The hh affinity jazzmaster is my main axe for a lot of reason, but mainly the to my ears outstanding humbucker. The new affinity is built with p90s and 1000 kOhm potis. The sound is too much trebley for me.
Perfect guitar overview/comparison video as for me, thanks! That's just what I would play if I test these guitars before buying in a shop myself :) I think this new jazzmaster sounds awesome on clean riffs and melodies. I've already seen a couple of other reviews, and this one finally convinced me to be looking for the new JM
Thanks for your kind words. I played and owned hundreds of guitars in the last 20 years and after a long expensive journey i ended up with my hh affinity Jazzmaster. I think that´s crazy enough. :-) For my amp and box setup the new affinity is too much on the treble side and lacks of bass response. But built well, only the tuners have to be changed.
The hh is matched to my setup, because it's my main guitar. But i agree i like the hh more. I was born melancholic😉. Yes, i play in the band Dresche. Here you go: ruclips.net/video/RzWW3hPP_P0/видео.html
@@HelpingHandAlias Iam thinking about buying guitar like in the video. I can buy hh or the new affinity model.. I really like how hh sound but what about the guitar neck? Do you feel there is difference in quality/feel? Just your thoughts about both these guitars if we exclude pickups. Maybe I can mod the new jazzmaster with humbucker
@@MatasMo Hey Matas. Both Necks are satin finished. I owned two affinty jazzmasters in burgundy and lake placid blue. On both i could feel the skunkstripe while playing., which i never had before. The hh neck has no skunkstripe. When we talk about mods then change the tuners like i did. Changing the PUs in my opinion makes no sense. I love the humbuckers in my hh.
Thanks. I think you can't go wrong with either of these. I will do a new comparison in the future with the new affinity jazzmaster. One equipped with the j.mascis pickups and one with the vintera 60s mod pickups. The stock pickups are okay, but for my ears to harsh sounding. Both guitars are absolutely underrated!
Hey man, i love the way you play, do you think you could drop some tabs/chords/tutorial for the songs you play in this video? Particularly I've had 3:05 in my mind for quite some months since i watched your video for the first time
I am not good in tutorials or tabs, but i liked the idea of showing you what i played in a slower movement and in detail. Video is just uploading. Enjoy.❤
Thanks for the video! I would like to know about the neck and fretboard radious of the Squier affinity jazzmaster burgundy .. I had a fender mim years ago... do you know if it feels like a fender neck or should i go for a squier affinity? Cheers from Brazil. Thanks a lot for your attention.
Great playing! This reminded me of post-hardcore/screamo like The Tidal Sleep :) You have a band? I was always having my eye on the Jazzmaster HH in black. Would be a good&cheap mod platform.
Thank you❤. Yes, i play in the band DRESCHE. Here you go. ruclips.net/video/RzWW3hPP_P0/видео.html My musical influence is more 80s and 90s indie guitar stuff like The Chameleons, The Sound, Comsat Angels etc. Before you start to mod listen carefully to the Sound. I owned and played hundreds of guitars in the last 20 years and after an expensive journey i ended up with this hh jazzmaster. I only changed the tuners and stringtree. But it's only my! ears and personal preference.
@@HelpingHandAlias your band sounds great! I mean more like cosmetic mods, black tuners, and black bridge, I like my guitars all black 😉 These Jazzmasters are hard to get at the moment, unfortunately.
@@Mindartcreativity Ah, i see. Thanks for your kind words about my band. I will tell my bandmates later. The guitar is discontinued, because they started a new affinity line. Here in germany you get it still in some music shops.
@@HelpingHandAlias I didn't see your reply sooner. I found one through Amazon but I'm always sceptical and rather order from Thomann. After deliberating for some days, I went ahead and bought a Fender American Pro II Jazzmaster from Thomann. It's my first really expensive guitar, it sounds really good and I'm super happy with it :)
Hey Sunny. I ordered also the affinity burgundy telecaster. To my ears it is the same pickup but with metal caps. So you can imagine how they sound. In my setup the burgundy is too much on the treble side and lacks of bass response. Maybe i can tame it with a set of 11-52 or flatwounds.😉 The pickups in the toronado are not bad, but i really prefer ceramic pickups. To my ears they are more open sounding.
