New Squier Affinity Guitars - Try Something New for Less!

[@andertons]

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[@johnoakleymusic]

You’ve misspelt a chapter title. Stat instead of Strat. Just trying to help 👍🏻

[@seanzinger]

That intro is some of the best I’ve ever heard from the Captain! He needs a jag! And I need the white Thinline Tele!!

[@SeanDS1989]

Seriously! Pete on that Strat was killer too 💯🤘😆🎸

[@SWLDguitar1]

Totally agree. I had to do a double take to make sure I saw that right. Lee killed it!

[@rowbags3017]

What a beautiful intro solo from Lee! 😎

[@reddottx]

Best I’ve ever heard from him. Well done Lee!

[@gregdsmusiccaptures1578]

Damn! You both knocked that intro out of the park. Probably one of the best I’ve heard from you.

[@carpathus]

That Squier Affinity Junior might turn out to be a killer travel guitar.

[@theiranxican7412]

Anyone who plays the duo sonic, mustang or even a jaguar will fit right at home with the strat junior.

[@robinr22]

Love to see a Tele version!

[@jflipova]

I love your shows guys I think the reason that you both compliment each other’s playing is Lee plays from the heart, Pete plays a more technical from the head.. together are freakin awesome 👏

[@PelicanIslandLabs]

Pete is a class act and he could make a two string shovel guitar sound great.

[@anthonysaia1027]

I don't usually comment but both of you played an awesome intro, just lovely !

[@sgt.grinch3299]

My Grandson chose the Black Strat as his first guitar. He really enjoys playing. Just need to get the Marshall Studio 20 watt amp and cabinet.

[@bldallas]

Try a Spark Mini. Seriously. Amazing tone; equally great as a Bluetooth speaker. Tones of amp models snd affects. Great learning features, too. You can play along with virtually and sing and watch the music video / chords. It has a 50% and 80% speed option (with non pitch variance) snd you can loop a section when you’re trying to learn it.
I’ve had one since Christmas and rarely fire up my Fender tube amps and rather extensive pedal board. It’s just an amazing little gadget with super high fidelity sound.
I should also mention I’m about to turn 62 and gave played since I was 10! Through that time, I’ve ended countless practice amps and nothing compares to this Spark Mini. Greatness.

[@plamenpenkov2865]

You are a great Grandpa!!!
But a tube amp maybe is not the best choice for a beginner.
That said, if he digs it, he is lucky to have you!

[@ListenToPowerViolence]

Gosh how much the Affinity Series has improved in the last decade. Fender is KING at all price points.

[@martintaylor1758]

That Jaguar looks and sounds great, the colour is pretty tasty too.

[@jfiery]

My wife bought an Affinity Jag bass as a 2nd for her Fender Mustang just as a play around fun thing because it was so affordable. It is so nice for the money and the nicest piece of Laurel I've ever seen on a guitar. It easily would pass for rosewood and the entire guitar had a perfect fit and finish. A new Duncan pickup and a himass bridge and she uses it nearly as much as her much more expensive Mustang now.

[@randrothify]

Stunning intro playing by The Captain. The bronze metallic color of that Jag is also stunning. That color should be available on more models and lines. Very cool. Squier knocking it out of the park again.

[@squirelova1815]

What a pleasure it ALWAYS is to see Sweet Danish Pete with the Lovely Captain too. It's like "Heaven" with guitar gear no less. Thank You Pete for giving us your best every time.

[@billgross176]

ok Captain…knock it off. 😂

[@squirelova1815]

@@billgross176 I'm not the Captain, I am a Major...Major Pain. GOOD DAY SIR.

[@octopaul]

the colour on that Jag is spectacular

[@magnum7581]

I've never considered a Jag....until now! That color with the maple board is heaven sent. You guys sounded great as always, but Lees' intro was especially spicy. Truly nice work!

[@Full_Deflection]

That SH Tele in the middle position was really nice. Way better than I was expecting.

