The first instruments to bear the Squier name were introduced in 1982, answering the call for genuin<>e 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 Telecaster®, 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 Tele® 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 3-saddle string-through-body bridge for authentic performance and style, and Fender-Designed single-coil pickups with alnico 5 magnets for familiar Tele tone.
Features
- Aged chrome hardware
- Anodized aluminum pickguard
- Satin body and neck finish
- Vintage-style 3-saddle string-through-body bridge
- Vintage-style tuning machines
Specifications
- Model: 40th Anniversary Telecaster®, Vintage Edition, Maple Fingerboard, Black Anodized Pickguard, Satin Dakota Red
- Model #: 0379501554
- Series: 40th Anniversary
- Orientation: Right-Hand
- Color: Satin Dakota Red
- Country Of Origin: ID
- Headstock: Telecaster®
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Finish: Tinted Satin Urethane
- Neck Shape: "C" Shape
- Neck Construction: Bolt-On
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
- Fingerboard Material: 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: Nyatoh
- Body Finish: Satin Urethane
- Body Shape: Telecaster®
- Body Binding: Black
- Body Material: Nyatoh
- Bridge: 3-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Tele®
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Black Anodized Aluminum
- Pickup Covers: Neck: Aged Chrome; Bridge: Black
- Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
- Switch Tip: Black
- Hardware Finish: Aged Chrome
- Tuning Machines: Vintage Style
- String Trees: Dual-Wing
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Squier® 40th Anniversary
- Strap Buttons: Standard
- Bridge Pickup: Fender® Designed Alnico Single-Coil
- Neck Pickup: Fender® Designed Alnico Single-Coil
- Pickup Configuration: SS
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Truss Rod Wrench: 4 mm Hex (Allen)
- Fret Size: Narrow Tall
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Dimensions: 4.00x20.40x44.50 IN
- Weight: 12.55 LB