Fender Limited Edition Channel-Bound American Professional Stratocaster | White Blonde
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This Limited Edition American Professional Stratocaster stands apart with one of Fender’s rarest neck constructions: a channel-bound fingerboard. Instead of mounting a separate slab board on top, Fender routes a precise channel into the maple neck and inlays a perfectly radiused piece of rosewood, creating a seamless edge-to-edge feel that plays smoother than a traditional board. It’s a premium detail typically reserved for Custom Shop builds.
Everything else about this Strat leans into high-end refinement — premium tonewoods, a fast and comfortable neck profile, and the classic Strat versatility that works for clean, edge-of-breakup, and high-gain tones alike. The channel-bound design also gives the neck a sleek, boutique aesthetic that immediately sets it apart from standard production models.
As a limited run, this model is harder to find and highly sought after by players who want something classic but elevated, with a neck feel you simply can’t get anywhere else in the Fender lineup.
Made in the USA and built for performance.
| Model | American Professional Stratocaster (Limited Channel-Bound) |
|---|---|
| Series | American Professional |
| Body Material | Ash |
| Body Finish | Gloss Polyurethane |
| Neck Material | Maple |
| Neck Profile | Modern “C” |
| Neck Finish | Hand-Rubbed Satin Polyurethane |
| Fingerboard | Channel-Bound Rosewood, 9.5" Radius |
| Frets | 22 Medium Jumbo |
| Position Inlays | White Dots |
| Nut Material | Bone |
| Nut Width | 1.685" (42.8 mm) |
|---|---|
| Scale Length | 25.5" (648 mm) |
| Tuning Machines | Fender Standard Cast/Sealed Staggered |
| Bridge | 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo w/ Bent Steel Saddles & Pop-In Arm |
| Pickguard | 4-Ply Tortoiseshell |
| Pickups | V-Mod Single-Coil Strat (Bridge / Middle / Neck) |
| Pickup Switching | 5-Way Blade |
| Controls | Master Volume w/ Treble-Bleed; Tone 1 (Neck/Middle); Tone 2 (Bridge) |
| Hardware Finish | Nickel/Chrome |
| Case | Elite Molded Case w/ COA |
| Condition | Mint |
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