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Published on 03/16/14 at 09:02
Value For Money :
Excellent
Fender American Special Stratocaster is as its name suggests a real Strat made in USA.
It has a vintage vibrato with mechanical oil bath. (Holding excellent agreement)
The neck is maple room without key reported with 22 frets jumbo. The head is a big guy 70's ... it's beautiful!
It has three single coil pickups Texas Special (coming from the Custom Shop, not to be confused with Tex-Mex). Electronics has a master volume, a tone Greasebucket (limited interest, but it does not work less than standard) for the neck pickup, one for the bridge pickup. (No tone for the middle pickup) and a 5-way switch.
UTILIZATION
The handle is very nice with its satin varnish (and back key). Profile suits me.
The standard weight with a good balance. Access to acute is quite satisfactory.
In short: it's a Strat!
SOUNDS
The sounds are real sounds Strat with a little more a little chubby from the Custom Shop pickups. After, it remains easy to find the crystal clear sound of a Strat ... it does not become a Les Paul!
Crunches are fantastic! But for large saturations, I can not find my account with my H & K Tubemeister ... I must find a pedal for that. The sound is a bit muddy.
This is a perfect guitar for sounds blues / rock / pop not too clean or too heavy.
OVERALL OPINION
I've had little time but I'm already very satisfied. This is my fourth Strat and it's more interesting than I had. She really has his personal character.
The price / quality ratio is unbeatable ... It is about 400 euros less than a standard american Strat, but it is absolutely not an American at a discount. (I recall that the Custom Shop pickups come).
The award is earned on the cover instead of the case (both better is preferred) on the satin finish of the key and the vibrato vintage 6 screws instead of two knives.
In short, happiness!
It has a vintage vibrato with mechanical oil bath. (Holding excellent agreement)
The neck is maple room without key reported with 22 frets jumbo. The head is a big guy 70's ... it's beautiful!
It has three single coil pickups Texas Special (coming from the Custom Shop, not to be confused with Tex-Mex). Electronics has a master volume, a tone Greasebucket (limited interest, but it does not work less than standard) for the neck pickup, one for the bridge pickup. (No tone for the middle pickup) and a 5-way switch.
UTILIZATION
The handle is very nice with its satin varnish (and back key). Profile suits me.
The standard weight with a good balance. Access to acute is quite satisfactory.
In short: it's a Strat!
SOUNDS
The sounds are real sounds Strat with a little more a little chubby from the Custom Shop pickups. After, it remains easy to find the crystal clear sound of a Strat ... it does not become a Les Paul!
Crunches are fantastic! But for large saturations, I can not find my account with my H & K Tubemeister ... I must find a pedal for that. The sound is a bit muddy.
This is a perfect guitar for sounds blues / rock / pop not too clean or too heavy.
OVERALL OPINION
I've had little time but I'm already very satisfied. This is my fourth Strat and it's more interesting than I had. She really has his personal character.
The price / quality ratio is unbeatable ... It is about 400 euros less than a standard american Strat, but it is absolutely not an American at a discount. (I recall that the Custom Shop pickups come).
The award is earned on the cover instead of the case (both better is preferred) on the satin finish of the key and the vibrato vintage 6 screws instead of two knives.
In short, happiness!