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  • nebsnebs

    the best in fender, a myth renat

    Fender American Standard Stratocaster [2008-2012]Published on 07/23/10 at 03:17
    (This content has been automatically translated from French)
    Tacoma factory in California, the New American Standard presents an evolution of 4 key points:

    - A new bridge vibrato heavier steel and brass
    - A finer polish that tuft less notes
    - A new neck and a handle to the revised profile
    - Alnico V pickups

    Forget hazardous finishes 80s and 90s strat has normment advance.
    The new bridge two anchors possde the bridges in vintage style the most beautiful effect. It is also much heavier therefore provides a better hold notes and longer sustain.

    The lacquer thinner leaves vibrate wood which gives longer notes and rgulires. It allows a trsractif game.

    The handle is a killer, the finish is perfect, it provides a very accurate and techni…
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    Tacoma factory in California, the New American Standard presents an evolution of 4 key points:

    - A new bridge vibrato heavier steel and brass
    - A finer polish that tuft less notes
    - A new neck and a handle to the revised profile
    - Alnico V pickups

    Forget hazardous finishes 80s and 90s strat has normment advance.
    The new bridge two anchors possde the bridges in vintage style the most beautiful effect. It is also much heavier therefore provides a better hold notes and longer sustain.

    The lacquer thinner leaves vibrate wood which gives longer notes and rgulires. It allows a trsractif game.

    The handle is a killer, the finish is perfect, it provides a very accurate and technical game, which n'tait not the case on my strat 98 '.

    The new pickups are powerful, warm, prcis, which can address virtually all styles of music.

    Fender has really advanced its flagship model year quality as playability,
    Choose purchase a sunburst model for the woods are always better than the painted models.

    I put 10/10 because I really do not see what we can blame him!

    USE

    Compared to older models the handle has normment progress, we might as well play the blues grows over as jazz planes very technical. The rosewood fingerboard my model brings a bit of roundness and softness to the sound, making it very pleasant guitar and less than sche mapple key.

    The guitar is a little heavier than my standard 98 and my super strat 91, but I think it's a sign of the quality of the wood utiliss.

    Major: the new vibrato allows some follies, the E string no longer breaks c'tait as if on older models, this is due to the new bridge. Also you can rgler the very low action without friezes ropes.

    For sound, the new microphones are really good in all styles.
    In short it borders on zero default.


    SONORITS

    The sound is ultra crystalline but both Tone knobs allow to obtain a whole range of sounds, from velvety to the lens. As such, if you play like me blues and rock, choose a handle with rosewood fingerboard maple keys give because its really dry (Rserver funk) ...
    The sound is much more powerful than my strat 98 is almost double! The guitar behaves really well in his saturs, it retains its definition. So thank you to the microphone Alnico V.

    In clean, playing with the knobs are obtained sounds really fawn vintage year 60, much better than my Strat Ultra 91 and on my 98. They have a lot of grain and can range from soft to shut.

    This is no fault to the point that all my friends guitarists me empreintent and refile me their Jackson, Gibson. In short each rpet 'on me the pike and I end up with Gibson in his hands!



    NOTICE GLOBAL

    This guitar is brilliant! It will convert even allergic aus fender sounds. The handle is fantastic. The pickups range from very soft to critallin and possde indite a scale in fender.
    I'm not sr but I think Fender dj: switch off the production of this model to a model head 70 'because I look this morning on the web and I have not found. A collector!
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  • chucprophetchucprophet

    "The Stratocaster still progress!"

    Fender American Standard Stratocaster [2008-2012]Published on 12/10/10 at 09:06
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    manufacturing Corona, California.
    I sunburst, she magifique!
    The finish is at the top, nothing wrong especially when I compare my Gibson Les Paul ct.
    The novelties:
    - Oiled handle instead nitro lacquer as before. It is much more pleasant!
    - New design vibrato knives "vintage" heavier than the old (before 2008). This gives a better sustain.
    - Micro sammarium Alnico V.

    I put 10/10 because the finish is really perfect.

    USE

    The rosewood fingerboard is in any beauty it provides some depth to the sound.
    The neck is fairly flat (it's not even an Ibanez when) it is soft V. It enables precision truly professional game.
    Vibrato knives allows some follies.
    THE playability is…
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    manufacturing Corona, California.
    I sunburst, she magifique!
    The finish is at the top, nothing wrong especially when I compare my Gibson Les Paul ct.
    The novelties:
    - Oiled handle instead nitro lacquer as before. It is much more pleasant!
    - New design vibrato knives "vintage" heavier than the old (before 2008). This gives a better sustain.
    - Micro sammarium Alnico V.

    I put 10/10 because the finish is really perfect.

    USE

    The rosewood fingerboard is in any beauty it provides some depth to the sound.
    The neck is fairly flat (it's not even an Ibanez when) it is soft V. It enables precision truly professional game.
    Vibrato knives allows some follies.
    THE playability is so legendary RAS

    SONORITS

    In the clean channel on my all-tube amp sound is divine. In addition, the output level is amazing for single coil.
    Overdrive the neck pickup is biting wish, the catchy and micro-operating acute for many solos Rock.
    The middle pickup is slamming.
    My position prfr 4 position out of phase, wha button half way overive 8.
    I then get the sound Mark knew Knofler Money For Nothing: the foot.

