MODEL NUMBER
037-0700-(Color#)
BODY
Body Material: Poplar
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: Indian Laurel
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 I (Mid 2018-~2020)
Type: Large
Logo: Squier Gold Logo
Other Decals, front: “STRAT”, “by Fender”, “Affinity SERIES”
Other Decals, back: “Crafted in China”, Serial Number
HEADSTOCK, TYPE II (~2020-5/2021)
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: 3-Ply White, 11-Hole (Config. Modern); 1-Ply Platinum Sparkle Black 11-Hole on (564) and (505)
Plastics: White; Black on (564), (505)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt; "Squier by Fender" until 2020; "Squier" since 2020
COLORS
(506) Black, Until 6/2013
(505) Olympic White, Black Plastics and Platinum Sparkle Pickguard, Since 7/2013
(564) Montego Black, Black Plastics and Platinum Sparkle Pickguard
(592) Race Green, White Pickguard and Plastics
(581) Slick Silver, White Pickguard and Plastics
FSR AND SPECIAL EDITIONS
0370700521: Natural, White Pickguard and Plastics, Late 2019
ACCESSORIES
Less Case
COMMENTS
Replaces Squier Affinity Stratocaster HSS (Upgrade #1)
Replaced by Squier Affinity Stratocaster FMT HSS
FENDER SAID
A superb gateway into the time-honored Fender family, the Squier Affinity Series Stratocaster HSS delivers legendary design and quintessential tone for today's aspiring guitar hero. This Strat features several player-friendly refinements such as a slim and comfortable 'C'-shaped neck profile, a vintage-style tremolo bridge for expressive string-bending effects and sealed die-cast tuning machines for smooth, accurate tuning. Loaded with a Squier humbucking bridge pickup and single-coil neck and middle pickups for genre-defying sonic variety, this model is ready to accompany any player at any stage.
037-0700-(Color#)
BODY
Body Material: Poplar
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: Indian Laurel
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 I (Mid 2018-~2020)
Type: Large
Logo: Squier Gold Logo
Other Decals, front: “STRAT”, “by Fender”, “Affinity SERIES”
Other Decals, back: “Crafted in China”, Serial Number
HEADSTOCK, TYPE II (~2020-5/2021)
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: 3-Ply White, 11-Hole (Config. Modern); 1-Ply Platinum Sparkle Black 11-Hole on (564) and (505)
Plastics: White; Black on (564), (505)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt; "Squier by Fender" until 2020; "Squier" since 2020
COLORS
(506) Black, Until 6/2013
(505) Olympic White, Black Plastics and Platinum Sparkle Pickguard, Since 7/2013
(564) Montego Black, Black Plastics and Platinum Sparkle Pickguard
(592) Race Green, White Pickguard and Plastics
(581) Slick Silver, White Pickguard and Plastics
FSR AND SPECIAL EDITIONS
0370700521: Natural, White Pickguard and Plastics, Late 2019
ACCESSORIES
Less Case
COMMENTS
Replaces Squier Affinity Stratocaster HSS (Upgrade #1)
Replaced by Squier Affinity Stratocaster FMT HSS
FENDER SAID
A superb gateway into the time-honored Fender family, the Squier Affinity Series Stratocaster HSS delivers legendary design and quintessential tone for today's aspiring guitar hero. This Strat features several player-friendly refinements such as a slim and comfortable 'C'-shaped neck profile, a vintage-style tremolo bridge for expressive string-bending effects and sealed die-cast tuning machines for smooth, accurate tuning. Loaded with a Squier humbucking bridge pickup and single-coil neck and middle pickups for genre-defying sonic variety, this model is ready to accompany any player at any stage.
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
Montego Black Model, Headstock Type II, Courtesy of Chicago Music Exchange
Olympic White Model, Headstock Type I, Courtesy of Gear For Music