Fender Mexican Standard Strat – RW – H-S-S – AWT 2018

Description

A POWERFUL STANDARD STRAT®

For guitarists everywhere who appreciate great style, versatile tone with more power, and excellent value, the Standard Stratocaster HSS is an elegant and affordable classic with a great combination of traditional design and contemporary features, including a huge-sounding humbucking bridge pickup. Time-honored Fender style and performance-minded modern upgrades don’t have to break the bank, and this model delivers the best of both in an instrument ideal for Stratocaster players everywhere at every level.

FEATURES

• Tinted neck with “C” profile
• Rosewood or maple fingerboard with 21 medium jumbo frets
• Single-coil neck and middle pickups
• The standard humbucking bridge pickup
• Five-way pickup switch
• Shielded body cavities
• Vintage-style synchronized tremolo bridge with high-mass block

AUTHENTIC FENDER TONE AND STYLING

Pure and simple, this instrument features classic Fender tone styling that evokes and honors the timeless Fender mainstays that came before it and contributed crucial DNA. From the quietest chord to the loudest note, and from the rear strap button to the top of the headstock, it’s the very essence of classic Fender design.

HSS PICKUP CONFIGURATION

The powerful and versatile sound of this guitar comes from a potent HSS pickup layout that combines two singing single-coil neck and middle pickups with a full-voiced humbucking bridge pickup.

MODERN NECK WITH “C” PROFILE

• This instrument features a modern neck designed for comfort and performance, with a contemporary “C”-shaped profile (the shape of the neck in cross-section) and a smooth back finish. Ideal for those who play with the thumb on the back or side of the neck.

SPECS

BODY

• Body Material Alder
• Body Finish Polyester
• Body Shape Stratocaster®

NECK

• Neck Material Maple
• Neck Finish Satin Urethane Finish on Back of Neck with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face
• Neck Shape Modern “C”
• Scale Length 25.5″ (648 mm)
• Fingerboard Material Pau Ferro
• Fingerboard Radius 9.5″ (241 mm)
• Number of Frets 21
• Fret Size Medium Jumbo
• Nut Material Synthetic Bone
• Nut Width 1.650″ (42 mm)
• Position Inlays Pearloid Dots
• Truss Rod Standard

ELECTRONICS

• Bridge Pickup Standard Humbucking
• Middle Pickup Standard Single-Coil Strat
• Neck Pickup Standard Single-Coil Strat
• Controls Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
• Switching 5-Position Blade, Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Front Coil of Bridge Pickup and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle/Neck Pickups, Position 5. Neck Pickup
• Configuration HSS

HARDWARE

• Bridge 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
• Hardware Finish Chrome
• Tuning Machines Standard Cast/Sealed
• Pickguard 3-Ply Parchment
• Control Knobs White Plastic
• Switch Tip Parchment
• Neck Plate 4-Bolt Standard

MISCELLANEOUS

• Strings Fender® USA 250L, NPS (.009-.042 Gauges)
• Other Features Special Switching, Fender Transition Logo, Parchment Plastic Parts