How Good Is The Squier AFFINITY SERIES Jazzmaster?!?
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The Squier Affinity Series has proven time and time again that it definitely delivers quality for a very affordable price! But how good is it REALLY... I hope this video allows you to come to a conclusion of your own!
Be sure to check this out side by side with my recent video of the Fender CME Jazzmaster! The side by side will shock you!
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EDIT: These ARE NOT P90 Pick ups in this guitar... I didnt do my usual amount of research and messed up that piece of info. thank you to those who pointed it out!
I just opened up the comment section to rant “THOSE ARE NOT P90s!!!”, but gladly you saved me from having to do that.
Jazzmaster pickups have magnetic pole pieces, like a Strat, but the wind is wide and shallow. These pickups, even though JM pickup shaped, have slug pole pieces that share a common bar magnet underneath. This is why these particular pickups are, for all intents and purposes, P90-style pickups. Also, that's why they have pole pieces with a flathead screw adjustment at the top for height, just like a P90 pickup.
But they LOOK like them!
They're not intended to be P-90s however they are actually of a much closer design in this particular guitar than they are to a common Jazzmaster pickup. Which is why I think they actually sound quite good.
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I have this same guitar in burgundy mist, I ordered it on a whim, then regretted it, then decided it would be a good opportunity to learn how to mod a guitar. Then it came in and it was perfect, the only thing I did was change the string tree and put dome knobs on it. It sounds fantastic and plays great.
How much would you say it weighs? I got the FMT Strat but am tired of Strats want to do a trade for the Jazzmaster. Weight is a deal breaker for me, the Strat is really light.
@@bluwng Mine weighs about 8 pounds, I usually play sitting down so weight isn't a big concern for me.
@@treychilton I know I’m a bit late but how much did it cost?
@@qv7653 at the time it was a little over 200 dollars, I added a set of Fender pure vintage 65 pickups later. I still have it, it's a great guitar!
Picked up mine yesterday. Compared it to a 2500$ fender JazzMaster and imo it outplays the original. Best budged guitar I've ever seen/played. One of these moments when you pick a new guitar and you're immediately hit by a wave of inspiration....10/10 would recommend (disclaimer: usually I'd never buy a budget guitar )
That’s right. Send me your $2,500 guitar, you obviously don’t deserve it.
My DIY Frankenstrat is made from a Squier Affinity body. Also, I have a Squier Affinity Tele. Both are excellent! The Affinity line gets far too much flak from gear snobs and cork sniffers who are too lazy/arrogant to lean a decent guitar setup procedure.
also there are too many people on yt who dont even know they have to change strings and stretch them, or that they have to lower the action to their liking because manufacturers will ship a bit high on purpose
. i have seen so many videos of people bashing the mustang or the minis because they dont understand string tension neither
@@0000song0000 There are several TH-cam channels (not naming names) which are secretly sponsored/bought-off by guitar companies. They do misleading videos like 'I bought the cheapest guitar on ....' and similar. They unbox the guitar, give it a simple tuning (and NOTHING else), play it normally or roughly, and then tell people to avoid it when it goes out of tune (because the strings still have slack and the guitar wasn't set-up AT ALL).
Hundreds of thousands of people watch those channels and take their word as law. So, the naive subscribers/watchers immediately think that they need to buy a very expensive guitar to get any quality - usually whoever the channel is sponsored to. The music store channels do kind of the same thing. But, they will compare a budget electric guitar to a $1000+ one. And to make the difference bigger, they will put the budget guitar slightly out of tune, and/or not set it up, and/or set the amp EQ to make the guitar sound terrible. I've seen several of them do it.
Many gear snobs and cork sniffers love that stuff because it feeds their egos and keeps them from doubting the over-paying that they do for their image. I find it pretty distasteful and misleading - and speak out about it on the respective comments sections. But, of course, I get ignored by the other commenters, or blocked by the store, TH-camr. Can't have that pesky truth getting out!
Lol u two are funny
@@隠れた "This channel doesn't have any content". Howdy, troll.
