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How Bad Is This Squier Affinity Tele? (Review!)
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- Опубліковано 18 сер 2024
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00:00 Intro
00:34 What I Don’t Like
02:17 Setup
02:35 Nut Install
03:09 Setup
03:25 Bad Tuning Machines
03:35 Poplar Body / Neck
04:22 QA Issues
04:36 Bridge
04:57 Ceramic Pickups
05:22 Let’s Plug It In
06:07 With Pedals
07:40 Let’s DI
08:03 Jam
09:12 Final Thoughts
11:44 Old Squier Was Better
12:04 Outro
12:26 Don’t Watch This
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I just bought an Affinity Tele for $250, shielded it with copper tape and installed Tex Mex pups. It's fabulous and sounds better than my other guitars. It stays in tune remarkably! No regrets
I have one and it's a good playing and well set up guitar..you have an attitude that's obvious in your tone of voice . It's a great buy and a joy to play for me...😇
Love my Affinity tele. $259 bucks and less than an hours work, and it's a great guitar. I see no reason to spend more money on something else.
That’s a bit much
@@TheMixWithABD I disagree
what kinda work did u have to do? just wondering since im buyinh one of these soon
@Carakill Nothing major. I swapped out the tuners, dressed up the fret edges ( they weren't awful, but definitely better now ), and changed strings. The ones that came on it were pretty bad. Like i said. Took me about an hour. I haven't swapped the pickups but have been thinking about it.
@@michaelbrohl1625 well normally i like to buy better quality stuff just for my own sake, but i wanna start busking and dont wanna take an expensive guitar out on the streets of london lol so i think this will be the one for me
I have an older one with alder that a few short years ago was $129
It's terrific guitar. None of those issues and sounds excellent. It more Tele than my elite from two years ago, believe it.
I'm 72 with a collection of guitars in every price point and have gigged 85% of them over and over again. No more gigging for me. Fun for the comorodery, trash talk, etc but not for working....
I only needed to lower the action slightly and balance the intonation.
Anyway, I've used it for gigging hundreds of times and recorded over 150 songs.
I think you got a lemon. Many problems for manufacturers during the bluster of Covid days.
Several of my buds have used it and most picked one up immediately thereafter.
Oh well....Thanks!
I love mine. I put 52 vintage pups in it. Intonation is perfect,stays in tune,sanded the neck and smoothed all fret ends. It plays and sounds great. Gig worthy guitar.
Squire Affinity Telecaster retails for $260-ish (Dec, 2022).
Do a setup on the guitar (level and crown the frets, and put some mineral oil on the fretboard), replace the plastic nut with a bone nut remove, the stock pickups and install an aftermarket set (anywhere from $65-$250+, depending on what you get…though why you would throw a set of $250 pups in an Affinity is beyond me) and for possibly under $350 you will have a solid great playing and great sounding telecaster.
Look up some videos on how to do the setup and do it yourself. Same with the pickups. This stuff isn’t difficult, you just need to get away from the ‘gram and sit down with the guitar for an evening. You’ll get it done, and every time you play it, you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing you did it yourself, not to mention that you learned a new skill along the way.
You don't put mineral oil on a maple fretboard.
I did something similar with a 2018 Squier Standard Telecaster that I bought new for less than what an Affinity costs now. It was a project guitar from the start, new tuners, nut, all of the electronics, a lot of work to try to get fret sprout under control. Ultimately it was still lipstick on a pig. Bought a J&L Tribute ASAT Classic last year for less than what I had into the Squire (guitar purchase + parts) and haven't touched the Squier since.
Just got one last week . Amazing Tele . Straight out the box incredible guitar . I've had many guitars after over 40 years of playing and setting up all kinds of guitars . My Squier Affinity Tele is perfect , and an incredible value. Pickups as well sound superb . Neck and frets are top notch . I would advise others to not judge them by this video . I never heard any of these sound as bad as in this video , and with so many issues . Looks like maybe someone might be just pushing ibanez here .
well said - my squier tele is wonderful. used it on a gig last week. it played great and sounded awesome.
I have an older model. Plays and sounds excellent. I took a sanding block to the fret edges. Simple solution to fix the fret ends. After a couple of yrs I put Fender classic pickups in it and a 4 way switch. Took the pg off it due to scratchiness in the winter months even in a humidified room. Sounds great and plays great. stay safe
“Tone wood” oh boy, way to call your credibility into question.
