Fender Stratacoustic [2000-2005]

Stratacoustic, paid $449 Canadian minus a trade-in. Owned and tested for one year through various amps.
RESULTS; Very lively pick-ups and much louder than my other guitars. Excellent range of tones thanks to the on board equalizer. The neck is wonderfully thin and playable with a neck finish that is tastefully flat ( not shiny ). The body is so light and trim it invites picking up, I have one guitar that is beautiful but so heavy I walk past it and grab the Stratacoustic every time for a quick practice. The quality is excellent in every respect. I would recommend this guitar to anyone and have no intention of parting with mine even though I go through a lot of guitars.
Dave Bass-Canada

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i bought my stratacoustic at music123.com at a very good price of $234.00, i bought the guitar just to have a nice acoustic/electric to have and play!

The stratacoustic has a very well rounded tone un-plugged, and an even better sound plugged in (if you know how to get a decient mix) it really lived up to my expectations on quality, durability, sound, and definently l@@ks! So far it has been an ecxeptionaly good guitar. i also like the plastic ovation style back, i think it really helps the tone and it just looks cool too. very good guitar! recomended

the only complaints so far are..... the strings were a little farther from the neck than i had hoped therefore; harder to push down, and after playing for a while with friends or even playing sets or gigs it really takes a toal on your fingers! and also i know it might mess up the smooth look but i wish it came with a pickguard. But on this guitar the goods definently out-weigh the evils!!

i thought this guitar was very durable, from the moment that i took it out of the packing i could tell that this is a very durable guitar, it could definently take just sitting in my home, playing a gig, or even road abuse. This guitar is an all around good instrument, from the breath taking looks, to the wonderful tone (unplugged and plugged), all the way to the wonderful quality this is a great guitar!!

This is a wonderful guitar, one of my favs. this guitar does it all plays well, looks awesome, and is very very durable! I definently would and have reccomended this guitar to you!

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Bought this little sweetie online for $250 shipped to my door! ... zzounds.com

An absolute blast to play. Everyone who walks into the shop goes over, picks it up and starts playing. Decent set up right out of the box. Plugged into my Danelectro eStudio belt amp, I can rock out anywhere, anytime.

One of the most fun guitars I've ever owned.

Well, you get what you pay for... I replaced the cheapo, plastic saddle and nut with TusQ versions. Also took off the astonshingly bad strings that came with it and put on some phosphor bronze lights... the sound REALLY improved.

Overbuilt if anything... I carved the two wings of the massive X brace that I could get to through the sound hole. After taking them down to an acceptable arch, the sound greatly improved.

Right out of the box, this is a sweetie... fun to play, very portable, huggable with an OK-to-Decent sound.

Replace the crappy strings, nut and saddle... carve down the braces a bit and you will be delighted... Lots of Bang for the Buck.

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