@@Axess-sv8nq first off you don’t have to upload videos to have a channel, secondly I have more subs than you
I own one in burgundy mist and it's my main guitar, it sounds so good and the body is very comfortable and balanced, 10/10 would buy it again
Jazzmasters don’t use P90s, they have their own unique pickups. P90s have 2 big magnets, jazzmasters pole pieces are the magnets
I know. I made the mistake in this one. I made that edit in the pinned comment! Sorry about that
these pickups are not real jazz master pickups -they have 2 ceramic magnets beneath the pickup which magnetize the slugs - in jazzmaster the slugs ARE the magnets -so they have more in common with p90 than jazzmaster- but they are the only ceramic pickups I like -they are quite high powered - I am seriously consider keeping it stock -and this is from someone who loves modding and generally hates high powered and ceramic magnet pickups- Squier keep surprising us and help us part with our cash
I just got mine. In fact the same color and from Sweetwater. Plays like a dream. It plays country and rockabilly great. Thank You for a great review. Sweetwater should pay you for selling there Jazz Master.
The Hipster impression made my damn day haha. Also- great playing and solid review
thank you so much!! I WAS HOPING AT LEAST ONE PERSON WOULD FIND THE HIPSTER IMPRESSION FUNNY HAHAHA
Love my Squires, they rock and sound great on stage
I have that exact guitar. I wanted to try out something different. I have to say, running through my high-gain rig, it is super crunchy with a full, rich sound, and honestly, keeps up with the SD JBs and BWs I use in my other guitars! Mind you, the noise gate has to be turned up a bit, but it's crazy how well this thing plays, compared to my American Strats! I love the scale and feel of it! I do keep thinking I want to make it a single humbucker rock/metal monster.
Did it need any work or did it work well right out of the box?
@@Finally.Isioma It was pretty good right out of the box. I did put 10s on it and adjust the bridge just a little. I've played it at some decent size shows several times. You just need a noise gate if you're using gain.
New to electric; How is it for metal or hard rock (AIC, Soundgarden)....?
@@IRequireMedication The tone is there, but the pickups are pretty noisy with high gain. I replaced the bridge pickup with a SD Black Winter, which took some work because the cavity wasn't deep enough. The tremolo is cheap and really isn't usable even after I replaced the tuning keys with locking tuners.
@@mde272 Appreciate your feedback. I think I'll go with the Contemporary Active JM with the two humbuckers to keep the noise down. First electric, so i'd rather not have to mod the thing right off the hop.
I got this exact blue affinity squire Jazzmaster in a 50% off sale when a guitar shop was closing down and I immediately fell in love with it. I got it for £130 quid and for that price I had to immediately buy it. The only tiny issue I have is it slightly struggles with staying in tune when changing tunings somewhat often
Whatever "style" of pickups are in these are Great! I'll bet quite a few folks have always wished for a stock Jazzmaster with P-90 aggression and a Strat trem to boot. I didn't really know I needed one of these Bad Boys until I saw one and...for less than $300? Take my money, Please and Fughettaboudit!
Killer playing Jimmy
Squires are killer bang for buck 💰
Rock on 🤘
Those are NOT p90's. Those are Jazzmaster pickups. They've got their on thing going on.
I believe they're just JM shaped, but under the cover, it's a ceramic bar magnet pickup that is closer to a P90 in design (although technically not a P90 either).
Guys. thank you for this... id dont like putting out false information and i made the mistake of listening to a guitar store employee and not looking up that piece of info for myself. that is my mistake and i will leave a pinned comment with the correct info!
Came to the comments to say this. Glad to see others beat me to it. I have one of these and it's awesome!
Can't you guys hear that those aren't typical Jazzmaster pickups?
@@dclipper8052 after a couple months and changing the stock pots to 1M (which is typical for jazzmaster pickups) I'd agree with you, they're not normal JM pickups. The 1M pots made them so piercingly bright I had to switch back to the lower value. I've actually since sold the guitar to fund an Epiphone es335 lol. The neck on the jazzmaster was really great though
Well just day I,m more of a strumming kind of guy. Never was a lead guitar man. But are one hell of a lead picker. Ya sound so cool. Love ya channel.
This is the best budget Jazzmaster. Albeit ceramic pickups. As for Harley Benton the pickups dont come close. However, the Squier Classic Vibe is the way to go.
This is the sound I have been looking for! I'm going to have to buy one. Great video 👍
Dude!! thats awesome!! did you get it yet??
Not yet. My local music store is currently out of stock. I tried the Squier Affinity Strat and the telecaster too and they play very well also. If I could I would buy them all!
Right after I saw your review. I went and ordered a Affinity Jazz Master. The same color as yours. What really sold me was the P90s. Thank you so much for review and keep up the good work.
I pinned a comment about this. I made a mistake. The p90s are technically the “jazz master pickups”. Some people say they are better than p90s. They are the fender esq p90. Let me know what you think!!
