Fender has released a new, affordable addition to its Squier Stratocaster family in the form of a new HSS Affinity model. 

The Squier Affinity Series has also been on the receiving end of a number of cosmetic and functional updates, coming in the form of new finishes and fretboards for existing models.

The new Strat HSS model is decked out with an elegant new flamed maple top and Black Burst finish.

A superb gateway into the time-honored Fender® family, the Squier® Affinity Series™ Stratocaster® FMT HSS delivers legendary design and quintessential tone for today’s aspiring guitar hero. This Strat® features several player-friendly refinements such as a thin and lightweight body with an eye-catching flame maple top (FMT), a slim and comfortable “C”-shaped neck profile, 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.

Product Specs
BodyPoplar
Body FinishGloss Polyurethane
Body ShapeStratocaster®
Body TopFlame Maple
Bridge2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Block Saddles
Bridge PickupCeramic Humbucker
ColorBlack Burst
Commodity Code9207901000
ConfigurationHSS
Control KnobsBlack Plastic
ControlsMaster Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Country Of OriginID
Dimensions4.00x14.75x44.40 IN
FingerboardMaple
Fingerboard Radius9.5" (241 mm)
Fret SizeMedium Jumbo
Hardware FinishChrome
Middle PickupCeramic Single-Coil
Model #0378153539
Model NameAffinity Series™ Stratocaster® FMT HSS, Maple Fingerboard, Black Pickguard, Black Burst
Neck ConstructionBolt-On
Neck FinishSatin Urethane with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face
Neck MaterialMaple
Neck PickupCeramic Single-Coil
Neck Shape"C" Shape
Number of Frets21
Nut MaterialSynthetic Bone
Nut Width1.650" (42 mm)
OrientationRight-Hand
Pickguard3-Ply Black
Pickup ConfigurationHSS
Pickup Switching5-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
Position InlaysBlack Dot
Refinement Neck MaterialMaple
Refinement Neck ShapeC Shape
Scale Length25.5" (648 mm)
SeriesAffinity Series™
Side DotsBlack
String NutSynthetic Bone
StringsNickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
Truss RodsHead Adjust
Tuning MachinesSealed Die-Cast with Split Shafts