Description
The Squier Affinity Starcaster Deluxe adds a number of thought-out refinements to one of their most popular guitar designs. Its Stratocaster-styled headstock with gloss-finished headstock face with upgraded split shaft tuners adds a touch of familiarity and class to the overall aesthetic of the guitar. The refined ceramic humbuckers not only add to the overall look with their chrome covers but also add a sonic richness to the overall tone of the Starcaster. With its striking offset semi-hollow design the Starcaster is the perfect choice for those searching for an electric guitar with a bit more openness while still maintaining the feedback-free definition of a standard electric.
Key Features
- Semi-Hollow Offset – The iconic arched semi-hollow body of the Fender Starcaster. Utilising a laminated maple construction with a solid centre block, this guitar offers the acoustic-like resonance of a hollow body but with the feedback reduction of a standard electric.
- Split Shaft Tuners – Classic Fender looks with excellent tuning stability and smooth gears for optimum performance.
- Squier Humbuckers – Voiced by the experts at Fender to produce the classic harmonically rich and full tone of humbucker-equipped guitars. Perfect for a wide variety of different genres, this Starcaster makes the perfect versatile workhorse for whatever musical task you throw at it.
Here’s what Squier says about the Affinity Series Starcaster Deluxe
The Starcaster broke the mold of semi-hollow guitar design with its offset body shape when it was introduced in the ’70s, offering versatile sound and out-of-this-world styling for the most adventurous players. The Affinity Series Starcaster Deluxe features several player-friendly refinements such as a lightweight semi-hollow body, a slim and comfortable “C”-shaped neck with familiar Stratocaster® headstock, an adjustable bridge with stop tailpiece for solid tuning stability and sealed die-cast tuning machines with split shafts for smooth, accurate tuning and easy restringing. Loaded with a pair of Squier humbucking pickups with 3-way switching for genre-defying sonic variety, this model is ready to accompany any player at any stage.
Specifications
Body
- Shape: Starcaster
- Material: Laminated Maple with Centre Block
- Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
- Colour: Olympic White
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: 25.5”
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Ceramic Humbucker
- Neck Pickup: Ceramic Humbucker
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Switching: 3-way
Hardware
- Bridge: Adjustable bridge with stopbar tailpiece
- Knobs: Black Skirted Plastic with Numbered Indicators
- Finish: Chrome
- Tuners: Sealed Die-Cast with Split Shafts
Miscellaneous
- Strings: 9-42
