HOW GOOD Is The SQUIER Affinity Stratocaster???
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Curious about the Squier Affinity Stratocaster? Discover the ultimate Squier Affinity Stratocaster review in this comprehensive video! Unveil the true potential of this iconic electric guitar as we dive deep into its features, sound quality, build, and performance. Whether you're a beginner guitarist or a seasoned player, find out if the Squier Affinity Stratocaster is the perfect fit for your musical journey. Don't miss out on our in-depth analysis and playthrough showcasing the remarkable capabilities of this budget-friendly guitar. Watch now to see if the Squier Affinity Stratocaster lives up to its legendary reputation! #beginnerguitar #squier #sqiueraffinitystrat
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I'm 69 years old and I hope I learn before I die.
You Will! Practice and Have Fun! It's never too late!
Never too late to start playing! Have fun my man, nothing more rewarding than nailing that song you’ve been practicing!
You will
Have fun my friend!
Just have fun the more you practice the more fun you'll have
I'm 60 yrs old and the Squiers you can buy today beat the crap out of anything entry level offered before. Recently picked up a Jackson JS11 that also is in the same quality/great to play category.
I have 10 years I started playing guitar, I have own a lot of guitars and I just got the squier afinnity Stratocaster i love it
i just got mine today its unbelievable how good it sounds
I took my Squier Afinity and put Fender deluxe pickups, new fender made electronics, and fender hardware. I’d take it over any other strat out there, it plays and sounds awesome!
I bought one for the weight and thin body and after an intelligent setup ( full setup, file nut, smooth out sharp fret ends) it sets up and plays better than any Strat I ever owned or played. My only other Squier was a beautiful Classic Vibe but it doesn’t play or setup better than the Strat. Only thing I don’t like is the Big Headstock. I love high output single coils so congrats on your pickup choice,
Big headatocks are nice....@@bluwng
Why not just get a better quality squier at that point
@@GeorgeTropicanabecause it’s my own now, and I like having the ability to customize what I can for my playing needs. Still was cheaper than buying a new Squier. Plus I bought the guitar super cheap.
I started playing a week ago and I had an old electric guitar from when rocksmith original came out. I was maybe 8 or 9 when I got it and after a week it gave out on me. So I went to GC today and picked one of these bad boys up and I love it. I was able to play power chords and they didn’t sound terrible 😂 I’m happy so far can’t wait to see how i progress
60 year pro player here. Loved this video. I spent a whopping $190 shipped on a brand new (listed as mint) Lake Placid Blue Affinity and I love it! Even the pickups! Something about these pickups - they don't have that extreme treble and thinness that I don't like in a Strat pickup. I don't personally care for those Knopfler/Cray type tones. The only gripes are: the neck needed a final sanding which took a few minutes with 1500 grit sandpaper. Easy-peasy. Very little if any setup needed. The only other issue is pulling up on the trem, the block immediately bangs against wood, so I'll likely do a bit of routing for a little more clearance. I'm super happy - I've spent a lot more on a ONE PEDAL! Just for reference I had a Am. Performer that was way less quality. One of the wires was only soldered on ONE STRAND of wire, amongst other issues. Even had serious QC issues with a Suhr. Go figure.
bought it on ebay ?
With a thin tremolo block it shouldn’t bottom out so easily unless it is floating very high. This is why I like thin blocks vs big fat tremolo blocks that and I am an engineer and the entire tremolo block material and tone argument is just nonsense.
I've been playing 43 years and have owned many guitars. This squire is my 3rd strat. Mine is M.I.C . its a flame top it looks( specs wise) and sounds like the guitar in the demo and am thrilled with it.
I'm new to the game and I just bought this guitar yesterday!! cheers
Great video! I bought a Squier Affinity Stratocaster just so I'd have one with 3 single coil pickups to play around with and I really like it. It was great right out of the box. I also like the way the ceramic pickups sound.
If you set it up properly I mean pro level you won’t know the difference between this and 1000+ guitar. Only thing that looks cheap and feels it is the paleness and lack of finish on the maple fretboard. I did put high output pickups but not because stock were not good enough I just like high output….a lot. Was a loaded pickguard for $40 so no big deal not like someone paying $250 for Seymour Duncan’s or some boutique brand.
I got this guitar brand new for free from trading in a yucky Fender Telecaster (the trussrod was shot and the nut was poorly cut) along with $50. This guitar was absolutely the greatest guitar I’ve ever played, the sound is amazing! And the neck is absolutely smooth! The tuning stability is awesome! Cant believe that I just learned here that they’re basically the same as a fender Strat just an extra few hundred bucks more minus a few minor differences! I love this guitar!
Ty for your comment! I think I'm gonna get one!
I just bought a new Squier Affinity Stratocaster HH (w/dual humbuckers). Great Strat! I love it!!
