Fender Standard Stratocaster HSH Electric Guitar

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Built for heavy and aggressive sounds, the Fender Standard Stratocaster HSH has a single coil pickup between two humbuckers for precise tone selection.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Alder body Light weight with a wide tonal range
Fender Blacktop humbuckers Can handle modern, high-gain tones
Maple neck Bright tone, full sustain and strength
Pau Ferro fretboard Delivers strong midrange presence and punch

The Fender Standard Stratocaster HSH takes the already-blistering Standard Stratocaster HH model and supercharges it even more with the addition of a Standard Stratocaster single-coil pickup between two ferocious Blacktop open-coil humbucking pickups with chrome/black bobbins and a coil-splitting push/pull switch built into the second tone knob that leaves the outside coils active. That means even more sonic versatility in a stylishly distinctive Strat(R) model for modern guitarists who want heavy and aggressive tone.

Features:

- Maple neck with modern "C"-shaped profile
- 9.5"-radius pau ferro fingerboard with 21 medium jumbo frets
- Dual Blacktop open-coil humbucking neck and bridge pickups with chrome/black bobbins
- Standard Stratocaster middle pickup
- Five-way pickup switching
- Push-pull switch in second tone knob splits humbucking pickup coils
- Black control knobs
- Three-ply black pickguard
- Vintage-style synchronized tremolo bridge

- Model Name: Standard Stratocaster HSH
- Series: Standard Series
- Body: Alder
- Neck: Maple, Modern "C" Shape, (Gloss Headstock Face with Satin Urethane Finish on Back of Neck)
- Fingerboard: Pau Ferro, 9.5" Radius (241 mm)
- FRETS: 21 Medium Jumbo
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Nut: Synthetic Bone, 1.650" (42 mm)
- Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
- Machine Heads: Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
- Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black
- Pickups: Blacktop Chrome/Black Zebra Humbucking (Bridge and Neck), Standard Single-Coil Strat (Middle)
- 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
- Pull Switch Pot on Tone 2. Selects Outside Coils of Both Pickups
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup) with Pull Switch Pot to Select the Outside Coils of Both Pickups
- Strings: Fender USA, NPS, (.009-.042 Gauges)
- Case: None
- Unique Features: Vintage Styling, '70s Fender Logo, Black Plastic Parts, White Dot Position Inlays
- Source: Mexico
- Accessories: None

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

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (2 ratings)
Submitted September 18, 2017 by Mike Douglass in Utica, NY

"Excellent modern Stratocaster!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I purchased my first strat from zZounds last year, an American special which I absolutely love. I use that one primarily for blues/rock and I loved it so much, that I wanted to get another one to use in the metal band that I play in. We use alternate tunings such as dropped C and that is the tuning I have this guitar set up in. I love the HSH pickup configuration and the coil tapping feature is great also. This is a Mexican strat which is not quite as nice as the American made but it is still a well made and great sounding instrument. I had a bit of trouble in that low tuning with tinking on the G string but a string tree added for the D and G strings as well as hybrid (bottom heavy top skinny) strings fixed that problem. I play this through a 120 watt, Bugera 6262 head and a Genz Benz 300 watt cabinet and it absolutely screams! Some naysayers tried to tell me that you can't use a strat for heavy metal but they are simply wrong! This guitar is great in that capacity! I recently finished recording a full length album with my band and the rhythm guitarist uses a Gibson Les Paul, which is a great guitar too. The strat and the Les Paul absolutely compliment one another. I personally prefer the chime and glassy tone of the strat, especially for lead playing. Overall, this is a beautiful guitar; it plays and sounds great and the craftsmanship is solid. For the price, I doubt you can do much better. I've owned guitars manufactured in Indonesia and Korea but in my opinion, American and read more Mexican made guitars are far superior. 5 stars!

Musical Background:
30 years playing experience

Musical Style:
Metal, Rock, Blues
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