Friday, April 19, 2013

Spotlight: Squier Affinity Series Stratocasters




Squier Affinity Series guitars are the best value in electric guitar design.  Squier has recently released new models in a wide range of their product lines including: Telecasters, Stratocasters, Precision Basses and Jazz Basses.  To kick off the release of these outstanding new guitars, L.A. Music has put together an extensive overview of their new Stratocasters:

OVERVIEW:

Squier Affinity Series guitars are the best value in electric guitar design. The Affinity Series Stratocaster HSS delivers solid sound and style, and new for 2013 are a two-color headstock logo, single-ply “platinum sparkle” pickguard, and eyecatching Lake Placid Blue, Olympic White and Burgundy Mist finishes. Other features include single-coil neck and middle pickups, humbucking bridge pickup, five-way switching, smooth-playing rosewood fingerboard with 21 medium jumbo frets, synchronous tremolo bridge and large ’60sstyle headstock.  The Affinity Series Stratocaster delivers solid sound and style, and new for 2013 are a twocolor headstock logo, three-ply white/black/white pickguard, and eye-catching Lake Placid Blue, Shell Pink, Burgundy Mist and Surf Green finishes. Other features include three single-coil pickups with five-way switching, smooth-playing rosewood fingerboard with 21 medium jumbo frets, synchronous tremolo bridge and large ’60s-style headstock.

FEATURES:

Series: Affinity 
Body: Alder
Body Finish: Polyurethane
Bridge: Synchronous Tremolo
Neck Finish: Polyurethane
Neck: Maple, "C" Shape
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Frets: 21, Medium Jumbo
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Nut Width: 1.6” (40.6 mm)
Hardware: Chrome
Tuning Machines: Standard Die-Cast
Pickguard: 1-Ply Platinum Sparkle
Pickups: Standard Single-Coil Strat® (Bridge, Middle and Neck)
Pickups (HSS): Standard Humbucking (Bridge)
Standard Single-Coil Strat® (Middle and Neck)
Pickup Switching:
5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge
and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle
and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Other Features:
Large '60s Style Headstock, Black Plastic Parts, All New 2-
Color Logo, Dot Position Inlays

Lake Placid Blue HSS

Shell Pink

Olympic White HSS


Surf Green













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