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I was a fan of the Player I series because of the price & playability. But this Player II Series is even better. The rolled edges on the neck are fantastic. The modern C neck I have always liked very much. The new vintage tuners are smooth & great to look at. There are no negatives here in my opinion & these guitars are a home run & the perfect Strat. Well done Fender.

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I am very pleased with the new Fender player ll strat. This is my first strat in this price range in a while. I find it a bit better in quality as far as wood, electronics, etc. than a Squier. I think the price ranges tell it the way it is. I have some Squiers too. Quality is a little hit and miss on them. The Fender at a bit more money has a great feeling neck. Electronics seem fine. I dont think a pickup replacement is necessary either. Depends on what you want. But the pickups that come in it are just fine. Seems a bit heavier than the Squiers. To me it just feels and sounds like better quality. I dont see why you would need to pay twice as much for a strat Professional. But there again the quality seems better again. Everything has went up in price by quite a bit. I would tell anyone to buy this guitar.

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I just received this today and am pleasantly pleased with it. It's a beautiful guitar. The fit & finish is right on. It's neck is straight as an arrow. The tuners are smooth and accurate. Rolled fingerboard edges is a nice improvement to what used to be sharp feeling edges. It does have some tuning issues when using the Trem, but I've remedied that with some nut lubrication. Problem gone. It has nice, close string action with no fretting out, buzzing or rattle. It's the 1st new guitar that I haven't had to adjust the action, or the neck,with the exception of the low E saddle didn't quite follow the neck radius. One side of it was a tad bit low. When I plugged it in, I was surprised at how good the pickups sounded. I see no need in replacing those. One review I watched recommended so, but I disagree. It's also the 1st Strat I've bought, out of many, that I won't be spending more money for pickups. I probably will replace the synthetic bone nut with probably a Graph Tech nut. That's an inexpensive upgrade that I know from experience will improve tone and tuning stability. I most likely will upgrade the saddles also. The better the string contact points on both ends, the better overall sound. I may also upgrade the wiring harness. Although, the factory harness seems to be alright. So it's not something pressing. It did not include a gig bag, which matters not to me. I don't use them. A good guitar deserves a good hardshell case. A case for it will be coming soon. I don't think you can go wrong with one of these.

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I think my 17th guitar from zZounds, and my 7th or 8th Strat. The consistency coming out of the Mexico operation still amazes. Got mine in the Hialeah Yellow; picture make it look like possibly a slightly metallic-y finish, but its not, and that's OK. More like cross between pale banana and hard boiled egg yolk - has a very vintage appearance. I was concerned when I saw (at another site) that these were coming in on light side weight wise, or in the upper 7lb range, which to me is WAY too light. Weight equals tone, so I always hope I'll get lucky with an 8+ pounder. Low and behold - I scored one at approx 8lb 3oz - right smack in the middle of my preferred wheelhouse for a Strat - SO HAPPY!!!! Still hoping after all these years that Fender will get brave and start featuring more V-neck profiles on their Players & standards. Although these guitars come with a real ROUGH setup - all the boxed checked off with this one, another bonus!

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The Player II packs a punch out of the box. Kind of a retro look meets modern day. Nothing says play me like the rolledcedges on this fine guitar. I'll recommend this to any new player looking for an entry level strat. It could use a professional setup, but that's really all in needs as far as I'm concerned. I couldn't be happier with this or any purchase from zZounds...they rock.

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This aquatone Beauty sounds as good as it looks, I bought it and a Marshall dsl cr40 watt amplifier a tuner and 2 cords and a guitar case, and I am extremely pleased, this guitar is as slick as glass,when I get them paid off,I'm going to buy that aquatone telecaster player 2Thanks zZounds God Bless ya's Abundantly