I was at GC today and they have a used 2008 MIM strat standard with a lite ash boby and maple neck with rosewood fingerboard. they called it a lite ash standard. I cant find this guitar anywhere on fenders site. any ideas for $300 im really thinking about it. it also as a red pearl pickguard.

Hi fman600, :O)
Just for the heck of it i did a search on guitarcenter.com and found this
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender-FSR- ... 1472227.gc

We do the occasional "Special Run" model for particular stores, which is why you wouldnt see it on our site normally.
You mention a red Pickguard (tortoise?) so it may be this:

Model Name: FSR Ash Standard Stratocaster® (Natural) 2006 UPGRADE
Model Number: 013-0148-(521)
Series: Standard
Body: Ash
Neck: Maple (Std. Truss Rod),
(Satin Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Rosewood, (9.5” Radius/241 mm)
No. of Frets: 21
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Width @ Nut: 1.650” (42 mm)
Hardware: Chrome
Machine Heads: Fender® Standard (Ping® Enclosed)
Bridge: Vintage Style (Stamped)
Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoise Shell
Pickups: 3 Tex-MexTM Single-Coil Strat® Pickups (Neck & Bridge)
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
Position 3. Middle Pickup
Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup
Position 5. Neck Pickup
Controls: Master Volume,
Tone 1. (Neck Pickup),
Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Colors: (521) Natural,
(Polyester Finish)
Strings: Fender Super BulletsTM 3250L, (.009 to .042), Nickel Plated Steel, p/n 073-3250-003
Unique Features: Aged White Plastic Parts
Source: Mexico
Accessories: None
U.S. MSRP: $642.84
Specs: Product Prices, Features, Specifications and Availability Are Subject To Change Without Notice
INTRODUCED: 2006
DISCONTINUED:
DISCONTINUED COLORS:
COMMENTS: FSR for GC/MF
WRENCH SIZES: Truss Rod Wrench #038467 (3/16” Hex)
Saddle Height Adjustment Wrench #050919 (.050” Hex 1.5mm)

Hope that helps!
Best regards,
rob

This guitar has a natural ash body just like the 70's ri. its not a sunburst. its just a clear coat.

The specs he listed say(521) natural finish. The link showed a different one.

Thanks Fhopkins i didnt see that. maybe i should pick it up for $300 wont take much to put it lefty.
thanks for your help

No problem. Sounds like a deal.

will it say fsr on the neck or is it just a normal mim serial number? this is the number mz8268917

300 sounds like a pretty fair deal for that guitar.

I think i would like to get my hands on that for $300 ..I think you will find it will sound more like a G&L then a Fender ..Because that is the biggest difference other than pick ups is the wood ..G&L mostly uses Ash to best of my knowledge while Fender uses Alder..Which makes a huge difference in tone..
I never realized how big of a difference before i bought a G&L S-500..I also own a G&L SC-1 ..Both are made from ASH ..But both are alos equipped with MFD pickups so i can't really compare the two as there is no Fender pick up that compares to a MFD.Which doesn't make the G&L better or worse just different..
I think it would be very cool to have a ASh Fender and an Alder Fender and compare the tones..