A superb gateway into the time-honored Fender family, the Squier Affinity Series delivers legendary design and quintessential tone for today's aspiring guitar hero.
This guitar and bass lineup features player-friendly refinements such as a thin, lightweight body and a slim, comfortable "C"-shaped neck profile. Each model sports Squier pickups and sealed die-cast tuning machines with split shaft (guitars) or vintage-style open-gear tuning machines (bass) for smooth, accurate tuning and easy restringing. These models are ready to help lay the foundation for any player at any stage. Available July 2021.
Squier Affinity Series Stratocaster
The Squier Affinity Series Stratocaster features a 2-point tremolo bridge for superior tremolo action and is loaded with a trio of Squier single-coil Strat pickups with 5-way switching. Available in 3-Color Sunburst (laurel fingerboard), Olympic White (maple fingerboard), Black (maple fingerboard) and Lake Placid Blue (maple fingerboard).
$249.00 USD
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Squier Affinity Series Stratocaster HH
The Squier Affinity Series Stratocaster HH is loaded with a pair of Squier humbucking pickups with 3-way switching for genre-defying sonic variety. Available in Olympic White, Burgundy Mist and Charcoal Frost Metallic with a laurel fingerboard.
$249.00 USD
Squier Affinity Series Stratocaster FMT HSS
The Squier Affinity Series Stratocaster FMT HSS features an eye-catching flame maple top (FMT) and is loaded with a Squier humbucking bridge pickup and single-coil neck and middle pickups. Available in Sienna Sunburst or Black Burst with a maple fingerboard.
$299.00 USD
Squier Affinity Series Telecaster
The Squier Affinity Series Telecaster is loaded with dual Squier single-coil Tele pickups with 3-way switching. Available in Lake Placid Blue (laurel fingerboard), Olympic White (laurel Fingerboard), 3-Color sunburst (maple fingerboard) and Butterscotch Blonde (maple fingerboard).
$249.00 USD
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Squier Affinity Series Telecaster Left-Handed
The Squier Affinity Series Telecaster Left-Handed guitar is available in Butterscotch Blonde with a maple fingerboard.
$249.00 USD
Squier Affinity Series Telecaster Deluxe
The Squier Affinity Series Telecaster Deluxe has the refinements of the Squier Affinity Series Telecaster guitar and is loaded with two Squier humbucking pickups with individual volume and tone controls. Available in Burgundy Mist (laurel fingerboard), Charcoal Frost Metallic (laurel Fingerboard) and Black (maple fingerboard).
$279.00 USD
Squier Affinity Series Jazzmaster
The Squier Affinity Series Jazzmaster has a modern 2-point tremolo bridge for superior tremolo action and is loaded with two Squier single-coil Jazzmaster pickups with 3-way switching. Available in Burgundy Mist and Lake Placid blue with a laurel fingerboard.
$279.00 USD
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With fresh colors and an expanded range of models – plus thinner, lighter bodies and upgraded pickups – the new Squier Affinity Series is the perfect entry i...Squier Affinity Series Jaguar Bass
The Squier Affinity Series Jaguar Bass H features an easy-playing 32" medium scale length and vintage-style open-gear tuning machines. Loaded with a Squier humbucking pickup for a fat, punchy tone. Available in Lake Placid Blue (maple fingerboard), Black (maple fingerboard) and Charcoal Frost Metallic (laurel fingerboard).
$249.00 USD
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Squier Affinity Series Precision Bass PJ
The Squier Affinity Series Precision Bass PJ features vintage-style open-gear tuning machines for smooth, accurate tuning. Loaded with a Squier split single-coil P Bass neck pickup and a single-coil J Bass® bridge pickup. Available in Lake Placid Blue (laurel fingerboard), Charcoal Frost Metallic (laurel fingerboard), Olympic White (maple fingerboard) and Black (maple fingerboard).
$279.00 USD
Squier Affinity Series Jazz Bass
The Squier Affinity Series Jazz Bass is loaded with two Squier single-coil J Bass pickups for a wide variety of tones. Available in Burgundy Mist (laurel fingerboard), Charcoal Frost Metallic (laurel fingerboard), 3-Color Sunburst (maple fingerboard) and Black (maple fingerboard).
$279.00 USD
Squier Affinity Series Jazz Bass V
This 5-string Squier Affinity Series Jazz Bass V is loaded with two Squier single-coil J Bass pickups for a wide variety of tones. Available in 3-Color Sunburst (laurel fingerboard) and Olympic White (maple fingerboard).
