Glad you got one.. I know you asked about mine on Facebook... Mine is fantastic, but I have 2 other Jazzmaster models. Neck profile on mine is extremely nice, and better finished frets than my classic vibe. I cranked the pickups down to clean the tone up.. I wanted the super clean 1962 Ventures Tone. I use Teflon tape to tighten the bar. I tightened every piece on it... I love the vibrato system on it
A couple of things. It's been pointed out that Sweetwater doesn't do the 55-point inspection on guitars under $299, so this just misses the mark. That said, even without that inspection, the guitar played well right out of the box. Also, I've never owned or even played a Squier Affinity, so I was curious to see how good they are.
Their "inspection" leaves a lot to be desired, in my experience. I have bought two Gibsons from them that were virtually unplayable without a lot of adjustments, so my faith in the "55-point inspection" is nil. Glad this was playable out of the box though.
@@disenchanteddad7759 That sucks. Did you return it (or complain)? This is my third guitar from Sweetwater and the other two had the 55-point inspection and played great right out of the box.
Just add a small spring that you can buy online drop it into the vibrato hole and it will stay put, i love the less bright bridge pickup, and these pickups are hot , the tuners work fine.
Wind a bit of teflontape around the screw thread of the tremolo arm. Then you don't have to turn it all the way into the tremolo block but it stays in place and feels smooth.
I got my Affinity Jazzmaster yesterday. Looks good out of the box, just tune and play. Today I lowered the action by a quarter turn setting it at a hair over 1.5 mm on all strings with not even a hint of fret buzz anywhere. I didn’t even have to adjust intonation, checked it after the action adjustment and it’s close enough that I doubt I could improve it. The neck feels nice and while I’ll probably take a file to round it off the frets just a touch more the way it is is perfectly acceptable. Overall very happy with my purchase. If I have one nit to pick it’d be that it doesn’t balance well on my knee, with the headstock overpowering the thin body. As a first electric guitar it’s fantastic, waaaay easier to play than either of my acoustics.
You know, this is my first ever electric and Ill get it into my hands after a few weeks. I am still not too sure if this is the right place to start off an electric..
Greetings David, this guitar is very good for mass production. I noticed literally flat string balance in its sound, which speaks of a good selection of magnets and pickup windings, and the position of the cores. The second thing is noted in this guitar - some protraction of the first sustain period (transient setup). Each sound sounds a little longer in the first tenths of a second. This will make it difficult for your rhythm to beat, especially at a fast pace. The guitar is clearly tailored for playing solo. Now about the poor working out of the tension nuances. The sockets or slots for the lower part of the string at the break points should not overwhelm the string from the sides. This is the disease of all new factory-made nests. They need to be shared, as if subjected to artificial wear and tear from use. We call it grinding in, or rolling in, (I don’t know how to translate it). In! Tumble! The safest and most reliable way is to make an impromptu file, or rather a tensioning cloth from used strings, which is larger than your caliber by one. A piece of such a string is pulled into the frame of a hand jigsaw and rubbed with a polishing paste made of chromium oxide. We call it Goi paste. You can use a strap pencil to straighten your razors. This tool is used to rub in the break slot in both the top nut and bridge saddles. The field of such processing, the saddles and walnuts are washed with gasoline, wiped and dried for 20 minutes. You can add a copious trace of a soft graphite pencil. This will save you time for breaking in the jacks, and the guitar will immediately go into operation. I really don't really understand her place in your collection of instruments, because her sound captures two already close instruments from your set of staff. I think Dobro or a banjo guitar would be a big extension. But I can only assume your plans from the outside.
By the way, I will add: this guitar really needs the first stage of amplification on a vacuum tube. She really asks for more oiliness in the sound. In transistor amplification, it will be dry and refined.
I've always been curious about the Affinity series of guitars, which is why I bought this one. Are they good, can I gig with them, etc? That said, you are correct about the duplication in my collection. At some point one of the Jazzmasters will have to go!
Almost every guitar I've purchased in the last couple of years, including more expensive ones, have needed some work done on the nut. Often they pinch the string causing the guitar to go out of tune, or they the slots are not cut deep enough, which makes the playability at the first position difficult.
