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. Features include hand-rolled fingerboard edges, alnico V pickups, staggered tuners, improved bridge with bent steel saddles and copper-infused high-mass block for increased resonance and sustain, tinted neck, high-gloss maple or rosewood fretboard, satin neck back for smooth playability, thin-finish undercoat that lets the body breathe and improves resonance, and Fender® exclusive SKB® molded case.
| American Standard Stratocaster®® Specifications |
| Model Numbers: |
011-0400 (rosewood)
011-0402 (maple) |
| Body: |
Non veneered alder or ash |
| Neck: |
One-piece maple |
| Fingerboard: |
Rosewood or maple (9.5" Radius/241 mm) |
| Scale Length: |
25.5" (648 mm) |
| Frets: |
22 medium-jumbo |
| Width at Nut: |
1.685" (42.8 mm) |
| Tuning Machines: |
Deluxe staggered cast/sealed |
| Pickups: |
3 American Strat® Single-Coil pickups |
| Pickup Switching: |
5-way |
| Controls: |
Volume, tone (N), no-load tone (M/B) |
| Pickguard: |
3-ply parchment |
| Bridge: |
2-point synchronized tremolo with new American Standard bent steel saddles |
| 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; Maple fingerboard neck: satin finish on back, gloss finish on front; Rosewood fingerboard neck: satin finish on back, gloss finish on headstock front with buffed fingerboard; 4-bolt neck attachment with Micro-Tilt; Bi-flex truss rod system; Parchment knobs and pickup covers; Rolled fretboard edges; Staggered tuning keys; H/S/H pickup routing; New moulded Fender®/SKB case with TSA locks, glass reinforced nylon trigger latches, form fitted plush interior |
| Strings: |
Fender Standard Tension Bullet ST3250L's (.009 to .042) |
| Accessories: |
Hard shell case, cable, strap, straplocks, polishing cloth |
