Fender American Performer Stratocaster HSS Electric Guitar, Maple Fingerboard - Black

Versatile Tone with Modern Performance Features - The Fender American Performer Stratocaster HSS Electric Guitar with a Maple Fingerboard in Black

Born in Corona, California, the American Performer Stratocaster HSS delivers the exceptional tone and feel you expect from an authentic Fender - with new enhancements, like the Double Tap™ humbucking pickup, that make it even more inspiring to play.

The American Performer Stratocaster HSS includes the Yosemite™ single-coil pickups - designed for rich, expressive tones - and a Double Tap™ humbucking bridge pickup. This unique, patent-applied-for design combines humbucking and single-coil voices, while eliminating volume loss in single-coil mode. With flat-staggered pole pieces to increase output and the single-coil pickups' shellac coating and humbucking pickup's wax potting that lets the coil breathe while controlling feedback, Yosemite & Double Tap™ pickups produce dynamic sounds ideal for any musical situation. The American Performer Stratocaster HSS also features Greasebucket™ tone circuitry, along with a push-pull tone control to control the Double Tap™ humbucking pickup. The "Modern C"-shaped neck sports a 9.5"-radius fingerboard that's comfortable for almost any playing style, along with 22 jumbo frets for effortless and accurate bending.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Body: Alder
• Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
• Body Shape: Stratocaster®
• Body Material: Alder

Neck

• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
• Neck Shape: Modern "C"
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: Maple
• Position Inlays: Black Dot
• Number of Frets: 22
• Fret Size: Jumbo
• Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
• Truss Rod: Standard
• Truss Rod Nut: 1/8" American Series
• String Nut: Synthetic Bone
• Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
• Nut Material: Synthetic Bone

Hardware

• Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Black
• Pickup Covers: Aged White
• Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic
• Switch Tip: Aged White
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines: Fender® ClassicGear™
• String Trees: Dual-Wing
• Strings: Fender® USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0730250403
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
• Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Double Tap™ Humbucking
• Middle Pickup: Yosemite® Single-Coil Stratocaster®
• Neck Pickup: Yosemite® Single-Coil Stratocaster®
• Pickup Configuration: HSS
• Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck & Middle Pickup), Tone 2. Greasebucket™ Tone Circuit (Bridge Pickup)
• Switching: 5-Position Blade
• Position 1: Bridge Humbucking Pickup
• Position 2: Middle Pickup and Bridge Humbucking Pickup
• Position 3: Middle Pickup
• Position 4: Neck and Middle Pickup
• Position 5: Neck Pickup
• Special Electronics: Push-Pull Pot On Tone 2 for Coil-Split

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