Squier Strat (7/1996-11/1998)
CHINA - Affinity Series (First Series); Tradition Series (7/1996-12/1996)
MODEL NUMBER
033-0600-(color#)
BODY
Body Material: Solid Hardwood
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: “C”
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Position Inlays: Pearloid Dots, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Standard, Head Adjust
Skunk Stripe: None
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Black Squier Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRAT", "BY FENDER", "Affinity SERIES"
Other Decals, back: None (1996-1997); Crafted in China decal and Serial (1998)
EARLY MODELS HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Black Squier Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRAT", "Fender"; Early models with "MADE IN CHINA" decal
Other Decals, back: None
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Ceramic Single Coil Pickups
Middle Pickup: Ceramic Single Coil Pickups
Neck Pickup: Ceramic Single Coil Pickups
Controls: Master Volume, Tone, Tone
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Synchronous Tremolo
Saddles: Die-Cast Block Saddles
Tuning Machines: Ping Standard Covered Hexagonal
String Tree: #2, Wing
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply White, 8 Holes
Control Knobs: White
Switch Tip: White
Tremolo Arm Tip: White
Pickup covers: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt; Plain (1996-1997), "MADE IN CHINA", Serial "NC" or "YN" (1998)
COLORS
(506) Black, (558) Torino Red, (580) Arctic White
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .009 to .042
ACCESSORIES
Less Case
COMMENTS
Early Models simply called "Squier Strat", Tradition Series
Replaces Squier Bullet Stratocaster - Model #1, Made in China
Replaced by Squier Affinity Strat
033-0600-(color#)
BODY
Body Material: Solid Hardwood
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: “C”
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Position Inlays: Pearloid Dots, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Standard, Head Adjust
Skunk Stripe: None
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Black Squier Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRAT", "BY FENDER", "Affinity SERIES"
Other Decals, back: None (1996-1997); Crafted in China decal and Serial (1998)
EARLY MODELS HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Black Squier Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRAT", "Fender"; Early models with "MADE IN CHINA" decal
Other Decals, back: None
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Ceramic Single Coil Pickups
Middle Pickup: Ceramic Single Coil Pickups
Neck Pickup: Ceramic Single Coil Pickups
Controls: Master Volume, Tone, Tone
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Synchronous Tremolo
Saddles: Die-Cast Block Saddles
Tuning Machines: Ping Standard Covered Hexagonal
String Tree: #2, Wing
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply White, 8 Holes
Control Knobs: White
Switch Tip: White
Tremolo Arm Tip: White
Pickup covers: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt; Plain (1996-1997), "MADE IN CHINA", Serial "NC" or "YN" (1998)
COLORS
(506) Black, (558) Torino Red, (580) Arctic White
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .009 to .042
ACCESSORIES
Less Case
COMMENTS
Early Models simply called "Squier Strat", Tradition Series
Replaces Squier Bullet Stratocaster - Model #1, Made in China
Replaced by Squier Affinity Strat
1996 Squier Strat with engraved neck plate (reverb)
Few 1996 Squier Strats with engraved neck plate. Some have a "MADE IN CHINA" decal, some not (Courtesy of Reverb and Dancinboy and Rocco Bagadonouts from Squier Talk)
1998 Squier Affinity Strat with serial on the back of the headstock (Courtesy of Guitar Gas)
