Fender Squier Affinity Series Telecaster Electric Guitar - Overview:
A superb gateway into the time-honored Fender family, the Squier Affinity Series Telecaster delivers legendary design and quintessential tone for today’s aspiring guitar hero. This Tele features several player-friendly refinements such as a thin and lightweight body, a slim and comfortable “C”-shaped neck profile, a string-through-body bridge for optimal body resonance and sealed die-cast tuning machines with split shafts for smooth, accurate tuning and easy restringing. Loaded with dual Squier single-coil Tele pickups with 3-way switching for genre-defying sonic variety, this model is ready to accompany any player at any stage.
Features
Thin and lightweight body
String-through-body bridge
Slim and comfortable “C”-shaped neck profile
Two Squier single-coil pickups
Sealed die-cast tuning machines with split shafts
Highlights
STRING-THROUGH-BODY TELECASTER BRIDGE
A string-through-body bridge improves resonance through the body and increases string tension for a rock-solid feel.
SQUIER SINGLE-COIL TELECASTER PICKUPS Voiced in-house at Fender, these Squier single-coil pickups produce crisp, articulate tone for a wide variety of styles.
SEALED DIE-CAST TUNING MACHINES WITH SPLIT SHAFTS Sealed die-cast tuning machines have a smooth action for accurate tuning, and the split shafts make changing strings a breeze.
Specifications
Body
Body: Poplar
Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Body Shape: Telecaster
Body Material: Poplar
Neck
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face
Neck Shape: "C" Shape
Neck Construction: Bolt-On
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Side Dots: Black
Number of Frets: 21
Truss Rod: Head Adjust
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Hardware
Bridge: 6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Tele®
Pickguard: 3-Ply White
Pickup Covers: Neck: Chrome; Bridge: Black
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
Switch Tip: Black
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Tuning Machines: Sealed Die-Cast with Split Shafts
String Trees: Dual-Wing
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Squier
Strap Buttons: Standard
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Ceramic Single-Coil
Neck Pickup: Ceramic Single-Coil
Pickup Configuration: SS
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup