MODEL NUMBER
030-3000-(Color#)
030-3009-503: Left Handed, (503) Finish Only, from 2012
030-3005-509: FSR, Candy Apple Red Finish with Matching Headstock, 2013 Only
BODY
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Polyester
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Polyester, Vintage Tinted Neck on (503) and (505)
Neck Shape: Modern “C”
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Frets Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dots, Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Standard, Head Adjust
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Gold Squier Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "BY Fender"
Other Decals, back: Crafted in China Decal, Serial
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Vintage-Style Single-Coil Strat, Custom staggered Alnico III Pole Pieces
Middle Pickup: Custom Vintage-Style Single-Coil Strat, Custom staggered Alnico III Pole Pieces
Neck Pickup: Custom Vintage-Style Single-Coil Strat, Custom staggered Alnico III Pole Pieces
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage-Style, Unstamped
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style without Logo, Slotted
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply White, 8 Holes (gold anodized aluminum on Olympic White model)
Control Knobs: Aged White
Switch Tip: Aged White
Tremolo Arm Tip: Aged White
Pickup covers: Aged White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, "Squier by Fender"
COLORS
(503) 2-Color Sunburst
(502) Lake Placid Blue (1/2010-2011)
(505) Olympic White, with Gold Anodized Aluminum Pickguard (1/2010-2014)
(540) Fiesta Red (2012-2014)
(546) Sherwood Green Metallic, with Matching Headstock, from 1/2015
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .009 to .042
ACCESSORIES
Less Case
COMMENTS
Replaced by Classic Vibe '50s Stratocaster (Second Series)
FENDER SAYS
The Classic Vibe Stratocaster '50s provides unmistakable '50s-era Fender vibe and tone. A custom set of pickups cranks out authentic tone—clear and bright, with terrific sustain, even in crunch mode. Custom staggered pole pieces provide improved string-to-string volume balance for clearly defined tone.
030-3000-(Color#)
030-3009-503: Left Handed, (503) Finish Only, from 2012
030-3005-509: FSR, Candy Apple Red Finish with Matching Headstock, 2013 Only
BODY
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Polyester
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Polyester, Vintage Tinted Neck on (503) and (505)
Neck Shape: Modern “C”
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Frets Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dots, Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Standard, Head Adjust
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Gold Squier Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "BY Fender"
Other Decals, back: Crafted in China Decal, Serial
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Vintage-Style Single-Coil Strat, Custom staggered Alnico III Pole Pieces
Middle Pickup: Custom Vintage-Style Single-Coil Strat, Custom staggered Alnico III Pole Pieces
Neck Pickup: Custom Vintage-Style Single-Coil Strat, Custom staggered Alnico III Pole Pieces
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage-Style, Unstamped
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style without Logo, Slotted
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply White, 8 Holes (gold anodized aluminum on Olympic White model)
Control Knobs: Aged White
Switch Tip: Aged White
Tremolo Arm Tip: Aged White
Pickup covers: Aged White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, "Squier by Fender"
COLORS
(503) 2-Color Sunburst
(502) Lake Placid Blue (1/2010-2011)
(505) Olympic White, with Gold Anodized Aluminum Pickguard (1/2010-2014)
(540) Fiesta Red (2012-2014)
(546) Sherwood Green Metallic, with Matching Headstock, from 1/2015
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .009 to .042
ACCESSORIES
Less Case
COMMENTS
Replaced by Classic Vibe '50s Stratocaster (Second Series)
FENDER SAYS
The Classic Vibe Stratocaster '50s provides unmistakable '50s-era Fender vibe and tone. A custom set of pickups cranks out authentic tone—clear and bright, with terrific sustain, even in crunch mode. Custom staggered pole pieces provide improved string-to-string volume balance for clearly defined tone.
ENG: History of the Squier made in China and Indonesia
ITA: Storia delle Squier Made in China e Indonesia
ITA: Storia delle Squier Made in China e Indonesia
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