: THE PICKUPS
ARE FAIR, BUT NOT THE BEST: ACTION IS FAIR: ONLY TROUBLE I'VE
HAD WITH GUITAR (I'VE HAD IT CLOSE TO A YEAR)IS THE VOLUME
DISTORTION, AND RATTLE FROM THE LOOSE PICKUPS. MARS MUSIC
ADJUSTED ALL. FOR THE PRICE, IT IS A GOOD PRACTICE GUITAR.
FOR BEGINNERS, IT IS VERY GOOD.

THIS GUITAR MAY BE USED FOR GARAGE GIGS: I WOULDN'T USE IT
ANYWHERE ELSE, UNLESS THIS IS ALL YOU HAVE.
HARDWARE IS QUESTIONABLE FOR DURABLITY. I WOULDN'T DEPEND
TOO MUCH ON THIS GUITAR IF I USED IT FOR MY LIVELIHOOD.

MARS MUSIC HAS BEEN OUSTANDING WITH ALL PROBLEMS I'V HAD
WITH THIS GUITAR; GOOD FRIENDLY SERVICE: FAST RESPONSE:
NO CRAP FROM THEM. I'M REALLY SURPRISE. WARRANTY IS
FOR 1 YEAR.

PROFESSIONALY PLAYING FOR 38 YEARS: I HAVE A GIBSON ES335:
IF FENDER SQUIRE WERE STOLEN, I WOULD GO WITH A YAMAHA ELECTRIC,ITS IN THE CLOSE PRICE RANGE. COMPARED WITH THE YAMAHA PACIFICA, THE
YAMAHA WITH IT'S HUMBUCKER, AND 2 SINGLES IS A LITTLE MORE
CLASSY. IT WINS OUT. I WISH FENDER SQUIER HAD BETTER ELECTONICS AND
A HUMBUCKER. I CHOSED THIS GUITAR BECAUSE I NEEDED IT FOR
PRATICING AND OUTDOOR GIGS. I DO NOT LOVE THIS GUITAR.
I OWNED A 1968 FENDER STRAT WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. I LIKED IT
, BUT WAS STOLEN IN 1972. AFTER THAT I WENT WITH GIBSON.
I CAN COMPARE IT TO MY ORIGINAL STRAT, BUT THE SOUND IS NOT THE
SAME.

1997 squire strat with s/s/s pickups, not shure what kind. 5 pickup slector, the usual stuff. Everything worked, even when falling apart. the tuners were decent but then playing, the peg flew out from the little hole in the headstock and slaped me acrosse the face. didn't hurt, but now the e string jumps up when tuning, so I have to tune up past the correct pitch then come back down. All good for about 6 years.

All kinds of music, used it in my junior high jazz band. The sound is decent. pickups what you would expect out of a squire. but also what you would expect from fender. not bad, not good. i'm gonna turn this into a project guitar, replace with nice texas special pickups used in srv's axe and the pickguard and deffiniatly the tuners. this guitar goes out of tune like a crazy mofo, but it's a squire.

Pretty good from the factory.

Very reliable considering what i put it through. lasted me 5 years, great for a begginners guitar, I would deffiniatly recommend this over those really cheap esp, dean, or other brand guitars that run about 150.

don't know

Got me through my early stages without thinnin the wallet. Definatly recommend and even some people recommend these as main axes. Pretty kewl

Strat style S/S/S with a solid wood body. All the features of a standard strat.

Where should I start...The center pickup did not work, all the pots grounded out at about 3 on the dail. The Bottom tone pot phased in and out. The WORST electronics I've have ever seen, more problems than I can cover...trouble shooting it would be a pain...I decided to rip it all out and redo everything

Finish and fit were good the action was nice but the nut sucked...The high E string would literally fall out of the nut !!!!!!!! Bad!!! I put a new neck on the body.

After I get done with it, it will be an awesome guitar. But out of the box it a peice!!!!

Never dealt with Fender

I bought this guitar because I wanted a cheap guitar that I could gut and redo. I was only interested in the body...a universal pick-up rout and solid wood. Everything else I didn't really care about. I would never have bought this guitar if I wanted it as is. It didn't even work right! It's well on its way to being a great guitar, but with a lot of work!!!!

Pretty standard. It's just a strait up guitar, three single coil pickups, two tone controls and one volume control.

This guitars sound doesn't suit any music style because it sounds like garbage. I have a few friends who own these guitars and they don't sound good through anything. We all use decent amps (marshall, line 6, fender) and the guitar still sounds bad. I own a Schecter C1 and a yamaha pacifica (the pacifica is less money new than the Squire) and they both destroy it in every aspect. I don't know how people can give this guitar an 8 or 9 for sound, it clearly doesn't sound almost perfect, and you wouldn't expect it to for under $300 canadian.