    This guitar can do everything in the balloche Mtal.

    NOTICE GLOBAL

    It is the ultimate weapon in rock and blues record, I never sparerais me. She really progress in quality compared to the pre-2008 model.
    10/10.
    Must.
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  • Flying TigerFlying Tiger

    excellent ..

    Fender American Standard Stratocaster [2008-2012]Published on 04/02/13 at 20:31
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    U.S.
    handle C, 22 frets etc. .. z'avez to read the data sheet.

    UTILIZATION

    the handle is perfect. for me it is the best strat neck. This profile is the best compromise between the radius gibson 12 "radius and vintage 7.25.

    SOUNDS

    I changed the bridge pickup for a hotrail. but standard pickups are excellent in particulierment handle, you can upgrade the bridge, eg by Kinman, what I did on my other NAS 2008. I prefer the texas special fat and 50 ', and of course the noiseless.

    OVERALL OPINION

    I have 3 years. I have 4 strats I've had others before. this one I do not sell it one day. I sold my american special, my classic 60's my deluxe Mex, but never this one…
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    U.S.
    handle C, 22 frets etc. .. z'avez to read the data sheet.

    UTILIZATION

    the handle is perfect. for me it is the best strat neck. This profile is the best compromise between the radius gibson 12 "radius and vintage 7.25.

    SOUNDS

    I changed the bridge pickup for a hotrail. but standard pickups are excellent in particulierment handle, you can upgrade the bridge, eg by Kinman, what I did on my other NAS 2008. I prefer the texas special fat and 50 ', and of course the noiseless.

    OVERALL OPINION

    I have 3 years. I have 4 strats I've had others before. this one I do not sell it one day. I sold my american special, my classic 60's my deluxe Mex, but never this one.
    the +:
    We can do anything with,
    She is beautiful in sienna sunburst ash and. I changed all the black plastics, it is just beautiful.
    - I love the neck pickup of the standard before the transition to fat 50.
    - Ergonomics is perfect. no other guitar I fell in both hands.
    the -:
    - I feel that the frets wear out fairly quickly. they are worn out faster than on my deluxe mex. but it just might be me.

    Because I paid for new 950eu, the price / quality ratio is exceptional obviously.

    you do again this choice?
    -Without a shadow of a hesitation. the 2008 is a turning point in the new american standard U.S.. this is definitely the best millesime.
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  • iamqmaniamqman

    Where can I plug in

    Fender American Standard Stratocaster [2008-2012]Published on 12/31/11 at 12:32
    The Fender Stratocaster got guitar is a flat out with the sonic full of tone instrument that has stood the test time. This is one of those guitars that is really been such an iconic and resourceful guitar to create wonderful music with. It almost has the perfect balance and feel for pretty much any style of music. That is probably why it is been so popular and useful for so many decades and years. The tone of this guitar is a very fantastic soulful tone. Your first truck strum or pick on this instrument you can really feel the connection with his guitar. You're really just comes alive underneath your fingertips is very carefully but yet fourth tone soul and feel.

    UTILIZATION


    Cont…
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    The Fender Stratocaster got guitar is a flat out with the sonic full of tone instrument that has stood the test time. This is one of those guitars that is really been such an iconic and resourceful guitar to create wonderful music with. It almost has the perfect balance and feel for pretty much any style of music. That is probably why it is been so popular and useful for so many decades and years. The tone of this guitar is a very fantastic soulful tone. Your first truck strum or pick on this instrument you can really feel the connection with his guitar. You're really just comes alive underneath your fingertips is very carefully but yet fourth tone soul and feel.

    UTILIZATION


    Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. Delta Tone
    ("Delta Tone" system includes high output bridge pickup and special No-Load tone control for Middle and Bridge Pickups)

    Pickup Switching - 5-Position Blade:
    - Position 1. Bridge Pickup
    - Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
    - Position 3. Middle Pickup
    - Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup
    - Position 5. Neck Pickup

    Bridge: 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with New American Standard Bent Steel Saddles

    Machine Heads: Fender Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines

    Hardware: Chrome

    Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment

    Scale Length: 25.5 in. (648 mm)

    Width at Nut: 1.685 in. (42.8 mm)

    Unique Features:
    - New Bent Steel Saddles with Elongated String Slots
    - Copper Infused High Mass 100% Metal Bridge Block
    - Thinner Undercoat Finish for Improved Body Resonance
    - Tinted Neck
    - Maple Fingerboard Neck: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Front
    - Rosewood Fingerboard Neck: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Headstock Front with Buffed Fingerboard
    - 4-Bolt Neck Attachment with Micro-Tilt Adjustment
    - Bi-Flex Truss Rod System
    - Parchment Knobs and Pickup Covers
    - Rolled Fretboard Edges
    - Staggered Tuning Keys
    - H/S/H Pickup Routing
    - New Molded Fender/SKB Case with TSA Locks, Glass Reinforced Nylon Trigger Latches, and Form Fitted Plush Interior

