Alder body, 3 single-coil pickups and standard synchronized tremolo — it’s where the tradition began and still carries on today.  Check the price.

Features:
It gets some pretty decent classic rock sounds, and with the right pickup selection you can get a decent metal tone out of the pups. The neck is fast and the action came set perfect. With that being said…. This guitar was made very well, it plays Great and looks Fantastic! It makes you want to play it.

Quality:
The natural wood grain is clearly visible under the lighter brown portions of the burst. The maple neck is strong and ‘fast’ and the electronics/tuners do their job without any problems so far.

Tone/volume knobs and switch all work just fine. The pickups aren’t too bad, but it really depends on taste. With the stock strings and stock pickups, it’s a decent guitar. It really comes down to taste. Right now, it sounds beautifully bluesy to me with everything stock, but the pickups can be a bit muddy and tinny at the same time.

Sound:
There is a difference between ceramic and alnico magnet pickups. It isn’t just the differences in their magnetic qualities. It is the fact that alnico magnet pickups have 6 small magnets and ceramic magnet pickups have 1 magnet with 6 steel pole pieces. If the presence or absence of tone pickups in the chain affects the tone.

Value:
A great guitar for the money spent. Check latest price.

Ease of Use:
These aren’t very well crafted. that translates to an uncomfortable neck profile and so-so frets. But overall its OK.

Overall:
Great for beginners and for long time users, the recommend changing the pickups and tuners.

Technical Info:
Model Name: Standard Stratocaster Left Handed (Upgrade)
Model Number: 013-4620-(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: Rosewood, 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

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The Stratocaster XII features an Alder body, Maple neck and Rosewood fingerboard with 21 frets.

Feature:
The finish and the look of this guitar are great and the sound is good (A little muddy using the neck pickup). The factory setup on this thing is horrible, the action was so high it was unplayable. This can NOT be corrected just by lowering the bridge, the neck has to be removed. After a lengthy setup it plays well with out any fret buzz. The neck is a little to narrow for my liking causing me to bump other strings while fretting. Has good looks and stylishly light. The guitar to hard on wiring though.

Quality:
This is a great sounding 12 string that looks cool and is extremely easy to play. The instrument is quite light in weight with good balance and it has a rather narrow neck. The tone is really perfect for a 12 string and this guitar is easier than most other 12 strings I’ve tried. The guitar arrived in perfect condition and fits in a standard strat-sized case. It has a solid feel and the finish is spot-on Fender beautiful.

Sound:
This guitar has pretty good sound depending on the amp you use. It is a good beginners guitar but for more experienced players this isn’t your choice. As far as the sound goes the sound on these is comparable to what you would get on far more expensive 12 strings. They sound beautiful, unique and at this price it is a great buy. It sounds like a strat, but adds the chorus, phase, jangle sound of the extra 6 strings. It sounds great both clean, and with some grit.

Ease of Use:
If you have never owned a 12 string before this is an easy playing instrument and this guitar will bring out a different side to your playing as it does to mine.
The action is great right out of the box and it is EZ to chord. When you plug it into your Jangle Box and Sonic Stomp, the sound of this guitar is as good as my Rickenbacker 12 which costs a great deal more than the Strat.

Value:
This guitar is worth a little less then they’re asking, around 150 less. Check Latest Price.

Desirability:
The 3 color sunburst gives this guitar that vintage look, so that really appeals to us old Byrd’s and Beatles fans, who already love the jangly sound of the electric 12.

Technical Info:
Model Name: Stratocaster XII 12-String
Model Number: 027-8900-(Color no.)
Series: Limited Edition Series
Finish: Polyurethane
Body: Alder
Neck: Maple, ‘C’ Shape
Neck Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 7.25 in. Radius (184 mm)
No. of Frets: 21 Vintage Style Frets
Pickups: 3 Vintage Style Single-Coil Strat Pickups
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: Fully Adjustable 12-Saddle Hard-tail Bridge
Machine Heads: Fender/Ping Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Aged White
Scale Length: 25.5 in. (648 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.650 in. (42 mm)
Unique Features:
Vintage Styling
Aged White plastic Parts
6 Over 6 Under Headstock Design
Strings:
Fender Singles
E (.046 and .026 Wound)
A (.036 and .020 Wound)
D (.026 Wound and .012 Plain)
G (.022 Wound and .009 Plain)
B (.011 Plain and .011 Plain)
E (.009 Plain and .009 Plain)

