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Rating And Reviews: Fender 2012 STD Strat MN

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"2012 Fender Am. Std. Strat - Sienna burst w/maple neck" submitted July 31, 2012

By David R in Webb City, MO
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Musical Background: Been playing for 15 yrs. Guitar and Bass. Made some money in a few bands back in the day. These days prefer to play at church
Music Style: Rock - Alternative, hard, classic, and blues. Christian.
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Overall: Awesome guitar for the price. Great look and feel. Fantastic tone. The wood and finish looks fine. The maple neck is smooth, and it's shape feels comfortable to jam and bend on. The 50's single coil pickups sound awesome. I was very pleased. I got the humbucker pickup in the bridge for extra bite like I have in my '03 Deluxe Strat, and it is a little disappointing. Kind of like someone with a sore throat singing the national anthem... A little hoarse and breaks up a little too early when belting it out. Having said that, no buyers remorse and I love to play this guitar. Sounds great, looks great, feels great. Overall I am very happy with my purchase.
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"maple candy cola" submitted September 8, 2012

By larry kennedy in kingston, TN
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Musical Background: started playin while elvis was
Music Style: southern, blues
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Overall: as my travels in music have shown me many fine instruments, i relinquished some big names to have this box stock std strat (american) this instrument is indeed what it takes for me in terms of fit, finish, and playability. that complaint about hard to turn pots are probably from someone who doesnt know that the bridge tone pot is also a switch. this is a wonderful finish for an instrument and the 5 way switch which effectively gives you two hum bucking positions is a nice update. YES the guitar i received from zZounds was worth the $1000 ticket.
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"2012 Fender American Standard Stratocaster" submitted September 24, 2012

By Gary Melton in Meridian, ID
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Musical Background: I have been playing guitar and bass for 46 years
Music Style: Christian, Rock,Blues,Country
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Overall: I received this beauty from zZounds about a month ago and I am well pleased. This Strat is flawless in appearance, the set up was right on the money from the factory. All that was needed was a quick tune and I was jammmin'! She is olympic white with a maple fret board. She plays as smooth as butter and sounds so sweet that I can't believe it! Much sweeter than my old '90 USA Strat which was a fine axe. The sound from the Fat 50's pups is full, clear, chimey, and full of quack in positions 2 and 4. Dial in some drive and the sound is smooth and silky! I have owned over 40 guitars, mostly Fenders but some from competitive brands but this particular one is something special! zZounds is great to work with. I returned an instrument a while back that was substandard (not a Fender) and zZounds took care of me. Their staff is friendly and knowledgeable. Thanks zZounds!
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"Candie Cola Strat" submitted January 30, 2013

By Paul Letteri in Auburn, MA
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Musical Background: Casual,guitar
Music Style: Blues, Rock and Roll.and. Miss of a lot of oldies I am trying to learn.
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Overall: For one the Guitar and finish are Excellent and he Candie Cola is a suberb color.These pickups have a nice bite and their is plenty of flexibility to change the tone.I got the Maple fretboard and neck ,very classic,also the hard case is very good with excellent hardware.for the $1,000 I payed I could not be happier,it even came with a few tools nice booklet 10 ft hookup cable, nd nice Fender shoulder strap and polishing cloth.
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"my 2012 fender standard stratocaster." submitted September 5, 2012

By Joseph Ralph in Belleville, MI
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Musical Background: I've been playing guitar since I was 14yrs old. I am now 46. my Father played, and there was a guitar in our home all my life.
Music Style: I like Rock and Roll. Led Zeppelin. I like Grunge. Alice in Chains. Metal. MegaDeth. and the Blues. Hendrix. there are many more
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Overall: this was a blast. I got to pick thee exact model,color and features that I wanted. when it arrived, I opened the case...and that smell, better than "new car" smell. this instrument is fantastic. I got an email from zZounds.com announcing the "10 payment" for fender. no sales tax. everything detail was great. now, I own an American dream.
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"Fender 2012 USA Std Strat" submitted July 9, 2012

By Khairi W in Buford, GA
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Musical Background: Played trumpet in middle school but stopped after 3 years, picked up guitar a few years later and have been playing for 3 years.
Music Style: I don't really have a particular style, I hear something I like and I explore the internet for tabs or sheet music!
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Overall: Absolutely wonderful guitar! Sounds remarkable, plays amazing, and is very well made. Not a single blemish on it. The setup out of the box was great, intonation was perfect and it was already tuned. The only thing i had to do was raise the action a little bit (only because i like it a little higher up than most players). It sounds absolutely gorgeous. I don't know why but for some reason the pickups at first didn't seem very hot, but after a few days they picked up distortion a lot better so I'm assuming they just needed to be broken in a bit. My previous guitar was very poorly made squier strat so as you can imagine im very happy with this upgrade. If you are having a tough time choosing between a MIM strat and a USA, its well worth the extra money.
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"Sienna Sunburst American Standard Strat" submitted March 11, 2013

