Fender Squier Affinity Series Strat

A basic strat. 21 frets, Fender standard tremelo, 3 single coils,1 vol 2 tone. all the cheap squier woods. Blue finish. Standard stuff.

Every body needs a strat in thier sound. Somewhere... I use a Bandit 112 and a Boss ME-30 with it. It gets an 8 because for a good strat sound...you want Fender, not Squier.

Finish is really easily chipable. Fine with every thing else.

I hate floating bridges. Pop a string...your outta tune.( Badley too) This is my back up guitar, so I doesn't take a beating like my main guitar. Squier is basically a beginer learning guitar. Not made for live gigs.

Only one year warranty. fender's is lifetime. See the differece?

Get a stop tailpeice guitar ( Gibson/Epiphone Fes Paul or Fender Telecaster.) If you NEED some kind of tremelo system: For dive-bombers get a double locking floyd Rose equipped guitar. For light 60's trem's go for a bigsby or, if you can afford it...a rickenbacker vibro arm (on Ricks only) Fender standard tremelos are too touchy for light stuff and untune too easily for dives.

This is a '99 Chinese Affinity Strat. I LOOKS NICE!!!!. most people go straight for the guitars that are black w/ black pickgaurds. Mine is a really nice red w/ a white pickgaurd. 21 frets, 2 tone, 1 volume, 5 way pickup selector. Pickups are S/S/S which most people say suck but they're not too bad. I think its passive. Solid maple neck, and i think body's poplar. Most poeple will say the reason that squiers are so cheap is because they're made out plywood. This cant be true for two resons-1) the way it's carved and shaped, and 2) It sounds too good to be plywood. The bridge is standard Squier tremolo, but the retard at Manny's that i got it off of didnt give me a trem bar. Standard tuners, medium jumbo frets, nothing special here.

WOW!!! It suits my style perfectly( pearl jam, soundgarden, nirvana...). I use w/ a Fender frontman 15G. No effects, but my first impression was to buy a BOSS Turbo Dist. pedal, but this thing has gain on which is the exact same thing( makes some feedback, which is really annoying). Some noise, but I play grunge so noise isnt a problem. The sound varies with the pickup switching and its 5 way, so you know the variety. The 3rd string has a really annoying weird twang on it, and I think its cheap pickups.

The guitar was set up great at the factory. Pickups are set up fine and so was the bookmatching( if it was bookmatched, I cant tell). As i sed before, the finish is great. The nut is very low quality(I would guess it costs 1-2$), and the pickup selector clicks like crazy, but thats okay.

I dont play live that often, but when i do and im using this, Idont need a backup. Hardware's gonna last and the thing is heavy and sturdy as a tank. Finish is great, and strap buttons are solid( most poeple will tell you that Fender buttons suck, but thats not true).

I think its a life time warranty. Never dealt with them, never will(I heard they're jerks, though).

This is my only Squier and I also own a mustang. I which i had asked if it came with the trem bar. If it were stolen i would find the theif and beat him crapless with, than get another one off the waranty. I love the finish the strings, 5 way selector, and the bridge. I hate the cheap pickups and the weird 'twang' on the 3rd string. This is one GREAT guitar. every body should go out and buy one or else.

This one was made in China. It's got all the features all the other stratocasters, 3 single coils. It's black (polyuro-whatever) and the maple neck actually feels pretty good. All the mechanical parts are very bottom end.

The sound that comes out of this thing is truely terrible. The sounds are very thin and one dimensional. Don't even attempt to get distortion out of this thing, becuause it won't happen, unless you like the sound of one-thousand garbage trucks unloading at once (annoying). On the clean channels, it stinks. On the bridge pick-up, the bluesish sound isn't totally awful. It has to be played with the volume all the way up, or else you WILL be sorry.

The volume knob is crackily, as is the pickup selector. At certain point in the volume knob, the guitar goes mute. The low action is actually quite nice. It is very easy to play. The body was no where as nice as it sould be. The wood looked as is it has multiple tension warps. The pickups had small corrosion spots after only three years.

I'm emabarassed to take this guitar anywhere, but it is the only on I can afford. The tuners stink. The strings go out out tune constantly. I woulde never gig with this, nor would I ever use it as a backup. It will probably die in a year or so.

I can't get any warranty help becuase my friend bought it and only had it for a year. He took really good care of it, as did I. Despite the TLC, it still deteriorated.

I wish I knew more about guitars when I bought this one. I could have saved myself. The action is the only thing I like about it. If is was lost or stolen, I would be happy. I would get any insurance money from a theft I could and get a Jackson JJ2 maybe, or something a lot better. This is even a bab guitar for beginners.

I got this in January 99, so I assume it was a 98. It was made in China, as indicated on the lovely stamp on the neck. 22 frets, S/S/S pickup arrangement, 1 volume 2 tone, standard Strat configuration. Pickups are stock, nothing special, but not as bad as most people say they are. Tremolo bridge, although I don't use it, it'll kill the tuning after one dive. It came in a decent arctic white finish, with the cheap one-ply pickguard. Tuners are cheapo's too, but they hold tune pretty well (surprisingly). I give it an 8 because it comes with enough features for anyone to get the sound they want.

Once again, this guitar is nothing special, but it can hold its own. I play through a Peavey Classic 50 (2 12") and really like the rhythm tone I can get, after I fooled around a bit and found the settings that fit my needs. I put it into the second position (neck/middle), dial the first tone switch down to 4-5 and the second all the way to 10. I keep the volume up because it keeps it real even and glossy. With those settings, it delivers an AWESOME rhythm sound. Distortion is ok, but I'll stick to rhythm. I give it a 9 for the rhythm sound I can get.

It was set up "ok" when I got it. I took it back to Guitar Center and had them adjust the neck, because it buzzed after the 5th fret. I raised teh pickups to about half the distance from the pickguard to the strings, with it a little higher on the bass side. with this setup, I got some good tones. The neck is perfect, frets ae even, and it feels good in the hand. Finish was ok, not sloppy, but no figured top either. :) I give it a 7 for the fact that it got out of the factory with that amount of buzz, but that can be fixed easily.

This may not be the best sounding guitar, but it can go through hell and back again. This guitar withstands live playing very well. My buddy dropped his NUMEROUS times, without even causing a scratch. The hardware leaves much to be desired. I definitely am going to replace the tuners. I changed the buttons to Schaller strap-locks, the stock buttons are ok, but I prefer the safety of strap locks. I've gigged without a back-up, no problems, but I usually bring along my trusty Samick, just in case. I give it a 10 due to the fact I can throw it off my roof without concern.

I don't know much, but with as cheap/solid this guitar is, don't fix it, get a new one

I've been playing for about 5-6 years, acoustically, and got into electrics about 2 years ago. If this guitar was stolen, I'd hunt the bastard down, throw him against a wall, and yell at him for wasting time on such a cheap guitar. Then I'd probably give him a $20 and send him on his way. My Squier s different from mosts. I've noticed the Affinity Strats now have a thinner body (either 20 or 40 mm, I don't really know, I hate the metric system) compared to my thicker one ( once again either 25 or 45 mm). I also think my neck is different. It seems longer and fatter than other Affinity's. Overall, this is a solid guitar. It has some decent heft to it, but not too much to weigh you down on stage. I give it a 10 for the fact that it will suffice until I can get enough money for the Godin I want. :) It's a good guitar to use until you can get enough money for something better.

This is a follow-up to my review of 1/29/2000. It seems my criticisms of the guitar are mainly due to a faulty component.

I mentioned that the there was an intrusive hum. I tried all the channels on the Peavey KB100 amp and found that the hum could be reduced to somewhat unintrusive on the third input (electrically the same as inputs 1 and 2). With level tone settings (the Peavey has four tone controls) I could get a Buddy Holly sound. If I tried to change anything I ran right into the hum again.
I presumed that this was an amp fault and I decided to get a Korg footpedal (the AX1G). I tried the Strat through this using the Peavey amp and some Sony MDR-V600 headphones. In both cases the sound was terrible. Plenty of hum and general wierdness.
This led me to believe that there was a fault with the guitar. I have a 20-year-old Hondo Explorer with humbuckers, so I tried that through the Korg. WHOA!! It sounded great, far better than the Strat and most of all, far louder.
Tonight I took the pickguard off the Strat and poked around (not too literally!). I wasn't impressed with the quality of the soldering, nor with the unshielded leads from the volume pot to the output jack. I can't understand why the leads from the pickups to the five-way switch are shielded but the volume pot to the jack isn't, because unless you have the volume up full the signal from the volume pot will be less than that from the pickup.
However, I couldn't find any place where there might be a strand of wire accidentally laying across a ground lead, so I re-assembled the guitar. Suddenly I found that I was getting a far more powerful signal. I tried one or two presets on the Korg and everything was OK until I moved the pickup selector switch two or three times and the volume suddenly went back to its old level. I found that if I bent the lever sideways (i.e. toward the bridge) I could get the full output. but I don't have a third hand to do this all the time.
Anyway, the result is that there's a faulty selector switch, so my comments on the hum seem to have been overstated. I didn't have the chance to play as I had been playing before, so I can't say how intrusive the hum is if the guitar is OK. I may try to get Guitar Center to fix this under warranty or I may do what I was planning to do all along - get a Carvin pickguard, pickups, and switch.

Two further comments in this area. I dropped the action a whole turn of the allen screws at the bridge saddles. I think the G string rings a little, but generally the action is as low as anyone would ever want. So I still think the woodworking is outstanding.
I noticed when I had the pickguard off that the body is routed for three humbuckers if that's the way you want to go. I might get the Cavin pickguard with a humbucker in the bridge position - I'll see how the guitar sounds with the stock pickups when the selector switch is fixed/replaced. But it's nice to know that humbuckers are an option in any position.

By the way, when I bought the Korg AX1G I also bought a bunch of picks so the dog biscuit is now retired - in fact, it's currently inside my dog.

