The Squier Affinty Series Telecaster in Gun Metal Grey brings a classic design and amazing playability to the masses thanks to its stunning value.
The Affinity Series Telecaster features a slab-style Alder body that mimics a design that was first seen in the '50s. Accompanying the neck is a Maple neck with a "C" shape profile that is topped off with a 21-fret rosewood fingerboard.
Joining the body of the Affinity Series Tele are a pair of vintage-style single-coil pickups that are more than capable of reproducing the twang that made the original model famous. Also featured are a 3-position pickup selector switch along with master volume and tone controls.
To Complete the look. the Squier Affinity Series Telecaster some equipped with a chrome 6-saddle top-load Tele bridge, standard die-cast machineheads and a 3-ply white/black/white pickguard.
The main features of the Squier Affinity Series Telecaster in Gun Metal Grey are:
Squier Squier Affinity Tele RW GMG Gun Metal GreyGuitar was setup very well. Intonation spot-on. Low action, frets levelled and a very comfortable neck - easy to play out of the box. Great tone from bridge and neck pickups. Overall quality very impressive for a guitar at this low price point. Would make an ideal first guitar or as a basis for making upgrades.
It’s been a while since I bought a squier. 24 years in fact. And boy have they used that time well. Picking up the guitar it has a build quality that surpasses its price point. A great finish over a nice looking body. Beautiful light maple neck and fretboard. And solid feeing hardware. The only criticism is expected and that’s a little roughness on the fret ends that you can’t see with the naked eye. And can be fixed easily with a sanding block.
Acoustically it gives off more volume than my squier strat. Up and down the neck you can feel where the frets need to be played in built there isn’t a trace of buzz. Plugged in through my Marshall it sounds like a traditional tele. The brightness and twang when clean but happy to have a bit of a growl when the gain is nudged in the right direction.
I bought this purely to give me something to look forward to during Covid lockdown. But I love it already. Looking forward to getting to know it better and finding out what it can do.
Excellent value for the money, finish is good, stays in tune, the neck is surprisingly smooth, all in all cannot fault it.
Superbly packaged, so no damage is always a good start. I was pleasantly surprised at how good it looked straight out of the box. After a quick string change and a little adjusting of the action, it was good to go. I brought it for the office at work, but I like it so much, I've kept it at home as a second guitar. Sounds great plugged into my Blackstar amp too, with all the classic Tele tones available,
I can't believe how good it is for the money. I wish I could of had something this good as a first guitar, when I started learning in the 70s.
Can’t comment on sound etc as purchased as a gift and I haven’t played it but customer service is excellent and prompt delivery in perfect condition