    SOUNDS


    When you couple this guitar with a nice solid clean amplifier such as a Fender twin reverb Fender deluxe amplifier then your are going to get very soulful tone that sparkles in chimes very nicely. These guitars take effects pedals modulation in other sorts of rack effects very well. It really allows the user to use their own dynamics feeling tone and just really complements the playing. If you use this with guitar with a nice high gain amplifier such as a Marshall or Mesa boogie then you're going to get a great solid sick tone that will be great for hard rock all the way up to metal styles of music. There's not much this guitar can't do and that is why it's been probably the most popular instrument and all of music. The ash wood will give you a brighter tone that will sound much more different than an alder wood. The tone will be brighter and have a bit more spring in the voicing.


    OVERALL OPINION


    You can find guitars very easily and commonly pretty much anywhere you find music gear related stores. Their online and you can easily find them in the use classified sections on many forms or even on craigslist or eBay. Theatre trade instruments and they provide a wealth of tone and feel for the user. You can find them for right around $1000 or so on the new market but I suggest trying a few out to find out which neck feel you really like in the color that complements your taste.
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  • iamqmaniamqman

    Sienna is nice

    Fender American Standard Stratocaster [2008-2012]Published on 11/30/11 at 10:46
    The 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 w…
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    The 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.
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  • iamqmaniamqman

    Holy cow this is a nice AXE!!!

    Fender American Standard Stratocaster [2008-2012]Published on 11/29/11 at 15:23
    The Fender Stratocaster has got to be the best sounding instrument that is ever been created in my opinion. I'm pretty partial to these guitars because they have such a great sound and solid sound for pretty much any music that I played personally. To feel the balance and the weight of the instrument is very conducive to your way I approach the guitar as well. I'm also into Gibson Les Paul guitars but there's just something about that Fender Stratocaster that makes me enjoy playing that much more.

    UTILIZATION


    Neck Shape: Modern "C" Shape
    Number of Frets: 22
    Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
    Position Inlays: Black Dot Position Inlays
    Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1 cm)
    Fretboard: Ro…
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    The Fender Stratocaster has got to be the best sounding instrument that is ever been created in my opinion. I'm pretty partial to these guitars because they have such a great sound and solid sound for pretty much any music that I played personally. To feel the balance and the weight of the instrument is very conducive to your way I approach the guitar as well. I'm also into Gibson Les Paul guitars but there's just something about that Fender Stratocaster that makes me enjoy playing that much more.

    UTILIZATION


    Neck Shape: Modern "C" Shape
    Number of Frets: 22
    Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
    Position Inlays: Black Dot Position Inlays
    Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1 cm)
    Fretboard: Rosewood or Maple
    Neck Material: Maple
    Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
    Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
    Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Neck Plate with Micro-Tilt™
    Truss Rods: Bi-Flex™ Truss Rod System
    Truss Rod Nut: 1/8" American Series Nut

    SOUNDS


    If you've ever heard Jimi Hendrix and you know exactly what to tell you to get from a Fender Stratocaster. It's can be a nice clean sounding tone compared to to a mahogany wood based guitar with hum buckers such as most Gibson guitars . You are going to get a nice thick susstain that's going to be very conducive and extremely versatile to any style of music that you put it in. It's not could be as thick as you would a Gibson Les Paul guitar this could have a natural sustain that is very pleased to the ears. No matter what amplifier, a effects, or rig that you have this guitar will sound fantastic in all settings.

    OVERALL OPINION


    You can find a Fender Stratocaster pretty much anywhere you find musical instruments being sold in any online retailer and most regular music shops will sell Fender Stratocaster. Many come in different size shapes and next but overall the natural feel in town is universal. The usually hang around $100 or so which is a great price point for an American built guitar.
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  • iamqmaniamqman

    White Steel

    Fender American Standard Stratocaster [2008-2012]Published on 11/29/11 at 14:57
    The Fender Stratocaster is probably my favorite instrument that is there been created. I love the way this thing feels and sits on your shoulder get star strap around your neck. It has a nice balance and weight to it and the overall tone is very inviting for any style of music that I might be into for the week. Since there's a lot of musical styles and sounds out there if one all-encompassing guitar can be hard to fine. I think this guitar does it quite well because it's extremely versatile and can play pretty much any style of music.

    UTILIZATION



    Neck Shape: Modern "C" Shape
    Number of Frets: 22
    Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
    Position Inlays: Black Dot Position Inlays
    Fretboard…
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    The Fender Stratocaster is probably my favorite instrument that is there been created. I love the way this thing feels and sits on your shoulder get star strap around your neck. It has a nice balance and weight to it and the overall tone is very inviting for any style of music that I might be into for the week. Since there's a lot of musical styles and sounds out there if one all-encompassing guitar can be hard to fine. I think this guitar does it quite well because it's extremely versatile and can play pretty much any style of music.

