Squier Frontman Pack - Affinity Strat + Frontman 15R

i bought this thing at a local music shop for a little over 200 U.S. dollars. (california)

when i bought this...i was a beginner who had no guitar playing experience at aLL. it looked good, construction was decent. according to some other poeple i've gotten lucky with mine, other certain people's strat packs had bunch of problems. but after i've played for a few months, now i realize squiers are crap. i suggest you go over to the "dislike" part of this review.

FINALLY...the guitar sucks, the amp sucks (15watt fender frontman 15G). the pickups are horrible quality, i'm a huge hendrix fan..and with a squier, there is no way anyone can acheive the tone of hendrix's music (actually the guitar basically has no tone it sucks)...most of all..the fret job is so crap you have you stick your fingertip in to the fretboard when playing a note to avoid an annoying BUZZ..its like the guitar is holding me back from getting better (i just get super frustrated sometimes and feel like i want to poo all over the guitar). and like i said, i've gotten lucky with my strat pack my guitar had no technical problems

you get what you paid for..and taht is exactly my point. the construction isnt half bad but its probably built in some sweatshop in Indonesia, what the hell can you possibly expect. im no racist but im just saying that at certain times you can be really disappointed with this guitar unless youre a beginner like i was.

as long as you are just starting out..this isnt half bad actually. but i warn you..this guitar is only temporary till you get better. in fact im buying a real fender strat pretty soon. but if you do buy a squier and youre satisfied, hey whatever you know? good for you. i know i was for the first couple months of playing

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I got this pack at my local Guitar Center for $200. (They had a special.) It came with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster, 15 W Fender Frontman Amp, cord, picks, tuner, strap, and a really crappy guitar method book. All in all, a good deal.

Many people will tell you that Squiers are total junk. Others will argue vehemently that for the price, they're excellent guitars. Now I've experienced both of these and I think that it depends on the model you get. However, rest assured that the Affinity is a real bargain for the price tag. It's got 3 standard single coil pickups, rosewood fretboard, alder body, white pickguard, and a 5 way selector switch. Although some of the combos buzz (more on that later) you can get a nice bright sound out of the guitar and for a tiny amp it can put out some nice distortion.

The buzzing E string drove me crazy, I had to go truss rod crazy on it. Noticed buzzing frets on others guitars, but the pack comes with all the adjusters so just mess around or if you're new to the game, ask an experienced person to do it for you. (Try to avoid shelling out 30 berries to get it "professionally" tuned up.) If you put the amp near other electronics it tends to start buzzing and feedback can be a pain. Still, keep it far enough away and/or use the feedback to your advantage. Guitar stayed in tune pretty well UNTIL i started messing around with the action etc, then it started slipping for a couple of days when it got back into gear.

This thing is solid like a rock, but the strap isn't, which is how i found out it's solid like a rock. Other reviewers said they found lots of little metal pieces in the guitar? I found no such thing, opened everything up and it was all in good shape. The nut on the input should be tightened and watched though, as with most Fenders it has a tendency of falling off. No biggie, just twist it back on. The pickups are ok, not lovely, but for a beginner it's fine. The amp's good too, no complaints, nice solid little thing.

I think this is a great guitar for anyone wanting to play just casually or maybe work up to a more professional level. I got this baby a long time ago, and have been using her ever since (although mainly for travel or practice.) Still, it makes a great christmas present for those of you who are well-off, and for those of you that aren't: don't buy a squier bullet. Get a Strat pack. If you are willing to go that extra hundred or so, get an epiphone, but it's nice to have the amp n all. Anyway, bottom line is this is a nice guitar, nothing special but it'll be faithful to you until you upgrade. I played it for at least 3 years before I moved on to my Firebird.

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I bought this pack form Musicians Friend for about 200 dollars.

Well this was my first REAL guitar (I started with a first act and a 10 watt amp) and for beginners its not that bad. I like the double tone dials, and the tone switch can be bumped up or down while playing. The paint job is pretty nice, but the paint chips pretty easily. Its lightweight which is pretyt nice, and it has a pretty good balance. The amp it comes wiht is nice, a 38W Frontman.

OK, here we go. when I play i play hard, and every time I play hard, the coil comes out! Antother thing is the bolt dont come out easily, but once thye come out and you screw them back in, it strips it! So Im playing with the damn coil literally taped into the body.... Also theres bits of metal under the pickups... Its not very durable, so dont get it unless oyur a beginner. The amp is ok, but if your looking for heavy stuff, you better buy a petal. If your not precise on hitting frets, it makes a horrible buzzing sound too. The neck is veyr dry, my hands get blisters from sliding.

Ok, heres the thing I hate............The outside is well built, but inside is a mess! Theres chips of metal scrapes and shavings of picks! Its not very well built, and scratches and chips very easily.

I wouldnt buy this if I wasnt a beginner. Beware, its not veyr durable, its like a.....temporary guitar

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