I think it's from 1998. Made in Mexico. Three single coil pickups. It has a tremelo (which can be fun, even though it makes it horribly out of tune). Made of poplar, probably cause that's the cheapest that could be bought. I wish it had a humbucker in the bridge, as this would be better for soloing.

One thing that I like about this guitar is its versatility. I play a lot of different music styles. I usually use the neck pickup because I like the mellow sound it gives. You can get some pretty warm tones from this baby.

The action was pretty good, but I wish I had had the sense to get the les paul special instead of this since it's easier to play. Everything was fine with this guitar at first, although eventually something a little weird happened with the finish, there's only one little hole in the finish, and it's hardly noticeable, but alas it's there.

For my level of playing I can depend on this guitar. That's basically all I can say for this category.

Haven't had to deal with the good folks at Fender yet.

If you're just starting guitar I would recommend getting this, the Epiphone Les Paul Special, or the Ibanez GAX70. I was going to get the Epiphone one, or this one. I'm glad I got this one so I could get a good amp, instead of the crappy one that came with the Epiphone. I've only been playing for 2 years, so maybe I don't know what the hell I'm talking about. I plan on soon getting either the route 101 solimar, or the Fender Standard Stratocaster(could somebody who knows a lot about guitars please give me advice on which one), maybe I'll then sell this to someone. Maybe I'll keep it and use it as a decoration or something.

This is the standard el cheapo Strat, with rosewood fingerboard, made in China. Usual three single coils, master volume, tone for middle pickup, tone for neck pickup, tremelo.
I looked at a maple neck model, and discovered that it was made in Indonesia, and had different tuners (oval) and back of neck finish (slightly better, but I don't mind). The pickup polepiece heights seemed different also.
Despite what some people say, I would bet that these guitars are made by computer-controlled woodworking machinery.
The price on this was $129. I found a couple of nicks in the paint job, which I thought might be worth $10 off, but for once I kept my mouth shut and the salesman said "I can do it for $105." Woo-hoo!
Asked for (and got) trem arm and truss rod and bridge wrenches, but no high-class cardboard box.

My music style is basically 55 year old pimply guy trying to sound like 15 year old pimply teenager. I've been paying badly for forty years (certainly not good enough for public consumption) and this is a last-ditch attempt to get better and pick up chicks (if my wife lets me).
In other words, it makes noises but I wouldn't like to say what kind of players would prefer it. The sound is thin, but I am playing it with no effects through a Peavey KB-100 keyboard amp (for my synths, which I also can't play).
However, the hum. The Peavey has never been a healthy amp, and I suspect that it could do with some fixing, but turn up the guitar's volume and you dial in a massive dose of hummmm. It varies depending on the position of the guitar to the amp, but I can't see exactly what's making it worse. You can cut down the hum if you touch the strings. If you played this in a band you wouldn't notice the hum except between numbers, but I can see why people change the pickups. It didn't help that they were fairly low when I bought the guitar.
Although the pickups are somewhat microphonic I don't see that this would be a problem for most people. Jab at them with your pick and they make noises. Solution? Don't jab at them with your pick.
The tone controls seem to cut the treble to a massive degree, so that a reasonable volume at full treble becomes almost inaudible at less than 5.
My plan is to get a Carvin pickup/pickguard set for $100 and a Zoom 505, with maybe a Zoom amp simulator. I figure that this will make the sound halfway decent.

Well, this is the main attraction. The woodworking on this guitar is phenomenal (Yay CNC!). I have played about a couple of dozen strats for very short periods since the late 50s and this one is as good as any. In fact, I now have a guitar which I cannot blame for my lack of ability.
As I said, the pickups could have been higher. And as I also said, there were pretty minor dings in the body, and when I got the guitar home I discovered another small imperfection that had been painted over. I suggest that if you decide to buy one of these that you should run your hand over the front and back to try to find imperfections (don't worry about the other people in the store thinking you're getting off on it).
All of these things are only apparent if you look for them. I just checked over the nut (fine) and examined the rest of the guitar and couldn't find anything else wrong.
I looked at about a dozen of these, and mine and the Indonesian maple neck had the lowest action. I would guess that it's more a matter of adjustment - none of the necks looked bad. If you had told me that this was some $1000+ Strat I'd believe you, based on the action.

Well, I can truthfully say that in the twelve hours that I've had this guitar, it's held up well. Others have spent longer with their guitars before passing a usually favorable opinion, and from everthing I've seen it looks like mine will be as strong.

About all I can say is that I spent some time at Fender.com and that was fairly reasonable. Obviously I haven't had to deal with Fender. I didn't even check, but I presume I have a one-year warranty.

I own a bunch of older synths, but I've had a Hondo Explorer for about 15 years, and it's been gathering dust. It's certainly not as good a guitar as the Strat.
What blows me away is that when I was a teenager in the UK in the 1950s, a Strat was around ten weeks' before-tax pay for an unskilled man (over 21). Even if I'd paid Guitar Center's normal price, that comes to around 25 hours at minimum wage (and I earn much more than that). I'd rate this guitar at around 80-90 percent of the Strats of the 1950s. Really.
My dream is to get good enough to play for money. If that ever happened, I'd get a Carvin, which is the best guitar I've ever played. But for now I'm really happy with what I have, and I know that it's up to me to make something of it - I can't use the guitar as an excuse.
The price is the obvious attraction, but I tried the range of low-cost Epiphones, Danelectros, and De Armonds. Maybe the pickups might have less hum, but nothing played any better. And for the price, i forgive the noisy pickups.
Thanks to everyone who's taken the time to give opinions here - I know that I would have been far less likely to buy *anything* if Harmony Central didn't exist.
One last tip: if you go shopping for a guitar, remember to take a pick. It's kinda embarrassing to have to strum a guitar with a dog biscuit.

This Squier Affinity Stratocaster was made in China in 1998.I purchased the Squier Strat used. It is Arctic White laminated.22 Frets.It has the standard cheap pickups, volume, two tone controls and a 5 way switch. I mentioned to my nephew that this was a great entry level guitar. He answered by calling horse manuer, horse manuer. But, it is still a great entry level guitar.

Since I am learning I haven't developed any musical style. I have been crazy about progressive rock for 30 years, which can encompass all styles of guitar and a few styles which are unique styles also.I play the Squier through a Brownsville 15 amp and a Zoom 505. I get some interesting sounds depending on which settings I use. It is noisy though. When I get good enough to jam or even perform I will definitely get a much better guitar such as an American Standard Strat or a Carvin DC135T. My other guitar is a Sigma Martin 28AE which is no contest between that and the Squier.

At first I thought the action on this was pretty good until I tried an American Standard Stratocaster and then I realized what good action was. I have not had any work done on this guitar. In the future I may replace the pickups and redoo the electronics. It would be a great guitar to learn on.

Again, I do not think I would want to perform with this guitar, maybe jam when I get better.

I've been playing about 2 months. Again I also own a Sigma Martin 28 AE which has great action for an acoustic. If it was stolen I would not buy another one. I am saving up for an American Standard Stratocaster or a Carvin DC135T. I figure that I will make the purchase about a year from now. What I love about it is that it is easy to pick up and play. It plays about as good as I play right now.

This guitar was made in 1998. It's got 21 frets. There are 3 low grade single coil p/u's. I'm not sure what kind of wood it is, probably maple, but definately not plywood. Standard strat bridge and tuners. Medium sixed frets.

Sound.... thats a little tough on this axe. Clean sound is pretty airy, and bright. Distorted, its crunchy, and dirty. In between the 2 there is the mildly dirty sound. I don't like it. The 'cheap' sound of the p/u's really come thru on that setting for some reason. The tone can go from muddy to jangly.

Action? I didn't know what action was when I bought this guitar. And i frankly dont remeber what it was like factory. But I've since tweaked it. The poor electronics on this guitar really hurt it. The volume pot is wearing out and the selector is very noisy. And the P/U's are cheap.

One thing about this axe is its durable as all hell. It's been dropped, banged, kicked and all that happened to it was a few paint chips. (character!). I've put a bunch of stickers on it and it only enhanced the looks. I never have been in a real gig, just jammed w/ other players.

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I've had this axe for a year and have been playing for 2. If it were stolen, I'd kick then bastards ass if I ever caught 'em. And then I'd either buy and Epiphone Texan acoustic or an LP junior or an SG or I'd buy a mexican strat. (I'm very indecisive). feel free to email me and talk guitars.

Twas made in 1999 in an indonesian sweat-shop, has 21 frets, one volume and two tone controls, 3 single-coil pickups, an (apparently) maple neck with a body made of some sort of wood that is usually used to build public housing with, a neat white finish, a standard strat bridge, really awful non-locking tuners, a really nice neck, and that's it.

It sounds awesome on the 2 and 4 positions, really neat, but the other positions are garbage because of the huge amount of noise. Seems to me that it would fit many genres, including but not limited to: country, punk, and classic rock. Overall the pickups are pretty horrible, but they just have a certain magic on the 2 and 4 positions that I can't get over. Note: I give this a nine only because of how awesome the 2 and 4 positons are.

It's fine. Buzzez a little, but I don't mind.

I trust it more than I trust my pacifica, but that isn't exactly saying all that much. It would survive if you dropped it. Seems solid.

I've never dealt with them, but since I'm so evil, I'll just give them a 1.

It's a nice guitar. I'm intent upon ripping out the pickups and putting lace sensors in, but then I won't get those orgasmic 2 and 4 sounds... Oh well. What are you gonna do? I'm also intent upon putting locking tuners in, though it does stay in tune relatively well. It's a good guitar for incredibly poor people like myself.

This is a Squier Stratocaster made in the worst of all places a guitar could be made: INDONESIA. It has 21 frets, 3 single-coil pickups, 2 tone controls, 1 volume control, 5-way selector switch. The neck is maple, the body is cheapo plywood stuff. I wouldn't be suprised if the body was made of plastic. Normal bridge like any other strat.

