Fender American Professional II Stratocaster HSS, Rosewood Fingerboard, Mercury Overview
The Fender Stratocaster is one of the best-loved and most recognisable icons of music and beyond. The Strat has been the key to the sound of guitar legends from almost every genre of music since its introduction back in 1954. Although there have been many, more extreme variations over the years, the classic Stratocaster remains King. The American Professional II Stratocaster HSS pushes the flexibility of this classic to new levels. In addition to playing upgrades like a redesigned neck heel, new bridge and rolled fingerboard edges, the pickups have also been completely refreshed. The V-Mod II single-coil pickups in the neck and middle positions deliver the bell-like chime and warmth you want from a Strat with increased articulation but now they're paired with the brand new DoubleTap humbucker in the bridge position. The new DoubleTap humbucker provides rich, punchy humbucker tones and also - at the push of a button - carefully calibrated single-coil sounds allowing you to revisit the original Strat sound that made this instrument the legend it is.
- Rolled Fingerboard Edges
- “Super Natural” Neck finish
- Contoured Neck Heel
- Bevelled Neck Plate
- String Tree
- V-Mod II Pickups
- Push/Push Electronics Options: Coil Split on HSS Models, Adds Neck Pickup to Switch Position 1 on SSS
- Cold Rolled Steel Trem Block
- Double Tap Humbucker
- Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
- Body Material: Alder
- Bridge Pickup: V-Mod II Double Tap™ Humbucking
- Bridge: 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles, Pop-In Tremolo Arm and Cold-Rolled Steel Block
- Configuration: HSS
- Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
- Fret Size: Vintage Tall
- Middle Pickup: V-Mod II Single-Coil Strat®
- Neck Finish: Satin Urethane Finish on Back of Neck with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Pickup: V-Mod Single-Coil Strat®
- Neck Shape: Deep "C"
