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SQUIER AFFINITY STRAT JR HSS IBM

Description

A superb gateway into the time-honored Fender® family, the Squier® Affinity Series™ Stratocaster® Junior HSS delivers legendary design and quintessential tone for today's aspiring guitar hero. This reduced-size Strat® features several player-friendly refinements such as a scaled-down lightweight body, a slim and comfortable "C"-shaped neck with a short 24" scale length, a 2-point tremolo bridge for superior tremolo action and sealed die-cast tuning machines with split shafts for smooth, accurate tuning and easy restringing.

Loaded with a Squier humbucking bridge pickup and single-coil neck and middle pickups for genre-defying sonic variety, this model is ready to accompany any player at any stage.

Features

* Reduced-size body and short 24" scale length
* HSS pickup configuration
* 2-point tremolo bridge
* Slim and comfortable "C"-shaped neck profile
* Sealed die-cast tuning machines with split shafts

Specifications

Neck
NECK MATERIAL: Maple
NECK FINISH: Satin Urethane with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face
NECK SHAPE: "C" Shape
NECK CONSTRUCTION: Bolt-On
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 9.5" (241 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Indian Laurel
POSITION INLAYS: Pearloid Dot
SIDE DOTS: White
NUMBER OF FRETS: 20
TRUSS ROD: Head Adjust
TRUSS ROD NUT: 4 mm Hex
STRING NUT: Synthetic Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Synthetic Bone

Body
BODY: Poplar
BODY FINISH: Gloss Polyurethane
BODY SHAPE: Stratocaster®
BODY MATERIAL: Poplar

Hardware
BRIDGE: 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Block Saddles
PICKGUARD: 3-Ply White
PICKUP COVERS: White
CONTROL KNOBS: White Plastic
SWITCH TIP: White
HARDWARE FINISH: Chrome
TUNING MACHINES: Sealed Die-Cast with Split Shafts
STRING TREES: Dual-Wing
STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
TREMOLO ARM: Screw-In
NECK PLATE: 4-Bolt Squier®
STRAP BUTTONS: Standard

Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP: Ceramic Humbucker
MIDDLE PICKUP: Ceramic Single-Coil
NECK PICKUP: Ceramic Single-Coil
PICKUP CONFIGURATION: HSS
CONTROLS: Master Volume, Master Tone
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