MODEL NUMBER
031-0700-(Color#): Rosewood, until 2017
037-0700-(Color#): Indian Laurel, since 2018
037-0610-(580): FSR Arctic White with Pearloid Pickguard, 2020
BODY
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Polyurethane
Body Shape: Slightly Slimmer Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: Fast Action Slim “C”
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood or Indian Laurel (from 2018)
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone; Black on (564) and (505)
Width at Nut: 1.61” (41 mm)
Position Inlays: Pearloid Dots, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Standard, Head Adjust
Skunk Stripe: None
HEADSTOCK
Type: Large
Logo: Squier Gold Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRAT", "BY Fender", "Affinity SERIES"
Other Decals, back: Crafted in China, Serial Number
HEADSTOCK SINCE ~2020
Type: Large
Logo: Modern Squier Gold Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "BY FENDER", "Affinity SERIES"
Other Decals, back: "Designed and Backed by Fender", Serial Number, "Crafted in China"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Standard Humbucking Pickup
Middle Pickup: Ceramic Single Coil Pickup
Neck Pickup: Ceramic Single Coil Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: HSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Synchronous Tremolo
Saddles: Die-Cast CBS Style Saddles
Tuning Machines: Standard Die-Cast Tuners
String Tree: #2 Wing (until 2020); #1 Wing (Few models in 2020)
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: Pickguard: 1-Ply White (mid 2014-Mid 2017) or 3-Ply (8/2012-mid 2014 and mid 2017-2021), 11 Holes (early models 8 Holes); 3-Ply Platinum Sparkle Black on (564) and (505)
Plastics: White; Black on (564), (505), (566), (502)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt; "Squier by Fender" until 2020; "Squier" since 2020
COLORS
(506) Black, until 6/2013
(525) Metallic Red, until 6/2013
(595) Metallic Blue, until 6/2013
(502) Lake Placid Blue, only Black Plastics and Platinum Sparkle Pickguard, (7/2013-2016)
(566) Burgundy Mist, only Black Plastics and Platinum Sparkle Pickguard, (7/2013-2016)
(505) Olympic White, only Black Plastics and Platinum Sparkle Pickguard, since 7/2013
(564) Montego Black, only Black Plastics and Platinum Sparkle Pickguard
(592) Race Green, White Pickguard and Plastics, since 2017
(581) Slick Silver, White Pickguard and Plastics, since 2017
(521) Natural, White Pickguard and Plastics, Indian Laurel Fretboard, Late 2019 FSR model
(580) Arctic White with Pearloid Pickguard and White Plastics, Indian Laurel Fretboard, 2020 FSR Model
ACCESSORIES
Less Case
COMMENTS
Replaces Squier Affinity Stratocaster HSS
Replaced by Squier Affinity Stratocaster FMT HSS
Squier Affinity Stratocaster from Squier Pack has different specs (as Agathis or Poplar Body) and it's made in Indonesia
FENDER SAYS
Squier Affinity Series guitars are the best value in electric guitar design. The Affinity Series Stratocaster HSS delivers solid sound and style, and new for 2013 are a two-color headstock logo, single-ply "platinum sparkle" pickguard, and eye-catching Lake Placid Blue, Olympic White and Burgundy Mist finishes. Other features include single-coil neck and middle pickups, humbucking bridge pickup, five-way switching, smooth-playing rosewood fingerboard with 21 medium jumbo frets, synchronous tremolo bridge and large ’60s-style headstock.
031-0700-(Color#): Rosewood, until 2017
037-0700-(Color#): Indian Laurel, since 2018
037-0610-(580): FSR Arctic White with Pearloid Pickguard, 2020
BODY
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Polyurethane
Body Shape: Slightly Slimmer Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: Fast Action Slim “C”
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood or Indian Laurel (from 2018)
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone; Black on (564) and (505)
Width at Nut: 1.61” (41 mm)
Position Inlays: Pearloid Dots, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Standard, Head Adjust
Skunk Stripe: None
HEADSTOCK
Type: Large
Logo: Squier Gold Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRAT", "BY Fender", "Affinity SERIES"
Other Decals, back: Crafted in China, Serial Number
HEADSTOCK SINCE ~2020
Type: Large
Logo: Modern Squier Gold Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "BY FENDER", "Affinity SERIES"
Other Decals, back: "Designed and Backed by Fender", Serial Number, "Crafted in China"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Standard Humbucking Pickup
Middle Pickup: Ceramic Single Coil Pickup
Neck Pickup: Ceramic Single Coil Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: HSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Synchronous Tremolo
Saddles: Die-Cast CBS Style Saddles
Tuning Machines: Standard Die-Cast Tuners
String Tree: #2 Wing (until 2020); #1 Wing (Few models in 2020)
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: Pickguard: 1-Ply White (mid 2014-Mid 2017) or 3-Ply (8/2012-mid 2014 and mid 2017-2021), 11 Holes (early models 8 Holes); 3-Ply Platinum Sparkle Black on (564) and (505)
Plastics: White; Black on (564), (505), (566), (502)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt; "Squier by Fender" until 2020; "Squier" since 2020
COLORS
(506) Black, until 6/2013
(525) Metallic Red, until 6/2013
(595) Metallic Blue, until 6/2013
(502) Lake Placid Blue, only Black Plastics and Platinum Sparkle Pickguard, (7/2013-2016)
(566) Burgundy Mist, only Black Plastics and Platinum Sparkle Pickguard, (7/2013-2016)
(505) Olympic White, only Black Plastics and Platinum Sparkle Pickguard, since 7/2013
(564) Montego Black, only Black Plastics and Platinum Sparkle Pickguard
(592) Race Green, White Pickguard and Plastics, since 2017
(581) Slick Silver, White Pickguard and Plastics, since 2017
(521) Natural, White Pickguard and Plastics, Indian Laurel Fretboard, Late 2019 FSR model
(580) Arctic White with Pearloid Pickguard and White Plastics, Indian Laurel Fretboard, 2020 FSR Model
ACCESSORIES
Less Case
COMMENTS
Replaces Squier Affinity Stratocaster HSS
Replaced by Squier Affinity Stratocaster FMT HSS
Squier Affinity Stratocaster from Squier Pack has different specs (as Agathis or Poplar Body) and it's made in Indonesia
FENDER SAYS
Squier Affinity Series guitars are the best value in electric guitar design. The Affinity Series Stratocaster HSS delivers solid sound and style, and new for 2013 are a two-color headstock logo, single-ply "platinum sparkle" pickguard, and eye-catching Lake Placid Blue, Olympic White and Burgundy Mist finishes. Other features include single-coil neck and middle pickups, humbucking bridge pickup, five-way switching, smooth-playing rosewood fingerboard with 21 medium jumbo frets, synchronous tremolo bridge and large ’60s-style headstock.
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
Gold Logo Squier Stratocaster HSS Affinity Series, Montego Black Finish (Courtsy of Chicago Music Exchange)
Gold Logo Squier Affinity Stratocaster HSS, Race Green Finish, Courtesy of Sweetwater
2021 model with New decals, Courtesy of Empire Music
