Product Description

SOLD 2017 Fender Professional Strat in Antique Olive

This one is in excellent condition and is more olive than the photos.

The primary features that differentiate the new American Professional series from the former American Standard series include the following updates:

• Tim Shaw-designed, V-Mod single-coil Stratocaster pickups
•  “Deep C”-shaped neck profile
• Bone nut
• 22 narrow-tall frets
• Pop-in tremolo arm
• Treble bleed circuit
• Inclusion of an elite, molded, hardshell case

With the American Professional Stratocaster, all three single-coil pickups vary, with a blend of alnico II and III for the bridge, alnico II and V for the middle, and alnico V for the bridge. The poles on the pickups are vintage staggered. There are many discussions of this design decision online and whether it is appropriate for modern day fretboards that aren’t sporting a vintage 7.25” radius.

Another enhancement is the treble-bleed circuit, which compensates for the familiar loss of treble tone when rolling back the volume control. There is a standard, five-position blade switch for pickup selection, along with a volume knob and two tone knobs.

The pop-in tremolo arm was upgraded for enhanced stability. Often, there is a challenge finding that right balance of the arm being too loose or too tight. The pop-in style solves this problem by utilizing an arm tension adjustment to set just the right swing in the arm. The bridge is a standard American, two-point design, and the bridge saddles are vintage bent steel.