    UTILIZATION



    Neck Shape: Modern "C" Shape
    Number of Frets: 22
    Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
    Position Inlays: Black Dot Position Inlays
    Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1 cm)
    Fretboard: Rosewood or Maple
    Neck Material: Maple
    Neck Finish: (700, 706, 755, 712, 769, 705, 747) Rosewood Fingerboard: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Headstock Front with Buffed Fingerboard
    (700, 706, 755, 712, 769, 705, 747) Maple Fingerboard: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Front
    Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
    Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
    Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Neck Plate with Micro-Tilt™
    Truss Rods: Bi-Flex™ Truss Rod System
    Truss Rod Nut: 1/8" American Series Nut

    SOUNDS


    The Fender Stratocaster has a great sound for country all the way up to hard rock music. It doesn't sound that great any drop tuning setting but even still it just has a very inviting and creative sounding to it. Whether you use this with the fender clean amplifier or high gain amplifier such as a Bogner or Mesa boogie this guitars can give you exactly what you give it. It's a solid tone and a great feel and it will match your guitar rig or your effects quite nicely. Overall it's a solid sounding instrument from the feel and the tone is right there for any guitar player.


    OVERALL OPINION


    You can find these guitars pretty much anywhere you find musical instruments whether that be online or any guitar shop such as Sam Ash for Guitar Center. They're very easy to find and the price point is very nice as well. You can find these guitars right around thousand dollars or so depending on features and whatnot. The great sounding US built instrument that is fantastic for gigging or recording.
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  • iamqmaniamqman

    Not blue and more

    Fender American Standard Stratocaster [2008-2012]Published on 11/16/11 at 15:40
    The Fender Telecaster is an iconic guitar that just resonates with brilliant sounding quality. It's a perfectly well balanced instrument that has seen little to no changes since his original production. They've been a few tweaks, bells, and whistles but overall the balance feel and look of this instrument has pretty much remain in tact. It's a simple design with the volume control knob and two tone control knobs. You get three single coil pick ups in the tremolo bridge system. It's fairly easy to use and sound in town is just fantastic.

    UTILIZATION


    Body: Alder

    Neck: Maple, Modern 'C' Shape,(Satin Polyurethane Finish)

    Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5 in. Radius (241mm)

    No. of Fret…
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    The Fender Telecaster is an iconic guitar that just resonates with brilliant sounding quality. It's a perfectly well balanced instrument that has seen little to no changes since his original production. They've been a few tweaks, bells, and whistles but overall the balance feel and look of this instrument has pretty much remain in tact. It's a simple design with the volume control knob and two tone control knobs. You get three single coil pick ups in the tremolo bridge system. It's fairly easy to use and sound in town is just fantastic.

    UTILIZATION


    Body: Alder

    Neck: Maple, Modern 'C' Shape,(Satin Polyurethane Finish)

    Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5 in. Radius (241mm)

    No. of Frets: 21 Medium Jumbo

    Pickups: 3 Standard Single-Coil Strat Pickups (Ceramic Magnets)

    Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo

    Machine Heads: Fender/Ping Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines

    Hardware: Chrome

    Pickguard: 3-Ply White

    Scale Length: 25.5 in. (648 mm)

    Width at Nut: 1.650 in. (42 mm)

    Unique Features: Vintage Styling

    SOUNDS


    These guitar sound great in any application they put them in whether that be a clean setting or a high gain hard rock setting. No matter where you stick this guitar in front of it will bring your existing gear to life. It really adds a great feel and tone to a clean amplifier with its nice bluesy rock tone. It has a great sustain an overall great feel with its light alder body wood and rosewood fretboard. It just sounds perfect and you has to write frequencies and balance that makes playing enjoyable. If you have a plethora of effects pedals or rack units, or you just are playing your guitar straight into the amplifier, it's going to give you a nice clarity and note separation but also bring a solid tone and sustain to your guitar rig.

    OVERALL OPINION


    You can find these guitars anywhere you look for instruments whether that be online or any retailer around the world. This is probably the most versatile and easily recognizable guitar and one of the most used guitars in the world. You can find a guitar for right around thousand dollars or so and they make great guitars for gigging or recording.
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  • iamqmaniamqman

    How do I say....?

    Fender American Standard Stratocaster [2008-2012]Published on 11/07/11 at 21:02
    The Fender Stratocaster guitar is almost perfect instrument with little additions throughout its history. It has involved in some ways but still holds true to the character and tone of the body that it originally established. It's a great instrument and probably the most classic guitar that is everything created. It has a useful tone and you get a very vintage sound that is almost captivating.

    UTILIZATION


    Fender American Standard Stratocaster Features:

    * Color: 3-color Sunburst
    * Body: Alder
    * Finish: Polyurethane Finish
    * Thinner Undercoat Finish for Improved Resonance
    * Neck: Maple, Tinted Neck with Gloss Front/Satin Back
    * Fretboard: Maple, 9.5"…
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    The Fender Stratocaster guitar is almost perfect instrument with little additions throughout its history. It has involved in some ways but still holds true to the character and tone of the body that it originally established. It's a great instrument and probably the most classic guitar that is everything created. It has a useful tone and you get a very vintage sound that is almost captivating.