$299.00 USD
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Electro-Harmonix Lizard King Review by premierguitar
A big part of that flexibility starts with the sun/shadow switch. Sun mode features a mid-boosted fuzz bookended by enhanced treble and bass in the clean side of the blend. The shadow mode features flat bass and treble response and a much tighter fuzz. Each mode can be radically reshaped by the octave, blend, and tone controls, which, in various configurations, span warm overdrive with a little fuzz and fizz, glowing at the edges and thuggish realms. Many of the tones in the latter range are predictably chaotic, belching strange, colliding overtones that can sound quite tattered at more aggressive blend, tone, and octave settings—especially when you play down low on the neck. The same tones can be tightened up by playing in higher positions and especially at the 12th fret and above. The most cohesive of these tones can sound devastating while doubling, say, an SG and a Big Muff. But using subtler, hazier, and more modest octave fuzz textures can provide hip juxtaposition to mellower sounds from acoustic guitar to electric piano and synth string ensembles.
Electro-Harmonix Lizard King Octave Fuzz Pedal
Fake Fruit’s Hannah D’Amato takes flight, while the band’s drummer, Miles MacDiarmid, lurks in the background.
Question: Which artist have you learned the most songs by?
Guest Picker: Hannah D’Amato – Fake Fruit
A: Neil Young. I think he’s an incredible human archivist who knows exactly how to distill the highs and lows of being an alive person better than almost anyone. Playing his songs is about as cathartic as it gets. His straight-down-the-barrel soloing is a huge inspiration, too.
The one and only Neil Young.
Obsession: My current obsession is a Karina cover of Neil Sedaka’s “Oh! Carol.” Originally written from the male “Don’t leave me” perspective, the Spanish translation very sneakily urges Carol not to bend to the man’s will and to chase her own happiness without looking back—badass.
Reader of the Month: Kevin Ramsay
Kevin Ramsay, welcome to our pages!
A: I’ve learned the most songs by John Lee Hooker. His raw, hypnotic blues style captivates me. His mastery of the guitar and distinctive voice make his songs unforgettable. Learning his repertoire taught me about blues rhythms, storytelling in music, and the emotional depth that can be conveyed through powerful lyrics.
This album is classic solo Hooker—a live jewel in his catalog.
Obsession: My latest music-related obsession is Maryanne Amacher and otoacoustic emissions. Amacher’s pioneering work with sound and perception, particularly exploring otoacoustic emissions, fascinates me. Her innovative approach to sonic art challenges conventional boundaries, inspiring me to delve deeper into the intersection of science, sound, and human perception in music.
Assistant Editor: Luke Ottenhof
Our man in Montreal, assistant editor Luke Ottenhof.
A: I think it would have to be Weezer. I went through an all-consuming Weezer phase after my older cousins introduced me to them, then binged Blue Album, Pinkerton, and Green Album. I forced my poor, brilliant guitar teacher to show me how to play those songs instead of teaching me stuff that surely would have made me a better player today. Thanks for indulging me, Scott!
Weezer’s 1994 debut album.
Obsession: Creating different types of sonic mayhem through pedals. I always think it’s funny when you get a crazy new pedal that makes your signal virtually unrecognizable and someone says, “That doesn’t sound very useful.” I’m thankful for the imaginative builders who don’t just make what sounds “useful,” and to artists who create sounds beyond the call of capital.
Chief Videographer: Perry Bean
Don’t mess with Perry Bean!
A: If you’re gonna riff, riff with me! At the risk of sounding boring or rudimentary, I probably know the most songs by the Misfits. I discovered them as I was learning guitar, and while not complicated or hard, those barre chords set me up with a foundation to build from. More importantly, learning those songs made guitar an interesting and fun hobby for me. I hated lessons at first because I was forced to learn and play music I had no desire to listen to, let alone play. (Sorry, Elvis!) Besides, guitar is supposed to be fun, right? Long live the Misfits!
The Misfit’s ultra-recognizable logo.
Obsession: Introducing my son to a vast world of good music. Last thing I’d ever want for him is the embarrassment of saying something like, “Dave Matthews is awesome!” in a public setting, for lack of knowing better.
Epiphone 1963 Firebird V Electric Guitar - Ember Red
