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MGR/Nat Montalbano « Fender American Stratocaster »
Published on 04/22/03 at 15:00I bought this Strat from the Guitar Center, in Harahan, Louisiana for $565.00 used. I cut my teeth on a Strat many years ago. For a long time I've played a Gibson SG and love it for overdrive, but I missed the Strat sound.
The feel and the sound. For my hands nothing feels so comfortable as the neck on a real Strat. Like I said I played a Gibson SG for many years but had to pay attention to my fingering. With the Strat everything just falls into place. The Strat twangy, punchy sound is great for the type of playing I do; R&B and Oldies Rock. It's natural sound doesn't need effects so much as other guitars. It stays in tune very well. When I really dog it may go slightly out of tune but still sound great anyway.
The Trem bar really sucks, goes out of tune right away. I know there are solutions to this; different nuts and bridges. I just took the handle off. Don't need it. The strings bend extremely easily.
It was like new when I bought it. Not a mark even on the pick guard. It looks and feel like quality when I play it. Fender's got the American Strat (as well as others) dialed in. Except for the tremelo, it's perfect.
My only regret is that I did without a Strat for so many years. It makes a difference in how I play and the level of pleasure I get from playing. I'll give it 5 even with the sucky trem. The rest of the guitar more than makes up for it.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
The feel and the sound. For my hands nothing feels so comfortable as the neck on a real Strat. Like I said I played a Gibson SG for many years but had to pay attention to my fingering. With the Strat everything just falls into place. The Strat twangy, punchy sound is great for the type of playing I do; R&B and Oldies Rock. It's natural sound doesn't need effects so much as other guitars. It stays in tune very well. When I really dog it may go slightly out of tune but still sound great anyway.
The Trem bar really sucks, goes out of tune right away. I know there are solutions to this; different nuts and bridges. I just took the handle off. Don't need it. The strings bend extremely easily.
It was like new when I bought it. Not a mark even on the pick guard. It looks and feel like quality when I play it. Fender's got the American Strat (as well as others) dialed in. Except for the tremelo, it's perfect.
My only regret is that I did without a Strat for so many years. It makes a difference in how I play and the level of pleasure I get from playing. I'll give it 5 even with the sucky trem. The rest of the guitar more than makes up for it.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com