    UTILIZATION


    Fender American Standard Stratocaster Features:

    * Color: 3-color Sunburst
    * Body: Alder
    * Finish: Polyurethane Finish
    * Thinner Undercoat Finish for Improved Resonance
    * Neck: Maple, Tinted Neck with Gloss Front/Satin Back
    * Fretboard: Maple, 9.5"
    * Rolled Fretboard Edges
    * Number of Frets: 22, Medium-Jumbo
    * Scale Length: 25.5"
    * Nut: Melamine, Width: 1.685"
    * Hardware: Chrome
    * Machine Heads: Fender Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Tuning Keys
    * Bridge: 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with American Standard Bent Steel Saddles
    * Copper Infused High-mass 100% Metal Bridge Block
    * Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
    * Pickups: American Standard Single-Coil Pickups
    * Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade
    * Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1.(Neck pickup), Tone 2. Delta Tone™ (Middle and Bridge)
    * Case: Molded Fender/SKB Case included with TSA Locks, Glass Reinforced Nylon Trigger Latches, and Form Fitted Plush interior
    * Accessories: Cable, strap, polishing cloth, trem arm, wrenches
    * Weight: 7.7 lbs

    SOUNDS


    The tone of these guitars are very unique themselves. They do not sound like Fender telecasters or Gibson Les Paul's in any way. It has his own feel and its own sound and overall complete different tone. Very classic tone that can do some great vintage style guitar tones as well as modern style tones. There's not much this guitar can do can't do so that's what makes it very appealing to most guitarists. You put it in any guitar amp setting or rig and it will shine through with out any effort.

    OVERALL OPINION

    You can find guitars pretty much anywhere you look for guitar or musical measurements. If you look on the classified sections of many forms you can see them and posted everyday. You can also find a new and most guitar retailers as well as online retailers. These are great instruments and I recommend them for anyone looking for probably the most versatile guitar that you could have her own. At new you can find them for right around $1000 or so which is a great deal for an American build instrument.
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  • iamqmaniamqman

    Mount Olympus

    Fender American Standard Stratocaster [2008-2012]Published on 11/07/11 at 12:26
    Fender is probably the biggest music company in the world when it comes to amp and guitars. They have been played all over the world from beginner learning guitar players to the best professionals in the world. Any guitar who has ever been playing the guitar longer than a few year most likely have picked up owned a Fender Stratocaster at some point. This is cool white Olympic color that gets better the more it ages. What I mean by that is these white paint jobs tend to turn into a cream color the more it ages. That is a cool this to see your instruments turn into.


    UTILIZATION

    Fender American Standard Stratocaster Features:

    * Color: 3-color Sunburst
    * Body: Alder
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    Fender is probably the biggest music company in the world when it comes to amp and guitars. They have been played all over the world from beginner learning guitar players to the best professionals in the world. Any guitar who has ever been playing the guitar longer than a few year most likely have picked up owned a Fender Stratocaster at some point. This is cool white Olympic color that gets better the more it ages. What I mean by that is these white paint jobs tend to turn into a cream color the more it ages. That is a cool this to see your instruments turn into.


    UTILIZATION

    Fender American Standard Stratocaster Features:

    * Color: 3-color Sunburst
    * Body: Alder
    * Finish: Polyurethane Finish
    * Thinner Undercoat Finish for Improved Resonance
    * Neck: Maple, Tinted Neck with Gloss Front/Satin Back
    * Fretboard: Maple, 9.5"
    * Rolled Fretboard Edges
    * Number of Frets: 22, Medium-Jumbo
    * Scale Length: 25.5"
    * Nut: Melamine, Width: 1.685"
    * Hardware: Chrome
    * Machine Heads: Fender Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Tuning Keys
    * Bridge: 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with American Standard Bent Steel Saddles
    * Copper Infused High-mass 100% Metal Bridge Block
    * Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
    * Pickups: American Standard Single-Coil Pickups
    * Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade
    * Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1.(Neck pickup), Tone 2. Delta Tone™ (Middle and Bridge)
    * Case: Molded Fender/SKB Case included with TSA Locks, Glass Reinforced Nylon Trigger Latches, and Form Fitted Plush interior
    * Accessories: Cable, strap, polishing cloth, trem arm, wrenches
    * Weight: 7.7 lbs

    SOUNDS

    This guitar doesn't have a whole lot of features compared to many other guitars and especially some of the newer modern guitars that have different push pull pots as well as switches that can kill the sound door boosted or whatever. The pick ups are very general and there basically three single quill pick ups. You have volume control not been to tone control mountain is pretty much about it. There is a pickup selector that allows you to pick up to five different total selections. You can switch to each pick up as well as this spaces in between the middle and the outside pick ups. See you at five total options available. You can get a lot of range in this guitar with what ever amp you are using. These guitars takes on the rig that you own and just compliment that existing tone.

    OVERALL OPINION

    At new you can find these guitars for right at around $1000 or so. These guitars are such dream machine and full of tone. I would recommend every one to own one of these. They are great for recording and excellent for live use or heavy gigging. Every guitar player should own one of these at some point in their career.
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    Back in Black

    Fender American Standard Stratocaster [2008-2012]Published on 11/07/11 at 12:20
    The Fender stratocaster has to be the most heavily use instrument on the planet. It has a great sound very organic and exciting tone overall. It's an easy guitar play and get comfortable with because of its natural perfect balance and feel. It's a very simple design beginning effective and total complete guitar.

