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The 2013 edition of the Fender Select Stratocaster HSS ups the ante on its 2012 predecessor with several striking new features. First among these is the "channel-bound" rosewood fingerboard, a brand-new Fender innovation in which the compound-radius (9.5"-14") rosewood fingerboard is "inlaid" into the thick modern "C"-shaped maple neck. In addition to creating a stylish new look, it imparts an amazingly comfortable fretting-hand feel in which both edges are pleasingly rounded, with no side seam between neck and fingerboard.

The Fender Select Stratocaster HSS also has a beautiful flame maple-top body with traditional contours. The body has an elegant hand-stained Tobacco Sunburst finish with a gloss lacquer topcoat, and the neck has a hand-rubbed oil finish and a comfortable contoured heel. Other premium features include Fender Select Stratocaster single-coil neck and middle pickups, a full-throated Twin-Head humbucking bridge pickup, five-way switching, three-ply parchment pickguard, aged white control knobs, 21 medium jumbo frets, Bi-FlexTM truss rod system, two-point synchronized tremolo bridge with vintage-style bent steel saddles, deluxe staggered locking tuners and Fender Select headstock medallion.

Fender Fender Select Stratocaster HSS Electric Guitar Features:

Alder with flame maple top
Hand-stained finish with Gloss-Lacquer topcoat
Thick modern “C” shaped maple neck
Rosewood fingerboard
Bi-Flex™ truss rod system for rock-solid stability
Smooth-playing compound radius rosewood fretboard (9.5”-14”)
21 medium jumbo frets
Twin-head humbucking bridge pickup
Fender Select Stratocaster single-coil neck and middle pickups
5-way switching
3-ply pickguard
2-point synchronized tremolo bridge with vintage-style bent steel saddles
Deluxe staggered cast/sealed locking tuners
Nickel-chrome hardware
Includes Fender tweed case

Fender Fender Select Stratocaster HSS Electric Guitar Specifications:

Series: Fender® Select
Body Material: Alder with Flame Maple Top
Body Finish: Hand-Stained with Gloss Lacquer Topcoat
Neck: Maple, Thick Modern "C"-Shape
Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Oil
Fingerboard: "Channel-Bound" Rosewood, 9.5"-14" (24.1 cm-35.56 cm)Compound Radius
Frets: 21, Medium Jumbo
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Truss Rods: Bi-FlexTM
Pickups: Twin-Head Humbucking Pickup (Bridge), Fender® Select Stratocaster Single-Coil (Middle and Neck)
Pickup Configuration: H/S/S
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Postion 1. Bridge Humbucking Pickup; Position 2. Middle Pickup and Inner Coil of Humbucker; Position 3. MiddlePickup; Position 4. Neck and Middle Pickup; Position 5. Neck Pickup
Tuning Keys: Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Locking
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck and Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup and Bridge/Middle Pickup Combination)
Control Knobs: Aged White
Bridge: 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Vintage-Style Bent Steel Saddles
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
Strings: Fender® USA, NPS, (.009-.042 Gauges)
Special Electronics: Neck Heel Contour, Fender Select Headstock Medallion
Case/Gig Bag: Fender Select Tweed Case