Fender Squier Affinity Series Strat

Everyone knows the features - standard strat set up. This has the rosewood neck, not sure what wood's in the body. Pickguard came white, replaced it with a black one and the body is black. magic markered the knobs and the switch black. yeah. i'm an idiot.

first, so you know where i'm coming from, i've been playing electric guitar every day for about 5 years and this is the only guitar i've ever owned, so you can take everything i say with a "grain of salt" i guess. i play punk, classic rock, early 90s rock, and folk music.

the guitar itself sounds bright and a little thin on the bridge but can be cured with good reverb. here's my set up: Squire Affinity -> Dunlop Wah GCB-95 -> Boss DS-1 -> ProCo Rat Distortion pedal -> Peavey Rage 150. It's the Rat that saves this guitar and makes it playable. i run it into the clean channel on the amp and it sounds great at bedroom levels. if i wanted to gig, i'd change the amp - not the guitar. in my opinion, i can get decent sounds for almost all classic rock and some early 90s stuff. Nu-metal and speed metal? hell if i know, but i wouldn't count on it.

Tuners don't stay in tune - other than that, everything was fine. i'd recommend adjusting the pickups to get the sound you want. i've got the bridge pick up right up under the strings to give it more kick - so suit yourself.

it's a tough guitar. i've treated it pretty badly over the years. it was flooded when my house went under but was repaired and sounds fine. it still has mud caked on the back, but plays beautiful. However, the nut on the input jack kept coming loose because the washer wouldn't give it a grip. this caused a lot of problems - if it's giving you the same problem, take the washer off, tighten the nut back down, and it should be fine.

This is a good guitar for the money. i've played it against a Mexican Strat and with good reverb and the squire sounded better to me - the brightness made it more "present" than the mexican, if that makes sense. it may not be able to compete with more expensive guitars, but don't buy something more expensive just because the rest of the band is playing $600 Ibanez's. if there's a certain sound you can't get, don't be lazy - get to know your guitar (amp and effects too), make some adjustments, and it might just work.

not sure what year, i think a 2001
21 frets
5-way selector
3 single coils
1 volume 2 tone

I play a lot of different music. The only thing that this guitar isn't good for is more modern day rock and metal. The pickups are just too weak, they are also really really noisey on distortion. I use a Boss Metal Zone for distortion, it helps a little, but the pickups need to be better. Also, i hate the tremolo bar, it never stays in tune. 5 minutes with the tremolo bar and you have to retune the guitar.

everything was fine except for the plug, the nut keeps on coming off, not a big deal, but it gets annoying after a while

a backup is a must if you are gonna play live with it(i dont know why you would though).

never dealt with them

i have been playing almost 4 years. For 150 dollars, i think this guitar is ok for beginners and for a practice guitar. It needs new pickups, otherwise its fine

Mine was made in Indonesia. It has 21 frets, 3 single coil pickups (SSS). The bridge is the traditional strat. It doesnt take 10 cause the tuners are not very good and the 21 frets which I wish were 22.

Ive been playing for 5 years now and Im currently playing heavy metal, hard rock and some blues. It is very good in any of this styles. I use a vintage Giannini tube amp, CS-3 compression (BOSS), Crybaby Wah (Dunlop) and MT-2 Metal Zone (BOSS). I must say that if you think this guitar doesnt sound good you must buy a MT-2 pedal it makes it sound GREAT!!!!

I got a perfect setup from factory. Everything works just fine. The neck has a little curve to it, but nothing to make it a crap.

I would play a gig with it without a problem.

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Ive been playing for 5 years and this guitar is perfect for my style. I have a Gibson Les Paul Studio too and this is another GREAT guitar. The squier is very good if you have the correct equipment. Specially for the distortion. I must say it: YOU MUST BUY A BOSS Metal Zone MT-2.

Made in China "2000" Alder body ..Rosewood fretboard, Trem..etc.,

Stock pickups were thin and weak sounding..replaced with Carvin AP11's
Stock 5-way switch quit in 3-5 months replaced with OEM one
added two springs to the trem and tightened down the trem bracket screws,,I never use the trem but I like the complex tone the little movement that it does give the axe over an hardtail
Now with these inprovements this is a great "players" axe...something that does what it's suppose to do and you don't need to worry about banging it around...
I gave it a 10 for tone after the upgrade....."1" before

Great for an $150 axe for "players" who don't want to worry about banging up their MIA's...
It does have a small neck that takes alittle getting use to...but no problem if you try...I've got big hands too!!

