The American Deluxe Ash Stratocaster Is One Versatile Guitar Cary Jan 31st

For fans of Fender’s traditional ash-body Strats, this may be one hard-to-resist guitar. Officially christened the American Deluxe Ash Stratocaster, this beauty features all of the modern bells & whistles of Fender’s newer Strats, but with a solid-ash body for old school Stratocaster tone.

The Deluxe Ash Strat sports some serious innovations over earlier ash models, perhaps the most important being Fender’s new S-1 switching system, which allows for seemingly endless pickup combinations – pushing your tonal choices way out into uncharted territory.

Add to the mix three Samarium Cobalt Noiseless pickups, a two-point synchronized tremolo, a C-shaped maple neck, and some lovely abalone fingerboard inlays, and you’ve got one beautiful, and versatile guitar.

The American Deluxe Ash Stratocaster Features–

• Premium Ash Body
• Maple “C” Shaped Neck
• Rosewood or Maple Fingerboard With 22 Medium Jumbo Frets
• Abalone Dot Inlays
• 3 Samarium Cobalt Noiseless Pickups
• Master Volume & Two Tone Controls
• S-1 Switch Pickup Switching
• 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo
• Fender/Schaller Deluxe Locking Tuning Machines
• Chrome Hardware
• Aged Plastic Parts
• Standard Molded Case

The guitar comes in a number of finishes, including what is perhaps my favorite Fender finish to date– Tobacco Sunburst. Other stand-out features for me were the locking tuners (mmmm, I just love these things,) and the S-1 switching system. Not a cheap guitar, but worth every penny.

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