Gear Hunter

Fender - American Deluxe Strat (3TS)

Description

*** VERY GOOD CONDITION ***
- Late 2003 vintage, made in Fender's Corona plant (First production run, 2nd generation AM DLX Strat)
- Upgraded with Fender LSR nut
- Roughly equivalent to American Elite Strat
- Comes with non-original case

Searching for the traditional look and feel of a classic Stratocaster guitar, but with a little extra juice under the hood? The American Deluxe Stratocaster guitar is it! Built for speed, it has an alder body, modern C-shape maple neck with satin polyurethane finish (maple or rosewood fingerboard), three Samarium Cobalt Noiseless Strat pickups, S-1 switching system, two-point synchronized tremolo with stainless steel saddles, abalone inlays and 22 medium jumbo frets.

Body: Select Alder
Neck: Maple, Modern C Shape (Satin Urethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Maple (p/n 010-1202), 9.5 Radius (241 mm)
No. of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo Frets
Hardware: Chrome
Bridge: Fender Deluxe 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Pop in Arm
Machine Heads: Fender/Schaller Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Locking Tuning Machines
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Scale Length: 25.5 (648 mm)
Nut Width: 1.6875 (43 mm)
Unique Features: S-1 Switching, Abalone Dot Position Inlays, Aged Plastic Parts

Pickups: 3 Samarium Cobalt Noiseless Strat Pickups (Neck/Middle/Bridge)
Controls: Master Volume (with S-1 Switch), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. No-Load Tone Control (Middle and Bridge Pickups)
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade and 2-Position Push/Push S-1:

S-1 Switch Up:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup in Parallel
Position 3. Middle Pickup
Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup in Parallel
Position 5. Neck Pickup

S-1 Switch Down:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup in Series with Middle Pickup
Position 2. Bridge Pickup in Parallel with Special Capacitor and in Series with Middle Pickup
Position 3. Bridge/Middle/Neck Pickups with Neck and Bridge Pickups in Parallel and in Series with Middle pickup
Position 4. Neck Pickup in Parallel with Special Capacitor and in Series with Middle Pickup
Position 5. Neck Pickup in Series with Middle Pickup