Fender Announces New American Standard Series Stratocaster

by Staff.

Fender announced yesterday that it has reshaped the American Series Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jazz Bass and Precision Bass guitars into what it calls the American Standard Series. In 1987, Fender introduced the American Standard Stratocaster that re-visited the classic Strat while introducing modern design elements, a guitar that went a long way toward raising post-CBS Fender from the ashes. In 2000, the American Standard was updated to the American Series Stratocaster, incorporating new design features such as the rolled fingerboard and single headstock string guide.

According to Fender, the new American Standard Stratocaster and Telecaster incorporate "...a redesigned bridge, new bent-steel saddles with elongated string slots, a new neck and body finish, and a Fender-exclusive high-tech molded case." The Jazz and Precision Bass lines offer, "...a new neck and body finish, a Fender-exclusive high-tech molded case, lightweight tuners, height-leveled pole pieces, and the new HMV high-mass vintage bridge."

Fender at the 2008 Winter NAMM Show

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