Squier 40th Anniversary Telecaster Electric Guitar Vintage Edition Satin Vintage Blonde
Squier 40th Anniversary Telecaster Electric Guitar Vintage Edition Satin Vintage Blonde – The first instruments to bear the Squier name were introduced in 1982, answering the call for genuine Fender® designs at accessible prices. The Squier 40th Anniversary collection celebrates the 40-year journey of Fender’s entry-level brand with special editions of the Telecaster®, Stratocaster®, Jazzmaster®, Precision Bass®, and Jazz Bass®, all available in Gold Edition and Vintage Edition variants.
The Squier® 40th Anniversary Telecaster®, Vintage Edition is a soulful tribute model trimmed with a collection of classic features for the retro-minded Squier enthusiast. Featuring aged chrome hardware, an anodized aluminum pickguard, a vintage-tinted maple neck, an engraved anniversary neck plate and satin finish throughout, this Tele® honors the heritage of the Squier catalog and its ancestry. Player-friendly refinements of this commemorative model include a slim and comfortable “C”-shaped neck profile for an easy playing feel, vintage-style tuning machines and 3-saddle string-through-body bridge for authentic performance and style, and Fender-Designed single-coil pickups with alnico 5 magnets for familiar Tele tone.
Custom set of alnico single-coil pickups
To get a real vintage sound from a guitar, discerning guitarists here know that you need to start with great pickups. The Fender-designed alnico single-coil Tele pickups in the Squier 40th Anniversary Vintage Edition Telecaster nail those classic tones. You’ll love the clear, punchy sounds, which are perfect for playing country, blues, jazz, rock, or pop. Sonically (and visually), these pickups punctuate the vintage appeal of this guitar.
Vintage appointments with modern playability
The alnico pickups, the 3-saddle bridge, and the vintage tuning keys cover the vintage side of things. But the 9.5-inch fingerboard radius gives you a comfortable playing surface that allows for wider string bends than the 7.25-inch radius of vintage guitars. While being rounded enough for comfortable chording, this radius is perfect for double-stop bends, wide vibrato, and even bends over a whole step. And the modern “C”-shaped neck feels just right, smoothing the way for fleet-fingered fretting.
Squier 40th Anniversary Vintage Edition Telecaster Features:
- Aged chrome hardware and black anodized aluminum pickguard to commemorate Squier’s 40th anniversary
- Lightweight and resonant nyatoh body
- Maple neck with a comfortable “C” shape
- Classic maple fingerboard with an easy-playing 9.5-inch radius
- Dual Fender-designed alnico single-coil pickups for a twangy tone with a full low-end punch
- Vintage-style 3-saddle barrel bridge