@@anotherheadlessdemo Sorry, I didn’t write because you don’t know something, but rather to share conclusions and solutions for revision. By the way, very interesting: have you decided to put a bridge with rollers on your magnificent Jazzmaster? This guitar is worth this diamond necklace.
I have the tele and the jazz, and they are the best setup guitars out of the box that i have purchased , and they are much lighter than the classic vibe series.
These are fantastic..I want a second one before they disappear or the quality goes out the window like the classic vibes! I put some pickups from a CV in mine with 500k pots. I have demo on my page but the playing is bad.
Hi David. We chatted recently and I'm wondering did you choose this Jazzmaster based on price, style and color? I did mention that's what I do and just ordered a Strat package with an amp ( I don't need) based on price, Strat my fav style guitar, and mostly for the color purple burst 😈 I've mentioned to you I collect and modify Strats. This is the last one # 25! Lol
Partly on price and partly on curiosity (I liked the color too). I really don't need another Jazzmaster, but I've never owned any Squier Affinity and really wanted to see how it compares to more expensive Squires (or Fenders). Congratulations on your Strat!
@@anotherheadlessdemo B.Mist is gorgeous. Love it. Now I'll wait for your comparison video with your JM Jazzmaster ☺ Thanks I was looking for a few months and the choices for lefty budget Strats has dwindled to 3 choices that I narrowed to 2 available in 3 colors shipped quickly in the States 😣 I let my wife choose the color lol.
I loved the color too... Total impulse buy. Mine has very well balanced pickups, fretwork was Fantabulous. I have other Jazzmasters so this one is a nice addition, the Strat Vibrato is a nice touch and sets it apart. I polished the nut and frets and tuning on mine is quite good. My bandmates liked it too. I have a soft spot for Squier... I have been playing Squiers since the 80s as a teenager. Buying one in my 50s now still felt good. Very happy and it sounds great onstage too
I have an under $300 Fender like that bought about 10 years ago tremolo arm should have a little spring at the thread end. Many of them get lost couple bucks for maybe ten of them. Could be problem unless you already know about it. Nice guitar good find. Happy guitaring.
I got one of these recently from a local shop and overall a good package. The strings were terrible and with 10s installed the tuning is very stable and the trem work very smooth. I used Teflon tape on the threads to keep it somewhat in a good position. The pickups are way hot, I could not get cleans on my mustang iii clean patches. In my deluxe reverb it sounds better but I have to turn down the volume. Highs are greatly missing too. It has 250k pots. I am halfway through installing PV alnico pickups, which are pretty cheap these days. I will try with the stock pots before trying 1M pots .
That's interesting about the pots. Standard pots for Jazzmasters are 1M - looks like you already know that. I'm working on a comparison video with the Classic Vibe JM. I like the neck on the affinity much more than the CV.
David Niles I installed the PV pickups and it is plenty bright for me with the 250k pots. I can turn down the volume and still have enough treble, which is what I was looking for. It really made a big change in the sound, but those wanting a heavier darker sound might want to stay with the stock pickups.
I have 2 questions: 1- the pickup. What are they? Are they fenders? 2- tremolo is different than it is on fender ones. The shape and the placement and also the mechanism I guess. Can you explain the difference?
The pickups are not Fender, they are designed like Jazzmaster pickups but manufactured in Asia. As I said in the video, the trem is designed like a Strat. If you are familiar with Strats, it's identical.
Good overview. Well done video. I have four of them for different reasons.😉 You always got the whammy bar issues when it is the screw type. Even the vintera for 1000 bucks has this issue. You can enhance the tuners by tighten up the screw on the head of the tuners. I prefer this over the classic vibe, because i had to shim the neck on it. This affinity is killer for the price and my favorite one. I reviewed the american pro ii, the vintera 60s mod and the classic vibe. I really don't like the pickups on the affinity. I ordered the Fender pure vintage and will swap them in. I will also order the vintera pickups, which sounded great.
Thanks! Yes, unlike the Classic Vibe (jazzmaster and jaguar apparently), the Affinity needs no shim. I like the neck way more than my Classic Vibe as well!
My budget guitar did not have a spring as well. I must have read about it somewhere. Bought a package and problem fixed. A spring rolling around in a big guitar box could sound like debris unless a knowledgeable skilled technician knew about it. Happy guitaring.
