New Old Stock, never played, 2006 Fender Stratocaster American Deluxe Ash, 60th Anniversary. Cherry sunburst with Rosewood neck. This unplayed guitar has been in a climate controlled office since it was purchased new from a Fender retailer in 2006. No nicks, scratches, swirls or dust. Fretboard is unplayed except for a few chord strums after recently changing out the original strings. It's basically a 20 year old new guitar. Comes with original case, all case candy and tremolo arm.
Body & Neck Construction
- Body Wood: Premium Aged Cherry Burst finish over a figured Ash body.
- Body Finish: Polyurethane coating.
- Neck Material: Maple neck with a satin polyurethane finish and a contoured neck heel for easy access to the upper frets.
- Neck Profile: Modern "C" shape.
- Fingerboard Options: Rosewood with a 9.5" radius (241 mm).
- Inlays: Highly detailed Abalone dot inlays.
- Frets: 22 medium jumbo frets.
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm).
- Nut Material: Synthetic bone with a 1.6875" (43 mm) nut width.
Pickups & Advanced Electronics
- Pickups: 3 Samarium Cobalt Noiseless (SCN) single-coil Strat pickups designed by Bill Lawrence.
- Controls: Master Volume (incorporating the S-1 Switching System button inside the knob), Tone 1 (Neck pickup), and Tone 2 (No-Load tone control for the Middle and Bridge pickups).
- Pickup Switching: Standard 5-Position blade configuration.
- S-1 Switch System functionality:
- S-1 Switch Up: Standard traditional Stratocaster pickup combinations.
- S-1 Switch Down: Activates 5 brand new alternative wiring modes, running various pickups together in series, parallel, or out-of-phase to mimic fat humbucker tones.
Hardware & Appointments
- Bridge: Deluxe 2-point synchronized tremolo with polished stainless steel block saddles and a pop-in tremolo arm.
- Tuning Machines: Fender Deluxe staggered cast/sealed locking tuners.
- Pickguard: 3-ply Pearloid (often paired with aged plastic pickup covers and control knobs).
- Hardware Finish: Chrome.
- Commemorative Feature: A silver, circular 60th Anniversary medallion embedded on the rear of the headstock.