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Stevie Ray Vaughan Fender® Custom Shop Tribute Series Guitar Based on Vaughan’s Own ‘Lenny’ ’65 Stratocaster® to Be Launched on Dec. 12 and Offered Exclusively in the U.S. by Guitar Center®

Original “Lenny” Electric Guitar among Most Storied Instruments in Music History  

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz — In a historic collaboration among Fender^®, Guitar Center^® and the Stevie Ray Vaughan estate, the famous Stevie Ray Vaughan “Lenny” Stratocaster^® guitar has been commissioned by Guitar Center to be reproduced in a limited edition by the Fender Custom Shop. As part of Fender’s Tribute Series of guitars, “Lenny” will be produced in a limited quantity, with 185 guitars offered for sale in the United States, made available exclusively through Guitar Center. Guitar Center stores throughout the United States will introduce the guitar on Dec. 12, 2007, and will offer them to customers for $17,000 (U.S.).

This emotive addition to the Custom Shop Tribute Series will feature an intricate reproduction of “Lenny” down to the smallest of details—from the customized neck that was a gift from ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons to the reflective “SRV” stickers on the body to the battered headstock, the autograph that Stevie himself etched into the neck plate, and even an autograph from legendary baseball great, Mickey Mantle.

Guitar Center, the world’s largest musical instrument retailer, purchased the original guitar for $623,500 at a 2004 Christie’s auction that benefited the Crossroads Centre, Antigua, a charitable organization founded by Eric Clapton.

“Guitar Center is both thrilled and privileged to be able to offer Stevie Ray Vaughan’s ‘Lenny’ Fender Stratocaster to the world,” said Keith Brawley, Guitar Center vice president of merchandising for guitars and amplifiers. “Stevie Ray Vaughan’s fans are among the most loyal and passionate guitar lovers in the world. The ‘Lenny’ Stratocaster, Stevie’s main instrument for his love songs, is a truly fascinating guitar that has, as part of its DNA, a tender, personal love story and an incredibly colorful and touching history.”

The original “Lenny” guitar is a universally recognizable Fender Stratocaster, best known for its uniquely bright and powerful tone and known as one of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s favorite instruments throughout his entire career. The guitar itself has an almost mystical heritage that can be traced back to the very beginning of Vaughan’s rise to stardom.

Stevie Ray Vaughan was just a struggling young guitarist in Austin, Texas, in 1980, when his wife, Lenora “Lenny” Vaughan, gave him a used Stratocaster that had recently caught his eye in a local pawnshop. It was a 1965 Fender Stratocaster guitar with the original pickups that, from the look of it, had seen better days. Although it began life as a three-color sunburst model, it had obviously been refinished (none too expertly) at some point, and now it had a dark natural finish bearing an elaborate inlay in the body behind the bridge. Nonetheless, there was something about it that clearly and immediately resonated deeply with Vaughan.

As Vaughan himself said during an interview published in the Feb. 1990 issue of Guitar Player magazine:

“It’s called ‘Lenny.’ I found it at a pawnshop and didn’t have the money to buy it, and my wife and several other friends of mine put a pool together and bought the guitar. It’s always meant a lot to me. And I love what it sounds like. ‘Riviera Paradise’ and ‘Lenny” (Texas Flood) are both played on the same guitar, and for some reason that guitar works for songs like that more than anything else.” [Guitar Player, Feb. 1990]

Seven friends with $50 each pooled their money to buy the Stratocaster and gave it to Vaughan on his birthday during a celebration at a local Austin nightclub. He was thrilled. He took the guitar home and, sometime that night, as Lenora slept, wrote a new song on it. In the morning, Lenora Vaughan remembers, “He was sitting on the edge of the bed with the guitar and said, ‘Listen to this.’” He played her the song he had written that night, “Lenny.” The song later became one of Vaughan’s most well-known instrumental pieces, and he continued to perform it exclusively on the “Lenny” guitar. Throughout the remainder of his career, the “Lenny” guitar traveled with Vaughan almost everywhere he went, and it was later autographed by baseball great Mickey Mantle during a chance meeting in Houston. On April 10, 1985, Vaughan had just performed the National Anthem at the season’s opening game for the Houston Astros where Mantle was also in attendance as a guest of honor. Without a baseball or bat nearby, Stevie offered up his beloved guitar to be touched with the magic of the American sporting legend. More information on the guitar’s journey, plus detailed images, can be found at www.fender.com.

