MODEL NUMBER
031-0005-(Color#): Tremolo Version
031-1005-(Color#): Hard-Tail Version, Since 3/2017
BODY
Body Material: Basswood
Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Body Shape: Slim (42mm) Body Profile Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Polyurethane
Neck Shape: Slim “C” (Early Models); “C”
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
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: Pearloid Dots, Narrow Spacing (Usually Wide Spacing on Chinese models)
Truss Rod: Standard, Head Adjust (Back Insert on Indonesian guitars)
Skunk Stripe: Indonesian Model Only
HEADSTOCK, MADE IN CHINA “CY”
Type: Small
Logo: Black Silkscreen Logo
Other Decals, front: “BULLET STRAT”, “by Fender”
Other Decals, back, Chinese models “CY”: Serial Number “CY”, “A GENUINE FENDER PRODUCT DESIGNED IN THE U.S.A. CRAFTED IN CHINA”
HEADSTOCK, MADE IN CHINA “COB” or “COS”
Type: Small
Logo: Black Silkscreen Logo
Other Decals, front: “BULLET STRAT”, “by Fender”
Other Decals, back: “Crafted in China A Genuine Fender Product Designed in the U.S.A.”, Serial Number “COS” or “COB”
HEADSTOCK, MADE IN INDONESIA “ICS”
Type: Small
Logo: Black Silkscreen Logo
Other Decals, front: “BULLET STRAT”, “by Fender”
Other Decals, back, Indonesian models: “Crafted in Indonesia”, “Designed and backed by Fender”, Serial Number “ICS”
Black Truss Rod Insert
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Standard Humbucking Bridge Pickup
Middle Pickup: Standard Single-Coil Strat Middle Pickup
Neck Pickup: Standard Single-Coil Strat Neck Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: HSS
HARDWARE
Bridge, Tremolo Version: Synchronous Tremolo with Thin Block
Bridge, Hard-Tail Version: Top-Loading Hard-Tail Bridge with Thin Block
Saddles: Die-Cast Block Saddles
Tuning Machines: Standard Covered Tuners
String Tree: #2, Wing
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply White, 11-Hole (Config. Modern); “CY” models 8-Hole
Control Knobs: White
Switch Tip: White
Tremolo Arm Tip: White
Pickup covers: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, “Squier by Fender” (China) or “Squier” (Indonesia)
COLORS
(506) Black
(532) Brown Sunburst
(580) Arctic White
FSR AND SPECIAL EDITIONS
0310017503: Tremolo, 2-Color Sunburst, Black Pickguard and Plastics (8/2017-Early 2018)
OTHER SPECIAL EDITIONS
Tremolo Green Metallic, Platinum Sparkle Pickguard, Black Hardware and Plastics, Indonesia, ca. 2015
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .009 to .042
ACCESSORIES
Less Case
COMMENTS
Replaced by Squier Bullet Strat HSS (Second Series)
FENDER SAYS
The Squire Bullet HSS Strat is a simple, affordable and practical electric guitar designed for beginners and students. The Bullet HSS Stratocaster has classic styling and includes the added benefit of the combination of one humbucking pickup in the bridge position and two single-coil pickups in the neck and middle positions. Other features on the Squire Bullet guitar include 5-way switching, synchronous tremolo, and a maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard and 21 frets.
031-0005-(Color#): Tremolo Version
031-1005-(Color#): Hard-Tail Version, Since 3/2017
BODY
Body Material: Basswood
Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Body Shape: Slim (42mm) Body Profile Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Polyurethane
Neck Shape: Slim “C” (Early Models); “C”
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
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: Pearloid Dots, Narrow Spacing (Usually Wide Spacing on Chinese models)
Truss Rod: Standard, Head Adjust (Back Insert on Indonesian guitars)
Skunk Stripe: Indonesian Model Only
HEADSTOCK, MADE IN CHINA “CY”
Type: Small
Logo: Black Silkscreen Logo
Other Decals, front: “BULLET STRAT”, “by Fender”
Other Decals, back, Chinese models “CY”: Serial Number “CY”, “A GENUINE FENDER PRODUCT DESIGNED IN THE U.S.A. CRAFTED IN CHINA”
HEADSTOCK, MADE IN CHINA “COB” or “COS”
Type: Small
Logo: Black Silkscreen Logo
Other Decals, front: “BULLET STRAT”, “by Fender”
Other Decals, back: “Crafted in China A Genuine Fender Product Designed in the U.S.A.”, Serial Number “COS” or “COB”
HEADSTOCK, MADE IN INDONESIA “ICS”
Type: Small
Logo: Black Silkscreen Logo
Other Decals, front: “BULLET STRAT”, “by Fender”
Other Decals, back, Indonesian models: “Crafted in Indonesia”, “Designed and backed by Fender”, Serial Number “ICS”
Black Truss Rod Insert
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Standard Humbucking Bridge Pickup
Middle Pickup: Standard Single-Coil Strat Middle Pickup
Neck Pickup: Standard Single-Coil Strat Neck Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: HSS
HARDWARE
Bridge, Tremolo Version: Synchronous Tremolo with Thin Block
Bridge, Hard-Tail Version: Top-Loading Hard-Tail Bridge with Thin Block
Saddles: Die-Cast Block Saddles
Tuning Machines: Standard Covered Tuners
String Tree: #2, Wing
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply White, 11-Hole (Config. Modern); “CY” models 8-Hole
Control Knobs: White
Switch Tip: White
Tremolo Arm Tip: White
Pickup covers: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, “Squier by Fender” (China) or “Squier” (Indonesia)
COLORS
(506) Black
(532) Brown Sunburst
(580) Arctic White
FSR AND SPECIAL EDITIONS
0310017503: Tremolo, 2-Color Sunburst, Black Pickguard and Plastics (8/2017-Early 2018)
OTHER SPECIAL EDITIONS
Tremolo Green Metallic, Platinum Sparkle Pickguard, Black Hardware and Plastics, Indonesia, ca. 2015
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .009 to .042
ACCESSORIES
Less Case
COMMENTS
Replaced by Squier Bullet Strat HSS (Second Series)
FENDER SAYS
The Squire Bullet HSS Strat is a simple, affordable and practical electric guitar designed for beginners and students. The Bullet HSS Stratocaster has classic styling and includes the added benefit of the combination of one humbucking pickup in the bridge position and two single-coil pickups in the neck and middle positions. Other features on the Squire Bullet guitar include 5-way switching, synchronous tremolo, and a maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard and 21 frets.
ENG: History of the Squier made in China and Indonesia and the first Bullet Strats made in USA and Korea
ITA: Storia delle Squier Made in China e Indonesia e delle prime Bullet made in USA e in Korea
ITA: Storia delle Squier Made in China e Indonesia e delle prime Bullet made in USA e in Korea
Squier Bullet Strat with Tremolo HSS made in China, Courtesy of Reverb
Indonesian Squier Bullet Strat HSS Hard-Tail, Courtesy of Jack's Guitarchelogy
FSR and SPecial Editions
0310017503: 2-Color Sunburst, Black Pickguard and Plastics (8/2017-Early 2018)
