Fender American Standard Strat

This is the first electric guitar i have bought from new and as a beginer i suppose i went a little over budget, but Fender are giving away a free amp with every American made guitar for a while.
Maple neck ............Black..............Almost Gilmore ?

Love the sounds even clean there is a huge variety of tones to play with/

Played it straight out of the case ...........as i said i am a beginer but my guitar teacher has given it the once over and has said he really likes the finish ............i think he covets it ?

Quality of the harware seems top not as for gigging i think i am some way off worrying about that?

Had no cause to contact them. The shop i bought it from ordered me the free amp which took about 2 weeks to come.

As a learner i cant fault it however in time i may swap one of the pick ups for a humbucker

2007 model, sunburst with rosewood neck. standart features. its got all a strat needs except fot locking tunning pegs. i didnt want a model with a humbucker, the balance with the single coils is never great, best have a strat for single coils and a gibson for humbuckers. also i didnt want one with noisless pickups, their sound seemd to ne smaler in frequencies than regular single coils.

the sound of the guitar is good, its a well made guitar if you can adjust it with no buazzing. the original pickups have lots of power for single coils and sound pretty nice. i changed mine to 62 reissue pickups, they sound more fenderish, but dont have the same mass in sound.

awfull.:)

very hard guitar to play. the neck is very big for me, even though my hands arent especialy small. Theres a buzz in almost every string height and neck adjustment. I will have to either sell the guitar or get a wormth neck - fender wont replace a neck unless it is defective. my friend also bought a new start which has a hugh neck. i guess fender made a decision to have their necks fit for basketball players or goliath.

the guitar is well built with no flaws, except for the top of the rosewood on the neck where the finish isnt great, but thats no big deal. it is dependable. i would probably allways gig with a backup.

they arent good, they wont replace the neck for a new one, im stuck with buying a no brand for a replacement.

been playing for over twenty years. had guitrs by fender, gibson and ibanez. i cant think of a replacement for a sstrat, i would suggest being very cautious when buying an american start, watch out for the necks. try maybe finding a used SRV strat maybe, or a second hand strat and get a new neck from warmoth. sadly, even though i wanted it, there doesnt seem to be a way to be a proud original fender owner, i tried it, and got an unplayable guitar.

American Standard 1989. White with maple neck.
How many frets??...enough for me...
First two things: put in texas special pickups (excellent for slide) and jumbo frets (who needs to drag wood when they bend??...).
Excellent guitar, does what it is supposed to.
I bought it in 1990- thanks to SRV and the obsession with sunburst finishes like his #1, price had been knocked down to $350 brand new- it had been picked up so little it had plenty of dust on it.Oddly enough, even though it was the 'wrong color', it still sounded like a strat......
I have not bought a guitar since- the only weakness of this strat is the guy playing it- in this case me....

Great with the texas specials.

changed all the action from the beginning.

you cannot kill this guitar....barely a mark on it after 18 years of playing....

I would buy another tomorrow if I lost it.....

standard american strat made in the usa, olimpic white, 22frets, maple fingerboard, pickguard.. 1 volume 2 tone controls,classic strat input jack, alder body, skunk stripe, schaller tuners, great, great hardshell case, strap, cloth, cable,,,ah, and vibrato bar.. tremolo fender bridge, my strat is made in 2007, ( before the new standard us strat) so you get a great guitar, don't know how the new strat is... i'm giving this a solid gold ten, fender is very great affordable, and gives you your moneys worth,,,sounds great....sweat...... great for blues rock, hey even metal.. why not.....

sound wise, hey standard fender pickups.. don't know the name of the pick ups, just look up 2007 catalog.. hey there ok.. i play through hueghs and kettner edition blue 60 watts, zoom for practice, pod... effects 90% boss... ds1. mt2. dd3. dunlop 535q wah, morley tramonti model. ibanez tone lock chorus. rocktron flanger.. rocktron purple haze pedal.. suites me well... hey a strat is a strat... like neck pick up , fat..nice .. bridge cool medium output... love the guitar.. color is great .. fretboard is great... plays smooth.. low action out of the box, innotation, was 98% accurate, neck...everything...

well, bought it new.. like i said 2007 olimpic white model maple finger board... played it straight out of the box... what else.. keep up the good work...

well if there's very very very old fenders out there.. well it speakes for it self.. this is going to last a life time.... can depend on it for sure.... will gig for sure.. :)

never had to deal with them.. for this guitar, well i had to deal with a jackson for repair under warranty, great support...

well don't let the name fool you, if you want a must have in your guitar collection, or first seriuos purchase, then get a fender it's a must have , it's great to play, fun , and it'll never go out of style.. i've been playing guitar for 16 years.. always had a strat and a gibson... but the strat always has been a keeper...

