FENDER AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL STRATOCASTER

PRICE: £1,449 (inc case) ORIGIN: USA TYPE: Double-cutaway solidbody electric BODY: Alder NECK: Maple, modern ‘deep C’ profile, bolt-on SCALE LENGTH: 648mm (25.5-inch) NUT: Bone FINGERBOARD: Rosewood,‘clay’ dot markers, 241mm (9.5”) radius FRETS: 22, narrow tall HARDWARE: Nickel/chromed-plated two-point synchronized vibrato with bent steel saddles and pop-in arm, Fender Standard cast/sealed staggered tuners STRING SPACING, BRIDGE: 52.5mm ELECTRICS: 3x Fender V-Mod single coil Strat pickups, five-position lever pickup selector switch, master volume (w/ treble bleed), tone 1 (neck), tone 2 (middle and bridge) with aged white plastic knobs OPTIONS: Maple fingerboard. RANGE OPTIONS: The HSS Shawbucker Strat and HH Shawbucker (£1,479) expand the platform LEFT-HANDERS: Yes, at £1,519 with maple or rosewood ‘boards in three-colour sunburst, Olympic White, and Black FINISHES: Three-Colour Sunburst, Antique Olive, Black, Candy apple Red (as reviewed), Natural, Olympic White, Sienna Sunburst, Sonic Gray – gloss body and headstock face; satin neck

9/10

PROS Price versus build and spec is impressive. A great workingman’s tool with lots of colour choice CONS None really…