First announced in January, the new 40th Anniversary Collection pays homage to five classic Fender designs, each with Gold and Vintage Editions
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Back in January, Fender kicked off the celebrations for the 40th anniversary of Squier in style, announcing a raft of cost-friendly electric guitars and basses, all of which pay homage to the “timeless classics that have defined the brand as a household name." And now, they're officially available and on the market.
The drop comprises 10 models in total – a Strat, Tele, Jazzmaster, P Bass and Jazz Bass, all in both Gold and Vintage Editions. The instruments incorporate a selection of sleek features, including anodized aluminum pickguards, Fender-designed alnico single-coil pickups, vintage-style hardware and more.
The five Gold Edition models feature gold hardware, bound Indian laurel fingerboards with pearloid block inlays and gloss finishes, while the Vintage Edition instruments feature aged chrome hardware, maple fingerboards with dot inlays and satin finishes.
Price-wise, each of the 10 models in the drop comes with a tag of $599.99. Let's take a look below at the specs of each of the individual models.
Squier 40th Anniversary Telecaster
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Squier 40th Anniversary Telecaster Gold Edition in Black(Image credit: Fender)
Both editions of the 40th Anniversary Telecaster sport a nyatoh body, C-shaped maple neck, three-saddle string-through-body Tele bridge and an engraved anniversary neck plate.
In terms of finish options, the Gold Edition is available in either Black or Sherwood Green – both with a gold pickguard – while the Vintage Edition is offered in Satin Vintage Blonde, Satin Mocha and Satin Dakota Red, all with a black pickguard.
Squier 40th Anniversary Stratocaster
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Squier 40th Anniversary Stratocaster Gold Edition in Lake Placid Blue(Image credit: Fender)
Squier 40th Anniversary Stratocaster Gold Edition in Ruby Red Metallic(Image credit: Fender)
Available with either a nyatoh or poplar body, both Gold and Vintage Editions of the 40th Anniversary Stratocaster feature a classic triple alnico single-coil pickup configuration and six-saddle vintage-style synchronized tremolo bridge.
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The Gold Edition 40th Anniversary Stratocaster is available in either Lake Placid Blue, Ruby Red Metallic or Sienna Sunburst, all with a gold pickguard. Pickguard color varies on the Vintage Edition: the Satin Seafoam Green and Satin Sonic Blue finishes come with a gold pickguard, while the Satin Wide 2-Color Sunburst finish comes with a black pickguard.
Squier 40th Anniversary Jazzmaster
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Squier 40th Anniversary Jazzmaster Gold Edition in Lake Placid Blue(Image credit: Fender)
The 40th Anniversary Jazzmaster boasts a series of “player-friendly refinements” including a comfortable C-shaped neck profile, vintage-style tuning machines and a six-saddle floating bridge and tremolo for “authentic performance and style”, a pair of Fender-designed single-coil pickups with alnico 5 magnets and a poplar body.
Finish options include Lake Placid Blue and Olympic White for the Gold Edition, and Satin Seafoam Green and Satin Desert Sand for the Vintage Edition, all with gold anodized pickguards.
Commemorating Fender's classic Precision Bass design, the Squier 40th Anniversary Precision Bass introduces a host of player-friendly refinements, including a C-shaped neck profile, vintage-style tuning machines, a four-saddle bridge with barrel saddles, and a Fender-designed split single-coil pickup with alnico 5 magnets.
Body material differs between each model: the Gold Edition sports a nyatoh body, while the Vintage Edition is available in either nyatoh or poplar.
Color options include Black and Lake Placid Blue on the Gold Edition, and Satin Vintage Blonde and Satin Dakota Red on the Vintage Edition.
Squier 40th Anniversary Jazz Bass
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And last but not least, the 40th Anniversary Jazz Bass commemorates the timeless Jazz Bass design with a series of more modern appointments, including a nyatoh body, C-shaped neck, vintage-style tuning machines, a four-saddle bridge with barrel saddles, and a pair of Fender-designed single-coil pickups with alnico 5 magnets.
Aesthetic options for this model include Olympic White and Ruby Red Metallic finishes on the Gold Edition model, and Satin Seafoam Green and Satin Wide 2-Color Sunburst colorways on the Vintage Edition For model.
For more info on any of the new 40th Anniversary Collection models, head to Fender.
Sam was Staff Writer at GuitarWorld.com from 2019 to 2023, and also created content for Total Guitar, Guitarist and Guitar Player. He has well over 15 years of guitar playing under his belt, as well as a degree in Music Technology (Mixing and Mastering). He's a metalhead through and through, but has a thorough appreciation for all genres of music. In his spare time, Sam creates point-of-view guitar lesson videos on YouTube under the name Sightline Guitar.
