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@paxonearth4 ай бұрын
While I doubt my experience will be the same for everyone else, I bought a beaten up Burgundy Mist one a year or two ago for $100. After a thorough cleaning, fret filing, yada yada, it may be the easiest playing guitar I've ever played. A big bonus for me was the top-loading tuners. The only downside is that mine needed a bit more bow in the neck, and the truss rod was maxed out all the way in the open position. I clamped the neck for a few days, and it's better. I also swapped out the pickguard to a cream pearloid too. It's always fun to get a great deal.
@tippybooch2 жыл бұрын
I have the exact same model, it's an outstanding guitar. Not even just for the price, it's generally a really well put together instrument.
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
💯 agreed 🎸👌
@blacktoothfox6772 жыл бұрын
Innit though!🍀 neck into pocket is as fine a tolerance as you'll find. Crisp all round. Feels luxurious with that finish, for what is at the end of the day a cheap axe. Adore mine! Stay cool!
@JustinWoo Жыл бұрын
The Affinity factories have been killing it. I can't believe how nice the necks are.
@highdesertjustin2 жыл бұрын
I'm really thinking I want one of those. Sounds great. Squier really is killing it the last 5 or 6 years
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
They sure are
@cyxthi42 жыл бұрын
whenever i look for a guitar and find one i like i always come back to your channel, your reviews are great!!
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much
@CanonFirefly Жыл бұрын
Some Silversun Pickup vibes there. Ordered a black one for my daughters first guitar.
@blacktoothfox6772 жыл бұрын
I bought one exactly that, as retail therapy, a month ago after a split from the missus. I bloody love it! Cracking machine for the 70's space rock places... Great video man. Am looking forward to doing my own on this axe, as soon as I'm resettled. Stay cool out there bruv 🎸
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
Women come and go guitars are for life 🤣💯🎸 they're awesome guitars that's for sure
@blacktoothfox6772 жыл бұрын
@@theguitarmanifesto ...I think I'm the one who came and went... But all that aside, bless you man, appreciate the reply. I got a lot of time for your channel and outlook - This ol' KZbin is packed full of shallowness, it's nice to find objective love and criticism of this thing of ours. Stay healthy out there oooh - just bought Squire's new Contemporary Jazzmaster active HH in sunset metallic - can't decide if its ugly or beautiful, but, it's an absolute banger. Cheers from the UK!
@tonedriverss86292 жыл бұрын
Excellent review as usual . I really appreciate all your very informative well done videos .I bought this exact guitar brand new $400 CDN . It is awesome right out the box . Incredible quality . The pick ups sounded really good , except when playing with higher gain and higher volume they would squeal which is expected from non waxed dipped coils . As well I wanted coil split ability so to get single coil sounds . So I got a pair of Wilkinson alnico buckers with 4 conductor wiring and added 2 coil split switches . The guitar is now even more awesome . I have 6 other guitars but since I got this one , I play it all the time . Hard to put down . One of the best guitars I ever played . Looks fantastic as well . Rock solid axe .
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
Very cool and guitar and a nice choice of mods 🎸💯
@grbguitar112 жыл бұрын
Cool Demo/Review, Thankyou. Another Bargain Stunning Guitar. I have a Squier Affinity Strat in Sunburst, it is the most amazing finish I have seen on a Guitar. Plays very well too. Cheers
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the video, Squier affinity series is a great bunch of guitars 💯🎸🤘😎
@reeling-in2 жыл бұрын
A very good review and added to my increasing guitar knowledge. Keep up the good work Rob 👍🏻
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
Glad the videos are helping you out 🤘🎸😎💯
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
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@Leolikesguitar Жыл бұрын
I’m thinking of buying this guitar. It seems like a good option, not too expensive yet it seems to have good performance.
@nedim_guitar Жыл бұрын
I really liked the jam with the bridge pickup.
@eertje012 жыл бұрын
I have one as well and put a tort guard on it. It looks so badass. I agree the pickups sound pretty decent! I had some alnico 4 magnets lying around and stuck them in the buckers. Didn't do a great deal to the tone but at least I can say it has alnico 4 humbuckers 🤣. I really like the neck profile on these affinties. I might buy an affinity strat so I can put that neck on this tele so it has the correct big headstock. Then I can put the tele neck on my lovely self built telecaster which has a thick neck I can't get used to. Rock on dude 🎸
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a plan to me, always good fun modding these squiers
@bradbaker4679 Жыл бұрын
Where did you find a pickguard replacement that fit?