[@vargheseanand]

Lee killed that opening jam. He's become such a great player.

[@elkcibdej]

That jag is so cool! Crazy that you can grab two of these and still not even reach the price of one Mexican fender.

[@afxtwinreverb]

Yeah indonesian guy probably is paid in peanuts

[@TheSuperspyk]

Considering a large chunk of my collection of guitars are squiers - hearing you say about them being the brand for people exploring the world of guitars just validated all of my purchases 😂 granted i don’t own any affinity ones (classic vibe, a paranormal and 2 of the 40th anniversary editions) but they are a decent brand when money is tight but the GAS is real
My starcaster especially is one of my favourite purchases

[@sagittated]

@@TheSuperspyk I love my 40th anniversary Jazzmaster. The higher end Squiers are great instruments, and you don't have to feel bad about modding them like crazy if you want.

[@jasecola]

Nice set of releases from Squier. I'm kinda digging the idea of that junior strat!

[@andarchy1386]

The first guitar I ever got familiar with was a Squier strat and it was great

[@theoversouls]

I've always liked short scale guitars and I have both the Fender-branded MIJ Junior Collection Strat and Tele. Really helps with my arthritic hands. I put Lollars in the Tele and it's a great guitar! Nice to see these Squiers hitting the market.

[@Moit4000]

Pete was in a particularly silly mood in this one, brilliant

[@nickwort123]

I hope they do a 24 inch tele too down the line

[@randrothify]

Didn’t even realize that the Strat was short scale. That’s a great idea and I can see a lot of people going for it regardless of whether they are kids or adults. HSS and a two point trem, lower weight, slinkier feel, same great Strat looks and sound! What’s not to like? It’s only junior in dimensions but not features or playability. This might be another GAS impulse purchase😂.

[@im58woody]

Lug wrench is the tool that you change a tire with.

[@BulletBeena]

Damn...Pete was on fire in this one. Great playing! Lee's intro was killer as well.

[@teodelnorte]

Guys, in addition to flogging guitars, it's about time you made an instrumental album!

[@ThatBrendonGuy]

I'd been considering a Mustang for a while because I want something short scale but as a long time affinity HSS strat guy, its like they personally called me and said we've got something better..

[@jmaripen]

Man, to be honest, I tune in for the jams and banter! This ethereal mayer-esque jam was a very pleasant one! Thank you, gents!

[@Canadianwheelchairguitar]

Suiers are getting better but the Starcaster I bought in 2001 needed the fret sprouts addressed as soon as I got it home. I also filed the fret sprouts, put 10-46 strings, & oiled the fretboard on my student's Affinity Stratocaster earlier this year while he was away. I don't know enough to work on the electronics, but they could use an upgrade on 2 of my students' Affinity Stratocaster.

[@adiohead]

I own loads of guitars and my cheapo Affinity Strat has the most playable neck of all of them.

[@IsaacMTSU]

Yeah, I just sold my MIM strat because I got a $100 Affinity on marketplace that's way nicer than I expected it to be!

[@joegordon2915]

I love affinity guitars. I’m agree they are more comfortable and playable so I just mod them.

[@kebmel8668]

Classic Vibe necks are my favourite

[@brucehayes7251]

I have a 25th anniversary model from the late 90s . It’s become a bit of a wall hanger but it plays really well and has coloured up like an old white(ish) fender would,

[@TheStratpicker]

That Thinline Tele looks and sounds fantastic - obviously not for high gain stuff so feedback not really an issue.

[@eb7912]

the strat sounds really great. Great playing as always :)

[@void_snw]

olympic white tele with a big black pickguard... that hits the spot.

[@TheDanification]

Why can’t Fender have more thinline Teles. It doesn’t make sense

[@kimL93]

@@TheDanificationharder to manufacture

[@ryanspencerlauderdale687]

You could say it’s arctic white…lol

[@sagittated]

@@TheDanification I've just searched their site, and they've got like ten different ones.

