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Published on 11/30/11 at 10:46The Fender Stratocasters are one of those iconic guitars that is basically stood the test of time. It's a great feeling guitar and the sound of it is all to its own. Even though there's been slight modifications and different evolutions of the Fender Strat, the style and the feel and the tone has still pretty much remain the same. It's a great classic rock bluesy guitar that is extremely versatile from genre genre of music. I do appreciate the Siena burst on this guitar because you can see the wood grain through the transparent paint job.
UTILIZATION
Features
Solid alder body (urethane finish)
Modern C-shaped maple neck with rich, deep neck tint, glossed neck front with satin back
22 medium jumbo frets
3 hot American Strat single-coil pickups
Delta-tone™ no-load circuit (includes high output bridge pickup and special no-load tone control for middle and bridge pickups)
Bent steel Fender saddles
Copper Infused Cast Strat® Bridge Block (steel with copper- 100% metal) for Increased Mass and Improved Tone
Thinner undercoat for improved body resonance
American 2-point trem
Rosewood or maple fretboard
Staggered machine heads
Fender SKB hardshell case, cable, strap, and polishing cloth
SOUNDS
The tone of the Fender Strat is a nice crisp focus tone that sounds perfect whether it be a clean amplifier or a high again rocking amplifier. Whatever effects or controls that you might use will work well with this is axe just as well. I really like the tone of the neck pick up in the Fender Stratocaster because it has a nice warm bluesy tone that just encompasses the entire style and feel of this guitar. Sure the other two pickups sounds great on the own and work in many applications as well but no other guitar can match the sound and the feel of the neck pick up in a Fender Stratocaster guitar. Overall this is a brilliant instrument and I recommended to any guitarist out there.
OVERALL OPINION
You can find these guitars pretty much anywhere you by musical instruments. Any online retailer or normal guitar shop will carry Fender Stratocaster. Some of them vary from neck to neck depending on the years or the reissues, so just trying out a few to see which neck feel you prefer. These guitars are American built and they usually hover around anywhere between $1000 to about $1600 depending on the features and whether or not it's a signature model.
UTILIZATION
Features
Solid alder body (urethane finish)
Modern C-shaped maple neck with rich, deep neck tint, glossed neck front with satin back
22 medium jumbo frets
3 hot American Strat single-coil pickups
Delta-tone™ no-load circuit (includes high output bridge pickup and special no-load tone control for middle and bridge pickups)
Bent steel Fender saddles
Copper Infused Cast Strat® Bridge Block (steel with copper- 100% metal) for Increased Mass and Improved Tone
Thinner undercoat for improved body resonance
American 2-point trem
Rosewood or maple fretboard
Staggered machine heads
Fender SKB hardshell case, cable, strap, and polishing cloth
SOUNDS
The tone of the Fender Strat is a nice crisp focus tone that sounds perfect whether it be a clean amplifier or a high again rocking amplifier. Whatever effects or controls that you might use will work well with this is axe just as well. I really like the tone of the neck pick up in the Fender Stratocaster because it has a nice warm bluesy tone that just encompasses the entire style and feel of this guitar. Sure the other two pickups sounds great on the own and work in many applications as well but no other guitar can match the sound and the feel of the neck pick up in a Fender Stratocaster guitar. Overall this is a brilliant instrument and I recommended to any guitarist out there.
OVERALL OPINION
You can find these guitars pretty much anywhere you by musical instruments. Any online retailer or normal guitar shop will carry Fender Stratocaster. Some of them vary from neck to neck depending on the years or the reissues, so just trying out a few to see which neck feel you prefer. These guitars are American built and they usually hover around anywhere between $1000 to about $1600 depending on the features and whether or not it's a signature model.