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Fender American Vintage '62 Stratocaster

STC-Shaped Guitar from Fender belonging to the American Vintage series

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Published on 01/02/07 at 06:12
Start Stratocaster reissue of 62 '
rosewood fingerboard
taking home 10-46
small radius (neck slightly curved)
21 frets
3 microphones 57 '62'
nitro cellulose lacquer
sunburst finish

UTILIZATION

I received mine there are half a score of days now, after some difficulties to get it, I must admit that I fell in love with this guitar ...

First of all what we see first: a flawless finish (mine is sunburst), nothing is left to chance, I watched it from every angle I did not find fault or small deffauts at the finish ... The body is in two parts but you really know because the connection is almost invisible.La box is very nice also

The varnish is beautiful (nitro cellulose), very bright yellow and slightly fragrant typical (sweet mixed woodland), I love ...

SOUNDS

It sounds already in acoustics: the guitar sounds in the abdomen, it seems in perfect harmony. The shape of the handle is very nice but the varnish tends to hang a bit on the back of the neck (just ca not be because it is new ...) the radius smaller than a regular strata, we like or you not love it suits me perfectly.

Once plugged into my Peavey Classic 30, all the magic happens

- Neck pickup very far, very bluesy with a lot of very hendrixien fishing, etc ... gilmour
- Micro balanced medium (that is the one I use less)
- Micro lens acute, sharp but not loud, the distortion goes rather well

It is also necessary that I ride the 5-way switch ... yum

OVERALL OPINION

Strengths:

- Perfect finish
- Accessories (box superb, 5-way switch, tremolo spring, fender vintage strap and jack ...)
- Its a very pure, very natural with good sustain and dynamics
- Guitar Legend, a replica of the famous series "L"

Low points:

- Polish very fragile and tends to hang (for now) but it's also what makes the sound ...
- Adjusting the neck at the pickguard as at the time (it's not something that one rule every morning either)
- The mechanical vintage not very accurate and are not very good agreement
- Mics have a low output level (less than the american deluxe series or, for example) which may limit a little more versatile (I speak for big distos) but it sounds to excel in bright / crunch. ..

Bought 1400 euros in Germany this choice I would do without hesitate!