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MGR/Niki Hendrix « Fender Mexican Standard Stratocaster »
Published on 12/02/01 at 15:00I 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
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