Club AFFINITY

Seems like there arent any Affinity owners Clubs out there so I think I'magonna see about crankin one up. IF you are the proud parent of aSquier Affinity series TELECASTER then hop on in .
So far mine has had a set of LAwrence pups instaled .a new 5 way switch and just to get jiggy with it I went and bought a Marshall MG 100FX head and an IBANEZ 4/12 cab to drive it through.And she sleeps in a Koffin case.
Oh her name is Evangeline.
ANY AND ALL AFFINITY OWNERS COME ON IN >!!!

I have 2, one is currently out of commission (I butchered it trying to put a GFS Retrotron in the neck. Those bodies are shallow. Don't worry though. My old man is a TV repairman. He has this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.)

Love these. Perfect for a Bigsby B5 because it's already a top loader.

I have two of them.

One is now a black Esquire with a GFS Lil Puncher XL and a Bigsby clone. Love this guitar!

The other had been painted a lovely blue (also an Esquire) and is set up in open G.

Each one a little different for a different job.

Maybe I'll post pics... maybe not.

1 Butterscotch tele here.

$127 pretax price.

Once the obscene fret spout problems were addressed it is a cool guitar and a modders dream. :>}


Keystones installed with upgraded pots and switch. A real player and tone-ful for sure.

I like the maple board!

Wish the Squier standard had that. (Have 2 of those also.)

It's good to see this thread started. I have an Affinity I found for $100. As a former decal/ made in the USA snob, and Strat player, I never thought this would be such a player, but my Tele is amazing. The frets are at least as good as my '94 American Standard Strat, and the tone is WAY better. I have only periodically found the right combination of amp and guitar settings to make my strat right.... my $100 Tele does it every time, every time. I may sell my Strat for yet another Tele, but this Affinity is a decent guitar. I would prefer a beefier neck, and crisper neck pickup (the bridge PU is great out of the box) but that is about it. I think few serious players buy these because they are marketed a a student instrument. I thik it is a great sounding guitar.

I got one, it's in my avatar. I haven't modded mine, but I've been thinking of completely tossing all the electronics and putting some SDs in it. Also thought of putting in a Bigsby tonight as well.

My everyday player is an Affinity BSB Tele with OV pickups.

Ive posted this before, (I'm sure theres an Affinity Tele thread somewhere in this section) but here goes anyway.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k7/andys_01/SquierBlackguard2.jpg

1998 Affinity. These had thicker bodies, were string thru and had hotter pickups. They also came with rosewood boards.

Mine has been "Esquired" plus I recently put three saddles on that bridge, as it is a tough job fitting an ashtray bridge to these Squiers. Oh and like all my guitars I widened the string spacing with a new nut.

Fun guitar!

Bought a butterscotch Affinity a while back to learn on.

I love this guitar!

It is very comfortable and easy to play. However, I'm so ignorant at this point, that I don't really know what I've missed by not starting with an expensive 'real' guitar. All I know is that the fit and finish of this guitar far exceeds the low price I paid for it.

Having said that, I also just bought a new American Standard Telecaster a couple of weeks ago, but am pretty much afraid to play it yet. In fact, I'm taking it in to be set up tomorrow because, to tell the truth, it doesn't feel as comfortable as the Squier.

The Squier rocks and squeeks and whistles, and grinds and grunts.

No issues with the frets, pots, pickups, etc. But the blade switch is definitely thin gauge and cheesy. I probably will replace it. I don't plan to replace anything else. I consider hum and buzz (not fret buzz) to be part of the rawness of the thing.

Sounds crazy, but as great as the American Standard may turn out to be, my Affinity will always take first place, because it's my first love - and will probably remain so.

Anyone else feel this way?

I recently acquired an Affinity Tele in a trade and love this thing. I wasn't too excited during the deal, I was more interested in the amp, but certainly wasn't going to turn down a guitar. I tore it completely down when I got it home, cleaned it, dressed the frets as the ends were horrible, tinted and polished the neck, and a fresh set of strings and a proper setup later, I had a great playing guitar.

From looking at what's available on the Squier site, it must be an arctic white, although it has a more creamy yellow tint to it than the pictures. I like the contrast with the white pickguard.

It's definitely a keeper and certainly gig-worthy. The neck pickup is pretty sad though so I ordered new pups for it last night. I wasn't going to swap the bridge pup but I got carried away while doing my shopping. I'll be replacing parts with...


GFS Reproduction Vintage Alnico Neck Pickup
GFS Reproduction 50's Alnico Boutique Bridge Pickup
CRL Switch
Switchcraft Jack
250k CTS Pots (1) Audio, (1) Linear
Orange Drop .022 Cap
Vintage style cloth wire


The only thing I had issue with was the neck pup, but I like electronics work and I'm sure there will be an improvement. The tuners work great, the nut is good, I like the bridge, but may swap the saddles at some point for ones that fit better...these have a slight gap and pull inward from string tension.

My only concern is the truss rod. I was able to adjust it when I did the setup, but you can tell the guy tried adjusting it with something other than the proper tool...he even said he couldn't find one to fit it. There was enough metal left to grab onto and make my adjustments, but it's pretty stripped. I hope it's a nut that I can find a replacement for and swap out in the future, and not a cheap one piece thing that will make the neck disposable down the line. It really is a great playing neck and I'd hate to part with it.

So that's my Affinity Tele...a true beauty in my eyes. :grin:

I take back my comment about the neck pup being sad. I spent some time with it tonight and dialed in some pretty good stuff. The others are already ordered so they'll be going in, but I could have left this stock.

Once the pickup select switch is replaced it's a pretty good little Tele. Got mine as part of a trade, and didn't really pay that much attention to it at first, but after plugging it in I'm a believer.

I may just swap the electronics when they come in and play it with the stock pups for a while. The new pups haven't even arrived yet and I was already missing the stock ones while I was playing tonight. They really are some good sounding pickups.

I've got one.

Here is a picture of what it looked like when I got it.
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m408/apolloguitars/Squier%20Tele/ebay001-1.jpg

And here it is after I made a few changes.
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m408/apolloguitars/Squier%20Tele/squier011.jpg

^^^ I see what you did there! :lol:

Very cool looking Affinity jkingma!

I've got an '07 butterscotch blonde that's stock with the exception of a set of Tex-Mex pickups out of a Road Worn Tele and a new three-way switch.