@@HelpingHandAlias I’ve never actually used flatwounds 🤔 are they better for cleans? Also, do you mind if I reference your video along with including a few seconds of it in a video? This comparison has a lot of relevance for those in the market for a Squier.
@@sunnyhaair Flatwounds sound darker so you can tame trebley pickups. It's not about clean and distortion. Give it a try. I just want to help...so do whatever you want with my video.
I have an all black one. It's set up very nicely out of the box and plays very well. The humbuckers are not as "growley" as my Epi Les Paul, but they "sound good enough" The comfort, weight and neck are the real selling points.
@@HelpingHandAlias so it's just "luck" ok :--) I'm thinking this or the g&l doheny version (just need to work harder,mm) or just give up and play , my old tele.
@@Jimbowholivesinsoup Hey. I don't know your level of experiences. In the last 20 years i owned and played hundreds of guitars. I give all my guitars a setup. Trust me....you don't know what is coming out of the box until you open it and the name on the headstock says not much. That is my experience! I solved the neck problem on the lpb in 5 minutes. I also owned the doheny and had to fix some problems. I see that money is always an argument. For the price the affinity jazzmaster is really good. Give it a try. The doheny is double the price and that doesn't mean it sounds or is built twice as good.
Thank you so much for the video, it's quite rare to find someone compared those two directly like that. Also love the tones and your playing. By the way, I guess you should've mirrored your front camera on your settings, kinda weird seeing everything including the text on your shirt to be mirrored hahaha. Anyway thanks a lot!
Nice. Just my own ideas and riffs. Some of them found their way to my band Dresche. For example the first riff you can find here ruclips.net/video/oIp1MhZHmVg/видео.html and starts at 4:12. I can't give you any tabs or chords, because i learned playing guitar as an autodidact and don't know nearly anything about tunes.
I got a question about these Hard-Tail guitars- Do you recommend a shim for them like with many offset guitar techs recommend? I didn’t know if the different bridge angle of a hard tail would affect the setup too much. Cheers!
Hey Rose. You mean shims to change the neck angle? In this video i compare two squier jazzmasters that are correct out of the box. Or do you refer to my baritone neck switch in another video?
I think the shimming is mostly useful for Jazzmasters with the bigger tremolo system if there is an issue causing you to keep the bridge a mile high to make it playable. The Affinity Jazzmasters look like they're built more like a Stratocaster so you won't need to shim the neck.
Sounds great! I checked out your band and you guys also sound great. How does the burgundy one feel compared to the white one? I have the white one and haven't really got on with the neck and 12" radius
Thx for the kind words about Dresche. The main difference is of course the pickups. The neck on the hh is much smaller. Build quality is in contrast to the price very good.
what's your setup? i love the tone you get out of the HH! i got one pretty recently and I'm still trying to get it sound like yours a bit . nice playing
Hey. Thanks for watching. I play a Laney VH100R into a EVH 2x12 equipped with Celestion G12H 30W. But i think gear is not the point. I only play neck pu on all my guitars. My sweetspot on all amps is that i want no overdrive sound while picking, but when i am strumming i want that kind of bluesy overdrive. So i use the gain channel with more volume and less gain. Hope that helps. If you like what i am playing than please give a listen to my band Dresche. For example the track Rotesche.I use my affinity hh jazzmaster on all recordings and playin' live.
Both sound great, really enjoyed the second riff, the pulloff into the slide sounds awesome. What amp do you use, were any pedals used for the review? Great playing
Hey Connor. You put a smile on my face. After a long hard day i enjoy getting those positive vibes. I play a Laney VH 100 R into a EVH 5150 equipped with 2 Celestion G12 H30 Anniversary. No effects used.
@@HelpingHandAlias Thanks, is the tuning standard? Do you have any experience with getting a comparable sound from a solid state amp? I'm a beginner player, love the tune amp sound but worried about the upkeep.
@@PineconeTheory Yes. Standard Tuning. From my experience a good amp (in my opinion a tube amp from a classic company) is basic for a good guitar tone. I would't have burnt that much money, if someone told me this simple knowledge. For home use i got the Boss Katana I 50 watt. For this purpose it's okay. I try to set up my amps all my preferred way. When i hit the strings hard i want to hear a mild overdrive and when i am picking i want to hear a nearly clean tone. And this set up is what you hear in this demo in my rehearsal room.
Thx for subscribing. It is not my goal to get a lot of subscribers. After 30 years playing guitar i just want to share my experiences and be a helping hand.
