Fender Floyd Rose Classic Strat

This intrument was purchased from a used musical gear place on Beach Blvd. in Stanton, Calf (Orange Co.) It has the predictable humbucker in the bridge position, and two single-coil Fender pick-ups as well. 22 frets, Floyd Rose locking tremolo system, black high-gloss finish and an all-maple neck. Standard, default Fender tuners. ALso with the purchase I bought the best hardshell case they had (good investment)

The Strat is solid. There is NO PROBLEM getting it to bark when I want to, via the humbucker, squeals very easily and the standard Strat tone is sweet...sweeeeeet! I had a local luthier reshape the worn frets into a "V" shape so no buzzing was evident. easy to do right-handed tapping in a vauge Van Halen method.

Black, high gloss, white pick guard, white pick-ups. The finish is far from perfect, but no major, obvious flaws to distract from the beauty of this guitar.

Everything seems quite solid, quite well-crafted as I anticipated upon purchasing ONLY an American-made Fender like I always had as a teen. It is a very dependable tool for sure.

Right, so i've had this strat for a while now and i still love the thing. Its Japanise i think, its got a Floyd Rose Original trembolo, and instead of three single pickups, its got two singles and a Dimarzio humbucker. Maple Neck, two tone knobs, and a volume. 22 frets, 5 way selector, active electronics, locking tuning system and the normal strat shape.

My music style is lead like in Thin Lizzie, and i play a bit of Hendrix. Its perfect for that style, but not great for rythym. I mainly use distortion and it sounds beatiful. A very bright sound from the humbucker, and a slightly heavier sound from the singles.

When i her first, she sounded perfect. But at first i didn't have a clue how to use the floyd rose trem, but i got the hang of it. I didn't really notice any flaws, although there was a slight click, on one of the knobs at number 4. It might have been a feature that i haven't discovered yet, though.

The strat has always been my favorite guitar. There is a sort of twang of them that no other guitar posesses. If in the un-likely event it was stolen (i own a shotgun) I would definatly buy another Strat, or maybe a Gibson Les Paul. Tis a great all rounder.

Mine is a 2000 floyd rose classic strat, made in USA. 22 frets(medium jumbo I believe). volume, 2 tone, 5 way selector. S/S/H configuration, standard american strat pickups in the neck and middle, and a DH-1 at the bridge. Although the catalog that came with it claims it to be a DiMarzio PF pro, so I'm not too certain about the bridge. Alder body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard.

The color is the antique White. The thing reminds me of a classic '57 chevy done in yellow and white, very nice. The floyd rose tremolo system is superb, far superior to the standard tremolo system on my MIM standard fat strat. It has a holder for two allen wrenches for the tremolo system behind the neck, which I think is cool. Convenience is convenience.

I received it very very slightly used, in truly mint condition with the case, strap, strap locks, tools, cable, all still sealed in the original plastic. I paid 599 on ebay, I was going to by a MIM deluxe, but then came across this deal as a buy it now, words can not describe how I happy I am I did this.

I play mostly my own music, being a better songwriter than guitar player. Even so, I do know a lick or two, and this guitar sounds excellent for the rock styles I play, as well as excellent for experimenting with tones and effects, and doing truly alternative things like psychedlic melodies.

I use a Boss ME-30 for effects, a system which certainly has it's drawbacks, like the lame UI and non backlit screen. With my Mexican Standard Fat Strat, stock pickups, the ME-30 produces only passable tones(acceptable, but not nearly as nice as my friends with better guitars through boss metal distortion pedals for example). With this new Floyd Rose Classic, the sounds have gone from ho-hum to very nice. Not to mention the volume levels are substantially higher and cleaner than I can use with the Mexican Strat.

My amp is a Crate GX-65, and this guitar puts out some very nice tones through this amp. They definetly seem to like each other alot.

