Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Squier 40th Anniversary Telecaster® Vintage Edition

1 Overview

Fender hails this Satin Dakota Red Squier® 40th Anniversary Telecaster® Vintage Edition as a "soulful tribute model trimmed with a collection of classic features for the retro-minded Squier enthusiast." Noteworthy appointments include a three-saddle strings-through-body bridge, a one-piece maple neck, an engraved anniversary neck plate, vintage-style tuning machines, and an anodized aluminum pickguard.



Squier 40th Anniversary Telecaster® Vintage Edition

Single Butterfly String Retainer

Truss Rod Access Channel

Vintage-Style Tuning Machines

Serial Number

Squier® 40th Anniversary Neck Plate

 

2 Body

Body Material: Nyatoh
Body Shape: Telecaster®
Body Finish: Satin Urethane; Dakota Red 
Body Binding: Black



Satin Dakota Red Finish

Black Body Binding

Black Body Binding

One-Ply Black Anodized Aluminum Pickguard



3 Neck and Fretboard

Neck Material: One-Piece Maple
Neck Finish: Tinted Satin Urethane
Neck Shape: "C" Shape
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Narrow Tall
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Side Markers: Black Dot
Truss Rod: Headstock Adjust
Truss Rod Socket: 4 mm Hex



One-Piece Maple Neck

Skunk Stripe

Black Dot Position Inlays

Black Side Dots

Bone Nut - Left Side

Bone Nut - Top

Bone Nut - Right Side



4 Electronics

Pickup Configuration: SS
Bridge Pickup: Fender® Designed Alnico Single-Coil; DCR 7.07K
Neck Pickup: Fender® Designed Alnico Single-Coil; 7.76K
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Tone Capacitor: 0.022uF; Poly

4.1 Switching

Switch: CF K045 Three-Position Blade 
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup



Fender® Designed Alnico Single-Coils

DCR - Neck Pickup Only

DCR - Neck and Bridge Pickups

DCR - Bridge Pickup Only

Unshielded Control Cavity

Control Cavity Electronics

CF K045 Three-Position Blade Switch

CF K045 Three-Position Blade Switch

Full-Sized Volume and Tone Pots

Close-Up of Tone Pot

Close-Up of 0.022uF Tone Cap



5 Hardware

Hardware Finish: Aged Chrome
String Retainer: Butterfly
Pickguard: One-Ply Black Anodized Aluminum
Bridge: Three-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Tele®
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Control Plate: Vintage-Style Telecaster® 
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top; Set Screw
Switch Tip: Black
Neck Plate: Four-Bolt Squier® 40th Anniversary
Jack Plate: Vintage-Style Telecaster® Jack Cup



Strings-Through-Body Tele® Bridge

Strings-Through-Body Tele® Bridge

Strings-Through-Body Tele® Bridge

Tele® Barrel Saddles

Strings-Through-Body Ferrules

Vintage-Style Telecaster® Control Plate

Knurled Flat-Top Set Screw Control Knobs

Vintage-Style Telecaster® Jack Cup

Upper Bout Strap Button

Rear End Strap Button


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