Electric Guitar Review

Classic guitar design known around the world for its distinct look and sound. It features a hardwood body, Maple neck and fingerboard, 21 frets, 2 single-coil pickups, 3-way switching, master volume and tone controls, single-ply white pick guard, and a 6-saddle top-load bridge.

To Fender, guitar has always been an extreme sport. It’s challenging and demanding, yet energizing and fun.

About Squier
Performance and value - that’s what Squier is all about. By combining time-tested Fender designs, quality materials, and attention to detail, they have developed a family of affordable guitars, basses, and practice amps unequalled in their class. And for optimum performance, every Squier instrument comes factory-equipped with genuine Fender strings.

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Feature:
THE guitar did not come with accessories. The most useful feature on this guitar would have to be the action. Perfect. I mean PERFECTION! Better than any Fender I’ve ever played. I wish though that the bridge was string-thru-body. It seems easier that way. Also a better job on the neck please. More finish. It was fast at first but now after 1 1/2 years of daily play, it has worn off.

Quality:
it sounded pretty good as it was, have since changed to a set of tex-mex pickups and now this thing sounds wonderful clean It’s not noisy at all, a bit of hum, but nothing that is terrible. Very good guitar for beginners as well as more experienced players. It also looks as good as it plays . For turning into a relic. a relic and you don’t have the cash this is the thing to go for. It has a fast neck, smooth action, very stable tuning. And most importantly an excellent tone. It doesn’t buzz when you play it either.

The only difference I noticed was that the Squier had a little more hum than the Fender. That can be fixed, however, with some of Fender’s best pickups. It is an excellent guitar for anyone. For those who are more serious players, it can be tweaked to sound and feel like a Fender. Good guitar.

Sound:
it sounded pretty good as it was, have since changed to a set of tex-mex pickups and now this thing sounds wonderful clean It’s not noisy at all, a bit of hum, but nothing that is terrible. Played it on stages, in recording studios. This I can swear by: the sound equals if not surpasses the standard Fender model’s! Professional results through and through.

Value:
Excellent value per $$ paid!!! I think it is a reasonable price for the tele, but probably about $20 less is perfect, if your looking for a guitar that is in your price range this guitar is the best. you will love it. Check Latest Price.

Desirability:
I’d love to own one again, although I have to admit I prefer the American series Tele I currently play…

But, if you are an intermediate guitar player and don’t have the budget and want to buy it, I recommend you 2 things: 1. new pair of pickups. 2. new set of tuning keys. That’s what I did and can enjoy it from time to time, when I’m in the mood of playing some blues or some soft rock.

Overall:
A guitar that’s excellent value per $ paid. Delivers more than it promises. If treated with care will supply years and years of joy.
TO HAVE THIS GUITAR AND LIKE IT YOU MUST MEET THESE QUALIFICATIONS
1. YOU ARE A BEGINNER OR AN INTERMEDIATE “PICKER”
2. YOU ARE PATIENT
3. YOU DON’ MIND SOME DINGS, CHIPPINGS, OR SCRATCHES

If you meet these, buy it without thinking twice. If you don’t meet any one of these, walk away and don’t look back at Affinity series. I am upgrading to a Squier standard tele in 6 months. I just don’t think this guitar will hold up FOR ME for another year. I can feel it falling apart and really ticking me off. But again, I am picky (I about cried when i chipped it) and very impatient. Its your call. If you meet those qualifications, buy it; if not, please don’t. Go a little higher like Squier Standard or Fender Standard.

Technical Info
Series: Squier Affinity Series
Body: Alder
Neck: Maple, C-shape (polyurethane finish)
Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5 in. Radius (241 mm)
Number of frets: 21 medium jumbo
Scale length: 25.5 in. (648 mm)
Width at nut: 1.61 in. (41 mm)
Hardware: Chrome
Machine heads: Standard die-cast tuners
Bridge: 6-saddle top-load bridge
Pickguard: 1-ply white
Pickups: 2 single-coil pickups
Pickup switching: 3-position blade
Position 1: bridge pickup
Position 2: bridge and neck pickups
Position 3: neck pickup
Controls: volume, tone
Strings: Fender Super 250L, (.009 to .042) nickel plated steel
Unique features: black plastic parts, top hat switch tip, black silkscreen logo, dot position inlays.

