FENDER AMERICAN STANDARD STRATOCASTER (1986-2000, U.S. MFG. NO. 010-7400/7402) Description
- alder body, four-bolt neck plate, 22-fret maple or rosewood fingerboard with black dot inlay, chrome-plated die-cast tuners, standard vibrato with two pivot point design, three-ply white pickguard, three single coil exposed polepiece pickups, three knobs (v, two tone), five-position switch, chrome hardware, available in 3-Color Sunburst (1998-2000), Arctic White (disc. 1997), Black, Brown Sunburst, Burgundy Mist (limited edition, 1995 only), Candy Apple Red (1997-2000), Caribbean Mist (disc. 1997), Frost Red (late 1980s-early 1990s), Gun Metal Blue (late 1980s-early 1990s), Inca Silver (1997-2000), Lake Placid Blue (1998-2000), Lipstick Red (disc. 1997), Midnight Blue (disc. 1997), Midnight Wine (disc. 1997), Natural (1998-2000), Olympic White (1998-2000), Pewter (late 1980s-early 1990s), Sonic Blue (1997-98), Surf Green (limited edition, 1995 only), or Vintage White (1997-98) polyurethane finish, mfg. late 1986-2000.
In 1995, Fender offered three limited edition color options with a matching painted headstock available in Burgundy Mist or Surf Green. In 1998, the DeltaTone system (high output bridge pickup and special "no-load" tone control) electronics was introduced.