The American Performer Stratocaster HSS includes the Yosemite single-coil pickups - designed for rich, expressive tones - and a DoubleTap humbucking bridge pickup. This unique design combines humbucking and single-coil voices, while eliminating volume loss in single-coil mode.
- With flat-staggered pole pieces to increase output and the single-coil pickups' shellac coating and humbucking pickup's wax potting that lets the coil breathe while controlling feedback, Yosemite and DoubleTap pickups produce dynamic sounds ideal for any musical situation
- Features Greasebucket tone circuitry, along with a push-pull tone control to control the DoubleTap humbucking pickup
- Modern C-shaped neck sports a 9.5-radius fingerboard that's comfortable for almost any playing style, along with 22 jumbo frets for effortless and accurate bending
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck & Middle Pickup), Tone 2. Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Bridge Pickup)
- Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Postion 1. Bridge Humbucking Pickup; Position 2. Middle Pickup and Bridge Humbucking Pickup; Position 3. Middle Pickup; Position 4. Neck and Middle Pickup; Position 5. Neck Pickup