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Both guitars sound great, I’m really liking more the single coil sounds of the burgundy mist. Plus the color is cool af.
I often come back here just to hear the songs, nice ones
Hey. Thanks. You made my day. Here you can listen to my band DRESCHE ruclips.net/video/RzWW3hPP_P0/видео.html
This sounds like old school At The Drive In. Soapbars do sound light, bright and clear but the HH sounds rich, full and warmer.
The riffs are great, good sound comparison video. Got the HH and I was thinking about getting the new version.
Thx❤. Try it out. I would have kept the new affinity jazzmaster, but it doesn't fit to the sound of my band.
I prefer to the new squire affinity. Thanks for the sound sample
The hh affinity jazzmaster is my main axe for a lot of reason, but mainly the to my ears outstanding humbucker. The new affinity is built with p90s and 1000 kOhm potis. The sound is too much trebley for me.
Perfect guitar overview/comparison video as for me, thanks! That's just what I would play if I test these guitars before buying in a shop myself :)
I think this new jazzmaster sounds awesome on clean riffs and melodies. I've already seen a couple of other reviews, and this one finally convinced me to be looking for the new JM
Thanks for your kind words. I played and owned hundreds of guitars in the last 20 years and after a long expensive journey i ended up with my hh affinity Jazzmaster. I think that´s crazy enough. :-) For my amp and box setup the new affinity is too much on the treble side and lacks of bass response. But built well, only the tuners have to be changed.
thankyou so much dude, cheers from indonesia! 🇲🇨
No problem, stay tuned.
I never regretted buying the Bullet Mustang HH over the Affinity Jazzmaster HH, but man, now I REALLY want the Affinity Jazzmaster.
😂 Yeah, it's my main axe.
those little songs are really pretty. also nice guitars
🙉❤❤❤
Then maybe you like my band.
dresche.band/
I like the better articulation of the Jazz Master single coils. Humbuckers have their place also, It is nice to have both to chose from.
The pickups are the changer here. I definetely prefer the hh soundwise. The lpb looks much better!
👏👏👏👏👏yo tengo una squier jagmaster y una stagemaster y la verdad que con un par de mejoras suenan muy bien dentro de su gama
I have the white one , great guitar.
Yeah, it is my main guitar after playing hundreds of others.
HH sounds a lot better for the music you played. Especially in the beginning. Very melancholic and beautiful. Are they your own songs?
The hh is matched to my setup, because it's my main guitar. But i agree i like the hh more.
I was born melancholic😉.
Yes, i play in the band Dresche. Here you go: ruclips.net/video/RzWW3hPP_P0/видео.html
@@HelpingHandAlias Iam thinking about buying guitar like in the video. I can buy hh or the new affinity model.. I really like how hh sound but what about the guitar neck? Do you feel there is difference in quality/feel? Just your thoughts about both these guitars if we exclude pickups. Maybe I can mod the new jazzmaster with humbucker
@@MatasMo Hey Matas. Both Necks are satin finished. I owned two affinty jazzmasters in burgundy and lake placid blue. On both i could feel the skunkstripe while playing., which i never had before. The hh neck has no skunkstripe. When we talk about mods then change the tuners like i did. Changing the PUs in my opinion makes no sense. I love the humbuckers in my hh.
@@HelpingHandAlias your band sounds great! Post-punk Chameleons/Interpol sounding! What guitar are you using on that track?
@@jetjaguar72 Hey Robert. Thx for the compliment.❤ I am 100% sure i used the hh jazzmaster on all Dresche Tracks.
I think they both sound great, I myself do lean more towards the burgundy mist & it's pickups. Great playing , great video.
Thanks. I think you can't go wrong with either of these.
I will do a new comparison in the future with the new affinity jazzmaster. One equipped with the j.mascis pickups and one with the vintera 60s mod pickups. The stock pickups are okay, but for my ears to harsh sounding. Both guitars are absolutely underrated!
Can't wait to see more. Thanks.
Beautiful riffs. Third one sounds like radiohead ten years ago
Thx. If you like my playing, you can follow my band. dresche.band/
Hey man, i love the way you play, do you think you could drop some tabs/chords/tutorial for the songs you play in this video?
