The Fender American Performer Stratocaster melds classic design with modern enhancements for inspired playing. This sleek electric guitar features the Fender Yosemite staggered pole single-coil pickups, providing a versatile array of tones with a flat-staggered pole piece design that evens out the string response. You can shape your sound further with the push/pull pot that adds neck pickup to any switch position. The American Performer Stratocaster has a comfortable 22-fret modern C-shaped maple neck and 9.5″ fingerboard radius that accommodates any style comfortably. The gloss-finish alder body resonates with full Stratocaster tone, while the Fender 2-point synchronized tremolo adds expressive, dynamic pitch effects.
Shape Your Sound With Versatile Yosemite Pickups
The American Performer Stratocaster is equipped with a trio of Yosemite staggered pole single-coil pickups, providing a diverse palette of Fender tones. The flat-staggered pole piece design evens out the string-to-string response so chords ring out with exceptional balance and clarity. From warm, round neck and middle pickup tones to the biting treble bite of the bridge pickup, you have a myriad of sounds at your fingertips. The unique character of each pickup position inspires you to explore new musical ideas. The pickups capture the nuances of your playing dynamics with exceptional sensitivity.
Add Neck Pickup to Any Position With Push/Pull Pot
A clever push/pull pot on the American Performer Stratocaster’s tone control gives you even more tonal variety. It allows you to add the neck pickup in parallel to any switch position for a fuller, warmer sound. Engage it to fatten up the quacky in-between tones of positions 2 and 4. Or use it to get a lush “lead” tone with the bridge pickup. The push/pull pot expands the tonal possibilities exponentially, encouraging creative exploration of the guitar’s voice.
Comfortable Modern C-Shaped Neck Profile
The American Performer Stratocaster features a 22-fret maple neck with a modern C-shaped profile that feels fast and smooth. The 9.5″ fingerboard radius provides a comfortable feel for chording and soloing in any style, allowing easy, low-action setups without fret buzz. The smooth satin neck finish lets your hand glide effortlessly up and down the rosewood fingerboard. The modern C-shaped neck profile offers just the right amount of thickness for hours of inspired playing comfort.
Resonant Alder Body and 2-Point Tremolo
The sleek, gloss-finished alder body of the American Performer Stratocaster provides the perfect balance of warmth and clarity. The light weight allows playing comfort, while the resonant wood sustains notes with full-bodied Stratocaster tone. The Fender 2-point synchronized tremolo is smooth and responsive, providing expressive, dynamic pitch effects. From gentle warbling to dramatic dive bombs, the tremolo expands the guitar’s sonic vocabulary.Features:
Gloss-finish solid alder body
25.5″-scale maple neck with 22-fret, 9.5″-radius rosewood fingerboard
Fender Yosemite staggered pole, single-coil pickups, 5-way switch
Fender 2-point synchronized tremolo, ClassicGear tunersSpecifications:
Body
Body shape: Double cutaway
Body type: Solid body
Body material: Solid wood
Body wood: Alder
Body finish: Gloss
Orientation: Right handed
Neck
Neck shape: C modern
Neck wood: Rosewood
Joint: Bolt-on
Scale length: 25.5 in.
Truss rod: Dual-action
Neck finish: Satin
Fingerboard
Material: Rosewood
Radius: 9.5 in.
Fret size: Jumbo
Number of frets: 22
Inlays: Dot
Nut width: 1.65 in. (42 mm)
Pickups
Configuration: SSS
Neck: Yosemite single-coil
Middle: Yosemite single-coil
Bridge: Yosemite single-coil
Brand: Fender
Active or passive pickups: Passive
Series or parallel: Parallel
Special electronics: Push/pull neck on/off
Controls
Control layout: Master volume, tone 1, tone 2
Pickup switch: 5-way
Hardware
Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
Bridge design: 2-point synchronized
Tuning machines: Fender ClassicGear
Color: Nickel/chrome
Other
Number of strings: 6-string
Case: Gig bag
Country of origin: United States
Roger F. –
Great sounding and looking guitar. Came adjusted, tuned and ready to play. Packaging was good as well.