It retains all the features that have made the American Standard a FenderŪ icon. Juicy new upgrades include a non-veneered ash or alder body and a hum/single/hum pickup routing for more wood, more resonance, and more tone while retaining the ability to install humbuckers at the bridge and neck. It has more highly detailed fret and nut work for greater playability and tuning stability, plus a new neck shape with rolled edges that plays faster and smoother. It features the original headstock shape but has staggered machine heads losing one string tree and improving string angle over the nut. New custom staggered pickup magnets improve string-to-string balance and give the G-string better tone. New cosmetics include parchment/black/parchment pickguard; and parchment pickup covers, knobs, and tips.

Flat out, this thing just "feels" like a fine instrument. Just the quality of the finish, the way it balances on you, and the appearance, it's a very reassuring guitar to play- i've played some other guitars that i really like in the same price range, but they feel more like tools you make music with than musical instruments. It's tough to put into words, but you know you're holding a quality guitar from the minute you pick it up. I'm pretty abusive with my guitars, and with that in mind i'd say it's holding up pretty well so far. It's earned every single nick and hairline scratch i've given it, and has taken the abuse much better than my prior guitar, a yamaha pacifica. The setup was pretty good - i like my action really low and my neck almost perfectly flat, so obviously i had a bit of work to do, but it came with a stock setup that would be ideal for your average blues/rock guy.

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• Well under a grand
• Well Made
• Great Tone

• Upper access not the best
• Stock single coils not for everyone