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Fender Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Rosewood, with Gig Bag)
Alder body. 3 single-coil pickups.
"I can't believe that it's a Mexican Strat!"
Feature:
First of all,a gig bag? What a bargain,along with the addition of jumbo frets,which make string bending a lot easier.Also,the shielded compartments add a lot to the sound also.It's nice to play one of these and have no hum coming out.
Quality:
After setting it up,and doing a standard intonation,I could find no faults at all.I couldn't tell the difference between this one and a american made model.That's how good it is.
Value:
Definately worth $399.99.
Desirability:
I have mine in Sunburst finish,which adds a touch of class to it.
Sound:
This has that twangy Fender tone when played clean,and all out balls to the wall with distortion added.The best sounding guitar I've ever had.
Ease of Use:
Very easy to use.I have no problem with it at all.
Support:
Simply put,Fender is a class act,who cares about their customers,and values their opinions.
Overall:
I am going to be using this guitar for quite a long time.I am pleasantly pleased with it.This is the best guitar that I've ever played and owned.I've been playing for 35 years,so,I've owned quite a few,and it doesn't get any better than Fender.
First of all,a gig bag? What a bargain,along with the addition of jumbo frets,which make string bending a lot easier.Also,the shielded compartments add a lot to the sound also.It's nice to play one of these and have no hum coming out.
Quality:
After setting it up,and doing a standard intonation,I could find no faults at all.I couldn't tell the difference between this one and a american made model.That's how good it is.
Value:
Definately worth $399.99.
Desirability:
I have mine in Sunburst finish,which adds a touch of class to it.
Sound:
This has that twangy Fender tone when played clean,and all out balls to the wall with distortion added.The best sounding guitar I've ever had.
Ease of Use:
Very easy to use.I have no problem with it at all.
Support:
Simply put,Fender is a class act,who cares about their customers,and values their opinions.
Overall:
I am going to be using this guitar for quite a long time.I am pleasantly pleased with it.This is the best guitar that I've ever played and owned.I've been playing for 35 years,so,I've owned quite a few,and it doesn't get any better than Fender.
"Greatest guitar in the world"
Feature:
The two-piece alder body produces some good tone and doesn´t break your back unless you happen to be a ridiculously weak child. I personally love the setup of three single-coil pickups. The neck is smooth and extremely playable. Slides are no problem if your strings aren´t rusted through. The curved fretboard makes bar chords a breeze, but causes some of the crappier capoes to fail, which is why you buy a nice capo if you use them a lot. The white pickguard on a blue body looks pretty cool. The tuners work excellently and actually stay in tune if you stretch the strings properly. The two tone pots really make a difference to the tone. I absolutely love all the features this guitar comes with.
Quality:
The worst parts of this guitar are the strap buttons. They get a little loose after about 4 years in a case. I put in some longer screws so they stay secure. It worked. The quality control isn´t the best in their Mexican factory, but that´s why there are blemished items, and these guitars are less expensive in the first place. I don´t have a backup because there is absolutely no need for one. This guitar is very sturdy, and I´d have absolutely no problem taking mine on the road with me, because it´s built like a rock. I´ve dropped it, hit it on stuff, nearly broke the headstock off by hitting it on a wall. It still works wonderfully and looks ridiculously awesome.
Value:
If I could rate this an 11, I would want to rate it a 12. Seriously, there´s no way you could stop me from getting another one if mine were stolen or lost (broken is out of the question, that´s just not going to happen).
Desirability:
Stratocasters look friggin´ awesome! These things have an amazingly genius design. I want to find out where Leo Fender is buried so I can thank him properly for inventing this guitar.
Sound:
The classic Strat tone is a classic for a reason. With the right rig, you can get an extremely sharp, twangy, trebly tone with just enough twang. I use a Live Wire cable and a Crate GX-15 amp for this. By simply replacing the cable with a low-end Monster and adding a Distortion pedal to the line, you can get a fuller, more defined, more balanced tone, all with the stock pickups. I use the bridge pickup for the trebly Strat tones, and when I want a full, humbucker sound and don´t have a dual-humbucker guitar around, I just set it to position 2 (neck-middle pickups) and mash go on my distortion pedal. These guitars sound almost exactly like the real American ones, for $600 less.
Ease of Use:
As stated in ¨Features¨, this guitar is very playable. The neck is smooth and the perfect size for an average hand size. Getting great sounds out of a great guitar is easy. Plug it into an amp, turn it on, and play. You may want to EQ it, and mess with the tone knobs a little bit to get an even better sound. In any case, it´s hard to get a bad tone out of a Fender guitar.
