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Your cart is empty.Classic Strat Tone and Playability from Squier Get classic Strat design, playability, and tone with the Affinity Stratocaster HSS from Squier. The Affinity Strat features a lightweight, resonant poplar body topped with an eye-popping flame maple veneer for incredible resonance and comfortable play. A beautiful maple neck with maple fingerboard offers impeccable response and feel as well, making it ideal for any style or genre. And a versatile trio of pickups, two single-coils and one humbucker, offers you the best of both worlds and unlimited classic tone. Strat fans here at Sweetwater — and there are many — have been consistently blown away by how amazing this electric sounds and feels.That Strat neck! The Strat neck is legendary for its unique feel and response. The “C” profile bolt-on maple neck on the Affinity delivers vintage feel and playability. The Indian laurel fingerboard features 21 medium jumbo frets for comfortable, nearly
T. James Pope
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2025
Looks amazing, well built and sounds great as is and with minimal upgrades!
Sourav N.
Reviewed in India on January 17, 2025
The guitar is good, signature strat sound.One thing to nitpick is that the color of the guitar given in the product description is not accurate
JEFFREY
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2025
This guitar is amazing, it arrived on time and in great condition. It was set up very well. I tuned it and it sounds great it feels very smooth and comfortable in my hands. The finnish is amazing absolutely beautiful. All the elements work great. Tuners are smooth. Overall I absolutely love it. Highly recommend.
René
Reviewed in Mexico on August 27, 2024
La guitarra llegó en muy bien estado, creí que vendría con el cable para amplificador pero fuera de eso me ha funcionado de forma increíble. Maneja los graves y los agudos a la perfección y si es la primera guitarra que compras te aseguro que es una buena opción.
M
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2024
This Squier Stratocaster has a great look to it, and plays really well. I have owned several guitars over the years, and I needed a good practice guitar. This guitar works great for my practice needs, and sounds good enough to perform with. Besides tuning and a few minor adjustments, this guitar was basically ready to play right out of the box.
Avinash Tâm (aka Phil N Rossner)
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2024
I have been playing guitar - electric & acoustic - for over 55 years. I have owned incredible guitars in my past - an original 1954 Les Paul Custom, a 1971 tobacco burst Telecaster, a vast variety of collectible Stratocasters, an R9 Les Paul, etc. Last year we moved to Panama and I took my Yamaha Revstar with me along with my RainSong OM Acoustic. However, I initially figured I would not get into a band here and ended up selling my Revstar to a young guy. WRONG! What a mistake... I have had electric guitars all my life and now I didn't have anything except my acoustic. A dear friend of mine who is a revered blues guitarist from the USA said... 'if you want to get something cheap that's still good, you can't beat the Squier Affinity... I got one, changed the pickups, tuners and 5-position switch and I love it!" So I took his advice and purchased this particular guitar as I like the sound of a humbucker in the bridge position. I purchased a 'used - like new' version (thereby saving about $50) from Amazon and it arrived down here in relatively short order. I gotta say... I was blown away! I had always stayed away from any guitar built in China, but I have to admit... this guitar, for the price, is unbeatable. It plays really nice... pickups sound pretty good... guitar finish is beautiful... stays in tune (so far). I will change out a thing or two down the road, but I just love it! For the price it is really quite incredible. If you are new, or even a seasoned player like myself, I think you will really agree with me that Fender really have hit a home run with their Squier Affinity series Stratocasters!
