Fender Standard Satin Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Maple)

Maple fretboard. 5-way switching. Satin finish.

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Fender Standard Satin Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Maple) reviews

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"Great for first guitar, but metal shredders or aspiring metal shredders, look elsewhere."

Feature:
The tone knobs dont do jack squat. Don't listen to any yahoo who says they do because the are full of it. The Whammy bar works just fine, although i haven't used mine for a while because i screwed my bridge down so it would stay in tune longer, but it's fine.

Quality:
This guitar is invincible. Mine has fallen off of its stand on a couple of occasions and it still works perfectly.

Value:
If you have your heart absolutely set on buying a stratocaster, by all means get this one, its affordable, and with the noiseless pickups, sounds vintage and clean. If your looking for super fat tone like you hear in todays metal, go with ibanez or a les paul or sg style guitar

Desirability:
It's a stratocaster. It's a classic. You can never go wrong with a classic that's been proven time and time again. I give it 8 because the Gibson Les Paul and Gibson SG are cooler looking and the Les Paul Black Beauty Custom is the best looking guitar in my opinion

Sound:
The Pickup buzz is horrible. Get the noiseless ones that fender makes, I believe they are only about 45-55$. They are not, Repeat NOT good for extreme hardcore metal sounds. I used mine through the digitech death metal distortion pedal and it was just awful. Really Hard to get the Palm Mute stuff like metallica does unless you wanna buy all new pickups. I dropped in a seymour duncan hot rails pickup on the bridge because it was way too bright sounding, and it sounds awesome now.

Support:
I'm giving them a 10 because they have made the product so well I''ve never had to contact them.

Overall:
Since I'm only seventeen, this will be my intrument till next September when I'm going to buy a Les Paul with all my summer job money and make my dreams come true, but I'd still keep this one. If it were lost or stolen I'd try to find a bunch of money and buy a Les Paul.

Submitted: 9/13/2005

Style of Music: Rock Punk Metal Alternative

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* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

"I LOVE IT!"

Feature:
This guitar came with just the basic fender components. So simple. That's how it should be.

Quality:
I have dropped this guitar off of a porch once, and all that happened was my 1st string went out of tune. The action is flawless, I didn't have to make any adjustments,it was perfect when I bought it. I had to make a slight adjustment when I had to tighten down the bridge,because anyone who plays fenders knows that the trem bridge is notorious for going out of tune.

Value:
A guitar at this quality could sell for thousands.

Desirability:
The satin strat is sexy,no doubt. Mine has a flawed finish, so it came out in more of a grape purple,and it's beautiful. When you have been playing for a long night,and there's sweat on the guitar, guess what.....The guitar is even MORE beautiful.

Sound:
This guitar can wail with the best of them. I have always found the Les Paul to be too thick and gnarly. My Satin Stratocaster is on the edge of insanity. It can grind,the chunk up and become bulky and fat like a Les Paul. It's so versatile, I have played it in my dad's country band, and now I play it in a metal/hardcore technical band. I set my mids medium high and crank everything else,and the lead sound just SCREAMS!

Support:
I have no need.

Overall:
The best guitar ever, do I have to spell it out?

Submitted: 6/30/2005

Style of Music: Metalcore/emo/technical

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In this new model, Fender has delivered something a little extra in a classic Strat design. The Satin Strat delivers all the same great features incorporated into the Standard Strat, but now featuring four velvety satin finishes with black pickguards that resonate class! Features include 3 ceramic-magnet single coil Strat pickups, Alder body, "C" shape Maple neck, 21 vintage style frets, and Fender/Ping Standard cast/sealed tuning machines.

Technical Info

Series: Standard Series

Body: Alder

Neck: Maple, Modern 'C' Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish)

Machine Heads: Fender/Ping Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines

Fingerboard: Maple (p/n 013-4402), 9.5 in. Radius (241 mm)

No. of Frets: 21 Vintage Style Frets

Pickups: 3 Standard Single-Coil Strat Pickups (Ceramic 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: None

Pickguard: 3-Ply White

Scale Length: 25.5 in. (648 mm)

Width at Nut: 1.650 in. (42 mm)

Unique Features: Satin Finish, Vintage Styling

Accessories: None
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