This tells me exactly which channels you watch. If you think tone wood is a myth, I can’t help you.
Two items associated with intonation. In my experience having a sub $1000 guitar or bass be intonated "out of the box" (or when I brought one home that was already out of the box) falls into two categories: blind luck or someone where you bought it from doing at least a partial setup. Doesn't matter if it is Squier, Fender, Epiphone, Ibanez, Jackson, Schecter, Yamaha, LTD, J&L, etc. The second is the six saddle vs. three saddle bridge on the Telecaster. Overall, Fender seems to be moving away from the classic three saddle Telecaster bridge across the lineup. The only reason I can think of is having to compromise intonation on the paired strings with the three saddle design.
I got a SQUIER classic vibe jazzmaster in the mail fully intonated 😅
Thank you for this in-depth check. I keep on looking for a tele-like guitar that doesn't cost me a fortune, and every now and then I hear about other brands that do better than Squiers Affinity.
Hi, what other brands have you heared?
I just got one, the only real problem was setup, the neck and fret edges was really good. Fretwork level and crown was playable but not good. Pickups ok for beginner but I will want to change.
The poplar body with comfort cut is really comfortable, this guitar is probably best for somebody wanting a project guitar
I changed the pickups and set the guitar up again after it acclimated it sounds great and plays great, turned out to be a great guitar for the price would recommend
I love this review. Do you have any other videos where you rip on things that you can point me to?
@@michaelaritter a lot of my reviews are me ripping on things. You can check out my top videos on my channel. The “does it suck?” type ones are pretty good. Thanks for watching !
@@TheMixWithABD Thanks!
From LeoM; I always recommend playing a guitar in person before you buy it. You do not like the looks, the feel, the hardware design, the maple neck or the pickup specifications. Sounds like you did not buy what you wanted. Spending minimum is always a compromise, with anything. A $250 guitar in today's market is pretty close to the bottom shelf. Carefully buying a Tele that has the features you want and spend at least $750 for the better detail work will probably make you happier. We used those in our lesson rooms for years and they held up fine. I still have one. BTW, the Squier Classic Vibe series are really impressive for a low priced instrument,.
This is a pretty fair review you're going to have to do a little bit of work to the affinity series. For me I didn't play mine for a couple years cuz it just would not stay in tune after researching it was not the tuners it was the nut the nut needs to be replaced with a good bone nut then it became a totally different guitar. The only other mod I made is I change the tone cap out to something that sounded good to my ear. I'll never part with it
Agree, I bought two HB Tele recently and already had the Rosewood one, did bone nut new control plates with Switchcraft switch and CTS pots and Kent Armstrong Alnico vintage pickups, and a set of Schaller locking tuners on both the HB TE20s and they now play like $2000 guitars.
I also got the Artist TC59 Tele with the two humbuckers and that eats this
Oh that's great to hear! I've had my eye on a tc 59 for a while. Are the electronics okay in it? I got one of their basses and love it but the electronics are shocking in it.
@@Crabfather no the electrics are shite. Cheap pots, poor shielding, but I knew this (I also have their active PJ in a weird blue sparkle and haven't ever even plugged it in yet). I made up a new harness anyway. I routed the body 4mm added a Switchcraft 5 way switch, push pull CTS 250k on the volume knob and a Bloodhound eight way tone pot. So I have neck parallel, neck and bridge parallel, neck and bridge serial, neck serial, bridge serial, bridge parallel. Which was always the plan. I was never ever going to use stock control plate. I changed the plate for a Wilkinson one with Graphtech saddles, roller trees and Schaller locking tuners. I shielded the cavities with shielding paint and copper tape.
Left the pickups in places the Bullbuckers with the Bloodstone Guitarworks tone pot.
You can get the pot on eBay it is the most radical cheap add on to any Tele or even a P / J bass.
I am doing the Artist bass next but currently have taken a Glarry Jazz bass, shielded it, new pots, and added pickups off a damaged 1986 Status bass I had, taken the neck off and crowned the frets and sanded neck down, new bone nut and Hipshot tuners. That's going back together tomorrow. Oh and a new Hi mass bridge that I also bought for the Artist too.
@@Crabfather the Kent Armstrong's will go on the TC when I get a chance
@@thatpodcastchap busy few days coming up! Yeah I mean its cheap, but I think I'd rather not muck around with the electrics unless I just wanted to mod it for fun, not to make it useable, you know?
