Squier Affinity Maple Telecaster Special

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Overall User Ratings

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :..  .  7.8 out of 10 Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :. 9.3 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :. 9.5 out of 10 Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10 Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :. 9.5 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10 Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :. 9.3 out of 10

Individual User Reviews

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  9 out of 10
Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  .  .  7 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  9 out of 10
Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  .  8 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  .  .  7 out of 10

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"Ultimate BANG for the buck!!!!"

Feature:
Standard Tele features. Just a good bare bones guitar. Very versatile. Another thing that surprised me: The volume & tone knobs both have a steady roll off! No sudden JUMPS in volume or tone.

Quality:
Again....shocked at how you can get such a quality guitar for the price!!! I've been playing for close to 30 years & I've owned Gibson, Fender, Ibanez, etc....

Value:
Very happy with the Affinity tele.

Desirability:
Get it!

Sound:
Neck pick up sounds great....nice & mellow. Bridge has that Tele twang....biting tone. Middle position is nice & "chimey". I was very surprised at how good these pick ups sounded. Clean or distorted!

Ease of Use:
Very easy to play. I love this guitar...

Support:
Haven't dealt with them....

Overall:
Again.....GET IT!

User: a customer from comcast.net

Submitted: 9/19/2008

Style of Music: Jazz & Blues

Location: Millville, NJ

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10

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"DON'T PASS THIS UP."

Feature:
Good quality tuners, nice pickguard, typical telecaster knobs and other appointments. Very lightweight, easy to play. Heard some negative things about Squier, took a chancce, and was very pleased with this guitar.

Quality:
Butterscotch finish was perfect, no dings or scratches anywhere, no loose parts, strings just needed a few turns to get tuned. Played in 5 minutes right out of the box. Appears to be sturdy and very lightweight.

Value:
For the price, the sound, appearance, and features are excellent.

Desirability:
Butterscotch finish is very attractive, style is eye-catching.

Sound:
Excellent clear, telecaster tones, comes with Fender strings too. Almost plays itself, good action and sustain. Pickups are A-OK given the price range.

Support:
Received by mail from on-line retailer, packed very well, no damage.

Overall:
Will keep this one a long time, plays and sounds real good! They say Squier is not so good, but their Affinity series is the exception - this Affinity axe proves it !

User: a customer from highstream.net

Submitted: 2/11/2006

Style of Music: Rock

Location: Bradenton, Florida, USA

Overall: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Features: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Quality: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: .  9 out of 10
Value: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
I Want It: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Sound: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10
Support: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: 10 out of 10

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"Absolutely more than I paid for!"

Feature:
For the price, I can't complain. Everything's there. The pickups are high quality and the butterscotch finish is beautiful!

Quality:
Only complaint is that one of the tiny screws on the bridge was missing when it shipped to me. It must have come loose during shipping and (luckily) ended up stuck to a piece of tape in the package. Finding that tiny screw in that big package was shear luck but SDM was going to ship me a brand new replacement if the screw didn't turn up. Pretty cool!

Value:
I've seen and played around with a lot of "good deals" but you'd be hard-pressed to beat this guitar in quality for the price. Would have easily paid double for this guitar!

Desirability:
It's definately a "WOW" guitar in looks and sound quality. Already had several "Wows" since I bought it a week ago.

Sound:
Sound is simply awesome! I guess you could characterize it by saying it has a very rich sound when amped. With an effects panel, it's killer as well. Basically, this guitar is great for any style of music from Jazz to Metal! VERY Happy with this guitar!

Support:
Haven't had to deal with support yet but Fender is supposed to be top notch.

Overall:
I think I'll be keeping this one for a long time.

User: a customer from lullie.com

Submitted: 1/16/2005

Style of Music: Rock

Location: Davie, Florida, USA