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I bought the maple fretboard model because I prefer the sound and feel of maple. The pickups in this thing are average at best. Very noisy and a TON of magnet pull on the strings. Traded them out for 2 Dimarzio Area '61 in the neck and middle and a Dimarzio Solo Pro in the bridge. Although noiseless they sound a ton better than the factory pup's. Play through a PODxt live at church and AC-15 on my spare time at home. The factory pup's are way to noisy to play direct into a PA and I hate having to turn the volume down on my guitar so you cant hear the 60 cycle hum.

The factory setup was mediocre. The action was your typical medium to high strat action which is ok but everbody is going to adjust to taste. Comes factory with .9's which are a bit floppy for me as I play .10's. Came with a floating tremolo which is a tuning nightmare without high quality tuners which are also lousy. So, I "hardtailed" the bridge buy adding a full set of springs and added some locking tuners. The nut slots were cut to small for .10's which cause binding at the nut so if you like a little heavier gauge strings you are going to wan't to take a look at that. I upgraded to a tusq nut which sounds better on the open strings anyways. The more I have this guitar the more I hate 2-point trem's. They are just not as toneful as the 6 screw vintage trems. They lack sustain and hinder your tone IMO. For trem work there is probably none better on a strat because it is very smooth. However, I'm not a trem user so it serves me no justice. The fret work is pretty good considering the price of the guitar. I would prefer a 12" fretboard radius for better bends like on the Eric Johnson strats (which is my next purchase) but the 9 1/2" radius is still good. One thing that is solid is the intonation. After a good setup and a strobostomp later she play's in tune all over the neck. The finish is almost flawless except for inside the control cavity and trem cavity. Didn't expect much detail on that part of the finish anyways.

This guitar is built well. She will stand the test of time without any problems. Upgrade to some Schaller strap locks. Always a very, very, wise decision to have strap locks. I have been playing on it for over a year now and still have not broken a string on it which is awesome since I used to break strings like mad on my old SG.

Fender's customer support is pretty well worthless. My trem arm didn't and still doesn't line up properly on the bridge so I called the customer support and they wanted me to send it to an authorized Fender repair shop which the nearest one to me is about an hour and a half away. Gas $3 a gallon! Forget that! Fender, I love strats and will play them 'till the day I die but your customer support is just a flat out joke!

If she were stolen I would be furious because $1000 on my money just got ripped. I would probably go for a different model strat though. I mentioned the EJ strat earlier which would be what I would try desperately to get. If $$$ are an option then the Standard American Strat is a very solid buy. A couple extra dollars here and there will make her an instrument to be satisfied with for quite a while.

No news and no frills here: everybody knows the american standard strat. If you don't, take a look at www.fender.com.
The only thing worth noticing here is that mine has a maple neck and fingerboard. I wanted the maple fretboard because it sounds a little brighter and looks better too.

I play blues and classic rock. What else do I need other than a good strat?
Great classic "quacky" strat sound. I play it through a hand-made copy of a fender twin reverb with an Ibanez tube screamer and it sounds great! I guess I've finally achieved THE sound!
The single coils are less noisy than I expected. When the tube screamer is on, my leads cut through the mix like a razorblade.
Did I mention the versatility yet? I'm in heaven!

Good factory setting. I only had to lower the bridge PUP a little bit.

Built like a tank. Period.

Didn't need it so far.

I've been playing for 6 years and also own an Epiphone Les Paul Standard with Seymour Duncan pickups (59 and JB), a crappy Squier Tele (my first axe) and a mexican strat. This is the guitar of my dreams and I would definetly buy another one if this was stolen.

1989 American Standard, Black w/white pick guard, maple neck. It came with a hard shell case, strap, allen wrench, polish cloth--22 frets that seem to be perfect for my hands. It has the original three Lace Sensors w/5 position switch, TBX controls, floating bridge. The wood appears to be alder.

This guitar is all I need. I play blues mostly, so I like to use the bridge/middle p/u combo which gives that SRV kind of tone. I use a Marshall with no effects--straight playing--it sounds like a clean vintage guitar. There isn't any noise from the guitar, just a small amount from the tube amp. I really like the rich deep tones produced on the middle pick-up. The bridge pick up with the TBX set below 5 produces a "Ventures" classic Strat sound. The neck pick up is perfect for mellow rock or jazz..sweet. The only dislike I have is too much lacquer on the neck. After nearly 20 years of good use, the lacquer has worn a bit.