    UTILIZATION

    Neck
    Neck Shape: Modern "C" Shape
    Number of Frets: 22
    Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
    Position Inlays: Black Dot Position Inlays
    Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1 cm)
    Fretboard: Rosewood or Maple
    Neck Material: Maple
    Neck Finish: (700, 706, 755, 712, 769, 705, 747) Rosewood Fingerboard: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Headstock Front with Buffed Fingerb…
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    The Fender stratocaster has to be the most heavily use instrument on the planet. It has a great sound very organic and exciting tone overall. It's an easy guitar play and get comfortable with because of its natural perfect balance and feel. It's a very simple design beginning effective and total complete guitar.

    UTILIZATION

    Neck
    Neck Shape: Modern "C" Shape
    Number of Frets: 22
    Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
    Position Inlays: Black Dot Position Inlays
    Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1 cm)
    Fretboard: Rosewood or Maple
    Neck Material: Maple
    Neck Finish: (700, 706, 755, 712, 769, 705, 747) Rosewood Fingerboard: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Headstock Front with Buffed Fingerboard
    (700, 706, 755, 712, 769, 705, 747) Maple Fingerboard: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Front
    Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
    Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
    Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Neck Plate with Micro-Tilt™
    Truss Rods: Bi-Flex™ Truss Rod System
    Truss Rod Nut: 1/8" American Series Nut
    Electronics
    Pickup Configuration: S/S/S
    Bridge Pickup: American Strat® Single-Coil Pickup
    Middle Pickup: American Strat® Single-Coil Pickup
    Neck Pickup: American Strat® Single-Coil Pickup
    Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
    Special Electronics: No-Load Tone Control
    Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. No-Load Tone Control (Middle and Bridge Pickups)

    SOUNDS


    This guitar sounds fantastic and any application that you put it in. What are you using a clean amplifier all the way of two at high gain amplifier this guitar will sound great. I think this set up with this instrument would probably be an nice Fender amplifier of some kind or a nice Marshall Plexi would be the best option for me. I like setting it to a clean setting with a good overdrive pedal out front. Use that in conjunction with a nice modulation pedal or effect pedal I can get some sweet chorus or delay sounds will go a long way with the set up. This guitar sounds best in the neck position because it really brings out the total body and tone of this instrument. It has a very brilliantly bluesy tone that sound good and pretty much any setting you put it in.

    OVERALL OPINION


    These guitars to be found in most used classified sections and in most guitar retailers around the world. You're very popular and probably most popular instrument that you've ever seen. It's a great guitar and I highly recommend it to any guitar player out there looking for a good instrument for gigging or recording. This is a fun guitar and will give its user a lot of enjoyment playing.
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  • iamqmaniamqman

    Sunburst all the time

    Fender American Standard Stratocaster [2008-2012]Published on 11/07/11 at 11:52
    The Fender stratocaster guitar is a solid sounding instrument that is able to branch across the genre to genre of music. It has an extreme versatility that is very natural to its style. The body of the guitar is very smooth and natural and the curvature of the instrument is easy to hold them play. This is one fine instrument that is very versatile and fun to play on.

    There are not a lot of features on this guitar and it's pretty minimalistic compared to a lot of modern sounding guitars. You have three single coil pickups of volume control knob and two tone control knobs. You have a simple tremolo system and that's about it. It's a simple design to get an effective design as well.

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    The Fender stratocaster guitar is a solid sounding instrument that is able to branch across the genre to genre of music. It has an extreme versatility that is very natural to its style. The body of the guitar is very smooth and natural and the curvature of the instrument is easy to hold them play. This is one fine instrument that is very versatile and fun to play on.

    There are not a lot of features on this guitar and it's pretty minimalistic compared to a lot of modern sounding guitars. You have three single coil pickups of volume control knob and two tone control knobs. You have a simple tremolo system and that's about it. It's a simple design to get an effective design as well.

    UTILIZATION

    Utilization8/10
    Neck
    Neck Shape: Modern "C" Shape
    Number of Frets: 22
    Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
    Position Inlays: Black Dot Position Inlays
    Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1 cm)
    Fretboard: Rosewood or Maple
    Neck Material: Maple
    Neck Finish: (700, 706, 755, 712, 769, 705, 747) Rosewood Fingerboard: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Headstock Front with Buffed Fingerboard
    (700, 706, 755, 712, 769, 705, 747) Maple Fingerboard: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Front
    Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
    Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
    Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Neck Plate with Micro-Tilt™
    Truss Rods: Bi-Flex™ Truss Rod System
    Truss Rod Nut: 1/8" American Series Nut
    Electronics
    Pickup Configuration: S/S/S
    Bridge Pickup: American Strat® Single-Coil Pickup
    Middle Pickup: American Strat® Single-Coil Pickup
    Neck Pickup: American Strat® Single-Coil Pickup
    Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
    Special Electronics: No-Load Tone Control
    Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. No-Load Tone Control (Middle and Bridge Pickups)

    SOUNDS


    These guitars go great with any amplifier or any pedals in any situation that you might have. If you using it with a nice clean amplifier than I would recommend an nice overdrive pedal such as an Ibanez tube screamer or an OCD from fulltone. It can give you a nice natural overdrive sound that can push the front end of an amplifier this guitar does sound very good in that setting. Especially if you use it in the neck position because it can give a really good bluesy sound that is inviting to the player. Overall it's a great instrument that will bring anyone joy is using it. Whether it's a clean amplifier high gain amplifier with multiple effects or no effects it will give you exactly what you need.

