The Essentials to Know About the Squier by Fender Affinity Series Stratocaster FMT HSS Guitar
- Iconic Strat look with a very elegant flamed maple top (FMT)
- HSS pickup configuration: humbucker at the bridge + single coils at the neck/middle for true versatility
- 2-point synchronized tremolo for smoother action and better playing comfort
- "C" profile neck, slim and comfortable, ideal for quick progress
A Stratocaster Designed as an Entry Point into the Fender Universe
The Squier Affinity Series Stratocaster follows the great Strat tradition: immediate ergonomics, comfortable contours, and a tonal palette capable of covering a wide repertoire. In this FMT version, Squier adds a more "premium" touch with a flamed maple top and a decidedly modern approach: thin and lightweight body, 2-point tremolo, and split-shaft tuners to facilitate tuning and string changes.
For Whom and Which Styles?
This electric guitar is particularly suited for beginners and intermediate players who want an easy-to-handle Strat capable of supporting technical development (rhythm, arpeggios, bends, vibrato). Thanks to the HSS configuration, it covers pop, rock, funk, blues, indie, and even heavier styles with the humbucker in the bridge position.
The Sound
The poplar body delivers a balanced and responsive tone with a crisp attack, while the maple neck and fingerboard add clarity and precision, ideal for defined sounds in both chords and single notes. The ceramic pickups offer a modern output level: the single coils (neck/middle) provide clear, articulate, and "snappy" tones, perfect for rhythm parts and funky licks, while the bridge humbucker brings more density, punch, and sustain for rock and overdriven sounds. The 5-position selector and the pair of dedicated tone controls (neck/middle on one side, bridge on the other) allow easy fine-tuning of the balance between brightness and warmth.
Recommended Compatible Accessories
To maintain the original string gauge and playing comfort, choose nickel-plated electric strings in .009-.042 gauge, identical to the factory setup.
Technical Specifications
Body
- Body shape: Stratocaster
- Body material: poplar
- Top: flamed maple
- Body finish: glossy polyurethane
Neck
- Neck construction: Bolt-On
- Neck material: maple
- Neck wood type: maple
- Neck shape: C shape
- Neck profile type: C shape
- Neck finish: satin urethane with glossy urethane headstock face
- Fingerboard: maple
- Fingerboard inlay: black dot
- Number of frets: 21
- Fret size: Medium Jumbo
- Fingerboard radius: 9.5" / 241 mm
- Fingerboard radius type: modern
- Scale length: 25.5" / 647.7 mm
- Nut: synthetic bone
- Nut material: synthetic bone
- Nut width: 1.650" / 42 mm
- Truss rod: headstock adjustment
Hardware
- Hardware finish: chrome
- Bridge: 2-point synchronized tremolo with bent steel saddles, insert tremolo arm, and cold-rolled steel block
- Tuners: sealed die-cast with split shafts
- Control knobs: black plastic
- Pickguard: 3-ply black
Electronics
- Configuration: HSS
- Pickup configuration: HSS
- Neck pickup: ceramic single coil
- Middle pickup: ceramic single coil
- Bridge pickup: ceramic humbucker
- Controls: master volume, tone 1 (neck/middle pickups), tone 2 (bridge pickup)
- Pickup selector: 5-position blade (1. bridge, 2. bridge + middle, 3. middle, 4. middle + neck, 5. neck)
Miscellaneous
- Orientation: right-handed
- Strings: nickel-plated steel (.009-.042 gauges)
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