Fender American Series Stratocaster £849.99

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User comments (3)

Average user rating 4 of 5

  • robbyritz

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    22 weeks ago.

    User rating 4 of 5

    This is a great all round work horse Strat. Bought mine ( fiesta red, maple fingerboard) in 2002 and I've gigged with it heavily ever since. Feels great, due to 'rolled off' fretboard and overall sound, tuning stability, playing action is all good. (Can't understand one of the comments below. I've set mine up and the action is superb - all the way up the board).
    I use 010s and these give a good tight action.
    One criticism is that the top E loses a bit of 'meatiness' in the sound from round about 8th, 9th fret - i.e. becomes a bit 'thin' sounding, but it's not that bad.
    Definately recommend this as a good pro level Strat for around £800 and would seriously think about one of these before shelling out a coupla grand on a custom shop model.

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  • kjellm

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    25 weeks ago.

    User rating 4 of 5

    This was my first US Strat, a 2002 American Series. The mics sound great, and the neck feel and grip is just lovely, with a hand-rolled finish. I have som trouble getting the action as low as I would like without fret-buzz, but I guess this is common with strats. I use 1.5mm to 2.0mm (measured from top of 17th. fret), with minimal buzz, which I guess is not that bad with .009-.042 strings.

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  • Elvis2

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    25 weeks ago.

    User rating 4 of 5

    This is my second Fender Stratocaster, my first one was made in Japan in 1991 and it kicked this ones a## quality and soundwise.
    Dont get me wrong, this is a really good guitar, i love it to death but it doesnt sound nearly as good as i expected given that this is a us built Fender, not some mexican or japanese import, i really expected an american Fender to sound and feel a lot better than this one does seeing as it was a lot more expensive than its imported brothers.

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SpecificationShow

American Series Stratocaster

Price:
£849.99
Accessories:
Standard Molded Case
Available Controls:
2 x Tone, Master Volume
Available Finish:
3-Color Sunburst, *add $50.00, Candy Cola, Olympic White, Black, Shoreline Gold, Butterscotch Blonde, Charcoal Frost Metallic
Bridge:
American Vintage Synchronised Tremolo
Case Included:
true
Fingerboard Material:
Maple, Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius:
9.5 inch (241mm)
Guitar Body Material:
Alder
Hardware:
Chrome
Headstock:
Original Headstock Shape
Machine Heads Enclosure:
Staggered
Neck Material:
Maple
No of Strings:
6
No. of Frets:
22
Pickguard:
true
Pickup Configuration:
3 x Single-Coil
Pickup Switching:
5 Position Blade - Bridge/Bridge and Middle/Middle/Middle and Neck / Neck
Pickup Type:
3 American Strat® Single-Coil Pickups
Price at Launch:
849.99
Saddles Material:
Stainless Steel
Scale Length (Inches):
25.5
Scale Length (mm):
648
String Material:
Nickel Plated Steel
Tuners:
Sealed
Unique Features:
“Parchment” Knobs and Pickup Covers, Original Body Shape with “Original Contour Body” Decal on Headstock, Rolled Fingerboard Edges, H/S/H Pickup Routing
Width at Nut (Inches):
1.6875
Width at Nut (mm):
43
Year of Origin:
2000
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