American Performer Stratocaster HSS (12/2018-Today)
USA - American Performer Series
MODEL NUMBER
011-4920-(Color#): Rosewood Fretboard
011-4922-(Color#): Maple Neck
BODY
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Polyurethane
Neck Shape: Modern “C”
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood or Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Frets Size: Jumbo
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
Position Inlays: White (Rosewood) or Black Dots (Maple); Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Standard (Headstock Adjust)
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Large
Logo: Silver '70s CBS Style
Other Decals, front: Bold "STRATOCASTER", "ORIGINAL Contour Body PATENTED"
Other Decals, back: Serial, "CORONA, CALIFORNIA"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: DoubleTap Humbucking Pickup
Middle Pickup: Yosemite Singe-Coil Stratocaster
Neck Pickup: Yosemite Singe-Coil Stratocaster
Controls: Master Volume, Tone (Neck, Mid), Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Bridge)
Special Electronics: Push-pull pot on Greasebucket Tone Circuit for Coil-Split
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: HSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"FENDER" reverse direction
Tuning Machines: Fender Classic Gear Tuning Machines
String Tree: #2, Ezy Glider
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green, 11 Holes (config. modern); 3-Ply Black with (306)
Control Knobs: Aged White
Switch Tip: Aged White
Tremolo Arm Tip: Aged White
Pickup covers: Aged White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, "Fender"
COLORS
(300) 3-Color Sunburst, Rosewood
(345) Aubergine, Rosewood
(357) Satin Surf Green, Maple
(306) Black, Maple, Black Pickguard
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .009 to .042
Truss Rod Nut: 1/8" American Series
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Gig Bag
COMMENTS
Replaces American Special Stratocaster HSS
The Greasebucket tone circuit on the bridge pickup tone control, which allows you to roll off highs without affecting the tone of your mids and lows
The push-pull pot splits the bridge pickup
Combining vintage style with a modern 18:1 gear ratio, the ClassicGear Tuning Machines offer better control over tuning
FENDER SAYS
Born in Corona, California, the American Performer Stratocaster HSS delivers the exceptional tone and feel you expect from an authentic Fender—with new enhancements, like the DoubleTap humbucking pickup, that make it even more inspiring to play.
011-4920-(Color#): Rosewood Fretboard
011-4922-(Color#): Maple Neck
BODY
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Polyurethane
Neck Shape: Modern “C”
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood or Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Frets Size: Jumbo
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
Position Inlays: White (Rosewood) or Black Dots (Maple); Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Standard (Headstock Adjust)
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Large
Logo: Silver '70s CBS Style
Other Decals, front: Bold "STRATOCASTER", "ORIGINAL Contour Body PATENTED"
Other Decals, back: Serial, "CORONA, CALIFORNIA"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: DoubleTap Humbucking Pickup
Middle Pickup: Yosemite Singe-Coil Stratocaster
Neck Pickup: Yosemite Singe-Coil Stratocaster
Controls: Master Volume, Tone (Neck, Mid), Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Bridge)
Special Electronics: Push-pull pot on Greasebucket Tone Circuit for Coil-Split
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: HSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"FENDER" reverse direction
Tuning Machines: Fender Classic Gear Tuning Machines
String Tree: #2, Ezy Glider
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green, 11 Holes (config. modern); 3-Ply Black with (306)
Control Knobs: Aged White
Switch Tip: Aged White
Tremolo Arm Tip: Aged White
Pickup covers: Aged White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, "Fender"
COLORS
(300) 3-Color Sunburst, Rosewood
(345) Aubergine, Rosewood
(357) Satin Surf Green, Maple
(306) Black, Maple, Black Pickguard
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .009 to .042
Truss Rod Nut: 1/8" American Series
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Gig Bag
COMMENTS
Replaces American Special Stratocaster HSS
The Greasebucket tone circuit on the bridge pickup tone control, which allows you to roll off highs without affecting the tone of your mids and lows
The push-pull pot splits the bridge pickup
Combining vintage style with a modern 18:1 gear ratio, the ClassicGear Tuning Machines offer better control over tuning
FENDER SAYS
Born in Corona, California, the American Performer Stratocaster HSS delivers the exceptional tone and feel you expect from an authentic Fender—with new enhancements, like the DoubleTap humbucking pickup, that make it even more inspiring to play.
Courtesy of Centro Chitarre
Courtesy of Reverb (Eddie's Guitars)
