Fender American Standard Stratocaster HSS Shawbucker Electric Guitar, Rosewood Fingerboard (with Case)

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This HSS Strat features a Tim Shaw-designed humbucker and dual 250K/500K volume pots for optimal openness and tonality across each pickup.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Alder body Light weight with a wide tonal range
Maple neck Bright tone, full sustain and strength
Rosewood fretboard Open, warm tone and smooth playing feel
Fender Shawbucker pickup Created by renowned humbucker builder, Tim Shaw

Introducing the Fender American Standard Stratocaster HSS Shawbucker. For the purest and most powerful HSS sound, Fender enlisted acclaimed humbucking pickup guru Tim Shaw to create a bridge pickup of unrivaled tone and quality. Shaw's expertise dates far back to his work with the first and biggest names in the history of humbucking pickup design, and the result of his efforts--the "Shawbucker" humbucking pickup--is an electrifying landmark in Fender pickup design.

Shaw's handiwork makes the American Standard Stratocaster HSS Shawbucker a formidable instrument for guitarists who want the ultimate in modern humbucking tone. The model is made even more forceful by the added innovation of a dual 250K/500K volume potentiometer, which optimizes the tonality of each pickup switch setting by automatically running the Shawbucker bridge pickup at 500K for greater openness and brilliance, while the neck and middle pickups run at 250K for spine tingling single-coil sparkle. Along with all the other great American Standard Stratocaster HSS features players already love, it's a truly phenomenal Strat experience.

Features:

- Alder Body
- Maple neck
- Rosewood fingerboard
- 22 Frets
- White dot inlays
- Shawbucker pickups
- Hardshell case included

- Body: Alder
- Neck: Maple, Modern "C" Shape
- Neck Finish: Satin Urethane Finish on Back, Gloss Urethane Finish on Front
- Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5" (241 mm) Radius
- Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
- Position Inlays: White Dot
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Nut (Material/Width): Synthetic Bone, 1.685" (42.8 mm)
- Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
- Bridge: 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
- Tuning Machines: Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed
- Neck Pickup: Shawbucker
- Bridge Pickup: Shawbucker
- Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade
- Controls: Master Volume, 2 Tone Knobs
- Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
- Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
- Special Electronics: Dual 250K/500K Volume Potentiometer

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-488-1818

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. (2 ratings)
Submitted July 22, 2015 by Lou Franco in Easton, PA

"Viva La Fender!!"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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This guitar is absolutely one of the best guitars I ever played!...and I've had them all. I play everything from Blues, Jazz, Rock, etc... and this guitar nails all the tones. The Shawbucker is sweet and very full sounding with a clear top end..think PAF tones. The single coils are so fat and make easy work of Hendrix, SRV, Knopfler...etc. The tremolo is like butter and stays in amazing tune even after dive bombing. My hats off to Fender for their upgrades of our beloved Start's.

Musical Background:

Playing guitar for 50 yrs

Musical Style:

All styles
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