Squier by Fender Affinity Stratocaster Review

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Overall Rating 3.89

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Features 3.68

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Quality 3.91

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Reliability / Value 3.91

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Squier by Fender Affinity Stratocaster Specs

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  • Body Shape: Strat®  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Body Construction: Double cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Alder  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Carved Top: Yes  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: C-shaped neck  
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  • Neck Joint: Bolt-on  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Abalone Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 21  
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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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  • Tuners: Die-cast  
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  • Bridge: Tremolo  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Medium Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 3  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 5-Position Blade  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Middle Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • 3 single-coil pickups

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Another fine instrument made by Squier by Fender. Affinity Stratocaster is a good guitar that handless well both live and in studio. There are better choices, but those cost significantly more. You should investigate Affinity Stratocaster to see if it fits your needs.

Carefully chosen set of features makes Squier by Fender's Affinity Stratocaster a really good guitar. Some might say that it lacks some of the features, but Affinity Stratocaster's features still fulfill an average musician's needs. You won't be wrong to go for this axe 'cause it has a wide array of different sounds and a lot of possibilities for tweaking the sound to make it yours. Getting one of Squier by Fender's Affinity Stratocaster is a way to go.

Tone delivered by Squier by Fender's Affinity Stratocaster makes it a serious sounding instrument that gives Squier by Fender a lot of reasons to be proud of it. Somewhat limited when playing certain music styles doesn't mean that Affinity Stratocaster will make your tone to sound poor, quite the opposite, because Affinity Stratocaster provides rich and versatile tone that you'll be happy with.

Squier by Fender did a good job. Affinity Stratocaster is built well, the finish feels just right, the hardware is solid. While playing for a longer periods of time you can expect Affinity Stratocaster to stay in tune and you will be pleased while playing, because the neck is extremely comfortable. You might find that over time metal parts will oxidize a bit, but that's normal and nothing to worry about. Squier by Fender did a really good job with Affinity Stratocaster guitar.

Playing live, Affinity Stratocaster will perform well and will not let you down. It is fairly reliable instrument both in studio and on stage, and will be a long term companion, as it is built to last. Squier by Fender has made a solid instrument that you will be happy with, and can depend on right from the start. Needs no backup as it has proven to be built really well.