Particularly I've had 3:05 in my mind for quite some months since i watched your video for the first time
I am not good in tutorials or tabs, but i liked the idea of showing you what i played in a slower movement and in detail. Video is just uploading. Enjoy.❤
@@HelpingHandAlias no way, really!? Damn man you're the best, thanks. I hope I can play like you one day.
Playing solo humbuckers sounds better, but in mix, singles cut more easily
Thanks for the video! I would like to know about the neck and fretboard radious of the Squier affinity jazzmaster burgundy .. I had a fender mim years ago... do you know if it feels like a fender neck or should i go for a squier affinity? Cheers from Brazil. Thanks a lot for your attention.
Hey. I really don't know, but i think Mr. Google will tell you.😉 Thx for watching.
Damn dude what are the chances of me having the same HH Jazzmaster with the same exact strap 🤣
🙃
Great playing! This reminded me of post-hardcore/screamo like The Tidal Sleep :)
You have a band?
I was always having my eye on the Jazzmaster HH in black. Would be a good&cheap mod platform.
Thank you❤. Yes, i play in the band DRESCHE. Here you go.
ruclips.net/video/RzWW3hPP_P0/видео.html
My musical influence is more 80s and 90s indie guitar stuff like The Chameleons, The Sound, Comsat Angels etc.
Before you start to mod listen carefully to the Sound. I owned and played hundreds of guitars in the last 20 years and after an expensive journey i ended up with this hh jazzmaster. I only changed the tuners and stringtree. But it's only my! ears and personal preference.
@@HelpingHandAlias your band sounds great!
I mean more like cosmetic mods, black tuners, and black bridge, I like my guitars all black 😉 These Jazzmasters are hard to get at the moment, unfortunately.
@@Mindartcreativity Ah, i see. Thanks for your kind words about my band. I will tell my bandmates later. The guitar is discontinued, because they started a new affinity line. Here in germany you get it still in some music shops.
@@HelpingHandAlias I didn't see your reply sooner. I found one through Amazon but I'm always sceptical and rather order from Thomann. After deliberating for some days, I went ahead and bought a Fender American Pro II Jazzmaster from Thomann. It's my first really expensive guitar, it sounds really good and I'm super happy with it :)
@@Mindartcreativity Congratulation. Your Fender is out of my price range😉. Glad to hear you love it.
They compliment each other very well. I’m surprised how good the HH pickup sounds. It would be my luck that they discontinued that one!
Hey Sunny. I ordered also the affinity burgundy telecaster. To my ears it is the same pickup but with metal caps. So you can imagine how they sound. In my setup the burgundy is too much on the treble side and lacks of bass response. Maybe i can tame it with a set of 11-52 or flatwounds.😉 The pickups in the toronado are not bad, but i really prefer ceramic pickups. To my ears they are more open sounding.
@@HelpingHandAlias I’ve never actually used flatwounds 🤔 are they better for cleans?
Also, do you mind if I reference your video along with including a few seconds of it in a video? This comparison has a lot of relevance for those in the market for a Squier.
@@sunnyhaair Flatwounds sound darker so you can tame trebley pickups. It's not about clean and distortion. Give it a try.
I just want to help...so do whatever you want with my video.
I have an all black one. It's set up very nicely out of the box and plays very well. The humbuckers are not as "growley" as my Epi Les Paul, but they "sound good enough" The comfort, weight and neck are the real selling points.
Thanks for the playing. How is it with setting up, intonation issues ! I choose the trebely one hihihi..
I ordered the jazzmaster in burgundy and lake placid just to choose. The neck of the lpb was
inserted crookedly. The burgundy was flawless.
@@HelpingHandAlias so it's just "luck" ok :--) I'm thinking this or the g&l doheny version (just need to work harder,mm) or just give up and play , my old tele.
@@Jimbowholivesinsoup Hey. I don't know your level of experiences. In the last 20 years i owned and played hundreds of guitars. I give all my guitars a setup. Trust me....you don't know what is coming out of the box until you open it and the name on the headstock says not much. That is my experience! I solved the neck problem on the lpb in 5 minutes. I also owned the doheny and had to fix some problems. I see that money is always an argument. For the price the affinity jazzmaster is really good. Give it a try. The doheny is double the price and that doesn't mean it sounds or is built twice as good.
hello! can i ask if there’s any major difference in build quality? also, thanks for the comparison between the two jazzmasters!
My pleasure. The build quality is the same. On both the tuners are not the best and should be replaced with Klusons.