Overall:
I expect to be satisfied with this guitar forever, but I´ll need a guitar with dual humbuckers to get that specific tone. But all in all, if I had to do a whole nationwide tour with only one electric guitar, I´d pick a Strat.
The two-piece alder body produces some good tone and doesn´t break your back unless you happen to be a ridiculously weak child. I personally love the setup of three single-coil pickups. The neck is smooth and extremely playable. Slides are no problem if your strings aren´t rusted through. The curved fretboard makes bar chords a breeze, but causes some of the crappier capoes to fail, which is why you buy a nice capo if you use them a lot. The white pickguard on a blue body looks pretty cool. The tuners work excellently and actually stay in tune if you stretch the strings properly. The two tone pots really make a difference to the tone. I absolutely love all the features this guitar comes with.
Quality:
The worst parts of this guitar are the strap buttons. They get a little loose after about 4 years in a case. I put in some longer screws so they stay secure. It worked. The quality control isn´t the best in their Mexican factory, but that´s why there are blemished items, and these guitars are less expensive in the first place. I don´t have a backup because there is absolutely no need for one. This guitar is very sturdy, and I´d have absolutely no problem taking mine on the road with me, because it´s built like a rock. I´ve dropped it, hit it on stuff, nearly broke the headstock off by hitting it on a wall. It still works wonderfully and looks ridiculously awesome.
Value:
If I could rate this an 11, I would want to rate it a 12. Seriously, there´s no way you could stop me from getting another one if mine were stolen or lost (broken is out of the question, that´s just not going to happen).
Desirability:
Stratocasters look friggin´ awesome! These things have an amazingly genius design. I want to find out where Leo Fender is buried so I can thank him properly for inventing this guitar.
Sound:
The classic Strat tone is a classic for a reason. With the right rig, you can get an extremely sharp, twangy, trebly tone with just enough twang. I use a Live Wire cable and a Crate GX-15 amp for this. By simply replacing the cable with a low-end Monster and adding a Distortion pedal to the line, you can get a fuller, more defined, more balanced tone, all with the stock pickups. I use the bridge pickup for the trebly Strat tones, and when I want a full, humbucker sound and don´t have a dual-humbucker guitar around, I just set it to position 2 (neck-middle pickups) and mash go on my distortion pedal. These guitars sound almost exactly like the real American ones, for $600 less.
Ease of Use:
As stated in ¨Features¨, this guitar is very playable. The neck is smooth and the perfect size for an average hand size. Getting great sounds out of a great guitar is easy. Plug it into an amp, turn it on, and play. You may want to EQ it, and mess with the tone knobs a little bit to get an even better sound. In any case, it´s hard to get a bad tone out of a Fender guitar.
Overall:
I expect to be satisfied with this guitar forever, but I´ll need a guitar with dual humbuckers to get that specific tone. But all in all, if I had to do a whole nationwide tour with only one electric guitar, I´d pick a Strat.
"The "Must-have" guitar"
I recently bought this guitar and haven't been able to put it down. With the prices of Squier brand Standard Strats going up, why not spend a little more for the real thing? For around $300, the Fender Standard Stratocaster is the best guitar for the money. Sure, some companies pride themselves by offering cheap guitars, but like many things in life, you get what you pay for. The Standard Stratocaster is the "standard" by which other guitar makers strive to be.
"its awsome"
i've played w/this guitar for 3 years and its awsome it's never let me down and thats the last thing u want to happen when ur on tour. Dont buy a jackson i had 1 for a month and a half and well its the neck worped at its imposible to play now. the neck on my fender is as strait as a neck gets.
"A classic guitar"
Mexican quality control sometimes lets little finishing glitches through... I needed my nut recut as one string buzzed appallingly! Also one tiny spot on the back of the neck where the finish looked as if it had been propped up against something! However, a well made guitar that sounded good with stock pick ups, and sounds better well seymour Duncan vintage strats! Beautiful colour, and well finished body. Comfortable neck which feels comfortable to play. Certainly good value for money, and will last well with proper care and treatment
Fender Standard Strat Customer Review
This guitar offers such a wide range of sounds and differences with every type of music you could imagine of learning or trying to play i feel for where i'am at right now in my guitar playing this is the perfect guitar
"A supreme beginner guitar"
This is really a nice guitar, its dosent cost 1 grand so you wont be dazled, but it plays well and it sounds pretty darn good, My black finish is really nice and glossy, no imperfections, and like I said it just is a really good beginner guitar but no American Strat.