@@jimmyfranklin Don't beat yourself up too much on this. SOOOOO many people think JM and P90 pickups are the same, but they're not. Honestly, these pickups aren't even quite JM pickups. They're kind of a hybrid. There are construction elements of both pickup styles going on here to make something new that no other guitar has.
I have an Affinity Strat, a Bullet Mustang (that I installed P90s in, among many other mods) and I just ordered the new Sonic Mustang SS, but I think I want a Jazzmaster next. The only thing I don't like about the Affinity Jazzmaster is that it isn't available with a maple fretboard, I'd buy it today if it was.
I recently bought the burgundy mist one. The pickups sounds great and unique on these things. They're like a weirdly cool JM/P90 hybrid haha.
They aren’t P90s they are Jazzmaster pickups.
@@bluwngTechnically accurate, since they're installed stock in a guitar labeled as Jazzmaster... However... These aren't typical Jazzmaster pickups. OP is right. They're made in a mixed fashion between typical JM and typical P90. There are elements of both, so these pickups won't sound exactly like either.
I bought this one yesterday at a local music store. They had it marked down @ 40% off. Nothing is wrong with it and the finish is beautiful. I thought I would mod it but after getting it home, I realize there is nothing I can do to make it better
You've convinced me, I want one!
Those clean tones are pretty darn juicy!
I bought it 2 days ago. That's my first guitar and I love it.
Thanks for the nice review and tunes ! Not only 100% fuzz&distortion sounds.
I used to play an esp ec401 but I traded it in for one of these. These and the Tagima style JM are my go to guitars.
Really like! that jam you got going at 8:06
great Summertime Blues
It may not have P90s. But it do sound nice. I noticed you like to use the whammy bar. I never even put mine on. I like to bend strings with my fingers. But as you have shone. This guitar can play it all. Your a very good guitar player picker. Thank Ya. Your Big Fan.
Uh...the "whammy" bar is not for bending strings. Show me how you lower a note with your fingers.
you can bend up to the desired note and lower the bend for a similar effect if you aren't a whammy bar person.
I am a beginner (6 months in) and learning on a cheap strat, not really digging the sounds it makes (not my cup of tea, but i see why it is favoured by lots of people). Tried the bullet mustang, loved the offset body but again the tones are not ringing out how i want. This.....i think you can play any kind of music (maybe not metal-/thrash) but it sounds....man the sounds you made coming out of that instrument is bang on what i want to "grow into".
Great playing and clean sweeping! Looks like a good guitar to try for the price.
A bit off topic, but was curious as to which Kiesel did you end up keeping?
I bought one, it’s awesome and I love it. I was fiddling around with the eq knobs on my amp and I can *almost* get that surf twang out of it. A pair of Alnico pickups and a reverb pedal and I’m off to the beach.
What amp did you use
@@Ider Boss Katana Mini... clean channel, low gain, high volume, max bass, min mids, max treble, low time on delay and max effect, max volume and tone on the guitar. I don't remember if I was using the neck or bridge pickup. Pulling the bass back a bit might help.
Basically you want a clean sound with an aggressively scooped EQ and reverb.
I’m getting this guitar for more pop punk stuff, and I love the way it looks. Nice review! Definitely made me want it now.
It do not matter. You make that Guitar sound great. Fender should pay ya for making there Guitar sound so great.
Wow, I was looking into reviews of this guitar to play ghost riders, and you make wanna buy it right away :D
thanks for the nice review
I had no idea these were available. I might just have to check one of these out!
There’s a link in the description! If you use the links in my videos it’s no extra cost and it helps support the channel!
Well I got a demo one from Sweetwater for 252.00 bucks. Just waiting for it to get here. Can,t wait to start playing.
I've been considering a Squier Affinity Jazzmaster over a Stratocaster.
absolutely
The pickups are grittier and nicer sounding than my fender strats humbucker... But so in love with it. Surely thats more of a p90 under the hood than a jazzmaster pickup? Could be wrong i guess...
They are more of a P90 than a jazzmaster in that the magnets are bar magnets (ceramic) underneath the bobbin and not rod magnets like the jazz master -however the winding is more jazzmaster since the bobbin is flatter and wider than a P-90 - I bought replacement pure jazzmaster pickups but I might keep the stock pickups- I quite like the sound of the neck pickup (which is where I'm spending most time lately).
Brutal video!
Thank you!!
