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MGR/Jason Bell « Fender American Fat Strat Texas Special »
Published on 01/12/03 at 15:00Musician's Friend $1049.00
It's a strat...that is why.
Years of playing my Fender Custom Strat have been wonderful but I was ready for a change. I ordered an American Fat Strat Texas Special after some serious consideration and I kicked myself for not getting one sooner. This is the absolute best guitar I have ever played, much less owned. To call it a "guitar" does not give it justice, it is an "instrument". By far the best neck I have seen, solid with the ability to have the lowest action I have played without any string buzz coming through the amp. The body is wonderfully balanced with a solid feel to it, evident in the tone you get without even plugging in! I have played guitars costing four times as much and I wouldn't consider playing anything else ever again. The pickup configuration is absolute perfection. The humbucker is just as strong as any PRS or Les Paul with the tonality and sweetness of the classic strat sound on the top two pickups. This guitar is the best of all worlds. By the way, the case is awesome also.
I wish it came with a Fishman powerbridge.. but, then again, I've never been easy to please.
Superb construction, top quality. Nothing else to say.
Go play one at your local store. You will put it on your list of essential gear.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
It's a strat...that is why.
Years of playing my Fender Custom Strat have been wonderful but I was ready for a change. I ordered an American Fat Strat Texas Special after some serious consideration and I kicked myself for not getting one sooner. This is the absolute best guitar I have ever played, much less owned. To call it a "guitar" does not give it justice, it is an "instrument". By far the best neck I have seen, solid with the ability to have the lowest action I have played without any string buzz coming through the amp. The body is wonderfully balanced with a solid feel to it, evident in the tone you get without even plugging in! I have played guitars costing four times as much and I wouldn't consider playing anything else ever again. The pickup configuration is absolute perfection. The humbucker is just as strong as any PRS or Les Paul with the tonality and sweetness of the classic strat sound on the top two pickups. This guitar is the best of all worlds. By the way, the case is awesome also.
I wish it came with a Fishman powerbridge.. but, then again, I've never been easy to please.
Superb construction, top quality. Nothing else to say.
Go play one at your local store. You will put it on your list of essential gear.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com