Fender American Performer Stratocaster HSS - 3-Color Sunburst  

The American Performer Series

The American Performer instruments are carefully constructed by hand in Corona, California. All guitars have completely new Yosemite pickups which were specifically designed for each model. Consequently, these pickups provide you with a professional and unique sound. All Yosemite pickups are made with an Alnico magnet which makes the sound more dynamic and expressive. Furthermore, the American Performer guitars have a completely new tone circuit so you can easily change the sound without it becoming dull or muddy. The series consists of Stratocasters, Telecasters, Jazzmasters, Mustangs, Precision Basses, Jazz Basses, and Mustang Basses.

The American Performer Stratocaster HSS

Of course, Fender also included the Rock ‘n Roll guitar in this series: the Stratocaster. This Stratocaster also looks beautifully vintage, but with modern perks. For example, the neck has the modern C-shape as this is more comfortable and makes for easier playing. The new pickups might be modern, but they can still provide you with that typical ‘70s Rock ‘n Roll sound. However, this model also has a humbucker pickup next to the two single coils. This gives you access to a fuller and warmer sound, often associated with Les Pauls. With the 5-way switch you can thus choose between five different pickup configurations, making it a lot more versatile. This Stratocaster also contains vintage tuners which look authentic and provide great tuning stability. Vintage tuners are also very pretty as they don’t have the ends of the strings sticking out, which is a problem with modern tuners. The guitar has an alder body, which is nicely lightweight and provides great sustain. Moreover, the guitar has a maple neck and a rosewood fretboard.

Fender

Fender was founded in 1946 by Clarence Leonidas ‘Leo’ Fender. Their first guitar, the Telecaster, became a huge success, and they started producing other similarly popular models, like the Stratocaster and the Precision Bass. Nowadays Fender has a huge assortment of different basses and guitars, with different sounds, colours, and prices, so that they have something for everyone. Consequently, they remain one of the most popular guitar brands today!