Does the job and more...
It wouldn't hurt doing some upgrades!...Some people say "just buy a std. Squier" But I like the slimmer body!!...for light weight and ease of movement on stage

Who knows?? even Fender doesn't know

I give this an 10 with some basic upgrades....
Beats most other $150 axes out there...like DeArmond..Samick..Ibanez..etc..,

standerd strat, 3 buzzy single coils de tuning trem usual,

i play most rock from metal to grunge, its badly found wanting by not having a humbucker which is a shame. Clean its sounds nice and bright.

they only do them (now) in sunburst and although it looks good its not "real" just a print!!! so far it hasnt chipped and it was almost perfect straight out the box as far as inootation is conxerned

It looks solid enough, i havent maneged to dent it (yet) despite dropping it a few times,
it would easily withstand playing live.

never delt with fender\squier

ive been playing about 7 months, and this is my second guitar, I started playing on an upside down encore strat but decided that i needed a proper lefty, as far as cheap lefty's go you only have a few choices, encore or squire tele\strat,
It's not bad for the price, although f i was right handed i'd have got one 30 quid cheaper with a free gig bag,
but then if i was righthanded i might have gone for somthing diffrent but the choice just isnt there.
If your left handed and starting out I'd recommend it,
the only thing that's a problem is the lack of a humbucker which im hopefully (funds pending) getting fixed soon,

Features Are the same as all other Affinity strats listed here. A light solid wood body, maple neck/w rosewood finger board.ECT..

I bought the Affinity package with amp and accessorys for my son at christmas this past Christmas of 2001. I found the amp to be pretty crappy. The Guitar was very nice though. Hey I think it is a great first guitar. It is about as basic of a guitar you will find that has a decent sound and the quality craftsmanship of Fender. The pick-ups are very noisey. It is a Fender Strat thing, I have a friend who plays an American strat and his pick-ups are noisey as well. I have found to turn down the volume on the guitar and turn up at the Amplifier it helps cut down on the noise.

The guitar came through mail order(Musicians friend.) The action was decent, the set up was fine, and it was intunated. I found the neck to be fast. The guitar feel was fluent & smooth. I did find that there seemed to be an edge like feel on the sides of the fret board that sometimes made the neck feel almost boxey. Still it is a great guitar for the money and it has the authentic Fender name you can't go wrong.

the Paint job is still flawless on the guitar almost 5 months later. Everything else seems OK as well

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Great guitar and great sound for the money. Alot nicer than any other strat or strat copy at that price range

Made in China, 2000. Lefthanded, 22 medium frets. Don't ask what kind of wood! Fender will probably try yo tell you it's 'made of solid tonewood', but I think it's some kind of hardwood. It hardly resonates nor vibrates, and does by these means in no way complement to the guitar's allover tone. But hey, at least it's solid wood! A classmate of mine has an old Japanese Squier which is made of multiplex! Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard. One volume control, two for tone, five-way switch, three 'specially designed' (I love the way the guys at Fender say that! :p) single coil pick-ups, passive. Beautiful brown sunburst finish. Strat-style body (duh! What was this guitar alled again...?). Vintage tremolo. Normal 'specially designed' tuners (there's that word again!), great neck (though please do not ask me how to describe the shape!). I think it has a 14" radius. Included accesories: strap, crappy cable, pick, instruction video by Wolf Marshall. For the money, this is one hell of a lot guitar!

This guitar is not intended to fit to a specific music style. This is a real beginner's guitar, meant for people who aren't even looking for a personal style yet. And for those people, this guitar is perfect, in my humble opinion.

The sound of this guitar actually is quite underestimated. Most people who have one of these play it through one of those crappy Squier amps which is included in the Strat Pack. I playes this guitar through a Vantage VG10-R at first, which isn't much better. The guitar is very noisy when played through this amp.

Later on, when my playing progressed, and my income as well, I bought my first tube amp, a Hughes and Kettner Tube50, which was an enormous improvement for my tone, but I can't really tell how the sound of the guitar itself is... Anyway, it's noisy, no matter what settings you chose, except when you turn down both tone-knobs. The sound is really bright normally, which probably is a result of the choice for this particular kind of wood. When used on the right amp, you will actually start to hear the differences between the three pick-ups! When used on one of them small 10-watt combo's as described in the above, they all sound alike...

But I will replace the pick-ups soon :D

The set-up was OK for me, because when I bought this guitar I really had no idea of how to set it up better. The action was fine by me. But now I'm quite spioled, because I currently own a Jackson DK-2, which has a much faster action. Thinner neck, Floyd Rose-licensed tremolo...

The pick-ups aren't adjustable. The bridge is horrible! This is a really bad tremolo, which causes my guitar to go out of tune real often, even when I do not use it.

Further on this is a fine guitar. Not flawless, but reasonable.

This guitar will probably withstand live-playing after replacing the tremolo, and maybe the tuners as well. You would have to be nuts to play this baby on stage though, because of the noise and the fuzz. The finish is good enough, and won't scratch easily. I think I could use this guitar on stage without backup. It is a very dependable guitar.

One year warranty. I've only once used this warranty, when the guitar output came loose. This was easily repaired by dealer personnel though, so I've never had the pleasure to deal with the company themselves.

I have been playing this guitar for about two years now, and have got very attached to this guitar, so if it were stolen, I wouldn't buy a new one, but do everything in my might to get it back! This is my first guitar, it watched me grow as a player, and has become a part of me. I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Currently I play a Jackson DK-2 LH, through a Hughes and Kettner TUBE 50, with a Koch Pedaltone used as a (completely tube-driven) preamp through the FX-return.

