All user reviews for the Fender Classic '70s Stratocaster

Guitar made in Mexico
Maple neck and maple fingerboard (painted)
21 frets
3 single coil pickups.
Selector 5 positions
Volume 1 and 2 tones

Until then everyone understood what is a strat.

UTILIZATION

The handle is very comfortable to play with a radius close to the flat, access to acute is not done as easily with a guitar "shredder", but it's OK not bad thanks to its cut.

In sound, a sound palette was quite friendly and versatile that you can use without going into extreme, this guitar is a Fender feel and does it well.

SOUNDS

To talk about the sound, this guitar has the typical Fender, but if you tend to lend an ear, we see that it is actually quite messy. I develop: We handle a position that is very correct, which provides good heat and a small punch in the attacks. The microphone in the middle, it offers pretty funky sounds, which are supported by most of the maple fingerboard (slamming his warranty). When passing on the micro bridge, I must admit that I was disappointed, we get opportunities but rock too loud, to my taste may be. So when we choose the intermediate positions we have interesting mixture.
I play a bit of everything, so I'll make a topo

I played with a Marshall JCM800 head, and I replaced the bridge pickups by Bill lawrence L-500. It is acceptable we can send rock, it says not enough precision and definition in the bass to go further.

For the Blues, with an amplifier and a warm vintage overdrive, it keeps the grain intéréssant fender,. except in the JCM800 it lacked precisely heat

For the Jazz, it provides a good color and a good sound in the clean and crunch, great expressiveness.

I also recommend it for funk and there one feels that it is his domain, slamming punch with a wah or without it does it well. It also corresponds to reggae.

You'll understand it lends itself to all games except really extreme. It also gives good effects modeling. I've tried with a multi effects from boss and the result was satifaisant.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for about 2 years now, I've tried a few models input ranges before, it was my first instruments of acceptable quality.
I love his look, his character and his Fender punch, though I regret this imbalance between the microphones and the lack of clarity in the sound but it takes all kinds to make a world and the range of stratocaster is no exception to the rule.

With experience, I will try several before finding one strat that I really equal. But this one has me much pleasure to play.

Model Mexico. And frankly, I understand more how to put a guitar in 2000 eur after playing on it. Super stable, nothing to say, I love his style, his sound, in short, the Super Start, but still classy. 'm On a hot rod deluxe and I feel like I have finally found what I wanted.

UTILIZATION

Yep all is good. not very heavy, round super nice.

SOUNDS

In my case, used for the indie rock. it is, it drools a little chance to attack very hard, it reacts really .....

OVERALL OPINION

Used for about a year, very very happy. one negative: the shield is not perfect, so I probably do it again one day.
I play on other strata, I have a les paul, I play on TV. Currently, the stratum is really my favorite, but it is strictly personal. the les paul is more stable and strong yet .. live is reassuring (even if it breaks the back).
great quality / price ratio, especially in Germany.

I do it again the choice of course, why not a second for safety elsewhere ...

So here I am ready for this guitar for 5 months. Obviously everything is perfect ^ _ ^. It is therefore of Mexico (which is well worth a United States for that price!) Only downside is that I had the screw to hold the strap began to quote at the end of 3 months. A little wood glue inside and hop around silent jou. Basically this guitar is really very very good for this price, the finishes are excellent = fender.

UTILIZATION

So here the neck plus ultra, the handle is extremely enjoyable, acute at the CHAC is done without difficulty. Also this guitar is very strong and light! It can therefore play 3/4heures a row without being broken up in the back. Its Solods can have full confidence in his instrument and is therefore so easily on stage.

