Fender Stratocaster AMERICAN DELUXE STRATOCASTER QMT HSS Guitar Review :: Fender Electric Guitars Reviews
a stunning example of classic Fender craftsmanship plus a modern C-shaped maple neck with rosewood fingerboard
The American Deluxe Fender Stratocaster QMT HSS guitar is a stunning example of classic Fender craftsmanship, with a beautiful 1/8â€-thick piece of solid quilted maple hand-bent to the top of the alder body, plus a modern C-shaped maple neck with rosewood fingerboard. This Fender strat features a DH-1 humbucking pickup, two Samarium Cobalt Noiseless pickups and the S-1 switching system for endless tonal variety. Other features include a deluxe two-point synchronized tremolo with pop-in arm, abalone inlays and 22 medium jumbo frets.
Samarium Cobalt Noiseless pickups Fender partnered with legendary pickup designer Bill Lawrence. The pickup that was birthed from this extraordinary partnership is the Samarium Cobalt Noiseless pickup. Fender’s groundbreaking S-1 switching system allows players to switch pickup configurations in an instant. The switch is visually undetectable, but tonally it turns your instrument into the most versatile axe on the planet! Located in the crown of the master volume knob, one push of the switch will place your pickups in an assemblage of parallel, series and pickup-combining configurations. You can have the best of all worlds!
It has no hum, no microphonics, close to zero magnetic interruption of the string path; and the widest sonic parameters possible-from Fender classic single coils to tones not yet imagined. Truly a revolutionary design in guitar pickups.
| Features + Technical Specs | |
|---|---|
| Model Name | American Deluxe Stratocaster QMT HSS |
| Model Number | 010-1580-(Color#) |
| Series | American Deluxe Series |
| Colors | (820) Amber, (852) Tobacco Sunburst, (861) Bing Cherry Transparent, (862) Cobalt Blue Transparent, (Polyurethane Finish) |
| Body | Select Alder with Quilt Maple Top |
| Neck | Maple, Modern “C” Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish) |
| Fingerboard | Ebony, 9.5” Radius (241 mm) |
| No. of Frets | 22 Medium Jumbo Frets |
| Pickups | 1 Fender DH-1 Humbucking Pickup (Bridge), 2 Hot Samarium Cobalt Noiseless Strat Pickups (Middle/Neck) |
| Controls | Master Volume (with S-1 Switch), Master No-Load Tone Control |
| Pickup Switching | 5-Position Blade and 2-Position Push/Push S-1: S-1 Switch Up: Position 1. Full Bridge Humbucking Pickup with Coils in Series (Lead Tone Control) Position 2. Middle Pickup and Inside Coil of Bridge Humbucking Pickup in Parallel (Lead Tone Control) Position 3. Middle Pickup (Lead Tone Control) Position 4. Neck and Middle Pickup in Parallel (Lead and Rhythm Tone Controls) Position 5. Neck Pickup (Rhythm Tone Control S-1 Switch Down: Position 1. Full Bridge Humbucking Pickup with Coils in Series (Lead Tone Control) Position 2. Full Bridge Humbucking Pickup with Coils in Series, in Parallel with Neck Pickup (Lead and Rhythm Tone Controls) Position 3. Full Bridge Humbucking Pickup with Coils in Series, in Parallel with Neck and Middle Pickups that are Paired in Series (Lead and Rhythm Tone Controls) Position 4. Inside Coil of Bridge Pickup Paired in Series with Neck Pickup, in Parallel with Middle Pickup (Lead and Rhythm Tone Controls) Position 5. Middle Pickup in Series with Neck Pickup (Rhythm Tone Control) |
| Bridge | Fender Deluxe 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Pop in Arm |
| Machine Heads | Fender/Schaller Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Locking Tuning Machines |
| Hardware | Chrome |
| Pickguard | None |
| Scale Length | 25.5” (648 mm) |
| Width at Nut | 1.6875” (43 mm) |
| Unique Features | S-1 Switching, Ebony Fingerboard, LSR Roller Nut, Abalone Dot Position Inlays, Highly Detailed Fret Work, Black Anodized Mini-Barrel Knobs, Black Plastic Parts |
| Strings | Fender Super Bullets 3250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042), p/n 073-3250-003 |
| Accessories | Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case, Cable, Strap, Straplocks, Meguiar’s Mist and Wipe Kit |
| These musical instruments offer includes Case | Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case |
| Introduced | 1/2004 |
