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Bought online, from musiciansbuy.com, for $909 - unfortunately about a month before Fender started offering $100 rebates on the American series.
I acquired this guitar mainly because it kicks ass.

First and main reason I love this guitar: the neck is perfect. The edges of the fretboard are hand-rolled to make it silky smooth, and everything else about the neck is perfect for me. Grasping it's neck is like grasping a warm stick of butter.

Second reason: the sound. It sounds incredible clean and incredible distorted (as long as you don't require a humbucker sound). The bridge pickup will make your ears bleed through a Fender Deluxe 90 with the treble up, and the neck pickup is perfectly warm and mellow. Two great sounds that even sound great together. I rarely combine the two but they still sound good when both are selected.

Third reason: the looks. It has a natural finish and it makes my girlfriend jealous it's so beautiful. It's hard to decide which to spend more time with.

I'm an indie/punker/psychedlic-pop & spacerocker and I think somebody up above made this guitar especially for me. I've had it about 8 months and love it even more now than the day I got it.

What I don't like is... the knob on the pickup selector comes off I flip the switch quickly. Big freakin deal.

Quality: A+
Construction: seems to be put together very well, everything fits tightly, no gaps or anything. The only adjustment I've made is to put on heavier strings and intonate it.

I love this guitar more than life itself.

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