I like to play all kinds of music, usually using distortion. This guitar sounds bad for all of them. I use it with a peavey Bandit 112 an Ibanez Distortion and an Ibanez Echo. The pickups are very noisy. They pick up all the sounds you DON'T want. They hum worse than any other strat I've ever heard. You will have to have a very nice amp to get this guitar to even sound okay. It sounds pretty bad with distortion. The tone controls don't effect the sound as much as they should. I want to get a seymour duncan humbucker at the bridge. The only thing I like about this guitar is the price. And the box it came in was pretty neat.

I was amazed that the action isn't bad. The finish is pretty good. There were no finish flaws. The pickup selector makes way too much noise when changing settings. Overall, it looks okay but sounds as bad as my mom's 30-year old "Lark" acoustic piece-o-junk.

This guitar does withstand live playing, but i can't withstand playing live with it. The output jack broke once, and i had to go get the wires fixed. Now the output jack comes loose all the time, but i can't do anything about that without taking off the pickguard. Because the jack is loose, if I bump it while playing it makes crackle noises. The tremelo/bridge are garbage. If I even touch the tremelo my G-string drops to F#. Almost always when I use the tremelo, I lose my tune badly. This is one of the worst parts of this guitar. I am forced to use it live often because my acoustic has been gone getting repaired for TWO FREAKING MONTHS.

I haven't Dealt with Fender.

I have had it for a long time, and it hasn't fallen apart YET. I wish i would have known what a good guitar sounds like when buying this guitar. If it was stolen, I'd probably feel very sorry for the poor guy who stole it. The best feature is how tough the finish is. It also works very well as a doorstop, baseball bat, blowgun target, or for getting christmas lights out of a tall tree. I am just going to have to forget about this guitar and go to my buddy Mark's house, where I can play his Gibson Les Paul Standard or his Ibanez Steve Vai through his Marshall Stack. Any body want to trade my Squier for an Ibanez RG-570?

Your standard Stratocaster stuff... 21 frets, maple fingerboard, single 1-ply white pickguard, 5-way selector, three single coils (somewhat cheap), one volume pot, two tone pots, covered tuners, two trees, very tough strap buttons, floating tremolo, baltic blue finish, medium frets... Made in 1999, brand new from Indonesia. The reason it gets a seven is because, well, it's a strat, it's tried and true, and this guitar adds nothing to it.
I bought it with a Stratocaster pack Wood bros. offered, different than the fender pack. It came with a Frontman 15R amp and a standard Fender gig bag.

The sound is okay - assuming you're using positions 2 and 4. I've been playing guitar for a year and a half now, and I'm an intermediate player. I've gotten my hands on many other Strats and other kinds of guitars... This strat is middle of the road. Assuming I put a little work into it, it'll sound better. I play classic rock, jazz, and blues, and I find that with what I do, it works fine until I can get my Tex-mex.
Positions 1,3,5 have the usual stratocaster 60-cycle hum, it really bothers me, so I use 2 and 4 mostly. It is excellent on a clean channel, but I almost always have distortion on, and in overdrive it really gets to me. It's not shielded well (gotta fix that) and unless you touch a metal part (the screw next to the pickup selector is good), it has a very slight noise in 2 and 4. If you don't use too much gain, it works fine in distorted, but I like playing lots of clapton and floyd, so when i go on the solos it gets aggrivating.

The action was middling from the factory. Everything was in place, the truss rod just needed a bit of adjusting. Everything else worked fine. Pickups need to be raised, I won't replace them because I'll get my tex-mex in a few months.
The tone pots might die eventually, and the covered tuners really do suck. I don't use the tremmylo because I head a floating trem, when overused, will ruin the bridge. My friend has an Am-std with a floyd rose, and I almost hand to strangle him when he started dive bombing my guitar.

This guitar, like all other Fenders I've come in contact with, could withstand being run over by a semi. The pickguard does collect a lot of dust, but a little mini-vac I have solves the problem nicely. It's gotten rammed into cabinets, fallen off couches, and withstood an all too curious little sister.

Never had to deal with Fender.

Excellent starter guitar, and an excellent guitar-guitar with a few mods. I will keep using it religiously till i get my tex-mex. My jazz band director, who has a degree in guitar, played it and asked how much it cost and when I said "169 dollars outside of the package" his eyes bugged.
Of course, that was when it wasn't plugged into an amp. ^~

It's a Chinese Strat with 23 frets.Its a laminated wood top and the finish survives whatever i hit it with.. Its got a 5 way, 2 tones, and one vol. knob.Its a standard S-coil config and sound pretty cheap unless you lower the top pickup and raise the rear.Im not sure the miodel of the pickups but ill probably replace them with some dean hotrail humbuckers. The electronics havent gone bad yet, but a lot of my frineds have trouble with the bottom pickup on the selector switch to where it works to the effect of a toggle. Body is mahogany and the neck is also, it was mounted with a rosewood fretboard. It was a basic black body with a white pickboard that ill probably replace. Tune-o-matic bridge and fat neck.. Hella accessories were included... An amp, picks, wiring stops, strap,5 foot cord, 14 inch cprd, chromatic tuner... etc...

IT suits my style of music, which is punky, and thrash, and a little heavy metal stuff..Its not bassy enough but i regulate that on my amp. ITs not noisy unless you adjust the pickups as i mentioned above.Pretty full sound, its not muted or anything like guittars ive played with before. I play int with an Boss MT-2 distortion pedal and a Jimi Hendrix wah... I al;so use my friends GT-3 and can produce any sound i really desire on it. I dont like as i mention earlier how trebely the damn thing sounds.

The actioon and setup was fine, the people at fender obviosly knew what they were doing when they built this machine.Pickups needed a little adjustment, bridge was routed fine, and the finish and wood were in extremely good qualioty when i recieved it.

I pretty much guarentee this thing will withstand gigs, especially if it withstands my room and the woman that wont put i down. The finsish has been slapped around and so far no scratches or knicks... And my friend haad his for four years and its still truckin with him. The strap buttons are solid but i recomend using strap locks. I COuld use this for a great while and probably alwasy depend on it.I wouldnt gig without a backu cause there is always room for an accident or two. I always recomend using a backup.

Havent dealt with em... hjope i dont have to.... i hate operators.. they annoy the piss outta me

Ive been playing for about 3-4 years give or take... i havent always been dedicated but im really started getting into now that i have a good guitar. If it were stolen or lost, i might buy the same type, but id rather have an SG or Les Paul, but who wouldnt? I still really like this guitar and recommend it to begging users and intermediate users.

Made in Japan or something. 21 frets. Volume, two tone knobs. Three single coils with 5-way selector. Pickups suck and deserve to be shit on. Crap plywood body. Strat style body. Standard Fender Strat bridge, non-locking tuners.

I play mostly hard rock/metal, mostly like Metallica or Creed. It absolutely, positively sucks for this style. I use a Digitech processor, Crybaby 535Q wah, and several Mesa Dual Rectifiers with Mesa cabs. It is noisy on all settings. Even with the best amps and effects, it still sounds like I bought it at K-Mart. The guitar can make this really good out of tune sound, especially after use of whammy bar. It may be good for pissing off the neighbors, you know, if your neighbors are good guitarists and know what shitty tone is.

The guitar was fine from the factory, a real eye pleaser, but that's all. It doesn't matter how the pickups are adjusted, they still sound bad. The action is about as good as the action that Rush Limbaugh gets.

If you are playing this thing live, you need to check yo self fo you wreck yo self. This thing won't break, but I guarantee you it will sound bad. My strap buttons fell off after having the thing for about a year. This guitar should not be played without a back up because this guitar should be no higher than a back up, like sixty or seventy guitars down the line.

Never dealt with them.

I have been playing for four years and let me say the Ibanez I play now blows this guitar to some other planet. I wish I knew more before I bought this mistake. If this was stolen or lost, I would rejoice and stroke the comforting neck of my new Ibanez and tell it how much I love it. I hate everything about this guitar, especially it's shitty sound. This guitar is only good for beginners.

Made in China price $139 from Mcfayden music

I have only been playing for a year,so this guitar is perfect for me.I play it through a FENDER FRONTMAN 15 amp.I play blues and classic rock and this works fine for me.

It is black with a white pickguard.The action is o.k. but I might have it adjusted.The finish shines

I have had no problems.It survives my 4 year old constantly messing with it.

Its the perfect guitar for someone starting out,or someone who does'nt think a good guitar has to cost a lot of money.

I just purchased a Made In China Squire Affinity Stat for my nephew, as he wants to learn guitar. I have been playing for 25 years and own a Les Paul Standard and a American Standard Strat. This Affinity has 21 frets, a solid hardwood body, a rosewood neck and a Torino Red paint job. All the standard strat features are included, although the tuners have a very low tuning ratio and require a light touch and a bit of patience.

The pickup sounds are a tad brighter than my American Standard, and lower output, but it sounds fine.

the construction is top-rate. I was very surprised. The neck fit is excellent, the set-up out of the factory was fine except for intonation, which easy to adjust. The paint job is superb, as is the satin finished neck. There were no flaws on this guitar.

I feel this guitar will stand up to anything a 13 year old can dish out. I remember the junk guitar I had to learn on, and I would've jumped out of my skin to have a guitar this good back then.

No experience with this.

This guitar was still in the box when I bought it, and I'm thinking of getting one for myself to mess with. I'd love to hear a triplet of Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro's in this thing.

This guitar is a Stratocaster knock off made in China in 1999. It sports a polyurethane finished solid wood body (I took it apart and couldn't see signs of plywood in any of the cavities) and a 21 medium fret, large headstock, rosewood capped maple neck with a satin finish. This neck is not as deep and narrow as vintage models but is comfortable for all purposes. Electronics are pure Strat: three passive single coil pickups connected via a 5 way selector (that in this case is a piece of junk) to one volume and two tone pots. Tremolo system is a basic Strat unit with improved saddles (have rounded edge where the string rests to prevent string breakage). The stamped out enclosed tuners are also very deficient for pro use. The guitar includes tremolo arm, adjusting tools for truss rod and saddles, warranty booklet and owner's manual.

