The Doctor
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 8, 2007 5:53:18 GMT -5
A while back, I bought a Squire Strat, but it's an affinity series. What's the difference between a normal Squire and an "Affinity" Squire?
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Post by UnklMickey on Feb 8, 2007 11:33:52 GMT -5
hi Dyolf,
i know the Affinity has a thinner body.
beyond that..............?
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Post by sumgai on Feb 8, 2007 15:25:50 GMT -5
Dyolf, unk was being nice..... the total difference can be summed up in one word: cost. If it can be done cheaper on the Affinity, so shall it be. But there is a silver lining to the cloud...... it's a cheap project guitar, with all the basic pieces in one place, for one price. None of the individual parts are any good, realistically speaking, but taken all together, it's not a bad starter rig for mad-scientist experiments.  sumgai |
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Post by ChrisK on Feb 8, 2007 16:46:03 GMT -5
In other words, an Affinity is a Squier's Squier.
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Post by UnklMickey on Feb 8, 2007 17:00:29 GMT -5
i guess that would make it a Page?
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Post by sumgai on Feb 8, 2007 19:57:57 GMT -5
i guess that would make it a Page? BZZZZT! That would be "Paige"..... it's Ye Olde English, don't you know?! ;D |
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Post by UnklMickey on Feb 8, 2007 20:25:17 GMT -5
well, not necessarily.................. Jimmy is Olde.........and he's English........and he's a........... Page.
[Bugs mode] "Ain't I a stinka?" [/Bugs mode] |
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Post by sumgai on Feb 9, 2007 3:00:14 GMT -5
Come on, unk, you're  (edited to restore above smilie (old photo storage site went t-u)) |
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Post by dunkelfalke on Feb 9, 2007 8:18:53 GMT -5
is this "you beat a dead horse" or "you kick butt"?
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Post by sumgai on Feb 9, 2007 14:49:13 GMT -5
dunk,
Beat a dead horse.
Kick butt uses a boot and a mule. ;D
sumgai
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Post by johnss on Jun 7, 2007 21:03:49 GMT -5
I think the "Affinity" series are now manufactured in Indonesia, whereas the Standard and Vintage series are presently made mostly in China, though the HSS Tele is made in India.
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Post by vegetablejoe on Jun 8, 2007 0:57:26 GMT -5
I've had both an Affinity Strat and an Affinity Tele. The necks of Affinity models are a bit smaller than standard. I can't recall exactly if it's 41cm vs. 43 cm. Anyway the result is that the strings feel so much more bunched up near the nut, and those cowboy chords -- especially D -- are a bit more difficult to finger.
I also read somewhere that Affinity necks are not interchangeable with Standard necks. Pots and 5-way switch could use sturdier replacements. The small (Korean?) pots become scratchy quite early on.
Nevertheless, the ceramic pickups on an Affinity strat are bright and clear, and remind me of Robert Cray's tone.
Btw, the Affinity models are no longer the entry level Squiers. That distinction now belongs to the Squier California Series.
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jorg
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Post by jorg on Jun 18, 2007 13:55:52 GMT -5
Do they use ply bodies or does anyone know? I'm looking for something I can travel with and not worry if it takes a few dings. Looks like I can pick one up pretty cheap. . .
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Post by Ripper on Jun 18, 2007 15:21:01 GMT -5
According to the dictionary Affinity means...
Relationship other than by blood. blah-blah-blah etc, etc...
In other words, it smells a little like a Fender...other then that its a free for all.
*Roll the Ted Nugent please*
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Post by ux4484 on Jun 18, 2007 16:06:56 GMT -5
Do they use ply bodies or does anyone know? I'm looking for something I can travel with and not worry if it takes a few dings. Looks like I can pick one up pretty cheap. . . Depending on what Squire you purchase determines the wood, there doesn't seem to be any consistent formula on Squire's site , but most of the Affinity's seem to be Alder, which is a step above the Agathis bodies on some of the standard model Squire's. The two Squire's I've owned (HSS chrome Strat, and Squire 51) were Agathis and basswood (respectively). Neither was a solid block, but a glued together block from large sections (not thin layers like plywood). Both had a super tough poly finish and can stand up to gobs of punishment (though the Strat had very sensitive tuning issues until I put a hardtail bridge in it). Going with a Squire, I'd go for something without a trem in it for that reason alone. My '51 has taken quite a bit of punishment and has very solid tuning and has been played indoors and out quite regularly with zero problems (and yes, even dropped a couple times....not even a dent). The best part is....for the price; if you do manage to drop and break it, you won't be crying. |
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Post by jorg on Jun 18, 2007 17:23:58 GMT -5
Yeah, for the price, I don't expect it to be a nice piece of wood but I don't want it if its plywood. If I get one with a trem I'm going to block it. My '95 Deluxe Strat is blocked and stays in tune for days. I just don't use the trem like I did when I was a kid. . .  |
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Post by vonFrenchie on Jun 18, 2007 22:03:34 GMT -5
According to Squier's website the Affinity Fat Strat is made out of alder. It has a 6-point trem and knowing that its a Squier blocking it sounds like a good idea to me. Then again I'd block a Floyd Rose if it were on any of my guitars. I'm a Bigsby kind of guy and it gets me the best of both worlds.
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Post by otaku on Jul 22, 2007 2:33:50 GMT -5
Guys, it's not "squire"... it's Squier. |
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Post by ChrisK on Jul 22, 2007 17:19:54 GMT -5
There have been several times where I've contacted vendors selling "Squaer's" and informed that it is indeed Squier.
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