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)
Starting from 2019 the production was moved to Indonesia, but Classic Vibes were manufactured in both places for a while
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)
Starting from 2019 the production was moved to Indonesia, but Classic Vibes were manufactured in both places for a while
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
Courtesy of Sweetwater
