The Squier brand has stayed the same over the years on delivering less expensive guitars of Fender. Paving the way for beginners on a small budget to learn the guitar affordably, and for experience players to have a guitar that they can actually use for gigs or as a good back-up guitar for their Fender Strat without having to dig deep on their pockets namely with the Squier by Fender Classic Vibe and Vintage Modified Series.
Squier Fender Affinity Series Stratocaster HSS highlights an elegant two color headstock logo in gold/black, sparkle 3-ply scratch plate which is well complimented with chrome hardware that resist tarnish and humbucking pick-up in the bridge position for fat warm tones.
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- Double cutaway body made of alder
- Bolt-on maple neck has a C-shape profile
- 21 medium jumbo frets rosewood fingerboard marked by inlay dots
- Set of Vintage-style tuning machines
- 6-saddle synchronize tremolo bridge
- Standard single-coil pick-ups for the neck, and middle and humbuker in bridge position controlled by a 5-way selector switch for pick-ups selection, master volume, and two tone knobs
Body and Neck: The Squier HSS Stratocaster body is made of alder. Wood used by Fender since the 50’s. Characterized as a medium weight wood, lightly tan to slightly reddish brown. Grain in general is straight with moderately fine uniform texture, usual finished is gloss polyurethane. It is a balance wood capable of producing brightness in highs, full mids and fine lows with sufficient sustain.
The bolt-on maple neck has a C-shape profile with 21 medium jumbo frets rosewood fingerboard marked by inlay dots for garnish and function as well. Headstock is 60’s style which is larger when compared to other Squier and Fender headstock.
Pick-ups: The Squier Stratocaster HSS has standard single-coil pick-ups for the neck, and middle producing a bright sound with a southern twang, and a humbuker in bridge position that gives it a fat warm tones. Controls on the guitar is a 5-way selector switch for pick-ups selection, master volume, and two tone knobs to blend.
Hardware: Vintage-style tuning machines and 6-saddle synchronize tremolo bridge holds the strings in place. Also keeping the guitars in tune, and the whammy bar included with the bridge to be use for vibrato effect.
Final Thoughts: Affinity Series Stratocaster HSS is different with the Squier Bullet Stratocaster HSS. Some key features to touch on when comparing the guitars is the tone wood use for the body, and bridge system which affects the sound, function and price point.
What gives a great value on this guitar is the tone wood. Even though it is not the same alder specie use on a American Fender, it is still unique for an entry level guitar to be made on this type of wood. Other elements like the bridge, pick-ups and tuner is satisfactory for starters, and can be modified in the future with parts easily available nowadays to enhance the guitars performance of letting the tone in your hands be fully displayed.
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