The U.S.-made flagship of the Stratocaster lineup, as beautiful as it is functional. This is the go-to Strat model - the latest iteration of a time honored classic crafted for those who appreciate and aspire to pure Fender style and quality. An instrument at the very heart of Fender, the American Standard Stratocaster is where the real things starts, built with the very essence of great Stratocaster tone, phenomenal feel and peerless performance! Alder is a great tonewood long used by Fender for the majority of its electric guitar bodies. Alder is noted for bright, balanced and resonant tone with pronounced upper midrange, excellent sustain and sharp attack.  This American Standard instrument features a modern neck designed for comfort and performance, with a contemporary "C"-shaped profile and a smooth satin finish back. The fretboard features a modern 9.5" radius, with comfortably rolled edges for instantly "broken in" feel and medium jumbo frets.  For superior intonation, sustain and ease of adjustment, this American Standard guitar features a modern bridge with upgraded features. This two-point tremolo Strat bridge has bent steel sadles and a special copper infused block for even greater sustain and more fluid tremolo action.  For sparkling single coil tone with superior performance, this American Standard Strat features three specially voiced Fat '50s pickups straight from the very best of the best, the Fender Custom Shop.  Staggered tuners present tuning posts of differing heights that increase the break angle of the strings over the nut. On this American Standard guitar, the D, G, B, and high E string tuning posts are set lower than the A and low E strings, creating a greating string angle that improves performance and helps eliminate buzz.  Features: Full-sounding Fender Custom Shop Fat ’50s pickups Comfortable modern neck profile and fretboard radius Aged plastic parts Two-point synchronized tremolo bridge Olympic White finish  At The Music Farm, we take quality seriously! That is why we have our in-house technicians do a multi-point inspection on each product, ensuring that it'll be ready to play when it hits your hands! Included in your shipment will be instructions on care and maintenance.  We want to help you Grow Your Passion® The Music Farm is an Authorized Fender Dealer.

This guitar is required to be listed as seller refurbished by the manufacturer. It has been completely checked over by The Music Farm team, and also by the largest manufacturer refurbishing center in America. Buying one of these guitars is almost like buying a brand new guitar, but getting a huge savings on it! Most of these instruments do not have any visible defects. If there is a visible defect it will be indicated in pictures and in the description. These guitars do not carry the original manufacturer warranty, and in order to prevent invalid warranty claims they are lightly stamped “USED” or “2nd” on the back of the headstock, and the original serial number has been replaced with a new serial number from the refurbishing center. These instruments are available at this savings due to a variety of reason such as: Cosmetic Imperfections Small Repairs Store Returns Overstock Discontinued Stock