{"id":733,"date":"2010-01-14T15:12:11","date_gmt":"2010-01-14T13:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?p=733"},"modified":"2010-01-22T09:53:53","modified_gmt":"2010-01-22T07:53:53","slug":"american-special-stratocaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?p=733","title":{"rendered":"American Special Stratocaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-735\" title=\"amspec_red\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/amspec_red-334x1024.jpg\" alt=\"amspec_red\" width=\"100\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/amspec_red-334x1024.jpg 334w, https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/amspec_red.jpg 408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>New year, new guitars: Fender introduces the American Special Stratocaster. Designed as low-cost American-built guitar, it complements the Highway One series. Changes with respect to the Highway One Stratocaster are small: Gloss instead of flat finish and the popular Texas Special pickups, also used on the Road Worn series, but featuring the same &#8217;70s styling with large headstock.<\/p>\n<p>The model equipped with three single coils is available in two-tone sunburst and Candy Apple Red, maple fretboard only. The American Special is also available with a bridge humbucker. Color choices are then black and three-tone sunburst, with rosewood fretboard and black pickguard. Suggested prices are slightly higher than the Highway One&#8217;s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New year, new guitars: Fender introduces the American Special Stratocaster. Designed as low-cost American-built guitar, it complements the Highway One series. 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