@eertje01 Жыл бұрын
@@bradbaker4679 found it on aliexpress! The only thing you have to do is file the neck pocket of the pickguard so it fits the tele neck profile. I always buy from an aliexpress store called 'pleroo'. They make great pickguards and I like the shade of mint green and brown tortoise they make. It's old school mint green and not that glow in the dark that other cheap pickguards sometimes have.
@bradbaker4679 Жыл бұрын
@@eertje01 perfect. Thanks so much
@georgechronas5 ай бұрын
hey there! cool demo of the guitar! I have a neck that I think will be absolutely stunning with this guitar. Could you measure the body's pocket size where the neck joins in and let me know?
@theguitarmanifesto5 ай бұрын
Sorry this guitar is long gone!
@georgechronas5 ай бұрын
@@theguitarmanifesto they must be exact models of the new affinity deluxes. Did you run out of these too?
@neoquest2012 Жыл бұрын
Mine arrives tomorrow as a modding project, seems like a no brainer for 200 notes!
@theguitarmanifesto Жыл бұрын
Great guitar for the price, enjoy 🎸👌
@JaniceLalla2 жыл бұрын
sounds great I love it except for the toggle switch placement
@reuben22742 жыл бұрын
Would you recommend a classic vibe mustang for a smashing pumpkins type tone?
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
Would be best if you stick a hotrail or Humbucker in
@reuben22742 жыл бұрын
@@theguitarmanifesto thanks
@reagangundersen34902 жыл бұрын
Getting a real Chris Shiflett vibe from that tele 🤘
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
Ooh yeah 🤘🎸
@shaunw92702 жыл бұрын
I prefer that colour on rosewood fingerboard Strats tbh but can't deny I wouldn't say no to a white one ... just like Woody's in the Bay City Rollers 😊🎸
@eddykidd2 жыл бұрын
I am ordering the Black one with maple neck YES!!!!!!!!
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
Nice choice sir 👌🎸
@Mandobird12 жыл бұрын
Great guitar and great review, as usual.
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I love these Squier Tele Deluxes 🎸🤘
@mrjportman2 жыл бұрын
Love the humbuckers on that, cracking colour too! I’d like to put a pair just like that on a HB Tele that I’ve got, but can’t find a set anywhere ☹️ Really the track too. Good work!
@adrian_V992 жыл бұрын
Indeed, you are not alone. Can't buy Squier pickups or parts directly. Must find a used vendor. I'd keep away from aliexpress. Unverified items of dubious provenance.
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
They're great sounding Humbuckers 💯 I usually part out Squier so let me know on insta
@anyeloreyes6123 Жыл бұрын
I would like to know how much the complete package weighs, please
@ronniepratt290910 ай бұрын
I'm getting one of these in a few days and was just wondering if you could recommend a nice amp for practice at home?
@theguitarmanifesto10 ай бұрын
Nice 🙂 Boss Katana 50 is quite a decent little amp
@ronniepratt290910 ай бұрын
Anything a bit cheaper? 🙂
@DeefPirmasens2 жыл бұрын
Nice review, great sound 👌😊👍
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much 🎸🤘
@JBM_712 жыл бұрын
You must live in guitar bargain central!! 🤣🤣 Things like the guitars you get hold of don't seem to appear on market place etc round here. Enjoy your videos. Keep 'em coming. 🙂🙂🎸🎸
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
Just got to be on it brother 🤘💯
@cristobalfernandosanchezma5409 Жыл бұрын
Is that better than the bullet telecaster and the standard Affinity telecaster?
@theguitarmanifesto Жыл бұрын
The fit and finish is better than both if I'm honest
@MrMichaelConstantine Жыл бұрын
I was gonna buy this when it just came out. I waited a while and prices are just rising. I have some bits and pieces lying about. I think I will build my own double humbucker tele body.
@theguitarmanifesto Жыл бұрын
Much more fun building your own guitar 🎸💯
@MrAcEsNeIgHtS11882 жыл бұрын
I'm a bit late to this'n! But she's a stunner! What a deal! Off white/cream should be a nice upgrade. I like mirror ones meself. But they are hard to photo.
