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  • MGR/Joe SpiritoMGR/Joe Spirito

    Fender Standard Mexican Stratocaster

    Fender Standard Stratocaster [1990-2005]Published on 04/08/05 at 15:00
    I got this guitar at Sam Ash and paid about $350 for it. Ive had a BC Rich warlock bronze series, and wanted a good upgrade. I knew Fender made great guitars and wanted some sorta strat but something not too expensive.

    I like the look of the guitar and the whammy bar. It has a good feel to it and its built to last. Awesome construction and is very sturdy.

    Them dang single coil pickups are god frikin' noisy, except when your using 2 pickups at a time on the selector, then its fine. I replaced the strings with Dean Markleys blue steel strings and they sound so much better than those crapy wires it comes with. And on my warlock, i could play solos and bend the strings way further and faster…
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    I got this guitar at Sam Ash and paid about $350 for it. Ive had a BC Rich warlock bronze series, and wanted a good upgrade. I knew Fender made great guitars and wanted some sorta strat but something not too expensive.

    I like the look of the guitar and the whammy bar. It has a good feel to it and its built to last. Awesome construction and is very sturdy.

    Them dang single coil pickups are god frikin' noisy, except when your using 2 pickups at a time on the selector, then its fine. I replaced the strings with Dean Markleys blue steel strings and they sound so much better than those crapy wires it comes with. And on my warlock, i could play solos and bend the strings way further and faster than on this fretboard. They are both rosewood but the strats feels sticky and slow.Maybe it could also the size frets that causes this prob. It also needs 24 frets! And more sustain.

    Built to last forever, very sturdy, strong, great tuners, that kick ass fender quality.

    A good guitar, a little expensive for what you get, still sounds a lot better than the warlock,Has a warm clean tone to it. Its also the last Fender I will own, but its still only a standard. A little disapointed in Fender, i would expected better.

    This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
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  • MGR/AnonymousMGR/Anonymous

    Fender Standard Mexican Stratocaster

    Fender Standard Stratocaster [1990-2005]Published on 04/14/03 at 15:00
    I paid 350 sheets for my ltd edition sunburst strat. Being my 2nd guitar I jumped at the chance at owning a real Fender and not some Squire bullshit!

    This guitar is light and is well made. i've fucked it all over the shop like a bitch n not one mark on the body. The maple fretboard is so easy to clean n strippin the strings for a clean makes it look brand spankers.

    Iy lacks the power in tone you would get from a Les Paul. This guitar is good when using effects.Finding a sweet sounding clean is hard. If you like your distortion adn punk rock music go for a strat.

    The mexican strat is pretty basic and comes with no extras.

    Good guitar for the money. If you enjoy playin a wider range of st…
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    I paid 350 sheets for my ltd edition sunburst strat. Being my 2nd guitar I jumped at the chance at owning a real Fender and not some Squire bullshit!

    This guitar is light and is well made. i've fucked it all over the shop like a bitch n not one mark on the body. The maple fretboard is so easy to clean n strippin the strings for a clean makes it look brand spankers.

    Iy lacks the power in tone you would get from a Les Paul. This guitar is good when using effects.Finding a sweet sounding clean is hard. If you like your distortion adn punk rock music go for a strat.

    The mexican strat is pretty basic and comes with no extras.

    Good guitar for the money. If you enjoy playin a wider range of styles then go for a les paul but if your a big fan of strats then go for it!!

    This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
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  • MGR/Niki HendrixMGR/Niki Hendrix

    Fender Mexican Standard Stratocaster

    Fender Standard Stratocaster [1990-2005]Published on 12/02/01 at 15:00
    I got this guitar from an ebay auction. This was my first Stratocaster (having owned a `62 Jaguar). I payed $260-$275 for it(can't remember exact).

    What i like most about this guitar is the way it feels when I hold it. The body is pretty light-weight and the finish is an awesome
    metallic crimson which i hear is now discontinued. I've never liked the color red, but this is very nice. Rosewood fret board is very clean. It has a different sound unlike most Strats I've heard.

    Well, what I don't like about this guitar is mainly the condition which i shouldn't use against it. When I received it, the saddles were rusty, also some of the screws. The saddles also don't seem too durable because…
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    I got this guitar from an ebay auction. This was my first Stratocaster (having owned a `62 Jaguar). I payed $260-$275 for it(can't remember exact).

    What i like most about this guitar is the way it feels when I hold it. The body is pretty light-weight and the finish is an awesome
    metallic crimson which i hear is now discontinued. I've never liked the color red, but this is very nice. Rosewood fret board is very clean. It has a different sound unlike most Strats I've heard.

