CODES
SST-33: Intended for Japanese market (1988-1989/1990-1995) and UK market (1990-1995)
SST-36: Japanese Domestic Market Only, 1993-1995
SERIES
Squier Silver Series
BODY
Body Material: Basswood or P.A.F. Wood Fibre Since (or Alder?)
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Body Routing: SSS (Wood Body) or Pool (PAF body)
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: Oval Type
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple or Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Position Inlays: Black (Maple) or Pearloid (Rosewood) Dots, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Standard (Black Headstock Access)
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Silverish Squier Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "MADE IN JAPAN", "by Fender", "Silver SERIES", Serial Number
Other Decals, back: None
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Japanese ST-Single, Flat Poles Strat Pickup, with #1 Magnet Bar
Middle Pickup: Japanese ST-Single, Flat Poles Strat Pickup, with #1 Magnet Bar
Neck Pickup: Japanese ST-Single, Flat Poles Strat Pickup, with #1 Magnet Bar
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo with Die-Cast Block
Saddles: Vintage Style, Unstamped
Tuning Machines: Gotoh Cast/Sealed or “Half-Trap”
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply 11-Hole (Rosewood, Config. Vintage) or 1-Ply 8-Hole (Maple); Black (Black, Vintage White, Torino Red) or White (Sunburst and Sonic Blue)
Plastics: Black (Black, Vintage White, Torino Red) or White (Sunburst and Sonic Blue)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Plain
COLORS SST-33
3-Color Sunburst, White Pickguard and Plastics
Black, White Pickguard and Plastics
Vintage White, White Pickguard and Plastics
Torino Red, White Pickguard and Plastics
Sonic Blue, White Pickguard and Plastics, Very First Export Model Only
COLORS SST-36
Gun Metal Blue
Gun Metal Red
Comments
Very first models didn't have the "Silver Series" logo on the ball of the headstock
SST-33: Intended for Japanese market (1988-1989/1990-1995) and UK market (1990-1995)
SST-36: Japanese Domestic Market Only, 1993-1995
SERIES
Squier Silver Series
BODY
Body Material: Basswood or P.A.F. Wood Fibre Since (or Alder?)
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Body Routing: SSS (Wood Body) or Pool (PAF body)
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: Oval Type
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple or Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Position Inlays: Black (Maple) or Pearloid (Rosewood) Dots, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Standard (Black Headstock Access)
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Silverish Squier Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "MADE IN JAPAN", "by Fender", "Silver SERIES", Serial Number
Other Decals, back: None
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Japanese ST-Single, Flat Poles Strat Pickup, with #1 Magnet Bar
Middle Pickup: Japanese ST-Single, Flat Poles Strat Pickup, with #1 Magnet Bar
Neck Pickup: Japanese ST-Single, Flat Poles Strat Pickup, with #1 Magnet Bar
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo with Die-Cast Block
Saddles: Vintage Style, Unstamped
Tuning Machines: Gotoh Cast/Sealed or “Half-Trap”
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply 11-Hole (Rosewood, Config. Vintage) or 1-Ply 8-Hole (Maple); Black (Black, Vintage White, Torino Red) or White (Sunburst and Sonic Blue)
Plastics: Black (Black, Vintage White, Torino Red) or White (Sunburst and Sonic Blue)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Plain
COLORS SST-33
3-Color Sunburst, White Pickguard and Plastics
Black, White Pickguard and Plastics
Vintage White, White Pickguard and Plastics
Torino Red, White Pickguard and Plastics
Sonic Blue, White Pickguard and Plastics, Very First Export Model Only
COLORS SST-36
Gun Metal Blue
Gun Metal Red
Comments
Very first models didn't have the "Silver Series" logo on the ball of the headstock
ENG: The origin of Fender Japan and the Silver Series
ITA: La nascita del Made in Japan Fender e la nascita delle Silver Series
ITA: La nascita del Made in Japan Fender e la nascita delle Silver Series
Courtesy of Guitars Land
Courtesy of Rakuten
Later chaper covered tuning machines and wood fiber body were used for this series (Courtesy of Top Shelf Instruments)