Congrats..! I have the same guitar it's awesome
I’m new to guitars what’s the difference between the single and double humbuckers? Is dual better?
@@HetalPatel-kw3yk single coil pups have one coil and in general hum more than double coil humbucker (hum cancelling). Humbuckers in general have a fatter thicker tone...
wat about Squier Affinity Series™ Stratocaster® HSS is it good?
@@HetalPatel-kw3yk single coils are alot more twangy and thin sounding, which is good for funk, pop, anything with a clean tone really. and humbuckers have a fat tone suited for distorted tones such as those used in rock music
Bro actually gave an accurate sound test thank you bro
I m beginner player guitar. And my first & actual is ESP LTD 256 singlecut (humbekrs with splitcoil), and I love it.
This was such a helpful video! I have been wanting to learn to play since I was little. Now I'm an old dude getting my first guitar, and this really helped me finalize the decision! Thanks!
I’m 59 and trying to learn,I’m go buy one tomorrow at G.C. 🤔
This was a great video! About to pickup my first Fender Squire!
Great review , Thank you. I just bought one in black color and it is everything and more you said. Thank you for the video reviews and your good advice. ~~ Also, about 90% of all Fender guitar parts also fit into the Squier Affinity Strat, which is great for
alot of good upgrades and guitar mods ! - I put in a original Fender Tex-Mex pre-wired custom-pickup pickguard and it
fits in with no problem and now this guitar sounds even better. Now I have a great Stratocaster guitar and I did not
have to pay 2,000+ dollars for a custom fender !!
That's what I want.
I got an Affinity the first year of manufacture, 1997. It's quite different than what Affinitys eventually became. Full sized body, probably alder. Small headstock. 12 inch fretboard radius. Dimensions more akin to an MIM. I've parted out the tuners, nut, all pickups and electronics entire vibrato and bridge system and input jack and pickguard, so I guess it's no longer an Affinty...but it's mine. Oh yeah, it was made in China.
I play a squier tele i used to play a fender american but i like ther squier better and the finish on the neck is way nicer and less shiny crap on it
You should try the new Squier Affinity Jaguar especially that new metallic brown color.
I got one not long ago ,they are nice guitars ,I had a red affinitie that got stolen two and a half years , one of the best guitars I ever owned.
Replace pickups, replace the tuners, replace the bridge, get the frets properly dressed -- and, in the end, you still finish with a Squier for which you paid more than for a proper Fender strat (player s) not even to talk about the Squier CV's which, BTW are more than a decent guitars not only for the amateur or bedroom players.
Wow so replacing most of the hardware is not inexpensive?
It really doesn't make a difference for somebody like you (who doesn't even know how to play). Most people who have partscasters aren't looking to sell them. It's a hobby. And by the way, odds are you're still going to change out a lot of things on that "proper Fender" too.
Those ones are the best ones I've played they have that glassy sound !!
I would buy one just because this one looks so cool.
Put a loaded pickguard from my Fender American Deluxe in my Affinity, plus other upgrades and it sounds great.
You may have just sold me on buying one damnit. I had one back in the late 90s that I don't play anymore because Mark Tremonti decided to scribble and write all over the front of it in silver in 2003.
He did the same thing to my pet turtle. I called the cops.
The Squier has a thinner body, what bridge upgrades and neck can you use?
The main reason why the low-end build quality has dramatically increased, is because of changes in the manufacturing processes. They're using computer controlled CNC machines that take a lot of the human labor (and skill) out of the equation. You're still going to see differences in quality of fret leveling/crowning. But it's making the difference between a cheaper guitar and a more expensive guitar, less extreme.
Hopefully, that'll force guitar makers to invest more in hardware and attention to detail for their higher-end guitars. Otherwise, the price doesn't justify the purchase.
Nah man that was a YOU scuttle buttin and AWESOME!!! 😎
Do they not have squier strats in red with a whammy bar??
It looks like the squire body and the fender pickgaurd are off white, then the squire pick gaurd and fender body are white.
It’d be cool if they made an ‘affinity plus’, like the player plus. Instead of going classic vibe, it’s a $400-500 range with a 2 point trem, slightly better pickups (overwounds would be epic) and locking tuners.
Nice. I just bought one
Great video👌🏼
Thank you so much! 🤘🏽🤘🏽
As a brand new beginner who’s never picked up a guitar before, do you think this would be a great first guitar or would the squire affinity telecaster be a better idea?
I started with a squier and was great
Both are gonna be just fine. I would say that the advantage of the tele is the simplicity. No trem system to muck about with - you won't need that as a beginner. The strat on the other hand, I find strats slightly more comfortable than a tele to play. Either will do just fine though. If you have a chance to play before you buy, do so and see which feels better. Or if you have a preference for the sound of either a tele or strat, go with that. Good luck and enjoy!
