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I've had this guitar about 6 months now and I love it! ISounds great! I got the red one. It has the noiseless pickups which some people say don't sound as good as the regular ones. I disagree. I can't tell the difference. While most strats just have the five selector switch, this has a push button that gives you two more postions when the selector is in the fourth or fifth positions. My favorite is the fifth position with the push button in. In this position you get an extremely clear and glassy tone that combines the bridge and neck pickup. Using it for some Jimi Hendix tunes right now. Can't afford one of the higher priced strats I recommend trying this one.

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I’ve had the sapphire blue version of the Strat Deluxe since February. After receiving the guitar which was well packed, I had to set up and re-intonate the guitar for the strings and tuning I use (1/2 step down). The overall build quality and sound met or exceeded my expectations.

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I bought one of these Sapphire blue Deluxe 2016 Strats from zZounds about 2 weeks ago. It arrived quickly via FedEx. The fit and finish was superb, although I had to make a few adjustments to truss rod tension and saddle height to suit my personal playing preferences. Also, the string slots in the nut needed to be fine tuned with narrow files a little bit. The noiseless pickups are not exactly. When I plugged her into my VOX amp normal channel, where I go with my other electric guitars, the tone from this Strat was quite muddled and weak, so I connected to the Top Boost input, cranked up the volume until I got the Strat sound I was hoping for. There is some hum in that configuration. No big deal. This Deluxe Stratocaster is the first guitar I have ever possessed with a tremolo bar. I am satisfied with how well this guitar stays in tune. I don't use the tremolo much but I have experimented with it a little. I own another Fender, the 2012 American Standard Telecaster. I would judge them equal to my Mexican Stratocaster, my newest axe.

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This guitar is an exceptionally solid one. I have had two of the same model. The neck is rock solid. The fit and finish is exceptional even if it was twice the price. Seriously, the blue finish looks amazing in person, the photo doesn't do it justice. Mexican construction, but American hardware. Keep that in mind when you may want to mod. The American dimensions are slightly different, so don't buy things for Mexican Strats. I have used the model I currently own for about seven years on stages from California to Texas and it has never needed a single repair and barely even needs tuned when it comes out of the case (I lubricate the nut and B and E string hangers with graphite). The bridge is WAY more solid than it's other Mexican brethren. No wobbling in the saddle or rolling when you dive bomb it. So, the way it is NOT a great guitar out of the box: the pickups are terrible. They are neithdr vintage sounding or noiseless. They make more racket than the cheap Mexican pickups in my 400 strat. I tried to use the guitar the way I bought it on stage, but the complicated electronic environment caused so much noise I couldn't. And the pickups are so pathetically weak that a bright switch doesn't even help. You basically have to have something like a TS9 with the tone cranked all the time to get a good Fender tone. Long story short, put some GFS pickups in it. Fat Pat 750k in the bridge (I like HSS strats) and GFS Texas Specials 500k in the neck and middle. Also replaced the caps since I was already in there. Left the rest of the circuit alone since the American jacks and buttons are solid. The guitar is now amazing. I can play shred metal stuff and roll back the volume and sound like Nashville if I want. The noise is gone, at least in most cases. Lots of harmonics you would never hear with the Vintage Noiseless pickups. So, after about $100 on top of the cost of the guitar, I have the best guitar I have ever owned. Better than my Les Paul's, better than my Jaguars, better than my PRS, or my Tele. If you buy this guitar, as well built as it is, you can mod it into anything you want and have a legitimately great guitar.

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Great rig besides this issue. In less than a year, the middle pickup died. This was a blem (could not find the blem), so no support, which would have been nice, and I have to buy a new pup. Replacing it with a SD, which could be a cool mix with the stockers.Still love the guitar!

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I received the Blonde Strat a couple hours ago, and I've put in a bit over an hour of putting it through its paces. Already stays in tune perfectly. The set-up was near perfect. The fret edges are a bit sharp for a Strat at this price point, but I am no slouch when it comes to working on guitars, so it's not an issue to file them down. The strings need to be changed, but that's quite common. I'm a huge fan of the large headstock. The body is flawless. The pickups are, indeed, something to get used to, but they are fantastic, and dead-bang quiet. Put some overdrive on them, and they sing with bags of sustain. If metal sounds is what is desired, one must look elsewhere. The push/push button is a little odd with the sounds that it produces, but I can grow to like them. The 12" radius neck is a dream. I have MS and arthritis, so the flatter radius is much desired. It's not too heavy, either. I look forward to gigging with this Strat in the near future.

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I have had my new Strat for about a month now. For a Mexican, this thing outdoes itself. I have owned American Standard Strats, but none can outdo this guitar. Noiseless pups, Locking tuners, a button that gives you various combinations of the pups. It has an Ash body, which I dearly love the brightness I get out of it. This guitar has more tonal variations than any of the others II have picked up. I made a great find when I checked this guitar out and bought it..

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Just bought the Fender Deluxe Strat in sapphire blue. Its got a great 12 inch radius neck which to me is perfect. Love the finish, like the extra 2 tones from the switch, and the 70s style peghead. Like the tone knob for the bridge pickup. And the noiseless pickups to my ears sound great. Its just a great axe for the price, and it includes a gig bag.

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2017 model that I play at home. Added a brass tremolo block, rolling string tees, and set it up for 10 gauge strings. Also placed a fish aquarium oxygenator in hope of achieving acoustic bliss. This IMHO allowed the new strings to settle in. Future buyers of this model either upgrading or downgrading should be pleased. Allow it time to break in and it opens up well.

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I had high hopes that this guitar would resonate more. The bad: G-string spring inside of the bridge was loose causing a buzz. Tweaked it and it stabilized. Put on 10s, but that problem still lingered.

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