[@John-dt9kr]

​What they should make is a solid body tele with a thinline tele pick guard and control layout. I don't know why nobody has done that yet.​@@kimL93

[@ivorharden]

Brian May Red Special has a 24" scale length with 24 frets (and he is tuned to E standard). I'm surprised that more companies haven't incorporated it into their guitars.

[@siegmac3267]

A junior scale length with regular body size would be cool.

[@jasonjayalap]

That's why many love the mustang. Not a strat of course. (Two pickups, offset body).

[@bengalvin9932]

Just came back to watch the intro jam again never done that before so good.

[@steverolfeca]

Who would have thought that the combination of an HSS Strat with the 23” scale would produce such a pleasing, rounded tone? I dig the red Tele as well- definite G&L Bluesboy vibe going on with that one.

[@thedondeluxe6941]

Really liking these new more airy sounding backing tracks for the jams!😃

[@danbuck2110]

What a great left handed selection on offer there, Squier really have outdone themselves.

[@I.M.Guitar-Nerd]

I never thought that flamed tops looked right on Teles, not ones with a plate style bridge and a pickguard anyway.

[@jmledesma88]

Pro Tip for HS, SH or HSS guitars (or any other guitar where 2 pickups that require different pot values to sound balanced without modifying your amp setup share volume pot or pots in general). Use 500k pots and run a 250k resistor from the single coil pickups to ground so they "see" 250 pots instead. In that way each pickup somehow "sees" the "correct" (correct in so far as it is somehow standardised) pot value for that pickup and they sound waaaay more balanced. Probably the most convenient place is to wire it from is the pickup "in" at the selector switch to ground.
As far as tone cap value, it is also different from factory for most single vs hummbucker cases but you can definitely get away with the HB cap value (normally .022uF) and even lower like .015 as normal .047 caps in strats and teles make them sound dull anyways (the cap value states from what frecuency treble starts to roll off and the pot value in what way, so a higher cap value just cuts off more trebble but can be less usable as it is harder to find a good sounding spot without it sounding like your guitar si under water, I guess it will depend on the taper style of your tone pot as well...).

[@robbaskerville253]

That SH Tele in mocha could well be my birthday present to myself. Gorgeous!

[@vwharman]

Picked up the trans red one yesterday. The finish on the neck is really nice, not the old gummy lacquered finish of the past.

[@BigIronTexas]

In America we call it a breaker bar. It's usually a pipe that fits over the wrench and gives you lots of leverage.

[@tboneousmaximus7963]

Leo Nocentelli lead guitarist for the Meters!

[@user-sd4gq6jr4m]

Why does Lee always take the piss out of 24" scale - it's only for kids or vertically challenged adults. I have pain and stiffness in my wrists and fingers, and 24" is a godsend 🙏 Would be nice if you acknowledged that too, as well as 4,9" John Mayer's 😂

[@TheAdventChronicles]

I don't get the hate for the 24" scale length. It's common on Fender offsets and Brian May's Red Special is 24". If it's good enough for Mr. May it's good enough for the rest of us.

[@raytorvalds3699]

@@TheAdventChronicles Woah, I did not know that about the Red Special. Cheers, another thing learned today.

[@user-sd4gq6jr4m]

​@@TheAdventChronicles Well said!

[@randrothify]

Totally agree! There is really nothing wrong with a 24 inch scale length guitar. They can do everything that a standard scale guitar can do and sound just as full and big. If anything there should be more scale length options available. No need to limit Strats and Teles to just 25.5. And they aren’t just for kids and hobbits. Even though I like m standard scale length guitars, I also play Mustangs, Jags, LPs, and SGs and there are many of us that like the lighter weight and more agile dimensions of guitars with compact body sizes and necks that don’t feel like you are stretching to reach the end of a broomstick.

[@mrredritehand]

This comment sounded very British in my head, and I bloody agree from Ohio!

[@psych336]

Everytime Squier comes out with a new line of guitars there is something surprising. They sure know how to make things interesting.

