Icon. Not a word to be used lightly. But the Stratocaster is just that.

The new American Standard Stratocaster guitars are beauties to behold in sound, look and feel. We kept the hand-rolled fingerboard edges, alnico V pickups and staggered tuning machines for playability, tone and stability.

Features

• A new bridge with improved bent-steel saddles and a copper-infused high-mass block for increased resonance and sustain.
• A new neck treatment—tinted for a richer presentation, with the maple or rosewood fingerboard buffed to a high gloss. The back of the neck still has that silky satin finish.
• A thinner finish undercoat that lets the body breathe and improves resonance.
• A new Fender-exclusive SKB molded case.

Specifications

• Body Ash
• Neck Maple, Modern “C” Shape, (Gloss Headstock Face with Satin Urethane Finish on Back of Neck)
• Fingerboard Maple, 9.5” Radius (241 mm)
• No. of Frets 22 Medium Jumbo Frets
• Pickups 3 American Strat® Single-Coil Pickups
• Controls
  • Master Volume,
  • Tone 1. (Neck Pickup),
  • Tone 2. Delta Tone™
  • (“Delta Tone” system includes high output bridge pickup and special No-Load tone control for Middle and Bridge 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
• Bridge 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with New American Standard Bent Steel Saddles
• Machine Heads Fender® Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
• Hardware Chrome
• Pickguard 3-Ply Parchment
• Scale Length 25.5” (648 mm)
• Width at Nut 1.685” (42.8 mm)
• Unique Features
  • New Bent Steel Saddles with Elongated String Slots
  • Copper Infused High Mass 100% Metal Bridge Block
  • Thinner Undercoat Finish for Improved Body Resonance
  • Tinted Neck
  • 4-Bolt Neck Attachment with Micro-Tilt™ Adjustment
  • Bi-Flex Truss Rod System
  • Parchment Knobs and Pickup Covers
  • Rolled Fretboard Edges
  • Staggered Tuning Keys
  • H/S/H Pickup Routing
• Strings Fender® Standard Tension™ Bullet ST3250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042)
• Accessories
  • Fender/SKB® Case
  • Cable
  • Strap
  • Polishing Cloth
• Case High-Tech, Molded Rectangular SKB® Case

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