Just rec. one identical to what you show. I have no issues whatsoever. The tremelo is a quick fix by using a ball point pen spring in the area it screws into. I forget where my wife got it on ebay but from a vendor, she bought it as a Xmas present for me cause I am a lucky man. Price was 250 with free shipping. I think the pickups are pefect. Bright on the bridge and mellow on the neck. Perfect compliment in my opinion. The set up is excellent too. First guitar I've only ever had to just tune and play and that is saying something. I just bought a used Squier Strat black label MIM for 50 bucks a month ago and it plays as well maybe a bit better neck than my buddy's MIM strat. Thinking now of a Bullett series. I just returned a guitar to MF, a players Tele . Gorgeous guitars but the Fender's bridge was mounted crooked so the high E string would be biased towards the edge of the neck almost falling off the side. Not very good QC from Fender at all. This Squier imho is way way better and I kid you not. Have safe and happy holiday season.
Great idea for the trem bar. I had been thinking about buying or trying out another Affinity, maybe the Strat. The QC on these seem to be really good, especially for the price! Have a great holiday!
No 55 point inspection on that guitar, 55-point Inspection on instruments valued at $299 and above - this guitar just misses the mark with a price of $279.99, so no 55 point inspection, shipped as is from the factory.
Whoops. Your'e right. That said, it seemed to be setup perfectly right out of the box. Whenever I've been to Guitar Center, the less expensive guitars (and even some more expensive ones) play horribly. Maybe I lucked out? :)
I see no difference between American Standard and This one available guitar in price and quality . American guitar’s greatness it’s a great deception for today
I haven't played any American Jazzmaster model. I do know that the parts to any of the Squier versions are of lesser quality, especially the electronics. Does it play well and sound good - absolutely!
If only I could find a video of someone playing this thing in a different style than classic rock...I want to hear what those pickups are really capable of when it comes to handling fuzz, distortion and overdrive...
It's not going to be a Jazzmaster, except for body shape. Lost is the long string length to the vibrato and choice of windings/shallow coil box and magnet choice. It's a modern strat with a different shape, that's it. It's for "modern" tastes, i.e. non Jazzmaster players looking to be different. For me, looks, for any guitar, is superficial. It's about music/musicianship period. If you like the generick Jazzmaster body, but want a strat sound, this is it and it'll make you happy. I most certainly would keep the JM and classic vibe Jazzmasters. The JM, slightly hotter pickups and less string length to the vibrato for slightly "stronger" Jazzmaster sound and the true Jazzmaster that is non-replaceable for your future needs. If I read you, (maybe incorrectably) you want to move away from vintage sounds, ok. It's a video world that has countless players/reviewers that may drown you out. It's a worn out field, ad-nauseam. I love my Affinities along with nearly 40 other guitars I played over the last 55+years. They are excellent, regardless of price point, so no problem there. There's obviously more nut work for this one. Hey, It's, in a way, nice to see Fender replace the humbuckers that previous models had for the Jazzmaster. 🤪 Thanks!
Actually, I'm really not interested in moving away from a vintage sound at all. When I play my JMJM, I'm always trying tone down the beefier pickups to get closer to a traditional sound. As a matter of fact, I have a set of Vintage 65s to go into my J Mascis. Of the three, the JMJM is the keeper. The other two are for fun and most likely will be sold at some point. I was curious about the Affinity series, and wanted to know how the build was (it's actually pretty good). That said, the Affinity doesn't sound like a Jazzmaster, but it doesn't sound like my Strat either. It's somewhere in between I suppose.
@@anotherheadlessdemo ahh! Good! I agree with all you say. It would be interesting to hear comparison with both the Jazzmasters vs. the Squire. I agree that it does not sound like a strat, rather in between, best I can make with UT compression. My Affinity tele has gigged and recorded relentlessly since '05. Strong tele sound, easy player. Same guitar as current ones. Thanks from Arizona David!!
I'm planning on doing a comparison between the CV and the Affinity. Funny, I bought a Vintera Telecaster more than a year ago and I'm thinking I should have just bought an Affinity. :)
@@anotherheadlessdemo Absolutely. A buddy has a Vintera tele, likes my Affinity tele better. We know guitars and music after decades. More money does NOT make a better sounding or playing instrument. BTW, no mods to the Affinity, don't want to be stupid and upset it's strong sound. Thanks David!