    OVERALL OPINION


    I recommend this guitar to any guitarist out there because it's a great instrument for recording and digging. These guitars can be easily found in most used sections of forums or online classifieds. You can find it in pretty much any guitar retailer in the world because this is probably the most use instrument in the on the planet. It's fun guitar and I recommended to any guitar shop there.
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  • iamqmaniamqman

    Sweet axe!!

    Fender American Standard Stratocaster [2008-2012]Published on 11/07/11 at 10:01
    The Fender Strarocaster guitar is extremely iconic and an absolute brilliantly made instrument. It's a fantastic we well balanced guitar that resonates very well. It's able to branch across many styles of music which doesn't limit it in any way. The features are pretty minimal but yet very effective. You have a volume control knob to tell control knobs hey five way pick up selector. You also have three single will pick ups I really give a good versatility in tone as you slept each one and in the in between position.

    UTILIZATION

    Neck
    Neck Shape: Modern "C" Shape
    Number of Frets: 22
    Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
    Position Inlays: Black Dot Position Inlays
    Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (2…
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    The Fender Strarocaster guitar is extremely iconic and an absolute brilliantly made instrument. It's a fantastic we well balanced guitar that resonates very well. It's able to branch across many styles of music which doesn't limit it in any way. The features are pretty minimal but yet very effective. You have a volume control knob to tell control knobs hey five way pick up selector. You also have three single will pick ups I really give a good versatility in tone as you slept each one and in the in between position.

    UTILIZATION

    Neck
    Neck Shape: Modern "C" Shape
    Number of Frets: 22
    Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
    Position Inlays: Black Dot Position Inlays
    Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1 cm)
    Fretboard: Rosewood or Maple
    Neck Material: Maple
    Neck Finish: (700, 706, 755, 712, 769, 705, 747) Rosewood Fingerboard: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Headstock Front with Buffed Fingerboard
    (700, 706, 755, 712, 769, 705, 747) Maple Fingerboard: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Front
    Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
    Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
    Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Neck Plate with Micro-Tilt™
    Truss Rods: Bi-Flex™ Truss Rod System
    Truss Rod Nut: 1/8" American Series Nut
    Electronics
    Pickup Configuration: S/S/S
    Bridge Pickup: American Strat® Single-Coil Pickup
    Middle Pickup: American Strat® Single-Coil Pickup
    Neck Pickup: American Strat® Single-Coil Pickup
    Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
    Special Electronics: No-Load Tone Control
    Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. No-Load Tone Control (Middle and Bridge Pickups)

    SOUNDS

    I really like the tone of this guitar because it has a very authentic and organic sound. Most the sounds that this guitar does is blues based music but it's a very versatile guitar for pretty much any style of music out there. This guitar doesn't do very well and drop tunings or extremely heavy game sounds but if you get a good solitude overdrive going with some nice analog delay or some digital or analog chorus sounds in you can get a really great rock sound good for pop all way up to hard rock.

    OVERALL OPINION


    These guitars pretty sound pretty much any guitar retailer around. You can find them online as well and in many used classified sections. I highly recommend this guitar to anyone looking for an absolutely brilliant instrument that is extremely versatile from any style of music out there.
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    Diamonds and Pearls

    Fender American Standard Stratocaster [2008-2012]Published on 10/29/11 at 15:30
    One thing I love about the Fender Stratocaster guitar is it's perfect balance and beautiful soulful tone. It has a very classic sound that you've probably heard on most pop and rock albums throughout the years. It's a basic guitar but yet it doesn't need a whole lot of updates because of it's almost perfect original production. These are very fun guitars and they have a solid sound for most music.

    UTILIZATION

    Detail
    Body Material Ash
    Body Finish Urethane Finish
    Color Blizzard Pearl
    Neck Material Maple, Bolt-on
    Neck Shape Modern C
    Scale Length 25.5"
    Fingerboard Material Maple, 9.5" Radius
    Fingerboard Inlay Black Dots
    Number of Frets 22
    Nut Width 1.685"
    Bridge/Ta…
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    One thing I love about the Fender Stratocaster guitar is it's perfect balance and beautiful soulful tone. It has a very classic sound that you've probably heard on most pop and rock albums throughout the years. It's a basic guitar but yet it doesn't need a whole lot of updates because of it's almost perfect original production. These are very fun guitars and they have a solid sound for most music.

