Winter NAMM 2012 News
Fender came close to getting it right with this guitar but the Telecaster pickup ruined it. With the Telecaster pickup in this guitar you dont get much more usefullness than the normal HH Blacktop. I didnt find myself mixing in the Telecaster pickup with the humbuckers, I just found myself using the humbucker tones as if it was an HH guitar. As ...
These guitars are built in America and they aren't that expensive compared lot of other guitars out there today. You can find these guitars for right around $1000 or so. That's not a bad price for good American-built instrument I recommend this guitar to every guitar player out there because it's one of those instruments has to be played by ever...
These guitars usually float right around $1000 or so. You can find them in the used section of many classifieds as well. This is one of the most prominently used guitars out there so finding one isn't too hard. However there has been some variations in neck profile size so I suggest trying out a few at the shop locally to find out which one do y...
You can find these guitars new right around $1300 or so. That's very good price for American built guitar that is extremely versatile and a signature series. These instruments have a great tone and a great feel and allow the dynamics of the player to give their honest playability. They're available to play and I highly recommend any guit...
You could find a Fender Strat pretty much anywhere you find guitar related to equipment. They usually float right around $1000 or so depending on what the features maybe. I highly suggest any guitarist out there because it's a great instrument and it's good for recording as well. If you need an instrument that is extremely versatile that...
Overall, this is quite a good instrument. I'm glad Fender is branching out of their more traditional fare and offering more modern features that players are looking for. Humbucking pickups now are far more popular than single coils, simply because so many more players are using the high-gain setups, and to have a classy Strat that can help provi...
It may be a bit strange to look at, but I am a fan of this guitar. It's good that Fender is starting to push some design boundaries, looking into its storied past and drawing inspiration from multiple sources, yet still incorporating some modern features. I'd like to see a Bass VI version of this guitar!
If you're looking for a solid guitar, and can afford these guitars, I recommend checking them out. I don't recommend rushing out and buying these blind as they can be real iffy in terms of overall quality and tone. I've seen some real dogs around this era, but the ones that are good are simply amazing. This was one of the amazing ones.
All in all I think the Fender Eric Johnson Strat is awesome. People say it's probably the best non Custom Shop Fender made, and I'd have to agree. Other than the overly glossy neck, it's nearly perfect, and short of having a custom Suhr or Fender made, I'd argue that for the dollar you can't get better. The look is classic, the feel is very vint...
All in all I think the Fender Standard Strat HSS is a decent guitar for someone looking for a Strat with a bit of added versatility in the form of humbucker for a reasonable price. The quality is decent, the feel is actually quite nice from what I've seen from guitar to guitar, and the tones, while not the best in the world, do ape classic or mo...