MODEL NUMBER (EXPORT)
027-4600-(Color#): Rosewood
027-4602-(Color#): Maple
27-4650-(Color#): Rosewood, Model Number for USA
27-4652-(Color#): Maple, Model Number for USA
027-4620-(Color#): Left Handed, Rosewood, Only (506), (580) Finish (from 1986)
CODE (DOMESTIC)
ST-362: ~1987 Only
BODY
Body Material: Basswood
Body Finish: Polyester
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood or Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25” (184.2 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style
Nut Width: 1.625” (41 mm)
Position Inlays: Black (maple) or White Dots (rosewood), Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Only with Maple model
Walnut Plug: Only with Maple model
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: White Squier Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "MADE IN JAPAN", "by Fender", Serial (only with "E" series)
Other Decals, back: None
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: #3, Flat Poles Ceramic Single Coil Strat Pickups (One Magnet Bar)
Controls: Master Volume, Tone, Tone
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, Unstamped
Tuning Machines: Standard Hexagonal Covered ("A" Series) or Gotoh Tuners ("E" Series); Unslotted
String Tree: #2 Wing
Hardware: 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 ("E" Series) or Serial ("A" Series); usually with plastic gasket
COLORS
(506) Black
(580) Arctic White
(502) Lake Placid Blue, from 1986
(558) Torino Red, from 1986
ACCESSORIES
Less Case
COMMENTS
Maybe few models with 3-Ply, 11 Holes Pickguard or with Black Roller String Trees
Replaces "SQ" Squier Stratocaster
Replaced by Squier Standard Stratocaster Made in Korea (First Series), and by Fender Standard Stratocaster MIJ Model #4 (same model number and same guitar with different decals)
027-4600-(Color#): Rosewood
027-4602-(Color#): Maple
27-4650-(Color#): Rosewood, Model Number for USA
27-4652-(Color#): Maple, Model Number for USA
027-4620-(Color#): Left Handed, Rosewood, Only (506), (580) Finish (from 1986)
CODE (DOMESTIC)
ST-362: ~1987 Only
BODY
Body Material: Basswood
Body Finish: Polyester
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood or Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25” (184.2 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style
Nut Width: 1.625” (41 mm)
Position Inlays: Black (maple) or White Dots (rosewood), Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Only with Maple model
Walnut Plug: Only with Maple model
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: White Squier Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "MADE IN JAPAN", "by Fender", Serial (only with "E" series)
Other Decals, back: None
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: #3, Flat Poles Ceramic Single Coil Strat Pickups (One Magnet Bar)
Controls: Master Volume, Tone, Tone
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, Unstamped
Tuning Machines: Standard Hexagonal Covered ("A" Series) or Gotoh Tuners ("E" Series); Unslotted
String Tree: #2 Wing
Hardware: 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 ("E" Series) or Serial ("A" Series); usually with plastic gasket
COLORS
(506) Black
(580) Arctic White
(502) Lake Placid Blue, from 1986
(558) Torino Red, from 1986
ACCESSORIES
Less Case
COMMENTS
Maybe few models with 3-Ply, 11 Holes Pickguard or with Black Roller String Trees
Replaces "SQ" Squier Stratocaster
Replaced by Squier Standard Stratocaster Made in Korea (First Series), and by Fender Standard Stratocaster MIJ Model #4 (same model number and same guitar with different decals)
ENG: The origin of Fender Japan and the Japanese Standard Strats
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ITA: La nascita del Made in Japan Fender e Le Standard giapponesi
"A" Series with Serial on the neck plate and covered "Hexagonal" tuning machines
"E" Series datails: serial number on the headstock and Gotoh Tuners (Lpdan from tdpri)
Thanks to Paolo Poggiali and Enrico Tempesti for this E Series Squier Standard Stratocaster with a 3-Ply, 11-hole pickguard and "Fender" branded Gotoh tuners.
