https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/squire-affinity-strats/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:41:29 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/squire-affinity-strats/#post-286636 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:08:01 +0000 Opinions and Polls TRGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/squire-affinity-strats/#post-286636 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/squire-affinity-strats/#post-286549 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:47:00 +0000
I modified two Korean Squier Strats that played like butter, but had the thinner body (maybe 3/4 the thickness of a regular strat) and I found that they just didn't feel substantial enough. They played great, but felt like a beginner's guitar in my opinion (which is what they are, I guess).]]> Opinions and Polls The Dali https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/squire-affinity-strats/#post-286549 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/squire-affinity-strats/#post-286544 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:18:13 +0000 The affinitys weren't all (if any) made from alder back then, so i would check to make sure.
The thing that turned me off about them was that they were noticably lighter because they were a bit thinner.
I think this affects the tone as well.
i also think a used MiM is the way to go.]]> Opinions and Polls TwistedLefty https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/squire-affinity-strats/#post-286544 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/squire-affinity-strats/#post-286541 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:12:26 +0000
I think the Affinity body is slimmer as well. Balsa wood maybe? :wink:

I would upgrade the pickups with some GFS alnicos (their best pups, imho), or Bill Lawrence Keystones. Keep it low-budget but make it sound a lot better.

Or just buy a used MIM Fender...]]> Opinions and Polls slejhamer https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/squire-affinity-strats/#post-286541 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/squire-affinity-strats/#post-286534 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:10:43 +0000
Now THIS was helpful I guess :lol:

Every now and then I dream about buying one of these and defret it :twisted:

lars]]> Opinions and Polls lars https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/squire-affinity-strats/#post-286534 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/squire-affinity-strats/#post-31013 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:42:33 +0000 http://www.curlymusic.co.uk/index.pl?browse=products&id=296&detail=3 for £105.

I'm guessing I could strip the repaint and do a rejob on that (as I was planning to get an unfinished alder body and paint it). I know the rest of the kit would be cheapo compared to the gear I'm looking to have as my, um, 'standard set up' but, as I'm getting into modding, having a bunch of spare parts is no problem to me (may well be a boon) and for the price, if the body's basically the same thing getting all that for free and paying a lower price seems like a great idea. And thoughts on this guys?

If its any help, I'm probs gonna be floating the trem :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: but I was factoring in buying all the hardware (eventually) anyway so replacing the squire's trem if necessary is no problem.

I'll head down there over the weekend and give one of these a try, but I thought I'd float the idea here, as I know there are a bunch of people on here with way more experience than I in this.

Props for posting comments! :D]]> Opinions and Polls Scrybe https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/squire-affinity-strats/#post-31013