Product Overview
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, Gold Edition is a stylish model adorned with an eye-catching collection of upscale features for the discerning Squier fanatic. Featuring striking gold-plated hardware, a gold anodized aluminum pickguard, a bound Indian laurel fingerboard with pearloid block inlays, an engraved anniversary neck plate and gloss finish throughout, this Strat is poised and ready for the spotlight. 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.
- Body: Nyatoh
- Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
- Body Shape: Stratocaster
- Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic
- Fingerboard: Indian Laurel
- Hardware Finish: Gold-Plated
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminum
- Position Inlays: Pearloid Block
- Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
- Neck Construction: Bolt-On
- Neck Shape: "C" Shape
- Neck Pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil
- Side Dots: Black
- Headstock: Large '70s Style
- Orientation: Right-Hand
- Configuration: SSS
- Refinement Pickups: Single Coil
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Narrow Tall
- String Nut: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Truss Rod Wrench: 4 mm Hex (Allen)
- Bridge Pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil
- Middle Pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
- 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
- Pickup Configuration: SSS
- Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
- Recommended Case: Classic Series Stratocaster/Telecaster Wood Hardshell Case, P/N 0996106306 (Not Included)
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
- Refinement Fingerboard Radius: Modern
- Neck Material: Maple
- Refinement Neck Material: Maple
- Refinement Neck Shape: C Shape
- Nut Material: Bone
- Truss Rod: Head Adjust
- Truss Rod Nut: 4 mm Hex
- Style: 3 Single-Coil
