Having decided that I wanted a cheap electric to leave lying around my workshop I thought, having never owned, or even played one, I would go for a Tele.
So from GuitarGuitar I bought a used 2014 Affinity, by far the least expensive guitar I have bought since I was a teenager, and bloody hell, I like it so much it might not make it in to my workshop and stay at home!
And fair play to GuitarGuitar. I chose it as it was described as not having a mark on it and the photos confirmed this, however it arrived with some damage on the front edge which as the box was fine I can only guess it was dropped before being packaged.
A couple of emails later, and as I told them I can’t be arsed waiting for a courier to collect and return it to them, they have offered a £40 partial refund, which suits me quite nicely.
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oh, and was surprised to find full size pots under the control plate?
You got there quicker!
https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Squier-Affinity-Tele-Arctic-White-Maple/372056079866?epid=2255467784&hash=item56a0453dfa
Yours is a beaut, I think a black plate would look good on it too
For my 40th recently my wife treated me to an early 90/91 PRS and it’s lovely but at the same time I bought a cheap musicman sub1 guitar from 2007 and I can’t put it down.
I spent more than that last night in a restaurant for God’s sake.
The neck is really nice, the frets are good and as a non Tele snob I couldn’t care less that it has a top loading bridge, six saddles, the body is only 40mm deep etc etc
(funnily enough so was the first porn vid I watched)
I posted a thread about playing one recently; it was that good, I sold a couple of other guitars a bit lively !
re-intoroduced me back into my love for Tele....
Here's me playing my old one at a local jam last year...
(I shouldn't post after drinking!)
(I read your post and laughed, there was nothing wrong there)
Context is sometimes lost in type.
I've never been able to fathom why but I can't see, or rather my brain can't process quick enough, silver frets on yellow maple. It somehow feels like it's made of treacle and my brain loses all coordination (That it had anyway).
Silver on dark wood, no problem I'm fine with that but something really turned me off maple and it seems to have become quite a subconscious thing now!
Still a great deal you got and it's really nice to see the affinity series with string through bodies, but I never disliked the top loader bridges either.
Yes, I'd leave the plate white, it does suit more.