Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster electric guitar

Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster

The American Deluxe Stratocaster electric guitar maintains its traditional look and feel while introducing upgrades that include three N3 Noiseless single-coil pickups that still produce their revered sparkle and snap and-with noiseless design-no annoying hum. The S-1 switching system adds additional pickup combinations beyond those provided by a standard five-way switch including new combinations of series and parallel wiring for a dazzling array of tonal choice. The compound radius fretboard that modern guitarists demand ensures strings won't fret out even with extreme bending. Other improvements include the high-mass tremolo block that increases sustain; locking tuning keys; and a molded case with glass-reinforced latches and TSA locks.

Pickup switching:

• S-1 switch up:
- Position 1. bridge pickup
- Position 2. bridge and middle pickup in parallel
- Position 3. middle pickup
- Position 4. middle and neck pickup in parallel

• S-1 switch down:
- Position 1. bridge pickup in series with middle pickup
- Position 2. bridge pickup in parallel with special capacitor and in series with middle pickup
- Position 3. bridge/middle/neck pickups with neck and bridge pickups in parallel and in series with middle pickup
- Position 4. neck pickup in parallel with special capacitor and in series with middle pickup
- Position 5. neck pickup in series with middle pickup