I've got5a gig in a country thing and I was worried about what guitar to use but I had a final go at my strat today and finally got the bugger to stay in tune so I guess I'll be sticking with that for now. Until I can afford a gretsch or a duesenberg lol
@@Crabfather the thing is the electrics are easy. You can order a better control plate prewired for peanuts. Better resistor. Also what sub £200 guitar comes shielded ? It's just housekeeping. Now it plays better than a £2000 Fender. Total cost £307
I bought one a while back and it has changed my life.......maybe I got lucky, but few problems with mine,
nice lightweight guitar.......neck profile works great for my medium hands , and with slight tweaks of pickup
height got a superb tone......I did have to work the fret ends a bit (tons of videos showing how to do this on
Ytube).....I have many much more costly guitars and I return to this one because it is just more FUN !
Thx for your breakdown on the Affinity Tele, I was considering this guitar for purchase, but you answered all my questions. It's off the grid for me now.
I just got mine in the mail today. I got one with the rosewood-ish fretboard. I ordered from Fender so maybe that's why I got a well done example. Mine is perfect and there are zero issues with it. Sorry you got one that sucks. Better luck next time. If I were you I'd return it.
Can you please zoom out slightly so we can see the knobs and selector switch while you play, and perhaps also show what pedals you are using? That would be even more helpful for beginners like myself. Thanks!
Isnt the classic vibe way heavier i have back problems having to stand for a couple hours?
THE PEARLY GATES IS A IMPROVEMENT ON THE SOUND ALL OVER ..
I bought one of these for my son about 5 years ago for $199. It was manufactured in Indonesia. It's a great beginner guitar that my son still likes to play even though he has much better guitars now. Price has definitely gone up and I didn't hear you say where that guitar was manufactured. Some are made in China. You may have one that was made in China. I was told to stay away from those. Quality may have gone down regardless due to the pandemic and supply chain issues. But I do not regret my purchase 5 years ago.
The main issue I have is you have to change the control plate and the bridge plate just to upgrade pickups and electronics! I like the neck it feels more expensive nice and chunky. Tuning machines do really suck! But I just put in some vintage USA tuners! Mine has a Alder body and it’s the exact same thickness as my American Tele! It weighs the same also!
I have the string thru version & it's a a good Tele. The problems highlighted here appear on all TELECASTERs .The best value for money TELECASTERs are Mexican which I own too .I find the affinity beats the Mexican in some respects .The upgrades needed for the affinity are also needed on all TELECASTERs.He is moaning about things every guitar has a flaw in.
Looks like you got a lemon. I have an Indonesia made blue Affinity Tele. Seems to stay in tune, has bit of fret sprout but not like yours. Seems alright for what I paid for it. I like that it is string through body and love the belly cut. Thanks for your review !
lol i just ordered a Squier Aff Tele after i tried it and compared it to a vintage MIM, a player series Tele, and a Pro series Tele, and the wost was the MIM player series, the second worse was the vintage... the pro came out as a little thicker on the neck and had a round nice sound to it, but i liked the squier aff tele more, it had more of a bite to it, yes the frets was not rounded like the pro series, but thats not the hardest fix to round off the frets. But as is, i really enjoyed it so much that i choose the Squier Aff Tele and bought a small tube amp to go with it rather than buying a Fender MiM that was NOT cutting it for me, at least not the one i tried, and the Pro series... i can buy 6-8 Squier Aff to the price of one pro series tele, that's just NOT happening.
I never understand the high expectations on a $200 guitar.
Hey man. I bought a 1985 MIJ Esquire new in 1986. It had a white finish with the wood showing through as on yours. I asked the sales guy and he stated the guitar was period correct from Japan as a recreation of Esquires. I've since checked and have no reason to doubt. So although you may not like it, it's at least correct. Best Regards!
I do like when the grain shows through. The issue is this is a poplar body and the grain of the wood looks bad. There’s also spots where the paint got in between the pieces of wood and stained it darker. With alder or ash it looks much better.
