Help - make my squier affinity pretty!

Alnico

LOL - now try one that's in focus and a closer shot of the bridge.

Placidcasual79

Lol - there it is -still not very clear - would you like a closer one of the bridge?

Alnico

Placidcasual79 said:

Lol - there it is -still not very clear - would you like a closer one of the bridge?

Can you confirm how the strings ball ends anchor in there? Are they through the body or under the saddle? 

If you don't have any holes in the back of the guitar like this........

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t42/roogie14/20141019_142517_zpsde8d37de.jpg

It's under the saddle.

Placidcasual79

No the strings go into the back of the bridge then underneath and through the saddle 

As soon as I've got the kids to bed I'll get you a picture

Alnico

Placidcasual79 said:

No the strings go into the back of the bridge then underneath and through the saddle 

As soon as I've got the kids to bed I'll get you a picture

Cool.

ICBM

Alnico said:

@ICBM zoom in and it looks like it's NOT a string through...........

You can see the ball ends just below the saddle and the spec says it's a toploader bridge.

It looks like the same anchor method that the old 'Kahler Flyer' tremolo used to use - twist to fit and twist back to anchor.

I could still be wrong but have a closer look.

How bizarre. As if there weren't already enough non-compatible variations of Tele bridges…!

Alnico

I have wondered for a while if the Different fittings and body thickness etc of the Affinity series is partly to separate it from the others, sort of on purpose.

I can't stop looking at that blue one above - £159 !!!

I also can't afford it but with a set up and pickups...............

That's a great looking guitar to start with and if it's done by a proper tech, that could easily be epic for sub mexican money.

nick79

I've got an Affinity Tele that i've modded quite a bit. Biggest change was putting in some Nocaster pickups and better pots/switch. I got the pickups for a bargain price otherwise i don't think i would have bothered, but i'm glad i did. 

Then i got some brass compensated barrels and just drilled the standard bridge plate to accomodate them. It did improve the tone but i couldn't intonate it properly because the threads on the bolts weren't long enough. So then i pickud up a Wilkinson bridge and fitted that, look's much better, it's intonated  now and it's a really nice playing and sounding guitar. 

Yes, i could have just bought a Classic Vibe but this owes me next to nothing and it's been fun. Plus it sound's great and i play it more than any of my others. 

Placidcasual79

I brought a Baja today for £375. Just need to set it up. 

Now working on the affinity is less of a priority - but also I can take my time and take a risk or two as the Baja, Danelectro and Gretsch are all in front of it....

Alnico

Well done man.

Get the frets done it will transform it and even off the shelf they are not level, mine was 'S' shaped along the neck's length.