Great review. Only thing I wish is if a bit of time was spent on low and mid gain tones. I thought at the end it was going to happen but it went from surf/clean tele sound straight to metal, lol. thanks again.
Do these have a thinner body like the new Squier Affinity Strats? The the thinner the lighter the better.
im fairly new to playing guitar and this guitar looks like a good starting point for what im looking to play (hipster indie dream pop or whatever you said LMAO) so i ordered one. but i guess i wanted to ask what should i do once i get the guitar as far as getting it all set up goes? can anything be done about the tuning? im sure theres some tricks out there to get it in tip top shape i just dont know what thay entails! great review!
Hahah thank you so much!! Typically fresh strings and adjusting the height of the action (a littler lower = easier to push). This is different on every guitar BUT usually that’s what I need to do. it should stay in tune well!
New bone of graph tech nut would be a good starting point. Then maybe tuners if you have problems and a good bridge after that. But check the neck, get rid of any sharp fret ends if it has any, and maybe pots.
Your so cool and ya can play. You have FUN.
I think the Indian Laurel looks way better than the Pau Ferro fretboards. I wish they had the Indian Laurel on the MIM Fenders.
Squier has really upped their game recently but it kinda feels like a push for fender prices to go up. When I got serious, around 2004, you could get a MIM fender for $349..now is upwards of $600+...but my Squier classic 70s vibe tele deluxe in white was one of my favorite guitars. I had to part with it under less than ideal circumstances, but I would buy it again
yea man!! i think thats true.. but also inflation. you know?? everything is (or at least seems) more expensive, but i think the reality is that you can get SO MUCH MORE guitar now for $600 than you were ever able to (in terms of cheap brands)
@@jimmyfranklinI completely agree
Yea, I’m stunned at how much MIM strats are going for now!
@@williamsporing1500 well the quality on MIM Fenders are a little better than they used to be on the Standard, i had a Mexican Standard for awhile and it was nice for what it was, but the Player Series is a step above it.
the Classic Vibe is equivalent to the old Standard, that wasn't always the case with Squier, but the modern Classic Vibe definitely are.
the Affinity now is what the old Squier Standard used to be, and the Squier Bullet series is like what the older Affinity was and the Yamaha Pacifica 012, which has been around a long time. i bought the 012 back in 2011, that's how far back it goes. the Bullet Series just came out the following year in 2012,
but for the longest the Affinity was the entry level, then it went Squier Standard and Deluxe at the top. Classic Vibe came around 2010, and the Bullet was the latest to complete the series.
@@Jeymez I’ve got a MIM I bought at a pawn shop for I think $250 about 6 years ago. Leveled the frets, set it up, put locking tuners on it and it’s great!!
Well it is here and it plays great. I do not play as good as you do. Iplay alot of country stuff. They should call this guitar the Country Jazzmaster.
You have got some chops man 👏👏👏.. who (apart from you) are the key dudes to learn this style from...(is it rockabilly et al??)
This version is very bare bones
It feels like it should have been part of the Bullet Series(Cheaper lineup) because for an Affinity vesion made in Indonesia you should get the original control layout and bridge and tremolo.
Because with the standard point bridge and tremolo with single coil you're getting a stratocaster in the shape of a Jazzmaster.
Need this to play smells like teen spirit
Well I did order one from Sweetwater. I can not wait for it and it only coast 270,00 dollers.
did you receive it yet?? how do you like it?!?
@@jimmyfranklin Not yet. Will let Ya Know. Thanks.
I got it and sweetwater did me right again. Plays like a dream. Better than a strat. Plays Country and Rockabilly great. I got the same color as yours. Great minds think a like. Have fun.
Only two hundred and seventy thousand dollars?
I always keep a bag of 1/4" jacks on hand for just such a situation. ;)
I picked up the Burgandy Mist for $150 at a pawn shop.
Jimmy are they really P 90s? In that Jazz Master. Please let me know. I love P90s.
They are not. I messed that up. I pinned a comment about my mistake and I meant to take that out. They are jazz master pickups
I wish it came in an olympic white finish. I think I’m going to get an offset tele instead.
I WANT ONE!
Is it normal to have some buzz on clean sound like in the video? Have the same and always think that something wrong))
Looks like Kurt’s guitar so I must buy
How does this compare to the Harley Benton knock-off?
279.99 US dollars
P90,s or not. I have to get one. I,m a Country Player and Rockabilly stuff. Let ya know what happens. I,m not as good a player as you. But I,m retired and I have a lot of time pick and play.