[@mrredritehand]

How do these sound so good? Alnico pickups or just trickery of the tube?

[@richardfoskett8903]

These two should make a video after a few beers…! 😂😂

[@djt6546]

Anderton’s R+ channel 😊

[@richardfoskett8903]

@@djt6546 now THAT I’d watch!

[@joegordon2915]

A thinline affinity? Just when I thought I was out- they pull me back in! Now I just need to convince my wife that I need “just one more”.

[@alwaysevolving281]

I really want one of those jaguars!

[@jasmith85]

Mystic Meg Brown? Does the guitar predict the lottery numbers and does it come with a greenish colour call Septic Peg?

[@JamesStanfordAK]

Mystic Meg Brown 😂😂😂 What a throwback 👏🏻

[@andertons]

Showing my age there 😂

[@JamesStanfordAK]

Does that mean I am as well? 😅

[@RobertFisher1969]

A classic vibe Starcaster in the Sienna Sunburst would be hard for me to resist. But that Strat Junior may be in my future.

[@cisumevoleW]

They all sound and look great. Pete certainly helps with that! You too are quite entertaining together and remind me Not to partner up for charades "leverage".

[@user-ib8uj1ic7d]

The Strat Jr. is my favorite of the lot.

[@anthonycotto9251]

Lee's playing was great!

[@petestaint8312]

Wow! The Captain is rockin! 😎

[@cavalierx6099]

Old English Scratch Cover for DARK Woods- Furniture Polish does a GREAT JOB taking care of your Fret Board Wood and Darkening those light woods..... that one is a free tip.

[@DustyThePunk]

I would love if Fender made left handed Starcasters, because that Squier Affinity Starcaster sounds like it wants to be cranked and loud.

[@EpicMSdos]

The friends intro had me dead 😂

[@BlonderHans-ke9qt]

"If you've got a really short thing, you have to put so much power in it to actually get it."
Well, due to lack of experience with too short things I can't confirm that.
But it sounds plausible.
😊

[@jktolford8272]

I *like* the feel of Indian laurel. Great playing, informative, as always.

[@AVFCAM]

I hope the Junior comes in a left handed version…my daughter could do with that instead of the full size

[@dorianford6227]

They made the Starcaster pretty much is like the Tom Delonge Starcaster but with a neck pick up

[@punkywozza4330]

The Affinity Jnr looked pretty good at first glance.... But £229 for the guitar they are aiming the guitar at is a bit steep.

[@sabrosso1]

I got the squier thinline classic vibe and honestly the affinity sounds as good for less price. Also i really like more the 3 tone sunburst color rather than the one i have

[@astroblaster1581]

Pete and Dave Simpson should form a band called The Squiers❤😂

[@H_Oscarsson]

A shame Squier didn't use the original headstock on the Starcaster, but it looks and sounds really nice...

[@stockholm1752]

Yeah, agreed. The Starcaster’s headstock is so cool. But this one seems more like the stripped down Partscaster Tom Delonge version. That’s marketing.

[@eertje01]

This is called the starcaster deluxe. The original affinity starcaster does have the maple neck and shoe headstock 🎉

[@sagittated]

@@eertje01 yeah, the original affinity, the contemporary, and the classic vibe all have the swirly headstock.

[@alexb8574]

Love my classic vibe starcaster

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

If you were happy with the size and neck on a Duo Sonic or a Mustang but wanted a Strat sound and whammy you could buy the Strat Jr at any age, or any skill level. I have a Duo Sonic and put in a Tele PU at the bridge and a Rickenbacker at the neck so I can do both early Townsend Who sounds from one guitar.

[@ryanspencerlauderdale687]

Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead also played an old Starcaster during the OK Computer days. Just a fun fact.

[@liamjenkins244]

Kid A/Amnesiac

[@ryanspencerlauderdale687]

@@liamjenkins244 Subterranean Homesick Alien.

