Fender Celebrates Squier with 40th Anniversary Bass Models
It’s been forty years since Fender launched the Squier brand and they’re marking the occasion with a line of 40th Anniversary instruments. Of the ten new models, there are four basses including versions of the Jazz Bass and Precision Bass in Gold and Vintage editions.
The Gold Edition basses are set apart by their gold-plated hardware and gold anodized aluminum pickguard. Both the Gold Edition Precision and Jazz are built with a nyatoh wood body, a maple neck, and a bound Indian Laurel fingerboard sporting pearloid block inlays.
Meanwhile, the Vintage Edition basses have aged chrome hardware, anodized aluminum Pickguards, and vintage-tinted maple necks and fingerboards with dot inlays. All of the 40th Anniversary basses have a specially engraved neck plate to commemorate the anniversary.
The Squier 40th Anniversary Basses are available now with price points of $599.99 for each.
Squier 40th Anniversary Precision Bass Gold Edition Specs:
Scale: | 34″ |
Construction: | Bolt-on |
Body: | Nyatoh |
Body Finish: | Gloss Polyurethane |
Neck: | Maple |
Neck Shape: | “C” |
Neck Binding: | Aged White |
Fingerboard: | Indian Laurel |
Frets: | 20 |
Nut: | Bone |
Inlays: | Pearloid Block |
Pickups: | Fender® Designed Alnico Split Single-Coil |
Controls: | Master Volume, Master Tone |
Bridge: | 4-saddle Vintage-Style |
Hardware Finish: | Gold-Plated |
Tuners: | Vintage-Style |
Pickguard: | 1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminum |
Neck Plate: | 4-Bolt Squier 40th Anniversary |
Colors: | Lake Placid Blue, Black |
Squier 40th Anniversary Jazz Bass Gold Edition Specs:
Scale: | 34″ |
Construction: | Bolt-on |
Body: | Nyatoh |
Body Finish: | Gloss Polyurethane |
Neck: | Maple |
Neck Shape: | “C” |
Neck Binding: | Aged White |
Fingerboard: | Indian Laurel |
Frets: | 20 |
Nut: | Bone |
Inlays: | Pearloid Block |
Pickups: | Fender® Designed Alnico Single-Coils |
Controls: | Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone |
Bridge: | 4-saddle Vintage-Style |
Hardware Finish: | Gold-Plated |
Tuners: | Vintage-Style |
Pickguard: | 1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminum |
Neck Plate: | 4-Bolt Squier 40th Anniversary |
Colors: | Olympic White, Ruby Red Metallic |
Squier 40th Anniversary Precision Bass Vintage Edition Specs:
Scale: | 34″ |
Construction: | Bolt-on |
Body: | Nyatoh |
Body Finish: | Satin Polyurethane |
Neck: | Maple |
Neck Shape: | “C” |
Neck Binding: | None |
Fingerboard: | Maple |
Frets: | 20 |
Nut: | Bone |
Inlays: | Black Dot |
Pickups: | Fender® Designed Alnico Split Single-Coil |
Controls: | Master Volume, Master Tone |
Bridge: | 4-saddle Vintage-Style |
Hardware Finish: | Aged Chrome |
Tuners: | Vintage-Style |
Pickguard: | 1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminum |
Neck Plate: | 4-Bolt Squier 40th Anniversary |
Colors: | Satin Vintage Blonde, Satin Dakota Red |
Squier 40th Anniversary Jazz Bass Vintage Edition Specs:
Scale: | 34″ |
Construction: | Bolt-on |
Body: | Nyatoh |
Body Finish: | Satin Polyurethane |
Neck: | Maple |
Neck Shape: | “C” |
Neck Binding: | None |
Fingerboard: | Maple |
Frets: | 20 |
Nut: | Bone |
Inlays: | Black Dot |
Pickups: | Fender® Designed Alnico Single-Coils |
Controls: | Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone |
Bridge: | 4-saddle Vintage-Style |
Hardware Finish: | Aged Chrome |
Tuners: | Vintage-Style |
Pickguard: | 1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminum on Seafoam, Black Aluminum on Sunburst |
Neck Plate: | 4-Bolt Squier 40th Anniversary |
Colors: | Satin Seafoam Green, Satin Wide 2-Color Sunburst |