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AMERICAN SPECIAL SERIES
The American Special series offers solidly crafted, great-sounding instruments designed with enhanced features for players ready to step up to a fine U.S-made Fender guitar.
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.
FEATURES
- Maple neck with "C" profile and "large" headstock
- 9.5"-radius maple fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets
- Three Texas Special™ single-coil Stratocaster pickups
- Five-way pickup switch
- Greasebucket™ tone circuit (rolls off highs without adding bass)
- Vintage-style synchronized tremolo bridge
Model Name: American Special Stratocaster®, Maple Fingerboard, Surf Green
Model Number: 0115602305
Series: American Special
Color: Olympic White
Body
Body Shape: Stratocaster®
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Neck
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: Modern "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Jumbo
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
Headstock: Large '70s Style
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Standard
Neck Finish: Satin Polyurethane
Fingerboard: Maple
Position Inlays: Black Dots on Maple; White Dots on Rosewood
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Texas Special™ Single-Coil Strat
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup) Greasebucket™ Tone Circuit, (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass) Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup), Greasebucket™ Tone Circuit
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
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Hardware
Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
Tuning Machines: Fender Standard Cast/Sealed
Orientation: Right-Hand
Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
Control Knobs: Parchment Plastic
Miscellaneous
Strings: Fender® USA, NPS, (.009-.042 Gauges)
Unique Features: Large ‘70s Style Decal, Dual "T"-Roller String Trees
Included Accessories: Polishing Cloth