I bought this guitar to hot rod so I didn't even try it when I bought it. I quickly proceeded to replace the stock pickups (which are basically pretty cheap) with Carvin Alnico blade type single coils, the selector switch with a Switchcraft 5 way and the tuners with WD/Gotoh non locking tuners. I ended up with a pro instrument for less than $275.00. The guitar sounds as good or even better than my American '57 Strat reissue (probably due to the pickups). The sound is thick and full of definition clean or distorted. Acoustically, the guitar also resonates as much as my '57 reissue, which is an indicator of good tone in an electric guitar. I play pop, rock'n'roll and blues/country based rock and it works perfectly for all I do, it's very versatile. I've tried it through a Korg G3 effects pedal and a Crybaby Wah into a '59 tweed Twin repro and it sounds full and throaty.

The guitar was almost perfectly set up from the factory, at least for the majority of players; I'll need to raise the action for my taste, though. Intonation was almost perfect from the factory as was the neck, fretwork and finish.

As already mentioned, the tuners, pickups and selector switch are very bad quality but for $129.00 how much can you ask for? After replacing those, (and maybe the pots which will eventually die) this thing will withstand a lot of use and abuse. Could use without a backup.

Never dealt with Fender and probably won't need to, their stuff is good and built to last.

I've been playing for over 20 years and own at least one each of all the desirable models and makes of guitars (mostly in reissue form but a couple of vintage players) and when set up like I did, this Squier stands up to American made Fenders. If it were stolen or lost, I'd buy it again and "repeat the procedure". It's hard to find this much quality for so little money; I don't know how Fender does it. Great value!

My Squier has the standard Strat controls(2 tones, volume). It has also has 3 single coil pickups. My guitar pretty much has the features of any strat you can find in the world.

The sound is decent. It's rather thin, but that's how all strats sound. Great for Blues and Rock music. I play it through a boss distortion pedal(sometimes) and then into my Fender Blues Junior(Which is a kick-ass amp). My amp actually makes my Squier sound ten times better than my old amp, which was a cheapy Squier amp that came with the guitar. The worst thing about the sound is that the pickups are cheap(of course, on a $150 guitar). They can be very noisy in the 1,3,5 positions, but I'll hopefully be upgrading to Texas Specials shortly.

The set-up that my guitar came with seems fine with me. I've had it for a year now and never adjusted the neck or bridge. The finish is great looking for what I paid, It's white with a white pickguard. The action is wonderful and I recently compared it to a $1200 Deluxe American Strat which my friend owns and couldn't tell the difference between the playability between the two.

This guitar would last anyone for years and years. It is the only electric I own and is veery durable. The hardware is excellent, it stays in tune, the strap buttons will last FOREVER, and I can always depend on it.

I don't know to much about Fender customer support???

I've been playing guitar for 2 years and I am very pleased with this guitar. If you want the ultimate strat, do this: buy a squier strat(150 bucks), texas special pickups(150 bucks), and a new set of quality tuners(50 bucks). Pay a good guitar tech 50 bucks or so to install the stuff, set it up nicely, and you have a $1200 strat for 400 bucks!

This guitar features a laminated top, 22 frets, made is china in 1997 I believe, the controls are two tone, one volume, and 5-way selecter. The pick up configuration is s/s/s, the pickups are single coils but I dont no what kind they were special ones put on. the neck is maple the body I think is alder but I am not sure, and the fretboard is rosewood. finish is soled black. its a strat. tuners are non locking. the neck is relativaly thin and great playing.I had to but the case seperatly. the pick guard makes it kind of plain but if you change it with a pearl pick guard it really brings out the guitar. The only really thing bad with it is its bridge it breaks the strings quite easy if you dont file them down.

This guitar defenetly suits my stile of music blues, and is really good for metal, rock, and clasic rock. I guess it would do good for country but I havent really tried it. This guitar is excellent for lead. The sound of this guitar is all really in the amp, some say that it's the guitar thats crappy when they got this little $50.00 on sale used crappy amp. but I just got a Marshal G30RCD for a relativally good price and it rocks with my strat. Its kind of tacky on the bridge pickup by itself but sound good with both middle and bridge, also for blues I think sounds great on the neck and middle pickups which I mostly use. The only dislike I really dislike is the swiching controls they kind of are touchy but can be fixed just go under the pick guard in the controls and tightin the screws.

this guitar was made quiete well and satisying it is very comfterble and plays really easy I like it a lot. there was loose controls but can be easily fixed. Its all in how you treat it.

This guitar will withstand live playing if you dont thrash it. Some simple hardware might not last but is easy to replace but I havent had any bad problems. The finish will defenetly last. The strap buttons are defenetly solid. I can depend on it. And I would use it on a gig without a backup. DONT PURCHASE USED, PEOPLE THINK BECAUSE ITS A CHEAP PRISED GUITAR THEY CAN RECK IT.

never really had to.

This guitar is great I have been playing for 7 years and have lots of equipment six guitars and many amps and effects. This guitar goes good with effects. if it were stolen I would by it again. I like the comfert and some what light wait of the guitar, I especially like the neck.I dont like about how hard it is to find the same parts. I have compared it to other guiters like the Fender Standerd and American strat and think if the others were $200.00 cheaper I would buy the Squier. The reoson I bought it instead of the Fender is because it feels more comfterble and is easy to play looks better if you add the right stuff to. I wish it had better hardware though.

My guitar was made in 1998. It was made in Indonesia. It has 22 frets. Regular Strat features 1 volume, 2 tone controls, a five way selector switch. I thinkl that it is made out of Alder but I'm not sure. It hasd non locking tuners. I got the Strat pack so it came with a gig bad, an amp, cord, tunner, strap, stings. I did buy a guitar case for it though latter on.

The sound on this guitar is awsome. I play moslty rock/hardrock and it does the job just fine. One thing that I did find that if you put the toggle switch on 2-4 it's not near as noisy. When I use distotion I fing that a high pitch squeel comes through the amp. The sound is very rich and also bright. It's great for those kick ass solos. I think overall it sounds great.

I got my guitar brand new and I thought that that it came pefect and ready to play, just needed tunning. All I have to do is to raise the pickups and thats about it. That finish is really good, these guitars take a beating and keep on playing. I did find that the tunners are not the best so I will have to replce them once I get enough money.

This guitar will last live playing, I mean I wouldn't play with backup, but I wouldn't play any guitar without backup. This guitar will last forever! The strap buttons are on there for good. I couldn't see them breaking. If the opertunity came around and I didn't have backup I would play without backup. Well I would have to think about it first but probably would.

Never needed it!

I have been playing for a year and a have and this is my second guitar my first was a Epiphone Strat. and it can't stand up to my Fender. If I lost this guitar I would find the thief and beat the crap out of him then take my guitar back. I love the sound, the shape, got to love the shape. The thing that I don't really care about is the colour of my guitar. When I get enough money I will buy a pedal, I'm not quiyte sure with kind buyt somthin that will make it sound really cool. Oh yea and a Larger amp.

Typical Strat configuration, 3 single coil pu's, 5 way switch, "vintage" style trem, 2 tone, 1 volume control. Mine is is a 1998 model made in China by real Chinese prisoners (why else do you think that they could sell them for about $100 and still make a profit?). It's arctic white with a w/b/w 3 ply pickguard, and maple neck with rosewood fretboard. The tuners are covered and cheap, but hey, they do what tuners are supposed to do...get the guitar in tune, and keep it there. Oh, and don't complain about the whammy bar making it go out of tune if you're doing dive bombs with it. This type of trem wasn't designed for dive bombing, the Floyd rose was. If you have it set up correctly, it will stay in tune reasonably well, even with heavy use.

Well, I bought this guitar planning to upgrade most of the parts over time, but after playing it for about a month now, I think I'm just going to leave it stock. This is not a bad guitar, and I believe the stigma around the Squier series revolves around the fact that 99% of them are bought as a first guitar by some guy who want's to be the next James Hetfield. I have played guitar for 17 years, and have owned everything from this Squier to various Gibson's, Hamer's, Charvel's, Jackson's, Epiphone's, Peavey's, and...you get the picture. I have come to the conclusion that you don't have to buy some upscale, expensive whatever to get an excelent tone. The BIGGEST factor in anyone's sound is...you, not your equipment. If your equipment sounds like shit, you probably play like shit. The only thing those expensive guitars are going to get you is an empty bank account. Now I will admit that you would be a fool to by the first Squier Strat that you pick up (except in my case). The guitar store had 12 of these sitting out for $119, and I spent a good 2-3 hours playing through them to find the best one (which happened to be the first one I picked up). The quality varies greatly on these. Find a good one, though, and it's every bit as good as an American Standard Strat. I own 3 other Strats besides this one; an American Standard, and 2 Mexican Strats. This one is just as good as my others, it just cost a lot less. It suits all of my musical styles from psychadelic, to blues, to classic rock, and even Slayer (yes, I really do play all of these). This guitar does a fine job of translating the sounds in my head, through my fingers, into the amplifier.

It was set up ok at the guitar store, but I adjusted the action to my liking at home. I changed the strings to 10's, raised the action a little, adjusted the trem to just barely float, and adjusted the truss rod. If you don't know how to do these things, learn. It will save you time, money, and a lot of headaches in the future. Finish is nice. Overall, it looks like it was well put together (unlike some of the other ones I tried out).

Stratocaster's are the BOSS pedals of guitars. They will survive just about anything except fire and being run over by a semi. In a fit of rage I once threw a strat from a 3rd story deck onto the concrete sidewalk below. Well, it did go out of tune, and got small indentation where it impacted the concrete, but it was still in perfect working condition.

