Fender Jeff Beck Signature Stratocaster

I have 3 Jeff Beck Strats. Two of them are 1991 models, and the other is 1994. They have the original FAT necks before Jeff & Fender started slimming them down. They also have the Lace Sensor pickups; single coil in neck & middle, and the dually in the bridge position. The coil tapping switch allows for either single or dual coil operation with the bridge pickup.
All of them have the rosewood neck. I have the blonde, seafoam or surf green, and midnight purple finishes. The tuners are the best tuner I've ever had on any guitar. I bend strings a lot and go crazy with the whammy bar and it always stays in tune.

These pickups are the quietest pickups I've ever used. During a silent passage, there is zero noise. I oringally bought my first Jeff Beck Strat because of the BIG FAT neck, thinking that i'd replace the Lace Sensors with some "real" pickups. After a couple of months of playing the guitar, I fell in love with the pickups. They help me get that great classic Strat sound, plus a great humbucker sound with the dual coil. I sounds great with clean amp settings and overdriven amps. I usually have a pretty hot overdriven sound. The pickups are extremely repsonsive to any subtle nuances in my playing style. I'm constantly (without thinking about it) switching between a pick, my fingers, thumb, and fingernails in my picking style. It's amazing how those subtle differences come through better with the Lace Sensors than with any of my other guitars that have stock pickups. Great variety in sound. Great sustain. Easy to play with controlled feedback.
My two 1991 models are set up exactly the same. I can close my eyes and can't tell which one I'm playing. They feel and sound exactly the same. My 1994 has a slightly thinner neck, even though still fat by most standards. As a result it has just a slightly different sound but others can't tell the diffence in sound like I can.

The quality of the guitar both in finish, parts, and playability is unsurpassed by anything else I've got. It's right on par with one of my Fender Custom shop guitars. In fact, the Jeff Beck Strats are more consistent than any other line of guitars by any manufacturer that I have played. Very well made, very easy to play, and beautiful finish on the body, fingerboard, and even the aged look of the lacquer on the neck and headstock.
The main thing that drew me to the Jeff Beck models was the big fat neck. The earlier models, 1991 - 1993 are the fattest. Then 1994 started slimming down a bit, and then again even more in the later 90's. Since that time, Jeff has had Fender slim it down even more, contour the heel where the neck & body join, and changed to the Noiseless single coils. I've played these new ones in stores, and while I think they play and sound very good, I still like the early 90's models because of that baseball bat feel of the neck. The ones with the fat necks seem to have more sustain and fullness to their sound.

All three of my Jeff Beck Strats have been extremely reliable. I play hard and they hold up well. I take good care of all my stuff. The finish on all 3 of them still look like they were just made. No checking yet, even though they are 17 years old.
Even though I have other guitars and really love playing some of my Teles around the house, when I play out live, I play the Jeff Becks exclusively. They are reliable and consistent. The reason I take all 3 is that one is my primary, the 2nd is a backup in case I break a string, and the 3rd has an alterate tuning that I use for some of my original tunes. I'm an IT professional, so I'm big on backups. I have backup amps, backup cables, batteries, effects, everything...and rarely have to use the backups. It's like when you take your umbrella, it doesn't rain. But these guitars are reliable even though I carry a backup, the only time I have to use it is when I do break a string. I can quickly unhook the strap-lock buttons, and put the other guitar on, and get right back to playing.
If I wasn't such a freak about having a backup of everything, I would feel very confident that I wouldn't need to have a backup for Jeff Beck Strats. They stand up to a lot of hard playing, string bending, constant pickup switching and volume knob changing...and have never let me down.

I've never had any issues with these guitars that required me to contact Fender Customer support.
However, owning many Fender amps and guitars, I have dealt with them on minor issues and they've been great and very responsive.