@@TheMixWithABD 👍
As I appreciate the video but there were several of us lucky enough to find a few factory screw ups (or factory Seconds as some called them) that were MIM that were very well done and Fender actually was trying to re collect and buy back because they were a Fender series they were releasing later with the Alder Body and beautiful Maple Neck so in truth for $249 or in my case I bought the first one for $189 and the second for $220 and after playing a few days seeing similarities of actual Fender models I ordered my Dimarzio PickUps and turned the first one into a Richie Kotzen with the Chopper - T and Twang King and it caught on because several companies who didn't sell back to Fender installed those pickups in their guitars and sold on REVERB for anywhere between $1,400 - $2,000 and sold them all .. My 2 as I said I made one like the Richie Kotzen and then the second with the Area - T and Tone Zone - T for a more of a classic sound and I have been offered $2,400 for these guitars and I have not taken anyone up on it.. Even tho they are Squire Affinity series they are amazing sounding and playing guitars. I did tell one guy I would trade him for a Richie Kotzen model so I have one in Ash but I couldn't help but be proud of the these guitars and whether it be my Guitar Tech who brings these to life for me Squire has become a name that many are seeing more Quality Control in then when they pay big dollars for a FENDER anything.. The Squires have made the top of reviews for a while now and I think what is keeping people from realizing the truth about these quality instruments is that there is only ONE ENDORSED musician with Squire and others are talked out of it.. If I was to go back out and play again I think I would leave most of my fancier guitars at home and I could do just fine playing my Squires and Maybe my Music man Axis so i have single and Hum covered but that Chopper T in a Alder Body is huge sounding much to my surprise much like Richie's Ash body and I believe i could get away with just my 2 Tele's if I planned it right..
I would usually take my Jem's and my RG450 - RG550 models out being Basswood and all sounding very similar with being DiMarzio Pickups but this day and age some of these cheaper guitars as they say with a great tech to go over it and catch a fret that snags or something simple, you would be set from the Jump with 2 Squire Tele's a couple Pedals and I would use my EVH amp or my Carvin Legacy and I can play with the best of them.. Remember honestly if you get lucky and find a comfortable guitar with great tone you can always upgrade so it becomes a top shelf piece of art but don't let names and players fool you because some of the greatest guitars in history were made from parts of everything and now many are priceless..You know I watch these of video's of you picking apart these guitars and not all of them will be top shelf or play like your fav guitars but I have no issues setting my Jem's down or whatever fancy guitar i have been playing to play one of these Affinity Series Tele's because they are to my spec's now and they feel and play amazingly but they are not the one's you are buying for $250 with the PINE Body but some of us don't want a finish on the fret board I personally love my maple neck with a finish on the back but I didn't have the dots sticking out either but if i did my Tech would have fixed it if the guitar was worth keeping.. I have owned Custom Shop Fenders that were junk compared to the guitars I was playing at the time but now I have these 2 MIM Alder Body Tele's. If I actually owned the Fender series they released after i bought my 2 Affinity Series that are the exact same except the $899 Fender Series has a lacquer neck which I didn't care for but that is because I have a 90's model Fernandez Blues Neck which has a better feel and a bit thinner than the Fender neck and if I would have kept that $899 Fender model I would have torn out the neck and installed my Fernandez neck in it or paid someone to reshape the Fender Neck top match my Fernandez but that's just me. As for electronics in my Affinity series guitars they were better than a lot of Fender's i have played now how much of that is because of the MIM but even the Richie Kotzen Model I want needs to be upgraded electronically except for the Push / Pull switch but i will upgrade it to the Dimarzio Custom Taper Potentiometer 250k or replace both volume and tone for standard Dimarzio and use the DPDT Mini Switch - 2 Position for my series/parallel switch. Now again for a beginner guitar as people are calling them with a little work and a few dollars these can be top shelf if you watch some of the other video's on the Squire Series because I never used to play anything but Ibanez or Jackson and even had their Tele which was damn nice, Charvel made one last year Top Shelf but I love what i have been able to do with a simple Squire Affinity Series Alder Body guitar and Honestly at Warmouth you can change the body down the road and create what i have or better and keep the Squire neck and then re sell on Reverb. You will be like those Vendors who did the same thing i did to the Factory seconds and made $1,400 - $2,000 plus and at most $200 in upgrades in the guitar world it is about what you as a player likes and watching these video's and how harsh some of these guys are on guitars they never would have survived the old days..
Nice Video tho Rock on !!!!