This was not from the factory when I got it, but looked like it had been sitting in the case from day one. I had to make a truss rod adjustment, which severly lessened some serious fret buzz in the second to fourth frets, but other than that it seems fine. I will still be taking it to Torres Engineering to get a fret level, as there is still some minor buzz, but I find this to be true for virtually every guitar I've played, so I don't consider it a major problem.

As I mentioned earlier, I got this used in truly Mint condition. I paid 600 bucks and got a brand new strat in my book. Right down to the accessories still being in a sealed bag. The finish is flawless, the neck and fretboard flawless. Beautiful.

The action is low, even after the truss adjustment. The neck feels like it was meant for me. -1 for the minor buzz that comes up occasionally, but that will be gone after a level.

This guitar will handle live playing no problem. The hardware is top notch, and it has the feel of a tank in terms of durability. The finish looks like it will last a lifetime given proper care. It certainly seems better than most guitars I've played. The strap buttons are totally solid. The locks are sweet. I can depend on this guitar, I'm sure.

I would not go to a gig without access to a backup no matter what guitar I owned.

Web site is slow and severely lacking in information. If you asked me what I thought about it on the street, the phrase "It blows" comes to mind. Some things they could add are a model identifier by serial number. That would make verifying model claims on places like ebay painless. Also, I can get to parts of fenders website where they discuss accessories and allow you to view guitars with different colors through a google search engine, but not through the main page. Perhaps they are working on it, but it's been this way for a few weeks now and looks really crappy and is really slow. For this alone, in this day and age, I give their support a 5.

I've been playing guitars for about 3 years now. I own an Ibanez Aw-50 dreadnough accoustic, a Crate Gx65, a Boss Me-30, a standard Fat Strat(mexican made), and now this beautiful guitar.

For me, this guitar is about graduating from a tool to learn, to a fine quality musical instrument. Mexican strats are easy to play, have better tone than most low end guitars, but still do not have the same tone as an American made, at least in my experience. This Floyd Rose Classic is everything I wanted in a Strat and for the price I paid and the condition it was in, this was one of the best deals I could have hoped for getting.

Floyd Rose Classic with your standard options,
H/S/S config, 3-Tone Sunburst, Maple fretboard

Included in the price of the guitar was a hardshell case, strap, straplocks, guitar cable and cloth, along with all your standard wrenches and etc.

Personally I prefer the older rectangle cases to the SKB style case that came with the guitar starting in 2000, but I don't have a strong enough preference to make have made a big deal out of it with the store or with Fender.

On the whole, this guitar came with more "stuff" than any guitar I've ever purchased in the past (ESP, PRS, Ibanez, Washburn)

Before I begin, I will confess to being an ANUS when it comes to guitars. Some players can pick up anything and play it through anything, but I'm not one of them. If it feels "off" or sounds "off" to me, my playing is equally "off". This proves to hold more truth in a music store setting than on stage, which is where I initially pulled the guitar out of the box.

When I first plugged this bad oscar in I was impressed. Having worked in one of the world's largest music stores (if not that largest), I've plugged an uncountable number of guitars into an equal number of amps. I'm not easily impressed.

I bought this guitar for 2 things. I wanted the kind of beef I had been getting out of my Floyd equipped ESP's for years, but I wanted to be able to get the rest of those vintage blues/jazz/funk tones that sound uniquely strat.

To test it out, I plugged it into a Line 6 Flextone II 2x12, an amp that I feel can produce a good environment to test a wide variety of tones, from funk to shred and back. I was happy to discover my needs were met almost completely. Since I am such an anus, I still replaced the humbucker with a Duncan JB trembucker like all my other guitars and that pushed it up to a "10" for me, but out of the box I'll still give it the 9.

