The series boasts a selection of affordable instruments designed to offer a host of improvements while retaining the premium quality associated with the Fender name. The Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jazzmaster, Mustang, Precision Bass, Jazz Bass and Mustang Bass all feature in the new range.
Notable features include Yosemite single-coils, silver ‘70s logos, vintage-style ClassicGear tuners, and an impressive variety of new finish options, including Satin Sonic Blue and Aubergine.
American Performer Stratocaster
Finishes: Honey Burst (pictured), Arctic White, Satin Lake Placid Blue, Penny.
- Alder body
- Three Yosemite single-coil Stratocaster pickups; RW/RP middle pickup
- Push-pull pot activates neck pickup; Greasebucket tone circuitry
- “Modern C”-shaped neck with 9.5”-radius fingerboard; 22 jumbo frets
- ClassicGear tuning machines
American Performer Stratocaster HSS
Finishes: Aubergine (pictured), Sunburst, Black, Satin Surf Green.
- Alder body
- Two Yosemite single-coil Stratocaster pickups; DoubleTap humbucking bridge pickup
- Push/Pull Pot for Coil Split on Bridge Pickup
- “Modern C”-shaped neck with 9.5”-radius fingerboard; 22 jumbo frets
- ClassicGear tuning machines
American Performer Telecaster
Finishes: Penny (pictured), Satin Sonic Blue, Vintage White, Honey Burst.
- Alder body
- Yosemite single-coil pickups
- Greasebucket tone system
- “Modern C”-shaped neck with 9.5”-radius fingerboard; 22 jumbo frets
- ClassicGear tuning machines
American Performer Telecaster Hum
Finishes: Vintage White (pictured), Sunburst, Aubergine, Satin Surf Green.
- Alder body
- Yosemite single-coil bridge pickup; DoubleTap humbucking neck pickup
- Greasebucket tone system
- “Modern C”-shaped neck with 9.5”-radius fingerboard; 22 jumbo frets
- ClassicGear tuning machines
American Performer Jazzmaster
Finishes: Satin Lake Placid Blue (pictured), Sunburst, Vintage White, Penny.
- Alder body
- Yosemite single-coil Jazzmaster pickups
- Vintage-style Strat synchronised tremolo bridge; Greasebucket tone system
- “Modern C”-shaped neck with 9.5”-radius fingerboard; 22 jumbo frets
- ClassicGear tuning machines
American Performer Mustang
Finishes: Satin Sonic Blue (pictured), Sunburst, Vintage White, Penny.
- Alder body
- Yosemite single-coil Mustang pickups; Greasebucket tone system
- Vintage-modern Mustang bridge
- “Modern C”-shaped neck with 9.5”-radius fingerboard; 22 jumbo frets
- ClassicGear tuning machines
American Performer Precision Bass
Finishes: Satin Lake Placid Blue (pictured), Sunburst, Arctic White, Penny.
- Alder body
- Yosemite split-coil P Bass middle pickup; Yosemite single-coil Jazz Bass bridge pickup
- Greasebucket tone system
- “Modern C”-shaped neck with 9.5”-radius fingerboard; 20 medium-jumbo frets
- Tapered-shaft tuning machines
American Performer Jazz Bass
Finishes: Satin Surf Green (pictured), Penny, Arctic White, Sunburst.
- Alder body
- Two Yosemite single-coil Jazz Bass pickups
- Greasebucket tone system
- “Modern C”-shaped neck with 9.5”-radius fingerboard; 20 medium-jumbo frets
- Tapered-shaft tuning machines
American Performer Mustang Bass
Finishes: Aubergine (pictured), Sunburst, Arctic White, Satin Surf Green.
- Alder body
- One Yosemite split-coil Mustang Bass middle pickup; one Yosemite single-coil Jazz Bass bridge pickup
- Greasebucket tone system
- “Modern C”-shaped neck with 9.5”-radius fingerboard; 19 medium-jumbo frets
- Tapered-shaft tuning machines
For more information on Fender products, see Fender Music Australia. Read our review of Fender’s Parallel Universe Jazz Tele here.
