Fender American Standard Series Owners Manual - Page 11

individually - stratocaster

Get Fender American Standard Series PDF manuals and user guides View all Fender American Standard Series manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 11 highlights

AMERICAN STANDARD TREMOLO The Strat Plus and American Standard Stratocaster models are equipped with an American Standard Tremolo Unit. This is a floating, fulcrum style tremolo, similar in function to the classic Fender Vintage tremolo. It differs in that it features two large pivot posts, instead of the six screws found on the Vintage style unit. These pivot posts are "V" grooved and are mated to the knife edge slots that are cut into the bridge bass plate. The bridge saddles are made from stainless steel, due to its superior wearability factor and resistance to corrosion. They are weight balanced to provide optimum sound transfer. These, coupled with the thicker bass plate and steel spring block, help to deliver increased sustain and an extremely well balanced tonal response throughout the instrument's frequency range. The saddles are individually adjustable for both string height and intonation. (These adjustments are described in detail on pages 14 and 19.) The bridge is adjustable for tremolo travel by adjusting the spring to string balance (as described on page 15). The tremolo arm is installed by carefully threading it into the hole adjacent to the first string. Do not over tighten, as you may snap the arm off in the block. Do not remove the tremolo arm once it has been installed, or the spring in the receptacle hole could be lost. To store the instrument in its case, simply swing the tremolo arm towards the corner of the case where the output jack is located. 9

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
AMERICAN
STANDARD
TREMOLO
The
Strat
Plus
and
American
Standard
Stratocaster
models
are
equipped
with
an
American
Standard
Tremolo
Unit.
This
is
a
floating,
fulcrum
style
tremolo,
similar
in
function
to
the
classic
Fender
Vintage
tremolo.
It
differs
in
that
it
features
two
large
pivot
posts,
instead
of
the
six
screws
found
on
the
Vintage
style
unit.
These
pivot
posts
are
"V"
grooved
and
are
mated
to
the
knife
edge
slots
that
are
cut
into
the
bridge
bass
plate.
The
bridge
saddles
are
made
from
stainless
steel,
due
to
its
superior
wearability
factor
and
resistance
to
corrosion.
They
are
weight
balanced
to
provide
optimum
sound
transfer.
These,
coupled
with
the
thicker
bass
plate
and
steel
spring
block,
help
to
deliver
increased
sustain
and
an
extremely
well
balanced
tonal
response
throughout
the
instrument's
frequency
range.
The
saddles
are
individually
adjustable
for
both
string
height
and
intonation.
(These
adjustments
are
described
in
detail
on
pages
14
and
19.)
The
bridge
is
adjustable
for
tremolo
travel
by
adjusting
the
spring
to
string
balance
(as
described
on
page
15).
The
tremolo
arm
is
installed
by
carefully
threading
it
into
the
hole
adjacent
to
the
first
string.
Do
not
over
tighten,
as
you
may
snap
the
arm
off
in
the
block.
Do
not
remove
the
tremolo
arm
once
it
has
been
installed,
or
the
spring
in
the
receptacle
hole
could
be
lost.
To
store
the
instrument
in
its
case,
simply
swing
the
tremolo
arm
towards
the
corner
of
the
case
where
the
output
jack
is
located.
9