The setup from the factory was pretty good, but personally I don't think it's fair to make an assesment like that. A guitar traveling from one destination to another through various climates and conditions can very easily low what was a great setup at the factory. Nevertheless, it was perfectly playable, the action being perhaps a little lower than I'd like but not low to the point of buzzing or fretting out. So far as the pickups and trem, they were adjusted exactly as they should be, nothing had to be done by the store's guitar shop other than the mods I requested. There was nothing amiss with any of the pots or controls, nothing misaligned or otherwise poorly done. I HAVE seen those sort of things, even out of high end custom shops, but thankfully this wasn't the case here.

The finish itself was excellent, the wood beneath, even though it is alder, had a very attractive grain. Call me sick, but in a world that's insane with flaming spalted birdseye crotchless maple, I am utterly sick of seeing it and discussing it. This guitar has a very nice, subtle graining (obviously it isn't designed to be ridiculously figured anyway) and a smooth, mellow color to it.

My only real complaint about this guitar is the pickup routing. As has been mentioned, the swimming pool cavity job on a guitar that costs pretty close to a grand is fairly disappointing. However, since the guitar sounds the way I want it to sound and plays the way I want it to play, there isn't much since in nitpicking the issue. I have played more expensive guitars that impressed me much less.

The guitar has preformed pretty well in gigging situations, as well as in the studio. I have the same issues with this guitar as I have had with every other guitar I have ever owned (some 16 odd guitars) the strap buttons tend to need to be tightened every couple months or so, as well as the input jack. The only new problem I have is I am breaking a lot more strings than I ever have before. Where it just one string I'd be concerned of some sort of burr in the metal, but it's seems to be rather random. This may be because all of my previous floyd rose guitars had a floating trem and this one is blocked, but I don't really know. I wouldn't play a gig without a backup, but I wouldn't play a gig without a backup using any other guitar either. I've never needed to use my backup before, but a gig is a gig and you plan for every possibility as far as I'm concerned.

I have never had to deal with Fender on an issue with this guitar, however I have had to deal with them hundreds of times as a guitar salesman and I have always found them to be one of the very, very best. As a long time player of ESP guitars I can verify that having good customer support is very important. As a player who gigs frequently, sometimes it is paramount that I can get my issues dealt with in a timely manner. The fact that ESP couldn't do that for me, either through a dealer or personally, contributed greatly to me finding another company that could suit my needs. Fender has never given me any problems. They've always been good about getting things done as soon as possible and, if that cannot be done, at least giving you a realistic and fairly accurate timeframe as to when it will be done.

As a guitarist for 13 years, gigging musician for 10 years, teacher for 9 and salesman for 4, I can honestly say I do really dig this guitar. I have owned 2 PRS, one of the original Jem's, a Washburn N2 and probably 15 different ESP's over the years, this guitar ranks probably 2nd or 3rd of my favorites.

My major dislike of this guitar is the lack of any tremelo recession behind the unit. I knew there wasn't any, but coming from playing guitars that were recessed, this takes a little getting used to. When the trem is set up to float, the amount of play you have is reduced substantially. If you're not big into dive-bombing, you'll probably be alright. Now, with the trem set flush as is common, a nice, even vibrato using the bar is much more difficult. The technique I've used for probably 11 years completely unusable. I suppose it's the trade off one makes for having a d-tuna on the guitar (not Fender's fault in any way).

In comparison to an ESP M-II, it holds up fairly well to the "metal shred" challenge, though the vibrato issue doesn't exist on the ESP. However, I could never get the same variety of tones out of any of my ESP's. There is also the potential issue of neck radius. Fender necks not being specifically designed for a floyd rose, the "metal" guitars play somewhat faster. Personally, I have not had any issues related to this. The guitar has been very comfortable and playable all over the neck.

After all things are considered, I will be buying at least 2 more of these guitars. I'm sure I'll change humbucker in both of those as well. Maybe I'm getting old, but after years of playing the kind of guitars I have, it's kinda nice to pick up a little piece of tradition as well.

It's not the best Floyd Rose guitar out there. It's probably the most versitile though, and I recommend it to anyone looking for the same sort of things I was looking for.

