Fender 70th Anniversary American Professional II Stratocaster Electric Guitar Comet Burst

Pickups Designed for Tone

Fender's commitment to improving and advancing the art of pickup design dates back to their very beginning as a company, and the special 70th Anniversary V-Mod II single-coil Strat pickups on the Anniversary American Professional II Strat are an excellent example of that tradition. Designed to deliver smooth, dynamic and expressive tones, these pickups use a mix of Alnico II, III and V magnets to customize tonal balance from warm and full in the neck position to the classic, spanky chime with just a hint of bite you want in the bridge position. 

Classic Strat Hardware and Modern Electronics

The Fender Synchronized Tremolo Bridge (technically a vibrato, but tradition is tradition) was a feature that was revolutionary in the original 1954 design. While it wasn't the first six-saddle electric guitar bridge, it was the first one to offer both height and intonation adjustment for individual strings, and the combination of subtlety and brashness with which a player could approach the "whammy bar" was absolutely unprecedented. The evolution to a two-point pivot design enabled even more stability and made it easier to "float" the bridge without painstaking adjustments. Locking tuners complete the bridge and tuning setup, increasing stability and enabling wilder whammy action without going sour. The switching and control knobs are a subtle improvement, combining the 5-way switch with a push/push tone control that can add the neck pickup to the first two (bridge and bridge/middle) switch positions, expanding your tonal palette. The included molded hardshell case will keep this beauty protected for the long run.

Even if it weren't a special edition for the Stratocaster's 70th Anniversary, this guitar would be more than worthy of being a part of any guitarist's collection. As it is, in limited quantities, you'll want to jump on it quickly, to make sure that you can be part of the celebration now and treasure it for years to come.