Squier Affinity Fat Stratocaster

Humbucker, 5 way switch, yada, yada, yada...looks nice...kind of cobalt blue...

Well I got this in a trade and I couldnt wait to set it up and try it. The strings were a mile off the neck but the neck looked straight, so I cranked the saddles down and...not bad... action was good after that with no buzz...hmmm. I plugged it up and the first thing I noticed was the humbucker sounds kinda weak..and the overall sound is "thin" Im using an rp250 through a pa and I get a rich strat sound with my eric johnson artist series, but the squire came off as thin but not so bad for an entry guitar.

Guitar looks really nice...kind of light...havent tore it apart...yet...but I think its a lamenant body and a rosewood fret board..Neck was actually straight and it stays in tune.

who knows... I woulnt play seriously with it, but it might surprise you..

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I love strats and this passes with ok marks ....frets arent high enough ..but a few mods and this could be a nice player...I was pleasently surprised...

Solid purple finish. (They call it Burgundy. Whatever, It's purple.)
22 Fret maple neck, HSS pickup configuration, Fender -Style Tremolo.
2 tone and a volume knob, standard 5-way Strat switch. Made in Indonesia.
Features are pretty much what one would expect from an entry-level guitar.

Bright tone, sometimes a bit too bright- even the humbucker could be tinny. Zero shielding, so when either single pickup is on, hum's the word. This guitar has been used with a Marshall Valvestate (which it sounds best with) to DI for recording, and it's OK, especially after passing it through an effects box with some EQ. Low end s still missing, though. Again, for $150, you get what you pay for. (Note: A little shielding on my part cleaned up the noise issue greatly.)

The set up was good, the action just right for my playing style. Not great for thrashing, as my metal-attuned friends have fussed. The pickups were kinda low for my taste, so a little screwdriver action, and they were up where they belong. The finish was excellently done, and everything was well set up. Very good for a cheap guitar

This guitar's been to all of my gigs, and hasn't had any parts fail in the slightest. I can't comment on the strap buttons, because as a rule, I pull them off immediately and replace them with Straploks. Would I use it without a backup? No, but that's just because I'm paranoid, and bring at least three electrics to every gig.

I've had it a while, and have no clue about the warranty. Never needed it.

It's an entry level guitar- it's built to look like its more expensive cousins, but that's it. It's got a good neck and body, and the tremolo's well built. Replace the tuning machines with some good locking tuners, slap in some hotter pickups, shield the damned thing, and it's a good axe.

Cheap "Squire By Fender" (USD 150-200), crafted in China, SStratocaster style. cheap tuners and pick-ups (HSS), 5-way selector etc. Black metalic, very cool design. Probably one of best in that price category.

Surprisely sound is good! Strat's sound is ok, but if You use distortion (any model), ther is a problem to get clean overdriven tone
on first 3 strings, because of wood/pickups I guess. Humbacker sound is good too, I like it really.

Set-up is poor. There no any shield inside except little coil
glued on a pickup shield where pots located. In fact, to electromagnetic shield at all. Any electronic are china no-name. So, there are some noise problems. Pickup selector noisy.
Though factory set-up of bridge and strings was good.

Very poor! I got some problem during first year of using (I'm not plaiyng outside, only at home). First of all, there are deformation of nut - it made from some soft plastic and
when you use strings of different sizes. So, strings are gouig down and I got a tinkling sound even on open G string.
Switch became noisy after 6 monts. But main problem I got is deformation of fretwires - one day some of them started to throw out
neck, so playing is impossible right now - many thinkles in a different frets (2,4,6,7,11)and I need a repair them.

No warranty at all here in Russia.

I hate low reliability, though sound is very good for this price.
Anyway, any chinese goutars are inpredictable, but I'll never buy it again. Advice: collect more money and buy better, not "Made in China" instrument. If you even just kearn, be careful - you can got same problems, but learning without pleasure is bad learning.