Sorry to drag this on, but wanted to say that I DO LIKE the Affinity jazzmaster sound and with your sound setup it does pass for an actual Jazzmaster. BTW, maybe the assembly person inadvertently swapped the pickup positions?....
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I just got mine in.. I'm REALLY impressed with the playability and the sound of the Jazzmaster pickups. Incredible guitar for $279
They're going for 149 on reverb now!!!!!!!!
Glad you got one..
I know you asked about mine on Facebook... Mine is fantastic, but I have 2 other Jazzmaster models.
Neck profile on mine is extremely nice, and better finished frets than my classic vibe.
I cranked the pickups down to clean the tone up.. I wanted the super clean 1962 Ventures Tone.
I use Teflon tape to tighten the bar. I tightened every piece on it... I love the vibrato system on it
The frets and neck on mine are much better than the Classic Vibe I have as well. I’ll have to try some tape on the vibrato bar!
A couple of things. It's been pointed out that Sweetwater doesn't do the 55-point inspection on guitars under $299, so this just misses the mark. That said, even without that inspection, the guitar played well right out of the box. Also, I've never owned or even played a Squier Affinity, so I was curious to see how good they are.
Their "inspection" leaves a lot to be desired, in my experience. I have bought two Gibsons from them that were virtually unplayable without a lot of adjustments, so my faith in the "55-point inspection" is nil. Glad this was playable out of the box though.
@@disenchanteddad7759 That sucks. Did you return it (or complain)? This is my third guitar from Sweetwater and the other two had the 55-point inspection and played great right out of the box.
Very well-made clip. Nice job demonstrating much and talking only to be truly informative.
Glad you liked it!
Both pickups clean the best sound
Yes!
Awesome review! I’m in love with this guitar and it’s for my birthday!! Thanks so much for this review
Happy birthday!
Just add a small spring that you can buy online drop it into the vibrato hole and it will stay put, i love the less bright bridge pickup, and these pickups are hot , the tuners work fine.
Wind a bit of teflontape around the screw thread of the tremolo arm. Then you don't have to turn it all the way into the tremolo block but it stays in place and feels smooth.
Love your playing. Makes me want to play some The Shadows tunes when mine arrives. Looks like a winner so far.
Thanks. The Shadows were great. Congrats on your new guitar!
I got my Affinity Jazzmaster yesterday. Looks good out of the box, just tune and play. Today I lowered the action by a quarter turn setting it at a hair over 1.5 mm on all strings with not even a hint of fret buzz anywhere. I didn’t even have to adjust intonation, checked it after the action adjustment and it’s close enough that I doubt I could improve it. The neck feels nice and while I’ll probably take a file to round it off the frets just a touch more the way it is is perfectly acceptable.
Overall very happy with my purchase. If I have one nit to pick it’d be that it doesn’t balance well on my knee, with the headstock overpowering the thin body. As a first electric guitar it’s fantastic, waaaay easier to play than either of my acoustics.
The action was great right out of the box on mine. It plays better than my more expensive Classic Vibe Jazzmaster.
Which way do you turn the truss rod to lower the action, please?
Seems very nice Sir and sounds very good too. For the price it's a beautiful guitar.
It really is!
these new Affinity are a great buy. lovely colour on this! great value. mod it how you like. plus point for the 2-point trem. could just hardtail it.
Totally agree!
Nice guitar...just wish they had it available in more colors...
Yes. More than two would be way better!
You know, this is my first ever electric and Ill get it into my hands after a few weeks. I am still not too sure if this is the right place to start off an electric..
Of all the guitars I've owned, this was the best bang for your buck. It needed some minor tweaking and that was about it.
Your tone, don't know how you shape it, or if there is any after effect stuff but it's FANTASTIC for sure. Thanks also for SLTS outro :)
Thanks! I didn't do anything to the tone in post. There is a little reverb from Garageband and one of clips has some delay but that's about it.
It was either gonna be SLTS or In Bloom. :)
I sent for one. But Sweetwater did not offer a 55 point check. I hope it comes alright.
Let's hope so!
Greetings David, this guitar is very good for mass production. I noticed literally flat string balance in its sound, which speaks of a good selection of magnets and pickup windings, and the position of the cores.
