Fender Select Stratocaster® HSS

Model : 0170314

The highly acclaimed Fender Select series introduces an all-new lineup for 2013. These finely crafted guitars and basses put decades of Fender expertise on display, with elegant features and design options for discerning musicians everywhere. Experience the latest figured tops, beautiful finishes, choice tone woods, figured and quartersawn maple necks with compound-radius fingerboards, an innovative new "inlaid" fingerboard design on two of the models, specially voiced pickups, and several new first-rate features that mark Fender's top-line best as remarkable instruments.

The 2013 edition of the Fender Select Stratocaster® HSS ups the ante on its 2012 predecessor with several striking new features. First among these is the "channel-bound" rosewood fingerboard, a brand-new Fender innovation in which the compound-radius (9.5"-14") rosewood fingerboard is "inlaid" into the thick modern "C"-shaped maple neck. In addition to creating a stylish new look, it imparts an amazingly comfortable fretting-hand feel in which both edges are pleasingly rounded, with no side seam between neck and fingerboard.

The Fender Select Stratocaster HSS also has a beautiful flame maple-top body with traditional contours. The body has an elegant hand-stained Tobacco Sunburst finish with a gloss lacquer topcoat, and the neck has a hand-rubbed oil finish and a comfortable contoured heel. Other premium features include Fender Select Stratocaster single-coil neck and middle pickups, a full-throated Twin-Head humbucking bridge pickup, five-way switching, three-ply parchment pickguard, aged white control knobs, 21 medium jumbo frets, Bi-Flex™ truss rod system, two-point synchronized tremolo bridge with vintage-style bent steel saddles, deluxe staggered locking tuners and Fender Select headstock medallion.

General

General

Series:

Fender® Select

COLOR/MSRP/PART#:

Tobacco Sunburst
0170314852


Body

Body

Body Material:

Alder with Flame Maple Top

Body Finish:

Hand-Stained with Gloss-Lacquer Topcoat

Body Shape:

Stratocaster®


Neck

Neck

Neck Material:

Maple

Neck Finish:

Hand-Rubbed Oil

Neck Shape:

Thick Modern "C"

Scale Length:

25.5" (648 mm)

Fingerboard Material:

Channel-Bound Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius:

9.5"-14" Compound Radius (241 mm-355.6 mm)

Number of Frets:

21

Fret Size:

Medium Jumbo

Nut Material:

Synthetic Bone

Nut Width:

1.685" (42.8 mm)

Position Inlays:

Dot

Truss Rods:

Bi-Flex™

Truss Rod Nut:

1/8" American Series


Electronics

Electronics

Neck Pickup:

Fender® Select Single-Coil Stratocaster®

Middle Pickup:

Fender® Select Single-Coil Stratocaster®

Bridge Pickup:

Twin Head Humbucking

Pickup Switching:

5-Position Blade: Postion 1. Bridge Humbucking Pickup; Position 2. Middle Pickup and Inner Coil of Humbucker; Position 3. Middle Pickup; Position 4. Neck and Middle Pickup; Position 5. Neck Pickup

Pickup Configuration:

H/S/S

Controls:

Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck and Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup and Bridge/Middle Pickup Combination)


Hardware

Hardware

Hardware Finish:

Nickel/Chrome

Bridge:

2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles

Tuning Machines:

Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Locking

Pickguard:

3-Ply Parchment

Control Knobs:

Aged White Plastic

Strap Buttons:

American Series

Neck Plate:

4-Bolt


Accessories

Accessories

Case/Gig Bag:

Fender® Select Tweed

Included Accessories:

Cable, Strap, Cloth


Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Strings:

Fender® USA, NPS, (.009-.042 Gauges)

Other Features:

Neck Heel Contour, Fender Select Headstock Medallion


OVERALL RATING:

5.0 out of 5 Based on 4 reviews

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I have found MY tone!!

(5.0)
Joe$oup on April 27, 2013
Semi-Professional Blues Gospel Funk Jazz Rock Classic Rock Folk

I have always loved single coil guitars. I recently bought a LP Standard and found that the playability for me just didn't work like Fenders.

I loved the bridge humbucker, but not the neck, and i needed my cluck and chime there.
When i took it back to Guitar Center this beauty caught my eye. I love the tone woods and finish. The neck is amazing, and so playable. And with the HSS config, buddy this thing will get dirty too! As a church musician moving across many genres of music in any given set, this guitar can cover them all. I definately wont be taking this one back!

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Ultimate Rock Immortal HSS

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DonnyRock on April 9, 2013 (updated April 9, 2013)
Semi-Professional Blues Rock Classic Rock Pop Rock

I initially saw this guitar on the Fender website and was intrigued by the new Fender Rosewood embedded fingerboard in a maple neck. I finally got a call from my local Guitar Center and got the opportunity to be the first to have one from this store. I immediately went down and had to try it out. I was amazed by the unique neck and fingerboard and how easy it was to play. The action was amazing and the sound was super sweet. The humbucker pickup had a smooth crunch that helped me immediately make the decision to buy it. The finish was beautiful, the neck amazing, the sound the best yet from any Fender I have played. Everyone around me wanted to try the guitar but I immediately swooped it up and didn't want anyone else to get it. This guitar is the most exciting one I have ever owned and I can't wait to get on stage with my Rock Immortal friends to make it scream!

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SWEET SMOOTH LADY

(5.0)
Mike on February 21, 2013 (updated February 21, 2013)
Amateur Blues R&B Gospel Rock Classic Rock Pop Rock Country

I played a Strat back in the 60s and had fun in a small 3 man band playing classic rock-n-roll. When I went into the service and got out of music for a while, my heart was just not in it anymore. When I came back to music later, it was with an acoustical guitar. Lately I have had the bug to play an electric guitar again. So I took the plunge with this beautiful lady! I am in awe of this Lady....she has all the inner & out beauty, sleek grace and mellow tone as well as a raunchy guttural snarl of a fine tuned Formula-1 at the Indy 500! The wood front & back is flawless with a sleek luster finish. The maple birdseye neck with rosewood fret board is a beauty. The neck fills your hand and is smooth with the strings that melt like butter to the touch. I may have to go to heavier gauge strings until I soften my acoustical neck (death) grip. The ability to play all high, mid-range and low ranges of music voices with such quality, clarity as well as hold a note and switching from single coils to humbucker drives my crazy! When I transport this vibe through my new Limited Super Sonic 22, I am in heaven. When I shoot them through my Mustang II with all the warped preset modes, I can't help but think of my first '65 Corvette Stingray Roadster! You couldn't wipe the smile off my face with a baseball bat! I feel like a kid again! Thank you FENDER! I salute all your artists & craftsmen!

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Fender Select Strat HSS Guitar

(5.0)
playing4him27 on February 21, 2013 (updated February 21, 2013)
Amateur Gospel Rock

I got this guitar in November 2012. Wow what a guitar! I received a certificate with the guitar indicating it was one of the first 100 made. The humbuckers sound so good! These, with the two single-coil pickups provide such an awesome array of tones which enables me to be very creative! The fit and finish of this Strat is second to none. The combination of the neck being so smooth and the rosewood fretboard allow my fingers to glide
up and down the neck. This guitar is truly a dream to play! You ask, would I purchase this guitar again ? YES! I would highly recommend this guitar to anyone looking for an excellent playing, excellent built, and excellent sounding electric guitar!

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