Great sounding guitar! My first choice always! (Fender Stratocasters in general)

Member Name: winger15mk

Product:	Fender Stratocasters in general
Date:	09/11/09 (55 review reads)
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Advantages: Great range of tones and very versatile!

Disadvantages: Can detune if the whammy bar is used too often but thats expected of any guitar!

This was my first serious guitar i purchased and it still remains my favourite! I currently have both have a Fender Stratocaster and a Gibson Les Paul but my Fender is always my first port of call! The guitar is capable of amazing tones whether it be a melody or backing chords!

There are many types of strats, different necks, pickups and designs but you'll be amazed at how versatile this guitar is! I always see new guitarists going out and buying the guitar that their music heros have and then find they don't actually get on with it, just because you have a les paul doesnt mean you can instantly break into the sweet child of mine solo! Its all about how you feel playing the guitar, as mentioned i have both a les paul and a strat but my start is what i always feel more comfortable playing!

It has never let me down live, the amount of tones it can produce means i dont have to keep switching guitars and when im recording with it its exactly the same! I cant stress how versatile it is!

The Stratocaster is instantly recognisable by its body shape and general layout. I have the amercian version (there is also a mexican made version but i dont really feel the difference) The original Stratocaster features three single coil pickups (The white bars underneath the strings on the body), three knobs (Main Volume, Neck Tone, Middle Pickup Tone) and a 5 way selector switch. (1. Bridge Pickup 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup 3. Middle Pickup 4. Middle and Neck Pickup 5. Neck Pickup). The neck features 22 Frets (Neck Sections) but this mildly variable from strat to strat and even guitar to guitar. The body is made out of Rosewood i beleive (sorry im not a carpenter!) and features a tremelo bridge (A whammy bar is attached to increase and decrease the tension of the strings to tune them up and down for effect).

If your thinking of purchasing a Stratocaster i would definently recommend it to both new and experienced guitarists HOWEVER i would more so recommend that you try the EXACT guitar you want to buy before you do. As i said before they play well and many famous artists use them but that is their personal feel and you must be comfortable playing your instrument before spending quite an amount of money on it in my opinion!

Overall great sounding and amazing versatile guitar!

Summary: Great overall guitar would recommend to all!