Made in China, bought brand new in 2001. Has 22 fret bolt on neck. Solid top, 1 volume, 2 tone, 5-way selector. Has 3 single coil pickups. Maple neck with rosewood finger board. Black finish with a white pick guard. Looks the same as any strat.

The guitar sounds good if and when you can hear over the buzzing. I have ran it through Crate, Marshall, and Laney amps. There is too much feed back and buzzing to preform with it, but it is a nice guitar to practice on.

Nice color and design. Have had it for a year and there are only 3 scratches on it and that is from a belt buckle. Does not scratch easily.

The hardware on it isn't the best but it is good enough. The strap buttons are solid and the finish is good enough to last. Because of the buzzing and feedback, you would have to be stupid to play it at a gig.

There is no warranty because it is a cheap beginners guitar.

I have played this guitar for a year. I wish I would have bought a guitar with less feedback. If it were lost or stolen I would buy something else(if i could afford it) because I dont like this guitar. The thing I like about this guitar is it can take a beating and not get scratched and it looks very nice. The thing I hate is the feedback and puzzing it makes. My favorite feature is the neck because it has good action. I thought about getting a tele but I got this because it looks nicer and I once was dumb and thought looks are more important than quality. I would say if you buy this guitar only use it for practice because thats about all its good for.

I got this guitar in early 2001. Basicaly its a chinese made scaled down fender Stratocaster. Its has 21 frets on its rosewood fretboard, which is a nice (not to fat, not to thin) 'C' shape. It comes equiped witht the tradional 3 single coil pikups which hold their own albiet they do hum like hell when too close to my pc monitor. The Affinity strat has a lighter and thiner boddy than the standard squier stratocast which makes it very comortable to playin sitting down and light to hold on a strap. The bridge is a standard vintage trem unit. If you lay off using it (that includes haevy palm muting) the tuning stability is quite good, however if you use this guiatr's trem for more than about 3 or four minutes then you will noticably be effecting your tuning, and before you ask dive bombs are out of the qustion!

I play metal and punk. I must say i have grown quite attached to its bridge pikup and have labled it as 'my sound' when used with one of my distortion settings on my Korg AX-G100 fx pad. This is a very popular guitar used to play many different types of music, and while it cannot obviously be the best at everything, for a number of reasons (price, and...well no guitar can sound EXCELLENT at evry syle of music) it is very far from sounding bad. You can get evryting from a deep rythm sound from the neck pikup, right down to crunching distortion from the bridge pikup. I did however chose to replace my bridge pikup with a cheap Kent Armstrong 2coil hotrails (aka mini humbuker) however this proved too tinny in the bridge postion, and longed for my old sound so i moved it up to the middle potion, where when combined with my bridge single coil can produce and amazing valve drived distorion sound on my cheap crudy 15wat amp.

the action was quite high on this guitar, more evidently so furthur down the neck. However this could simply be adjusted with a alan key on the oh-so-simple bridge. The guitar was perfect when I bought it but now there are a few chips here and there due to my clumsyness, but thumbs up to squire for the perfect finish.

ive had this guitar for a while now and it realy is a workhorse, not 1 problem at all in any respect of durabiliy or reliablity. Obviuosly its no american series strat with noisless pikups but theres not mystery glitches and bits falling off. I would see no problem gigging this guitar seeing as the way i treat it (and it surviving) when i realy get into practising with itis realy rought and it does get thrown about a lot, and it doesnt seem mind.

Never had to deal with them

this is my only guitar, but i have a good general knowlegede gear in general, and i can truley say for the money that this is a quality guitar, and if you've played anything else in this price range (and i have) you will respect that even though on a whole this is a bargain bin guitar i can rival some of its more expensive cousins. If i lost this guitar i would buy it agian i would definatly recomend it.

2001, China, Has 21 frets. Reg Strat Controls. US pickups. Non Tremal Style Bridge. Die cast tuners. Rosewood Fret borad and maple neck. Black. 1 ply pick gruad. Looks like Eric Claptions Strat

Good for all type of music. Sounds good through a vox amp. The Pickups are a little nosy. It is little different sound from the american strat (i think) I thnk it has better sound then the squier standered strat.

Great Action. I re adjusted the pick ups. In tune when i got it. The gUitar was perfect. the only that i dont like is that it is a 1 ply pickgruad. I am going to get a 3 ply because i think it looks better but that doesnt really bother me.

It should last for a wile. My Guitar is black so every single time im done playing i wipe down the fret borad. It should last. If it starts to wear ill keep it and but a rickenback 330. Strap buttons are solid. I would use for a gig but would bring extra strings just in case.

Used to have the same guitar but made in indonesa and the guitar was just screwed with problems but i had a life time warrenty so i broght it to sam ash gave them this one and they just gave me this guitar right out of the box.

this is the best guitar that squier makes. I think it is very under rated and should be up there with fender strats.