Either or are going to be fine and give you decades of service. The Tele is going to have more "grit" and the Strat is going to be a more "clean" and "brighter" tone. The strats usually also come with floating bridges that you can use a whammy bar on (not all of them of course). But all of those characteristics I'm saying really are not important to a brand new beginner.
Regardless of what you end up deciding to get (and used guitars are a great option as well. Check online, at guitar shops and even pawn shops there are great deals to be had), you want to take the guitar to a guitar store to have it "set up." That'll cost you around $50. They'll adjust the truss rod, setup the intonation and action (as well as put some decent strings on). I highly recommend you do this before you start practicing on it.
I’m new to guitars what’s the difference between the single and double humbuckers? Is dual better?
Not better. Just different. Singles are brighter sounding and typically less loud but have a very specific type of sound. The downside is that they hum with overdrive on. The doubles are known as humbuckers and they do exactly that. The don’t hum and because there are two sets of magnets, they typically are louder and have higher output and a thicker tone. Neither is better. Just preference
These new affinities are cool man. Enjoy mine
would you approve of me getting this and turning it to a left handed guitar because i am a lefty and i cant find any good left handed strats for the same price
They definitely have this model in a lefty. So I’d recommend looking at that before you do that. Flipping the guitar leads to a few harder things sometimes.
@@jimmyfranklinis the body thickness on the affinity the same 1.75" as its big brother, Fender?
I remember his motorcycle and guitar adventure.
For a cheap guitar it sounds great ❤
Where do you buy that guitar all white
What is the style of pickup cavity routing under the squier pickguard? is it just SSS rout or universal or something else? I'm trying to put together something with an angled humbucker bridge pickup but want to avoid doing a full build from the ground up if possible as I have no woodworking tools or experience.
Any recommendations for sweaty hands 😔
towels.... 🤣
all jokes aside, i never had the problem with sweaty hands but i have friends that do and they use coated strings a lot of time so they dont have to change them as frequently. thats my only advice
wash your hands before you touch the guitar EVERY time. It sounds like a joke answer, but it'll make a very noticeable difference in how fast your strings get grimy and lose their tone.
Is that the olympic white?
I just bought one and FWIW it says made in China and not Indonesia. Still like it though.
What size trem bars do these use? An USA trem bar doesn’t fit.
I can’t decide what to get now. Either the squire strat or tele idk what’s better
They're so affordable just get both!!
I've heard the affinity is a better choice.
Should I get this instead of Sonic? Thanksss
I personally like this WAY over the sonic.
Yes
I ordered the sonic. What’s really the difference between? And like how good or bad is it???
I just played one in a guitar store and it was made in China.
That’s strange. This one is Indonesia
Most the Indonesia stuff is more expensive than the China stuff. If it was 200 even its most likely china. If it's 249 it's most likely Indonesia.
what is the riff at 3:15
Hahaha everyone asks. John Mayer. Slow dancing in burning room
keep in mind that the loaded pickguards are about $200-$500
I have a 800 Strat Vintera I believe....and THAT EXACT Squier. Stock. If I can only have 1, it's the squier. The neck is like a baseball bat, smooth And xo fy.
I would have more Squiers if they didn't have the 70's headsock on far too many models. I can't stand it.
There's the super sonic model line
Heck I love mine and I'm not even that good
Nice!! How long you been playin??
I just changed to bone nut on mine. Nuff said.
I'm getting one for xmas... I mean, my kid is getting for Xmas.
I had a 2007 US Strat a few years back and it sucked compared to my Affinity Strat 😮 as i couldn't get a Yngwie tone from it but the Affinity i could 😮 i mean like how ? Anyway needless to say i got rid of that 2007 US Stratocaster i think 2007 was a bad year for Fender
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My experience has shown the Chinese Squiers are better than the Indonesians…Classic Vibe is a good example.
...... Fender owns squier
Guitar players believe a lot of absolute bullshit about guitars 🎸 most of which has been proven to be bullshit 😮
Yeah, like believing a guitar made in Indonesia is going to be better than a guitar made in China (just because of the country). They're both going to be made in sweat shops, by people who probably do not care about that guitar's specific tolerances. You can have decent ones made in either country. And you can stinkers from either country too. And most of the work is done by CNC machines now anyways (which is why the low-end guitar quality has jumped up a lot).
Mostly good video but I hate this b roll side view. Annoying as fk.
soy
For God's sake slow down your talking a bit, it sounded like you were in a panic, just take a breath between sentences, it was just one monotone gabble, you spoke a thousand words and said nothing.
....no
@jimmyfranklin I actually Iiked your video and didn't notice any of what that person said. I particularly liked short introduction and getting right to playing and showing the sound difference and most importantly way shorter that most videos doing the same thing. Keep it up!
Being negative isn't a sport john
i really want to buy one will i be able to play and sound like pink floyd with it i was gonna get a squire cv but there too expensive