MODEL NUMBER
0178000790: SSS, Rosewood Fingerboard, Wine Red
0178002786: SSS, Maple Fingerboard, Mahogany Stain
0178100790: HSH, Rosewood Fingerboard, Wine Red
0178102786: HSH, Maple Fingerboard, Mahogany Stain
BODY
Body Material: Ash
Body Finish: Hand Rubbed Stain, Satin Lacquer Top Coat
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane Finish on Back, Gloss Urethane Finish on Front
Neck Shape: Modern “C”
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material:
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.685” (42.8 mm)
Position Inlays: Black (Maple) or White Dot (Rosewood), Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Bi-Flex
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Micro-Tilt
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Markings, front: “STRATOCASTER”, “MADE IN U.S.A.”, “ORIGINAL Contour Body”
Other Markings, back: Serial Number
ELECTRONICS, HSH MODEL
Bridge Pickup: Twin Head Humbucking
Middle Pickup: American Standard Single-Coil Strat, Staggered Poles
Neck Pickup: Twin Head Humbucking
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid, Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
ELECTRONICS, SSS MODEL
Bridge Pickup: American Standard Single-Coil Strat, Staggered Poles
Middle Pickup: American Standard Single-Coil Strat, Staggered Poles
Neck Pickup: American Standard Single-Coil Strat, Staggered Poles
Mid Pickup RWRP: Yes
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. No-Load Tone Control (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. No-Load Tone Control (Bridge and Middle Pickups)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
HARDWARE
Bridge: 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage-Style, “FENDER”/“FENDER” Reverse Directions
Tuning Machines: Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed. “F”
String Tree: Ezy Glider
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Black, 11-Hole (Config. Modern)
Back Plate: 3-Ply Black, Single Slot
Control Knobs: Black
Switch Tip: Black
Tremolo Arm Tip: Black
Pickup covers: Black (Coverless Black Bobbin Humbuckers)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, “Fender”, “LIMITED EDITION”
COLORS
(790) Wine Red, Rosewood Only
(786) Mahogany Stain, Only Maple
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .009-.042
ACCESSORIES
Molded SKB Rectangular
COMMENTS
Only 150 Worldwide
FENDER SAID (SSS)
The American Standard Hand-Stained Ash Stratocaster is a beautifully distinctive new take on our most popular guitar. For this sleekly special model, we've given our time-honored American Standard Stratocaster an ash body with a gorgeous hand-rubbed stain beneath a satin-lacquer finish. Available as a maple-fretboard model in Mahogany Stain and as a rosewood-fretboard model in elegant Wine Red.
FENDER SAID (HSH)
The American Standard Hand-Stained Ash Stratocaster HSH is a beautifully distinctive and supercharged new take on our most popular guitar. For this sleekly special and tonally dynamic model, we've given our time-honored American Standard Stratocaster an ash body with a gorgeous hand-rubbed stain beneath a satin-lacquer finish. Its versatile HSH configuration places an American Standard Stratocaster single-coil middle pickup between powerful new Twin Head humbucking neck and bridge pickups. Available as a maple-fretboard model in Mahogany Stain and as a rosewood-fretboard model in elegant Wine Red.
0178000790: SSS, Rosewood Fingerboard, Wine Red
0178002786: SSS, Maple Fingerboard, Mahogany Stain
0178100790: HSH, Rosewood Fingerboard, Wine Red
0178102786: HSH, Maple Fingerboard, Mahogany Stain
BODY
Body Material: Ash
Body Finish: Hand Rubbed Stain, Satin Lacquer Top Coat
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane Finish on Back, Gloss Urethane Finish on Front
Neck Shape: Modern “C”
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material:
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.685” (42.8 mm)
Position Inlays: Black (Maple) or White Dot (Rosewood), Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Bi-Flex
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Micro-Tilt
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Markings, front: “STRATOCASTER”, “MADE IN U.S.A.”, “ORIGINAL Contour Body”
Other Markings, back: Serial Number
ELECTRONICS, HSH MODEL
Bridge Pickup: Twin Head Humbucking
Middle Pickup: American Standard Single-Coil Strat, Staggered Poles
Neck Pickup: Twin Head Humbucking
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid, Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
ELECTRONICS, SSS MODEL
Bridge Pickup: American Standard Single-Coil Strat, Staggered Poles
Middle Pickup: American Standard Single-Coil Strat, Staggered Poles
Neck Pickup: American Standard Single-Coil Strat, Staggered Poles
Mid Pickup RWRP: Yes
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. No-Load Tone Control (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. No-Load Tone Control (Bridge and Middle Pickups)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
HARDWARE
Bridge: 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage-Style, “FENDER”/“FENDER” Reverse Directions
Tuning Machines: Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed. “F”
String Tree: Ezy Glider
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Black, 11-Hole (Config. Modern)
Back Plate: 3-Ply Black, Single Slot
Control Knobs: Black
Switch Tip: Black
Tremolo Arm Tip: Black
Pickup covers: Black (Coverless Black Bobbin Humbuckers)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, “Fender”, “LIMITED EDITION”
COLORS
(790) Wine Red, Rosewood Only
(786) Mahogany Stain, Only Maple
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .009-.042
ACCESSORIES
Molded SKB Rectangular
COMMENTS
Only 150 Worldwide
FENDER SAID (SSS)
The American Standard Hand-Stained Ash Stratocaster is a beautifully distinctive new take on our most popular guitar. For this sleekly special model, we've given our time-honored American Standard Stratocaster an ash body with a gorgeous hand-rubbed stain beneath a satin-lacquer finish. Available as a maple-fretboard model in Mahogany Stain and as a rosewood-fretboard model in elegant Wine Red.
FENDER SAID (HSH)
The American Standard Hand-Stained Ash Stratocaster HSH is a beautifully distinctive and supercharged new take on our most popular guitar. For this sleekly special and tonally dynamic model, we've given our time-honored American Standard Stratocaster an ash body with a gorgeous hand-rubbed stain beneath a satin-lacquer finish. Its versatile HSH configuration places an American Standard Stratocaster single-coil middle pickup between powerful new Twin Head humbucking neck and bridge pickups. Available as a maple-fretboard model in Mahogany Stain and as a rosewood-fretboard model in elegant Wine Red.
ENG: History: Welcome back, American Standard!
ITA: Un po' di storia: il ritorno dell'American Standard
ITA: Un po' di storia: il ritorno dell'American Standard
SSS Model, Wine Red with Rosewood fretboard (Courtesy of Music Zoo)
HSH Model, Mahogany Stain with Maple fretboard (Courtesy of Chicago Music Exchange)