Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster - USA 2010

From Fender – 

“Tone, tradition and innovation. Fender’s new American Deluxe Stratocaster® has all the modern features today’s guitarists require. The compound radius fretboard allows effortless string bending anywhere along the neck, and new N3 Noiseless™ pickups provide improved Stratocaster tones for sparkling bell-like chime with no hum. Reconfigured S-1™ switching offers other distinctive tonal options; other features include staggered locking tuners, two-point synchronized American Deluxe tremolo bridge with pop-in arm, and bevelled neck heel.” 
 
Fender N3 Noiseless pickups deliver the best of yesterday and today, because they deliver landmark vintage Fender tone and response without the hum that can plague single-coil pickups. Using an improved stacked coil-coil design, N3 Noiseless pickups are specially tailored for each Stratocaster and Telecaster pickup position. The insulated metal core of each pickup position type differs in thickness and composition for enhanced tone, and Fender has fine-tuned the sized, shape, and wire gauge of the coils to balance the magnetic responsiveness essential to great tone. N3 pickups represent a welcome return to the warmth and clarity of alnico magnets. An Alnico 5 magnet is used in the bridge position, Alnico 2 in the middle position, and Alnico 3 for the neck position. 

This is a nice looking American Deluxe Strat in excellent condition. This is guitar you would pick up and play at every gig because it plays so easily and covers so much ground. It has many pickup combinations which will allow you to find that unique Strat tone that speaks for you. 

This Strat is very easy on the eye, with the magnificent Metallic Sunset finish and abalone dot inlay, it’s sure to stand out in the crowd. 

This American Deluxe Strat is a great example of the best of classic design meeting modern updates in a nice package that is wonderfully familiar yet appealingly contemporary. 

This guitar has been well looked after and presents in excellent condition. It has been played sparingly only at home and presents almost as new. There is some very light swirling on the pickguard and a couple of tiny marks on the back but nothing offensive. The neck is clean & there’s almost no fret wear. 

Comes in its moulded Fender hard case in excellent condition, along with its pop-in trem arm, Fender strap and other case candy. 

Specs: 

Scale length: 25.5”  

Action at 1st fret: 0.25mm 

Action at 12th fret: 1.75mm 

Neck depth at 1st fret: 21.8mm 

Neck depth at 12th fret: 23.01mm 

Nut Width: 42.61mm 

12 fret width: 52.01mm 

Weight: 3.7kg / 8.16lb 
 
Body wood: Ash 
 
Body finish: Gloss 
 
Neck shape: C modern 
 
Neck wood: Maple 
 
Joint: Bolt-on 

Fretboard Material: Maple 
 
Fret size: Medium jumbo 
 
Number of frets: 22 
 
Inlay: Abalone Dot 
 
Control layout: Master volume, tone 1, tone 2 
 
Pickup switch: 5-way 
 
Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato 
 
Bridge design: Synchronized tremolo 
 
Tuning machines: Locking 
 
Colour: Metallic Sunset