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Stevie Ray Vaughan Fender® Custom Shop Tribute Series Guitar Based on Vaughan’s Own ‘Lenny’ ’65 Stratocaster® to Be Launched on Dec. 12 and Offered Exclusively in the U.S. by Guitar Center®

Original “Lenny” Electric Guitar among Most Storied Instruments in Music History  

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz — In a historic collaboration among Fender^®, Guitar Center^® and the Stevie Ray Vaughan estate, the famous Stevie Ray Vaughan “Lenny” Stratocaster^® guitar has been commissioned by Guitar Center to be reproduced in a limited edition by the Fender Custom Shop. As part of Fender’s Tribute Series of guitars, “Lenny” will be produced in a limited quantity, with 185 guitars offered for sale in the United States, made available exclusively through Guitar Center. Guitar Center stores throughout the United States will introduce the guitar on Dec. 12, 2007, and will offer them to customers for $17,000 (U.S.).

This emotive addition to the Custom Shop Tribute Series will feature an intricate reproduction of “Lenny” down to the smallest of details—from the customized neck that was a gift from ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons to the reflective “SRV” stickers on the body to the battered headstock, the autograph that Stevie himself etched into the neck plate, and even an autograph from legendary baseball great, Mickey Mantle.

Guitar Center, the world’s largest musical instrument retailer, purchased the original guitar for $623,500 at a 2004 Christie’s auction that benefited the Crossroads Centre, Antigua, a charitable organization founded by Eric Clapton.

“Guitar Center is both thrilled and privileged to be able to offer Stevie Ray Vaughan’s ‘Lenny’ Fender Stratocaster to the world,” said Keith Brawley, Guitar Center vice president of merchandising for guitars and amplifiers. “Stevie Ray Vaughan’s fans are among the most loyal and passionate guitar lovers in the world. The ‘Lenny’ Stratocaster, Stevie’s main instrument for his love songs, is a truly fascinating guitar that has, as part of its DNA, a tender, personal love story and an incredibly colorful and touching history.”

The original “Lenny” guitar is a universally recognizable Fender Stratocaster, best known for its uniquely bright and powerful tone and known as one of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s favorite instruments throughout his entire career. The guitar itself has an almost mystical heritage that can be traced back to the very beginning of Vaughan’s rise to stardom.

Stevie Ray Vaughan was just a struggling young guitarist in Austin, Texas, in 1980, when his wife, Lenora “Lenny” Vaughan, gave him a used Stratocaster that had recently caught his eye in a local pawnshop. It was a 1965 Fender Stratocaster guitar with the original pickups that, from the look of it, had seen better days. Although it began life as a three-color sunburst model, it had obviously been refinished (none too expertly) at some point, and now it had a dark natural finish bearing an elaborate inlay in the body behind the bridge. Nonetheless, there was something about it that clearly and immediately resonated deeply with Vaughan.

As Vaughan himself said during an interview published in the Feb. 1990 issue of Guitar Player magazine:

“It’s called ‘Lenny.’ I found it at a pawnshop and didn’t have the money to buy it, and my wife and several other friends of mine put a pool together and bought the guitar. It’s always meant a lot to me. And I love what it sounds like. ‘Riviera Paradise’ and ‘Lenny” (Texas Flood) are both played on the same guitar, and for some reason that guitar works for songs like that more than anything else.” [Guitar Player, Feb. 1990]

Seven friends with $50 each pooled their money to buy the Stratocaster and gave it to Vaughan on his birthday during a celebration at a local Austin nightclub. He was thrilled. He took the guitar home and, sometime that night, as Lenora slept, wrote a new song on it. In the morning, Lenora Vaughan remembers, “He was sitting on the edge of the bed with the guitar and said, ‘Listen to this.’” He played her the song he had written that night, “Lenny.” The song later became one of Vaughan’s most well-known instrumental pieces, and he continued to perform it exclusively on the “Lenny” guitar. Throughout the remainder of his career, the “Lenny” guitar traveled with Vaughan almost everywhere he went, and it was later autographed by baseball great Mickey Mantle during a chance meeting in Houston. On April 10, 1985, Vaughan had just performed the National Anthem at the season’s opening game for the Houston Astros where Mantle was also in attendance as a guest of honor. Without a baseball or bat nearby, Stevie offered up his beloved guitar to be touched with the magic of the American sporting legend. More information on the guitar’s journey, plus detailed images, can be found at www.fender.com.

