 FENDER | | Stratocaster: American/American Standard Series (1986-Present Mfg.) | | Fender has continuously produced a standard American Stratocaster since the mid-1980s, but there are three distinct models within the series. The first series was called the "American Standard Stratocaster" and produced between 1988 and 2000. At the Summer 2000 NAMM show, Fender introduced the new "American Series" that was announced as an evolution of the American Series. Changes included American Deluxe body specs with a historically correct upper horn and non-veneered body, HSH pickup rout instead of the old "swimming pool," American Deluxe neck shape with rolled edges, Deluxe Staggered tuners, original headstock shape, custom staggered pickup magnets, three-ply parchment/black/parchment pickguard, and parchment pickup covers, knobs, and tips. At the Winter 2008 NAMM show, Fender introduced the third round of the American Stratocaster, and the name reverted back to the old one as the "American Standard Stratocaster." Changes include a new bridge with bent steel saddles, a new tinted neck treatment, thinner finish undercoat, and all guitars come with an SKB molded case. | | AMERICAN STANDARD STRATOCASTER (1986-2000, U.S. MFG. NO. 010-7400/7402) | | - alder body, four-bolt neck plate, 22-fret maple or rosewood fingerboard with black dot inlay, chrome-plated die-cast tuners, standard vibrato with two pivot point design, three-ply white pickguard, three single coil exposed polepiece pickups, three knobs (v, two tone), five-position switch, chrome hardware, available in Arctic White, Black, Brown Sunburst, Caribbean Mist, Lipstick Red, Midnight Blue, or Midnight Wine polyurethane finishes, mfg. late 1986-2000. |
| American Standard Stratocaster Hard Tail (U.S. Mfg. No. 010-7430/7432) | | - similar to the American Standard Stratocaster, except features a fixed bridge/strings through-body (w/ ferrules), available in 3-Color Sunburst, Black, Candy Apple Red, Inca Silver, Lake Placid Blue, or Olympic White finish, mfg. 1998-2000. |
| American Standard Stratocaster Left Hand (U.S. Mfg. No. 010-7420/7422) | | - similar to the American Standard Stratocaster, except in left-handed configuration, available in Black, Brown Sunburst, Candy Apple Red, or Vintage White finish, disc. 2000. |
| American Deluxe Standard Stratocaster (U.S. Mfg.) | | - similar to the American Standard Stratocaster, except has three Gold Lace Sensor pickups, mfg. 1989-1990. |
| American Standard Stratocaster Aluminum Body (U.S. Mfg.) | | - similar to American Standard Stratocaster, except has a hollow aluminum body, available in Blue Marble, Purple Marble, or Red/Silver/Blue Flag graphic anodized finish, mfg. 1994 only. |
| AMERICAN STANDARD STRATOCASTER GR ROLAND READY (U.S. MFG., NO. 010-7460/7462) | | - similar to American Standard Stratocaster, except has a Roland GK-2A synth driver mounted behind bridge pickup, three synth control knobs, available in Black, Brown Sunburst, Candy Apple Red, or Vintage White finish, mfg. 1995-98. |
| AMERICAN SERIES STRATOCASTER (2000-2007, U.S. MFG., NO. 011-7400/7402) | | - ash or alder body, 22-fret rosewood (7400) or maple (7402) fingerboard with dot markers, hand-rolled fingerboard edges, six-on-one-side tuners, two-point synchronized tremolo, three custom staggered single coil pickups, five-way switch, three knobs (v, two tone), available in 2-Color Sunburst (2001 only), 3-Color Sunburst, Aqua Marine Metallic (2001 only), Black, Butterscotch Blonde (2003-07), Candy Cola (new 2007), Charcoal Frost Metallic (summer 2006-07), Chrome Blue (2002-06), Chrome Red (2002-06), Hot Rod Red (2001 only), Natural (2001 only), Olympic White (2002-07), Shorline Gold (summer 2006-07), Sky Blue (2002-04), or White Blonde (2001 only) finish, case included, mfg. 2001-07. |
| American Series Stratocaster Left Hand (U.S. Mfg., No. 011-7420/7422) | | - similar to the American Series Stratocaster except in left-hand configuration, currently available in 3-Color Sunburst, Black, Chrome Red, Hot Rod Red (2001 only),Olympic White, or White Blonde (2001 only) finish, mfg. 2001-06. |
| American Series Stratocaster HSS/HH (U.S. Mfg., No. 011-7000/7002/7100) | | - similar to the American Strat except has HSS or HH pickup configuration and S-1 switching, available in 3-Color Sunburst, Black, Butterscotch Blonde, Charcoal Frost Metallic (HH summer 2006-07), Chrome Blue (2003-06), Chrome Red, Chrome Silver (2003-06), Olympic White, Shroline Gold (summer 2006-07), or Sienna Sunburst finish, mfg. 2003-07. |
| American Series Stratocaster Hard Tail (U.S. Mfg., No. 011-7430/7432) | | - similar to the American Strat except has no tremolo but a hard tail bridge, available in 3-Color Sunburst, Black, Chrome Red, Hot Rod Red (2001 only), Olympic White, or White Blonde (2001 only) finish, mfg. 2001-07. |
| AMERICAN STANDARD STRATOCASTER (2008-PRESENT, US. MFG. NO. 011-0400/0402) | | - offset double cutaway alder or ash (Sienna Sunburst finish only) body, bolt-on maple modern C-shaped neck with Micro-Tilt adjustment, 22-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays (0402) or rosewood fingerboard with white dot inlays (0400), Bi-Flex truss rod system, gloss headstock with six-on-one-side Deluxe Staggered tuners, two-point synchronized tremolo with bent steel saddles, three-ply parchment pickguard, three American Strat single coil pickups, three knobs (v, neck pickup tone, Delta Tone system), five-way pickup switch, chrome hardware, available in 3-Color Sunburst, Black, Blizzard Pearl, Candy Cola, Charcoal Frost Metallic, Olympic White, or Sienna Sunburst finish, 25.5 in. scale, SKB case included, mfg. 2008-present. |
| American Standard Stratocaster Left-Handed (2008-Present, U.S. Mfg. No. 011-0420/0422) | | - similar to the American Standard Stratocaster, except in left-handed configuration, available in 3-Color Sunburst, Black, Blizzard Pearl, Candy Cola, or Olympic White finish, mfg. 2008-present. |
| American Standard Stratocaster HSS (2008-Present, U.S. Mfg. No. 011-0100/011-0102) | | - similar to the American Standard Stratocater, except has two Tex-Mex single coil Strat pickups and one Fender Diamondback humbucker pickup (HSS) and a regular second tone knob for the bridge and middle pickups, available in 3-Color Sunburst, Black, Blizzard Pearl, or Sienna Sunburst finish, mfg. 2008-present. |
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