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The Fender Standard Stratocaster HSS (also known as a Fat Strat) electric guitar features everything players love about the Stratocaster—alder body, maple C-shaped neck, vintage synchronized trem, single-coil pickups—plus the added versatility of a humbucker in the bridge position. This HSS configuration, in combination with the 5-position switch, provides a huge array of tonal possibilities. Standard Strats now feature a thicker bridge block for increased sustain and a more stable point of contact with the strings.

Fender Standard HSS Stratocaster Electric Guitar Features:

  • Alder body
  • Maple C-shaped neck
  • Vintage synchronized trem
  • Humbucker/Single/Single pickup configuration
  • 5-position Special Switching
  • Thicker bridge block for increased sustain and more stable point of contact with strings
  • Die-cast tuners
  • Chrome hardware
  • 21 medium-jumbo frets
  • 25-1/2" scale
  • 1-11/16" nut width

Fender Standard HSS Stratocaster Electric Guitar Includes:

  • fender gig bag

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Fender Standard HSS Stratocaster Electric Guitar

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Average of 149 User Ratings

Overall

Overall: 9.32

Quality

Quality: 9.22

Features

Features: 9.15

Value

Value: 9.54

Customer Reviews

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 9

Value

Value: 10

AMAZING GUITAR
Posted by ToxicMetal from iron mountain, MI on Feb 11, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: intermediate hobbyist
Reviewer's Play Style: metal, punk, and alternative
I've owned this guitar for about 3 months now, and I love it. The only thing I dont like, is that I wish thaat it had a floyd rose bridge. Obviously most fenders dont have it, but I would really enjoy one on it. But overall it screams rock man!

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 8

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 10

all I did was block it
Posted by steveyoung903 from Earlville, IL on Jan 12, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: active musician
Reviewer's Play Style: jazz, original solo compositions, progressive jaz
I received the 60th Aniversary model of this Strat for for Christmas 2 years ago (black w/ maple fretboard and black headstock.) Being my first Fender Strat (Ihave played Gibsons and Gibson-built Epiphones for 40+ years) I was excitedto have it. The tuners were so-so. Irepleced them with Schaller locking tuners and played and had a lot of fun. It did take me a while to figure out all the p/u combinations and adapt them to my style. Since I am not much of a whammy bar guy, I thought I might block the tremolo about 6 months ago, to make the sound a little bigger and stabilize the tuning problems(even with the locking tuners.) I did this by cutting a piece of maple with a small table jig saw to fit nice an tight;it took a few tries, all around the T-block and wedging and tacking it in with a SMALL bit of expoxy. It can still be easily removed, but after hearing the result I would never change it. I also added Graph-Tech bridge saddles and a second string tree for the 3rd and 4th strings. After setting the action (D'Aquisto D-340 11-14-18-28-38-48) it playes and sounds like a dream, still the Strat sound but bigger. I've had several players tell me that it sounds like a semi-hollow. I'm not sure of that, but am very happy with this guitar. I'm sure the mods are not for everyone, but it's great to know the ease at which one can make an individual sounding guitar with just a little care and effort. I am very happy with my first Strat, even though it took some work to get it to where I wanted it. This instrument was a beautiful canvas to work with for an individual sound.

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 10

Great Guitar
Posted by Fender Fan from The West on Dec 26, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Recording Artist
Reviewer's Play Style: Christian
I've had this guitar for about 2 years, I use a Digitech RP150 and it sounds great. I love how comfortable the fretboard feels. I have the Midnight Wine with the Rosewood fretboard, GREAT GUITAR. Bye one or two now!!!

Overall

Overall: 9

Quality

Quality: 9

Features

Features: 9

Value

Value: 10

Great Guitar for the Price
Posted by AGuy on Dec 22, 2008
Experience w/product: I have used it
Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Prog Rock, Blues
This is an amazing guitar for the price! I have used this at my local guitar shop and out of all the guitars in my price range (400-600) this was easily the best guitar there. I was using the Arctic white and maple fretboard model. What I like most about this guitar is the humbucker, and the way it feels when you play. It is very smooth and very comfortable. I look forward to purchasing this guitar in the future.

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 10

Awesome Guitar.
Posted by StratMastah007 from Salt Lake City, UT on Dec 15, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Alternative, Metal, Blues, and Classic Rock.
I have had a Deluxe Fender Fat Strat for the last 5 years. I am 14 years old. This guitar is awesome sounding with great stock pickups. I'm an intermediate guitarist and I've found this guitar to be perfect to develop my skills. I would recommend this guitar to anyone who really wants to rock.

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