Is the middle position hum cancelling?
Imo i think squiers and regualr original fenders are just the same but just a cheaper quantity from what ive seen they have the same tone just a bit cheaper parts
*Are stock pickups noisy, generating lot of hum?*
Does it handle crunch well?
Very well yes!
@@jimmyfranklin Thanks. I was debating on getting this or an Epiphone SG for my next guitar
Anyone know if this would be good for grunge? I looked it up and it said that the Jazzmaster was a good choice this true?
Nice review but is called an “OUTPUT” jack .
Is the trem arm screw in?
6:29
What song is this? Please help :(
It's Summer time blues from Brian Setzer, thanks to myself
HAHA! yes it is.. absolutely great version of that tune!
U keep talking up “real p90s” but jazzmaster pickups are different than p90s, the fact these come with p90s is a bad thing and not true to the original
I know. I pinned a comment of mine at the top were I corrected that! Mistake on my part!
Are those really P90 pickups?
what song did u play
The first one was "Pipeline" by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Dick Dale
I got a Classic Vibes. It walks all over it.
did those come with 9 gauge
Hellow You have a very cool energy and seems like a really cool dude !
BUTTTT I almost disliked because of that intro jibirish xD
Glad I skipped tough :) :)
thanks for the review !
Omg what the title of first music ? Like pulp fiction dick Dale stuff
Must be good he does guitar faces
It's a nice, good sounding guitar but it's really not a Jazzmaster in anything but name and shape. Without the pickups, bridge+vibrato, or rhythm circuit, it doesn't really justify the name.
@walkerbetweenworld No, they aren't Jazzmaster pickups. They have ceramic magnets; they're built the way P90s are built. It really doesn't sound like a Jazzmaster and it's really not as close as you're going to get to sounding like one. Item by item, it possesses none of the features that give a Jazzmaster its sound. Mechanically speaking, it's basically a P90 Strat.
I'm not faulting anyone for liking it, as it is a good sounding guitar--I'm merely stating that it's not a Jazzmaster.
@walkerbetweenworld I think your best bet would be to keep an eye out for a used Vintage Modified Squier Jazzmaster, which has become the Classic Vibe now. This is how I entered the Jazzmaster world. I got super lucky, finding mine for $100, which you probably won't duplicate but $200 you might actually do. Mine came with custom pickups so I can't speak to the stock ones but I think they're decently regarded.
But it's more than the pickups. It's the silly bridge that you will probably learn to hate, it's the subtle action of the vibrato, which you'll also become annoyed by, since the arm tends to flop around unless you tweak it where it inserts. It's a whole package of ancient Fender tech. I really had no idea what the big deal was until I got one. I was disdainful of its quirks for a week or two but loved the sound from the get go. I put flats on mine and I'm stoked to the max every time I put this song on and realize my guitar sounds exactly the same: th-cam.com/video/23gWxazYQtU/w-d-xo.html
As for you, though, there are plenty of great sounds to be had and you're clearly happy with the Affinity so maybe it's not worth it. It's just a different sound, not necessarily better. I'm into it because I love surf and it's one of the foundational classics.
@walkerbetweenworld My opinion is that Fender's motivation for creating this guitar was not the historic Jazzmaster but the newish G&L Doheny. G&L's MFD pickups are fairly similar to P90s and with the 2-point vibrato (which is a G&L original), the Squier is a pretty solid approximation of the Doheny.
So to tie it all together: I think Fender named this thing a Jazzmaster only because they wanted to use the Jazzmaster body shape because that is the shape G&L used for their Doheny, which is their own take on the Jazzmaster, except that it's really not much like the Jazzmaster at all.
I agree that the Squier is a keeper. This video and others have made me want one too!
@@dclipper8052 stay in your line you know nothing about electronics. The magnet material does not define the pickup type, the design does, this is a Jazz Master designed pickup.
@walkerbetweenworld don’t listen to him, he is ignorant. I am an electrical engineer, these are Jazz Master pickups. Pickup types are defined by design to by the magnetic core material.
P90?
But can you metal?
It looks like a car
made in where? china?
Looks great.. No offense but the tunes you were playing kinda transported me back to the early sixties… In that I never intend to play that genre of music, I would have preferred something more relevant to today….. Inasmuch as those are strictly Jazzmaster single coils - not P90’s..I honestly have no idea of what this guitar can sound like playing either rock or blues.
Soapbar
Sounds like what it is, plastic.