FLoyd rose classic strat. 100% made in the usa. Original floyd rose locking system, 22 frets, DiMarzio P.A.F. Humbucker, 2 single coils

Very Veritle guitar, great for rock.

Good Action. No Flaws

Very dependable

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Great guitar i own three of them,, i have one for sale for 600$. They sell for 1000$ on musicians friend. Email me if interested

I bought this guitar second hand in the year 2000. It is a 1990 FLoyd Rose Classic Strat as far as I can tell, with a blue teal fotofinish. It is different from other classics in that it has routing so that you can "pull back" the whammy bar, a cut away neck attachment so you can access the upper frets easier. It has a rosewodd fretboard, and 2 single ne humbucker configuration. The humbucker is a dimarzio. It also has a pull switch on the first tone control which as far as I can tell switches the humbucker to single coil if pull up. One of the previous owners scratched something off the back of the neck where the serial number is, so I suspect it once said, "Made in Japan", although the neck plate says Fender USA! It has the classic headstock and tuners and a Floyd Rose original in chrome. It has kind of a flat wide neck though which isn't my preference. The body has been routed around each of the pickups instead of a huge cavity as in the newer guitars.

I am a gigging musician, and it suits my style perfectly. It NEVER goes out of tune from whammy bar usage, maybe halfway thru the night I will have to sharpen the e string a little, and I really give the whammy bar death. It has a very versatile tone, from bell like clean tones in the neck and neck/middle positions, to screaming lead tones from the humbucker. I drive it thru a marshall tsl head and peavey 5150 quad bin, and it has a great sound, without excessive noise.
I reckon if you are in a covers band, looking for a guitar that can do any style/sound, this is the one. I have found that ibanez has a great lead tone, but crap clean tone, and I think a gibson would only give SOME of the sounds you need, this guitar pretty much delivers it all. I also have a pro-tone squire, and a strat-plus(1989), and although it has a different tone from the rest it still kicks ass. The strat plus probably has a warmer more classic older strat sound than this guitar.

I can't find any flaws with this guitar, except to say that fotofinishes are crap, and it is starting to crack and peel a little, especially on the back. Nothing has cocked up on it since I've had it though, and it looks like a typical unbreakable strat. Minus a few points for the finish though.

Yes this guitar DOES withstand liveplaying easily. nothing will wear out bar teh finish, see previous paragraph. I CAN depend on it and do, however would NEVER do a gig without a backup, what if a string broke, or the jack wear out as they do on strats? One point off for the finish.

NEVER DEALT WITH THEM(I am from NZ) Plus was 2nd hand.

I would love to know if it is a genuine Floyd Rose Classic Strat, and if it was made in JAPAN. I ahve been playing for about 15 years, and love Jimi HENDRIX especially, so I just love that strat sound. I would definately but another one if I lost this one, but at about $4000 NZ money, or $1800 US or so, the cost is quite prohibitive. Does anyone over there want to sell me theirs?
I basically hate nothing except the hassle of changing strings with a Floyd Rose, although the Floyd Rose is my favourite feature.(I am not a shredder, but why have a whammy bar if you can't use it?) I have compared it to Ibanez guitars, but I just love that strat sound. Thing only things I would change is the finish, and the neck, I want a rounder neck with maple fretboard. I reckon it is sometimes hard to see teh fret dor inlays on rosewood at night on stage, so I very occasionally get a bit lost if it is real dark. If it had a sunburst finish and decent round neck(both of which are available) i would give it an 11 out of 10! If you want a reliable gigging guitar, with a great sound, then buy one!

This is an American made Floyd Rose Strat built in '93. 22 frets, laminated neck, w/ volume, 2 tone controls, 5way selector, DiMarzio paf pro in the bridge, and two standard issue singles. Body is black w/ a white pickguard, and has an original Floyd Rose trem system. It came with a case, tools,(mounted on the back of the headstock, great feature),cleaning cloth, and some misc. Fender flyers and stickers. The features are great, this is exactly the guitar i was looking for at the time, and i still love it. I only wish now that Fende had put a little bit better singles in it. But its still a great guitar.

