A compound radius fingerboard allows effortless string bending anywhere along the neck, and two N3 Noiseless™ pickups provide improved Stratocaster tones while the DH-1 humbucking bridge pickup has more output for fatter lead tones; all with no hum. Reconfigured S-1™ switching offers other distinctive tonal options.

The "passing lane" switch instantly routes your signal from any pickup position to the bridge position with the tone circuit bypassed, giving you more overtones and a little more volume. Other features include staggered locking tuners, LSR roller nut, two-point synchronized American Deluxe tremolo bridge with pop-in arm, and beveled neck heel.

GENERAL

• Model Name: American Deluxe Stratocaster® HSS, Rosewood Fingerboard, Black
• Series: American Deluxe

BODY

• Body Material: Select Alder
• Body Shape: Stratocaster
• Body Finish: Urethane

NECK

• Neck Material: Rosewood
• Neck Shape: Modern "C"
• Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
• Fingerboard: Maple
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"-14" Compound Radius (241 mm-355.6 mm)
• Number of Frets: 22
• Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
• String Nut: LSR Roller
• Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
• Position Inlays: Pearl Dot
• Truss Rods: Bi-Flex™
• Truss Rod Nut: 1/8" American Series
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Micro-Tilt™

ELECTRONICS

• Bridge Pickup: Atomic™ Humbucking
• Middle Pickup: Noiseless™ N3 Single-Coil Strat
• Neck Pickup: Noiseless™ N3 Single-Coil Strat
• Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)
• Pickup Switching: Position 1. Humbucking Pickup w/ Coils in Series, Pos. 2. Middle Pickup/Inside Coil of Humbucking Pickup in Parallel, Pos. 3. Middle Pickup, Pos 4. Neck/Middle Pickup in Parallel, Pos. 5. Neck Pickup
• Pickup: HSS
• Electronics: S-1™ Switch

HARDWARE

• Bridge: 2-Point Deluxe Synchronized Tremolo with Pop-in Arm
• Hardware Finish: Chrome
• Tremolo Arm Handle: Pop-In Deluxe Tremolo Arm
• Tuning Machines: Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Locking
• Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
• Switch Tips: Aged White
• Auxiliary Switching: 2-Position Push/Push "Passing Lane" Switch