SOUNDS

In this part I would say this guitar is very very good for hard rock from the 70s/80s (deep purple, ac / dc, led zeppelin, kiss, iron maiden, etc) I use a Marshall MG 30 DFX with this guitar. So I sound very similar and really enjoyable to hear! The micro rear (bridge) has a precise and its metal (perfect for older solo (Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love, Have a drink on me, heartbreaker, etc.)) before the microphone (head) has him, a warmth and slightly blues (perfect for solo deep purple: D (Smoke on the Water, Lazy, Highway Star, Black Night, etc.)). For all that is playing the rhythm (remaining within the rock tones of course) the micro environment more easel are very very fine.
The sound of this guitar can also play the new rock (red host, offspring, etc.) using the microphones in the community.
I plan to finish all the same to change the pickups after a year and a half of use for further reminds me the sound of the 70/80: D

OVERALL OPINION

In conclusion, this guitar is excellent for its price, only 650! house comes with fender very very protective! J'ia try several different guitar before reaching this one for my budget and it was no hsitation. I do not regret this purchase absolutely silent that my vital.
The only problem I had was t that the screw to hold the strap to converse, but as I said above a little wood glue applied with care, and the problem is SET.

Does everything said.

UTILIZATION

The handle is quite bizzare, between C and U. However, it is a race stratum, dc enjoyable (if a bit big). The access is very easy to acute (yes it is a strat ...).
8 / 10 for the handle that does not bizzare data sheet.

SOUNDS

The sound ...
The eternal question: what justifies the price of US ...
For blues and rock is extra, we move easily between the srv sound its very creamy. Against her will by a fair bit for jazz, but a good Start is not intended ca. Anyway the sound is very good, the pickups have a real personality no need to change.

OVERALL OPINION

I have this guitar for almost 1 year. I play vintage records.
I tried a lot of model:
Standard Mex: I have not hooked.
Classic Southwestern SERIES: very good guitars, they all are equal, after is a matter of preferences.
Highway One guitar fun, but with more modern sounds bcp.
Deluxe Players Start: very good guitars, but more typical rock (personal opinion).
Standard amricaine: not for me, worse than the 3prcdentes, from the logo "US", it makes the expensive logo.

So for 650, it's really a very good guitar.

When CBS started really changing Fender, they made a few changes to the guitar that some people loved and some people hated. Three bolt necks, large era headstocks, bullet truss rods, etc. The guitar features an ash body, a maple neck with a maple fretboard (one piece with a skunk stripe), 21 frets, large CBS headstock, dot inlays, vintage tremolo, three single coil pickups, one volume, two tones and a five way switch.

UTILIZATION

The guitar itself is put together fairly nicely, and you'd be hard pressed to find a CBS era guitar put together as nicely as this was. That's one of the benefits of buying a reissue guitar. The fretwork is about on par with all of the rest of today's Fender guitars, so while it can be a bit hit or miss at times, it's generally pretty decent. You might need to spend some money on a fret level, but it's nothing real major. The nut was cut nicely, so no issues there either. The guitar weighed a bit more due to its body wood, so if you're not a fan of heavier guitars, you might want to look elsewhere.

SOUNDS

The guitar was brighter due to its ash body. These are also available in alder, so keep that in mind. The ash guitars have an extended high end and extended bass range compared to the alder ones. The pickups in this were pretty cool, and I was able to get some old school Hendrix tones without any problem. I kinda wish they had some more output, but they definitely work for blues and rock. I assume that's what most people with these guitars will play.

OVERALL OPINION

The guitar is part of the love/hate era of Fender. I personally prefer the smaller headstock and regular truss rod, but there are tons out there who love this larger headstock. If you're one of those, definitely check out this guitar. They can be a bit much for what they are, so I recommend buying them used instead of new.

Fender is probably the biggest music company in the world when it comes to amp and guitars. When it comes to a Fender STrat it can be one of the most if not most recognized guitar in the world. They have been played all over the world from beginner learning guitar players to the best professionals in the world. Any guitar who has ever been playing the guitar longer than a few year most likely have picked up owned a Fender Stratocaster at some point. Even to this day many builders have used this instrument as inspiration to build their own custom creations.

