Fender American Standard Strat Review

The Fender American Standard Stratocaster is and always will be the icon of Fender. Since its first introdcution in 1954, it has gone througth a few upgrades including a richer, deeper neck tint, glossed neck front, a bent steel Fender saddles, and a narrowed string spacing. All of these upgrades are an effort by Fender to improve the Strat's tone, playability and appearance.

Sound: It is an iconic sound of the Fender Strat that is most recognizable and irreplacable. This is probably why more than half musicinas or even amateur players have used the Strat.

Neck Pickup: You get the classic, bell type bluesy sound, regardless of what you play it through. The sound is so great that Fender has actually set the standard for all the other guitars to immitate.

Bridge Pickup: The sound is iconic rock sound. It is exactly the same as what you hear in all american rock. When you play the Strat, you will find that nothing sounds exactly the same as the Strat.

Action, Fit and Finish: This Strat is playable right out from the shop. The pickups and bridges are set up almost perfectly. If you want an even better tone, you may put in a DiMarzio Tone Zone Humbucker. The surface is smooth and the wood is of superb quality. Fender has apparently put a lot of effort into this Strat to accommodate players' needs. There are practically no flaws in this guitar.

Pros: * The tuning stability could be improved; * The bright, clean classic tone is simply awesome; * Great playability and musical versatility.

Cons: The pickup routing scheme is a bit too large (perhaps they might have changed the new model to a smaller one by now); * With hight gain it is not beefy enough; * There are some finish flaws.

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