The Strat Pack - The 50th Anniversary Of The Fender Stratocaster - Live (Various Artists) (DVD)

Fender Classic '50s Stratocaster

Advantages: Superb Neck
Disadvantages: Single Ply Scratchplate

You already know what a stratocaster is so I won't waste your time with the usual boring drivel. This is a fairly faithful replica of a 1950s strat but it is not an artificially aged, full-blown relic. The most important thing you need to know about the Classic '50s strat is the neck. The "soft V" neck is completely different from modern slim, fast necks. It's probably more suited to rock and blues than any heavy metal pyrotechnics. It does take a wee bit of getting used to. First impressions are that this is a "boat" neck, it feels huge under your hands. Your first instinct may be to immediately return it, but this is the classic neck profile that legends like Eric Clapton insist on. So try playing it for a few minutes. You'll soon notice the slim fretboard balances things and makes playing easy. It is so comfortable to play chords ...

bipolarmo 20.12.2008 · Read full review
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Squier by Fender Standard Stratocaster - Excellent first guitar

Advantages: Great sound. Low price. Good-looking. Reliable. Durable.
Disadvantages: None

This was my first guitar. When I decided to learn to play the guitar, I asked my guitar teacher to tell me what equipment I should get, and he wrote down on a sheet of paper what I needed and told me to go to a specific music store in Denmark Street, off Tottenham Court Road, and give it to his friend there who would take care of it and give me a discount on everything. I knew nothing about guitars, so I trusted his expertise. I went to the store, and this was the guitar: the Squier by Fender Standard Strat. Fender is one of the world's instrument manufacturing giants, and Squier is its lower priced brand. The Squier instruments are mostly derived from Fender's own line. ************************************************* ************ Features: The Squier Standard Strat has a C-shape maple neck with a 9 ...

babycougar 29.05.2009 · Read full review
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Fender Stratocaster 1962 Reissue (Japan)

Advantages: Great neck, good build quality, value for money
Disadvantages: Low output pickups, not suited for heavier music styles

Introduction I own a Fender Stratocaster 1962 reissue guitar that I purchased way back in 1989. This guitar was manufactured in Japan at some point during 1988. This guitar is something that I am pretty fond of, what with it being my first "proper" guitar, and at the time taking me the best part of a year to save up for! I purchased this guitar from Peter Cook's music shop in London and paid the sum of £299. Try buying a guitar made in Japan for that sort of money these days and you will struggle! Most low to medium price guitars are now made in India, China or Taiwan. It seems quite ironic to me that Japan has now become too expensive to manufacture lower priced guitars in! Specifications This guitar is based on the design of the 1962 Stratocaster. Therefore it has features common to Fender Strats of that era. These ...

richard_richard 24.12.2004 · Read full review
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