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Fender American Standard Stratocaster [2008-2012]
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Published on 10/05/11 at 19:00

What can I say that hasn't been already said with words or music about the Fender Stratocaster. This is just one fine instrument and overall probably the most versatile guitar that is ever been created. This is a guitar I can play hard rock all the way to country and pretty much anything in between. This is such a fantastic sounding and resourceful instrument that has such a great soul and tone that will play very well with your style and your style of music. It's a simple design but the balance and weight is just perfect. It has a great ripping tone and the feel of the instrument is perfect for my hands and style . It just has a simple but yet perfect in every way design.

UTILIZATION

Fender American Standard Stratocaster Features:

* Color: Olympic White
* 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 these instruments with a good high gain amplifier and even more I like to with the Marshall amplifier. Whether it be a vintage amplifier or a newer Marshall amplifier whatever it may be these guitars just sounds very well with those amplifiers. But then again it's pretty much sounds like it does with any amplifier whether it be clean to mid gain. This instrument can just really do it all and play in all circumstances. It doesn't really matter what amplifier you have this guitar will take it to the next level.

I like using this guitar with a overdrive pedal a delay pedal of chorus pedal and the amps tube distortion. That allows me to get the results that I'm looking for quickly and easily. But whatever you have it really doesn't matter because this is an instrument to have its own feel and own sound that will make any other equipment you have whether it be effects pedals overdrive pedals, or amplifiers go to the next level.

OVERALL OPINION


These guitar you can find extremely easily pretty much anywhere you book. Almost every retailer sells Fender Stratocaster guitars and you can't find me when you can easily find a used one. They are easily to come by but they do have a lot of variants and backs throughout the years so I suggest trying them out before buying because different next will result in different feelings and balance.