“This guitar had very special meaning to Stevie,” said Mike Eldred, Fender Custom Division sales and marketing director. “He had it throughout his career; he took it everywhere, and during each show, he stopped, sat down on the stage, and played that song, on that guitar. It’s like he was holding on to that very special time before he was a star, and just didn’t want to let that part of his life go.”

About Guitar Center:

Guitar Center, Inc. (NASDAQ: GTRC) is the leading United States retailer of guitars, amplifiers, percussion instruments, keyboards and pro-audio and recording equipment. Our retail store subsidiary presently operates more than 210 Guitar Center stores across the United States. In addition, our Music & Arts division operates more than 95 stores specializing in band instruments for sale and rental, serving teachers, band directors, college professors and students. We are also the largest direct response retailer of musical instruments in the United States through our wholly owned subsidiary, Musician’s Friend, Inc., and its catalogs and websites, including www.musiciansfriend.com, www.guitarcenter.com, www.wwbw.com and www.music123.com. More information on Guitar Center can be found by visiting the Company’s web site at www.guitarcenter.com.

About Fender Musical Instruments Corporation:

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is the world’s foremost manufacturer of guitars, amplifiers and related equipment since 1946, and its name has become synonymous with all things rock ‘n’ roll. Iconic Fender^® instruments such as the Telecaster^®, Stratocaster^®, Precision Bass^® and Jazz Bass^® guitars are known worldwide as the instruments that started the rock revolution, and they continue to be highly prized by today’s musicians and collectors. FMIC brands include Fender^®, Squier^®, Guild^®, Gretsch^®, Jackson^®, Charvel^®, SWR^®, EVH^®, Tacoma^®, Olympia^® and Brand X^®. For more information, visit www.fender.com.

Since 1987, the Fender Custom Shop has been known as a “dream factory” for guitarists and collectors throughout the world. The skilled craftsmen in Fender’s Corona, Calif., Custom Shop are known worldwide for their artistry in making guitars that range from the fine to the fantastic. Whether it’s building a new custom instrument from the ground up or modifying an existing one, Fender’s finest is the world’s finest. Fender Custom Shop instruments have been crafted for and with the input of the world’s finest players—names like Clapton, Beck, Burton, Cray, Gilmour, Townshend and Vaughan, to name just a few.

Trademarks/Service Mark: Mickey Mantle and Mickey C. Mantle, stylized, (the “Mickey Mantle Signature”), are each a trademark and/or service mark of the Mickey Charles Mantle Marital Trust II and are administered and licensed under the authority of Mantle IP Holdings, Inc. ©2007, Mickey Charles Mantle Marital Trust II and Mantle IP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Fender Squier

If you’re a beginner and just start to learn electric guitar. You should buy a cheap electric guitar one. A Squire Strat would do just fine.  The fretboard isn’t too sharp or heavy and it’s a nice all-rounder. If you’re near a Guitar Center, they usually go for around $200. But it is not recommended to buy this cheap one, if you want to learn  seriously.

Fender Stratocaster

If you experienced player and need more quality sound with less price, you can try Fender Stratocasters (Strat) which is made in Mexico that are very affordable and have a good sound. This mexican made guitar is cost a half than the American made one.

The Japanese made Fender Stratocasters is the most good one. Off course the price is higher than American made. The American made, is enough if you can’t find the Japanese made.

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Which Fender Guitar is Better?

There are three famous fender type, Squier, Telecaster, and Stratocaster (strat). Most Fender users prefer to use Stratocaster, it means Stratocaster the best one. The Japanese and American made is the best quailty of stratocaster. There are many models of Fender Strat, the standard Fender Stratocaster is the least expensive one, it cost only about $300 – $400.

Please note that there are a Squier Telecaster series and Squier Stratocaster Series. These Squier series is defferent with Telecaster series and Stratocaster series. This Squier series is cheap guitar actually not made by Fender itself, but made by licensed manufacturer. It is not recommended to buy Squier series.

Conclusion

Squier is the cheap Fender guitar version. It is not recommended to buy this one. If you just begin to learn electric guitar, it is ok to buy this one.

Stratocaster model is recommended. The Mexican series strat is cheap and good enough and recommended for beginner. If you have money and you are experienced you should buy the American series one.

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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