    Well, what I don't like about this guitar is mainly the condition which i shouldn't use against it. When I received it, the saddles were rusty, also some of the screws. The saddles also don't seem too durable because
    one of them has torn threads so it sort of just sits there, hangs on. Also the bridge is pretty funky. It doesn't work very well. Using the tremolo I can get the lows fine, but the highs are a different story.

    The action isn't as low as I'd like it. But I've been playing it so much that low action starts to feel strange after awhile. But it's not too fun when my fingers get stuck under the strings because of it.

    The neck is pretty chunky, and being a girl with smaller hands, it really doesn't help any, but i've gotten used to it. The frets(metal) have already dented from string wear. My '62 Jag has stronger frets!!

    On looks, the only things i don't
    like are the small headstock, and the machine heads. But that's what you have to expect from a standard model, smaller headstock and thick machine heads.

    The finish looks pretty detailed.
    I can see the three layer from the screw holes in the back plate. Black, silver and red coating. But it also hides the question of whether the body is ply-wood or solid.
    I'm sure it's solid 8^)

    They did a good job on the neck(putting my personal probs. to the side) Again, the hardware is a little so-so because of the problems i've had with the brige even after adjusting the screws. One of the strap buttons get loose pretty often.

    They also did a sloppy job putting the pick guard on. There's sort of a raised part near a screw that won't go down no matter how tight the screw is. But with out looking at the small problems, the guitar looks as good as the next.

    I guess this would be one of those guitars Hendrix would set on fire or smash an amp with. But it's good enough to be a frequent user. A few years from now there will be a nice wear spot on the body and it will be a '98 relic!!

    Hmmm, Okay. The guitar is basically an ugly duckling. People would prefer a USA to a Mexican (like this). Even though the quality isn't quite perfect, it's a guitar that you don't have to feel nervous about playing because it's cheap "yet" a fun player. I personally think that where it comes from shouldn't be your main priority because I'm sure a few people wouldn't be able to tell the difference in sound alone. Yeah they'll "sound" diferent, but which sounds "better" is the question.....muahahahaha

    This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
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  • footix_guitarixfootix_guitarix

    Fender Standard Stratocaster [1990-2005]Published on 05/13/03 at 00:51
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    That the enormity Previous review!
    I feel compelled to intervene, especially since I possde one.

    UTILIZATION

    I just read that the handle of prcedemment silent amricaines less enjoyable than the Mexican.
    A huge well sr bullshit because the sleeves are exactly the same.
    However there are MODELS 50 'whose handle is round and trs 60' whose handle is flat plutt be it for amricaines as in Mexico.
    APRS is a matter of tastes.

    SOUNDS

    The problem again is the one must look at since there are a lot of Mexican strato diffrent, made with wood DIFFERENT:
    - Poplar: mdiocres CHARACTERISTICS
    - Alder and frne: there are some Mexican MODELS made with these woods and it's more…
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    That the enormity Previous review!
    I feel compelled to intervene, especially since I possde one.

    UTILIZATION

    I just read that the handle of prcedemment silent amricaines less enjoyable than the Mexican.
    A huge well sr bullshit because the sleeves are exactly the same.
    However there are MODELS 50 'whose handle is round and trs 60' whose handle is flat plutt be it for amricaines as in Mexico.
    APRS is a matter of tastes.

    SOUNDS

    The problem again is the one must look at since there are a lot of Mexican strato diffrent, made with wood DIFFERENT:
    - Poplar: mdiocres CHARACTERISTICS
    - Alder and frne: there are some Mexican MODELS made with these woods and it's more the same thing because in this case, the violin is the same as the amricaines.
    For résumé, poplar banish!
    Then the microphones, those of the 4000 Mexican standard frs not worth a shot of syrup, it will change, lack of PCHE, unclear and rather noisy (bzzzzz). But there are other models completely diffrent mexico quips with vintage pickups that sound really.
    So again, we must look at and try.

    OVERALL OPINION

    The pros: versatility, clean sounds
    the -: lack of banana
    I possde mine for 10 years, even if the microphones are weaklings, they possdent all of the same grain Fender (especially neck pickup), so it's not so bad, however a lacks a bit of PCHE.
    The report quality price is not too bad, and trs good if you buy a MODEL in frne with microphones that take the road (1000 francs more expensive and in this case no diffrence with the MODEL US twice as much, but we have no flight case).
    It's a good guitar, great for beginners but do not MRIT 10/10 everywhere!!
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  • le poulpe difformele poulpe difforme

