


Inherent variations: There are major variations and then subtle variations in even the same model. In 2016 the “American Deluxe” was retired and the American Elite and Professional model took over. The years of the American Deluxe ran from 1998 to 2016 and seemed to run in roughly years of 6 with 3 MAJOR versions and at least 1 PLUS version which was unique. This article is designed to help point out some of those differences. Another monkey wrench is that there are different PLUS versions, and limited editions, which make the playing field for identifying Stratocaster models a challenge at times.

You’ll find there are Fender Deluxe (Made in Mexico) Stratocasters and Fender AMERICAN Deluxe cost and design wise there is quite a bit of difference. Yes, the word DELUXE gets tossed around a bit.
