Dressed in new eye-popping finishes, these Fender®-designed Stratocaster guitars have a great look and feel. With a contoured alder body, bolt-on maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard (and a late ‘60s headstock), three single coils and a standard tremolo system – the Affinity Series® Strat® guitar has all the vintage vibe at a fraction of the price.

Features

• MODEL NAME: Squier Strat Metallic Red
• SERIES: Squier Affinity Series™
• BODY: Alder
• NECK: Bolt-on Rosewood Neck
• FINGERBOARD: Rosewood, 9.5" Radius
• NO. OF FRETS: 22 Medium Jumbo
• SCALE LENGTH: 25.5"
• WIDTH AT NUT: 1.61"
• HARDWARE: Chrome
• MACHINE HEADS: Standard Die-Cast Tuners
• BRIDGE: Twin-pivot Tremolo Bridge with Satin-Anodized Saddles
• PICKGUARD: 1-Ply White
• PICKUPS: 3 Single-Coil Pickups
• PICKUP SWITCHING: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
• CONTROLS: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
• COLOR: Metallic Blue (Polyurethane Finish)
• STRINGS: Fender Super 250L, (.009 to .042) Nickel Plated Steel
• UNIQUE FEATURES: Late '60s Style Headstock, White Plastic Parts, Black Silkscreen Logo, Dot Position Inlays

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