    Fender Standard Stratocaster [1990-2005]Published on 07/01/04 at 05:40
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    Guitar Made in Mexico
    21 fret 3-type pickups fender
    2 tones 1volume
    Brief cheap fender classic version
    mine is blue agave (or they are their colors??
    against by the bridge tends to go awry quickly so the vibrato is used sparingly and do not try to climb the rope pulling on pain of having to reset everything for me which is really the black dot at the tuning

    UTILIZATION

    The handle is rather flat and my liver asser nice even if I am not at my ease vramaint
    gene heel a little early but if done quickly asser that n is not really a problem at the end!
    the good thing of a strato c palces is that she herself standing and sitting no problem
    its level should not expect mir…
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    Guitar Made in Mexico
    21 fret 3-type pickups fender
    2 tones 1volume
    Brief cheap fender classic version
    mine is blue agave (or they are their colors??
    against by the bridge tends to go awry quickly so the vibrato is used sparingly and do not try to climb the rope pulling on pain of having to reset everything for me which is really the black dot at the tuning

    UTILIZATION

    The handle is rather flat and my liver asser nice even if I am not at my ease vramaint
    gene heel a little early but if done quickly asser that n is not really a problem at the end!
    the good thing of a strato c palces is that she herself standing and sitting no problem
    its level should not expect miracles s c is made in mexico but it's still honest in all prices by RAPORT

    SOUNDS

    And for me c is the low down ...
    clean sounds are frankly a bit too see too flashy and attention must be frankly his game if do not want to "mince"!
    frankly the microphones are of this guitar are far from being strong point!
    otherwise the rest is unique to strato.

    OVERALL OPINION

    It's been more than two I have and the easier it's been a year since I have to touch the j ais let my wife pick the guitar (the council ever made!) And I did not think too much n before taking since I regret every day I am disgusted over the strato a life now as I find it too common and all we have one more but it is true that c is a versatile guitar
    I recommend especially at the beginning wanting to do the fingers!
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  • Ju.l.Ju.l.

    Fender Standard Stratocaster [1990-2005]Published on 09/29/05 at 13:21
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    Fender Mexican manufacturing Stat.
    Saddle rosewood handle.
    21 frets, 3 single pickups fender standard.
    Volume and two tones.
    Easel (albeit virtual I handle the vibrato I n'ulitise not).

    This is the Fender Stat '. Simple, robust and effective.
    No vibrato Floyd, no saddle-block chord and yet it is trs good agreement. I do raccode trs that rarely or very violent APRS session.

    UTILIZATION

    Round a little late for me as an amateur handles D Gibson Les Paul type.
    May be because of my large paws. But hey, can a serious hooping the E with your thumb the Hendrix :-)
    Access in no acute problem (but I rarely wander so far!)
    Ergonomics recognized. The stat is a guitar super…
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    Fender Mexican manufacturing Stat.
    Saddle rosewood handle.
    21 frets, 3 single pickups fender standard.
    Volume and two tones.
    Easel (albeit virtual I handle the vibrato I n'ulitise not).

    This is the Fender Stat '. Simple, robust and effective.
    No vibrato Floyd, no saddle-block chord and yet it is trs good agreement. I do raccode trs that rarely or very violent APRS session.

    UTILIZATION

    Round a little late for me as an amateur handles D Gibson Les Paul type.
    May be because of my large paws. But hey, can a serious hooping the E with your thumb the Hendrix :-)
    Access in no acute problem (but I rarely wander so far!)
    Ergonomics recognized. The stat is a guitar super-comfortable standing as sitting. The body is dcoup to become one with the guitar.

    SOUNDS

    Its super light and prcis. on the other hand, it leaves me a little about my hunger for sounds crunch blues or saturated. Except to the effects, I can not find the heat can have a Les Paul. And since I'm the kind plutt guitar amp with no effects or else possibly a wah-wah is limited.
    I play on a branch Ibanez Tone Blaster 15 with reverb Intgr. The amp is not gnial but only in indoor (although there is a Vox makes me eyes at the moment!)
    Stratum is perfect for rhythm and solos "hovering" the Pink Floyd. It was down for the blues-jazz sounds (despite what Clapton might say!)

    OVERALL OPINION

    I have this stratum 'for 3 years now. I purchase 'on the cheap (the equivalent of 300) and for that price, it's a super deal ...
    I had a Gibson Les Paul Studio and I very much regret this stratum did not made me forget. I think I would return ds I could but I would keep even when the second shovel scrapes.
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  • sebassssebasss

    Fender Standard Stratocaster [1990-2005]Published on 10/26/08 at 10:25
    (This content has been automatically translated from French)
    Standard Bk Stratocoaster-RW LH factory in Mexico.
    Channel 21 frets, 3 single coil pickup
    Flip-standard, with whammy bar
    -1 Volume, 2 tone, 1 slecteur 5 positions
    Channel saddle, rosewood key, U-shaped profile flattened.