Every squire affinity series I have played has been set up very poorly, but they work when you first buy themif that means anything...
The paint on these guitars is very good though, my friend dropped his from 5 feet high on to concrete and it didn't even scratch. Props to squire for that.

The actual guitar is very durable, but the hardware is all crap. The nuts on these guitars have a tendency to just fall off, and the tuners don't stay in tune for long enough to even play three songs.

I have been playing for 6 years and currently use a Schecter C1 and a low end Yamaha Pacifica through a Line 6 spider 212 combo. I play in two different bands and gig monthly. I wouldn't even consider bringing this guitar to a gig and I don't recommend it. All I can say, if you are looking in to buying this guitar at least check out a Yamaha pacifica. For a little less cash you get a much better quality guitar. Also, don't try to play metal, hard rock, or punk with shitty single coil pickups because you will get insane amounts of feedback at jamming volume and look like an ass.

About as standard as a strat can get. Light body, laminated top, 2 tone, 1 volume. 3 single coil pickups. 21 frets 1999 model. Torino Red finish.

Believe it or not, this strat has a lot of potential. Let me explain first. When I first got it 3 years ago and played it, I thought it was ready for the garbage can. But instead, I thought maybe I could tinker around with it. The pups were noisy as a tractor. so i replaced them with duncan JB jr.

Um I think its 2000? 2001? Not sure. Well anyway, it was made in china, 21 frets, rosewood neck, blue finish, white single ply pickguard, 3 single coil pickups, two tone one volume knobs, 5 way pickup selector,.. just basically everything a strat has... lol

I mostly play Blink182 type stuff. It's a pretty good guitar, i get a good sound out of it. I've played it thru several amps, and I get a different type of sound out of each amp (duh. The bridge pickup is the noisest though. I get a LOT of buzz from it, but then again I dont really use it. Positions 2 and 4 are great. Nice clean bright sound.

This guitar came great and still is. I've banged it and dropped it several times and ntohing is wrong. Nothing chipped, no dents, nothing broke or came off. It's pretty sturdy. The action is great and it also stays in tune well.

I think that this guitar would withstand live playing. It seems pretty sturdy and reliable. I've had it for some time and its held thru pretty well. The first time I dropped it i was really scared cuz i thot that it wud be broken (being squier and all) but nothing was wrong w/ it. it still played fine and still does. its a great guitar.

Never had a problem w/ it.

I've been playing for some time now.
And I really like this guitar. I honestly dont see any real difference between this and any other strat. Its a great guitar at a great price. If it were stolen or lost I'd be pretty pissed, and I would probably buy it again.

Though I don't know the year my guitar was made in China. It has 21 frets, 3 single coil pickups, 5 way selector, rosewood fingerboard and a maple neck. It is a strat style which I prefer over any other, it also seems to balance fairly well. I have non-locking tuners and I don't know what kind they are, the guitar has a black finish and a white pickguard. Plastic knobs for Volume and the 2 tones. Neck is nice and small and the frets are small too, and the guitar is light.

One thing I must say is never play this guitar near an analog monitor! The buzz you get drowns out the sound of your playing and gives you a headache. The pickups are OK, but the bridge one is VERY twangy which I hate. It took me a long time to set it up properly but now the intonations is alright but you always get string buzz. I tend to play a lot of rock and keep it on the front two pickups for a warmer sound. If you want really cool sound you can use the 2 rear pickups and turn down the tones all the way making it sorta hollow sounding.

The guitar from the factory was pathetic. The place I got it from has the WORST service in the city of Calgary. (Every musician I have talked to agrees with me) It took them 2 weeks and they didn't do a thing. My strings kept breaking all the time right on the bridge so finally I sat down and worked on it. The bridge needed major adjusting, the intonation was miserable, and the sattles had jagged parts of metal in them cutting my strings nearly ever time I bent them.

I have played at many gigs and it does alright for what its worth. The volume control crackles but it may be dirt. The finish is not good at all and it scratches VERY easy. The pickguard is worthless because when I tried to tighten the screws a tiny bit it cracked the pickguard all around the bloody screw! The nut also comes out sometimes so I hot-glued it in.

With a lifetime warranty I don't really have to worry very much. However, I have never had to use the factory support so I can't say how good it is.

Overall its a good guitar for the price. Its great to start with and for a practice guitar but needs a few replacement parts.