Fender Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar

As a professional guitarist, I personally think the sound is crisp because of the three single coil pickups. Famous names Jimi Hendrix,Eric Clapton,Ritchie Blackmore,The EDgge,Jeff Beck,Crispian Title of opinion:* Mills,George Harrison,David Gilmore.(they all probably ha their Strats custom made to fit there liking. Knowledgable fact SIngle play scrat chplates were replaced by three-ply white/black/white in 1959.Impress other strat users by ...
...classic '57 design". comfort It was made not to stick into your ribs as much as the telecaster, whom it has done very well because the body gets thinner as it comes up to your ribs. The comfort of the guitar is amazing. It fits perfectly into the playing position. The neck is thin to perform high bends. Design The design of the strat is somewhat plane but so effective. The scratch plate is always white but the colours can be red, orange, crème, ...

mattyme1 05.03.2003 · Read full review
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I bought my Fender stratocaster a few years ago, and i have loved every minute of playing it, i use my fender stratocaster with my Marshall MG30DFX, which sounds great. The Fender has an unmistakably smooth, and almost beautiful tone to it. The fretboard: The fretboard is shaped perfectly to fit every size of hand, my strat may only have 21 frets, but its all about quality not quantity! The frets are just big enough to seperate the chords and ...
...The pickups: These traditional fender pickups are placed in appropraite places, with one at the bridge, one near the fretboard and one in between. Overall these pickups are good, but not excellent, they are good enough for small scale practice and beginer playing, but when used on a big big amp, like a marshall stack, these pickups will create some feedback and not provide the full quality that the amp requires! The headstock and machine heads: ...

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...Holy Grail – an American Fender Stratocaster. It is a beautifully crafted guitar made in California. For those unfamiliar with the guitar, it is essentially the same guitar used by Rock greats such as Jimi Hendrix, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Rory Gallagher, Hank Marvin and Kurt Cobain. The axe I choose to swing is a standard series, made in 2001, with staggered, 3 single coil pickups, with a five way selector and 3 ply black and white scratch ...
...noisy, especially when I crank up my valve amp, although I have not experienced this with my Marshall transistor amp. I would say guitars are a matter of personal choice and style, however if you had to buy a high performance guitar I would strongly recommend the Fender Stratocaster. ...

brownsugar938 28.03.2004 (30.03.2004) · Read full review
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...own a Left Handed Black Fender strat that is nearly 10 years old now. It is still in lovely condition due to the lack of play as i prefer my Aria Pro II Semi Acoustic to practice on. My Fender has a lovely sound to it. Crisp and clear. Its not like the Warm sound of my Semi or the grunt that a Gibson Les paul gives out. Mine is one of the last Japanese Fenders to come out of the factory before they switched production to Mexico. They make an even ...
...scheme to Black or White. Fender Jap strats were limeted like this and that is why I have a blach Strat with a White pick Guard. If you are thinking about making the jump from a Squire Strat upwards, Move towards a USA copy as I dont know what the Mexico Strats are like. Although You cant take anything away from my Jap strat! ...

andycharger 12.02.2001 · Read full review
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Bought this guitar a few years ago and it is still my main guitar. It is very well built and can take some hard knocks, the plastic has discoloured but the paint still looks perfect. My guitar has the maple neck and shows no sign of wearing, the frets have a little but that should be expected after playing it religiously for four years. The volume pot is a little crackly and might be replaced at some point in the next few months, and the crackling ...
...through a 100 watt stack the standard pickups sound very good, from a Hank Marvin twang to a hard rock distortion sound can all be achieved, although I have changed the pickups in mine to get a more metal sound. The guitar feels very balanced when playing, i.e. not top heavy like an SG. It is also very good for shredding (yngwie malmsteen for example) and playing some good rhythm, although 21 frets are a bit unheard of nowadays, an extra fret would ...

Richguitarplayer 10.05.2008 · Read full review
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When you hear fender you think the best guitars on earth you,think amps, books, plecs, leads, you think of the stratocaster. there are so many variations and strat style guitars no wonder its one of the most popular guitars in history. but when it gets round to it is the fender standard strat really all its upped to be? the lay out is clean the guitars are light weight, great colour scheme, easily customizable with not head, strings, scratchplate, ...
...sound, and the pick up selector gives you 5 completely different options. and the 2 tone controls are a great asset.mine has never fallen out of tune from playing but the knocks ive given it have knocked the whole thing out! it was japanese but i didnt know that i just assumed that how much they were so do be on the lookout for an odd change in price.(they normally go from anywhere from 150-350) as expected it has some good things about it but none ...

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...getting their hands on a Fender Stratocaster. From the early days of the Shadows, through to Dire Straits and now the Arctic Monkeys and The Stokes, the Fender 'Strat' has defined the sound of generations of guitar players. having owned a couple before, I decided to pick this one up second hand as a compliment to my Telecaster. It was never exactly going to be first impressions with this guitar as I always knew what to expect, but I do have to say ...
...that Fender have been in production for so many years, its often the case that their QC can be a bit varied but they seem to be right on the mark with this one, a 2005 model. The finish is very good, a 3 tone sunburst and blending is even throughout. The rosewood neck, softer in tone to the maple, is very straight and smooth and feels comfortable in the hand. The set up was very good and didn't require any adjustment but if it did, its an easy enough ...

