Fender American Series Stratocaster (Maple, With Case)

One-piece neck. Hand-rolled fingerboard edges. Detailed fret and nut treatment. Staggered tuning machines.

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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. Fender kept the hand-rolled fingerboard edges, alnico V pickups and staggered tuning machines for playability, tone and stability, and added several new features, including: Learn More...

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"Fender has it right this year."

Feature:
Whammy bar came with it, Strap, Case. I don't know why but I like the old Tweed cases that you used to get when you spent a bundle on a guitar over the new plastic case. Can't fit anything in it.

Quality:
It is well made. I can't find anything cosmetically wrong with it. The finish is beautiful. (Butterscotch Blonde)

Value:
With all this being said, I compare my USA strat to my China Squire and for the most part (yea I know the pickups and finish and quality of wood re much better on the USA Strat), but the actual feel is so close to the Squire that I believe unless you really have to have the USA strat (Like I did), save yourself 700 bucks and buy the Squire or the MEXI

Desirability:
Hey, it's a USA Strat. My dream guitar (this week).....

Sound:
I have the Butterscotch Blonde Strat, It is sweet, nice action, beautiful tone thru a '65 Fender Princeton. Very bright on the bridge pickup. (Actually who am I kdding, all 3 are bright)

Support:
Fender is and has always been a top notch organization and I have never had to worry about service from them or their partner retailers.

Overall:
Oh, this axe will be with me for a while.

Submitted: 4/23/2005

Style of Music: Blues Rock, Classic Rock

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"Wonderful"

Feature:
The hardcase is very nice and sturdy, the strap buttons are not so big like PRs that you can't even get the button over, but are not so small like gibson that you cant swing the guit round for fear of dropping it.......just right....body is light and maple neck is smooth and unblemished, playes like a dream.....

Quality:
Very well made........

Value:
Very, very expensive.......worth it but expensive

Desirability:
To those who know their guitars...the tone is so sexy you would kill for it... but for those who don't, the design is very plain.......

Sound:
Awesome clean and lightly overdriven /distorted tone.....creamy and smooth......however, the heavily distorted tones are not as good they tend to get very muddy (with the 3 single coils)........I use a Boss MT2 and GT8........the MT2 sound svery muddy with it but the GT8 purrs with it, especially with delays and OD's...class

Ease of Use:
very easy, 1 volume, 2 tone....perfect...... however, the neck is actually pretty large, so ppl with small hands will need to work a little while to get used to it ....but it was worth the work....

Support:
Will not need to........

Overall:
I will use this as my main axe for a very long time.........no doubt......buy this one

Submitted: 8/25/2006

Style of Music: Rock, Blues, Christian

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In the new American Series Stratocaster, Fender has incorporated several simple player-centric refinements into the Strat's timeless design. From the hand-rolled fingerboard edges to the custom staggered pickup pole pieces, the idea is that excellence lies in the details. Play a new American Series Strat and discover a better sounding, better playing guitar.

Features
Non-veneered Alder

One-piece Maple neck

Maple fingerboard

Deluxe staggered cast/sealed tuning machines

3 custom staggered alnico 5 single-coil pickups

3-ply parchment pickguard

2-point synchronized tremolo

Hand rolled fingerboard edges

Highly detailed fret and nut treatment

Bi-Flex truss rod

"DeltaTone" system (including high output bridge pickup and special "no-load" tone control for middle and bridge pickups)

Micro-Tilt neck adjustment

Technical Info

Body: Non veneered Alder

Neck: One-piece Maple

Fingerboard: Maple (9.5 in. Radius/241 mm)

Scale Length: 25.5 in. (648 mm)

Frets: 22 medium-jumbo

Width at Nut: 1.6875 in. (43 mm)

Tuning Machines: Deluxe staggered cast/sealed

Pickups: 3 custom staggered alnico 5 single-coil

Pickup Switching: 5-way

Controls: Volume, tone (N), no-load tone (M/B)

Pickguard: 3-ply parchment

Bridge: 2-point synchronized tremolo with stainless saddles

Unique Features Hand rolled fingerboard edges; highly detailed fret and nut treatment; Bi-Flex truss rod; "DeltaTone" system (including high output bridge pickup and special "no-load" tone control for middle and bridge pickups); Micro-Tilt neck adjustment

Strings: Fender Super Bullet 3250L's (.009 to .042)

Accessories: Hardshell case, cable, strap, polishing cloth; truss rod adjustment wrench PN# 001-8622-000 (3/32 in. hex); saddle height adjustment wrench PN# 001-8531-000 (.050 in. hex)
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