All user reviews for the Squier Affinity Stratocaster HSS [2001-2020]

I bought my Squier in a StratPack from zzounds.com for $250.

It is a great guitar for the money. If my best friend wanted to start playing I would definetly recomend it. It is affordable, it will take some abuse, it plays well, and it sounds great.

It looks to plain. Half of the guitars in the world are strats or strat copies. The only other thing I could complain about is the StratPack. buy the amp seperately. The one that Fender gives you is a worthless box that should be in a garbage dump.

It is sturdy and fairly scratch resistant.

A good guitar for begginers and people with limited budgets.

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I bought this guitar For $279.00, bran new. I was told that it is a good beginnger guitar. Everyone I knew who had a Strat bought a pack. Mine came with one(1) Humbucker and two(2) single coil pickups.

It is a good beginner guitar hands down. The sound is tolerable. Has a nice look to it and easy fret board to work with.

Ok, The frets give out such a tingey sound when you firt get it. I know all guitars have it, but this was EXTREMELY anoying because it did not go away and it was very loud, you have to work them in. I was tempted to work them in with some sand paper. You have to relize the price tag on it though. This is a guitar for a beginnger, nothing above. Go the extra mile and buy something better if you are experienced. Thats why I traded mine in and saved up for a Les Paul

Like I said, look at the price tag. It has an ok look to it. reasonably durable. Mine took a beating and still lasted me. Watch out you dont screw in you whami bar the wrong way.

This guitar I would say is nothing bad and nothing great. It is for someone who has just decided to take up guitar, Thats all I would reccomend this for. But it is ok for the price it is sold for.

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I perchased this guitar at Daddy's Junky Misic. I have just started taking lessons. Because of my budget and experience I couldn't get much. I got advice and bought the Squier Affinity Stratocaster for $149.95.

I like the design of this unit because it is a clasic. I am happy with the sound and durrability of this guitar. I was also pleased with its affordability.

I don't like that this unit is mmade with less quality materials than the Fender Stratocaster. It only has a 1 ply pickguard in stead of 3 ply. The pickup leave a loud hum. The tunning nobs also are not well made.

The Stratocaster has a 60's style headstock, a maple neck, and rosewood fingerboard. The body is made of alder or agithus. It has standard Die-cast tuners, chrome hardware, a synchronous tremolo bridge, and 3 single coil pickups. The quality of the product is good, but could not outlast constant jamming.

I would recomend this guitar to any first timers that want to start on an electric. Easy to upgrade and add on to. I think this is a great guitar but if you have the money I would recomend a tried and true Fender Stratocaster.

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this doesnt matter

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! this is without the worst excuse for a "guitar" i've ever seen in my entire life!! if i could give this a negative rating i'd give it -9999999!!! it's the biggest dissappointment i've ever been so unfortunate as to lay eyes on in my entire life!!

what i like?? how good it feels to smash this thing to on the ground over and over again until it can never be played by a human again!!! i like this guitar about as much as having german measles, the flu, 4 broken limbs, and a brain tumour all at the same time!

EVERYTHING!! you have to put like 30 000 psi of pressure on the frets so they dont buzz 10 000 chainsaws! the tone knob is half an inch away from the bottom string!! to top it off the guitar comes out of tune everytime u look at it the wrong goddamned way!, never mind actually PLAYING the thing!

ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC!

its brutal

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I got the Affinity Strat wen I was just getting started, I picked it up at Guitar Center after looking through the whole Guitar selection in my price range. I picked it because it was backed by Fender and I liked the color(mines Baltic Blue)I paid around $165.00

Due to popular Belief many think Squire guitars are just a cheap no good imatation of Fender units however I also own a Fender Mexican Strat and I prefer playing my Affinity Strat just because of the sound and the feel is great, Squire Guitars are built thinner then your average Fender and I like that to.

Pickups are a bit of a problem just because you need to turn the amp up a little louder to here them(I run a Crate 125W)

Seems fine to me haven't noticed any manufacturing problems and I've had the thing for 3 years.

This is a great Guitar for not just the beginner but for anyone who wants a Strat, I don't reccomend buying the strat pack though I've playing guitars from the pack and I noticed the quaility wasn't as good as buying the guitar Seperatly as I did. Its fitted with Guage 9 strings I refitted mine with 10s(I prefer heavyer strings) I've noticed this gives it a way better tone. This is deffinatly the best guitar I've played yet.

