Fender American Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar

Fender has been known throughout history. They have had some of the most famous guitar players ever as their best advertisements; hence they need no television coverage or radio ads. They get all they need from the massive stars who stand, carefree in front of thousands of fans, playing the MOST famous guitar that will ever be built. It is an AMERICAN standard. The American Standard Stratocaster has every mark of a classic guitar, and more than that. It is not just a statement that you hold history in your hands, but a fact. Everything from the slight nuances of every guitar to the perfect ... more

The American Standard is now what I (and a lot of guitarists) consider a production "Strat". It takes the basic, classic design of the Stratocaster and refines it just a little bit with modern features. I am going to address issues that someone who is perhaps at an intermediate stage in their guitar experience might find interesting. While the need for one extra note on the 22 fret neck isn't a good example of "modern features", the flatter finger board radius (10") makes these guitars set up and play much nicer than "older/vintage" models. These will set up with a lower action and not fret ... more

Bought a maple-neck (with black plastic dot markers) sunburst Am Std Strat from Bentley Music in Kuala Lumpur in 1992 for RM 1 670. came with a rectangular hardshell case (not form-fit) with screw-type SKB hinges and lock (padlock not provided). Had to go through 7 guitars until I found 1 that had a flaw I could correct (faulty volume pot). This goes to say that all the guitars I tested had unpardonable flaws such as poor string-polepiece alignment (you lose power and definition), ill-fitting neck-pocket, badly-seated nut (you lose tone and sustain) or scratchy/poorly tapered volume and/or ... more