The second thing is noted in this guitar - some protraction of the first sustain period (transient setup). Each sound sounds a little longer in the first tenths of a second. This will make it difficult for your rhythm to beat, especially at a fast pace. The guitar is clearly tailored for playing solo.
Now about the poor working out of the tension nuances. The sockets or slots for the lower part of the string at the break points should not overwhelm the string from the sides. This is the disease of all new factory-made nests. They need to be shared, as if subjected to artificial wear and tear from use. We call it grinding in, or rolling in, (I don’t know how to translate it). In! Tumble!
The safest and most reliable way is to make an impromptu file, or rather a tensioning cloth from used strings, which is larger than your caliber by one.
A piece of such a string is pulled into the frame of a hand jigsaw and rubbed with a polishing paste made of chromium oxide. We call it Goi paste. You can use a strap pencil to straighten your razors.
This tool is used to rub in the break slot in both the top nut and bridge saddles. The field of such processing, the saddles and walnuts are washed with gasoline, wiped and dried for 20 minutes. You can add a copious trace of a soft graphite pencil. This will save you time for breaking in the jacks, and the guitar will immediately go into operation.
I really don't really understand her place in your collection of instruments, because her sound captures two already close instruments from your set of staff. I think Dobro or a banjo guitar would be a big extension. But I can only assume your plans from the outside.
By the way, I will add: this guitar really needs the first stage of amplification on a vacuum tube. She really asks for more oiliness in the sound. In transistor amplification, it will be dry and refined.
I've always been curious about the Affinity series of guitars, which is why I bought this one. Are they good, can I gig with them, etc? That said, you are correct about the duplication in my collection. At some point one of the Jazzmasters will have to go!
@@anotherheadlessdemo Halloween is coming soon. Will you play us scary dark and disturbing music? I really enjoyed your previous work.
Almost every guitar I've purchased in the last couple of years, including more expensive ones, have needed some work done on the nut. Often they pinch the string causing the guitar to go out of tune, or they the slots are not cut deep enough, which makes the playability at the first position difficult.
@@anotherheadlessdemo Sorry, I didn’t write because you don’t know something, but rather to share conclusions and solutions for revision.
By the way, very interesting: have you decided to put a bridge with rollers on your magnificent Jazzmaster? This guitar is worth this diamond necklace.
I have the tele and the jazz, and they are the best setup guitars out of the box that i have purchased , and they are much lighter than the classic vibe series.
These are fantastic..I want a second one before they disappear or the quality goes out the window like the classic vibes!
I put some pickups from a CV in mine with 500k pots. I have demo on my page but the playing is bad.
I was just listening to that one. I really like the video with the ambient sound!
Very2 nice guitar👍👍 Congrats David👏👏. Nice color & those ceramic pickups sound really2 well. Cheers.
Many thanks!
Hi David. We chatted recently and I'm wondering did you choose this Jazzmaster based on price, style and color? I did mention that's what I do and just ordered a Strat package with an amp ( I don't need) based on price, Strat my fav style guitar, and mostly for the color purple burst 😈 I've mentioned to you I collect and modify Strats. This is the last one # 25! Lol
Partly on price and partly on curiosity (I liked the color too). I really don't need another Jazzmaster, but I've never owned any Squier Affinity and really wanted to see how it compares to more expensive Squires (or Fenders). Congratulations on your Strat!
@@anotherheadlessdemo B.Mist is gorgeous. Love it. Now I'll wait for your comparison video with your JM Jazzmaster ☺ Thanks I was looking for a few months and the choices for lefty budget Strats has dwindled to 3 choices that I narrowed to 2 available in 3 colors shipped quickly in the States 😣 I let my wife choose the color lol.
I loved the color too... Total impulse buy. Mine has very well balanced pickups, fretwork was Fantabulous. I have other Jazzmasters so this one is a nice addition, the Strat Vibrato is a nice touch and sets it apart. I polished the nut and frets and tuning on mine is quite good. My bandmates liked it too. I have a soft spot for Squier... I have been playing Squiers since the 80s as a teenager. Buying one in my 50s now still felt good. Very happy and it sounds great onstage too
Did you purposely wear that sweatshirt to match the guitar? 😂 great review 🙏
Thanks! I always try and match my wardrobe to my guitar, doesn't everybody? LOL
I have an under $300 Fender like that bought about 10 years ago tremolo arm should have a little spring at the thread end. Many of them get lost couple bucks for maybe ten of them. Could be problem unless you already know about it. Nice guitar good find. Happy guitaring.