[@liamjenkins244]

@@ryanspencerlauderdale687 you know what I hear that now

[@ryanspencerlauderdale687]

@@liamjenkins244 I saw it in a live video where they were playing the song, and somebody in the audience cackled like a witch, it was crazy.

[@BenjaminRoethig]

Man, I wish Fender had found a way to use the 22 feet Mustang/ Jaguar neck on the Strat Jr.

[@rooberry-music]

The strat jr does have 22 frets!

[@BenjaminRoethig]

@@rooberry-music 22 would have four dot inlays on frets 15, 17, 19, and 21. 3 dots is 20. Also says so on Fender's site.

[@rooberry-music]

24 inch scale strat for cheap! Oh my god this is perfect 😍

[@christiaanvrey]

Amazing playing both of you

[@chrisstephens6194]

Already pre ordered the mocha telecaster. Squier/ fender having to up its game because of the likes of Jet Harley benton

[@marzocchi705]

Lee's absolutely COOKING!

[@eertje01]

I wonder what the routing is of thst jaguar. It's a total mod platform if it has a swimming pool route or something

[@casperjakobsen423]

i would love a junior with a regular neck :)

[@redjacemory4404]

We don't see Pete play a Strat very often! :)

[@jetpackband3523]

Love the two Teles, especially the thinline, but that "Jaguar" is a Jaguar shaped guitar. Fender just goes by body shapes now. For example, their Squier vibrotoless "Mustang"...uh, isn't that actually a Duo Sonic?🤔

[@jfiery]

Wish they'd do a Coronado II reissue.

[@stillewillie4140]

Squier makes interesting guitars. Every year a great range of special models. BUT NEVER LEFT HANDED. You can’t even get a decent Squier strat these days. I’m sure I would have bought at least 5 or 6 models over the last three or four years. And many lefties with me. So it would be profitable for Squier to make more lefty models.
I would highly appreciate it if Andertons would address this Fender/Squier problem every time they review new releases.

[@kurtz1993]

Dude, say whatever you want but that Indian Laurel fretboard on the Junior Strat looks gorgeous!

[@joerobertson795]

The Junior Strat is a perfect Office or Dorm Room Guitar.

[@elliotgreen987]

Jimmy Page played a Tele on all but one song on Led Zeps first album, but after that most of their recordings are done on Les Pauls!

[@ouwahoui8521]

Hi! Thanks for this video! The Squier Strat Jr seems very promising! However, how good the component and build quality of this made-in-China guitar really are if you compare it with the Squier mini (made in Indonesia) which is very, very cheaply (and poorly) made (and poor sounding)? Are the component and build quality better or similar? Thank you! 😊

[@jimcamp2423]

The 24 inch scale length Strat, I dub thee the JagStrat/MusStrat/StangStrat. For those that want a Jaguar or Mustang scale length with the HSS Stat body. The spare body market just got contaminated with the Strat body tremolo bridge ;location for a Jaguar/Mustang 24 scale neck & not the traditional Strat 25.5 scale neck.

[@shanerose5348]

Intro jam ❤❤❤

[@michaelwalker6840]

Could you please supply us with more information about Victory Amplification? Thank you in advance.

[@im58woody]

Great opening jam! These look great.

[@danielversion1.035]

Fender: "We're excited to launch Player Series 2!!!" Squier: "Hold my beer..."

[@danielversion1.035]

(I know they're the same company, silly.)

[@ScottWeakley]

Rosewood trees have been getting busy to no longer be endangered

[@BobEstremera]

Leo Nocentelli, guitarist for the Meters.

[@Burriss17]

When are we getting an Anderson’s jam album?!?

[@imacmadman22]

The Meters guitarist's name is Leo Nocentelli.

[@geusseppegonzalezcardenas5782]

The IMPACT Tom DeLonge has had... a starcaster based on his signature model.

[@David-lm8sj]

hello to you, you are fantastic, I am following you from central France. I love you 👍😉