Do they have the same necks? I have the HH, if they do I might get the other one
In my memory the necks were different.
Thank you so much for the video, it's quite rare to find someone compared those two directly like that. Also love the tones and your playing.
By the way, I guess you should've mirrored your front camera on your settings, kinda weird seeing everything including the text on your shirt to be mirrored hahaha. Anyway thanks a lot!
What song are you playing? You made me want to learn it!
Nice. Just my own ideas and riffs. Some of them found their way to my band Dresche. For example the first riff you can find here ruclips.net/video/oIp1MhZHmVg/видео.html
and starts at 4:12.
I can't give you any tabs or chords, because i learned playing guitar as an autodidact and don't know nearly anything about tunes.
@@HelpingHandAlias Thanks for sharing!
I got a question about these Hard-Tail guitars-
Do you recommend a shim for them like with many offset guitar techs recommend?
I didn’t know if the different bridge angle of a hard tail would affect the setup too much.
Cheers!
Hey Rose. You mean shims to change the neck angle? In this video i compare two squier jazzmasters that are correct out of the box. Or do you refer to my baritone neck switch in another video?
I think the shimming is mostly useful for Jazzmasters with the bigger tremolo system if there is an issue causing you to keep the bridge a mile high to make it playable. The Affinity Jazzmasters look like they're built more like a Stratocaster so you won't need to shim the neck.
I tend to shim any guitar with a bolt on neck, I think they play better that way and then do set up
Sounds great! I checked out your band and you guys also sound great. How does the burgundy one feel compared to the white one? I have the white one and haven't really got on with the neck and 12" radius
Thx for the kind words about Dresche. The main difference is of course the pickups. The neck on the hh is much smaller. Build quality is in contrast to the price very good.
what's your setup? i love the tone you get out of the HH! i got one pretty recently and I'm still trying to get it sound like yours a bit . nice playing
Hey. Thanks for watching.
I play a Laney VH100R into a EVH 2x12 equipped with Celestion G12H 30W. But i think gear is not the point. I only play neck pu on all my guitars. My sweetspot on all amps is that i want no overdrive sound while picking, but when i am strumming i want that kind of bluesy overdrive. So i use the gain channel with more volume and less gain. Hope that helps. If you like what i am playing than please give a listen to my band Dresche. For example the track Rotesche.I use my affinity hh jazzmaster on all recordings and playin' live.
Both sound great, really enjoyed the second riff, the pulloff into the slide sounds awesome. What amp do you use, were any pedals used for the review? Great playing
Hey Connor. You put a smile on my face. After a long hard day i enjoy getting those positive vibes. I play a Laney VH 100 R into a EVH 5150 equipped with 2 Celestion G12 H30 Anniversary. No effects used.
@@HelpingHandAlias Thanks, is the tuning standard? Do you have any experience with getting a comparable sound from a solid state amp? I'm a beginner player, love the tune amp sound but worried about the upkeep.
@@PineconeTheory Yes. Standard Tuning. From my experience a good amp (in my opinion a tube amp from a classic company) is basic for a good guitar tone. I would't have burnt that much money, if someone told me this simple knowledge. For home use i got the Boss Katana I 50 watt. For this purpose it's okay. I try to set up my amps all my preferred way. When i hit the strings hard i want to hear a mild overdrive and when i am picking i want to hear a nearly clean tone. And this set up is what you hear in this demo in my rehearsal room.
I don't think there are any lefty guitars in affinity range, at least not in Europe.
Sorry to hear.
What tuning do you use?
Standard tuning E to E
@@HelpingHandAliasthanks!
I’d take either one tbh sounds the same dude idk
Wash your ears my friend.
Hey, which string gauge do you recommend for the hh?
I always use daddario 10-46
@@HelpingHandAlias thank you
Lol I have the same guitars
Tomorrow i receive my first Fender USA. An american pro ii Jazzmaster. I will do a review abput it.
Okay now you have 4 subscribers🥴🥴
Thx for subscribing. It is not my goal to get a lot of subscribers. After 30 years playing guitar i just want to share my experiences and be a helping hand.
The H H humbuckers are killer and sound fucking great. I found mine in the garbage n it fuckin rules-USE ERNIE BALL PARADIGMS STRINGS ON ALL GUITARS!
Yes, indeed. But noone will believe us. 😉