To honor the 60th anniversary of the Stratocaster in 2014, the venerable American Standard Stratocaster now comes in a new limited edition model featuring Fender‰۪s innovative channel-bound compound-radius fingerboard and the time-honored look of a Dakota Red or Sonic Blue gloss finish.

The fingerboard is inlaid into the neck in a design with an elegant appearance and a distinctive fretting-hand feel in which both edges are comfortably rounded, with no side seam between neck and fingerboard. Further, the fingerboard‰۪s 9.5‰۝-14‰۝ compound radius graduates smoothly from a more rounded profile at the nut (great for chording) to a more flattened profile near the body (great for soloing).

Features:

• Maple neck with “C” profile
• Channel-bound compound-radius rosewood fingerboard (9.5″-14″) with 21 medium jumbo frets
• Three Fender Custom Shop Fat ’50s single-coil pickups with five-way switching
• “No-load” tone control for middle and bridge pickups (bypasses all tone control circuitry when turned all the way up)
• Two-point synchronized tremolo bridge

Specifications:

• Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
• Body Material: Alder
• Body Shape: Stratocasterå¨
• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Fat ’50s Single-Coil Strat
• Bridge: 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
• Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case
• Color: Sonic Blue
• Configuration: SSS
• Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic
• Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. No-Load Tone Control (Middle and Bridge Pickups)
• Fingerboard Material: Channel-Bound Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5″-14″ Compound Radius (241 mm-355.6 mm)
• Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Fat ’50s Single-Coil Strat
• Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Oil
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Fat ’50s Single-Coil Strat
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
• Neck Shape: Modern “C”
• Number of Frets: 21
• Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
• Nut Width: 1.685″ (42.8 mm)
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
• Position Inlays: White Dot
• Scale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm)
• Strap Buttons: American Series
• Strings: Fenderå¨ USA 250L, NPS (.009-.042 Gauges)
• 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
• Truss Rod: Bi-Flex‰ã¢
• Tuning Machines: Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed

This product includes Beginner’s Guide to Learning Guitar E-book