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Fender American Special Stratocaster (Candy Apple Red)

Item ID: StratASMCAR

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Alder Body, Maple Neck and Fingerboard, and Three Single-coil Pickups — Candy Apple Red

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Weight: 7lbs 6oz
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Fender American Special Stratocaster (Candy Apple Red)

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Huge Bang for the Buck

American-made quality at an amazing price! Fender's American Special Stratocaster® gives you many of the most popular features from past Strat® models at a price that's nearly unheard of for a made-in-America FENDER®. It all starts with an alder body for classic Strat sparkle, all wrapped up in a great looking gloss urethane finish. The FENDER® trademark maple neck is topped with a maple fingerboard for a little added spank, and jumbo frets make it easy to bend with passion with the American Special Stratocaster!

Be sure to cut through the mix, thanks to a trio of Fender's Texas Special™ single coils. Used together in any one of the five possible positions, the pickups give you classic Fender tones that have been with us since the dawn of the Strat®. But these pickups have a little something extra that sets the American Special Strat apart from previous Strat incarnations. A "Greasebucket" tone circuit and vintage-style tremolo round out the features on this beauty. If you're looking for an American-made Strat with unbeatable bang for the buck, it's the American Special Stratocaster!

Fender American Special Stratocaster Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:
  • Body: Alder
  • Finish: Candy Apple Red, Gloss Urethane
  • Neck: Maple, Modern "C" Shape
  • Fingerboard: Maple
  • Frets: 22, Jumbo Frets
  • Scale Length: 25½"
  • Nut Width: 1.6875"
  • Hardware: Chrome
  • Tuning Keys: Fender Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
  • Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
  • Pickguard: 3-Ply White/Black/White
  • Pickups: 3 Texas Special Strat Pickups Pickups
  • 5-Position Blade
  • 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)
  • Case: Deluxe Gig Bag included

Classic Strat tones at a great price with Fender's American Special Stratocaster!
NOTE: This product is available in the United States only - no international sales.
Specification Detail
Body Type Stratocaster
Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
Body Material Alder
Top Material Not Applicable
Body Finish Gloss Urethane
Color Candy Apple Red
Neck Material Maple, Bolt-on
Neck Shape Modern C
Scale Length 25.5"
Fingerboard Material Maple, 9.5" Radius
Fingerboard Inlay Black Dots
Number of Frets 22
Nut Width 1.6875"
Bridge/Tailpiece Tremolo
Tuners Standard Sealed
Number of Pickups 3
Neck Pickup Texas Special Single-Coil
Middle Pickup Texas Special Single-Coil
Bridge Pickup Texas Special Single-Coil
Controls 1 x Volume, 2 x Tone with Greasebucket circuit, 5-way switch
Case Included Gig Bag
Manufacturer Part Number 0115602309

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based on 6 reviews

Best guitar i've owned!!!!

by Terry from Utah
May 5, 2013
Music Background: Hobbyist
Everybody says best for the money, but would put this guitar up
with any of my other guitars, some much more expensive.
The tone is solid and versatile. The neck is smooth, and with the... read more [+]r />jumbo frets its a ease to play.
The sweet candy apple red is just a beautiful plus on top of all else.
This guitar is definitely a keeper!!!! close [-]

Fender American Special Stratocaster (2-Tone Sunburst)

by Jack from Waynesburg Pa
March 24, 2013
Music Background: Hobbyist play the bars on weekends
What a great guitar for the price, With money being tight for most of us these days I must say it was a treat to find that Fender has given us something to feel better about . The guitar that I picked... read more [+] out looked very nice , I had worries that the materials used in this series would be less than good .Plays great sounds great feels nice and looks like a top notch instrument. I would highly recommend this guitar to anybody in the market .If you are like me it may take a few jam sessions to get the amp and guitar tones dialed in , the texas special pickups sound great clean and gritty but it took me a few days to get that heavier sound I wanted. The best thing about this purchase was the people at Sweetwater, it was a surprise to find that they actually set their guitars up before they ship them mine arrived set up perfect right out of the box. A quick tune of the strings and I put it through its paces.I am waiting for the HSS 3-tone Sunburst to get in stock so I can buy one of them as well.My thanks to the staff at Sweetwater I think that I have found my new guitar shop and will do the bulk of my business with them . close [-]

Great guitar

by Steve P from Georgia
February 8, 2013
Music Background: Active musician
Checked around for a couple of months on where to purchase this strat. I have been a Sweetwater customer for a number of years and still find after checking out other sites, Sweetwater continues to pr... read more [+]ovide excellent service, free speedy shipping and the best price around. Their customer service cannot be beat. As far as the guitar goes, it's an American Strat... close [-]

MAGNIFICENT & CAN PLAY BY ITSELF!

by joe hoover from sydney nsw australia
March 13, 2011
Music Background: aspiring pro muso after i complete my 1st big home recording project, fairly advanced hobbyist, songwriter etc
My C.A.R American Special is so magnificent it plays by itself.
aint touched my mexican made roadhouse or sky blue standard with gold lace sensor neck & middle pups and red lace sensor @ bridge... read more [+] & TBX pot nor my satch 1990 japanese built ibanez or SG since i got it.

bend up as far as you like and have no apprehension of string-snap. fastest best neck ever.Plays anything from blues country rock metal from lovely & rapturous enchantingly sweet tones to rougher than a rolling fight to the finish over gravel. plug it into anything, a hot rod, a marshall stack, a g-dec 3, a roland cube, a line 6 spider jam etc etc & have supreme confidence of perfect playability.

This guitar has a work ethic for tough time$ as money gets tighter than a mouse's ear with superglue in it. dont be a never-do-well. Surely it'll be money well spent if ya's invest in it.

i think i'll name it "Tommy" after Pete Townshend's Pinball Wiz.as it plays by intuition too:-) close [-]

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