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When it comes to the standard strat, you know that you're going to get a well rounded, professional standard guitar. When it comes to playability, nothing really beats a strat. The neck feels comfortable in your hand and frets aren't too exposed so you can play as fast as you want. Although it's a classic design, erganomically it fits well against your body, and the weight is never an issue unlike the other daddy of guitar...the les paul. Controls ...
...5 way pick up switch, especially when you hammer it down to bridge pickup before a screaming solo! As far as looks are concerned,well this is what an elecrtic guitar looks like. In my opinion ther are much prettier guitars, but this design has stood the test of time and is the most copied of all guitar designs. The sound is fantastic and as long as you realise that single coils will neve sound like humbuckers then you will remain as happy as larry. ...

amazing-alistair 13.08.2009 · Read full review
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...same factories as the "normal" Fender guitars and is of almost the same quality; just a reduced price tag. There are 2 types of Squier, and the Standard is the better of the 2. This guitar has everything the more expensive models have, and I have even seen some people performing on stage with these types rather than the full-price Strats. It is of a medium weight, and generally speaking, you will need to factor in the cost of a gig bag to carry ...
...even then it's still great value as a starter guitar. The colours and designs are more limited than its more pricey brothers and sisters but having said that, because it's cheap, you could always have fun customising its look for yourself. They are also pretty robust and are easy to clean. I did find it hard to get myself my left handed model though, so you may need to order it in specially if you need it. ...

mrs_mccartney 17.06.2008 · Read full review
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The Fender Standard Strat is probably if not, the foundation of where all the other Stratocasters come from. These babies are made in Mexico (Hence the Made In Mexico on each Standard strat made). My particular Strat is coloured in Aritic White and has a rosewood neck, which is good for me considering im only an amateur guitarist. The type of neck you pick is down to the person really, your personal opinion and what makes you feel best. The strings ...
...are good quality strings for this guitar in particular. They present a good quality tone, Clean and Overdriven. There are 3 pickups on this guitar, which are Single Coil Strat Pickups, obviously made for the Strat. The switch that controls the pickups has 5 positions: Position 1 - Bridge Pickup Position 2 - Bridge and Middle Pickup Position 3 - Middle Pickup Position 4 - Middle and Neck Pickup Position 5 - Neck Pickup Each one changes the sound ...

DanDanTheMan1 28.07.2006 · Read full review
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...of any "bad points". Leo Fender absolutely nailed it when he designed the Strat, and the multitude of imitators confirms this. General Comments The Fender Stratocaster is comfortable to play and beautifully built. The Strat is a tone machine. The three single-coils offer a great many different sounds. Best of all might be the classic Fender clean sound. It is crystal clear with great lows and shimmering highs. I guess this sounds like a commercial, ...

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...user friendly(I also have a Fender Stratocaster Aerodyne which is similar). The neck is very smooth making it easy to move your hand up and down the fretboard. The sound the guitar gives is O.K, but not as good as some of Fenders other models. The guitar is very durable and plays very well even after years of hard wear. The appearance of the Fender is very nice, It is very smooth with no sharp corners giving it a very mellow look. The value for money ...

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I aquired a second hand Fender Stratocaster from a friend who didn't take paticularly good care of it, I assumed the sound quality would suffer subsequently, but was surprised by the sound quality it produced. Maybe i'm just an excepcional guitarist who could make anything sound good, was what i originally figured, with my over blow ego and all, but this was soon quashed when i played a new Guitar that a friend had bought which cost him £80. It sounded ...
...are guitars out there which sound better, but this is perfect for mere mortals and will allow you to play any piece perfectly as long as you equal it for tallent. So this is a perfect guitar everyone who's learning, mastering, or has mastered the guitar. But make sure you buy a decent amp to complement it, because if your going to amplify with crap, you might as well put crap through it, so buy the £80 guitar my friend has! Rock on, and get a Stratocaster ...

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If you asked me the technical terms for the parts of one of these beuties... i could not tell you! Despite having had one since the age of 7! Some of you may be appauled and wondering why i'm writting this review! Well the reason is that i can give an honest opinion of how it plays instead of being influenced by a sepcification and lots of technical talk about the parts! I've had mine (rosewood neck in black) for 9 years! It was most likely one ...
...failed to impress people! In comparison to other guitars i have played, i certainly find this alot easier. Why? I do not know, perhaps it is the style and shape of the body! I love the way it looks when it is held or just sitting on its stand! It ruly is a beautiful piece of craftsmanship and will be the factor which encourages someone to play and play and play! ...

flibertygibbert 17.07.2007 · Read full review
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...sound quality right away. The fender Strat gives off a much clearer sound than the Squier Strat. Points about the Fender I like; * easy to maintain and clean * Strings and accessories are easy to get hold of Things to Watch out for; * be careul with tremelo (i have sheared the screws on mine once already by getting to carried away when playing.) * Amp connection can sometimes be faulty, usually a loose wire. ...

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