UTILIZATION

MODEL NAME: ‘70s Stratocaster
MODEL NUMBER: 013-7000-(Color#) and 013-7002-(Color#)
SERIES: Classic Series
COLORS: (300) 3-Color Sunburst, (305) Olympic White, (306) Black, (321) Natural, (Polyester Finish)
BODY: Ash
NECK: Maple, “U” Shape, (Gloss Polyurethane Finish)
MACHINE HEADS: Fender/Schaller Vintage “F” Style Tuning Machines
FINGERBOARD: Rosewood (p/n 013-7000) or Maple (p/n 013-7002), 7.25” Radius (184 mm)
NO. OF FRETS: 21 Vintage Style Frets
PICKUPS: 3 Vintage Style Single-Coil Strat Pickups with Alnico Magnets
CONTROLS: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
BRIDGE: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
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
HARDWARE: Chrome
STRINGS: Fender Super Bullet 3250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042), p/n 073-3250-003
CASE: Deluxe Gig Bag
PICKGUARD: 3-Ply White
SCALE LENGTH: 25.5” (648 mm)
UNIQUE FEATURES: “U” Shape Maple Neck, Large Headstock, ‘70s Style Decal, Bullet Truss Rod Adjustment Nut, 3-Bolt Neck Plate with Micro Tilt Neck Adjustment
WIDTH AT NUT: 1.650” (42 mm)
ACCESSORIES: Deluxe Gig Bag


SOUNDS

The only thing that I wish they would have done with this guitar is to keep the glaze off of the instrument. I think they should just have it bare oiled neck and body so that it gets reliced naturally and keeps the stories on the condition of the guitar. So please remove the lacquer from this guitar and you have a cool guitar. This guitars features three pickups cascading up the body and a selector switch. The three pickup option is basically standard on all Fender Strats. Not too much as far as features go but this guitar is a player's dream. If you like the natural wood look on guitars and don't care where the production was made then this is a great guitar for you. I like the natural look but I would prefer a custom shop build and an oiled body like a Washburn N4. It will collect dirt and oil from your hands and naturally relic after a few months of playing time.

OVERALL OPINION

I am not a fan of Mexican made products. Japan made is great since the Fender builder over there have to go to luthier school. So this guitar is going to feel a little cheaper made than an American made one will feel like. However, this guitar is going to be a few hundred dollars less than an American made one..I would recommend this guitar to anyone who doesn't want to spend $1100 on an American fender Deluxe guitar. At new these guitars come in at a round $750. This is a bad price but you will need to replace the pickup because they are terrible.

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UTILIZATION

The neck is very pleasing.
CASC is easy to acute, even pleasant for a strat!
The weight is rather pleasant, I saw more good Lger for a stratum ', but hey we are not sustainable in LesPaul
This gives a good sound, I had my back a bit by the mics cons ..

SOUNDS

The guitar is perfectly suited my style of music is very blues and other rock ax vintage style Hendrix & Co, I play a lot of funk Red Hot (I mean the old style red hot Mother's Milk )
I use this guitar on a Fender Frontman 212R LEAD connected with a Marshall 12 and sometimes I add a Double Muff (nothing to do with the Big Muff PI) + a vox wah wah.
I get a super clean in his lens on the bridge pickup, neck pickup and I get very blues sound, velvety wish!
On the middle pickup, um who said Sultan Of Swings?! haha, very good sound!
And see position intermediates funk jazz sound.

In crunch, get on the bridge pickup sounds very AC / DC or other hard rock and roll, hard rock goes off too APRS for the metal because I know this is a not my registrar and two I think sincrement that this guitar is not made for a. ..
On the neck pickup is l rgale this guitar, you will quickly take Hendrix! Cons by the tremolo is very good, it goes in both directions but then what he dsaccorde, a real horror ...

The sounds that I prefer are those neck pickup on crunch, yum what a sound!
Can not wait for my Tiny Terror Orange bonfinier for everything on all the lamp

ps: I still think even a change for a set of micro Custom 69 for even more personality.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since last July.
What I like most is the handle, it is very good, it glides well wonderful!
What I like least is that bin vibrato dsaccorde the guitar too but that's Fender nothing can be done ...
I tried the U.S. 1200 that I have not liked the classic player 50/60, and this is the 70s I was most satisfied!
The quality price ratio? Since I pay in full crisis on an English site: 490 on DV247, it is not life grand? The report price is incredible quality!

With xprience well obviously I will ever be this election, I became a fan of this guitar, in addition Hendrix Woodstock has the same hh!

