Detail 01
HSS pickup arrangement
A Coastline humbucker is at the bridge, with Coastline '57 single-coils in the middle and neck.
Product detailSKU #1500000458525
FenderAmerican Professional Classic Stratocaster HSS Maple Fingerboard Electric Guitar - Faded Black
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The American Professional Classic Stratocaster HSS in Faded Black combines a Coastline bridge humbucker with Coastline '57 single-coils at the middle and neck. That HSS arrangement gives access to thick driven bridge sounds alongside the clear, chime-oriented single-coil voices described for the other positions. A five-position blade switch, master volume, and two Greasebucket tone controls keep tone changes at the guitar. The alder body, maple fingerboard, satin urethane-finished maple neck, and six-saddle synchronized tremolo form a right-handed, 22-fret Stratocaster built around flexible pickup routing.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Set lists that move between thicker driven bridge sounds and clear neck or middle single-coil parts.
- Players who want pitch modulation and individual saddle adjustments from a synchronized tremolo bridge.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players.
- Players seeking an all-single-coil SSS pickup configuration.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Greasebucket circuit
The tone controls can reduce treble without muddying the low end.
Detail 03
6-saddle vintage-style synchronized tremolo
Provides pitch modulation and individual saddle adjustments for string height and intonation.
Detail 04
Deluxe gig bag included
A deluxe gig bag is included for carrying the guitar.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, six-string HSS model.
- 02It has a maple fingerboard and Faded Black finish.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Does this guitar have a humbucker?
Yes. It has a Coastline humbucker in the bridge position, plus Coastline '57 single-coils at the neck and middle.
02What switching does it use?
It uses a five-position blade switch.
03What are the scale length and fret count?
It has a 25.5-inch scale length and 22 frets.
04Is a bag included?
Yes, a deluxe gig bag is included.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
4 detailsPickups & controls
- Bridge pickup
- Coastline humbucker
- Middle pickup
- Coastline '57 single-coil Stratocaster RWRP
- Neck pickup
- Coastline '57 single-coil Stratocaster
- Pickup Configuration
- HSS
6 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of frets
- 22
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25.5"
10 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Black
- Body Material
- Alder
- Neck finish
- Satin urethane
- Neck Wood
- Maple
- Body wood
- Alder
- Neck wood
- Maple
- Fingerboard wood
- Maple
- Nut material
- Synthetic bone
- Body Shape
- Stratocaster double cutaway
- Body finish
- Gloss urethane
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 25.5"
- Nut width
- 1.685"
14 detailsOther
- Body shape
- Stratocaster double cutaway
- Configuration
- HSS
- Truss rod
- Standard
- Case
- Deluxe gig bag included
- Tier
- new
- Controls
- Master volume, Tone 1, Tone 2 with Greasebucket
- Category Source
- detail
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Fender ClassicGear
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Switching
- 5-position blade
- Source Id
- site51500000458525
- Prop65
- WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
- Bridge
- 6-saddle vintage-style synchronized tremolo
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