    UTILIZATION

    Detail
    Body Material Ash
    Body Finish Urethane Finish
    Color Blizzard Pearl
    Neck Material Maple, Bolt-on
    Neck Shape Modern C
    Scale Length 25.5"
    Fingerboard Material Maple, 9.5" Radius
    Fingerboard Inlay Black Dots
    Number of Frets 22
    Nut Width 1.685"
    Bridge/Tailpiece Tremolo
    Tuners Deluxe Staggered
    Number of Pickups 3

    SOUNDS


    I love the tone of these guitars primarily because they fit well in most musical styles. Where you play pop rock, or even metal you can get away with this guitar and most settings. It does have 3 single coil pickups so it's not going to get a really beefy tone that you would get out of a humbucker pick up. These pickups are pretty thin comparatively to any type of humbug for pick up. So do you think beefy tone is nothing to be easy to get out of this instrument. But it will get you a great classic sustaining classic voicing for pretty much any style of music. These guitar sit well with Fender amplifiers as well as Marshall amplifier some pretty much any thing that you have. Whatever amplifier or effects pedals you have this guitar is going to bring the best hot of the equipment possible.

    OVERALL OPINION


    At new you can find these guitars for right around $1000 or so which is a pretty good price for an American built guitar. They're easy to find in the used section of many forms and online classifieds. Pretty much any musical retailer will carry Fender Stratocaster because they're the most iconic and probably most used guitar in existence. I highly recommend this guitar to anyone looking for a great classic sound any versatile instrument for any style of music.
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  • iamqmaniamqman

    Hello my lady!!!

    Fender American Standard Stratocaster [2008-2012]Published on 10/05/11 at 19:01
    The Fender Stratocaster has got to be the best guitar that is ever been built. I know I'm biased but I just love feel and pretty much everything about this guitar is just fantastic. I'm a big fan of Gibson Les Paul's, Fender telecasters, Charvel guitars, and a host of many other guitar shapes but overall nothing says rock 'n roll like the Fender Stratocaster guitar. Although I wish I could own one of each of those guitars if I had the choice and got to choose between one guitar tone for eternity. It would probably be the Fender Stratocaster. Luckily I ca own more than one so I do own one each of those guitars.

    UTILIZATION


    Fender American Standard Stratocaster Features:

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    The Fender Stratocaster has got to be the best guitar that is ever been built. I know I'm biased but I just love feel and pretty much everything about this guitar is just fantastic. I'm a big fan of Gibson Les Paul's, Fender telecasters, Charvel guitars, and a host of many other guitar shapes but overall nothing says rock 'n roll like the Fender Stratocaster guitar. Although I wish I could own one of each of those guitars if I had the choice and got to choose between one guitar tone for eternity. It would probably be the Fender Stratocaster. Luckily I ca own more than one so I do own one each of those guitars.

    UTILIZATION


    Fender American Standard Stratocaster Features:

    * Color: 3-color Sunburst
    * Body: Alder
    * Finish: Polyurethane Finish
    * Thinner Undercoat Finish for Improved Resonance
    * Neck: Maple, Tinted Neck with Gloss Front/Satin Back
    * Fretboard: Maple, 9.5"
    * Rolled Fretboard Edges
    * Number of Frets: 22, Medium-Jumbo
    * Scale Length: 25.5"
    * Nut: Melamine, Width: 1.685"
    * Hardware: Chrome
    * Machine Heads: Fender Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Tuning Keys
    * Bridge: 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with American Standard Bent Steel Saddles
    * Copper Infused High-mass 100% Metal Bridge Block
    * Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
    * Pickups: American Standard Single-Coil Pickups
    * Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade
    * Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1.(Neck pickup), Tone 2. Delta Tone™ (Middle and Bridge)
    * Case: Molded Fender/SKB Case included with TSA Locks, Glass Reinforced Nylon Trigger Latches, and Form Fitted Plush interior
    * Accessories: Cable, strap, polishing cloth, trem arm, wrenches
    * Weight: 7.7 lbs

    SOUNDS


    I primarily like the tone of these guitars with the nice high gain amplifier of some kind. You can get some great singing sustain and fantastic tones for pretty much any style of music. With single coil pickups you won't get a beefy thick tone as you would with a humbucker pickup but you can't get a nice solid tone for pretty much any style of music. I love the combination of wood in these guitars because the alder wood and maple wood is just a great match. I know there's a lot of great combinations of woods out there but for me and my ears, I just prefer the alder and maple wood combination.

    The voicing of it matches the style of music that I play in primarily to style that I played as well. Most my guitar players that I look up to like Eddie Van Halen or Nuno Bettencourt all use alder wood. Even though Eddie has switched to a basswood which his newer guitars have but the guitar tone that I primarily like which was his original time was for my alder body. It's a great combination for those who want a screaming mix of good mid range as well as a good balance between the bass and high frequencies.

    OVERALL OPINION


    These guitars you can find pretty much anywhere and everywhere guitar instruments are sold. You can find them on the used and classified section is pretty much any online forum or any online classified section. These are very frequented guitars and they're highly saturated in the industry so finding one won't take you very long. I suggest trying out a few in finding out which balance and field and next shape matches your musical expression.
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