I've been playing for about 35 years. I started out on Telecasters, moved to Gibson Les Pauls, Ibanez Professionals, SG's, then fell in love with Strats. I'm mainly a Fender player, as they fit my style better and seem to offer more variety of sounds while still true to their "classic" tone and sound. I play mainly Fender amps (Prosonics, HotRod and Blues deluxes, old Fender tweeds, and an Ampeg V4). Main gigging amps are a Prosonic & HotRod Deluxe in stereo. I record mainly with a Tech21 Sansamp unit and sometimes a Line6 Pod.
If my Jeff Beck Strats were lost or stolen, I would kill myself...just kidding...I'd be on a mission to find replacements for them and would settle for nothing else.
A lot of my friends and people that come to see my band play say "you really must be a big Jeff Beck fan". Well, I respect Jeff and think that he's a great guitarist. I listen more to Jimmy Page, David Gilmour, Roy Buchanan, Tony Iommi, Satriani, and John Jorgenson. I recoginize that Jeff is better than most on the planet and have seen him live many times, and like a lot of his albums. But...the main reason I have Jeff Beck Strats is because the sound and play great...and I just love those BIG FAT necks. I'm even thinking of sending one of my 1991 necks to the Fender Custom Shop, and having them build me a Telecaster with an exact duplicate of the Jeff Beck Strat neck profile. It's bigger than the neck on my 55 Strat and 55 Tele.

Standard strat features with the addition of locking tuners and LSR roller nut. Two great additions. Neck is wider than the American std but thin in a soft "C" shape. Pickups are nothing to write home about.

I play everything and own lots of guitars. I always come back to Fenders. I have an American with Delta tone pickups that sound better than whats on this guitar. I will change the tone cap to an auricap or whatever sounds best for these pickups like I did the American. I played it thru my 67 Blackface Bandmaster, Dr. Z MAZ Senior, Sunn 190L (1973), Sunn Model T, two custom design amps by Kendrick. The pickups seem tonally weak.

The reason I really like this guitar is it's playability. Great fret work, action and the neck is perfect for my hand size!!! I now know what to look for in terms of neck shape and size when I look for humbucker, etc guitars. The LSR nut and locking tuners make this a great strat.

No issues but in past I have had no problems with my Fenders.

No contact on this guitar but past experience leads me to believe that its probably a case by case basis... our local Fender repair place is great.

I would sell many other guitars before I sold this one. If lost/stolen I would replace it. I just wish the pickups were more unique sounding. There are so many great pickups out there it seems odd that Jeff and Fender would choose these. But then again Tone is subjective.

This is a 2007 Jeff Beck Signature Stratocaster in Olympic White with Hot Vintage Noiseless pickups (unique to this model). The finish of the guitar is impeccable. The features of the JB Strat are unparalleled, making this a very versatile Strat. The Schaller locking tuners are a must. The trem works breautifully. I really like the contoured neck heel, which was a feature I did not think I would care about. It is a rather subtle contour, but it really helps with upper-fret access. The only thing that could make this guitar more versatile is to add the "Clapton" mid-boost kit with TBX tone control, which I may do after I gig it a few times. This should really result in a "do it all" gig machine. Alo, I really like the looks of the "Vintage Tweed" case, but the exterior of the case probably will not survive too much bar playing as it is very "fabricy" feeling and will probably grab dirt, beer, and grime easily.

The sound is pretty much what one would expect from a Strat, but with a little less high-end. Exactly what I was looking for. The Hot Noiseless pickups are fantastic. It is actually a little disconcerting how quiet the pickups are. When playing any single-coil guitar, you just expect buzz and hum, and to be moving around and continually facing in different directions between songs to mitigate the extraneous noise. Not the case with this guitar. I currently use this guitar with the following setup for gigs: JB Strat > Peterson Strobostomp > Teese RMC2 Wah > H.B.E. UFO Fuzz > Fulldrive 2 MOSFET > Lovepedal MagicBoy Vibe > Radial Switchbone that switches between 1968 Super Reverb with Weber Alnico (2) and Ceramics (2) and a TopHat Emplexador into a TopHat 2X12 with Vintage 30's. The JB sounds fantastic through this rig. All the strat sounds you could ask for. Totally screams throught the Emplex! I like the fact that the bottom tone control works on the bridge pickup, too. For practice I use it through a Vox DA5. Sounds good through that as well.

Set up was great out of the box, even though it was purchased as a "blem" and probably used, at least for a little while. The pichups just needed the slightest nudge up for my taste. There are no evident flaws in the finish or assembly.

