Hobbayne Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Anyone know where these are made? I had a go on this earlier today and loved it! Well put together with excellent sound and a neck straight as a die. I thought they were Chinese but I,m sure this was Indonesian. [url="http://www.petercooksguitars.co.uk/catalog/squier-affinity-telecaster-butterscotch-blonde-p-503.html"]http://www.petercooksguitars.co.uk/catalog/squier-affinity-telecaster-butterscotch-blonde-p-503.html[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I had one which was made in 1996 and it was made in China. I only got it as it was packaged with an amp and the seller would split them. I'd intended to to sell it on straight away but ended up keeping it for years - it played very nicely indeed. I found the pickups were quite shrill on that one, though I wouldn't be surprised if they've made changes on the newer ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Hmm! I wonder if this is a VM model thats been priced up wrong? It certainly feels better made that the affinity basses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlapbassSteve Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Affinity Teles, especially the maple fretboard Indonesian ones are lovely. I had a Squier Indonesian Standard Tele once and it didn't come close to my mate's Indonesian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 If it's an Affinity then I believe they still have a black decal that reads 'Squier Tele' rather than the gold and black 'Squier Telecaster' logo on the CV, so that would be the easiest way to tell which model it is. The Affinitys usually have a really thin, pale finish on the neck, like a Might Mite neck, whereas the CVs have a tinted laquer, so there's more contrast between thecolour of the neck and body on the Affinity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilby Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Affinity range moved from china to Indonesia around the year 2000. The newer ones have thinner bodies and I believe have a top loader bridge rather than string through (may have changed that recently). Had a Chinese affinity tele from 96. Miss it actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I have an Affinity Tele, it's a very good guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 here's a photo of it. It has the black and gold Squier logo. Actually plays very well. I also got a little Stagg 10w practice amp to plug it into for next to nothing. Trying to learn a little bit of lead on it. Its really not as hard as I thought it would be. If you know scales and chord tones it makes a lot of sense. I,m at the moment working out the lead guitar run down by George Harrison during the verses on The Beatles 'Dont Let Me Down' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 The bridge implies it might be an Affinity model, because the blonde CVs have 3 vintage-style brass saddles and not six individual saddles like yours. Have you got a pic of the headstock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebird55 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) You have the 22 fret Affinity, which means it should also be a string-through and have a "cup" jack (instead of a plate). If so, it is from a starter pack, and probably Indonesian. Which means that it is probably a jewel of a Squier. I just got one last week, intending to use it as a platform for future modifications. But I'm so happy with it that all I've done so far is to put steel saddles on it. And I do plan to put better pots in it, just as soon as they get here. (I just can't decide between a no-load or a TBX for the tone.) Edited February 15, 2014 by thebird55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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