Fender American Deluxe Ash Stratocaster

Pros: The Samarium Cobalt Pickups are amazing.

Cons: I wish it had a "roller nut."

The Bottom Line: This is the best Fender Guitar on the Market.

Review: Fender 50th Anniversary American Deluxe Stratocaster

It is hard to believe that 50 years have gone by since the Fender Stratocaster was first introduced to the public. With all the changes that have gone on in music since that time, from...

Pros: Made in USA, hard shell case

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: A super quality USA built guitar

Review: Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster Electric Guitar

The Fender Stratocaster has been made continuously since 1954 in Fullerton California by Fender Musical Instruments.

In recent years they have been importing Stratocasters from...

Pros: Luxurious appearance, quality, active electronics, hard shell case

Cons: Expensive

The Bottom Line: The American Deluxe Stratocaster guitar now comes with a beautiful quilted maple top and active electronics to unlock your creativity.

Review: Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster

For those of you who demand the very best Fender offers the American Deluxe Stratocaster with Quilted Maple Top and special pickups and switching.

Added to the proven Fender Stratocaster...

Pros: Beautiful, Solid, S-1 switching, Limited

Cons: Cheap 1 PLY pick guard!

The Bottom Line: Happy Birthday to the Fender Strat!

Review: The 50th Anniversary American Fender Stratocaster

Been There, Done That! Are you sure?

Literally taking 50 years in the making, Fender introduces the 50th Anniversary line of Stratocaster guitars for the year 2004. There are 3,...

Pros: Very versatile, quality materials and workmanship, great tone, joy to play!

Cons: Cant think of any real cons!

The Bottom Line: This is an extremely playable, comfortable, great sounding very well-built, versatile instrument. It will satisfy experienced professionals, and encourage novices to progress.

Review: Sorry for shouting anniversary at you, but I wanted to make sure you knew that that was the guitar I'm reviewing, not the regular Deluxe which is a different animal, so to speak...

Anyway, the 50th Anniversary Deluxe is a joy to play and...

Pros: S-1 Switch, recognisable Fender tones with an added extra.

Cons: Needed some set up out of the box.

The Bottom Line: Tone is highly subjective of course, but I love this guitar. It sounds like a Fender, and it also sounds...like something else. Try it, I doubt you'll be disappointed.

Review: An overview

I've not always been a strat guy. I owned one of the Deluxe series guitars a few years back, and found it good at one thing, sounding like a strat. And oh my word was it good at that, but should you want to add a bit more...

Pros: Was a feature packed guitar in it's time, overpriced. Now a bargain.

Cons: It's an underrated Fender.

The Bottom Line: If you want a used strat, this is as good as it gets.

Review: For most of my life, I preferred Telecasters. In fact, most of it was with my old 1971, and I tended to see strats as overpriced and tempermental.

There was a simple reason. The infamous Fender tremelo bar. You tune the guitar, and when...

Pros: Great quality fit and finish. Easy to play and a great sound too.

Cons: The stock pickups sound a bit thin for my tastes.

The Bottom Line: A wonderful instrument which would make a great addition to any guitarist's kit.

Review: The Strat is simply a great sounding guitar. It sports a well designed body which makes it comfortable to play, and it looks great. The neck is silky smooth, and makes fast runs a breeze. It's the kind of instrument that makes you want to practice,...

Pros: Very cool beveled edge on neck

Cons: mediocre fret work; over priced?

Review: The first thing I noticed different about this guitar is the great beveling of the fingerboard edges. This is a VERY cool thing, it feels very slinky because of that.

I noticed though, the edges of the frets were cut very roughly. Which...

Pros: A great axe if you get a good one, classic fender tone and feel

Cons: A nightmare if you get a bad one. Usually require some setup.

The Bottom Line: Nice if you have to have a Strat and wont break your budget. Sometimes inconsistent and usually require setup.

Review: This is a very opinionated review and I hope it does not offend many Fender fans. I just want to outline some of the things a buyer should consider or you may end up with a guitar you dont like.

This model has sturdy tuners and standard...