Very well built, American made Strat. I would compare it favorably to my G&L Legacy USA. It should last for many years, and stand up to plenty of gigs. I never gig wothout a backup (usually 2). You never know.

I bought this as a "blem" from Musicians Friend. There are no blemishes or cosmetic issues whatsoever. I have bought blem items before and never had a problem. They are usually just "open box" items that have been returned in perfect shape.

I've been playing over 20 years. Semi-professionally since the late '80s. I own two G&L guitars a Legacy and ASAT Special Semi Hollow, and a couple of old Yamahas, a 1983 SBG-500 and a 1983 SA-800.
This is a pro-model guitar. It should last me for as long as my fingers still work. Then maybe I'll give it to one of my kids.

JB Artist Signature Strat, 2nd series introduced in 2001
bought new in Dec 2004
The specs of the JB-Strat have been listed before.
I think this model has some features that may be useful for any Strat player: The locking tuners and the LSR roller nut serve for better tuning stability when you use the whammy bar. The electric lay-out with the second tone control affecting the bridge pickup too is a surplus compared to conventional Strats. I appreciate the Noiseless Pickups. The tweed case (included) looks prestigious. I wish the guitar had a pop-in vibrato arm.
Accessories: Why do I find strap lock buttons on the guitar, while I miss their complements? The flimsy strap (included) is prepared for vintage buttons and hence absolutely worthless. These details are far from being crucial but this instrument is not that cheap.

I am still amazed at the broad variety of sounds you can get out of this guitar quite easily. It comprises the full range of what one would expect from a "modern Strat". Even some stuff resembling the twangy sound of Hank Marvin is possible. (I like this particular sound more than the actual music played by Marvin & The Shadows.) More often than expected I find myself playing on the middle pup solely. This pup has really got something to say in the JB-Strat. I use the bridge pup occasionally for a twangy phrase, the tone control is a help here. I am not so satisfied with the neck pup alone. It is fine for playing rhythm. But with single note lines it provides a somewhat small tone. I miss a good portion of the praised warmth and depth of the neck pup tone. I am still trying to improve on that and I am confident to find the desired sound of the neck pup.
Generally speaking, the JB-Strat sounds best to me in pup positions 2, 3 and 4; positions 1 and 5 are worthwhile exploring. The guitar sustains artificial harmonics very well.

Finish of body and neck is flawless. I like the satin finish of neck and headstock. The tuners look cool. Set-up was o.k. as far as string action, intonation, fretwork and operation of the vibrato system are concerned. But my guitar probably left the factory with a defective truss rod (see below).

I believe that my guitar is healthy now. But there was an unpleasant incident in Jan 2006. I took the guitar out of the case after a pause of two weeks. As son as I started to play, an ill sounding buzz occurred. (This happened at home.) Knocking on the neck and the headstock made it clear, that the buzz came from the truss rod, which seemed to be completely loose. I went to the local dealer, from whom I had purchased the guitar 13 months before. The friendly salesman accepted the instrument as a case of warranty, which is 2 years. We had no dispute about that. (Support see below.)
In general, I think the JB-Strat is as reliable as any well crafted Strat. I usually go to gigs without a back-up, since I do not bang a guitar too hard. I play in a non-professional big band, so no one misses the guitarist in case he has to lay out for a few minutes reloading a string or whatever.

(truss rod continued from Jan 2006) It was obvious that there was nothing to be fixed or re-adjusted. The complete neck had to be replaced by a new one. The instrument was sent in to Fender, Duesseldorf (West Germany) only 15 miles away from the music store. Fender Duesseldorf is also the Fender headquarter in Europe, as far as I know. The salesman estimated, it would take 4 or 6 weeks to get things done. We agreed that he would inform me within 2 weeks about what was going to happen. He could not do so. Subsequently the dealer phoned me weekly, only to tell me that there was no news from Fender.
Time elapsed and I lost patience. So I set them a term: I would accept my guitar being repaired until March 15th, otherwise they would have to bring a completely new guitar. Finally I fetched my guitar with the neck replaced at March 14th. It took Fender 10 weeks to get it done. No one would expect them to do it within a couple of days. I was angry about the period of 6 or 7 weeks during which no useful information could be obtained from Fender. Why can???t they make a clear statement? A) We can make a replacement neck available within n weeks. B) We cannot make a neck available within a reasonable span of time. I guess, this is the reason why: Fender does not want a customer to charge a new instrument under warranty. This is what I did.
I wish to point out that I did not have any quarrel with my dealer. He felt ashamed by Fender???s proceeding and gave me a leather strap for free.

