Fender Celebrates Squier with 40th Anniversary Bass Models

Squier 40th Anniversary Jazz Bass Vintage Edition Burst

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

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