I play rock and metal, some blues now and then and this thing does it all very well. Right now I am playing through a Mesa/Boogie DC-5 head and 212 cab. At times she gets a little noisy, but very little. This guitar is very versatile, and the tone knobs are very responsive. I usually keep my volume on 10, first tone on 10, and second on five, w/ all the pickups on, but the middle pickup is dropped down flush w/ the pickguard. I get great tone out of this monster, especially in the lead channel of my amp.

As stated in the other reviews if this guitar, my FR classic was set up perfect from the factory.

I've NEVER had any kind of problem with this thing and i've had it for seven years now, Would and have gigged w/out a backup almost every time I've used it out. Only use other guitars for different tunings.

Never had to deal with Fender.

Have been playing for about 13 years now, also own a late 80's squire bullet that is currently out of commission,(beat the shit out of that thing, only had problems w/ the input jack). I only wish that I had asked if I could get better single coils with it, but no big deal. If it were stolen, I would definitely buy another Fender, I dont know if would be the exact same one. Everything about it is great, very versatile. Fav. feature would have to be the allen wrench holder on the back of the head. Comes in very handy w/ a floyd rose trem.

2000 Floyd Rose Classic Stratocaster HH (110-6700-741)in Antique White,with a rosewood fretboard. Made in Corona, CA in July 2000.
Alder body, 22 medium jumbo frets, with 2 Fender DH-1 Humbuckers.
Gotoh "vintage style" tuners and an original Floyd Rose locking
tremolo. Also came with fender strap, cord, polishing cloth, and
tools as accessories.

I spent a lot of time trying to decide on a new well-rounded guitar that would get me a nice range of sounds. I decided on the Floyd Rose Classic for a few reasons. First, I love the strat body style, and it just felt more comfortable than the few Les Pauls and SG's I tried. Also, at least on the higher end USA Fenders I played,
the quality level just seemed to be better, for about 3/4 the price of your typical Gibson. And there were no plastic "pearloid" tuners on it like a typical LP Standard. Seeing a nice $1200-$1500 guitar with plastic hardware on it just seems "cheap" to me. I also love having the original Floyd Rose locking system. You can bend and bend away, and it just will not go out of tune. And the sound smokes. You can get anything from a smooth clean sound from the neck pickup to a warm mean distortion from the bridge.

I special ordered the guitar from Guitar Center back in May, and just recently received it August 4th. The setup was excellent right out of the box, and all I had to do was check the tuning and make some minor adjustments. The neck was nicely oiled, and very dark... but the NICEST feature of this guitar may be the Antique White finish. The paint was absolutely flawless, and the guitar was still "shedding" in the case since it was so new. I had to special order the color, but I must say that it was absolutely worth it. It's possibly the nicest looking color for a Strat. The neck join was nice and tight, and the action was set perfectly... not too low, but high enough for some great bending. I was really impressed with the quality coming out of the Fender factory.

This guitar has a nice weight, and seems very solid. The finish seems very thick and durable and the hardware is great (though the "vintage style" tuners seem to be the only weak link, but could be easily replaced)and everything looks like it'll last a nice long time. The only thing that's tough with a Floyd Rose is that if you do break a string, it's not just a "quick change" operation. You have to unlock everything to replace it. It also came with straplocks that you caould put on if you wanted.

Fender was very helpful while talking with Guitar Center. They provided accurate info on when the model was going to be produced, and the guitar arrived right at the end of the "delivery window" date
that they gave me.