I have played guitar for 35 years. Over the years I played maybe a dozen of Strats, owned by colleagues ??? most of them for just half an hour. The JB-Strat is the first Fender guitar I own; I play it regularly for one or two hours a week. My main guitar is a Gibson ES 335. For practicing I use a small modelling amp, which is not a first class product. For rehearsals and gigs I use a good small tube amp. Usually I do not take the Fender to the big band. I have just played a handful of rehearsals with the JB-Strat so far. Whenever I jam with buddies, I play the Strat. This guitar will probably not become my main instrument, though. If it were lost or stolen, I would certainly buy another JB-Model. Despite of my misfortune I am proud to own a JB-Strat, simply because it is a very versatile guitar.
I do not try too much to sound like maestro Beck. Not to mention my limited ability??? I guess any experienced player knows, that you cannot make the individual sounds of a great artist a built-in feature of a guitar. I still enjoy exploring the JB-Strat further or just fooling around with its various sounds.
I have always liked the sounds of the Stratocaster. Now that I own one, I am stratified. (???stratified??? is a clever, but seldom used neologism in German. It evokes the notion of being electrified or infected by the Strat. The expression actually has no distinct meaning in German.)

The spec for this guitar has been listed many times before and can be seen on Fender's website. Mine is an olympic white one and brand new. Didn't fancy surf green at all.
I do have a Gibson Les Paul so I would have to say individual volume and tone pots would be good but then it would look silly and not at all like a Fender if it had 6 knobs on the front!

This thing really is quite. I have a Cornell class A amp and my Les Paul makes loads of noise. I was on the point of complaining when I got the Fender. It is so much better so it can't be my amp. I always thought it was the Fenders that were supposed to make the racket!
The sound is everything you want from a top quality Strat.
If I was good enough I'm sure I could make it sound like all the Strat guitar heroes of the past and present.

I am so sceptical of those reviewers here and on Musician's friend who give straight 10s for everything. Not only does it seem suspicious but it is also highly unlikely. I have to say though that my guitar was perfect in every way. Even the intonation was spot on. My local guitar Tech charges 40 pounds for a setup and this does not need one. I have had 3 previous Les Pauls and they are a joke. Gibson might tick a checklist to say it has been setup but I can't see it. The actions are set so high obviously because they don't want potential customers to hear any fret buzz. The intonation seems to be set by eye rather than ear or by tuner. Definitely 1-0 to Fender here. I can't vouch for every Jeff Beck model but mine WAS great.

Haven't had it all that long but everything is solid. Should hold up well.

I got it from a guy who imports them into the UK. He undercuts the shops by over 200 pounds or about $400. You don't get a warranty but what I got was a guitar that so many other people rate really highly as do I now.

I have been playing for years and years but had a period of 15+ years when I hardly bothered. Apparently in the UK there is a rapidly growing trend for middle aged blokes to buy guitars. It is a bit of a mid-life crisis thing. Either buy a motorbike and kill yourself or get a guitar and annoy the wife, kids, neighbours etc.
I can't rate this guitar highly enough but always beware that there might just be the odd lemon out there. With the quality as high as it is, Jeff must have got himself a job at the fender factory personally checking these. Cheers Jeff, very decent of you.
You should be rightly proud of the product that carries your name

First of all let me say that I'm not a big fan of white.....but OLYMPIC white is a creamy, sensational finish that simply oozes class, and I couldn't be happier with my choice over tacky Surf Green. My particular model was made this year I think (I got the Fender 60th annivesary sticker in the case), and imo it's a work of art. The brushed aluminium look of the Schaller locking tuners look great, as does the rosewood fretboard which on mine has that lovely melted dark chocolate look about it. The neck is a bit (but not a lot) thicker than my mex Fat Strat, and the medium-jumbo frets took some getting used to (the Mex has skinny frets), but now I prefer them. Add to that the LSR roller nut, Dual-Coil ceramic noiseless pick-ups, a tone control for both mid AND neck pick-ups (the same control does both individually) and wrap it up in a wonderful tweed case and you have the astonishing Jeff Beck Stratocaster. What more could you want?