"Great Fender product!!!"
Feature:
The features of this guitar are pretty much straight forward and easy to use. The materrials used in the construction appear to be first rate and the finnish on mine was flawless ( makes you start to wonder about the mopre pricey american made models? )
Quality:
From what I have observed on mine, there are NO quality issues to speak of. I went over mine pretty good and can not find any imperfections with the fit and finnish.... I don't know who put mine together, but he was having a great day!!!
Value:
For the price you pay for this guitar for what you will get, it IS one of the best values out there. You can pay much more money for a guitar that isn't half as good.
Desirability:
It's a Stratocaster...what more can be said!!! It's a timeless classic.
Sound:
The sound out of this guitar is fantastic. There are so many different tones you can achieve with this and they all sound great!!!
Ease of Use:
I just got this guitar the other night and it is really easy to play. There are no problems achieving the sounds that I like. I can only immagine how much better this will be when I get it set up properly!!!
Support:
Haven't used it yet....don't really expect to!
Overall:
I'll be keeping this one a long time. Right now I have the "Electron Blue/ rosewood fingerboard" which is absolutely beautiful, but I will also be buying another in "Arctic White/ maple fingerboard".
The features of this guitar are pretty much straight forward and easy to use. The materrials used in the construction appear to be first rate and the finnish on mine was flawless ( makes you start to wonder about the mopre pricey american made models? )
Quality:
From what I have observed on mine, there are NO quality issues to speak of. I went over mine pretty good and can not find any imperfections with the fit and finnish.... I don't know who put mine together, but he was having a great day!!!
Value:
For the price you pay for this guitar for what you will get, it IS one of the best values out there. You can pay much more money for a guitar that isn't half as good.
Desirability:
It's a Stratocaster...what more can be said!!! It's a timeless classic.
Sound:
The sound out of this guitar is fantastic. There are so many different tones you can achieve with this and they all sound great!!!
Ease of Use:
I just got this guitar the other night and it is really easy to play. There are no problems achieving the sounds that I like. I can only immagine how much better this will be when I get it set up properly!!!
Support:
Haven't used it yet....don't really expect to!
Overall:
I'll be keeping this one a long time. Right now I have the "Electron Blue/ rosewood fingerboard" which is absolutely beautiful, but I will also be buying another in "Arctic White/ maple fingerboard".
"Quality at a Reasonable Price"
"Great guitar"
Feature:
I like the 5-way pick up selector, but I wonder how a neck and bridge setting would sound? Thats the only setting Fender didn't put on this thing.
Quality:
It's Fender, so you know that it's well made.
Value:
Yes, it is a bit expensive, but well worth the money, and all Fenders are at about the same price. You get what you pay for, and this is no exception.
Desirability:
I got the Arctic White version (almost what Albert Hammond of the Strokes plays). This is my first electric guitar, been playing an acoustic for a year, and I chose it over an Ibanez AX-120 that was actually cheaper; I'm not badmouthing Ibanez, but Fender has that brand-name appeal and classic outline.
Sound:
I love it. This guitar is useful for everything.
Support:
I haven't needed them yet, so by default they get a 10
Overall:
I would recommend it to anyone that has the money. I play it through a Marshall MG-15 DFX, another awesome product. The only thing that would would change or put on: locking tuners, a bigger '70s style headstock, and a way to instantly lock/unlock the tremolo. If it was stolen I would cry, then do all I could to first, kill the bastard that stole my Strat, and then either get this one back or buy a new one.
I like the 5-way pick up selector, but I wonder how a neck and bridge setting would sound? Thats the only setting Fender didn't put on this thing.
Quality:
It's Fender, so you know that it's well made.
Value:
Yes, it is a bit expensive, but well worth the money, and all Fenders are at about the same price. You get what you pay for, and this is no exception.
Desirability:
I got the Arctic White version (almost what Albert Hammond of the Strokes plays). This is my first electric guitar, been playing an acoustic for a year, and I chose it over an Ibanez AX-120 that was actually cheaper; I'm not badmouthing Ibanez, but Fender has that brand-name appeal and classic outline.
Sound:
I love it. This guitar is useful for everything.
Support:
I haven't needed them yet, so by default they get a 10
Overall:
I would recommend it to anyone that has the money. I play it through a Marshall MG-15 DFX, another awesome product. The only thing that would would change or put on: locking tuners, a bigger '70s style headstock, and a way to instantly lock/unlock the tremolo. If it was stolen I would cry, then do all I could to first, kill the bastard that stole my Strat, and then either get this one back or buy a new one.
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