I've played non-professionally for 15 years, and this the nicest guitar I've owned to date. I bought it because I wanted a guitar with a strat body style, and the tuning stability of the Floyd Rose. I decided on the HH pickup config mainly because I liked the fuller warmer sound (like a Les Paul) more than the single coil setups that I played. I think that this guitar is a great compromise of features that will fit a lot of different roles... exactly what I was looking for.

my floyd rose classic strat is a 1992, 22 frets, usa made, vintage tuners. it has a dimarzio, P.A.F. pro and two single coils. the bridge is an original floyd rose

I would say that this guitar is good for someone whos looking for a versitile guitar. The humbucker provides a fat sound which is good for rock music. Plus the single coils provide that vintage tone. I personally think that single coils in the neck position are superior on a clean channel too. humbuckers distort to much on the neck position. I would recommend this guitar to anyone interested in lead guitar.

Everything about the setup was perfect. The action was just right not to low for picking , and not to high for hammer-ons and pulloffs. I must say that the floyd rose original is the best. When I play I use lots of bends and I must say that I dont Have to fine tune but once every three or four days. Being extremely picky, there would be two things to complain about . One is that the pickup cavity is one large hole instead of three seperate holes. Also , I would have really loved to see the guitar routed from the bottom of the floyd, so you can really utilize it. Other than that, everything was perfect

Perfect

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I have been play for 9 years , My influences range from old metallica , maiden to lit to satriani ect. I play through a fender ultimate chorus. My favorite feature is the floyd rose. I have a jackson kelly, and an Ibanez Iceman. Id gladly choose my FRCS over these. Ive made a few adjustments to mine, Pearl pickguard, black knobs, routed bridge cavity, ect. Ive always though that the stratocaster is the ultimate design, but Ive also felt that the single coil in the bridge and the regular tremolo lack. But with the floyd rose and humbucker, This makes for the greatest shred weapon

This is a 1999 USA Floyd Rose Classic Stratocaster, 21 medium-jumbo frets, Solid maple neck and maple Fretboard, it has a Fender Humbucker in the bridge position and 2 American Standard Single coils in the middle and neck position and the Floyd Rose Original Double Locking Tremelo System, and the controls are your standard Volume, Tone, Tone and 5-way selector controls seen on almost every Stratocaster but i have seen 3-way switches on Strats like the USA 1957 Reissue for instance. i got this guitar in the beautiful, rare Vintage White finish, if you've never seen it before it's basically a Custard, Bananna Yellow finish, but it's gorgeous for a Stratocaster.

I think this is the absolute best sounding Stratocaster, i've ever plugged in, you can get just about any tone you want with this guitar, i play everything from Buddy Holly to Stevie Ray Vaughan, and this Axe gets the job done!, the Humbucker privides a real punchy clean tone, and outstanding when you have Distortion going, and the other 2 pickups provide a very warm mellow glassy tone still with a loud punchy output, but this baby has got some GUTS!!!

i got this guitar home and it was set up perfect, no string buzzing, no tuning problems, nothing just a guitar that plays and sounds as good as it looks, and the "Floyd Rose" tremelo, just provides the best Tuning stability i've ever seen on a guitar, the bridge moves so effortlessly with the tremelo arm which makes string choking more comfortable then ever, and never goes out of tune a bit, i tune it to 440 and it stays at 440 through my 8 hours a day of playing, and no noisy pickups here at all, this guitar is just a dream come true, great "Action, Fit & Finish."

No Problems here either!, this guitar would withstand almost anything, just a havy solid well made Stratocaster, as soon as you pick it up, you know it's quality.

Well i've never had a problem with it that i've had to contact Fender, it's great, but the only downside of this is where i got it, i bought it at the Guitar Center, and have you ever heard they're slogan "Guarenteed Lowest Price"??? yeah there is a catch to that....doesn't include case or gig bag, NOTHING!!! and Fender.Com says that the Floyd Rose Strat includes Black Tolex Case.....but i never got one but Guitar Center treated me very kind and the case doesn't make the sound, the guitar does so i still rate it a 10

This Guitar is a 10 all the way!!! i've been playing for 5 years and i love it and i don't regret anything about it........go check one out for yourself....you'll be surprised!