Fender Standard Stratocaster Guitar
Fast-action maple neck, comfort-contoured alder body, three single-coil pickups and standard synchronized tremolo, it’s where the tradition began and still carries on today. Available with your choice of a maple or rosewood fingerboard
Fender’s Cheap Electric Guitar
Standard Stratocaster maybe is the least expensive guitar you can get from Fender. This guitar you can buy from nearest music store with < $400 of your money. This is the inexpensive way to get real Fender guitar.
The price is depend on where this guitar is made. The Mexican version less price than American version. For Mexican version, most parts of this guitar is made and final assembled in Fender Ensenada, Mexico plant. The body, neck and some parts of this guitar is made in Corona California. The American version has title ‘American’, it can cost twice than the Mexican. Click here for latest price.
Features
Features a select alder body, 21-fret maple neck with your choice of a rosewood or maple fretboard, 3 single-coil pickups, a vintage tremolo, and die-cast tuning keys. Standard Strats now feature a thicker bridge block for increased sustain and a more stable point of contact with the strings. The most useful features on the strat are probably the knobs. They come in handy when you want to shut the guitar off without turning off the amp. Also there are two tone knobs on it which are very nice too.
Quality
Although this guitar is relative low price, the Fender doesn’t forget its quality. Came from famous manufacturer, you can trust the quality from this guitar. Some user said that the Mexican version is least good than American version, but we can said both version is in good quality. The wood is finished and fit perfect. Everything feels solid and fits well.
Few strat users, complain about cheap plastic pickguard, cheap pickups neck into body, the headstock isnt bent at all so the strings go out of tune. But almost all users said that this guitar is best guitar in its price.
Sound
This guitar produces great sound. It has that slightly thin, but rich sound that just screams. You can play in almost any amp, it will sound great. This guitar has classic strat sound, this is perfect for almost any kind of music, hard rock, classic rock, blues or even jazz.
The Difference Between Fender Standard Stratocaster and Fender Standard Fat Strat HSS
This two standard guitar series, is almost identical and almost in same price. The difference is in the pickups a fat strat has a humbucker (rather than a single coil pickup) for the “bridge” pickup.
Fender’s Electric Guitar Power
Fender is well known quality electric guitar manufacturer. Fender was born in 1946, made many quality music instruments, guitars, basses, amplifiers. The tradition of the Stratocaster is carried on today with Fender’s Standard Series Stratocaster. With its fast-action maple neck with maple fingerboard and perfectly smooth contoured alder body the Fender Stratocaster is still made to the same strict design specifications as it was over 50 years ago. Now all Fender Standard Series Stratocasters include a Fender gigbag
Who Should Buy
If we see from the price, its the low cost fender guitar. If we view from the features, it’s great almost same quality with other expensive electric guitars. So who should by? Beginner who want to be professional player should buy this guitar. Professional player or hobbies with the need of quality guitar but less money, should buy this guitar also. Click here for latest price.
Specifications
| Model Name | Standard Stratocaster (Upgrade) |
| Model Number | 013-4602-(Color#) |
| Series | Standard Series |
| Colors | (306) Black (325) Chrome Red (332)* Brown Sunburst (375) Midnight Wine (380) Arctic White (387) Electron Blue (Polyester Finish) |
| Body | Alder |
| Neck | Maple, Modern ‘C’ Shape,(Satin Polyurethane Finish) |
| Fingerboard | Maple, 9.5 in. Radius (241mm) |
| No. of Frets | 21 Medium Jumbo |
| Pickups | 3 Standard Single-Coil Strat Pickups (Ceramic Magnets) |
| Controls | Master Volume Tone 1. (Neck Pickup) Tone 2. (Middle Pickup) |
| Pickup Switching | 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup Position 3. Middle Pickup Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup Position 5. Neck Pickup |
| Bridge | Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo |
| Machine | Heads: Fender/Ping Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines |
| Hardware | Chrome |
| Pickguard | 3-Ply White |
| Scale Length | 25.5 in. (648 mm) |
| Width at Nut | 1.650 in. (42 mm) |
| Unique Features | Vintage Styling |
| Strings | Fender Super Bullets 3250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042) |
| Accessories | Standard Gig Bag |
| Case | None |
| Introduced | 1/2006 |
| Notice | Product Prices, Features And Specifications Are Subject To Change Without Notice |
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