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I got it yesterday. It's a 2013 Fender FSR American Standard Stratocaster.Comes with Custom Shop "Fat 50s" pickups.

Very nice, Mitch! While it is modern, the finish and pickups help retain a vintage vibe

Oh man I love that.

What a beauty. Quintessential Strat.

Awesome Mitch! Fabulous colour and great looking fretboard. I love the simplicity and timeless elegance of Leo's best designs.

Thanks guys! I looked for one of these for a long time.

Nice !! I was hoping that the " Sea Foam Green " thing would finally run it's course.
It's getting really lame going to gigs were literally every guitarist is playing either a SFG Strat, Tele, JM or Jag. Last gig I was at the first 3 bands were all equipped in SFG guitars. I am getting sea sick of "Sea Foam Green" now. Fender is also offering the "American Special Strat" in Shell Pink @ $799.
Anyway next to 'Burgundy Mist" "Shell pink" is my favorite Strat color. Nice one ;it's a keeper!

AutumnGlo370 wrote:Nice !! I was hoping that the " Sea Foam Green " thing would finally run it's course.
It's getting really lame going to gigs were literally every guitarist is playing either a SFG Strat, Tele, JM or Jag. Last gig I was at the first 3 bands were all equipped in SFG guitars. I am getting sea sick of "Sea Foam Green" now. Fender is also offering the "American Special Strat" in Shell Pink @ $799.
Anyway next to 'Burgundy Mist" "Shell pink" is my favorite Strat color. Nice one ;it's a keeper!

Thanks! Where did you see the American Special Stratocaster in Shell Pink? I can only find them in Two-Tone SunBurst,Candy Apple Red and Surf Green.

A week ago, the Shell Pink American Special was at a local mom&pop music store . It was hanging between a candy apple red and a sunburst version. The shop owner had a hand written sign on each that read : "Fender American Special Strat $799 w gigbag" I grabbed the Shell Pink right away but the shop owner let me know he would knock $100 off the candy apple red Strat because it had some customer scuff damage & snapped off trem arm in the trem block.
$699 out the door & never one to pass up a deal, I opted for the CAR one. Though I had some nagging regrets for not buying the Shell Pink Strat that day!

Recently I checked online and like you, could only find CAR,SBrst and SFG in the American Special.
I now doubt that the guitar I saw that day was an American Special.
I have a nasty feeling that I passed up the same model you own that was somehow mismarked at the store. I would have bought it unaware thinking I had bought a Shell Pink American Special. I was so taken by the Shell Pink color (GAS) that I did not notice any other details about the guitar.
Honestly even if I had paid and walked out the door with the mismarked guitar no way I could keep it. I would take it back if I later discovered what it really was. I place fellow humans over hunks of wood, wire,plastic and metal anyday.
The guy was really nice and even gave me an extra trem bar in case I could get the broken tip out; then I go screw him over?? Nah......

As it is, Mom & Pops have a hard enough time trying to make a living without being screwed because of a simple inventory mistake!

Sorry for getting you all worked up. But what if it really was an American Special in Shell Pink............. ????

AutumnGlo370 wrote:
Sorry for getting you all worked up. But what if it really was an American Special in Shell Pink............. ????

No problem,did The Shell Pink Strat you saw have a maple fretboard with a large 60s style headstock? If it did it was an American Special Stratocaster. If it had a rosewood fretboard with the smaller traditional sized headstock than it may have been an American Standard Stratocaster,but those always come with a harshell case. Could it have been a 60's Classic Stratocaster? They made those in Shell Pink too,but they have not been available in that color since 2003.Maybe it is "New Old Stock"?

American Standard(left) 60s Classic(right)

sloop_john_b wrote:Oh man I love that.

Absolutely!