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Fender American Professional 2017 Black & White,
PRE OWNED GUITARS AND AMPLIFIERS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE IN STORE
Condition: Excellent – Pre Owned – Hardcase,
The primary features that differentiate the new American Professional series from the former American Standard series include the following updates:
The Stratocaster we reviewed featured a glossy, piano black body with a slightly tinted (not yellow) maple neck and fretboard. The back of the neck is covered in a matte satin urethane finish while the fretboard is covered in glossy urethane.
The 22 frets have been changed from medium-jumbo to narrow-tall to improve bending and fretting chords higher up on the neck. The alder wood body (a common Fender body choice) is covered in gloss polyurethane.
The neck is a standard 25.5” scale as found on most Stratocaster models, with a 9.5” radius, but has a new, “Deep C” shape. The “Deep C” thickness is 0.82’” at the first fret and 0.920” at the 12th fret, but dimensions can vary slightly.
The neck heel is a standard, four-hole, rectangular design.
The truss rod is unchanged and continues to be a bi-flex dual adjust. This is a Fender exclusive that can correct not just concave neck bowing (like a single-action truss rod) but also correct for convex neck bowing.
This feature has only been available on certain Fender models, and now it makes its way down the line into a standard production model.
The pickups are new this year and have been changed from the custom shop, single-coil Stratocaster pickups on the Standard line to a new, Tim Shaw-designed, V-mod, single-coil pickup. The development and research behind the new pickups is well discussed on the Fender website
Tim Shaw (guitar pickup guru) stated, “The first challenge was to do something different but not mess it up.” Fender combined different magnets to produce a “musically interesting and useful tone.” Shaw states, “They adjusted the winding and stuff to get the maximum versatility” out of the guitar “while keeping the characteristics that everybody knew and liked about them.”
Yes, all of our new guitars are personally set up for optimal tone and playability in-store by Ant, our owner. Ant is an expert guitar technician and has been playing for over 39 years.
Used guitars vary, and as such we would recommend visiting our store to try them out prior to purchase. All used guitars are thoroughly inspected and assessed prior to listing.
All new guitars come with a standard 12 month manufacturer’s warranty.
Used guitars are warranted for 1 month.
GuitarShop Folkestone is a trusted retailer of quality new and used guitars, with a brick and mortar store based in Folkestone, Kent.
We pride ourselves on our knowledge and our honest, friendly, reliable service.
Please allow 3-5 working days for delivery. GuitarShop Folkestone can not be held responsible for carrier issues outside of our control.
If your guitar is faulty, you can return it to us within 14 days for a full refund or credit – Please contact us prior to sending back and we will start the process. Your refund will be issued once appraised.
We do not accept refunds for items that are simply unwanted.
