USA STRATOCASTERS

U.S Lone Star Stratocaster

American Hot Rodded Series (1996-2000)

Colors:

U.S Lone Star Stratocaster 1996 in 3-Tone Sunburst
Ash Body
Ash Body

ALDER BODY:

Black (806)

Candy Apple Red (809)

Shoreline Gold (844)

Olympic White (805) 

Teal Green Metallic (845)

ASH BODY:

3-Tone Sunburst (800) 

Sienna Sunburst (847) (MPL Neck Only)

Model# 10-7900-XXX (Rosewood)

Model# 10-7902-XXX (Maple)


BODY

Wood: Alder / Ash (800)

Lacquer: Polyurethane

Shape: Standard Stratocaster

Pickguard: 3-Ply Pearloid White / Brown Shell (800, 805)

Pickup Routing: Swimming Pool or HSH

Serial: Rear Headstock | N-6 digits | Z+6 Digits (2000-)


NECK

Wood: Maple

Fretboard: Maple or Rosewood

Fret Markers: White (RW) / Black Dots (Maple)

Neck Finish: Polyurethane 

Neck Profile: Standard “C”

Neck Depht .830”-.870 “

Headstock: Classic Style Small

Nut Width: 1.685” (42.8 mm) 

Nut Material: Synthetic Bone

Scale: 25.5"

Radius: 9.5”

#Frets: 22

Fretwire: 6150 Medium Jumbo (.046-.103)

Trussrod: Bi-Flex Headstock Adjust

MicroTilt: Yes


HARDWARE 

Bridge: 2-Point American Standard 

Mount Spacing: 2–7/32 (56.4mm)

String Spacing: 2–1/16 (52.4mm)

Saddle: Satin Stainless Block Saddles

Block: Milled Steel, Tapered

Trem Arm: 10-32

Tuners: Fender / Schaller Die Cast Sealed Standard

String Tree: 2 x Ezy Glyder

Knobs: Standard White Knobs

Neckplate: 4-Bolt  “Fender”

Strap Buttons: Standard


ELECTRONICS

Switch: 5-Way / White Tip

Wiring: HSS Split Wiring

  • Pos 1: Neck
  • Pos 2: Neck + Middle
  • Pos 3: Middle
  • Pos 4: Middle + Split Humbucker
  • Pos 5: Neck Humbucker

Pots: 3 Pots 

  • 1 x CTS 250k Master Volume
  • 1x CTS 250k Tone (Neck/Middle)
  • 1x CTS  (Bridge + Middle Combo)

Pickup Config: HSS

Neck Pickup: Texas Specials Single-Coil

Middle Pickup:Texas Specials Single-Coil

Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates Humbucker


CASE: Black Tolex Case with Red Plush lining

INFO:

The U.S Lone Star Strat is the First of the three Hot Rod models, others being The Big Apple and the The Roadhouse Strat. Hot Rod Strats are basically beefed up base models. Most common is the Pickups.

These three models is basically an American Standard with different pickguards and pickups.

Equalient to what Fender calls todays basemodels that has been altered as “Modified”

Wiring Diagram

Bridge Info

Service Manual

DECAL:

Key

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