Fender American Deluxe Strat Plus HSS in Metallic Black

Brand new and ready for you to check out, Fender release the American Deluxe Strat Plus & HSS Plus. Ladies and gentlemen, please meet probably the most versatile electric guitar in the Fender family! Before we unpack the psychology of this Strat, let's focus for a second on the more traditional features.    

Providing you, the player with a maple comfortable "modern C" profile, satin finish neck, a compound-radius maple fingerboard of 9.5"-14", with 22 medium jumbo frets, and three singlecoil N3 Noiseless Strat pickups with five-way switching this Strat oozes the high quality we have come to recognize and expect from Fender.

The guitar also features a three-ply mint green pickguard and aged white control knobs, a two-point synchronized tremolo bridge with bent steel saddles, a Micro-Tilt neck adjustment mechanism, staggered deluxe locking tuners and nickel-chrome hardware, completing the look and personality of this solid body.   

Now for the head examination; the American Deluxe Strat Plus come with 'HSS Plus', which boasts innovative and creative design allowing this single Strat to offer you a variety of three individual Stratocaster guitars in one featuring interchangeable "personality cards" that instantly give you a wealth of versatile pickup and circuitry configurations at the switch of a card.

The guitar comes with one card already inside, providing standard Stratocaster pickup wiring, while two extra cards are also included, allowing you to essentially quickly and easily "rewire" the guitar with specialized pickup and circuitry modifications. Each card is colour-coded and all you have to do is slot them in and out of the easy-access compartment in the back to completely change the sound of you Fender Strat.

Complete with a carrying case for the two extra personality cards, a hard-shell case, a guitar strap, a cable and a polishing cloth, you won't be left with any excuse not to keep your gear in tip-top condition.

Here's What Fender say about the American Deluxe Strat Plus & HSS PlusP:

Fender instruments have always been about great simplicity and convenient modularity—no other guitars are easier to personalize with new parts and hot-rodded features into truly individual declarations. The remarkable new American Deluxe Strat® Plus is the next step in the evolution of that great tradition, giving you three Stratocaster guitars in one with an innovative design featuring easily interchangeable “personality cards” that instantly give you a wealth of versatile pickup and circuitry configurations. One card comes in the guitar and delivers standard Stratocaster pickup wiring; two extra personality cards are included and let you “rewire” the guitar with specialized pickup and circuitry modifications quickly and easily.

Simply pop the colour-coded cards in and out of the easy-access compartment in the back, and you’ve just modded your Strat in record time. Further, the American Deluxe Strat Plus features fully solder-less electronics that literally make other great circuit mods a snap. Other fine features include a rosewood neck with comfortable “modern C” profile and satin finish, compound-radius rosewoodfingerboard (9.5”-14”) with 22 medium jumbo frets, and three singlecoil N3 Noiseless™ Strat pickups with five-way switching. The guitar also has a three-ply mint green pickguard and aged white control knobs, two-point synchronized tremolo bridge with bent steel saddles, Micro-Tilt™ neck adjustment mechanism, staggered deluxe locking tuners and nickel-chrome hardware. Accessories include a convenient carrying case for the two extra personality cards, hard-shell case, guitar strap, cable and polishing cloth.

Available in Mystic Ice Blue and Mystic Three-color Sunburst gloss finishes.

Key Features:

• Metallic Black Finish
• Comfortable “modern C” profile, satin finish neck
  
• Rosewood fingerboard
• Micro-Tilt™ neck adjustment mechanism staggered deluxe locking tuners and nickel-chrome hardware
• 'HSS Plus' : Three individual Stratocaster guitars in one featuring interchangeable “personality cards”
• Includes Cutter HSS and Splitter HSS Personality Cards

Specifications:

• Series: American Deluxe
• Body Material: Alder
• Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
• Neck: Maple, Modern "C"
• Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5"-14" Compound Radius (241 mm-355.6 mm)
• Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
• Position Inlays: Black Dot
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
• String Nut: Synthetic Bone
• Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
• Hardware: Chrome
• Bridge: 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Fender-Stamped Bent Steel Saddles
• Tuning Machines: Fender® Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Locking
• Pickup Configuration: S/S/S
• Pickups: Noiseless™ N3 Single-Coil Strat® (Bridge), Noiseless™ N3 Single-Coil Strat® (Middle)
• Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
• Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup)
• Special Electronics: 100% Solderless Electronics; Interchangeable Personality Cards Allow Plug and Play Strat Modifications
• Strings: Fender® USA, NPS, (.009-.042 Gauges)
• Other Features: Bi-Flex™ Truss Rod, Aged White Plastic Parts, 4-Bolt Neckplate with Micro-Tilt™, Rear Mounted Personality Card Dock, Large Strap Buttons, Single "T" Roller String Guide
• Included Accessories: Two Additional Personality Cards with Wallet, Strap, Cable, Cloth, Owner's Manual, Hardshell Case