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Squier Affinity Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Maple)

Maple neck and fretboard. Single-coil pickups.

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"Sorry, but no." submitted October 2, 2004

By a customer from yourconcer.nl
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Musical Background: Beginning guitarist
Music Style: 60's rock, alternative, punk, hardrock
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Sound: I bought a second hand mexican Fender Stratocaster at a second hand store, but it turned out one of the switches wasn't working properly and I returned it to get it fixed. It would take a few days to get done, so in the meantime I got a Squier Affinity strat so I atleast had something to play on. My god, the difference is just insane. Even on my cheap (Vox Pathfinder) practice amp, this Squier just sounds horrible. Seeing as I'm only a beginning guitarist and owned my mex Strat for two days before I got this, I can only imagine what a good guitarist would think of this guitar. The guitar feels cheap and you definately hear it in the sound as well. Playing with my Fender strat was just fun to do, but this Squier just doesn't sound well, and all my tunes sound 'wrong'. I find I don't really feel like playing guitar, and I probably won't play this one as much until I get my own guitar back. Maybe it's just disappointment in being without a guitar for a while, or maybe this guitar just really sucks. Seriously.. save up another 100$ and buy something half-decent. My second hand mex Strat only cost me 350 euros but I think you can get good stuff from about 250. Feature: The squier affinity I have here is second hand, I think. Both switches for the coils appear to be broken, so I dunno. Nothing incredible going on here. Quality: It feels cheap. I don't know if it's the weight, material or something else. The paint definately feels more plastic. On my other guitar is feels like paint over wood. This guitar feels as if it was made out of colored plastic. The neck is different from my own strat as well. I think this one is wider or something. Value: I guess you get what you pay for. I would definately suggest getting something better, because the sounds you get from this are simply less good and it will make you less motivated to play. I imagine other guitars of this price are equal in quality, so like I said.. you get what you pay for. Manufacturer Support: No idea about support, but I imagine there's some. The Wow Factor: Maybe if it were given to me. It might be a nice guitar to just mess around with.. spray the body some funky color and tweak it to sound better, or something. But other than getting it for free, I really don't want this. Overall: This guitar made me feel bad about having to wait a week for my own, good, guitar.
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"Green Day has inspired me to play guitar, and this is the guitar I chose!" submitted August 2, 2005

By a customer from cox.net
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Musical Background: Punk rock fan, hobbyist, playing to spice up my life
Music Style: Green Day, The Offspring, System of a Down, etc.
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Sound: Well, this guitar is more vintage than anything. You know, no humbuckers won't get you anywhere if you like punk or something. Maybe with a good amp or a distortion pedal, though. I can achieve the sound of punk with this baby! I think. Heh heh. Feature: 2 Tone knobs, volume, a whammy bar, a pretty color (metallic blue!) and um...6 strings! wow. What a good guitar for the price. Quality: This product is made pretty well. No blemishes, but I do worry that the paint will come off or something. I'm such a worry wort. Value: Very good for its price. Can't beat it! DON'T GET THOSE CHEAP $70 "ELECTRIC GUITARS" AT WALMART! THOSE ARE THE WORST, GET THIS ONE!!! Manufacturer Support: Never dealt with the company. The Wow Factor: It's kind of sexy. Whatever. Overall: GREEN DAY's "American Idiot" inspired me to play the guitar. I named my Squier Strat "Joe" after Billie Joe, the lead man. I chose this guitar to begin with. This guitar may not sound exactly like his; however, it sounds almost as good with a good amp (try the Behringer GM108 V-Tone, very good at a low price). If you are a beginner, it's a GOOD THING to have a good guitar. This guitar is all you need. I say thanks to Green Day!
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"mediocre" submitted January 15, 2005

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Musical Background: band
Music Style: metal
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Sound: For doing anysoloing this guitar sucks. It had no sustain and has a really fat neck. For a beginner though its a good guitar-assuming you dont care for sound quality. The only reason i gave it a four was because you can make some pretty good squeels once you find the sweet spot. Otherwise it really isnt tht good for any specific type of music,except for maybe rythem in a really low budget punk band. Feature: Again i rated this pretty high in comparison with the quality of the guitar because the 5 way switch does give you some different sounds and so do the two tone nobs. Finish...eh its ok, wont chip, believe me unles you really pound it. Quality: Goes out of tune every day, at least the paint doesnt chip. My fretboard is turning different colors, prob bc i never clean it but oo well. And I went through the finish on my neck Value: For a 150 bucks its almost a good deal. You dont realize your mistake until after you buy so ill give it the score i would've given it before i bought it The Wow Factor: The only reason i didnt give it a one is because mine was red, i like red Overall: Overall the guitar is a good beginner guitar sucks for anything else. Get a new one as soon as possible. Definatly not worth spending any money fixing it, and
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"OHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH." submitted July 25, 2005

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Musical Background: Hobbyist, Punk Rock Fan, Musician
Music Style: PUNK ROCK BABY, alternative, rock, metal, the works
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Sound: This has a pretty good vintage rock sound. Can also be modern if used with a distortion pedal. Nice, clean, and good. Feature: A whammy bar, 2 tone knobs and a volume. What else do you need? Quality: Well, it's Squier, so everyone knows its not the best. But, when you hold it, it sure feels expensive. Value: Again, a Squier, so not THAT valued, however, a VERY nice guitar and will come a long way compared to those other strat immitators. Manufacturer Support: No problem. The Wow Factor: Sure, I guess it's sexy. That's why it's called "Affinity", duh! Overall: If this product was stolen, I'd replace it with something else. I really like the Schecter Omen-6, but this guitar, the Squier Strat affinity, is VERY VERY VERY SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good for it's price.
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"Awesome!" submitted March 14, 2005

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Sound: It sounds awesom dude! Feature: Not really. Quality: Yes because fender squires are on of the best brand guitars like ever. Value: It is a good price. Manufacturer Support: What does delt mean? The Wow Factor: Well it's looks really good and sounds good so you should want it a lot. Overall: Well for like a decade or something but if you get dust in the volume nobs then you'll need to get it out.
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Squier Affinity Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Maple) Customer Review submitted October 12, 2004

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Value: you get what you pay for The Wow Factor: offbrand guitars have bad featurs and terrible sound
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