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The Fender Stratocaster has such a great tone and it is extremely solid to play. It has the perfect weight and balance for me, particularly because of the shape and feel of the guitar overall. My natural stance when playing has a certain feel and certain guitars really don't give me that comfortability that I'm looking for. All I want to do is focus on my guitar playing and dynamics and style and not worry about my guitar rig, amp, and certainly not my instrument it's self.


UTILIZATION

Neck Shape: Modern "C" Shape
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Jumbo Frets
Position Inlays: Black Dot Position Inlays
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
Nut Width: 1.6875" (43 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
Headstock: Large '70s Style
Neck Plate: Standard 4 Bolt
Truss Rod Nut: 1/8" American Series Nut
Electronics
Pickup Configuration: S/S/S
Bridge Pickup: Texas Special™ Single-Coil Bridge Pickup
Middle Pickup: Texas Special™ Single-Coil Middle Pickup
Neck Pickup: Texas Special™ Single-Coil Neck 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: Greasebucket™ Tone Circuit (rolls off high without adding bass)
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup) Greasebucket™ Tone Circuit, (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass) Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup), Greasebucket Tone Circuit
Hardware
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Switch Tips: White Switch Tip
Tremolo Arm Handle: Vintage Style Tremolo Arm

SOUNDS


The tone of this guitar sounds absolutely fantastic. It has a nice mid range tone but if you give it a loaded distortion and maybe some boost from a pedal with an overdriven amp to get a nice thick meaty sustaining tone. It has to be one my favorite resonant frequency tones at any instrument that I've ever played. Whether you're playing with a clean amplifier or a really overdriven amplifier you're going to get a complete sound night after night of playing. Overall this is the perfect instrument for anyone looking for that one specific guitar that will last generations.

OVERALL OPINION


These guitars you can find pretty much anywhere you look for musical gear. They come in right around the thousand dollars or so depending on the model and the specifics. This is a great price for an American built guitar and a perfect instrument for gigging or reporting applications. I highly recommend this guitar to any guitarist out there looking for the perfect American built guitar.