They kept the hand-rolled fingerboard edges, alnico V pickups and staggered tuning machines for playability, tone and stability, and added several new features:

• A new bridge with improved bent-steel saddles and a copper-infused high-mass block for increased resonance and sustain.
• A new neck treatment, tinted for a richer presentation, with the maple or rosewood fingerboard buffed to a high gloss. The back of the neck still has that silky satin finish.
• A thinner finish undercoat that lets the body breathe and improves resonance.
• Fender exclusive SKB molded case