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I purchased this guitar in the Strat Pack form www.zzounds.com for $250. I bought it beause it looked like a good beginer guitar at a good price.

The Strat is cool looking with great colors. It also sounds great. It is very durable and well built. It is comfortable to use. It is also a great value. Ithink it is better than any other guitar in its price range.

There is really nothing I don't like about the Strat.

It is very durable. It came assembled correctly and I have had no problems. It has a very high quality construction.

The Squier Strat is great! I would recomend it to anyone who wants a great guitar at a great price.

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This guiitar was given to me as a christmas present as a beggining guitarist (on the electric guitar). This was about 2 Years ago and i have moved on to better guitars and equipment. this guitar ran at about $125.

This guitar is a nice begginer guitar. My guitar came with one humbucker and two coil pickups. The guitar has a nice neck to it.and the price is the most affordale ( my processor (guitar effects) cost more)

now for the downs...where do i start... well the biggist problem i had was that the G.b. and E strings are muted at the 1st and 2nd frets!!!! this was soooo fustrating! for cleaning and getting the plastic off the pickgaurd the knobs get to be a problem. they are there to stay unless you want to break them ( they may come off but i don't want to risk breaking the thing if i want to give it to my children years from now). i also had the output jack fall apart this was a easy fix but i got nervus. And the fix was tedius to do................... as for the rest of the problems they will accure in other squiers because they need to take some building lessons from P.R.S and IBANEZ.

this guitar needs a lot of work and i think the muted frets on the g,b, and e string is rediculas ... but i think you get this kind of guitar for that kind of money

BUY THIS GUITAR FOR PEOPLE 13 AND UNDER. THIS IS A DEFFINETLY A BEGGINER GUITAR

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I bought this guitar at my local music store. I paid $167.00 on sale due to it's un popular color.

The neck is perfect size the jumbo frets give it a nice metal on metal blusey sound. This guitar also stays in tune very well. With it's Humbucker it makes disrotion sound alot smoother.

The only thing i dislike about this guitar is the "G" string is hard to bend due to it's proximity to the edge of the fret board.

This guitar has a very solid neck to body joint. I know squire is suppose to be the generic Fender but before this i had a fender telo caster and i don't notice any difference in quality. I think the "generic" brand is extremely under rated.

I think the Squire name desevrves much more recognition it is the same as a fender at half the price. When it comes down to it what do you want to spend your money on a popular name or a nice guitar.

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I bought this guitar off one of my friends for $100. It is worth $209.99. I am still debating whether I should play bass or guitar. I really want to try bass instead. Because chords are really hard to play. I think I could see myself playing a bass instead.

I like the guitar I have because it is a nice affordable guitar. It is the cheapest guitar I've seen yet. Plus, it is pretty good for the money I paid for it.

I don't like the guitar because it might not give as good of a sound as a $2000 guitar would.

My guitar consists of:
hardwood body, one-piece neck, synchronous tremolo, andthree single-coil pickups

It has a black body with a white scrathboard.

I have a descent guitar. But would rather play a bass. Just because that is what I origninally wanted to play.

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I bought this unit in a Squire StratPack. I have been playing classic guitar for 32 years and decided it was time to try my hand at electric guitar and so I purchased the StratPack as a first electric guitar and amplifier. I purchased it at the Music Loft in Greensboro, NC for $256.



It is an excellent starter/first electric guitar. It has a very light action and is easy to play. The quality of workmanship is good and the finish is perfect. It is a lot of fun and easy to play.



The action is so light that I think the Jumbo Frets should be lower. If I grip the neck too tightly, (like when I play a D chord) the notes are distorted. This doesn't happen with my classical Yamaha guitar.


There is also a low spot on the 9th fret at the G string. This causes buzzing. I'm not sure how to correct it short of having the fret wire professionally replaced. Too bad I didn't find out about the problem earlier. (I have had the guitar for 12 months and one week and it is out of warranty.)




The wood body is well carved and finished. The paint job is perfect and all of the joints are well matched. The quality is much better than I had expected for a budget/discount import.


The machine heads are well made and the guitar stays in tune very well, even when played hard.


The adjustable bridge comes already well adjusted and it can be played right out of the box, with only a minor tuning (and letting the axe stablize to the temperature and humidity in your home).




I am well pleased and would buy another. I am thinking of possibly getting a hardtail like the Squire Standard Telecaster. Then again, it may be time to step all the way up to a New Fender American.