Fender Mexico: Mine is probably a classic series. Config classic strato 3 pickups, 5 position selector, 1 volume 3 tone: routing classical what ... The handle is round and comfortable enough without being a tree trunk.
I put 10 because the remaining strata still a guitar exceptionally well designed.

Warning: mine no longer has its original pickups: it had 2 pickups Quarterpound Duncan (neck and bridge) + microphone central origin. The Quarterpound with a black hood, the hood of the middle pickup was changed and the knobs. The plate was also changed: it is mint green. Result: a guitar olympic white with mint green vintage plate + black pickups and knobs: the look of the Blackmore Signature model.

UTILIZATION

The sound was exceptional in the neck position and bridge: the Duncan Quarterpound have a high output and a more fat than usual strat microphones. In contrast, the central positions and intermediate with a sharply lower level of grain: the original microphone was feeble (often the case ls microphones origin of strata, and not only on the Mexican ....).
So I'm changing the middle pickup for a microphone designed and handmade by Stephane home Hepcat (street Duperré in Pigalle (right next to the garage ...). This mic is a killer: exactly what needed to balance the sound of Duncan 2. In terms of grain, the new microphone is even better than the 2 Duncan. Overall, in terms of value for money is exceptional. The sound of the guitar is exactly what I expected: the sound that keeps Blackmore typed the finesse and elegance of its stratum, but with a big headroom just waiting to emerge when you put the knobs at the bottom.
If you want to upgrade a Start or a TV: a single address: Hepcat for micro-made and hand. No more expensive (and much better) than the temptation to inflate the sound a bit with the Texas Special, which are ultimately disappointing.

SOUNDS

With my new config microphones (+ change the selector for a Fender USA), I have a guitar that does very well in crunch clear sound and distortion. It's really rough terrain. I also have a 57 RI Start japan who has 20 years of age (= time legendary Fender Japanese). Mexican inflated with microphones is much more adaptable to any type of sound.

OVERALL OPINION

I bought it secondhand for something like € 350. With the upgrade it falls to me wholesale to 550 €. Student Reports Excellent quality price (Mex Fender are nowhere near as we know it draws some say it is certainly more uneven in quality: it is enough to know how to choose the model you buy ... .). Mine is very good. Similarly, do not hesitate to change the original pickups for strats Mex (and USA for that matter): they are rarely at the top (and often very softies on Mex, admittedly).
Obviously I would do this choice without hesitation.

This Fender Stratocaster is part of their Classic Series line of guitars. Made in Mexico, they are designed to capture the different "classic" eras of Fender guitars such as the fifties, sixties, and seventies. This model is the seventies Stratocaster. The features list is as follows:

*Ash body (with three colour sunburst finish)
*Maple neck with rosewood fretboard and 21 frets
*7.5" neck radius
*CBS style headstock with bullet truss rod
*Fender "F" tuners
*Vintage style synchronized tremolo
*3 single coil pickups with standard controls (volume/tone/tone/5 way selector switch
*More stout body contouring overall
*Fender Deluxe gigbag included

It's essentially your typical 70s Stratocaster in its features, but with better quality control, so many of the issues of the past have been left in the past. For being a MIM, this guitar was surprisingly well crafted and held up very well in various rock and blues projects that I was in.


UTILIZATION

The issue I have with Strats is that they're generally cumbersome unless you get one with modern refinements. This guitar was certainly no exception to the rule. Seventies Strats are generally very clunky and hard to get around for me and unfortunately, the reissues suffer from this flaw as well. It's inherent in the design but it's still a grievance to me. The upper fret access was average at best. Getting to the 21st fret wasn't overly difficult but it wasn't as easy as I would've liked because of the neck heel getting in my way.

The 7.5" radius was a huge problem as well. Bends of more than a half step were almost always choking out, especially as I went higher up the neck. Oddly enough, I replaced this with a real deal 1979 USA Stratocaster and had no problems with the vintage radius... though the contouring was even less pronounced than this MIM reissue.

