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Squier Affinity Series Telecaster Deluxe Electric Guitar - Metallic Black, Sweetwater Exclusive

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Poplar Body, Maple Neck, Laurel Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Metallic Black
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Squier Affinity Series Telecaster Deluxe Electric Guitar - Metallic Black, Sweetwater Exclusive
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Screaming Tele Sound and Classic Features from Squier

The Squier Affinity Series Telecaster Deluxe combines authentic Tele feel with full-throttle tone and stage-ready presentation, placed directly into your hands at an outstanding price point. Featuring a lightweight, resonant poplar body with a solid C shape, bolt-on maple neck, this Tele offers endless hours of comfort and playability on stage, in the studio, or in the garage as you explore your style across genres. A versatile pair of ceramic humbuckers covers a wide range of tones, with pairs of volume and tone knobs to perfectly dial in genre-spanning sounds. Grab the Squier Affinity Tele Deluxe and hear, feel, and see what countless players over the years have fallen in love with! And remember: this Affinity Tele's amazing silver burst finish is available only at Sweetwater!

Neck designed for fast, comfortable playing

Made from solid maple with an Indian laurel, the neck on Squier's Affinity Series Telecaster Deluxe is designed to deliver a powerful, robust tone and smooth playability — ideal for blistering lead runs and chords up and down the neck. The 21 medium-jumbo frets provide you with added playing comfort, so you can continue for hours without hand fatigue. Bends, runs, fingerpicking, and flatpicking all sound great on this beautifully designed, comfortable neck.

Versatile pair of humbuckers

The Affinity Series Tele Deluxe has been wired for tone with a mind-blowing array of sound-shaping at your fingertips. Two humbuckers arm you with all the crunch and growl demanded by genres drenched in different levels of gain. And with two volume and tone knobs, you have a spectrum of sounds to dial in along with near-infinite stylistic colorings to explore.

Squier Affinity Series Telecaster Deluxe Features:

  • Classic Telecaster feel and looks at an incredibly affordable price point
  • Solid C-shape maple neck offers great playability and comfort
  • 2 ceramic humbuckers channel rock and heavier playing styles with ease
  • 21 medium-jumbo frets provide you with added playing comfort
  • Pairs of volume and tone knobs give you plenty of tonal control

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape Affinity Series Telecaster Deluxe
  • Body Material Poplar
  • Body Finish Gloss Polyurethane
  • Color Metallic Black
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Maple
  • Neck Shape C
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 9.5"
  • Fingerboard Material Laurel
  • Fingerboard Inlay Dots
  • Number of Frets 21
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.650"
  • Nut Material Synthetic Bone
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece 6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Hardtail
  • Tuners 6-inline
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Squire Ceramic Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup Squire Ceramic Humbucker
  • Controls 2 x volume, 2 x tone
  • Switching 3-way toggle pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings Nickel Plated Steel, .009-.042
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 0378251965

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Reviews

Tele Deluxe.
Nice guitar for the money. Mine needed .5 in the neck, now it's unbelievably low actioned. Fitment in the pocket was firm. I put a little hotter pups in mine, slowly transforming it into a gold deluge..bridge on the way. I'll replace the buttons to gold but I like these stock slotted tuners. I'm waiting for the Silverburst….
The BEST bang for your buck
I'm so happy with this guitar. I wanted a tele for a long time and this made me finally pull the trigger. The price point can NOT be beat with this guitar. It plays great, it sounds great, it LOOKS great (which is a nice bonus!).

There are a couple downsides for me. I was NOT prepared for how light this guitar is. Its normally not a thing that would bug me, but the light weight causes balance issues. You will have to fight to keep the guitar neck in a good position. I think of it as a challenge to my playing style.

The neck feels a little on the cheap side. Its far from a deal breaker, though. I can always replace it if I want.

The pickups are stock humbuckers. They dont sound bad by any means, but you will no its not at the full potential.

All those nit-picks aside, I cant say anything bad about this guitar. Its amazing.
Superb guitar
This guitar, is in the top 5 of my 52 guitars. I was super surprised at how great this guitar plays and sounds. I will agree that the frets need minor edge cleanup, but at the price, it a tradeoff that I will fully endorse. I hope to buy one more, to have a backup.
Music background: 59 years playing guitar, bass, keys, percussion.
Great budget guitar!
I was hesitant to buy this online, I have always bought my guitars in person but this was a greatr deal and the scale length I was looking for so I took a gamble. It shipped quick and arrive in great condition. All I did was tune it up the day after it arrived and let it sit for another day. I was pleasantly surprised by how good it played right out of the box. Idefinitly would buy it again.
Great axe except...
My experience with Chinese Squires has been great until this one arrived.
The workmanship is superior except for one dealbreaker flaw:
Unfinished fret edges protrude like tiny razor blades all over the neck, making it unplayable.
It's a mystery how the Chinese could ship such a nice instrument with such an obvious defect.