Who cares, don't want or need it, unless my guitar just split in two for no apparant reason.

To all of the people who have ripped these guitars...next time before ripping on something, take a good look at yourself first. How long have you been playing? Are you any good? Should you have bought this guitar if you are going to play in a band called "Brain Dead Rotting Flesh"? Did you buy the first guitar you picked up? This is a decent guitar. You get out of it what you put into it with your heart, soul, and fingers.

Comfortable neck, maple with rosewood fretboard 22 frets. Body is made of plywood but until some of the finish got scraped off I wouldn't have known. Standard Strat style tremolo, bad for tuning. Crap tuners, if you have the money replace these as soon as you replace the crap pickups. Electronics arent that advanced, master volume, indiv. tone controls for neck and mid pickup. VERY noisy.

I play lots of things, mostly metal, rock, and punky type things, though I love classical but I've only been playing for a year and am not exactly a virtuoso. Very bright sound. Great clean sound (minus the horrible noise that comes out of this thing) Decent distorted sound, with my Korg AX1G i can get some heavy s*** coming out of it. I run it through the AX1G into a cheap o Park MKIIwhtevr 10 watt solid sate amp and it sounds allright, though I cant stress the noise enough.

Whammy bar broke off in a very short time, finish scratched easily. The non locking trem bridge in combination with the crap tuners make sure that it never stays in tune. The neck is pretty good, real comfirtable for chording, but the rather low radius makes it a little hard for soloing. The wire connecting the output jack breaks constantly, I can seem to be able to keep it soldered on. It broke after playing the thing for a month and breaks probably monthly now.

The guitar, besides the finish, could have a bomb dropped on it and it would still play. The hardware is all good, esp the strap buttons, except the tuners, these things blow. I cant depend on it at all because i never know when the output jack wire is goin to break.

Uhh...

I've been playing since Christmas 1998. I own some kind of Washburn dreadnought acoustic, a Korg AX1G effects box, and a Park (Marshall) 10watt crappyamp. My dad bought me this guitar cuz its the cheapest one we could find. If it were stolen or lost I would say good riddance cuz I would have an excuse to buy a real guitar to replace it. I really like the clean tone, but thats about it. I've played my friend's BC Rich Warlock and Mockingbird and all different kinds of guitars in stores and liked em all better, bsides harmonys and crap, and other fenders. If it had better pickups it would put the score up a few points higher.

I have a Chineese made Strat. 24 Fret. It has a nice 5 way selector, volume and tone controls. All in all it has a decent amount of features compared to many "replicas" of this model.

I use a squier sidekick amp with my guitar and although it's not the best setup in the world it's ample for my home use. Some tone settings do cause a fuzzy noise but this is to be expected, after all it's not the most expensive of guitars.

Well my wammy bar broke after about a month what I was a bit pissed off about apart from that it's been pretty much ok.

This isn't exactly a guitar that I'd use for live gig use. However I'm not upto that standard at the moment so for the while this guitar suits me fine.

Dunno!!

This was my first of 3 guitars. I've only been playing for 8 months. It's no way an amazing guitar but it's fine for the beginner but I wouldn't recomend it for the semi pro or pro. I was annoyed when the wammy bar broke so soon but on the most part the guitars been OK. I think that if I ever do buy another guitar it will be a REAL Fender Strat not a Squier as I do love the design, I'd just like something thats a bit better built.

Its your standard cheap-O strat. 21 frets, 3 single coils, etc.. The model I bought had the maple fingerboard and an artic white finish. Very classy looking. Not much else in the way of features

Contrary to popular opinion, Squier's do not totally suck, you just have to put a little work into them that's all. There are lots of aftermarket strat parts available and beleive me they are a REALLY good investment. Admittedly, the stock pickups aren't the best and are a little noisey (but no more than other single coils), but there are some totally useable "strat" tones in there. I replaced the stock neck pickup on mine with a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails and what a difference this pickup made. My guitar now sounds equal (if not better) to my friends $1800 (CAN) American Standard Strat, and I only paid $200 for the guitar and $100 for the pickup (both new). I plan to change the other stock pickups later too. I give it a 10 for sound quality after you do some upgrades, otherwise by itself I give it a 7.

When I received my guitar, the action was set up very well and I have had no problems with it. There was a minor imperfection in the finish (I mean MINOR!) but otherwise the guitar was in excellent shape. Most of the hardware on the guitar was in good shape but I will probably upgrade to better stuff shortly (like I said there are many things on this guitar that you can improve on)

It will withstand live playing and it has. The hardware seems like it might wear pretty easily though, so I am going to replace most of it. Finish is good and seems like it will handle wear and tear. I would definitely use this guitar on a gig without a backup.

Never dealt with them.

I have read some really bad reviews of this guitar and of all Squier's for that matter. Frankly I think a lot of people have brand-name-itis. I played Washburn BT's and MT's, real Fender's and a bunch of other guitars before I bought this one and many of them would have required the same upgrades that I am performing on the Squier, and they cost over twice as much. It is an excellent beginner guitar by itself and with some upgrades can become an excellent main guitar for a full time musician. I have not been disapointed with this guitar yet. For the price, it's a steal.

You should all know what a Strat is by now. Mine is a red1997 model, made in Korea.

The sound of this thing is pretty crap. The single-coils are noisy and the electronics in it suck. I play all sorts of different styles and the variety of this guitar suits me but it's so NOISY!

The guitar came from the factory looking quite good but on the back of the guitar the finish is all rippled. It wasn't set up very well but i didn't expect it to be. The hardware on it has held up quite well to a years worth of hard playing but the pickup selector swith is starting to get harder to move.

I think this guitar would stand up to live playing because i've knocked it around quite a bit and it hasn't affected it. The strap buttons on it are good and have never let go once. I would use it without a backup.

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I've been playing this guitar for a year now and it has been good to me. If it were stolen i wouldn't buy it again though. I like the way there is a varitey of sounds avaliable from this guitar but i hate the cheap components they use in it to keep the price down.

1998 Chinese model. Standard Strat stuff. Features are like all Strats.

Suits Blues very well.. The guitar doesn't sound bad at all compared to other options in the same price range.

Well set up out of the box. Almost a year old and no problems. The neck on this thing makes it the easiest guitar I have to play. Much easier than any of the other three Fender Strats I have, all of which cost significantly more. That reson alone makes it well worth the price, and invaluable to me.

I've used this guitar live and gotten away with it. I wouldn't try it however until I replaced the top two bridge saddles with graphite ones. I broke light gage strings on the rough saddles far to frequently to count on the thing gigging. (Blues = Bend) I also see some problems with the 5-way switch starting to short once in a while. The tuners are absolute garbage also. The finish is very nice.

No needs.

This is a great guitar to learn on. Buy a new one and take care of it. If you are lucky, the neck might be as fine as the one I have. The "v" shape isn't chunky at all, and the 9" radius makes an easy playing neck too. Someday I might rip the neck off this thing and mount it on a better body with good electronics, but I hate to touch it and mess up the playability. I learn new stuff on this cheap junk and then repeat it on my better guitars.

Entry level Strat. Basswood body-same as Japan Reissues. Maple neck Rosewood board.Vintage hardware. Unknown tuners. Cheap pickups. Made in china and unbeatable for this price.

It sounds like a Strat. Pickups are weak. But plated through a valve amp with small speakers I got an excellent Ren and Stimpey sound(listen to the theme music) I have written this because I am fed up reading- I play a cheap strat through a solid state practise amp and it wont sound like metallica. This is a cheap strat and it will make cheap strat noises.A valve amp greatly improves the tone.

This guitar was sh and I tried it against 3 other simular guitars. It was better than the others. I also tried it through a 30w valstate and it souded fine. This one was set up by the shop as is all their s/h stock.

I sold this guitar after two weeks-read overall rating to see why. Weak points-pickups,change to seymours or simular-trem ugh. Tuners change to anything. What you do get is a good body and neck with fender on the headstock. Everything else can easily be changed.

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A workmate wanted to buy his first electric. To cut a long story short I saw this strat in my local shop, compared to any other guitar in its price range it was one of a kind. It was better than all the other chinese strats. Past experience told me to buy it. I did. I gave him the option of buying it at cost or I would keep it. He played it for 5 mins and gave me cash (the git). Moral of the story don't play just one guitar of the same model. And being honest hurts. I give this an overall 8 cos what else can you buy for this money,also its the only guitar I've sold without making a loss.

Bought it new in '98. China-made. 22 frets. Solid black. Maple neck. Rosewood fretboard. Plywood body. Your usual Fender configuration. And like everyone else's, it's cheap as all hell.

Well, what can I tell you, the sound sucks, unless you mistakenly bought it as a microphone, then you should be pretty happy. I play it on a Peavey 158, Crate GFX65 and a Line 6. I bought it as my kick-around guitar, and it sure can take a lickin'.

When I bought it I went to GC and grabbed about 6 or 7 of these things, sat down, played them, and picked the best of the bunch. Good action. The neck wasn't set right though: the low E string was almost off the fretboard at the higher frets, but nothing a cut-up credit card couldn't fix. Paint was well done.

I've knocked this thing around a ton but it doesn't seem to mind. I would never gig with with, but for sitting 'round the house, playing with your garage band, it's fine. I mean, how can you go wrong at $139 bucks?

Okay, here's what I did to this thing to make it decent: I ordered a new pickguard from Steward-MacDonald for ten bucks (one with a humbucker cutout at the neck). Then, before I put it on I sheilded the cavity with copper tape and got rid of the ground loop (took all of about two hours). Then I took a Dimarzio PAF I had laying around the house and put it in the neck position (on the new pickguard). Then I recently bought a new set of Texas Specials for another guitar of mine and had two left over so I threw those on the Affinity. So now I've spent about 160 bucks for a guitar that sounds awesome and hasn't cost me hardly anything. If you want it to sound better, swap out those crappy pickups, I mean, geez, ANYTHING sounds better.