Getting good tones was very simple. The pickups were great. They had a slightly overwound character that allowed them to have a bit more punch and raw attack than the 50s/60s style pickups. It allowed clean tones to be much fuller and beefier, and the distorted tones took on a very throaty, viscous quality that was (to my ears) very reminiscent of Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple or Ulrich Roth of The Scorpions.

SOUNDS

When I owned this guitar, I was primarily using a 6V6 loaded Orange Rockerverb 50 head and a Haggerty 2x12 loaded with Eminence speakers. As I stated in the above column, the tones delivered by this guitar were great. I was almost surprised that a MIM could sound as good as this one did...

The clean tones had that classic seventies "overwound" texture to them. They weren't wimpy, nor meek and quiet. Chords and fast passages asserted themselves with a dominating brilliance throughout a band mix that sat very well with bass and drums. Adding a bit of reverb helped to bring lead based passages some more depth to help them really cut through. They had a great sound for jazzier or bluesier styles and worked very well overall.

The dirty tones were great as well. Again, that overwound character comes into play here. The rhythm tones were surprisingly thick and booming for a Strat, but they still had that glassy shimmer from the single coils that allows Strats to cut in a mix so well. Tonewise, the pickups were definitely more vintage than modern (again: think classic Deep Purple or Scorpions) but they had a ton of serious punch and worked well for even heavier rock at times.

The biggest thing to watch out for (and Strat users will already know and understand this) is that the 60 cycle hum from the pickups can be problematic. A good noise gate can compliment this but it's still worth mentioning that these pickups aren't noiseless and will hum and buzz when serious doses of gain are applied to the signal.

OVERALL OPINION

All in all I thought this was a killer example of a Strat. Sure, it was heavy (solid ash body), clunky, not so ergonomic, etc, but the sheer power and pummeling nature of the pickups was a real shocker. Mind you, I replaced this guitar with a '79 and found the pickups to be even better. Perhaps I just like them? It was a very well crafted guitar that held up to whatever I was doing and never gave me any trouble.

If you get a chance to try or buy one of these and you're looking for a cool throwback to that era where it was all about the power, go for it. You won't be disappointed.

(Originally written by Chroune/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
- Where was it made? (USA, Japan, Mexico, France...)

Mexico

- How many frets and what kind of pickups does it have? What's the pickup configuration?

21 frets, three Fender vintage single-coil pickups, 5-way toggle switch

- What about controls (volume, tone, pickup selector...)?

One volume and two tone controls

- What kind of neck does it have?

Maple neck

UTILIZATION

- Is the neck comfortable?

It's a real pleasure to play it. You have the impression that it's oiled and the hand slides smoothly along it!

- Is the access to the upper frets easy?

Easy access to the upper frets!

- Is the instrument ergonomic (body shaping, weight...)?

The guitar is neither too heavy nor too light. The shape of the body is great... A wonderful Strat (mine has a sunburst finish in three colors).

- Is it easy to get the right sound?...

Yes it is. I haven't played it with a low-end amp but with my Marshall MG100DFX it sounds terrific (although I just got it yesterday)!

SOUNDS

- Do they fit your music style?

I wanted a blues and rock'n'roll sound and I have it. It's a 70's Fender! You get a twangy and warm sound! I haven't played heavy metal with it because that's not the music I play!!!

- Which amp(s) or effect(s) do you use with it?

Marshall MG100DFX

- What kind of sounds do you get and which settings do you use ("crystal-clear", "fat", ...)?

I haven't played it enough to answer this question...

- Which sounds do you prefer / hate?

See above...

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you been using it?

One day!

- Which feature do you like the most / the least?

I love the neck and it's natural wood finish, the typical Fender headstock shape!

- Did you try any other models before buying it?

I played an Ibanez GRX40, a basic model conceived for heavy metal... So it's impossible to compare them. I also tested a 60's model and I went for the 70's version because of its neck!

- How would you rate its value for money?

Very good value for money... But I got it at a very nice price after some bargaining...

- Based on your experience, would you buy this product again?

I don't have enough experience with it... I also thought about buying the 60's version for its cherry finish... I don't regret having bought it. It's a Fender and it's great! I recommend you to try it out...

Yes, I would buy it again!