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Fender American Professional Classic Stratocaster, Faded Firemist Gold, Maple fingerboard

Fender American Professional Classic Stratocaster

Pre-orderFender part 0114942384

4.8★ average Google rating

$2,109.99 CAD

Finish: Faded Firemist Gold

Fingerboard: Maple

How would you like to pay?

Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

Deposit orders: the balance is due when it arrives. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take a deposit. Pre-order FAQ

  • Ordered in for you
  • Set up free
  • Shipped insured from Ottawa
  • Free shipping over $200

Got a question about this one?

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Why Lauzon Music

Guitar people since 1945

Set up your way

Free with online orders

Every instrument crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships. You choose the strings and the action when you order.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Our take

Who this one is for

The American Professional Classic Stratocaster takes a fifties-voiced set of pickups and puts them on a modern neck. Three Coastline '57 Single-Coil Stratocaster pickups, the middle one RWRP, run through a 5-way blade with a master volume, one tone for the neck and middle, and a second tone for the bridge. That bridge tone is the Greasebucket circuit, which rolls off highs without adding bass, handy for taking the bite off the bridge pickup.

The Modern "C" neck has a 9.5" radius and Medium Jumbo frets, comfortable for chords and easy on bends. There's a 6-saddle vintage-style synchronized tremolo, staggered ClassicGear tuners and an alder body.

For a period-correct build, look at the American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster. For a compound radius, noiseless pickups and locking tuners, the American Ultra II Stratocaster. There's also an HSS version, and a limited run with the Silent System for hum.

Faded Firemist Gold, Faded Lake Placid Blue and 3-Color Sunburst come with a maple board, Faded Black, Faded Dakota Red and Faded Sherwood Green Metallic with rosewood.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green, 4-Ply Tortoiseshell or 3-Ply Black/White/Black (by finish)

NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
Neck Shape: Modern "C"
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple or Rosewood (by finish)
Position Inlays: Black Dot or White Dot (by finish)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Truss Rod: Standard
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)

ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Coastline '57 Single-Coil Stratocaster
Middle Pickup: Coastline '57 Single-Coil Stratocaster RWRP
Neck Pickup: Coastline '57 Single-Coil Stratocaster
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck & Middle Pickup), Tone 2. Greasebucket Tone Circuit (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

HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Fender ClassicGear Staggered
Pickup Covers: Aged White
Control Knobs: Aged White Plastic
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Strings: Fender USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0730250403

CASE
Case: Deluxe Gig Bag

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

  • Frets polished
  • Fretboard conditioned
  • Hardware tightened
  • Fresh strings, your choice
  • Truss rod adjusted
  • Action set at the bridge
  • Nut slots detailed
  • Saddles radiused, where they are individual
  • Vibrato springs adjusted
  • Intonation set
  • Pickup height set
  • Electronics checked

Set up by our expert tech

The setup menu you get with your order confirmation

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. If it changes, we let you know, and you can cancel.

Want an estimate for this model before you order? Ask us in the chat.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.

More on Financing.