Squier by Fender Affinity Telecaster Beginner Electric Guitar - Maple Fingerboard, 2-Color Sunburst
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Style: Guitar
Color: 2 tone sunburst
Set: Right Handed
Features
- Two single-coil pickups offer a great range of tones.
- With a 3-way pickup selector switch, choosing your favorite tones is a breeze.
- A comfortable neck, quality hardware, and quality construction make this guitar a great buy.
Description
Affinity Series™ guitars represent the best value in solid-body electric guitar design. The Affinity Series™ Tele® features two single-coil pickups and three-way switching. Now available in Two-Color Sunburst.
Brand: Fender
Color: 2 tone sunburst
Top Material Type: Alder Wood
Body Material: Alder
Back Material Type: Alder
Neck Material Type: Maple
Fretboard Material Type: Maple Wood
Guitar Pickup Configuration: Combination
String Material Type: Alloy Steel
Hand Orientation: Right
Item Weight: 9.9 pounds
Product Dimensions: 44.5 x 4 x 14.5 inches
Item model number: 0310202503
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
Date First Available: September 1, 2011
Back Material: Alder
Body Material: Alder
Color Name: 2 tone sunburst
Fretboard Material: Maple Wood
Guitar Pickup Configuration: Combination
Scale Length: 25.5
String Material: Alloy Steel
Top Material: Alder Wood
Neck Material Type: Maple
Number of Strings: 6
Guitar Bridge System: Hard Tail
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All right, for about $200 the Squier Affinity is a pretty good guitar. I mean you don't expect that much for the low price but you get quite a lot and it is a real decent guitar with a few reservations. Here goes. The frets are jagged on the edges and I played my hands nearly raw within 45 minutes of playing. The ends of the frets are almost like running your hands up and down barbed wire. Ok. That needed to be said as so many commenters ignore that part about this guitar. That being said it is not that hard to remedy. I found a video that showed how to fix this really quick using a foam sanding block which is easily attainable at most hardware stores. I got them butter smooth with about 10 minutes of sanding. This fixed the neck now feels good and plays very nice. The body finish is really good. I got the butterscotch and it looks great. The neck is narrow, I assume for younger players, but my hand is smaller so it works well for me. A person with large hands might not like this neck. The strings were not that great so I changed immediately to slinky's and the guitar sounds and plays so much better. The pickups are just OK, low end but adequate. I plan on changing them soon. This is the ultimate fixer upper guitar and worth fixing up, but it is playable as is except for the fret sharp edges. The tuners hold tune pretty well so no complaints there. The controls are OK, but might change those too just because I think there are better ones out there for not too much moola. For $200 you are not going to get the best components in controls and pickups. But like I said it is a very nice guitar to fix up. It looks great and the body is solid alder and that might be the best part of the guitar. It really looks great. The sound is fine. All in all I am happy, but still plan on doing a few more upgrades to components and then I will be real happy. Even with upgrading parts it will still be cheaper than a Mexican or American tele. Should you buy one? I'd say yes. But just realize that this is not the top of the line tele and expect to make a few changes in this guitar to make you really happy. Once you make those few changes you will be a happy camper. addendum 2023: I have made a few adjustments and upgraded to this guitar and now it is not too far off par with a genuine telecaster. I changed out the pickups to a set of Dimarzio's and that really improved the tone. I put Fender locking tuners on it and some brass saddles. I also put a 1950's style pick guard with 5 screws instead of 8 and think it looks pretty cool. I also put a round string tree to make it old style and a genuine Fender Coronado CA neck plate. I also plan to change the controls to a better them. The controls that come with the guitar are pretty cheap and have wires about as thick as a frog's hair. But the guitar now is close to a real tele. The Chinese tele affinity is a pretty good guitar for the money and going up, up in price. I paid $219 and they now 4 years later sell for $289. I recently got an email from another guitar seller stating all Fender products will soon be increasing in price. Get one before they go up even more.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2019 by Hambone99
This is the third Squire that I have had among my guitars. I previously owned a Squire Strat, and have had a Squire P-bass since ‘97. This does though make my first Tele. I was pretty hopeful, although I’ve never bought a guitar of any type online before. My first impression after opening the boxes was that this thing is BEAUTIFUL. The fit & finish was VERY good. The “butterscotch blonde” is really translucent, and allows a good view at the wood grain. From what I’ve read of the reviews, there are some evidently that are not translucent, but the grain shows very well in this one. This is also as best I can tell a two-piece alder body. It arrived without any damage whatsoever, so it was well protected during shipping. It really wasn’t badly out of tune when it arrived, which surprised me. About a half step flat on all strings. But tuning & intonation was quick and easy as well. I’m starting to feel as if I’m writing a Squire Affinity commercial here... but I’m well beyond pleased with this Tele. Compared to several Squire level guitars I’ve seen, this is off-scale high in the quality and value departments. There are only two small things that I can come up with as critiques. The strap button on the bridge side was loose - as if it was overtightened on installation. So a piece of matchstick, some titebond and a screwdriver cleared that up. And I may end up installing some strap locks... so that’s no big thing. I’ve seen that on high-end guitars as well. The second thing is that the bridge pickup is a touch microphonic. Only ‘just’, and only really noticeable with the volume knob rolled all the way up. That’s always one of my first tests of an electric guitar that I’m new to, and I likely wouldn’t have noticed if I hadn’t turned it all the way up listening for it. It certainly wouldn’t have jumped out and caught me by surprise. It really is only slight. And that’s it really, other than to say that I am BEYOND pleased. It absolutely does though have that classic Telecaster ‘quack’ that we all love. The pickups are pretty well balanced. Either the neck pickup must be a little bit hotter than most, or the bridge a little darker, because they’re pretty close on output. I haven’t taken off the pick guard and put a meter to them, but I’m going to before too long. I can’t really comment on the electronics other than what I’ve already touched on. I’m presuming it’s a less expensive 3-way switch, and probably dime size pots. Can’t fault them if that’s true because it sounds really bright, and voices well both clean & dirty. The specs listed say that this has a “synthetic bone” nut, and I haven’t taken the stock nut out but I’m almost positive this is a black Graph Tech TUSQ nut (which if true would be an upgrade over stock). Curious about that. If you want a nice reliable guitar in order to learn, or are looking for a guitar for someone to learn with but don’t want to break the bank if they decide it’s not for them - I can’t think of a better option. In terms of quality and value for money, I’m not aware of anything that would be a better option than this. Even if you are looking for a solid platform in order to modify and build something out to be your one-of-a-kind, you’d be hard pressed to find a better or more solid starting point. Again, I don’t want to sound as if I’m working for Fender or Fender-Squire or however they make that delineation... I am just THAT impressed with what I got for the money. Makes me wish I had pulled the trigger earlier on this thing. Unless you’re wanting a custom shop guitar or something, I can’t see how you’d be disappointed with this Tele. Perhaps I simply ‘got a good one’?... I don’t know.. I’ve only had three Squires total now, and it’s of a better quality out of the box than my previous two. My P-bass was pretty good, although the finer details weren’t at this level - things like fret ends being polished, etc. in fact I’ve seen MiM Fender Strats that weren’t finished at this level. Again, I can’t imagine how you’d be disappointed. Go on... you want one.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2021 by StreetDoc