I got this guitar along with the Squier Strat Pak. It was made in China. It emulates all of your basic Strat features; it has 22 frets on a rosewood fingerboard, maple neck, 3 piss-poor passive single-coil pickups, a trem. I'm not certain of the wood used for the body -- the Squier website just says it's made of "select hardwood". The body is, however, .5 cm thinner than a normal Stratocaster, though that makes very little difference. It comes only in solid colors, and mine is candy apple red. And, the tuners (which are covered, rather than die-cast) are awful. But, the things are extremely inexpensive... you can pick them up through Musician's Friend for 130 bucks.

I try to dab around with a wide variety of types of music, and while I play primarily rock and blues, I also fool with jazz and classical. The pickups, as aforementioned, are very poor -- probably the weakest component in the guitar. They are extremely noisy, even in the hum-cancelling, out-of-phase positions. And the noise is greatly increased when I'm not touching a metal part of the guitar (I see that others share this problem). Acoustically, however, it sounds fine, and I think that with some new pickups, it would sound fairly good. Whether I want to invest 150 dollar on saving this guitar is another question, though.
I play through a 15w solid-state amp (a Squier Champ) that also came with the Strat Pak. This amp has horrible tone, and I can't get anything that resembles a pleasant overdriven sound, so I mostly play clean. I've played the guitar through some better amps, though, but it still sounds pretty bad. It just has a weak, flubby tone. Also, even with a good amp, it's tough to get any usable distortion, which I blame again on the pickups. This guitar gave me a bad image of Strats in general, though this changed when I recently test drove a Fender American Standard.

Out of the box, the guitar had a pretty good action, and it's always played well. I prefer low action, though, so I've since changed the bridge height. The pickups were set up horribly, and the neck pickup began sinking into the body. I've since fixed that, too. The finish, as I already described, is a solid candy apple red (or, more specifically, Torino red). The finish is very poor; it was not applied very evenly, and has some ugly streaks running through it. It also chips very easily, and I've put quite a few dings in it. But, hey, it's all character. =) The pickup selector isn't very noisy, and the pots aren't scratchy or anything. With my personal modifications, this category scores a 7 or 8, but from the factory....

I don't do any live playing, so I couldn't comment on that. I don't know if it could stand up to a great deal of battery, as any little bump will result in the finish being chipped (but that's just the finish). The tuners are already starting to corrode a bit, so that's a testament to how crappy they are. Also, I never play with a strap, because it falls off every five minutes or so. You would *need* straplocks. But, otherwise, it's fairly solid.

i've never dealt with customer service, as I'm a do-it-yourself kind of guy. Likewise, I'm not sure about the warranty details.

I bought this guitar 7 months ago, and, at the time, I was a complete novice to the electric guitar world. Since then, however, I've learned an incredible amount about guitars and am a fairly proficient players (I have over 12 years of experience playing Piano). Since I am 18 years old, I kind of have a problem with coming up with the large sums of money necessary to purchase a quality guitar, so this is all I can have for a while yet. (If you would like to donate to the Nick Murphy Guitar Fund, you will get good kharma....) While the guitar is, overall, a piece of shit, I'm happy with it. Without having purchased it, I never would have been able to learn as much as I have. In my opinion, it's a fine guitar for beginners.
Were it stolen, I would not buy again. Ideally, my next guitar would be a Paul Reed Smith McCarty Rosewood, but... I don't see that happening anytime soon. I'm building a tube amp right now, and will probably be buying a Epi LP sometime soon, so I'll be able to lay this thing to rest shortly. And, while it's my first guitar, and there's some kind of emotional attachment kind of thing with it, I don't think that I'll miss it a great deal. =)

Made in some far east country, 21 frets, 2 tone 1 volume controls, 3 single coil pickups, made of some cheap wood, covered heads, maple fretboard, black finish.

I play tons of Metallica and really heavy music. This guitar is not what I should have bought. It has no sustain and crappy tone. I use a crate GX15 amp and a Zoom 505 processer. The cheap single coil pickups are extremely noisy and pick up many annoying FM radio stations (such as spanish channel). It often squeels high pitched when facing an amp, tv, or computer.

I have adjusted and readjusted the pickups and found that the factory setting is the best. The high frets (19, 20, 21) are hard to reach and uncomfortable when playing a long solo. The shape of the neck often hurts my hand after 45 minutes of playing. The back of the guitar scratches on the touch of any other metal object, especially belts.

Haven't had anything break, although I've been tempted to break it myself.

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This guitar sucks. I don't care if you are a beginner and can't afford anything else. SAVE YOUR MONEY!! Wait untill you can get something else. You'll thank me.

contoured hardwood body; maple neck; late '60s "big" headstock; rosewood or maple fingerboard; 22 frets; 3 single-coil pickups; 5-way switching; 1 volume, 2 tone controls; single-ply white pickguard; tremolo.

i play everything from shred to metal to jazz to rock to classical. my main guitar is an ibanez jem7vwh. i purchased this guitar as a practice guitar, or secondary guitar. this guitar, for my purchase price, is an excellent practice guitar. it does not sound nor feel anywhere near my jem, but, for the money, it's a decent sounding axe. i do however think that it's little brittle in the clean channel, but overall the sound is decent. it's nothing specatular, but decent. before deciding on purchasing this guitar though, i looked at a few yamahas, arias, and jacksons. this squire blows them away!

the action is just okay. it's not on the fast side though. u can't really dig into the notes, but they always come out sufficiently.
the tremolo though throws your guitar out of tune. i would not recommend using the tremolo at all.
the finish is a bit fragile, but i guess i got what i paid for.

for the price i paid, it's seems like a pretty robust guitar. i'm sure it'll last me a few years or more.

if u have a more expensive axe, and are looking for a practice guitar. this is definitely the guitar for u. like i said, it sounds brittle in the clean channel, and the finish is a bit cheap. still, this guitar plays well enough to warrant u to bring along to practice sessions.

I got this guitar in the Fender Strat Pack. This is a great deal for ppl starting out. It came with all cables, amp, tuner, extra strings, strap, and picks. Its a great deal for the price i paid. I would suggest buying a better guitar cable, then the fender one that comes with it.

It has a good sound for how much you pay for it. The pickups seem to buz a lot but i play in front of my computer while looking up tabs. I played a blackie eric claptons and that doesnt pick up the sounds that you dont mean to play but barley hit like this does. Id say to make it easier to start out buy a better guitar. I play witht he Squire Champ 15 which came with the Strat Pack i bought.

When i got the guitar half a year ago it was ready to play as soon as i got i out of the box. Everything on it seemed to be perfect. Although there was a small indention in the wood it wasnt noticeable. Over 6 months later everything is still fine on it but the back gets scratched up easy by my belt buckle. Ive dropped it and it still works great.

I dont think i would use this for a gig unless i had an effects pedal. It stays in tune great and i can go a week without tuning it again. Its pretty dependable in my opnion.

Never delt with fender, or had to make repairs.

Nice guitar, but after playing for about 6 months I want a new guitar with better sound and features. If you are just buying a guitar then id save up and get a better one, even just a regular squier strat would be better then the affinity series. If it was stolen id be happy so my parents would buy me my new guitar faster.

I got this guitatr in a strat package so it came with everything i needed to get started. Tuners are a little crappy, but you get used to it. Its got three single coil pickups that are noisier than a crowded New York Street, but this guitar is a beginner so i wouldn't worry about it.

Like i said, very noisy. But can cover a good range of music for the beginning guitarist. I like the neck pickup put it is very muffled and the bridge is too bright. I can play many types of music including heavy stuff like godsmack and alice in chains. I use it most for alternative like offspring, green day, etc. Great sound for a beginning guitar, but you wont be able to get by with it your whole life

I noticed no flaws in the guitar and liked it very much.

This is were the guitar scores big. It is sturdy enough to stand up to a ceiling fan(dont ask, long story.) This guitar will last a lifetime. You could take this guitar to a gig and through it into the audience and whoever caught it would enjoy it for years.

Never had to deal with fender.

Great beginner guitar. It will last a lifetime and get you started on the guitar the right way.

This guitar, made in china this year has 22 frets and has an alder body on rosewood neck. all three pickups are single coils and their make is unknown to me (but they aren't too good!). otherwise this guitar contains standard strat features (vol, tone and tone pots etc.) the pickgaurd is single ply white plastic but seems tough enough to me.

Because of the mediocre pickups, the original sound of this guitar on on some pickup combos, it sounds crap in a grungy sort of way. but in other settings, it sounds just like a real fender strat! because of this, I am seriously thinking about changing some of the pickups. the bridge pickup is noisy and a little too sharp sounding but the other two are pretty damn nice. I usually play rock / grunge music and am playing through a fender frontman amp and this setup suits me perfectly!

excellent! in tune straight out of the box! the guys who I bought it from were really helpful. the finish on this guitar is black and was done perfectly. the pickups seem to have been mounted well. the frets are medium sized and well made.

it seems pretty sturdy to me. the strings do not seem to go out of tune easily unless you use the trem arm which is a bit of a novelty anyway. the finish does not scratch easily at all. the wood of this guitar is extremely strong and has withstood collisions which would write off any other guitar. because of its slightly dodgy pickups, If playing on stage, I would keep a backup merely because of squire's reputation.

never had to use them

straight out the box, this guitar will do very nicely as a starter. throw in a few, simple modifications and you've got yourself an amazingly priced beautiful machine! either way, this guitar is slick beyond words. in my opinion, fender strats are the perfect guitars, and, no matter what others say, this is a fender strat! and at this silly price?

A standard strat from fender. 5-way switch 3 single coil pickups setup S/S/S ...21 fret maple neck bolt non-locking tuners.