I love Strats because they can pretty much do anything, and this model is no exception. I play it through a Laney LC50 tube combo at the moment with absolutely no effects at all, but I do want to step up to a Twin Reverb in the near future. I can get country twang, classic rock, dirty funk, sublime hendrix tones, and even very passable jazz. You name it, it's all here for the taking if your chops are up to it. The noiseless pick-ups have plenty of power, and whether playing clean or distorted, this guitar will be with you every step of the way.

I ordered this from a store in Sydney, and received it in rural South Australia 4 days later in great condition (kudos to Venue Music - cheers boys!). Though it was out of tune (hardly unexpected), the guys did a great job with the set-up and it has been a very playable instrument from the get-go. I don't like 9's, so I got them to place 10's on before shipping, and block the trem (I don't use it anyway, it still has the silver sticker over the tremolo.....well, vibrato...arm hole), and my new strat and I are forging a wonderful relationship that will last a long time. Like many others I get annoyed for the first 10 minutes, ripping that bloody sticky plastic coating off, but meh, at least the scratch plate is pristine when you get it!

I've had this guitar but a few weeks now, and I don't gig. But I believe this particular instrument would stand up to any punishment thrown its way. It just has a really solid feel (and a decent amount of weight) to it. Strap-lock buttons are a nice touch, and they seem solid enough.

Never had to bother Fender, so they don't bother me.

I've been playing about 16 years now, and I've had a few guitars. This is the most I've ever spent on a guitar, and I don't regret a single cent. I first tried one out at a guitar show in Melbourne earlier this year (which is why I want a Twin, as played it through one, and it was sublime), and was instantly smitten with the FAT tones of the JB over a USA '62 reissue I was really enjoying before picking the JB up. After A/B'ing both of the Strats I was most interested in (in my price range), the Jeff Beck was simply too good, and now that I have one I am one happy camper.

Viva la Fender! :)

lsr roller nut - 4 lace sensors w/ coil split - locking tuners - nice fender / g+g rectangular case w/ seperate compartment to hold included case candy [fender strap , cord ,extra trem springs , case keys , manuals ] - hefty neck feels good / takes 3 minutes to get used to and then you are flying - easy to play and i have small hands . low string height w/ no buzzing .

2001 jeff beck - can get any sound you want within reason if you spend time to find it - then its your responsibility to remember the settings - lace sensors - quiet even when standing next to the amp - tone is a personal choice - close your eyes and listen -

came with excellent setup - i tweaked it a little and its as good as any guitar gets regardless of price - everything works properly and looks good -fit and finish is excellent++++ - that soft pale yellow color w/ a poly finish - looks killer and is durable and easy to maintain - for you experts that have to have a nitro lacquer finish , i'll take the ease of maintenence and durability of fender poly finish - if you are to carry on and orate about the virtues of how the wood is free to vibrate w/ the thinner finish , you can stop right there ---- the pickups sense the vibration of the metal strings in a magnetic field - add to the fact that you are sending that signal to an screaming amp w/ pedals /effects and tweaking tone knobs / equalizers and the like and then you are going to be serious and tell me that you can hear the lacquer over the poly ??? get real -- its like sipping wine while blindfolded - the hype of drinking a $300 / bottle of wine makes it taste better than a $15 bottle ???? do the pepsi challenge - you might prefer the $15 /bottle in reality -

stays in tune w/ locking tuners and lsr roller nut - fender tremolo easy to adjust - after you change strings just once , you will swear locking tuners should be mandatory on all guitars - fender quality parts - fender durability - nuff said

never had to deal w/ fender

been playing 40 years - have many , many guitars - way way more than i need - 335 gibsons , les pauls ,cs336 gibson , sg , telecasters ,strats , carvins , b c rich - some early / vintage / some recent / most pure investment - but with all these guitars/ experience came some knowledge / wisdom . most people will become brand/model loyal for a number of personal reasons - some just like the hype - but when you have a significant # of guitars you get a real chance to take some time to a/b test [the pepsi challenge ]. i can truthfully say that if anyone sat down and took the time to truly play this j/beck strat , there is no way you could fault fit , finish , playability , durability , versatility in musical expression .

