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iamqman « Nice and versatile »
Published on 12/31/11 at 11:50I absolutely love the Fender Stratocaster guitar because it has such a great deal and a great tone for pretty much any style of music. However this is the instrument that generally gravitates me mostly towards hard rock because for me just feels perfect within my hands. It has the right feel, tone, and balance for my personal style playing and it really allows me to express myself without having to worry about too much other things getting in the way of making music. It's a very comfortable guitar play and the neck just feels absolutely amazing as well.
UTILIZATION
Fender American Special Stratocaster HSS Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:
Body: Alder
Finish: Black, Gloss Urethane
Neck:Maple, Modern "C" Shape
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Frets: 22, Jumbo Frets
Scale Length:25.50"
Nut Width:1.69"
Hardware:Chrome
Tuning Keys:Fender Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
Bridge:Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
Pickguard:3-Ply Black/White/Black
Pickups:1 Atomic Humbucking Pickup (Bridge), 2 Texas Special Strat Pickups (Neck/Middle) Pickups
5-Position Blade
Master Volume
Tone 1: (Neck Pickup), Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass)
Tone 2: (Bridge Pickup), Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass)
Case: Deluxe Gig Bag included
SOUNDS
The tone of these guitars are fantastic. Especially when you couple them with any type of high gain amplifier or even a medium gain amplifier. You get a great singing sustain that just feels good that is full of rich and warm tone. These guitars also sound fantastic in a clean setting such as a Fender Princeton or any type of Vox or clean amplifier. Basically what you're getting kicked is if you put the pickup selector in the next position to get a great soulful, bluesy tone that is very reminiscent of the old blues players. Basically no matter what you using whether that be your foot pedals, rack effects, your speaker cabinets speakers or amplifiers this guitars that sounds fantastic. The humbucker makes this guitar even more versatile as well.
OVERALL OPINION
You can find these guitars pretty much anywhere you look for musical instruments. They're very common and depending on which color or which reissue will determine your instrument of choice. They have a great feel and generally they come in new right around $1000 or so. This is a luxury guitar my opinion but even so it has a good price for even the budget musician. This is an American built guitar and at this price it is a great deal for an awesome instrument.
UTILIZATION
Fender American Special Stratocaster HSS Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:
Body: Alder
Finish: Black, Gloss Urethane
Neck:Maple, Modern "C" Shape
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Frets: 22, Jumbo Frets
Scale Length:25.50"
Nut Width:1.69"
Hardware:Chrome
Tuning Keys:Fender Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
Bridge:Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
Pickguard:3-Ply Black/White/Black
Pickups:1 Atomic Humbucking Pickup (Bridge), 2 Texas Special Strat Pickups (Neck/Middle) Pickups
5-Position Blade
Master Volume
Tone 1: (Neck Pickup), Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass)
Tone 2: (Bridge Pickup), Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass)
Case: Deluxe Gig Bag included
SOUNDS
The tone of these guitars are fantastic. Especially when you couple them with any type of high gain amplifier or even a medium gain amplifier. You get a great singing sustain that just feels good that is full of rich and warm tone. These guitars also sound fantastic in a clean setting such as a Fender Princeton or any type of Vox or clean amplifier. Basically what you're getting kicked is if you put the pickup selector in the next position to get a great soulful, bluesy tone that is very reminiscent of the old blues players. Basically no matter what you using whether that be your foot pedals, rack effects, your speaker cabinets speakers or amplifiers this guitars that sounds fantastic. The humbucker makes this guitar even more versatile as well.
OVERALL OPINION
You can find these guitars pretty much anywhere you look for musical instruments. They're very common and depending on which color or which reissue will determine your instrument of choice. They have a great feel and generally they come in new right around $1000 or so. This is a luxury guitar my opinion but even so it has a good price for even the budget musician. This is an American built guitar and at this price it is a great deal for an awesome instrument.