Recently purchased the same guitar and thanks to my local music shop came set up perfectly.I have hardly had to tune it.I don’t use it for heavy stuff(yes it’s wild through my EVH,NO!)but through my original 65 Twin Reverb and later day Champion 100 solid state and it sounds amazing.Yes the fret markers are ever so slightly raised and I didn’t notice it till you pointed it out.With 50 years experience of playing guitar this is one of the better guitars I have had out of the box and now since I have been playing it for two months it’s really settling in.Sure nothing beats my well loved vintage Strat but it gives my Mex Strat a run for it.I wouldn’t recommend it for heavy rock but for blues,country and electric folk (I play all of the above)and for the price I think it’s not perfect,nothing is,but a great guitar.However I thought your review was great and honest but a l little to ocd perhaps.Or you just got a bad Monday guitar perhaps🤪Cheers.
People give these guitars too much praise. I stand by it. They’re mostly cheap Chinese guitars made of bad tone wood with ceramic pickups. Thanks for watching!
I just bought a Squier Affinity Telecaster in Canada, $339. Maybe I was lucky: aside from feeling some sharp fret ends, my unit seems really good. It arrived in tune and has stayed in tune while I (an absolute beginner) have worked on learning the fret-board. (I guess that amounts to very light, gentle playing, and may also mean that I am too easy to please.) I set out to get the butterscotch that day, although I too didn't like the look of the finish when I saw it online, but stocks were low after Christmas and I felt I had no choice in my price range. However, I ended up having to order, and wait for, a three-colour sunburst with a black pick guard, which looks very neat. The finish looks so good I know I'll feel crushed when it finally gets a scratch. (I guess that is something guitarists get used to.) Perhaps a lot depends on where the guitar was specifically made and who worked that shift.
Scratches dents and dings are great. You’ll learn to be unbothered by that pretty quickly.
I look at it this way, scratches and dings give your guitar character. By the time you get all those on your instrument you'll probably have more character too.😃
I can appreciate that you're giving a "right out of the box" review here, but i feel like it would be worth doing a followup video once you've put some decent strings on and given it a thorough setup.
What's cool about these sorts of guitars is that with a thorough setup and a few sensible upgrades (nut, saddles, pickups), they can be made into decent instruments.
paying someone to "do a thorough setup and a few sensible upgrades (nut, saddles, pickups)" you would be better off buying a New MIM Strat for that price. do the math!
@@heres2ya that's why you learn to do it yourself. Setup work isn't hard to learn and once you know how to do it you can dial a guitar in to perfection. Pickups are probably the biggest expense in that list, but you really don't have to spend big bucks for a decent set.
The MIM strat isn't going to be perfect either. New strings and a setup at minimum.
@@scottishgentlemen6038 i understand what your saying. I've been doing custom guitar builds, and repairs since 2003. im just saying not many people that i have done repairs for even know how to change the strings, or even want to learn. so i cant understand why people want to even invest in "upgrading" a cheap squier to the point of spending another $400-$600+ on upgrades.
What a Great and informative video, thank you very much reviewing this Tele and for going into so much detail 😃😃👍👍 I have subscribed and look forward to more guitar videos 😃😃👍👍🤟🤟🤟 Keep rockin and thanks again 😃😃 Lots of Love from Dublin, Ireland 💖💖💖💛💛💛💖💖💖
I really appreciate it. I’ve been having a tough time with UA-cam not working correctly with my channel. It’s very disheartening. But comments like this keep me going. Thank you. ❤️
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@@joequinn9048 thanks! Check out my new stuff!
Every Affinity I've ever picked up was pretty bad. There were a lot of things about them that the best set up and intonation in the world wouldn't help.
Classic Vibe telecasters, however, for just a hundred or two more, are pretty killer.
Those guitars punch WAY above their weight.
A hundred or two more? Only in America. o.O Inarguably CVs are better and a Squier value:performance sweet spot, but now a Pine body? Still way overpriced thanks to Fender's region blocking, price fixing and gouging in ROW. F3ck u Fender. NO SALE unless slash and burn sale.
Hello what would you recommend.. around this price range 200-350
I love my Affinity Tele. Neck feels great! No sharp fret ends, no fret sprouts, neck is straight, tuners stay in tune, electronics sound great! I’ll take my affinity Tele over the tank player’s series Tele.
That’s crazy
My favourite Affinitys were made between 1998 and 2002. They are great guitars. All guitars need setting up regardless of value 😊
A Gibson or American Fender and many other high end guitars should require no setup whatsoever
@TheMixWithABD try telling that to a friend of mine.....he bought a brand new Gibson les paul. It needed alot of work to stop it going out of tune. Badly set up and had factory flaws from the factory
@@DavidReed-zb1vb ha. Well. Gibsons SHOULDNT require work or a set up but sometimes they indeed do. Also. Gibson gets a lot of crap for their tuners when really we should be mad at Grover.
