2013 FENDER ‘AMERICAN SPECIAL’ 60TH ANNIVERSARY HSS STRATOCASTER IN GLOSSY BLACK
The American Special series Stratocaster HSS guitar
puts genuine U.S-made Fender quality into the hands of players at any level, this
guitar delivers traditional Strat design with some extra elements for modern
tone and performance.
- Black Gloss finish Quartersawn Canadian Maple Stratocaster Neck, 21 jumbo frets, 25.5" scale
- Black Kluson (KLF-3805BL) Locking Tuners 6-In line, 18:1 Ratio
- Black Wilkinson (WVC) Vintage-6, Two-point synchronized Tremelo Bridge, solid steel block and springs
- Black Greer Amplification Co., Supermass Neck Plate, Athens, GA, USA (huge sustain and resolution)
- Black Single-Ply Pickguard (no white layers) and Fender OEM Black Pickguard Screws
- Black Metallic UFO Knobs with white Mother-of-Pearl inserts Black Graphtech Tusq XL "Sleek" String Trees (PT-7004-00)
- Black Fender Banana Jack Plate
- Black Schaller Strap Locks
- Greasebucket Tone-Circuit
- Custom Made “Tweed” Hard Shell Case for Fender Stratocaster/Telecaster
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To honor the 60th anniversary of the Stratocaster in 2014, the U.S.-made American Special Stratocaster is available in a sultry all-black limited edition model.
An ideal instrument for the Stratocaster player with
a dark side, the Limited Edition American Special Stratocaster has all the
great American Special features, such as Texas Special™ middle and neck pickups,
Fender® Atomic-II bridge pickup and a Greasebucket™ tone circuit, but cloaked
in the shadowy beauty of a gloss black body finish, with a black pickguard,
black pickup covers and black controls. To take the all-black theme even
farther, we gave our in-house luthier carte blanche to create an awesome
one-of-a-kind “Black-Out” Strat for us which includes more than a dozen –mostly
aesthetic− upgrades, listed
below. The guitar is completely blacked-out
and looks amazing in person.
Fender supplied a Gig Bag with this guitar originally, however we store and protect her in a custom ordered “tweed” hardshell case − included. The guitar has been lovingly played in a home setting and never gigged. There are no dings or dents, is in perfect working order with only the typical polishing swirl marks common on most played ‘Black’ guitars. We rate this guitar to be a solid (8.5/10) VG+ condition.
Specifications
General
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Condition |
Used VG Condition |
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Number of Strings |
6 |
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Orientation |
Right-handed |
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Country of
Origin |
U.S.A. |
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Year |
2014 |
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Limited
Edition / Series |
No / 60th Anniversary Model AS-HSS
Strat |
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Weight |
7-lbs 14.1-oz |
body
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Body Type |
Solidbody |
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Body Shape |
Double
Cutaway Strat™ |
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Body Material |
2-pc Alder |
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Body Carve |
Front: Arm Contour |
Back: Waist Contour |
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Body Binding |
Front: No |
Back: No |
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Weight
Relief |
Un-chambered
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Body Finish Type |
High-gloss Polyurethane |
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Color |
Front: Glossy Black |
Back: Glossy Black |
neck
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Neck Material |
1-pc Maple with Skunk Stripe and Satin
Urethane finish Back |
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Truss Rod |
Bi-flex 2-way Adjustable |
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Peghead
Particulars |
Front: Large 70’s Style Head. Black
CBS-Style Fender®, Stratocaster™, Full Custom Body Decals |
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Back: Ink Stamped US Serial Number and
‘Made in U.S.A.’ |
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Neck
Profile |
Modern ‘C’ |
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Fingerboard
Material |
Rosewood |
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Fingerboard
Radius |
9.5” |
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Scale Length |
25.5" |
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No. Frets / Type |
22 Jumbo |
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Nut Size / Material |
1.6875” / Synthetic Bone |
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Neck Width |
1.702” at 1st fret / 2.060” at 12th fret |
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Neck Depth |
0.870"
at 1st fret / 0.910" at 12th fret |
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Fingerboard Inlays |
Acrylic Black Dot |
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Neck
Binding |
No |
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Side Dots |
Black |
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Neck Joint |
Bolt-on |
hardware
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Bridge / Tremolo |
Chrome, 6-Saddle American Vintage
Synchronized Tremolo |
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String Tree |
Duo of “Ezy Glider” T-Rollers D/G & B/A |
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Tuning Machines |
Chrome, Fender® 6-in-Line Standard Cast/Sealed,
14:01 Ratio |
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Pickup Cover / Ring |
Black Plastic, Exposed Pole,
Pickguard-mounted HSS configuration / no Rings |
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Strap Buttons |
Polished Aluminum End Pins |
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Pickguard |
3-ply W/B/W, 11-hole (modern config) Shielded |
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Control Knobs |
*Black Plastic Strat™ Knobs with no Dial
Pointers |
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Switch |
Black Plastic Blade Tip |
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Neck Plate |
Chrome, 4-bolt with Stamped “Stratocaster
60 Years” 1954 – 2014 (60th Anniversary) |
electronics
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Bridge Pickup |
Fender® Atomic-II
Humbucker, Alnico V, DCR 16.4k |
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Middle Pickup |
Fender® Texas Special Strat Singlecoil, Staggered,
Alnico V, DCR 6.4k |
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Neck Pickup |
Fender® Texas Special Strat Singlecoil, Staggered,
Alnico V, DCR 6.3k |
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Active / Passive |
Passive |
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Series / Parallel |
Series |
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Controls |
1 Volume, 2 Tone, 5-position Pickup Selector Blade
Switch |
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Vol Potentiometer |
300k |
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Tone Potentiometers |
250k |
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Capacitor / Resistor |
.022iUf |
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Harness |
Standard pickguard-mounted Strat™ Wiring |
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S-1 Switch |
No |
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Greasebucket T-Circuit |
Yes, Tone Control |
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MDX/TBX Circuit |
No |
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Active Electronics |
No |
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Piezo |
No |
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Kill Switch |
No |
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Output Jack |
Switchcraft™ 1/4" 2-Conductor Mono |
miscellaneous
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Case / Gigbag |
Fender® provided a Gig-Bag. We upgraded to
a custom Tweed Hardshell Case w/locks |
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Strap Locks |
Yes |
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Strings |
Elixir® Polyweb (.009-.046 Gauges) |
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Tools / Accessories |
Truss Rod Wrench / Fender® Polishing Cloth & Case Keys |
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Manual / Literature |
Fender® U.S.A. Owner’s Manual, Instruction
Flier, Hang Tags |
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C.O.A. |
No |
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Other |
Multiple Upgrades – all reversible /
Original (OEM) Parts are all available upon request |
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Weight |
Is the actual weighed-value in US Standard
Units |
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Disclosure
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Some
technical Specs may have been extracted from Fender® U.S.A. and/or internet
archives. The words Fender® / Elixir® / Greer Amplification Co™ / Wilkinson®
/ Graphtech™ / Schaller® / Kluson® and
the associated designs are registered trademarks of the Fender Musical
Instruments Corporation and the other named entities, respectively
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