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Fender American Special Stratocaster HSS - Candy Apple Red

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Alder Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, One Humbucking and Two Single-coil Pickups, and Gig Bag - Candy Apple Red
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Affordable US-made Strat!

Fender's American Special Stratocaster HSS solidbody electric guitar gives you popular Strat features at a price that's nearly unheard of for a U.S.-made Fender. It starts with an alder body for classic Strat spank, and it's all wrapped up in a great-looking gloss urethane finish. The Fender trademark maple neck is topped with a rosewood fingerboard for added warmth, while jumbo frets make for easy shredding. In the tone department, two Texas Special single-coils dish out the chime while an Atomic Humbucker serves up your leads with attitude. You're gonna love the Fender American Special Stratocaster HSS.

Fender American Special Stratocaster HSS Solidbody Electric Guitar at a Glance:
  • American-made quality at an unbeatable price
  • This Strat's a tone beast
  • Greasebucket tone control rolls off highs without affecting volume
American-made quality at an unbeatable price

Fender's American Special series exists to do one thing: give you access to genuine U.S.-made Fenders at unbeatable prices. The American Special Stratocaster HSS gives you a great selection of cool Strat features, including a supremely playable maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard and jumbo frets, an Atomic humbucker and two Texas Special single-coils, Fender's innovative Greasebucket tone control, a vintage-style synchronized tremolo, and a large '70s-style headstock. Together, it's quite a potent music-delivery system. And it's made right here in the USA in Fender's state-of-the-art Corona, California factory.

This Strat's a tone beast

The American Special Strat HSS sports the classic HSS (Fat Strat) pickup configuration. For decades before Fender actually got the news and made one, players were modding their Stratocasters by replacing the bridge single-coil with a hot humbucker. This is a real ear-opener. You get the expected chime-like spank 'n' sparkle from the Texas Special single-coil pickups in the neck and middle positions while a dangerous Fender Atomic humbucker sits at the bridge waiting to be unleashed. Armed with the American Special Strat HSS, no solo is beyond your reach. If you've never experienced a humbucker-loaded Strat before, then you'd better be prepared the first time you jam the blade all the way down. It's like kicking in rocket boosters.

Greasebucket tone control rolls off highs without adding volume

Fender has fitted their American Special Stratocaster HSS with their Greasebucket tone control, which rolls off highs without adding bass or affecting your volume. This is seriously cool, because it gives you explicit control over your tone onstage without your having to compensate for volume loss - making the American Special Strat HSS a serious tone machine.

Fender American Special Stratocaster HSS Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:
  • American-made quality at an unbeatable price
  • Comfortable contoured alder Strat body
  • Supremely playable maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard and jumbo frets
  • 1 Atomic humbucker and two Texas Special single-coils
  • Fender's innovative Greasebucket tone control
  • Vintage-style synchronized tremolo
  • Deluxe gig bag included

Fender's American Special Stratocaster HSS: an affordable U.S.-made Strat!
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