🎸 Blanche – The Fast, Easy, Golden Girl
Fender American Professional II Anniversary Stratocaster HSS HT – Eclipse Finish
Meet Blanche, affectionately known as the Fast, Easy, Golden Girl. This limited-edition Stratocaster is a rare treasure in Uncle Mike’s Gear Closet, blending classic Fender craftsmanship with modern enhancements.
🌑 Striking Aesthetics
Blanche boasts a captivating Eclipse finish—a deep black body with a radiant golden burst along the edges, reminiscent of a solar eclipse. The gloss polyurethane body finish not only enhances her visual appeal but also provides durability for years of play.
🔥 Premium Neck Construction
Her neck is crafted from roasted flame maple, offering both stability and a stunning visual grain. The Deep “C” neck profile with rolled edges ensures a comfortable grip, while the satin urethane finish on the back allows for smooth transitions up and down the fretboard.
🎶 Versatile Tonal Palette
Equipped with a versatile HSS pickup configuration:
- Bridge Pickup: V-Mod II Double Tap™ Humbucking
- Middle Pickup: V-Mod II Single-Coil Strat®
- Neck Pickup: V-Mod II Single-Coil Strat®
The push-pull tone control on Tone 2 allows for coil-splitting the bridge humbucker, providing a wide range of tonal options—from warm, full humbucking sounds to crisp single-coil tones.
🛠️ Rock-Solid Hardware
- Bridge: 6-Saddle Hardtail with block saddles
- Tuning Machines: Fender Standard Cast/Sealed Staggered
- Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell
- Control Knobs & Switch Tip: Aged White
- Neck Plate: 4-bolt
- Strap Buttons: Fender Standard Vintage-Style
- String Trees: Dual-Wing
📐 Detailed Specifications
- Body Material: Alder
- Neck Material: Roasted Flame Maple
- Fingerboard Material: Roasted Flame Maple
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
- Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
- Frets: 22 Narrow Tall
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.685” (42.8 mm)
- Position Inlays: White Dot
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1 (Neck/Middle), Tone 2 (Bridge with push-pull coil-split)
- Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade
- Strings: Fender USA 250L Nickel-Plated Steel (.009–.042 Gauges)
- Case: Deluxe Molded Case
🔒 Limited Edition
Only 400 of these exquisite instruments were crafted worldwide, making Blanche not just a guitar, but a collector’s piece. Her unique combination of aesthetics, playability, and tonal versatility ensures she’s always ready to shine—whether on stage, in the studio, or as the crown jewel of a collection.
photos by Layla Allen
