The Fender American Deluxe Series is a line of high-end electric guitars and basses introduced by Fender in 1998 and upgraded in 2004. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Quincy Illinois is a manufacturer of stringed instruments such as solid-body Electric guitars including the Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
The American Deluxe line replaced the Plus Series models of 1987. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)
The entire range came with a variety of high-end options such as solid tonewood bodies made from select alder or premium ash, polished chrome or gold-plated hardware, aged plastic parts, Noiseless pickups, abalone dot position fingerboard inlays, 22-fret maple necks featuring rosewood, maple or ebony fretboards, quilted or flamed maple tops, rolled fingerboard edges, S-1 switching, highly detailed nut and fret work, a bound top with contoured back on Telecasters and a 2-point locking synchronized tremolo bridge with LSR roller nut and locking tuners on certain models. Alder is the common name of a Genus of Flowering plants ( Alnus) belonging to the Birch family (Family Betulaceae) An ash can be any of four different tree genera from four very distinct families; most commonly in a combined form (e The Vintage Noiseless series is a line of electric guitar pickups made by Fender. Acer ( maple) is a Genus of Trees or Shrubs They are variously classified in a family of their own the Aceraceae, or Ebony ( Diospyros ebenum) also known as India Ebony or Ceylon Ebony depending on its origin is a Tree in the genus Diospyros The Fender Telecaster, also known as the Tele (pronounced Telly is typically a dual-pickup solid-body Electric guitar made by Fender. Floyd Rose is the organization that licenses distributes and manufactures the Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo invented by Floyd D
American Deluxe bass guitars (introduced in 1995) came in 4-string, fretless, 5-string and left-handed versions and feature 18V-powered 3-band active electronics (including a special-design humbucker on the Precision Bass models) as well as a strings-through/top-load bridge with stainless brass saddles, Hipshot UltraLite tuning machines, an asymmetrical 5-bolt neck plate with a contoured heel for easier access to the higher registers and a Posiflex graphite-reinforced 22-fret maple neck with rosewood, maple or pao ferro fingerboard. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 A conventional humbucker (or Humbucking pickup) is a type of Electric guitar pickup that uses two coils both generating string signal The Fender Precision Bass (sometimes shortened to the " P Bass " is an electric bass guitar, and was the first widely-available model of the instrument Detuners or "Xtenders" (Hipshot's brand name are mechanical devices used to simplify the Tuning of a Stringed instrument during performance Acer ( maple) is a Genus of Trees or Shrubs They are variously classified in a family of their own the Aceraceae, or Overview Pao ferro or pau ferro (Caesalpinia echinata or Machaerium scleroxylum Tul Jazz Basses usually feature chrome hardware, a traditional control plate with classic black bakelite knobs and a stylish 9-hole pickguard; however, Fender produced luxurious models without pickguard and control plate featuring flamed or quilted maple tops (FMT/QMT), gold hardware and bound necks with white pearloid rectangular block-shaped position markers from 2003 to 2007. The Jazz Bass (or J Bass) was the second model of electric bass guitar created by Leo Fender. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Quincy Illinois is a manufacturer of stringed instruments such as solid-body Electric guitars including the Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Early examples carried aftermarket features such as 4-bolt neck fixing, 5-in-line headstocks, black or white dot markers, Schaller die-cast tuners, 9V power supply and special-design stacked Jazz Bass pickups with single pole-pieces. Vintage Noiseless pickups and abalone inlaid fingerboards were added in 1998; 5-bolt neck fixing, 4+1 tuners, 18V power supply and Schaller Lite Bass tuning machines followed 4 years later. The Vintage Noiseless series is a line of electric guitar pickups made by Fender. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
American Deluxe Stratocaster guitars are available with C and V-shaped necks since 2004. The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is a model of Electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
American Deluxe Telecasters produced between 1998 and 1999 featured a Vintage Noiseless Strat pickup in the middle position, 5-way "Strat-o-Tele" pickup switching and a 2-way toggle switch allowing seven tonal options. The Fender Telecaster, also known as the Tele (pronounced Telly is typically a dual-pickup solid-body Electric guitar made by Fender. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Vintage Noiseless series is a line of electric guitar pickups made by Fender. Guitars manufactured between 2000 and 2001 were also equipped with an optional Fishman Powerbridge and an active 12dB midrange booster with sub-rumble cut and stereo/mono switching controls (Power Tele). 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
American Deluxe Strats and Teles produced between 1998 and 2001 had a standard 4-bolt neck fixing. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The contoured neck heel has been introduced in 2002. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
All American Deluxe models are available in Amber, Chrome Silver, Montego Black Metallic, 3-Color Sunburst, Tobacco Sunburst, Aged Cherry Burst, Olympic White Pearl, Black, Honey Blonde, Candy Apple Red, Butterscotch Blonde and 2-Color Sunburst. Pickguard colours include Aged White, Mint Green, Black Tortoise, Brown Tortoise, Aged Cream, Gold Vinyl, Copper Vinyl and Aged White Pearloid, available with 3-ply, 4-ply and 50s-style 1-ply layers with hand-beveled edges.
Other finishes such as Teal Green Transparent, Natural, White Blonde, Candy Tangerine, Crimson Red Transparent, Chrome Red and Purple Transparent were introduced in 1998; apart few exceptions (Factory Special Run versions), American Deluxe instruments finished with these colours are no longer available. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
Some of the innovations found on the American Deluxe instruments (such as the rolled fretboard edges, the HSH pickup routing and the detailed nut and fret work) were adopted on the American Series models, introduced in 2001, replacing the first-generation American Standard line produced between 1986 and 2000. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
The American Deluxe was later updated with Samarium Cobalt Noiseless (SCN) pickups by Fender in 2004. The Vintage Noiseless series is a line of electric guitar pickups made by Fender.