By Kris Edwards in Seaside, OR
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Musical Background: At home jammer
Music Style: blues/rock
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Overall: First off, ZZounds is the BEST site on the net for all things music. They have earned a customer for life from me.. Now, on to the guitar. It arrived quickly and when I opened the case I was very pleased. It seems cliche` to say the pictures don't do it justice, but that is definitely the case here. The finish was excellent and after plugging it in, there was no disappointment with the sound. The neck feels and plays great, but I was surprised at how light in color the rosewood fret board was. I think this will be fixed with some proper conditioning if I choose to darken it, but it actually looks pretty good with the sunburst. I will eventually upgrade the tuners to locking ones...that was the only feature of the deluxe that I was actually willing to pay for. I can live without the S1 switch. Action was perfect for me out of the box. After the tuning/intonation I played for hours ;) If I wasn't at work, I would be playing it now. I have no regrets in paying the extra money for the Sienna Sunburst finish. The ash wood grain and aged plastic parts really give a great look to this guitar. Finally, If you're on the fence about standard vs. deluxe and aren't in a spot to physically play them before you make your decision, I can say this: The standard does NOT feel like a cheap guitar. As I said, the tuners for me are the only obvious upgrade, but the existing ones certainly don't feel cheap. I have no experience with the S1, but for me, five tone choices are plenty. Beautiful insturment! NO regrets. Thanks zzounds!
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"2012 Strat" submitted September 7, 2012

By j r in newberry, SC
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Overall: I purchased this five days ago and it is awesome. It sounds awesome and I am very satisfied from day one. I like the fat50s pickups and all the other features in general. The shipping was fast and nicely packaged no damage or no scratches. zZound is great, thumbs up to them!
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"I must have got a guitar built on a friday" submitted June 5, 2012

By Gary W in Indianapolis, IN
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Musical Background: Always been a hobby but have more time to play. I play mostly guitar. Jam with friends.
Music Style: Rock and roll, blues, prog stuff.
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Overall: The tone knobs are very hard to turn and the high E string keeps coming out of the nut. It plays and sounds great though. I think $1100 is a bit on the high side. It comes with heavy duty case. You could probably drop it down a flight of stairs and it wouldn't hurt the guitar. I'll let someone else try it though.
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"WORST SADDLES EVER!!!!" submitted May 10, 2013

By KEN TAYLOR in HERMITAGE, TN
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Musical Background: PRO PLAYER
Music Style: WHATEVER...
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Overall: THESE SADDLES BREAK STRINGS...FIX?...GRAPH-TECH SADDLES...GREAT GUITAR AFTER THAT......
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"If it ain't broken don't try and fix it" submitted November 4, 2012

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Musical Background: been playing about 5 years guitar as a hobby and jaming with friends
Music Style: blues, rock and some jazzy stuff
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Overall: 2012 Olympic white Stratocaster with maple neck, the guitar itself feels great but I must say that the fat 50's pickups are not that much to my liking because with a clean amp they are ok but not that much better than the previous alnico V pickups. However with some gain and distortion on my Marshall jcm 2000 amp it becomes clear that these new fat 50's pickups are a step backward with gain and in the distortion department because I am getting funny overtones for starters and that even after adjusting and fine tuning the pickups and even more disappointing is the bridge pickups which has to be dialled right back in the tone to get a half decent rock sound out of it. I just feel that the previous alnico pickups did a better job for playing rock and lead guitar due to a higher output in contrast to vintage specs with lower output as on the custom shop fat 50's pickups. I ordered myself some alnico v pickups because I thought that they sounded better in the 2008-2011 model strat to my ears and did exactly what I wanted them to do. Apart from my disappointment in the new fat 50's pickups my all maple neck had a slight dint right on the edge near the lower e string between the second and third fret which didn't impress me either but can I can cope with that one as I am sure it will have more dints in time. Also the Fender SKB guitar case wasn't in perfect order either because the hinges were not properly riveted to the case which makes the lid feel very loose (I wonder what the Fender inspector was doing that day?) In my humble personal opinion all in all not such a great upgrade compared to the previous model because the guitar itself is still the same apart from the pickups which people have been changing anyway to suit their taste, I believe it to be more hype and to sell more guitars than an actual improvement as such. My motto is why try and fix something if it ain't broken.
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