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Start the Asian
one humbucker pickups two single
2 tones 1 volume

UTILIZATION

Handle very pleasant
Very easy access to acute
a little heavy but manageable (a bit fragile (mine has dents beaucou e))
very good even without the amp!
very few adjustments ...

SOUNDS

This guitar particuliéremen agree to my style of music
I play a Peavy 15 watt and a metal zone
jobtient sound pretty punk and metal with settings pluto fat
the sound without distortion is very beautiful pa

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 1 year 1 / 2
very good guitar for beginners but it's finding the right Faur
rapppor good quality / price
for that price and stroke remake of the experience I did!!

It is a low-end guitar is nothing special.

UTILIZATION

This is a guitar for beginners!

SOUNDS

Low-end guitar so the pickups are not exceptonnels!
Then the receiver plays the sound quality

OVERALL OPINION

For over a year since I played with my squier I hsit with a Yamaha Pacifica which is the same registry value for qualitpetit price. I advice to all beginners go a budjet way because we must also think about buying the amp. To summarize it a guitar that is not CHRE with which to make his debut. I've never had a problem with my guitar. This is a "value"!

It's an Asian pays 215euro
22 boxes
1 volume
Tone 1.
The quality of manufacture is more than correct, see good, of course there are tricks to improve (plstic under the knobs).

UTILIZATION

The neck is super enjoyable, it's not a log of expensive Gibson or Ibanez in a highway, between the rule is a 2.Once turi.
CHAC is the acute supra ease strat forces.
Micro is the black spot, it well suited, however, a beginner, we still managed to get into sounds enjoyable

SOUNDS

I play a lot different (Mettalica, Coldplay, Oasis ...), it behaves quite well (on a Laney HCM 15R) as long as one has a good little amp's sound even better now.

OVERALL OPINION

I would do without this choice hsiter !!!!!
A good scratch to start or to customize.

Country / sleeve: I do not know, see

21 frets, SSH pickups, so simple single double in the brand I know

3 knobs, volume, tone, tone, I regret a single volume for 3 SETTING THE microphones

The handle end is really for small hands it is convenient

UTILIZATION

Channel enjoyable, despite the low frets "high" resulting in a greater ease of playing, finally, in my opinion

CASC is the way I feel sharp, I am getting better on my Les Pauls, not many APRS I tried other guitars.

Trs well equilibrated average weight, but because of the pickguard ggratin mdiators easily, but has not seen much.

Good sound easy, adpend the type of music you are looking. I do not know if the pickups are good or not.

SOUNDS

This guitar is trs versatile humbucker with the trsmtal, APRS simple to play the blues with a good well rounded: D enjoy by playing against a rock but not too hard to rock when m me it's harder: S
I play with a Vox AD15VT home, and I'm happy, versatile trs: D.
The audio amp is not trsrussie, I play some Jimi Hendrix, and enjoy: D (I play not much because it's not very easy ^ ^), a little Chidren of Bodom, when it nag or a little jazz is good, but to play the punk a little old school there is not really suitable for microphones, the intersection S / H goes through.

OVERALL OPINION

I have used for a year and a half, it's my first guitar.
The vibrato (I think it was call'd as a) I find it good for a guitar in this range.
Report quality / price good, I try aps mass MODEL, but it satisfied me for a year and a half, just a problem of a little knob that crackles a little rebel and who had between problem of connectivity.

With exprience I would take rather a configuration with a humbucker SH more rock'n'roll, the mtal is not my thing but against this micro-market trs trs well: D

Everything has been said ....

UTILIZATION

For me this was my first electric guitar. The handle is asser end which is very pleasant for me and my small hands XD. Its weight is correct even after two hours together. Access to acute is very easy (well for me). The only problem is that in the treble strings tend curled a little, but a little good setting and there seems to be more! I never part with it!

SOUNDS

I usually play metal .... So this guitar is not really made for that .... Finally it is my opinion .... But funk is too good! And since my style of music is rather funk / hard (I know it's weird) She should parfaitemment.

OVERALL OPINION

This will make 3 years I use it, and frankly, I do not regret that choice at all. The price / quality ratio is quite excellent. I must say that I have chosen only because it looks like the guitar of Jimi Hendrix in Woodstock (cream). But ultimately it was the height of my hopes as a young musician. A Christmas I'll have an Epiphone G400 (Gibson SG) Tony Iommi signature .... I can not wait to try it and post my opinion on this little guitar .......