I got mine for free from my brother, I did a little set up work, changed around pots to some less crappy ones and it plays almost as good as an american. I've gotta admit I do love the satin neck

I just bought a 2022 Affinity Telecaster and I just love this guitar!! I previously owned 2 Affinity Telecasters and i sold them. They were nice guitars but this model is just fantastic. Squier upgraded their Affinity models and definitely I’m keeping this guitar

The Affinity Telecaster and the Affinity jazz bass are usually the cream of the crop when it comes to the Affinity series, I've had one of each and they are really good guitars

Okay, you sold me on this guitar and your channel, dude. Fantastic job. 😅

Just got one in surf green and it's awesome right out of the box. Action is a little high, but I am not going to change it because it's perfect for slide. My plan is to convert it to an Esquire, but right now I'm digging the stock pick ups. Surprisingly great quality for the price.

Got this for my kid as his first electric guitar. He was the only 3rd grader in band (all other kids were 4-6 grade) and the school loaned him a Squier Sonic Strat but he wanted his own and he loves the look of the tele. Got it in baby blue. This video helped know that i had made a good purchase. Thanks! The kid is pretty good already and he loves 60 to early 2000s rock so I can't complain!

I recently got one of these second-hand for £120 with strap and new strings. I had zero expectations but I'm absolutely blown-away by just how good this thing plays and sounds.

I brought mine used in a butterscotch colour. Must say it’s pretty impressive. Haven’t played my high end Les Paul epiphone or my Ibanez in ages.

I have this and absolutely love it. I am not sure if I want the Player Tele (which I found on a great deal). Decisions...

Wow the affinity holds its own nicely

Love the warmth of the ceramic pickups. But they tend to have issues when you turn the gain way up.

I’ve been wanting a Tele to perform with and I want to use my strat to practice, and I was wondering if this would be a good pick compared to a vibe or fender player.

There has been a major upgrade in the quality of squire. Do still think it varies from guitar to guitar. Have an older Jagmaster that's awesome. Just got the Telecaster deluxe. Took only minor setup and it's fine. These new Telecasters are by far worth more than they're asking.

I picked one up. Dressed and rolled the frets, put a set of fender 64s in and upgraded the wiring and pots and now it kills. I haven't touched my American strat in weeks

After a lot of post-Christmas hunting, with inventory vanishing from stores even as I looked them up online, I finally went into the store with an Affinity Telecaster in mind (that is the best I can afford at this point). I expected to come home with butterscotch, but ended up having to order, and wait six days for, a 3 colour sunburst with a black pick guard. It arrived in perfect tune, and so far has stayed in tune while I explore and learn the fret board. The fret ends are a bit rough but I can find no other flaw. The finish is so beautiful that I've realized it will cause me anguish when it finally gets a scratch, which might make a lot of guitarists laugh, and I know I have to get over that. (Possibly in future I should stick to plain, or used, guitars.) Anyway, as a beginner, I'm very pleased with the Squier Affinity Telecaster as my first electric guitar.

I just bought one for an unbelievable price from ProAudioStar, and I don't think this is a beginner guitar at all. I have a Parker Fly, a PRS SE, and Anderson Hollow T, and a G&L, so I know high quality guitars, and this one is. It's light, looks good, and plays well. I lowered the action a little, and I'd take it to a gig, without hesitation. I love it.

I’ve ordered this exact guitar, it proves one thing after seeing you play, it’s the player not the guitar as such.

Picked mine up last week and just upgraded it with a Wilkinson alnico 5 in the bridge and a pre-loaded control plate that came with big 250k pots, better 3-way switch and an orange drop resistor. I think it was around $55 or so in total for the parts. The affinity series impressed me right off the bat, but these super affordable, simple upgrades I did took the guitar to a completely different level

Do you think these ceramic pickups are louder than alnico 5 ?

This tele colour reminds me at the Mick Ronson's Telecaster at the Freddie Mercury tribute. Is It the same colour?

Ahh thanks man, only two or four more days to get mine

Is the maple neck version of this as good?

How good is the Squier Affinity Tele? MUCH better than it deserves to be for the price! Really, all non-vintage Telecasters should come with a "gut cut" & a 6-saddle bridge. Ceramic pups do no harm to a Tele either imho.

I have a les paul classic and an ltd strat but I bought one of these last week,for the money it sounds just a tele!!! I did sand the back of the neck because there were slightly rough patches and I put lemon oil on the fretboard and lastly put a set of Ernie balls on it and it sounds just great!!! This third guitar gives me the three different sounds you would expect from the three guitars!! For the money you just cannot go wrong with this tele😀🎵🎵🎵🎸

But what pedal/amp are you using...

Tabs on that funk riff please! Cheers man!

Like the vids and thought the girl dancing was a brilliant idea and the guitar playing was amazing il got a tele but the artic white ☝️

I've come so close to ordering this just for the value alone...great guitar..may need minor setup but seeing tons of positive thoughts about it..look forward to playing one...

Makes you wonder why anyone needs a 3,000 dollar solid body guitar. Great pickin' !

Nice Tele, but at 11:58 as in where's the beef, where's the DANNY GATTON SPANKY GOOD OL' TWANG? Maybe not just pickups but also the rosewood board inhibits this -- your playing is great.

Excellent demonstration and I suspect you have just sold a few more Teles

I'd like to play like 90s alt rock bands: Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Nirvana, Arctic Monkeys. I like the Telecater but they tell me that the strat is better for those sounds. What do you recommend me? Tele has me in love aesthetically.

What year is it made? Is it similar to the ones made 2 years ago?

it is a finshed neck its called a satin finish i have the same guitar but in butterscotch how ever i have maple freat board and maple neck on mine but i asure you they all have a satin finshed on the neck they can not leave maple with out protection so they went with satin on the back of the neck on yours an on mine the neck and fretboard are both satain finish .,. the 3 way switches are junk as are the output jacks how ever replace those with switch craft then you have good switch and jack.. the guitar over all is amazing tho and good for players of all levels

i have the Squire Affinity guitar i upgraded it with byo twisited pickups and i liked it until i buoght a Bad Cat tele and it blowed my Squire tele away

This is it, I'm buying this one!!! Than you ;)

Hey!! Thanks for the review! I'm a beginner looking for his first guitar, and I am mainly interested in "clean" genres, such as indie-pop/rock, pop (coldplay), 80s and bit of jazz. I'm basically choosing between the squier affinity telecaster and the Ibanez GSA60 rio. What do you recommend?

Great review. Does it sound that good without going thru all your processing?

That little dancing girl effect you did had me dying. Permission to steal that (I'll totally credit you)? Isn't it crazy how much value you get for lower priced guitars nowadays? I remember my first fender squier from like 2006-2007. It was aight...but nothing like what they make today.

The most "Gorgeous"thing to me is the rear contour cut on such an inexpensive model.

They are great guitars IF you get a pro set up

2022 china built. I got lucky -superb for 159$

You Sir, obviously haven’t come across a Squier ‘51. IT is actually thee most versatile guitar as far as having the most range of tones, hands down. Get one. You’ll do what I did……”Where the hell this this been & what took me soooooo long to find you?”. It WILL, do everything, literally. You’ll see. Or you won’t listen & you’ll never know. It’s a full fledged funky fun strange sleeper trippy top notch gooey good vibe mama-shaking machine-o-matic. Party on. 🤘🏼🎸🔥

Nasser

Squibber telegaster

This guy puts me òf the guitar. He makes a ĺo of noise with his moutht