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  Fender American Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar Olympic White Maple Fretboard

  • New bridge with improved bent-steel saddles for increased resonance and sustain • New tinted neck treatment for a richer look • Thinner finish undercoat lets the body breathe and improves resonance • New Fender-exclusive SKB molded case • Beautiful new finish options The Fender American Stratocaster Electric Guitar is a Fender icon. Juicy upgrades include a richer, deeper neck tint for a more elegant and expensive appearance. Glossed neck front for improved looks with satin back for smooth playability. Bent steel Fender saddles with classic look and great tone. String spacing narrowed for modern playability, saddle height screws re-sized to reduce rough feel, and string slot on saddle elongated to reduce string friction or breakage. Copper Infused Cast Strat® Bridge Block (steel with copper- 100% metal) for increased mass and improved tone. This Strat features the original headstock shape but has staggered machine heads losing one string tree and improving string angle over the nut. Custom staggered pickup magnets improve string-to-string balance and give the G-string better tone. Cosmetics include parchment/black/parchment pickguard and parchment pickup covers, knobs, and tips.The return of the American Standard Series Strat continues Fender's tradition of commitment to the people who play Fender instruments out there in the real world. Today's American Standard Stratocaster guitars are worthy heirs of their revered ancestors-mindful of player needs and taking full advantage of modern advances, yet remaining completely true to the elements and spirit that made these instruments legendary in the first place. Improvements include redesigned bridges, neck and body finishes, and a Fender-exclusive high-tech molded case. Still there are the beloved hand-rolled fingerboard edges, alnico V pickups and staggered tuning machines for tone and stability guaranteed to last a lifetime (with its limited lifetime warranty)! So make history with the redesigned American Standard!Redesigned American Standard Strat® Bridge Gives sought-after tone with modern smooth trem travel. Block retains the mass and tone of a vintage bridge block, but is chamfered for access to deeper dives. Saddles have the classic look and tone, but with modern improvements (spacing, slot elongation, height screw length).Bridge Component Specifics 'American Standard' saddles- The original vintage-style Fender bent steel adjustable saddle is one of the components that give vintage Fenders their tonal 'mojo'. Fender conducted tone comparison tests, and fell in love with them all over again. They have a wider tonal range and more character many other saddles. Then Fender improved them; narrowing the spacing to afford more room (and complement the bigger frets and rolled edges), and also elongated the string slot to reduce friction and string breakage, while improving the string break angle over the primary contact point.'Tone-fusio

  $999.99

  
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  Fender American Deluxe Series Ash Telecaster Electric Guitar 2-Tone Sunburst Maple Fretboard

  The top-of-the-line Fender American Deluxe Ash Telecaster Electric Guitar exudes Fender craftsmanship. You get vintage tone with a solid ash body, S-1 switching, and SCN (Samarium Cobalt Noiseless) pickups for hum-free Tele twang. The one-piece maple neck has a vintage tint, abalone dot inlays, and maple fingerboard decked out with 22 medium-jumbo frets. Includes Fender hardshell case.

  $1374.99

  
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  Gibson Custom 1968 Les Paul Custom Chambered Electric Guitar Fire Tiger

  The 1968 Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar includes a carve maple top, chambered mahogany body, lavish white/black body binding, single-piece mahogany neck with rounded profile, and a long tenon neck joint. The bound ebony fretboard has 22 frets and pearl block inlays. The Headstock has a classic split diamond headstock inlay. Hardware and electronics include a pair of '57 Classic humbuckers, dual volume & tone controls, 3-way pickup switching, ABR-1 bridge, stopbar tailpiece, "kidney bean" tuners, and of course a Gibson Custom Shop case.

  $3898.00