I also feel like a less traditional Tele (six saddles, none ashtray bridge, etc) would make it more difficult for me personally to bond with the guitar. And every Affinity I've ever played just kept going out of tune as soon as I got it tuned.
What is it about six saddles that completely kill the vibe of a tele for me. Even silver saddles. No thanks...
Had little to no prob with mine! Just sanded down the fret markers!
Happy to hear it! Thanks for watching
There may be some quality control issues on some, but for the price, they're perfect. I got lucky with mine aside from a small blemish (customers caused that. Brought some reeds and received a 20% discount on guitar) mine has no other issues. I own 335, 135, 1960 goldtop lp, am std strat, charvel, peavey, and a danelectro. I don't try to do the gig thing anymore and have a regular job. This cheap Tele goes to work with me.
I have none of the issues listed here. My advice is to NOT purchase online. Go into a store and play it. They are hit or miss but there are some good ones to be found.
I just ordered one. $229 in Surf Green. If it's anywhere near the quality of the Affinity Strat I already have and love I will be very pleased. I saw mostly positive "It's well worth the money" reviews so far. Maybe you just got a dud. I have zero sharp fret issues and the Strat was playable right out of box, despite pretty terrible strings. I plan on having them both set up eventually. I'm just a hobbyist so Squiers are perfectly fine for my needs.
I think with how expensive guitars are in the current market, many people have convinced themselves that these cheap squires are better than they are. The higher priced squires are fantastic. Their cheapest stuff, not so much. But you can’t even get a Harley Benton for $200 anymore so squier still wins the budget contest.
Edit. You can still get a Harley Benton strat for $150 - $210 on Thomann’s website and from my experience they’re better guitars. I think I’ll get a strat to review
@@TheMixWithABD The Squier tele just arrived yesterday and I haven't even unboxed it yet. I really like my Squier strat after having it about a month. I've already bonded with it. It has stayed in tune surprisngly well. Even with a lot of tremelo use it has stayed in tune with the original strings and zero set up. I hope the tele is as good. I haven't tried a HB yet. I actually play drums mainly so I won't pretend to be knowledgable about guitars but I also am liking the cheap ibanez bass I bought for a mere $180. I really just like to noodle and fool around and inexpensive gear like this is great for that.
I appreciate your expertise
Guitars that usually cost less money than a pro guitar paintjob should not have the word....suck anywhere near them....on the contrary its a miracle that someone made them for so little cash and they should be treated under that umbrella.Miracle guitars....
Now if you want to make them great guitars that can handle anything, all you need is modding skills,some aftermarket parts and some common sense.I wanted an affinity and i got one of those used for 100 something bucks which basically is like free guitar and i can spend the "big" money on actually excellent parts....
Thats why i dont agree the whole "spend a few more,buy a better guitar" like the classic vibe for example....cause yes it ll have a slightly better parts but why spend money in something slightly better that you ll change anyway?For example you gig live a lot and you want your guitar to hold tune reliably....now you paid for the classic vibe,the tuners are better but still no good enough to ensure..reliability...so why pay the few extras here and there when you ll replace them anyway?
Among all my guitars i have a bullet and an affinity...the affinity got it for somewhat 100 bucks and the bullet that was missing some stuff for literally a couple of bucks....those are free guitar canvases in my book...now they both have big stainless steel frets,hipshot tuners,dimarzio or kinman pickups..the works...they are not only better than a classic vibe but i can put them against any american strat in terms of playability,sound and feel and those guitars cost thousands....just saying...
There's better guitars for cheaper. The "Fender" (Squier) name, doubles the price.
@@TheMixWithABD Yes the Logo is a heavy tax.....those guitars especially in the higher registers sometimes cost triple or more their worth but on the very low(bullet and affinity type prices) you get a lot of guitar for the money.....in that price range yes you can find countless models from countless other companies but the quality is usually the same asian pot metally crap which you can easily change if you have the knowledge....
Its like the example of the rough fret edges you mentioned as a downside....a sanding block sponge from the dollar store and you can easily make them buttery smooth and also roll the edge of the board to make it feel like a thousand dollar guitar neck.....it usually is that simple.....
More importantly where on earth can I get that jacket from!????
