Description
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 Jazzmaster®, 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 Jazzmaster 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 floating bridge and tremolo for authentic performance and style, and Fender-Designed single-coil pickups with alnico 5 magnets for familiar Jazzmaster tone.
SERIES: 40th Anniversary
BODY MATERIAL: Poplar
BODY FINISH: Gloss Polyurethane
NECK: Maple
NECK FINISH: Gloss Urethane
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Indian Laurel
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
FRET SIZE: Narrow Tall
POSITION INLAYS: Pearloid Block
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.685″ (42.8 mm)
TUNING MACHINES: Vintage-Style
SCALE LENGTH: 25.5″ (648 mm)
BRIDGE: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style with Non-Locking Floating Vibrato
PICKUPS:
Neck: Fender® Designed Alnico Single-Coil
Middle:
Bridge: Fender® Designed Alnico Single-Coil
PICKUP SWITCHING: Neck pickup only (rhythm circuit); neck only, neck and bridge, bridge only (lead circuit)
CONTROLS: Lead Circuit Controls (Slide Switch Down): Master Volume, Master Tone; Rhythm Circuit Controls (Slide Switch Up): Two Thumbwheel Controls for Neck Pickup Volume and Tone
CONTROL KNOBS: Aged White Plastic
HARDWARE FINISH: Gold-Plated
STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
PICKGUARD: 1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminum
CASE/GIG BAG: None
SPECIAL ELECTRONICS: Specially-Voiced Rhythm and Lead Circuit Controls