Squier 40th Anniversary Stratocaster®, Vintage Edition

The first instruments to bear the Squier name were introduced in 1982, answering the call for genuine Fender® designs at accessible prices. The Squier 40th Anniversary collection celebrates the 40-year journey of Fender’s entry-level brand with special editions of the Telecaster®, Stratocaster®, Jazzmaster®, Precision Bass®, and Jazz Bass®, all available in Gold Edition and Vintage Edition variants.

The Squier® 40th Anniversary Stratocaster®, Vintage Edition is a soulful tribute model trimmed with a collection of classic features for the retro-minded Squier enthusiast. Featuring aged chrome hardware, an anodized aluminum pickguard, a vintage-tinted maple neck, an engraved anniversary neck plate and satin finish throughout, this Strat® honors the heritage of the Squier catalog and its ancestry. Player-friendly refinements of this commemorative model include a slim and comfortable “C”-shaped neck profile for an easy playing feel, vintage-style tuning machines and 6-saddle synchronized tremolo bridge for authentic performance and style, and Fender-Designed single-coil pickups with alnico 5 magnets for familiar Strat tone.

Product Specs

General

SERIES                                    40th Anniversary

ORIENTATION                      Right-Hand

COLOR                                  Satin Sonic Blue

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN       ID

Neck

HEADSTOCK                        Stratocaster®

NECK MATERIAL                 Maple

NECK FINISH                         Tinted Satin Urethane

NECK SHAPE                        "C" Shape

NECK CONSTRUCTION     Bolt-On

FINGERBOARD RADIUS     9.5" (241 mm)

FINGERBOARD                    Maple

POSITION INLAYS                Black Dot

SIDE DOTS                             Black

NUMBER OF FRETS              21

TRUSS ROD                           Head Adjust

TRUSS ROD NUT                   4 mm Hex

STRING NUT                          Bone

NUT WIDTH                           1.650" (42 mm)

NUT MATERIAL                     Bone

Body

BODY                                     Nyatoh

BODY FINISH                        Satin Urethane

BODY SHAPE                       Stratocaster®

BODY MATERIAL                 Nyatoh

 

Hardware

BRIDGE                                  6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo

PICKGUARD                         1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminum

PICKUP COVERS                 Aged White

CONTROL KNOBS               Aged White Plastic

SWITCH TIP                           Aged White

HARDWARE FINISH             Aged Chrome

TUNING MACHINES           Vintage-Style

STRING TREES                       Dual-Wing

STRINGS                                Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)

TREMOLO ARM                   Screw-In

NECK PLATE                         4-Bolt Squier® 40th Anniversary

STRAP BUTTONS                   Standard

Electronics

BRIDGE PICKUP                   Fender® Designed Alnico Single-Coil

MIDDLE PICKUP                  Fender® Designed Alnico Single-Coil

NECK PICKUP                      Fender® Designed Alnico Single-Coil

PICKUP CONFIGURATION            SSS

CONTROLS                           Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)

SWITCHING                          5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup