For modern guitarists who want heavy and aggressive tone with high-performance features, the Standard Stratocaster HSS Floyd Rose® is armed with a Floyd Rose® locking tremolo bridge and a powerful Blacktop open-coil humbucking bridge pickup with a chrome/black bobbin and a coil-splitting push/pull switch built into the second tone knob that leaves the outside coil active. Sleek and supercharged, it's built to match the intensity of any playing style with versatile high-performance with a full-throated voice.
Features
Maple neck with modern "C"-shaped profile
9.5”-radius rosewood or maple fingerboard with 21 medium jumbo frets and Floyd Rose® locking nut
Standard Stratocaster neck and middle pickups
Blacktop open-coil humbucking bridge pickup with chrome/black bobbin
Five-way pickup switching
Push-pull switch in second tone knob splits humbucking pickup coils
Floyd Rose® Special double locking two-point tremolo bridge
Floyd Rose® Special Double-Locking Tremolo
This Stratocaster model offers another high-end performance feature in the form of a Floyd Rose® double-locking two-point tremolo bridge and Floyd Rose® locking nut—for superior string stability, sustain and dynamic tremolo action.
Modern Neck With "C" Profile
This instrument features a modern neck designed for comfort and performance, with a contemporary "C"-shaped profile (the shape of the neck in cross section) and a smooth back finish. Ideal for those who play with the thumb on the back or side of the neck.
Push-Pull Switch
Use the coil-splitting push-pull knob hidden in the second tone control to activate only the outer coil.
Authentic Styling
Pure and simple, this instrument features classic Fender tone styling that evokes and honors the timeless Fender mainstays that came before it and contributed crucial DNA. From the quietest chord to the loudest note, and from the rear strap button to the top of the headstock, it’s the very essence of classic Fender design.
HSS Pickup Configuration
With a full-throated open-coil Blacktop pickup and a chrome/black bobbin combination, new Standard models offer a striking new visual and hot vintage humbucking tone at the bridge.
Specifications
Body
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Polyester
Body Shape: Stratocaster®
Neck
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
Neck Shape: Modern "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Pau Ferro
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Floyd Rose® Locking
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: White Dot
Truss Rod: Standard
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Blacktop™ Humbucking
Middle Pickup: Standard Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Standard Single-Coil Strat
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle 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
Configuration: HSS
Special Electronics: Push/Pull Pot On Tone 2 for Coil Split
Hardware
Bridge: Floyd Rose® Special Double Locking 2-Point Tremolo
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Standard Cast/Sealed
Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black
Control Knobs: Black Plastic
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
Miscellaneous
Strings: Fender® USA 250L, NPS, (.009-.042 Gauges)
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