    Protective plate white, 3 ply, black painted ... No frills, just the basics. The violin is the finish quality is good.

    on the other hand, Fender could have made knob buttons for lefties, because when you push the volume merits the knob says ... 1! They just pos HR strat buttons, then generates a supplement paid leave for a guitar left handed, as far as finishes are the rider!

    UTILIZATION

    "When we walk on the handle, no surprise. It's fender, no prob…
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    Standard Bk Stratocoaster-RW LH factory in Mexico.
    Channel 21 frets, 3 single coil pickup
    Flip-standard, with whammy bar
    -1 Volume, 2 tone, 1 slecteur 5 positions
    Channel saddle, rosewood key, U-shaped profile flattened.

    Protective plate white, 3 ply, black painted ... No frills, just the basics. The violin is the finish quality is good.

    on the other hand, Fender could have made knob buttons for lefties, because when you push the volume merits the knob says ... 1! They just pos HR strat buttons, then generates a supplement paid leave for a guitar left handed, as far as finishes are the rider!

    UTILIZATION

    "When we walk on the handle, no surprise. It's fender, no problem! The neck is lightly bomb button, U-shaped flattened the rear, there are brands quickly, touch is worthy of U.S. strat The varnish is of good quality slid all Frets are accurate to seul.Les is not jumbo, but sounds.

    CASC-For the treble, like the heel is square to make way for the plate and screws. But does little reign CASC to treble, and it was the place to play Jimi without problem, even if it does not have his big hands!

    -The bridge is standard, so do not use excessive force on the stem of vibrato, otherwise the guitar is dsaccorde quickly! Carrment me I broke the rod in the rack! (Yes, yes, i was a young nag, the era!)

    -The weight of the guitar is standard, the stratum has been designed to have, very comfortable lgre and play! No need to buy a wide strap, you can play for hours with this stratum. It is well balance, no problem to play seated, the head rest his place, and with the bevels in the abdomen and the elbow can work for hours without tiring!

    -With regard to the sound, I pleasantly surprised t! The pickups are far from being cheap, and even if it lacks sustain, the sound is really pleasant. It has the sound of Fender, and few cons souffle.Par the drglent: Mechanical is very fast, and it is better to change quickly ...

    SOUNDS

    -This guitar is pretty versatile; the era (13 years ago!) I bought to play the Nirvana of Led Zep, Deep Purple and ... With my little 15 watt Fender, and any substance, dj c'tait the gas!

    -Then, I pay a Marshall, and I rubbed the sounds floydienne. And the great, the sound cleans this guitar are valid! With good rverb, you can type the intro to Shine On You Crazy Diamond without problem. The only small BMOL is sustain. It is seen the difference with standard pickups, the sound quickly becomes TNU, and it becomes a little frustrated!

    -The color of the sounds is all the same excellent for a guitar in this price range. Whatever the combination of pickups, Fender has sounded, and pleasure.
    In the neck position was sound enough pais up, rather nicely rounded to the fender.
    Intermediates in the positions, you can have the sonority Blues Clapton, with a little crunch.
    For more rhythmic syncopation and sharp, it goes in the bridge position, and attack on the dry funk, or for leads with a distortion or overdrive.

    But hey, most of the time I play either prfrais handle, or easel. So a slcteur 5 positions c'tait dj for me too ...

    OVERALL OPINION

    This stratum is my first, I played for 13 years and has made me a Fenderie! Its sound and its looks are indmodables, it is quite versatile and can make a good couple illusion amp.

    + Its handle easily and large enough
    The Violin Making qualitbr /> The sound of the pickups
    The price!

    - The buttons for right knobs
    The change: Mechanical after 2 years!
    The lack of sustain

    I hesitate between this and a Cort guitar style Fat Start (humbucker in the bridge) ... In the end I chose the heart and the mark that the reason Plutt spcificits and techniques, but I do not regret it. Here we have a real Stratocaster, with microphones and a little more powerful and new: Mechanical (SOP Gotoh I, was doing better), she can take the high dusting with U.S. Strats!

    I bought 350 euros in 1995, and it is well worth its price. Plutt it ages well, apart from the change: Mechanical, and refrettage in a few years, she remains beautiful! As we say in France, "It has everything a great!"

    Now I have a Telecaster 52 ', but with my budget era, I would do the same choice. Now, who prefers to pay less prestigious guitar brand, it is better to go elsewhere for the same price you can have a start type with more options!

    Then crush? Or Reason? For me it was love at first sight!
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