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The Fender American Performer Stratocaster HSS is a US made electric guitar with features designed for inspiring playability and tone. The American Performer Stratocaster HSS comes equipped with Fender Yosemite single-coil pickups and a DoubleTap humbucking pickup in the bridge position, providing a range of classic Stratocaster tones as well as higher-output humbucker sounds. A push-pull tone pot activates the neck pickup and Fender's Greasebucket circuit rolls off highs without reducing gain. The modern C-shaped maple neck has a 9.5" fingerboard radius and 22 jumbo frets for effortless playability.

Yosemite Pickups Produce Dynamic, Nuanced Tones

The American Performer Stratocaster HSS includes a pair of Fender Yosemite single-coil pickups, designed to produce rich, expressive tones with a musical and highly articulate voice. The DoubleTap humbucker in the bridge position combines full humbucking and single-coil voices in one pickup while eliminating volume loss in single-coil mode, providing a range of sounds ideal for any musical situation.

Versatile Electronics Shape Your Sound

A push-pull pot activates the neck pickup and Fender's popular Greasebucket circuit rolls off highs without reducing gain. The 5-way blade switch selects pickup combinations from full neck tone to full bridge tone, with all the classic in-between settings that Strat players know and love.

Fast, Comfortable Neck Inspires Effortless Playing

The modern C-shaped maple neck has a 9.5" radius fingerboard and 22 jumbo frets, providing a fast, comfortable playing feel for almost any style. The alder body with gloss polyester finish gives the American Performer Stratocaster HSS a classic look and balanced, full tone.

Legendary Stratocaster Bridge and Tuning Machines

The American Performer Stratocaster HSS features Fender's 6-screw Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo bridge for expressive pitch-bending effects and Fender ClassicGear tuning machines for precise, stable tuning.

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Fender American Performer Stratocaster HSS Rosewood Fingerboard Electric Guitar Aubergine
Fender American Performer Stratocaster HSS Rosewood Fingerboard Electric Guitar Aubergine

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  • Gloss-finish solid alder body
  • 25.5"-scale maple neck with 22-fret, 9.5"-radius rosewood fingerboard
  • Fender DoubleTap humbucker, Yosemite flat-staggered, single-coil pickups, 5-way switch
  • Fender 2-point synchronized tremolo, ClassicGear tuners
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WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

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Body
  • Body shape: Double cutaway
  • Body type: Solid body
  • Body material: Solid wood
  • Body wood: Alder
  • Body finish: Gloss
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: C modern
  • Neck wood: Maple
  • Joint: Bolt-on
  • Scale length: 25.5 in.
  • Truss rod: Dual-action
  • Neck finish: Satin 
Fingerboard
  • Material: Rosewood
  • Radius: 9.5 in.
  • Fret size: Jumbo
  • Number of frets: 22
  • Inlays: Dot
  • Nut width: 1.65 in. (42 mm)
Pickups
  • Configuration: SSS
  • Neck: Yosemite single-coil
  • Middle: Yosemite single-coil
  • Bridge: DoubleTap humbucker
  • Brand: Fender
  • Active or passive pickups: Passive
  • Series or parallel: Parallel
  • Special electronics: Push/pull split coil
Controls
  • Control layout: Master volume, tone 1, tone 2
  • Pickup switch: 5-way
  • Coil tap or split: Coil split 
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
  • Bridge design: 2-point synchronized
  • Tuning machines: Fender ClassicGear
  • Color: Nickel/chrome
Other
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Case: Gig bag
  • Country of origin: United States

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