BODY
Body Material: Solid Hardwood
Body Shape: Full-Size Stratocaster
Body Routing: Snowman
 
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Number of Frets: 21
Position Inlays: Pearloid Dots, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Neck Heel Adjust
Skunk Stripe: None
 
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Black Silkscreen Squier Logo
Other Markings, front: "STRAT", "BY Fender"; "MADE IN CHINA"*
Other Markings, back: None
 
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Ceramic Single Coil Pickups
Middle Pickup: Ceramic Single Coil Pickups
Neck Pickup: Ceramic Single Coil Pickups
Controls: Master Volume, Tone, Tone
Configuration: SSS
 
HARDWARE
Bridge: 4-Screw Bridge with Thin Block
Saddles: Die-Cast Thin Block Saddles
Tuning Machines: Ping Standard Covered
String Tree: #2, Wing
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply White, 8-Hole
Back Plate: 1-Ply White, Oval Holes, Offset Mid-Screws
Control Knobs: White
Switch Tip: White
Tremolo Arm Tip: White
Pickup covers: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Plain
 
COLORS
(506) Black
(558) Torino Red
(580) Arctic White
(932) Brown Sunburst
 
ACCESSORIES
Less Case
 
COMMENTS
“PV-4” Stamped into the Neck Pocket and on the neck Heel
No Serial Number
6-Digit Number (Date) Stamped into the Neck Pocket and on the neck Heel
*A few units lacked the “MADE IN CHINA” marking
Replaced by Squier Strat (Tradition Series)

ENG: History of the Squier made in China and Indonesia
​ITA: Storia delle Squier Made in China e Indonesia

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Courtesy of ​Stealthracer from Strat Talk

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Headstock of a PV-4 Squier Strat without any reference to the country of origin

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