Description
The Squier Affinity Series Jaguar brings the much-anticipated offset design to their flagship range of entry-level instruments. In keeping with Fender’s original 1962 specifications, the Affinity Jaguar features a marginally reduced 24” scale length for optimum performance and playability, in addition to its slightly reduced body thickness this Squier Jaguar is the perfect option for those after a slightly more compact, lightweight full-sized instrument. Capturing all the classic tone and vibe of the original but with modern refinements such as the thinned-out body, a 9.5” fingerboard radius and simplified electronics this is a guitar that can be enjoyed by players of all levels seeking the quintessential Fender Jaguar tone at a pocket-friendly price point.
Key Features
- Lightweight Body – The slightly thinned-out body on this Squier Affinity Jaguar ensures maximum comfort thanks to the reduced body mass. Take away the additional hindrance of a guitar that ways as much as a boat anchor when first beginning your musical journey.
- Split Shaft Tuners – Classic Fender looks with excellent tuning stability and smooth gears for optimum performance.
- Squier Single-Coils – Voiced by the experts at Fender to produce the esteemed articulate and crisp tone that Jaguars are famed for. Perfect for a wide variety of different genres, this Jaguar makes the perfect versatile workhorse for whatever musical task you throw at it.
Here’s what Squier says about the Affinity Series Jaguar
A superb gateway into the time-honored Fender family, the Squier Affinity Series Jaguar delivers legendary design and quintessential tone for today’s aspiring guitar hero. This model features several player-friendly refinements such as a thin and lightweight body, a slim and comfortable “C”-shaped neck with short 24“ scale length, a vintage-style tremolo and floating bridge for superior tremolo action and sealed die-cast tuning machines with split shafts for smooth, accurate tuning and easy restringing. Loaded with two Squier single-coil pickups with 3-way switching for genre-defying sonic variety, this model is ready to accompany any player at any stage.
Specifications
Body
- Shape: Jaguar
- Material: Poplar
- Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
- Colour: 3-colour Sunburst
Neck
- Material: Maple
- Fingerboard: Indian Laurel
- Shape: C
- Finish: Satin Urethane with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face
- Radius: 9.5”
- Nut Width: 1.65”
- Nut: Synthetic Bone
- Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
- Inlays: Pearloid Dot
- Scale Length: 24”
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Ceramic Single-Coil
- Neck Pickup: Ceramic Single-Coil
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Switching: 3-way
Hardware
- Bridge: Floating Bridge and Tailpiece
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Black
- Pickup Covers: White
- Knobs: Black
- Finish: Chrome
- Tuners: Sealed Die-Cast with Split Shafts
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Miscellaneous
- Strings: 9-42