Thanks! This guitar didn't come with a spring and of course the bar was packed separately.
I got one of these recently from a local shop and overall a good package. The strings were terrible and with 10s installed the tuning is very stable and the trem work very smooth. I used Teflon tape on the threads to keep it somewhat in a good position. The pickups are way hot, I could not get cleans on my mustang iii clean patches. In my deluxe reverb it sounds better but I have to turn down the volume. Highs are greatly missing too. It has 250k pots. I am halfway through installing PV alnico pickups, which are pretty cheap these days. I will try with the stock pots before trying 1M pots .
That's interesting about the pots. Standard pots for Jazzmasters are 1M - looks like you already know that. I'm working on a comparison video with the Classic Vibe JM. I like the neck on the affinity much more than the CV.
David Niles I installed the PV pickups and it is plenty bright for me with the 250k pots. I can turn down the volume and still have enough treble, which is what I was looking for. It really made a big change in the sound, but those wanting a heavier darker sound might want to stay with the stock pickups.
At least the stock pickups won't be ice picky, right? LOL
@@anotherheadlessdemo David, if you're still following comments on this, what is it about the Affinity neck that you like better than the CV neck?
I SO want one !!
😆😆🎸🎸🎵🎵😃❤️🎸
They are very affordable!
I’m getting a white one as soon as they are available ‼️🎸😎
Interesting. Are they planning a white version?
I have 2 questions:
1- the pickup. What are they? Are they fenders?
2- tremolo is different than it is on fender ones. The shape and the placement and also the mechanism I guess. Can you explain the difference?
The pickups are not Fender, they are designed like Jazzmaster pickups but manufactured in Asia. As I said in the video, the trem is designed like a Strat. If you are familiar with Strats, it's identical.
is there a cavity space where the upper circuit controls would normally be?
I haven't taken it apart yet so I'm not sure. Stay tuned ....
It's a Spazzmaster but I still want one.
Maybe you should help Squier with their marketing? LOL
Good overview. Well done video.
I have four of them for different reasons.😉 You always got the whammy bar issues when it is the screw type. Even the vintera for 1000 bucks has this issue.
You can enhance the tuners by tighten up the screw on the head of the tuners. I prefer this over the classic vibe, because i had to shim the neck on it. This affinity is killer for the price and my favorite one. I reviewed the american pro ii, the vintera 60s mod and the classic vibe. I really don't like the pickups on the affinity. I ordered the Fender pure vintage and will swap them in. I will also order the vintera pickups, which sounded great.
Thanks! Yes, unlike the Classic Vibe (jazzmaster and jaguar apparently), the Affinity needs no shim. I like the neck way more than my Classic Vibe as well!
My budget guitar did not have a spring as well. I must have read about it somewhere. Bought a package and problem fixed. A spring rolling around in a big guitar box could sound like debris unless a knowledgeable skilled technician knew about it. Happy guitaring.
I'll bet my Strat is missing it's spring. I'll have to look into that!
Teflon tape on the threads of the tremolo arm. Solved.
I've done that with my Classic Vibe. Works great.
How much does this guitar weight?
Not sure of the exact weight. It's definitely lighter than the CV.
@@anotherheadlessdemo Is it well balanced and comfy or does it have neck dive?
No neck dive at all. It's very comfortable to play as well.
Those first two cords you played belong to the Captain. .
You mean the Captain at Andertons?
Where can I buy one of these for this price?
I bought mine from Sweetwater. That said, Epiphone recently increased their prices. I'm sure Squier will follow soon.
Just rec. one identical to what you show. I have no issues whatsoever. The tremelo is a quick fix by using a ball point pen spring in the area it screws into. I forget where my wife got it on ebay but from a vendor, she bought it as a Xmas present for me cause I am a lucky man. Price was 250 with free shipping. I think the pickups are pefect. Bright on the bridge and mellow on the neck. Perfect compliment in my opinion. The set up is excellent too. First guitar I've only ever had to just tune and play and that is saying something. I just bought a used Squier Strat black label MIM for 50 bucks a month ago and it plays as well maybe a bit better neck than my buddy's MIM strat. Thinking now of a Bullett series.