Teddy Fresh !
Idk what the difference is between Affinity and Bullet. I just got the Bullet.
The neck wood shrinks , so the frets stick out on the ends .. The ones on the thumb side , you can live with .. But the others side [ hj -E side ] is awful .. Change in temps / humidity can reek havoc on any guitars .. I have no humidifier here , so all my axes are effected in some way .. Have 2 Squires .. One like the one you have here , is just flat-out awful .. Some clown put a Pearly gates in the bridge , and screwed up the wiring which was really bad anyway .. Lots of cold solder joints from factory .. Looks like old bits of wire used as well .. Grrr !
Complaining that a $250 guitar isn't as good as a $1,000 guitar is not a review
Can you please not be a dick. I’m reviewing the guitar like I would review any guitar. I’ve played $300 guitars that feel and sound as good as a $3000 guitar. Sue me. Try out one of my newer videos. Thanks for watching
I had an Affinty Strat years ago, thing was garbage, also had an Affinity P bass, same. Had an Classic Vibe P bass that played better than my MIM P. I see some people here that have had a better experience with the Affinity series, but most have modded them, which is good, but not beginner friendly. Save up for a Classic vibe, or try to find a good deal on a used MIM if you're starting out, neither are truley perfect, but better options than going with an Affinity.
thank you for your honesty
Thanks for watching!
Are these brand new strings? Yeah they’re not going to hold tune until they’re stretched in.
All of this stuff is really easy to forgive on a $250 guitar and intonation is a basic and easy standard adjustment.
Two weeks old in this vid. Intonation won’t fix the un-level frets and crap pickups
@@TheMixWithABD $230 for this guitar on Amazon, shipped. Of course the frets aren’t going to be perfect, you have to pay more to buy more hands-on time at the factory for a decent fret job. Pickups? It’s a $230 guitar, there are Seymour Duncan Tele pickup sets that are more expensive than the entire guitar.
I’m not trying to convince you to like it, if you don’t you don’t and that’s fine. But it’s a really inexpensive guitar. If you were reviewing a Fender Player that had these kind of finish issues you’d have my attention, but stuff like imperfect fret inlays and the nut not being perfectly flush down the sides are all easily forgivable on a guitar at this price.
It honestly isn't fair to review a guitar that hasn't been set up properly. Even guitars costing 5x the price need to be set up to play the way you want them to, and it's easy to do. Polishing and dressing the fets is a little more involved, but still doable. Well polished and dressed fets is one of those things you get by spending more money.
The pickups and the tuners on these guitars aren't great, but the guitar's MSRP is less than a quality set of pickups, so that really isn't surprising.
All of my current guitars are mid range guitars (1.5k-3k), and most of them are pretty tweaked out. I'm looking to buy this guitar to mod. It appears that most of the downsides of this guitar can be remedied with some time and modest upgrades. Should be fun
Not even worth setting up with these frets and pickups
£199. A great instrument for the money, It plays well, and holds tune.
Luck of the draw. For grins, I grabbed an Affinity. Other than scratchy pots, easily remedied, no neck-fret-body issues.
-no.. install solid pick-ups (not necessarily expensive... just solid), and change nut to bone
"I don't WANT to feel it?" Yeah, my wife's the same.
Ha - ha, funny.
Come to think of it, you should buy a dog or a guitar or better yet both. They will be more loyal and give you more pleasure.
@@chriskitchen4772 "That's what SHE said...".
Made thousands of pounds gigging an 07 Affinity. 😊
Weren’t they called the “standard” series back then? I have an old cheap Squier and it’s great. These newer ones not so much.
@themixwithabd no. Definitely Affinity Tele Special (Special was assigned to Butterscotch models).
Standard was a higher spec model.
The new Affinity (2021) replaces the Standard but retains ceramic pups
You got a bad one, send it back. I just bought one and there are no issues with it.
Got an Affinity strat for free. Played like crap stock. So I had a whole set up and mod done on it (alnico pickups, tuners, saddles). Now it plays well, but yeah stock it was terrible.
Budget guitars will almost always need a pro setup.
Expecting them not to is just ignorant.
Straight away why try and compare it to a fender made in Mexico? They’re a quarter of the price. Best to return it I got one identical to this it’s actually lovely
a good review liked it
Thanks for watching!
