2006 Fender 60th Anniversary American Standard Stratocaster

Since 1954, the Fender Stratocaster has set the bar for the electric guitar. Versatile and expressive—but originally conceived as an affordable, workingman's instrument—the Stratocaster has become ubiquitous across all genres of music as a Swiss-army-knife guitar. By the mid-2000s, the "American Standard" Stratocaster very clearly resembled the 1954 original, but this model wasn't simply a re-imagining of the vintage classic. It was the authentic original model, refined and evolved for the 21st Century. In many ways, it found the perfect blend of timeless design and modern technological improvements. With the American Standard Stratocaster, the best of the original design was paired with contemporary features like a flatter 9.5" fingerboard radius, thinner neck profile, staggered posts tuning machines, and a refined, modern two-point tremolo system. Borrowing from the best-sounding pre-CBS examples, the American Standard pickups are each voiced for its specific position. The two-point