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
Yeah dude she's a great score 🎸💯 plain white pickguards play havoc with the camera contrast like in this video, imagine what a mirror one would do 🤣
@MrAcEsNeIgHtS11882 жыл бұрын
@@theguitarmanifesto 😹 You could do clear-let's see that swimming pool route!! just don't do tortoiseshell-it's 2022 not '50's😹
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣 oh I do love a tort guard 😮
@MrAcEsNeIgHtS11882 жыл бұрын
@@theguitarmanifesto Uh oh-I'm in the doghouse now!! ;)
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣 no fucks given this end
@markpickardlife9 ай бұрын
Nice guitar! But I really liked that jam you played. Keep on rocking!
@theguitarmanifesto9 ай бұрын
Thanks glad you digged the jam 🎸🤘
@reuben22742 жыл бұрын
Looks good
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
She's a beaut 💯🤘
@chriswhrtn2 жыл бұрын
4:50 i got sonic youth vibes :)
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
I'll take that 💯
@ccjmusic2 жыл бұрын
Those pots are really close to the bottom of the guitar. I’m guessing it must have small pots so it doesn’t have to thin of a wall to the control cavity.
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
It's no different to the Fender Tele deluxes I've had in the past and they have full size pots. The affinity will definitely be the alpha ones
@ccjmusic2 жыл бұрын
@@theguitarmanifesto they seem way too low to me. There can't be a lot of wood left underneath.
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
@@ccjmusic probably not but that's the way they roll 🤣 I don't make em I just play em 😮🤘
@ccjmusic2 жыл бұрын
@@theguitarmanifesto 😂
@unabonger7772 жыл бұрын
they're full size
@sonicaids2 жыл бұрын
ive been trying to find the black one with maple fretboard. its out of stock everywhere in my country
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
Dang may have to look on the used market
@MajorUpgrade2 жыл бұрын
That's the one I've got. It's a sick guitar man.
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
In stock here www.reidys.com/electric-guitars-c14/squier-affinity-telecaster-deluxe-mn-black-p8994
@carpathus2 жыл бұрын
Lovely!
@maxwellbowden99612 жыл бұрын
Still a bit muffled in your new room Rob. Probably improve as you fill the walls with guitars
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
Is what it is
@altayant31742 жыл бұрын
Nice sonic youth esque instrumental. also too bad I don't live in the UK or we could jam.
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude 😁 I'm always down for a jam 😔
@robertclarkguitar Жыл бұрын
Sweet!!!!
@damien69972 жыл бұрын
Great guitars... another I've sold in the past. But the contemporary model. Similar in specs. They sound and look awesome. I should just sell all my squiers and buy one probably. Nah...great vid Robster...👌
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
Na you gotta keep getting through the Squier back catalogue 🤣🤣
@adrian_V992 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Rob, for reviewing budget guitars built by a real company. The number of clones being reviewed these days on KZbin is nauseating. I suppose H-B is paying the new hordes of salesmen. Squier has never let me down. I can't say the same for the likes of H-B's. BTW, I tried the above model- It's a great guitar, esp. playability, tone and aesthetics. Cheers! 🇨🇦
@theguitarmanifesto2 жыл бұрын
I feel you brother, especially with the usual Teles and strats gets boring
@adrian_V992 жыл бұрын
@@theguitarmanifesto They simply don't measure up. They say they are on par with Classic Vibe and far superior to Affinity. Not the case. I'm spending an additional 100 💷 to get the TE-62 to come close to an Affinity. Needless to say I have unfollowed plenty of KZbin presenters. Listening to someone who knows less than oneself is a sign of insanity.
@nakohnsaksuralai42245 ай бұрын
What 's song dude
@theguitarmanifesto5 ай бұрын
One of my own
@danielel9191 Жыл бұрын
Can I install a bigsby tremolo on this model?
@theguitarmanifesto Жыл бұрын
Should be fine to do
@WOEEW Жыл бұрын
Would have bought it, if not for the high import tariffs in my country
@theguitarmanifesto Жыл бұрын
Dang them taxes 💰🔥😢
@giancarlopiras8377 Жыл бұрын
What this Song or Rif?
@theguitarmanifesto Жыл бұрын
One of my own songs I've been using on the channel for some years
@giancarlopiras8377 Жыл бұрын
@@theguitarmanifesto I do nothing but listen to it all the time