Fender Exclusive American Special Stratocaster Electric Guitar (with Gig Bag)

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Fender Exclusive American Special Stratocaster Electric Guitar (with Gig Bag)
Get fantastic American-made Fender quality at a great price. Three Texas Special pickups and a large matching headstock make this Strat something special.

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
Texas Special pickups Delivers snappy and hot midrange; great for blues
Fender Greasebucket tone circuit Rolls off highs without adding bass

The American Special Stratocaster puts U.S made Fender quality into the hands of players at any level. For the guitarist who wants a combination of timeless Fender style and contemporary features, this guitar delivers traditional Strat design with some extra elements for modern tone and performance, including Texas Special pickups and special circuitry, modern neck profile and fingerboard radius, and more. Great sounding, great looking and feeling, and made in the United States.

Fender introduces a new color for the American Special Series Stratocaster guitar, which puts everything you want in an affordable U.S.-made instrument within your reach. Features include an alder body, maple neck with 9.5"-radius fingerboard and jumbo frets, Texas Special pickups, vintage-style synchronized tremolo and gloss urethane finish. The American Special Series - guitars for the times.

Features:

- Large '70s Style Headstock
- Greasebucket Tone Circuit
- 3 Texas Special Pickups
- Large '70s Style Decal
- Parchment Pickup Covers and Plastic Parts
- Black Dot Position Inlays
- Source: U.S.

Model Name: American Special Stratocaster
Series: American Special
Colors: (0170240706) Black with Matching Painted Headcap, Maple Fingerboard
Fingerboard: Maple
Body: Alder
Neck: Maple, Modern "C" Shape, (Satin Urethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5" Radius (241 mm)
Frets: 22, Jumbo Frets
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Nut: 1.6875" (43 mm)
Hardware: Chrome
Machine Heads: Fender Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment/Black/Parchment
Bridge Pickup: 1 Texas Special Strat Pickup
Middle Pickup: 1 Texas Special Strat Pickup
Neck Pickup: 1 Texas Special Strat Pickup
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
Controls: Master Volume
- Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Greasebucket Tone Circuit, (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass)
- Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup), Greasebucket Tone Circuit, (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass)
Strings: Fender USA, Nickel Plated Steel, Gauges: (.009, .011, .016, .024w, .032, .042)
Case: Deluxe Gig Bag

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (2 ratings)
Submitted January 5, 2018 by Rob R in Charlotte, NC

"Quality Gilmour-esque Stratocaster"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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30 Year player, mostly Ibanez and shredders, recently acquired my taste and interest in Strats and clean playing, so you know where I'm coming from. I've been building to this moment, I have a Starcaster I rescued from a dumpster that turned out surprisingly ok, I've got both the Bullet and the Affinity Squiers, each adding to the last. I bought a Used MIM Strat a while ago and it truly blew them all away. This is my first US Strat, first USA made guitar really, and I have to say it truly put them all to bed. The main difference between this and the MIM are the Texas Special Pickups. Position 2 and you may as well be listening to Sweet Home Alabama album version. Position 5 and I'm truly Comfortably numb. All switch positions have tremendous character all their own. I was looking at more expensive strats, wanting only to purchase one USA strat and get it right, but was encouraged by many forums and strat players to get the Special for what I was looking for. I was iffy on the matching headstock because I wanted to get one defacto USA strat, but I have to say it's beautiful and I love it and no one questions it, they love it too, the diehards. This was very playable right out of the box, I like my action low so I went ahead and lowered at the bridge with the provided allen, and it plays like butter. Not sure if I'll ever be able to truly shred on it like my D-taper necks, but still very easy and a plenty fast neck for what I will use this baby for. I'm only knocking half-star… read more for not having the 2-point tremelo, this is basically same as the MIM, and also no Hard Case, but I knew that going in. Great value, and zZounds makes having a great guitar super easy with their payment plans. This is actually the first brand new guitar I've ever purchased, I tend to favor the used market. If you're thinking about it, get it!

Musical Background:
I have been playing instruments since 6th grade, starting with Bassoon, on to Trombone, Baritone, Saxophone. Guitar for 30 years

Musical Style:
I play Hard Rock, Pop, some Metal. Recently taken an interest in picking up some Jazz. Favorite guitarists are Joe Satriani of c read less
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