Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner. With just under 19 percent of the total vote, as American as cherry pie and roughly as popular, it's the Fender American Standard Stratocaster.

An industry standard by name and by nature, the American Standard Strat is the very definition of a workhorse guitar.

Read Guitarist's review of the 2008 American Standard Stratocaster, or check out the full specifications of the new-for-2012 models launched at Frankfurt Musikmesse.

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BUY Fender American Standard Stratocaster currently available from:
UK/Europe: Andertons Music Co. | Thomann | Sounds Great Music| Gear4Music
USA: Sweetwater | Full Compass | American Musical

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