Fender Musical Instruments

Fender introduces the American Special Series Stratocaster HSS. Everything you want in an affordable, U.S.-made guitar is within your reach.

Features include an alder body with gloss urethane finish, 9.5-radius maple neck, jumbo frets, Texas Special middle and neck pickups, an Atomic humbucking bridge pickup and vintage-style synchronized tremolo. The American Special Series: guitars for the times.

Type:Stratocaster
Model Name:American Special Stratocaster HSS
Model Number:011-5700-(Color #)
Series:American Special Series
Colors:(300) 3-Color Sunburst,
(306) Black,
(Gloss Urethane Finish)
Body:Alder
Neck:Maple, Modern C Shape,
(Gloss Urethane Finish)
Fingerboard:Rosewood, 9.5 Radius (241 mm)
No. of Frets:22 Jumbo Frets
Pickups:1 Atomic Humbucking Pickup (Bridge),
1 Texas Special Strat Pickup (Middle),
1 Texas Special Strat Pickup (Neck)
Controls: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)
Pickup Switching:5-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
Position 3. Middle Pickup
Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup
Position 5. Neck Pickup
Bridge:Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
Machine Heads:Fender Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
Hardware:Chrome
Pickguard:3-Ply Black/White/Black
Scale Length:25.5 (648 mm)
Width at Nut:1.6875 (43 mm)
Unique Features:Large, 70's Style Headstock,
Greasebucket Tone Circuit,
Atomic Humbucking Bridge Pickup,
Texas Special Neck/Mid Pickups,
Large, 70's Style Decal,
Black Pickup Covers and Plastic Parts,
White Dot Position Inlays
Strings:Fender USA, Nickel Plated Steel,
Gauges: (.009, .011, .016, .024w, .032, .042)
Accessories:Deluxe Gig Bag, Polishing Cloth
Case:Deluxe Gig Bag