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Fender Standard Series Of Guitars
By Blair Stephens

The Fender American Standard series of guitars features both Telecaster and Stratocasters, the legends of the Fender name. Refinements include changes to some, but not all models of the guitars allowing musicians to select the guitar that best suits their playing style. The first major electric guitar designed and produced by Leo Fender, the Fender Telecaster was introduced in the 1940's. The bridge pickup of the Telecaster is wound more than the pickup for the neck with emphasizes the treble tone and the slanted neck also gives a more treble sound while the lower tones are dampened. A versatile instrument musicians can use the controls for volume and tone to craft their own sound. Overall, the Stratocaster is a more complicated instrument with three single coil pickups which increases the tone and overall sound of the guitar. The addition of the Fender vibrato bridge allowed musicians to bend the strings to achieve a sound similar to the popular pedal-steel instruments. Creating the Fender Sound

The electric guitar was brought to life with the invention of the single coil pickup. A single coil pickup is created by wrapping a permanent magnet with fine enameled copper and then mounting the coil on the body of the guitar. In the Stratocaster there are three standard single coil pickups mounted in series for the bridge middle and neck. Electronic guitars rely on single coil magnetic pickups to 'pick up' and convey the alternated voltage created by the vibrating strings to create music. Using the tone controls to determine which pickups are featured gives musicians control over their sound. The latest generation of guitars to be embraced by musicians, the American Standard series features both Stratocaster and Telecaster guitars from legendary Fender. The most affordable line of Fender guitars, The American Standard Series brings everything you expect from the Fender name without compromise.