It was OK out of the box but after having a professional tech in Tacoma, WA set it up it played nicely. The action was fast but, after substantially increasing string gauge, adding the two remaining tremolo springs and raising the string height, the action is slightly slower. The pickups were adjusted lower from the factory, but I had them adjusted to my particular tastes--primarily to boost midrange--sweet. There is one finish flaw...the lamination of the body has a tell-tale seam joint that stands out like a sore thumb.

The guitar has withstood much live playing..I play very agressively, yet the only the volume control loosens which is a minor issue. The finish is solid..it pretty much looks like new. The strap buttons are not a problem. It is very dependable; yet, the only reason for a backup is occassional string breakage.

Never needed any service or warranty work.

I've been playing for 40 years..I've had three other strats..believe it or not..all were stolen. I've had Les Pauls, SG's..no contest. If this guitar was stolen or lost I would probably buy a 60th Anniverary or an Eric Johnson model. I love the guitar period: it's comfortablr, it sounds and plays great..my favorite feature is the termolo arm..what's a strat w/o that? I live on that thing. I chose this one because I apparently picked an excellent specimen the first time! I liked the lines and good fit & finish..believe me, that guitar isn't plywood!

It has been over 7 years when this guitar was bought, so i don??t know the specs that good, the colour is cream white (just like Hendrix had) and it has fender??s delta-tone pickups.

I have tested multiple guitars, but none of them has been as good as this! I think that this guitar was my first love when i got it at the age of 10. I??m gonna keep it for the rest of my life, even though i??m planning to buy a shred guitar, this is going to be the nr 1. forever. And btw the sound suits for all genres. I have played everything from jazz to metal and this guitar does all of them nicely.

Don??t remember anymore how it was like when i got it:D But when i got better in my playing, I started to realize how easy it was to play. I have adjusted it about once a year, just because i wanted to. It didn??t need that at all.

Have used it in multiple gigs. Never lets me down. I play hard rock with my band, even though i??m buing the new guitar this is the guitar i??m gonna use on the road.

never had to deal with them!!!

Rock solid guitar. Awesome. Classic. It??s sound is so rich. I actually like the fender pickups. I??m gonna keep it that way and not start changing parts in it, they suit for me (have suited me for so long). The emotional value of this guitar is priceless, i would hunt the robbers down and hurt them bad if it was stolen.

3 colour sunburst, one piece alder body,
one piece maple neck (include the fingerboard)

staggered single coil pu, staggered machinehead

delta tone system for middle and bridge pu

two point floating bridge

i can really get a classic strat sound with more output, balance and purity, very great improvement that adding a delta tone system:(the 2nd tone at 10 = bypass)

but it still exist single coil hums, but it's negligible, i like the little hum,

factory setting is horrible, all parts were loosen, neck relief was very concave

i spent a few days to check the parts, and fix the problems.

fortunately, i can fix all myself,

only one problem: there is a lot of unstable harmonics when i play the 6th string on higher frets

i give it 5 because of bad factory setting

i think it's reliable if u don't use the whammy bar

the machine head is special designed for more stable tuning,u have to tune it very carefully,

strap button is extra large, so i don't need a strap lock

for 20 mins gig, I don't think i need a backup,

for more than 1 hours show, backup is a must

don't expect too much after u paid

playing for 7-8 years

i had a lot of strat copies, and they are all user friendly and versatile.

this american strat is the most expensive guitar that i own, the most important thing i have bought is the spirit.

it has modern feel but can still sound classic and vintage,

really great improvement on a strat

come with a hardcase, very collectable

American Standard 1989 3 colour sunburst,rosewood neck.I have read a couple of people saying this year they made plywood guitars,what an idiot,if mine is its embossed with steel cause my guitar is a little heavy compared to 70s strats.

Usual strat sounds,sings if you can make it.The great thing about a strat is the range of tones.

Everything was beautiful from purchase in 1989,neck and frets silky smooth.

I have had this guitar since 89 and not a problem,a few dents on the body,not bad for the plywood its allegedly made of.

no dealings

playing 30 odd years and first review, as I had to answer the plywood remark,if it was stolen I would hunt the thieves down like the dogs that they are.I have so many guitars but always end up coming back to this.Fabulous piece of plywood!!!!!!!