Fender American Ultra Stratocaster — USA-built Ultra at a notable asking discount

Electric Fender Stratocaster · American Ultra (stated USA origin). Used, asking $1,175. Detected as Fender Stratocaster · American Ultra · USA (high confidence).

Why we selected it today

Featured because the American Ultra Strat appears priced well relative to our historical like-for-like asking-price benchmark and carries the 'Great Price' label. The asking $1,175 compares favourably with a historical like-for-like benchmark of $1,899. The current live like-for-like pool is thin (one comparable), so we reference the historical metric here. As always, asking prices are observed listings, not confirmed sales. The pricing evidence helped too: AG currently rates the asking price as Great Price against its like-for-like comparison set.

The model’s pedigree

The Stratocaster is Fender’s contoured three-pickup solid body with a tremolo system and broad tonal range. Series/tier detected as American Ultra; country of origin is stated as USA on the listing.

How we matched this guitar

Detected identity: Fender Stratocaster · American Ultra · USA (high confidence). The seller states the origin as USA; that statement is recorded rather than independently verified.

Key features

Contoured body, three-pickup layout and tremolo-equipped Stratocaster design that offers a broad tonal palette. Series designation: American Ultra.

How the asking price compares

At $1,175, this sits against a current median asking price of $2,253.76 across 1 other closely matched listing. Allowing for the like-for-like asking-price history we have collected, the AG benchmark is $1,899. The featured guitar is about 38.1% below that level. That earns AG’s Great Price rating: on the evidence available, it is notably keener than the centre of the current asking-price market. These are observed eBay asking prices, not confirmed sold prices.

What a buyer should check

Check tremolo setup, fret wear, neck straightness and noisy electronics. Confirm whether the body, neck and pickups belong together, particularly on older or heavily modified guitars.