OK This is why im putting my info in. I cant stand people complaning about it being "TOO DISTORTED" Why the hell are you even using distortion?? ITS SUPPOST TO BE FUZZY AND ALL CRACKLY!!!! Yes, ill agree the microphonics arent great on 1,3,5 but put it through a good amp and it sounds identical to a stratocaster.I play Nirvana,Offspring and other punk, alternative and metal. I found out if you raise the bridge and neck pickup up about 1 mm from the strings and put the middle pickup as low as possible it give it a much richer tone and stops the humming when your idle.Ive played stratocasters and compared the sound--ITS THE SAME!!!!!

I guess I got a jem of a squier cause of all the other complaints about it. Well mine had no flaws and the factory setup was perfect.Ive beat the hell out of this guitar and its still in great condition..I dropped it once and a chip of the finish came off but that would happen on any guitar.

This guitar would withstand alot and especially live playing.The hardware would defitnaly last and almost never gets out of tune if anything its the High E string...I would replace the strap buttons cause there not big enuff to hold my leather strap...I know the finish will never wear unlike the old strats like 60's...I kinda want mine to wear off alittle to give it "character" hehe

Nope so far so good its been one year...

Overall this is a great guitar... Very solid and great sound.As someone said before if you want a stratocaster just get a squier and write -ocaster next to strat. There the same guitars!!!

The standard Strat stuff: 3 single-coil pickups, hardwood body, maple neck, rosewood fretbaord, standard tremolo

I am a rythm player who play lead. As a rythm guitar it sounds okay, but when I the use the bridge pickup alone, the sound is way too sharp and treble. Not powerful enough for lead. An okay guitar for amateur players. One thing: the pickups are quite noisy for a guitar this price.

Well, nothing much to say... what can this price offer?

so far, so good. owned this guit for over 6 months and it never gave me any problems. However the pickups are tempremental... sometimes they sound as good as a real fender, but sometimes sounds worse than a brandless guit. The tremolo tends to fail once in a while (esp on wet days)

Well, if you are a beginner, you won't mind owning one. If you are a pro or a performer like me, you will not like it... If is stolen, I will probably invest in a Fender Califonia Strat or a Fender Tex Mex. But this guit sounds very good for the price...

Made in China, I think.
22 frets

It all depends on what kind of amp you have, if you have a cheap piece of junk amp, it will sound like a piece of junk. It's all in how you want it to sound. If you get the right amp it sounds just as good as any other guitar, maybe even better. I have a Crate Frontman Series GX-15 amplifier, and it sounds awesome.

The guitar was made very well in fact. I don't see why anyone would pay the price for a Stratocaster unless they just wanted it to say "STRATOCASTER" on it. If it makes you feel any better write "-OCASTER" out beside "STRAT". Only Difference.

I've dropped the guitar, smacked it into doors,walls, and just about everything else and it has sustained all that so I bet it could last a very long time.

Fender is very good about Customer Support.

The Squier Strat outpreforms most other guiatrs I have played. If you starting out, this is the guitar.

just like all the other strats but with generic switches and tuners and stuff

Everyone says it has a buzzing sound when you put it on the 1\3\5 switch.I noticed that too but it only does it when the tv is on in the room next door.also when my cd player is on in goes thruogh my amp so i would turn off all appliances before playing this guitar.the pickups are also noisy so i would buy some on ebay you can get at a great price.after you get past all that i think this guitar pretty good.I think for price you would have a hard time finding a better deal.i like playing some of the heavy stuff and i can get some pretty good distortion out of this thing

everything was fine except the third string rung against the fretboard all i had to do was buy some new strings and it was fixed

ive had it for over a year now and it works like its brand new even after droping it a dozen times

fine i guess

overalll im happy with this guitar but if i saw a good deal i get rid of it quick

1998 Fender Squier Affinty Series. Made in Korea. General Strat features. Really poor quality single coil pickups. Trem. bar use results in tuning problems that render the guitar useless. Don't even try to use it. Cheap fretwork, tuners, wood, hardware; your basic wanna-be-a-real-strat Squier.

If you own a Squier, you know what they sound like. Extremely poor sound. All single pickup positions (1,3,5) are microphonic and VERY noisy when distorted. If you use distortion, you must use position 2 or 4. Bridge position is very trebly, almost no bass. Neck setting could almost make a decent blues sound with tone down and a little distortion. No sustain to speak of. (Running through a Fender Frontman amp)

The guitar was set up fairly well considering it was done by a starving Korean 9-year-old kid. The wood(alder?) is pretty cheap; you can see some blemishes through the finish. Finish is decent, hard to scratch. The pickguard is somewhat warped.

This guitar can be dropped over and over, whether it is and accident or intentional. (After playing it, the latter might be more likely. I don't gig; I never would get on stage with this beast.

never dealt with Fender

it is a beginner's guitar and nothing else. play it for 1/2 a year, then sell it to some unsuspecting sucker. I just graduated high school and have been showered with money, so I will buy either a USA Fender Strat or an Epi LP.

I am a pro player who has been playing for about 17 years. I recently won one of these guitars at a local store. They normally retail for $100-$150 new. I'm going to try to detach myself as much as possible from details and go back to basics; otherwise it would be like having a vintage car aficionado review a Yugo for performance. It's a brand new maple neck/rosewood board made-in-China Affinity Strat with a late 60's-70's style large headstock. The finish is kind of a basic Royal blue, looks like car paint. Traditional Strat configuration (S/S/S), 6-screw trem, enclosed tuners. Medium frets, fairly fat neck. I believe the body is plywood, as Fender does not mention what sort of wood is used in their ad copy, so I'm assuming the worst. Nothing included as I won this guitar. I give it an 8 for features only because it's a Strat and possibly one of the most versatile guitars ever, but NOT for any preference for this particular model.

I'm primarily a blues/jump/swing player. I play straight through either a Deluxe Reverb or a Super Reverb, both '68s. The stock pickups in this guitar actually are not too bad compared to others in its price range; they are better tonally than Mexican Standards - much clearer and a little brighter. However they are HORRENDOUSLY microphonic - the slightest touch or tap on the pickup cover, pickguard, or even the guitar itself gets amplified - you can speak into the pickups and hear it coming out the amp. Also, you can hear the selector switch moving between positions. It sounds reasonably like a Strat should, for blues.

Action was okay from factory, no buzzing, however the 12th fret action compared to first fret action was very noticeably higher and it became progressively harder to chord as you move up the neck; however this could be a matter of personal preference and not a flaw per se. Finish is very cheap but has no real flaws i.e. orange peel or anything. It looks like something I could have gotten out of a Krylon spray can, however. It's very likely plywood. When I took off the back trem cavity cover because a ball-end of one of the strings had gotten caught in the trem block, I noticed that they had apparently already started to install the trem when they realized they still hadn't painted the guitar - some of the metal parts were sprayed blue. The tuners are real cheap enclosed tuners and are difficult to turn but hold tune okay. Nut was cut okay, no burrs in saddles or loose screws. However there was the aforementioned problem with the microphonic pickups.

This guitar is going to be a "couch" guitar. I would not recommend it to anyone, really - even students. I'd say save a few extra dollars and get something better. I doubt it would withstand a heavy gig schedule, the hardware is dubious at best - this guitar would need 300$ or more in upgrades to make it good enough to tour. I wouldn't use this guitar even AS a backup, never mind gig it without one.

N/A never had to deal with them, probably wouldn't be worth the trouble for a disposable guitar like this one.

I'm going to place a little note that says "thank you" in the pickup cavity of the guitar just in case anyone steals it. I love the fact that this guitar will take the knocks of my 4 year old son and save my other guitars from such a fate.

Chinise production.It was made in 95 i think. It has 21 frets and a solid top, two tone and one volume controls.5 pickup combinations. Maple neck, stratocaster.

On first pickup it works good! On the third one it sounds like a real fender! With distortion it works good! I like the sound of my guitar!

The pickups are properly adjusted,but thewhamy bar is very weak!

It is a good guitar for begginers i think, i am playng for 3 years and i have this one for 1 and i am satisfied! I have used it on a gig once and it havent let me down!

I am from bulgaria and here we don't have Fender workshop so if it breaks down i'll try to fix it on my own or i'll bring her to repairer!

I have played on several Ibanez models, and i think that it is obvious that squier isnt that good, but in my oppinion it is the best guitar for begginers. I dont like that the second pickup isnt as good as the other two! I think that that is only my problem , a few friends told me that their pickups are working properly!

Made in China s/s/s Cheap ass Tuners Tremlo bridge. 1 volume 2 tone cheap plastic nut Maple Neck Rosewood Fret board Very small frets

THe sound is pretty good for a cheap guitar, its not all that bad it could have been worse. The tone from the Stock pickups were pretty fat, The bridge had a pretty rounded off tone, it would have been better. THe neck and the middle Pus were realy noisey for some wierd reason. I changed the pickups inthis bird. And it sounds a lot better.

The action, i just love the feel of this axe. It is nice, Really nice. I said to hell wiht the pickups and changed them. THis thing needs a refret desperatly. THe finish of thise guitar is awasome. i like the Transparent SUnburst it looks sweet. The screws holding the bridge got rusted over time.

After i changed a lot of stuf fon this guitar it became a real killer axe. Buy one and do mods to it, and then it would be able to blow out any other axe you have played. and it SAVES MONEY.

I don't think that this guitar has anything fancy when it comes to features. Although, I think that the features are great for someone who is just learning to ply. I have been learning to play since December 27, 1998. Once again, I think it has good features for someone who is just learning to play.

The sound on this guiter rules. I have hooked it up to my Fender Frontman amp and I haven't had any problems with the sound. I t fits my music style perfectly. ( Alternative - Heavy Metal ). I have no negative comments about the sound.

This guitar in my opinion has been assembled perfectly. That's one of the ggod things about Fender/ Squire guitars- they are so perfectly made that if someone who can think of a better design, I would like to hear it. I don't think that that will happen anytime soon.

