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