Comparing a 230 dollar guitar to a 1000 dollar guitar wow lot of guys gave it a good rating for that price point 🤣🤣🤣🙈
Whip out the La Brea pickups and there you go lol
Only good for beginners or modders. The $400 Squiers probably go through a full setup and inspection. That's the thing with Chinese instruments. If they're not checking them out before they send them out, then it's a coinflip. It's like you can get a Chinese saxophone for $300, or you can pay $600 and get a Chinese saxophone backed by a US-based customer service and repair team.
Tell ‘em Joe
Wow, this guy just 💩all over this lil beauty…first time I’ve seen a review with nothing positive said. What do you expect…. It’s 250 buck!!! You’re comparing it as if it were an American vintage..give me a break..
these types of guitars are always A total shitbox. i love hearing people spewing how great they are after upgrades. and replacing every part on them except the neck and body. if you have to pay for someone to do all that work, and properly set it up, you could of bought a decent USA Strat, or A Gibson guitar.
Spent around $150 for alnico pickups and maybe $13 for locking tuners, did all the work myself. It plays better than some of the +$1500 guitars I've owned and played in the past, when in total I maybe paid $500. The pots were completely fine and shielding wasn't a problem neither. Intonation was actually perfect out of the box (ordered online from Guitar Center), and the bridge- perfectly balanced with 9's to where it's set exactly how it needs to be.
If I had done nothing to the guitar, the sound (to my ear) would appear slightly muddy and I would have had to tune it every day before use (which is normal). Very solid build and I would have returned it if it wasn't worth the money. Even it's sustain is great: I can even shut off the noisegate and vibrato into a natural harmonic. That was something I couldn't do with an Ltd.
So overall, I saved a ton of money for a guitar that plays like a beast.
@@jowildcat40 actually the old Squier Standards were better than any MIM strat. the newer classic vibes also need nothing done to them. and play awesome
Those awesome really weird problems. Maybe they're not the greatest guitarist as far as sound goes. But as far as playability I have two tellies and a strat and the fit and finish on them is amazing, The electronics suck! But I don't really care since I don't play out much but it's weird that you have those problems on that guitar You're probably going to return it right? Try getting another one just to see what happened I'd be curious to watch that if you got another bad one then I would say something is going on at squire. Fender really should crack down on this crap. I mean their name is on the guitar there shouldn't let them go out to the public this bad. Shame on them. Oddly enough I decided to buy a custom vibe for like 450 bucks and that one sounds great but let me tell you everything else about the guitar is so bad that I just cannot believe it. The neck is either warped or twisted if I try to lower the action I'll be hitting a pickup with my strings. There's so much lacquer or whatever it is on the neck and the fretboard is just covered in it I'm going to have to scrape it off the frets I don't even know what the stuff is but I didn't return it in time so I'm stuck with it. I would love to send that one to you to dissect! But you know I guess if we all had enough money we would be buying fenders and not requires. Anyway I'm glad that you brought this to our attention. The only thing I can say is you got to go down to the store and buy it. Online buying is not going to work if they're going to let quality control fall to this level.
I think his job in fe.....er . I think this video sponsored by fe because now you can find so much low budget guitar about 200 - 350$ . Are you rich you can pay for telecaster 2000. $ 😅
SPEND ANOTHER $100 IS MUCH BETTER OF A DEAL ..
The way I see it the problem with these cheapo guitars is that each and every copy has its own problems. They can all be addressed but no two copies are similar.
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For e price....come on man!
They are not good at all 😬 contemporary and classic vibe are 👍👍👍👍👍
Go cv, miles better.
Not my 2022 affinity at all. You got a dud dud
People really want to convince themselves these are great. They’re some of the cheapest Tele’s Fender makes. And they feel like it.
Belly cut 🙈 Why...
I got tricked into buying this piece of shit, honestly killed any intention on actually learning the instrument.
Yes. Unless you get lucky and get a good one, and happen to like the sound of bad pickups, you’ll enjoy it.
Not the best guitar I guess
As my Affinity Strat, a piece of junk. There are better ones oh yes and for less money.
Surprise surprise...All of these cheap guitars are well, cheap. If you have ever played anything else, no reason to go back.
Pretty bad video. The Classic Vibe sucks. I know because I bought one and it didn't even work. It had a bad 3 way switch and the switch in the Affinity is a better switch. Pretty bad guitar and he just keeps playing it . . . . . . .
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All electric guitar under $1500 is crap, wasting your money and time discussed about it.
Absolutely not
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