This guitar since it is Fender made, will probably last through live playing. The hardware will also probably last as well as the finish. The strap buttons are solid and it is highly dependable. Only, no matter how dependale it is, I wouldn't play any gig without a backup.

The salesperson that sold the guitar to us was extremly helpful and helped out whenever we needed it. I never had to get it repaired yet considring I play it almost every day.

I have been learning to play since December of 1998 and my other guitar ( which I never played much ) can;t compare t this one. If lost or stolen ( which I don't plan on it happening ) I would buy it again than I would find the criminal and beat him to a bloody pulp. I love all the features on it. I was looking at some Gibson's or Epiphone, but I am glad that I bought this guitar.

1998 made in China. 22 frets. S/S/S Pickup. Body is Maple, Fret board is Rosewood. Smooth black finish. Got the Strat Pack.

Sounds fine for my style (alternative/rock) 6th string vibrates TOO much. Bridge pickup a little too twangy. Otherwise it does fine.

It looks REAL nice considering it is a cheap Fender. The finish is nice, and the pickguard is nice too.... unfortunately collects alot of dust.

Live,.... wouldn't trust it. Hardware MIGHT stick around a while... the finish i am sure will last. the strap buttons are solid. No, I wouldn't trust it with no backup.

It's good. What else can I say.

I bought this guitar last week and it has 22 frets, I dont know where it is made and when it is made, it has 3 single coil pickups, 1 master volume and 2 Tone, single ply pickguard, non-locking tremolo and machine heads and a black finish, just like a standard strat

At first it sounds like shit but now it sounds different because i had changed its stock pickups with a Dimarzio virtual vintage solo on the bridge position and a Dimarzio Blue Velvet on the middle and neck positions and it sounded excellent, it gives me highs mids and lows, It now has the punch I needed to kick into my musical needs, it has now a very agressive tone . It suied my playing style even before I changed its pickups and now it really suits my playing style which is Pop, Rock, Metal, Blues and Funk.

It has an excellent low action which was setuped to my specification by the sales person I bought it. It has a good finish just like my friends '62 Fender Strat he was astonished when he saw my guitar. The only weak points of the guitar is the Tremolo, Machine heads or Tuning pegs and the Pickguard, but there is no problem there I had changed its Tuning pegs to Schaller staggered height tuning pegs, it is "A MUST" for every guitar with a non locking Tremolo or machine heads, also I have chenged the white pickguard into a white pearloid pickguard which made the guitar look stunning, I am looking forward to change the bridge this month for my guitar to look vintage, but I think I may not change the bridge it does the job for me quite fine coz' I'm not a DIVE BOMBER.

It Seems to me it will last long because I also have a RJ guitar which is made in the here in the Philippines which is a Stratocaster copy and is made out of plywood and it is still in my posession and still working fine for me, though I made some modifications with it,. Therefore I can say That My Squier will last long for me considering my playing habbit of banging it on the wall and floor. On a gig I will use it without a backup because of my past experience with my RJ guitar which never ever let me down in my gig.

I they have the best customer support in the country, they will help you, even though you bug them so much, and give you options that will make your guitar look and sound great

I have been playing for 2 1/2 years and as far as I am concerned this guitar has the best tone of all the guitars I have ever used, because of the pickups. The only pedal I have is a Boss MT-2 Metal Zone and I'm proud of it. Also I wish that Fender would put a White pearloid pickguard options on their Squier Guitars.

This P.O.S. was made in 1998. It was made in China. It has 22 frets, two tone and one volume nobs. It has a five-way selector. The paint job is all right but the pick guard collects a lot of dust. It has medium size frets.

I play allternative rock and the sound quality is not very good. The guitars tuners vibrate when it is played to hard. I have a squier sidekick amp which is allright for my purposes but it tends to pichup radio stations. The distortion is not very good. I dont really like the sound of this guitar.

The guitar was out of tune out of the box. The pickups seem to low to me. The srews holding the on the bridge became rusted within weeks . This is not a high qualiy guitar. The tuning pegs were very tight and sometime became very loose.

The guitar has taken a lot of bumps withuot any scrathces. I think it will last it just doesnt look good after a while. The finish on the pickguard is starting to wear off after just a few months of playing. The strap buttons are solid. If you like to tune guitars this is the one for you. I have to tune it three times a day atleast. I wouldnt use the squier in a gig at all.

Havent had any experience with Fender.

Ive been playing for about a year and im thinking of trading this in for a mexican strat. I wish i would of asked to try this guitar out in the stoor first. If it were stoolen i would forget about it and get another guitar. I hate the tuning pegs and the pickups.

3 SINGLE COIL PICKUPS 5 WAY PICKUP SELECTOR 21 FRETS ROSEWOOD FRETBOARD INCLUDED TOOLS AND WHAMMY BAR RED WITH WHITE PICKGUARD

IT IS GREAT FOR MY STYLE. I PLAY GRUNGE AND LOOK FOR THE NIRVANA SOUND. ALSO A CERTAIN PICKUP POSITION IS GOOD FOR PUNK. I'M USING IT WITH A KUSTOM 40 WATT AMP AND A BOSS DS-1, DOD GRUNGE , AND A ROADKILL DISTORTION.

PERFECT

THE GUITAR HAS BEEN HIT BY OPENING DOORS AGAINST POINTY CORNERS AND HAS BEEN BUMPED TIME AND TIME AGAIN AND THERE'S NOT EVEN A DENT OR PAINT CHIP PR SCRATCH ON IT

NEVER DEALT WITH FENDER

WHY GET A FENDER STRAT WHEN THE SQUIER IS CHEAPER AND IS THE SAME THING? IF IT GOT STOLEN I WOULD GET IT AGAIN IN AN INSTANT. IT GIVES GREAT SOUND FOR NIRVANA AND DICKLESS

This guitar I got as part of the Squier Strat Pack. It is my first guitar, and it came with gig bag, strap, cable, a Squier Sidekick 10watt amp, and some replacement strings. It's got a rosewood neck, and it's got 3 single coil pickups. I still haven't figured it out, but I have a 5-way pickup selector. It also came with a nice black finish, but the white pickguard looks almost worn...

It sounds great for what I play it with. Like I said, I play it with a Squier Sidekick, a little amp with a 5" speak, and I soon hope to upgrade to a Crate GFX-60... I like it on a 4-bass/1-treble setting on the amp, and forget overdrive, it just sounds shotty.

The guitar looks real nice, but the pickguard as I said almost look used straight outta the box. Sucks, but I am gonna replace it anyways so who cares.

It is my only guitar, so I really can't say. It takes bangs nicely though.

I haven't been playing long, and I don't own anything else except a bag and an amp. If it was stolen, uh, i'd get the insurance company to buy me a new one! It is a good guitar, for what I know.

1998 made in Chine. 22 frets, seems like alder body, 5-way selector. Classic strat pickup configuration. Sunburnst finish (really cool and nice for a really cheap guitar) Floating bridge is useless (lots of noise, the guitar gets out of tune immediately, please do not even try it!)

I'm a classic rock, blues and jazz player. The guitar suits my style somewhat. I'm using a Peavey Audition 110. The guitar is really noisy. The sound is thin (due to very bad pickups) For SRV like tone it sounds fairly good as well for blues. Forget it for great solos or high distorted rhytmes. Basically it is as flexible as any strat, but with a weak sound.

The guitar was awful! Unplayable action, no routed bridge. I had to adjust everything to make it playable. Very bad point.

I wouldn't use this one live. The hardware (specially the pick ups look like they will be rusted in a year or less9. The finish looks nice, but I don't think it will last. This is a home-based guitar and for practice. I don't think this guitar will last to anyone playing 4 hours a day 365 days a year. The electronics are poor, the 5-way selector is noisy.

Never dealt with the company.

I've been playing for more than 10 years. I also have a Yamaha 120SD, , an X-Pectra electroacoustic, another yamaha classical acoustic, an Ibanez Cimar acoustic and a cheap classical guitar. If stolen or lost, I would just forget about it.
I liked the sunburst finish. I hate the overall quality. I didn't expect a great guitar, just a cheap one for practice. The hardware is real junk. You have to replace everything: pick ups, selector, tone knob, volume knob, bridge, tuners. The guitar doen't deserve the cost of changing everything. Just buy a better guitar next time.
For first timers, it is OK, but frankly there are much better guitars for this price (e.g. Yamaha PAC120SD). Don't buy it just because it says "Fender", IT IS NOT A FENDER it is a really poor copy of a stratocaster. Actually, I would buy it just to make a nice clock with it or as decoration for home (it looks really cool hanged in a wall), but it is not a nice instrument or an inspiring one. I think that tone and reliability is important, in the long run you will feel like you just spend stupidily your money.

The guitar was made in china, 1998 I believe. 22 frets. There is a five way selector switch one tone and one volume control. There are three super cheap single coil pickups. Garbage Trem, no lock. there is a rosewood fretboard. But, hey it was only 129.99

Suits no music. No one should have to start playing on this instrument, but so many do. The guitar sounded like crap. If I select an ok sounding setting on tone/5way selector, there would be a huge BUZZZ. If I set it so it sounds the most horrible, there wasn't as much buzz. Nothing on it that's good. But, hey it's only 129.99

The action was bad, but playable. But pretty bad. Pickups were garbage, super cheap stuff. Everything looked very low quality. The pickups were rusted (brand new out of a new box). Oh yea, and the arctic white finish looked very very cheap. Hey, it's only 129.99

No reliability. I think that it would break within 4months. Everything all around looks super cheap. It looked as if it would last very long. This guitar should be used for practice, and gigs? ha

Never dealt

I think that no one should have to start on this guitar. Try to get something that's not a Squier. Ibanez guitars seem to be the best deal. Strats may get better once you're in the 1000dollar range, but then you can get one hell of an Ibanez! I returned this guitar within a week, because it can't even be considered a real guitar. It sucks. Anyone that likes the strats are stupid. They sound like crap, and low quality construction.