Pierre Wolfson
Reviewed in Germany on October 24, 2024
Die Gitarre lässt sich gut spielen, und klingt hervorragend. Ein phantastisches Preis - Leistungsverhältnis.
russo lucio
Reviewed in Italy on June 24, 2022
La chitarra si presenta con un bel manico scorrevole a 21 tasti, sul dorso il manico è satinato mentre la paletta è di un bel finitura gloss lucida Per quanto riguarda il body abbastanza leggero e confortevole presenta una finta fiammatura di acero che però fa la sua figura ma non è bella come in foto del catalogo i pickup sono convincenti e giustamente equilibrati diciamo che per €250 non si può chiedere molto ma questa chitarra si fa apprezzare per qualsiasi genere musicale e per la sua leggerezza inoltre la tastiera risulta molto comoda nel suonarla .consigliata ma il venditore City Tienda è una persona SCORRETTA in quanto avevamo concordato un rimborso per chi è arrivata graffiata e poi se ne è lavato le mani
APC Reviews
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2022
This is an interesting budget priced Chinese made Fender Squier Stratocaster, sold as having a maple veneer flame pattern top. But rather than go on about budget priced guitars and how they differ from more expensive models, or grouse about setup details -- I have never ever had a new guitar from any brand at any price point that did not need some adjustment out of the box -- let me point out a specific aspect that might be of interest to a buyer.That is: The example I received, and all the photos I have seen of other examples purchased by other buyers, DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THE PRODUCT PHOTOS! The product photos show a very prominent flame top in a lovely orange tinted burst. The burst on the actual guitar in reality has a much more subdued flame, and the color is a strong yellow gold hue. The edges of the top and darker outline are much darker and redder than in the photos, which show an orange hued burst tapering off to a darker orange hued surround. It's more like the color of a regular Strat burst over maple with a reddish surround instead of a black surround. So if you're expecting an orangish warm maple flame burst finished top you will get a yellowish not so flaming burst. It's OK and quite attractive in its own way. But it does not match the product photos.The neck on my example is slightly stouter and more rounded than most strats that I have had. But it's very nice at this price point and plays great. The ceramic pickups sound cheap, which can easily be fixed with an upgrade using a $30-$40 set of Chinese made alnico pickups. The selector switch doesn't feel as premium as on higher priced Indonesian or Mexican strats. But end of day all the main details are in order and the guitar plays just fine. For me it's a keeper, the price was right (about $240 on sale) and it's very nice looking in its own way, even if it doesn't look exactly like the product photos.
P. Lucas
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2022
Pros: Beautiful, comfortable, versatile. Classic look. Flame Maple Top is an attention grabber.Cons: Mid-range hardware and electronics. Some may not like the vintage headstock. Frets need a little polish to be perfect.Great looking guitar set up well out of the box. The neck has a silky smooth satin finish with very slightly rolled edges and smooth fret ends. The frets themselves could use a good polish to be perfect. I like the warm sound of the ceramic pickups. The bridge humbucker gives wide tonal range options when contrasted against traditional single middle and neck pickups. The tuning machines don't feel sloppy or loose and the guitar holds tune well. The finish is mid-way between cherry and tobacco. Looks more brown in dim light, looks more cherry in bright light. Haven't tried the trem bar yet but the two point design is supposed to be an improvement. Overall nice value.
Marcelo Pereira Nunes
Reviewed in Canada on December 31, 2021
Very nice instrument! It has the signature Strat sound and a paint job above average for a guitar of this price range. A little darker (more brown-ish) than the pictures but just as beautiful. If you have played the original Fender Stratocaster you'll notice this guitar is much lighter. The body is slightly thinner as well. The two-point bridge is a great improvement from previous Squier models.But, why this guitar is so less expensive than the Fender model? Well, first of all, the fret job is not great but still above average for a budget guitar. However, it is not hard to DIY the fret job yourself. There are tons of videos on YouTube showing how. The tuning pegs and the five-way switch are very cheap! These accessories are very affordable and easy to replace. So I'm considering replacing them really soon. The pickups are ceramic ones, which is not top-notch but they have an excellent sound. But if you intend to make that heavy fat sound, like Stevie Ray Vaughan, you surely will need to install some alnico pickups.Finally, my guitar is "Made in China", not "Made in Indonesia" like the picture.Otherwise is an excellent guitar for the price. A clear improvement from previous Squire Affinity models. It is budget, but yet "Fender" enough for your enjoyment!UPDATE: I installed locking tuners on this guitar. Quick and inexpensive mod made a huge difference! Highly recommend!
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