Built for players who crave dynamic range and sonic flexibility, the Fender American Professional Classic Stratocaster HSS delivers everything from sparkling clean tones to ferociously saturated lead sounds.
“I’ve always looked for versatility in a guitar,” says Reese Maslen, Nashville-based “Purveyor of Riffs” and guitarist for Bilmuri. “When I loaded the American Professional Classic Strat into my signal chain, I made a slight adjustment, and it was perfect. The Coastline ’57 single-coils don’t require a lot of messing around—they’ve got clarity and edge, but the neck position is fat, dude. This guitar hits every mark I’m looking for, from high gain to clean tones.”
Key Features of the American Professional Classic Stratocaster HSS
- Alder body with gloss urethane finish
- Modern C-shaped maple neck
- Maple fingerboard
- 22 medium-jumbo frets
- Two Coastline ’57 single-coils (neck and middle)
- Coastline humbucker (bridge)
- Greasebucket tone circuit (preserves clarity when rolling back highs)
- Fender ClassicGear staggered tuners
- 6-saddle vintage-style synchronized tremolo
- Deluxe gig bag
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Revved Up Tonal Power So You Can Find Your Sound
The American Professional Classic Stratocaster HSS offers a perfect blend of heritage and innovation. It feels like a broken-in instrument from the initial ’80s era of HSS extreme machines, but it has all the enhanced playability of a brand-new model that melts right into your hands. Likewise, the Coastline ’57 pickups echo the Leo Fender era, but the sounds you can craft with the HSS configuration will blow minds today.
Meet the Fender American Professional Classic Lineup
The American Professional Classic Series celebrates Fender’s most beloved models—refined for today’s players who crave timeless tone with contemporary performance. Alongside the Stratocaster HSS, the lineup includes a range of iconic instruments tailored to every playing style and sonic preference.
- Stratocaster SSS – Equipped with three Coastline ’57 single-coils, Modern C-shaped neck and 9.5"-radius fingerboard. Offered with maple and rosewood fingerboards.
- Telecaster – A timeless workhorse, donning Coastline '63 telecaster pickups and a Greasebucket tone system. Offered with maple and rosewood fingerboards.
- HotShot Telecaster – Nashville-style featuring dual Coastline '63 telecaster pickups, a Coastline '57 Strat pickup in the middle and vintage-style brass saddles, offered with maple and rosewood fingerboards.
- Jazzmaster – Boasting Coastline '65 Jazzmaster pickups, available in various classic Fender finishes.
- Jaguar – Equipped with Coastline '65 Jaguar Pickups and custom-faded finishes, this Jag offers up pure offset nostalgia. Offered with maple and rosewood fingerboards.
- Precision Bass – A classic reborn, this P-bass struts Coastline '60s split-coil precision bass pickups, blending vintage punch and modern clarity. Offer with maple and rosewood fingerboards.
- Jazz Bass – Carrying Coastline '62 jazz bass pickups, this is the choice for expressive players seeking depth, punch and articulation. Available with maple and rosewood fingerboards.
- Mustang Bass – This short-scale legend features Coastline '70s split-coil mustang bass pickups and a 30" scale lenght. Offered with maple and rosewood fingerboards.