Squier Affinity (4 Conductor?)

[DelongeBoss]

Hey guys, so long story short I'm planning on getting a back up guitar, my eyes are set on a cheap HSS Affinity Strat (I'm going with the Affinity series cause those are the only guitars with Alder bodies Squier makes in in that price range) I want to get a coil split wired on that (by putting a push-pull pot on the neck PU Tone Control and rewiring it to the bridge) so I get get trebly single coil tones and the full humbucker tone because the overly-bright bridge pickup of a Strat has been attractive to me (I just am weird. I'm the only heavy (Punk) rock player in the world who likes bright distortion) So to where I'm going, does the bridge PU on that model have a 4 Conductor conector or would I have to buy a new pickup? I'll probably replace the pickups anyway someday, but I'm pushing with my parents to get my SG fitted with new pickups and Push-pull pots. (Never buy the Invader for a Mahogany guitar... Worst buy of my life XD)

 

[Edgecrusher]

Re: Squier Affinity (4 Conductor?)

I'm the only heavy (Punk) rock player in the world who likes bright distortion)

Wha? The bright clangy single coil distortion is classic to punk

So to where I'm going, does the bridge PU on that model have a 4 Conductor conector or would I have to buy a new pickup?

Nope stock its 2 conductor.

 

[DelongeBoss]

Re: Squier Affinity (4 Conductor?)

Oh well good to know my taste in tone isn't alone

Kay, Thank you for the info!

 

[rgand]

Re: Squier Affinity (4 Conductor?)

I read that the Affinity Squires are alder, too, so I bought one. Come to find out, the rep at Fender said it would be either basswood or agathis. Mine turned out to be agathis and it sounds great. When you find one you're interested in, call Fender customer service, give them the serial number (printed on the back of the headstock) and see what that particular guitar is made of before you plunk down good money. The number is: (480) 596-7195. If it's agathis you're good to go. If it's basswood, go find another one.

 

[DelongeBoss]

Re: Squier Affinity (4 Conductor?)

I read that the Affinity Squires are alder, too, so I bought one. Come to find out, the rep at Fender said it would be either basswood or agathis. Mine turned out to be agathis and it sounds great. When you find one you're interested in, call Fender customer service, give them the serial number (printed on the back of the headstock) and see what that particular guitar is made of before you plunk down good money. The number is: (480) 596-7195. If it's agathis you're good to go. If it's basswood, go find another one.

Though isn't Agathis as dark as and muddier than Mahogony?

I'd be buying it online (I've played said guitar before, just can't buy the specific one I played because that one has a faulty Neck Pup)

 

[JB_From_Hell]

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Though isn't Agathis as dark as and muddier than Mahogony?

I'd be buying it online (I've played said guitar before, just can't buy the specific one I played because that one has a faulty Neck Pup)

Dude, that's EXACTLY the one you should be buying. Faulty neck pickup = talk them down on the price, then replace the POS stock pickup like you would do anyway.

Don't trust the type of wood to dictate the tone, especially on an inexpensive guitar like that.

 

[rgand]

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Though isn't Agathis as dark as and muddier than Mahogony?

I'd be buying it online (I've played said guitar before, just can't buy the specific one I played because that one has a faulty Neck Pup)

I can't speak for all of them but mine is sure clean and slightly warmer (but not muddy) than my Tele. Both have maple necks with maple fretboards. The wood can vary from one guitar to another so I may have been lucky but this one has nice tone. Find out what the serial number is before you commit. Then call Fender and find out what it is. With that information, you can order or not, depending on what they tell you.

As to a faulty pickup on the one you tried, all three of my original pickups ones were junk and the tone control had almost no affect on how they sounded. They just mudded along. New pickups made all the difference.

Dude, that's EXACTLY the one you should be buying. Faulty neck pickup = talk them down on the price, then replace the POS stock pickup like you would do anyway.

Don't trust the type of wood to dictate the tone, especially on an inexpensive guitar like that.

Did that one have the tone you like? If you're going to change them anyway, what the heck?

 

[DelongeBoss]

Re: Squier Affinity (4 Conductor?)

I can't speak for all of them but mine is sure clean and slightly warmer (but not muddy) than my Tele. Both have maple necks with maple fretboards. The wood can vary from one guitar to another so I may have been lucky but this one has nice tone. Find out what the serial number is before you commit. Then call Fender and find out what it is. With that information, you can order or not, depending on what they tell you.

As to a faulty pickup on the one you tried, all three of my original pickups ones were junk and the tone control had almost no affect on how they sounded. They just mudded along. New pickups made all the difference.


Did that one have the tone you like? If you're going to change them anyway, what the heck?

I don't have the money for new pups. This will just be a backup guitar, I'm spending all my money on pickups for my SG. That being said, That being a darker, warmer guitar I want my Fender-type to be brighter to balance that.

 

[rgand]

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I don't have the money for new pups. This will just be a backup guitar, I'm spending all my money on pickups for my SG. That being said, That being a darker, warmer guitar I want my Fender-type to be brighter to balance that.

You definitely would want to try a less expensive guitar before buying it since they can vary so much. Can one of the pickups you change out from your SG work as a replacement for the faulty one in that guitar you tried?

 

[DelongeBoss]

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Well I own and Invader, a DiMarzio Super Distortion (I just found one laying around in my art class to be used for sculpture, I "was going to use it, but didn't know how to integrate it into my design"), and a stock Bucker, but the neck pu is was a single coil so that wouldnt matter. I'm borrowing my parents money for my SG mods, but I have 50 dollars and sell the Invader and DiMarzio to get the money to buy upgrade the Squier.

 

[rgand]

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Mine was routed HSH although it had three single coils in it. Then all that's needed is to change pickups and enlarge the pickguard routes or, as I did, get a new pickguard with no center pickup route. A call to Fender might tell you what it is routed for. Otherwise, the seller may let you loosen the pickguard screws and take a quick peek.

 

[jtougas]

Re: Squier Affinity (4 Conductor?)

Take a look at the Yamaha Pacifica 112v - they run pretty cheap used, and are alder (I picked one up used in mint condition for $120) - and the stock bridge pup is wired to split on the tone push/pull.