Squier Affinity Stratocaster Pack HSS, Brown Sunburst Overview
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The Squier® Affinity Strat Pack HSS includes everything you need to start rocking right out of the box. The Affinity Series Stratocaster features a fat-sounding humbucking bridge pickup and two single-coil Strat pickups for versatile tone. A vintage-style Fender® tremolo bridge, “C”-shaped maple neck and a lightweight, comfortable body round out the offerings.
The included Fender Frontman 15G amplifier boasts 15 Watts of power and features both clean and overdrive channels, giving you tones suitable for almost any genre. It’s also perfect for jamming and practicing, with an aux input that allows you to connect a media device and play along with your favourite songs or backing tracks, as well as a headphone jack for silent practice. The Squier Affinity Strat Pack even includes a Gigbag, strap, cable and picks, so now is the time to stop dreaming and start playing!
What's the difference between this and other brand guitars? The Squier brand is the entry level for the brand Fender, possibly the most iconic electric guitar brand in the world. The Statocaster shape is available from Fender from entry level all the way up to collector level and is the choice of many a professional and guitar heroes like: Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton & Dave Gilmour.
What is HSS? HSS is the pickup configuration, or the "microphones" that pick up the movement of the strings. HSS means Humbucker, Single Coil, Single Coil. Humbucker means the pickup is quieter and more powerful, whereas single coils are valued for their clarity and expression.