I just returned a guitar to MF, a players Tele . Gorgeous guitars but the Fender's bridge was mounted crooked so the high E string would be biased towards the edge of the neck almost falling off the side. Not very good QC from Fender at all. This Squier imho is way way better and I kid you not. Have safe and happy holiday season.
Great idea for the trem bar. I had been thinking about buying or trying out another Affinity, maybe the Strat. The QC on these seem to be really good, especially for the price! Have a great holiday!
Now they're $400 😁😁😁👍👍👍👍👍👍
Wow. Not worth $400; at least to me!
No 55 point inspection on that guitar, 55-point Inspection on instruments valued at $299 and above - this guitar just misses the mark with a price of $279.99, so no 55 point inspection, shipped as is from the factory.
Whoops. Your'e right. That said, it seemed to be setup perfectly right out of the box. Whenever I've been to Guitar Center, the less expensive guitars (and even some more expensive ones) play horribly. Maybe I lucked out? :)
Why everyone is saying that squier is for beginners it’s a great nonsense
I think it's mostly because of the price point.
I see no difference between American Standard and This one available guitar in price and quality . American guitar’s greatness it’s a great deception for today
I haven't played any American Jazzmaster model. I do know that the parts to any of the Squier versions are of lesser quality, especially the electronics. Does it play well and sound good - absolutely!
If only I could find a video of someone playing this thing in a different style than classic rock...I want to hear what those pickups are really capable of when it comes to handling fuzz, distortion and overdrive...
I'm not a big fuzz guy, but don't work ok with most guitars?
It's not going to be a Jazzmaster, except for body shape. Lost is the long string length to the vibrato and choice of windings/shallow coil box and magnet choice. It's a modern strat with a different shape, that's it. It's for "modern" tastes, i.e. non Jazzmaster players looking to be different. For me, looks, for any guitar, is superficial. It's about music/musicianship period. If you like the generick Jazzmaster body, but want a strat sound, this is it and it'll make you happy. I most certainly would keep the JM and classic vibe Jazzmasters. The JM, slightly hotter pickups and less string length to the vibrato for slightly "stronger" Jazzmaster sound and the true Jazzmaster that is non-replaceable for your future needs. If I read you, (maybe incorrectably) you want to move away from vintage sounds, ok. It's a video world that has countless players/reviewers that may drown you out. It's a worn out field, ad-nauseam. I love my Affinities along with nearly 40 other guitars I played over the last 55+years. They are excellent, regardless of price point, so no problem there. There's obviously more nut work for this one. Hey, It's, in a way, nice to see Fender replace the humbuckers that previous models had for the Jazzmaster. 🤪 Thanks!
Actually, I'm really not interested in moving away from a vintage sound at all. When I play my JMJM, I'm always trying tone down the beefier pickups to get closer to a traditional sound. As a matter of fact, I have a set of Vintage 65s to go into my J Mascis. Of the three, the JMJM is the keeper. The other two are for fun and most likely will be sold at some point. I was curious about the Affinity series, and wanted to know how the build was (it's actually pretty good). That said, the Affinity doesn't sound like a Jazzmaster, but it doesn't sound like my Strat either. It's somewhere in between I suppose.
@@anotherheadlessdemo ahh! Good! I agree with all you say. It would be interesting to hear comparison with both the Jazzmasters vs. the Squire. I agree that it does not sound like a strat, rather in between, best I can make with UT compression. My Affinity tele has gigged and recorded relentlessly since '05. Strong tele sound, easy player. Same guitar as current ones. Thanks from Arizona David!!
I'm planning on doing a comparison between the CV and the Affinity. Funny, I bought a Vintera Telecaster more than a year ago and I'm thinking I should have just bought an Affinity. :)
@@anotherheadlessdemo Absolutely. A buddy has a Vintera tele, likes my Affinity tele better. We know guitars and music after decades. More money does NOT make a better sounding or playing instrument. BTW, no mods to the Affinity, don't want to be stupid and upset it's strong sound. Thanks David!
Sorry to drag this on, but wanted to say that I DO LIKE the Affinity jazzmaster sound and with your sound setup it does pass for an actual Jazzmaster. BTW, maybe the assembly person inadvertently swapped the pickup positions?....