“This guitar had very special meaning to Stevie,” said Mike Eldred, Fender Custom Division sales and marketing director. “He had it throughout his career; he took it everywhere, and during each show, he stopped, sat down on the stage, and played that song, on that guitar. It’s like he was holding on to that very special time before he was a star, and just didn’t want to let that part of his life go.”

About Guitar Center:

Guitar Center, Inc. (NASDAQ: GTRC) is the leading United States retailer of guitars, amplifiers, percussion instruments, keyboards and pro-audio and recording equipment. Our retail store subsidiary presently operates more than 210 Guitar Center stores across the United States. In addition, our Music & Arts division operates more than 95 stores specializing in band instruments for sale and rental, serving teachers, band directors, college professors and students. We are also the largest direct response retailer of musical instruments in the United States through our wholly owned subsidiary, Musician’s Friend, Inc., and its catalogs and websites, including www.musiciansfriend.com, www.guitarcenter.com, www.wwbw.com and www.music123.com. More information on Guitar Center can be found by visiting the Company’s web site at www.guitarcenter.com.

About Fender Musical Instruments Corporation:

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is the world’s foremost manufacturer of guitars, amplifiers and related equipment since 1946, and its name has become synonymous with all things rock ‘n’ roll. Iconic Fender^® instruments such as the Telecaster^®, Stratocaster^®, Precision Bass^® and Jazz Bass^® guitars are known worldwide as the instruments that started the rock revolution, and they continue to be highly prized by today’s musicians and collectors. FMIC brands include Fender^®, Squier^®, Guild^®, Gretsch^®, Jackson^®, Charvel^®, SWR^®, EVH^®, Tacoma^®, Olympia^® and Brand X^®. For more information, visit www.fender.com.

Since 1987, the Fender Custom Shop has been known as a “dream factory” for guitarists and collectors throughout the world. The skilled craftsmen in Fender’s Corona, Calif., Custom Shop are known worldwide for their artistry in making guitars that range from the fine to the fantastic. Whether it’s building a new custom instrument from the ground up or modifying an existing one, Fender’s finest is the world’s finest. Fender Custom Shop instruments have been crafted for and with the input of the world’s finest players—names like Clapton, Beck, Burton, Cray, Gilmour, Townshend and Vaughan, to name just a few.

Trademarks/Service Mark: Mickey Mantle and Mickey C. Mantle, stylized, (the “Mickey Mantle Signature”), are each a trademark and/or service mark of the Mickey Charles Mantle Marital Trust II and are administered and licensed under the authority of Mantle IP Holdings, Inc. ©2007, Mickey Charles Mantle Marital Trust II and Mantle IP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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So you are looking to buy a Fender electric guitar? The answer is depends on what kind of music you play.  If you play mostly rock and want something with a great sound, and of course one that looks really good cheap electric guitar, you probably need Fender guitar.

Fender Squier

If you’re a beginner and just start to learn electric guitar. You should buy a cheap electric guitar one. A Squire Strat would do just fine.  The fretboard isn’t too sharp or heavy and it’s a nice all-rounder. If you’re near a Guitar Center, they usually go for around $200. But it is not recommended to buy this cheap one, if you want to learn  seriously.

Fender Stratocaster

If you experienced player and need more quality sound with less price, you can try Fender Stratocasters (Strat) which is made in Mexico that are very affordable and have a good sound. This mexican made guitar is cost a half than the American made one.

The Japanese made Fender Stratocasters is the most good one. Off course the price is higher than American made. The American made, is enough if you can’t find the Japanese made.

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Which Fender Guitar is Better?

There are three famous fender type, Squier, Telecaster, and Stratocaster (strat). Most Fender users prefer to use Stratocaster, it means Stratocaster the best one. The Japanese and American made is the best quailty of stratocaster. There are many models of Fender Strat, the standard Fender Stratocaster is the least expensive one, it cost only about $300 - $400.

Please note that there are a Squier Telecaster series and Squier Stratocaster Series. These Squier series is defferent with Telecaster series and Stratocaster series. This Squier series is cheap guitar actually not made by Fender itself, but made by licensed manufacturer. It is not recommended to buy Squier series.

Conclusion

Squier is the cheap Fender guitar version. It is not recommended to buy this one. If you just begin to learn electric guitar, it is ok to buy this one.

Stratocaster model is recommended. The Mexican series strat is cheap and good enough and recommended for beginner. If you have money and you are experienced you should buy the American series one.

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