Squier Telecaster Affinity Series Electric Guitar in Black

by Gig Stig

Straight from the factory the action on this instrument was nice and low and the machine heads were smooth and provided stable tuning once they had been tuned to concert pitch for 10 minutes.

The only slight disappointment with this instrument is the sound, whilst the Affinity pick-ups were adequate, they did not have any where near the same bite and brightness associated with the original Fender Telecaster and fell somewhat short of the mark. However, this should be taken in the context of the price of the instrument which is approximately 25% of the total price of an original Fender Telecaster.

The good news is that should you wish you could easily upgrade the pick-ups on this guitar to something more substantial and you’d then have a real hot-rod Telecaster. So to summarise, this is a fabulous beginner’s guitar and even though the sound falls a little short of the mark, it can be rectified by changing the pick-ups, so I have no problem in recommending this instrument.