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Fender American Standard strats in 60s colors! (link)







Features

Special limited release color
Solid alder body (urethane finish)
Modern C-shaped maple neck with rich, deep neck tint, glossed neck front with satin back
22 medium jumbo frets
3 full-sounding Fender Custom Shop Fat ’50s pickups
Delta-toneâ„¢ no-load circuit (includes high output bridge pickup and special no-load tone control for middle and bridge pickups)
Bent steel Fender saddles
Copper Infused Cast Strat® Bridge Block (steel with copper- 100% metal) for Increased Mass and Improved Tone
Thinner undercoat for improved body resonance
American 2-point trem
Rosewood or maple fretboard
Staggered machine heads
Aged plastic parts

"Thinner undercoat for improved body resonance"

Hmm

That green is sexy. What is it? Seafoam? Too lazy to click the link...

I ordered a Shell Pink one. I love that color. I don't think Fender has made a regular production American Stratocaster in Shell Pink since 1963. All the reissues since then have been made either in Mexico or Japan. The only ones made in the USA were the Custom shop reissues and the one ones with non standard features like The Strat Plus or the FSR Strat with Lipstick pickups that came out last year.

Love the green

Shell pink is the best

They're all fucking lovely.

Punkacc9 wrote:"Thinner undercoat for improved body resonance"

Hmm

Richard wrote:

Punkacc9 wrote:"Thinner undercoat for improved body resonance"

Hmm

tone improved urethane

what's next? Assholes that smell and look like pussy?

Joey wrote:

Richard wrote:

Punkacc9 wrote:"Thinner undercoat for improved body resonance"

Hmm

tone improved urethane

what's next? Assholes that smell and look like pussy?

Lulz. I see they are making 3D printed bodies now. Out of like strong plastic. I can just see it now, "Fender 3D series" with bodies that sound like a rubber hose with a humbucker attached to it.

westtexasred wrote:I ordered a Shell Pink one.

Congrats on this though. Can't wait to see actual pics of it. Definitely a keeper.

I don't know why Fender persist with those awful machine heads on their modern guitars. Such lovely guitars spoilt from the off.

Don't mind them on some guitars but not these and in general not Fenders

BobArsecake wrote:I don't know why Fender persist with those awful machine heads on their modern guitars. Such lovely guitars spoilt from the off.

This.

Nick wrote:

BobArsecake wrote:I don't know why Fender persist with those awful machine heads on their modern guitars. Such lovely guitars spoilt from the off.

This.

this+

the whole thing looks vintage except the tuners and two point term. makes it look like a parts guitar.
do love the green one. with an old tort guard, it would look awesome.

Here is a Green one posted on the Fender forum

Dave wrote:They're all fucking lovely.

^^^this

Can't see the issue with a 2 point trem - you're missing a few screws in the middle and they work very nicley compared to the traditional type (which also work nicely too of course).

But yeah Klusons all the way for tuners, or some decent looking locking ones. Can't stand ones with just the hole.

Slotted tuners are such a simple and elegant design that I don't understand why anyone would use the other style. I can't see any advantage at all and it's not even like there's vintage mojo at stake.

personally i prefer the two point trem, i think they feel better, the tuners, blech. kluson slot heads are of course an all time fav for me.