Fender American Stratocaster

Whenever guitars are drawn, cartooned or caricatured into other merchandise, more often than not the shape is that of a Stratocaster. They are the most grossly overused, overplayed, overmentioned and overexposed guitars out there... And I love them. Unless you've got a highly customised one or have built one yourself (as I did, from bits of various Strats because I'm pretty boring as a person and I find things like that good fun), they are the easiest guitars ever to play. Apart from the obvious cheaper Yamaha Pacifica (a cheap replica of the Strat), this is probably the best beginners guitar you are going to find, and pretty much anyone could make a tune ...  Read the complete review

The USA standrad Stra is a piece of art you can play. Having been produced originally in 1954 with Leo Fender designing asolid body sequel to the first ever mass produced guitar the Telecaster. Here Leo has excelled himself by creatibng posiibly and probably the most copied design of guitar in the history of music. This guitar is of the American Standard Series and is not to be confused with the new American series which features a few new tweaks. The Strat has an alder or ash body depending on your chosen finish, (be it sunburst or block colours). You have a choice of fretboards being the standard Maple or Rosewood on the typical Maple neck with a skunk ...  Read the complete review

The American Standard is now what I (and a lot of guitarists) consider a production "Strat". It takes the basic, classic design of the Stratocaster and refines it just a little bit with modern features. I am going to address issues that someone who is perhaps at an intermediate stage in their guitar experience might find interesting. While the need for one extra note on the 22 fret neck isn't a good example of "modern features", the flatter finger board radius (10") makes these guitars set up and play much nicer than "older/vintage" models. These will set up with a lower action and not fret out when compared to a more ...  Read the complete review

This guitar is simply incredible! I have the Rosewood neck in Blue. I have been playing American Strats for around four years now, and it has never let me down, it is unbelievably versatile, and has some of the best tones available on the market. The tones range from the warmth of the neck pickup to the raw harshness of the bridge. And inbetween lies some excellent tones for almost every genre. The Strat is incredibly reliable, it has taken a mild battering from gigging, but has held up strong. The standard machine heads are great and even after four years I still find myself rarely slipping out of tune. At the end of the day, ...  Read the complete review

The list of guitarist's who have used Fender Stratocasters is too long to type. Hendrix, Clapton, Stevie Ray-Vaughn and Curt Cobain to name a few. Arguably the most famous guitar in the world and arguably the most played but does it live up to all the praise that it recieves. Answer YES YES YES!!! I own a sunburst American Strat and it is my pride and joy. It plays like a dream and responds to my playing needs like nothing else. The pickup is brilliant and is incredably reliable. I recently played a Gibson SG and it felt nothing like my Strat. Some may argue that it is a completely different guitar but a guitar is a guitar and you know if guitar ...  Read the complete review