Fender American Professional II Stratocaster - Miami Blue with Rosewood Fingerboard

The Fender American Professional II Stratocaster in Miami Blue with a Rosewood Fingerboard is a premium, American-made electric guitar from Fender's flagship production line, designed for the discerning professional musician. It combines classic Stratocaster heritage with significant modern refinements to enhance playability, tone, and reliability.

Key Features:

• Body:

  • Material: Alder, a classic Fender tonewood known for its balanced tone, strong mids, and excellent sustain.

  • Shape: Iconic Stratocaster double-cutaway, offering comfortable playability and upper fret access.

  • Finish: Gloss Urethane in Miami Blue, a vibrant and distinctive light blue finish that stands out.

  • Carve: Features a sculpted neck heel for enhanced upper-fret access, a refinement for modern playing.

• Neck & Fingerboard:

  • Neck Material: Maple, contributing to a bright, snappy tone.

  • Neck Profile: Deep "C" shape. This profile is designed for comfort and speed, sitting between a modern "C" and a "U" shape, offering a substantial but still fast feel.

  • Neck Finish: "Super-Natural" satin urethane finish on the back of the neck. This provides an incredibly smooth and fast playing surface, designed to feel almost invisible. The headstock face typically has a gloss urethane finish.

  • Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm), the standard Fender scale length for a bright, articulate tone.

  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood. Rosewood fingerboards are known for adding warmth and richness to the tone, with a smoother feel than maple.

  • Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm), a versatile radius suitable for both chording and lead playing, and comfortable string bending.

  • Frets: 22 Narrow Tall frets. These frets are taller and narrower than medium jumbo, making bending easier and improving intonation, particularly for lead playing.

  • Nut: Bone nut, contributing to improved sustain and tuning stability.

  • Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm).

  • Truss Rod: Dual-Action with a headstock adjustment wheel for easy access.

• Electronics:

  • Pickups: Three Fender V-Mod II Single-Coil Strat pickups (Neck, Middle, and Bridge). These are updated versions of the original V-Mod pickups, carefully voiced for each position to deliver balanced tone with increased articulation and bell-like chime, retaining vintage warmth with modern clarity.

  • Push-Push Tone Knob: The second tone control (for bridge pickup) features a push-push switch that adds the neck pickup into any position, allowing for unique parallel pickup combinations (e.g., bridge + neck, or all three pickups together).

  • Controls:

    • 1 x Master Volume.

    • 1 x Tone (Neck and Middle Pickups).

    • 1 x Tone (Bridge Pickup) with push-push for Neck Pickup Add.

  • Switching: 5-position blade pickup selector.

• Hardware:

  • Bridge: 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles, Pop-In Tremolo Arm, and Cold-Rolled Steel Block. The cold-rolled steel block enhances sustain, clarity, and high-end sparkle. The pop-in arm provides convenience.

  • Tuning Machines: Fender Standard Cast/Sealed Staggered tuners, designed to keep the strings at an optimal break angle over the nut for improved tuning stability, eliminating the need for string trees.

  • Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome.

  • Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green, providing a classic aesthetic contrast with the Miami Blue body.

  • Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic (Volume/Tone) and Aged White Switch Tip, completing the traditional Strat look.

  • Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with a sculpted heel.

• Included Accessory:

  • Comes with a Deluxe Molded Case, offering superior protection for the instrument, designed for durability and secure transport.

The Fender American Professional II Stratocaster in Miami Blue with a Rosewood Fingerboard is a top-tier instrument that delivers classic Strat tone and feel, but with significant enhancements in playability, versatility, and performance, making it a highly desirable guitar for professional musicians.