my first americain stratocaster

simus35 · **Joined:** Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:52 pm **Posts:** 38

I just bought today my first americain strat
is 1999 blonde stratocaster in almost new condition
I pay only 847$ Canadien tax included in my music store
here some pic

and I think the body is ash
I love this guitar
thanks for looking :roll:

kineman karma · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2012 1:38 pm

Very Nice Score Simus!! Congratulations

What pups are in that baby?

Lightnin MN · **Joined:** Tue Sep 11, 2012 2:14 pm **Posts:** 2561

Very Nice !!

Great Deal !

Especially like the Pearloid PG.

What kind of Bridge & Saddles are those..??

Interesting to see the twin double string keepers on the Head...

What model Strat is it..??

Enjoy playing it !

cheers!

simus35 · **Joined:** Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:52 pm **Posts:** 38

The guitar is 1999
and the Bridge & Saddles are from this era
and for the pup i don't know. i will know later when i will get email back from fender. because the music store where i bought don't know.

Monalst · **Joined:** Wed Jun 20, 2012 12:39 pm **Posts:** 721

Very nice guitar Simus congrats hope you enjoy it for years!

93greenstrat · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:09 pm

simus35 wrote:

The guitar is 1999
and the Bridge & Saddles are from this era
and for the pup i don't know. i will know later when i will get email back from fender. because the music store where i bought don't know.

What we have here is an example of an original American Standard Strat that by this time, had received a few minor updates since their debut in 1987/1988. Compared to earliest models, this version features:

* Fender's "spaghetti" logo vs. the old silver transition-style logo.

* Fender's Delta Tone system: the bridge pick up is slightly hotter and the no-load tone control took the place of the old TBX circuit. The American Standard pickups have remained the same until 2000 when the line was renamed "American Series". The pickups were essentially the same except that they were now staggered instead of flat. These pickups have only recently been supplanted by Fender's Custom Shop Fat 50's.

Actually; since your Strat is a '99 model, it may be transition model between the "Standard" and "Series" change. If that is the case, your guitar may have the H-S-H pickup routing vs. the universal (aka; "swimming pool" route) and have body contours that more closely match the original Stratocaster body. The headstock still has two string trees and does not have staggered tuners.

The original 2-point American Standard differs from the current production unit in that it uses so-called block saddles with an off-set screw vs the vintage style bent-steel saddles with a center screw. The current American Deluxe tremolo is a variant of the original American Standard.

simus35 · **Joined:** Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:52 pm **Posts:** 38

93greenstrat wrote:

simus35 wrote:

The guitar is 1999
and the Bridge & Saddles are from this era
and for the pup i don't know. i will know later when i will get email back from fender. because the music store where i bought don't know.

What we have here is an example of an original American Standard Strat that by this time, had received a few minor updates since their debut in 1987/1988. Compared to earliest models, this version features:

* Fender's "spaghetti" logo vs. the old silver transition-style logo.

* Fender's Delta Tone system: the bridge pick up is slightly hotter and the no-load tone control took the place of the old TBX circuit. The American Standard pickups have remained the same until 2000 when the line was renamed "American Series". The pickups were essentially the same except that they were now staggered instead of flat. These pickups have only recently been supplanted by Fender's Custom Shop Fat 50's.

Actually; since your Strat is a '99 model, it may be transition model between the "Standard" and "Series" change. If that is the case, your guitar may have the H-S-H pickup routing vs. the universal (aka; "swimming pool" route) and have body contours that more closely match the original Stratocaster body. The headstock still has two string trees and does not have staggered tuners.

The original 2-point American Standard differs from the current production unit in that it uses so-called block saddles with an off-set screw vs the vintage style bent-steel saddles with a center screw. The current American Deluxe tremolo is a variant of the original American Standard.

Thanks for the info and i will look under the pickguards when i will change the string

simus35 · **Joined:** Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:52 pm **Posts:** 38

simus35 wrote:

93greenstrat wrote:

simus35 wrote:

The guitar is 1999
and the Bridge & Saddles are from this era
and for the pup i don't know. i will know later when i will get email back from fender. because the music store where i bought don't know.

What we have here is an example of an original American Standard Strat that by this time, had received a few minor updates since their debut in 1987/1988. Compared to earliest models, this version features:

* Fender's "spaghetti" logo vs. the old silver transition-style logo.

* Fender's Delta Tone system: the bridge pick up is slightly hotter and the no-load tone control took the place of the old TBX circuit. The American Standard pickups have remained the same until 2000 when the line was renamed "American Series". The pickups were essentially the same except that they were now staggered instead of flat. These pickups have only recently been supplanted by Fender's Custom Shop Fat 50's.

Actually; since your Strat is a '99 model, it may be transition model between the "Standard" and "Series" change. If that is the case, your guitar may have the H-S-H pickup routing vs. the universal (aka; "swimming pool" route) and have body contours that more closely match the original Stratocaster body. The headstock still has two string trees and does not have staggered tuners.

The original 2-point American Standard differs from the current production unit in that it uses so-called block saddles with an off-set screw vs the vintage style bent-steel saddles with a center screw. The current American Deluxe tremolo is a variant of the original American Standard.

Thanks for the info and i will look under the pickguards when i will change the string

i look under the hood and i have the H-S-H pickup routing :roll:

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