This Sweetwater-exclusive Fender American Professional Stratocaster blends drool-worthy style with vintage-inspired tone and modern features. It all starts with a balanced-sounding ash body. Then its '69 Custom Shop single-coil pickups take it further with the full gamut of classic Strat tones across five switch positions. This guitar's 1-piece roasted maple neck doesn't just offer eye-popping good looks, it also fills your hand comfortably, thanks to a Modern Deep C profile. Beyond that, locking tuners and a 2-point tremolo supply rock-solid stability, along with expressive flutters and dives. This American Professional Strat combines the best classic design elements and the most popular modern features in one gig-ready instrument.
Leo Fender wasn't afraid to think outside the box when it came to guitar designs. In the 1950s and well into the 1970s, the blonde natural maple neck became almost synonymous with Fender guitars. This Sweetwater-exclusive American Professional Strat ups the ante by roasting the maple neck, along with adding a comfortable Modern Deep C shape, jumbo frets, and a 9.5" radius.
This Sweetwater-exclusive American Professional Stratocaster is loaded with three '69 Custom Shop single-coil pickups that deliver all the legendary Strat spank, sparkle, chime and chunk of the originals — only with less noise. Its middle pickup is reverse-phase wired, so you get noise canceling in positions 2 and 4 on the 5-way blade (which is another modern convenience they didn't enjoy back in '69). If authentic late-'60 Strat sound is your thing — this American Professional Strat is a great way to get it.
A Fender Strat wouldn't be a Fender Strat without the non-locking tremolo design that turned the world on its ear in the early 1950s. This Sweetwater-exclusive American Professional Stratocaster boasts an updated take on that design that meets the needs of today's players. Its 2-point construction makes action adjustments a breeze while providing plenty of stability. And the pop-in arm mechanism is extremely convenient, holds the tremolo arm from having too much play, and allows you to adjust the tension on the arm.