Fender 60th Anniversary Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Maple, with Gig Bag)
Elegant, classic, affordable, historical, timeless. The Fender 60th Anniversary Standard Strat is for the Fender fan on a budget, or any player looking to own a piece of guitar history. This Standard Series Strat features Tex Mex pickups, custom gig bag, tastefully engraved neckplate, satin-tinted neck, and eye catching Blizzard Pearl finish to commemorate the diamond Anniversary of Fender.
Overall User Ratings (based on 47 ratings)
Submitted March 23, 2006 by a customer from davecorun.com
"Great guitar for the price"
I'll be satisfied w/ this until I die. I'm holding onto it as a keepsake. Other people buy watches and wedding rings, I collect guitars. ;)
Sound
It sounds like a good stratocaster should.
Features
The gig bag is essentially useless. If you're going to own a guitar this nice, you won't keep it in a small satchel like this.
Ease of Use
It's like cutting butter w/ a hot knife. The vintage frets are really good, and so is the action on mine.
Quality
It's a fantasic sounding and feeling guitar. My only complaint is that it's manufactured in Mexico, and like all mexican strats one touch of the whammy bar and the whole thing goes out of tune. Every time I buy a strat I strap the bar down so it doesn't effect my playing. I know a few folks who do the same thing.
Value
I was expecting it to cost a lot more honestly.
Manufacturer Support
Fender is always good for support. Plus its' such a popular guitar that almost any tech can fix it.
The Wow Factor
I'm 25 this year, so when I'm 50 fender will be 85. It's more of a personal thing for me than it is an instrumental.
Musical Background:
Active Musician
Musical Style:
Country, Jazz
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Submitted July 17, 2006 by a customer from msn.com
"Get One..... You Won't Be Disapointed...."
I will keep it until I am very old.
Sound
Excellent sustain. Very bluesy sound. Neck action is smooth. Sounds better than the American Standard Series Strats.
Features
Comes with a cool looking gig bag, and papers, tremolo arm. Only feature I'd prefer it had, would be the old Kluson style tuners (a personal favorite). Nicely arranged set up. Tex-Mex pickups are one of my preferences. The body gives off a great tone, and is nice to look at, as well. The neckplate is nice eye candy, too. The 50th anniversary gold strat, should have had a better neck plate like this model.
Ease of Use
Neck plays smooth. Only modification I would have done: Lower action, for faster, and more comfortable playability.
Quality
Fantastic product for the money. Quality control is right on. No visual blemishes, or problems found. You won't be disapointed.
Value
Best value for the dollar. It's like a Jimmie Vaughan Strat, with a modern C shaped neck.
Manufacturer Support
Never had any problems, but did have a few questions that they answered right on. Great team, at Fender. Friendly staff. Great results.
The Wow Factor
It is a practical addition to my setup, and it's an affordable collector's item to invest in. It will only increase in value.
Musical Background:
Hobbyist
Musical Style:
Rock, Folk, Blues, Jazz, Memphis Soul, and a little Country
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Submitted June 1, 2006
"A $500 very nice suprise"
I was very suprised at this MiM...I took a chance since I've played some american strats at the local music shop but didnt want to pay the big bucks for. This gives me all the straty tones I want. Considering this is a limited 60th anniversary model its also a collectible so I look at it not as an investment but a piece of history. This one you can play with and enjoy unlike the $4000 custom shop 60th one in which if I wanted to spend the money on..I would just keep it in a case and never touch it. I just don't see any reason to get the 60th american strat if this one is already as good unless you just want the "made in America" stamp and a different color... pups can be changed on the standard to sound the same as the MiA one.
Sound
I'm usually a humbucker man but this is an awesome sounding strat..the pups do hum at positions 1,3,5 but with certain settings on my v-amp2 there is absolute silence,so I just get that twangy sound or bluesy riffs. This guitar isn't really a metal guitar but if you wanted metal you'ld be looking at ibanez or esp ltd at this price range anyways. I will probably change the pups anyways in the near future...not that it needs it..just my preference.
Features
Typical standard strat stuff,but with tex mex pickups and an awesome paint job,it's beautiful...well at least mine was done perfect. All hardware was fine and it stayed in tune after several hrs playing of course I'm not a very big whammy bar fan. If you are a whammy user you shouldn't be looking at this type of bridge anyways. Go floyd rose or some type of locking bridge/tuner combo.
Ease of Use
If you don't know how to play a guitar, it may be very tough to use:)
Quality
I still can't believe this guitar is a MiM. I couldn't say about all the MiM strats but my 60th standard was in pristine condition and well put together. No flaws I could find at all. The action and intonation was spot on although maybe I got lucky. Maybe since it was an "anniversary" model fender paid someone extra to quality control it lol. This guitar would be fine gigging..but who gigs without a backup??
Value
I don't know about the regular MiM strats so I'm not sure if this one is exactly worth it for the "60th" label and Tex Mex pups. If the MiMs are all made similar then just get the regular if your really tight on money..but there will never be another "60th" blizzard pearl beauty with custom bag and pickups. Awesome value for the price.
Manufacturer Support
Never had to deal with them...
The Wow Factor
this is a looker..basically shiny metallic flake silver paint and tinted(aged maple look) neck = very purty
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