Well I got rid of the lace pickups.
Other thank that, frets-finish-tuners, all solid as a rock.

I decided to write a followup from my review of March 1998. I think it a good thing to do, to let people know how the item held up physically and in performance.


Sound 10, now that I got rid of the lace pickups

The tops.

Action and fit still the tops after 8 years.

Rock solid indeed

Nope. Never had to call Fender

This is the best of all fender signatures. Period.

Extensively listed in many reviews! Made in the US, 22 frets, Olympic white, S/S/S Samarium Cobalt Noiseless pup configuration, maple neck/rosewood fingerboard, sculpted neck heel, American Std 2 pivot point trem, locking tuners.

This is probably the most versatile Stratocaster I've ever owned! it can
go from pristine bell-tone strat sounds to rip-roaring crunch! The SCN pups deliver this without any 60hz hum! Sustains beautifully too!

Great factory setup, world-class craftsmanship! The neck is a bit chunkier than on an Am Std Strat; but I prefer it.

I haven't gigged it yet, but, it feels real solid, should be a great stage workhorse!

Haven't dealt with them

The many wonderful reviews i've read on this site were partially responsible for my desicion to purchase this wonderful instrument; I'm so glad I did! If you are looking for a great playing Stratocaster, this is it! you won't be disappointed!

My first Jeff Beck Strat is a 1991 model. The main feature about this guitar that I like is the big, fat neck. Secondly, are the Lace Sensor pickups, which are very quiet during quiet passages, and very articulate in their sound reproduction. The locking tuners take all the stretching and dive-bombing I can throw at it, and still hold the strings in tune (D'Addario 10's..since you asked). The strings do not stick in the nut at all.

This guitar fits my many styles, from blues, to heavy rock, to spacey Pink Floyd-ish sounds. I can get the classic single-coil Fender sound as well as the thick humbucker sound with the bridge pickup set for both coils. By far, this is most versatile guitar I have ever owned. There is nothing about this guitar that I do not like. The sustain of the guitar, regardless of pickup selection or volume of amp, is just incredible.
I play a Fender Prosonic and Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, and often switch from clean to dirty to full-tilt overdrive. This guitar sounds great with any of my amp settings.

The setup on this guitar was great right out of the factory. Very nice action, smooth and easy to play. No bad spots on the frets or edges, and no dead-out spots anywhere on the neck. There is nothing "off" about this guitar at all. The finish is perfect, and the neck feels great, top to bottom. The 1991 and 1992 models are so close, that I can't tell the difference with my eyes closed. The 1994 has just a very slightly smaller neck profile, as did all of them after 1993.

This is without a doubt, the most reliable and durable guitar I've ever owned. I rehearse and play out with this as my main instrument, and have for 11 years now. The finish is still in-tact, with no signs of wearing. Everything about it is solid. I depend on this as my main guitar, however, I'm prone to break strings from time to time, so I'm never without a backup. And, my backup is another Jeff Beck Strat. Both of them are. I use a 1991 as my main, a 1992 as backup for string breaks, and a 1994 set to alternate tunings for some original tunes.

I have never had to deal with Fender Customer support about this guitar. I have dealt with them on other issues, and they were very responsive.

I've been playing for over 30 years. The Jeff Beck Strat is the best electric guitar I have ever owned. I'm not the biggest fan of Jeff Beck, even though I respect him very much. So, the namesake was not the draw for me. It was first the big neck, then the Lace Sensors. I have found that this model is extremely consistent out of the factory. More so than any other model from any other manufacturer that I have tried. I own Fender, Gibson, and Ibanez electrics. The Jeff Beck Strat is the best electric I've ever owned. If I lost one, I'd run right out and buy another.

Midnight Purple 1994 model that I have owned now for about 3 years. Same features as listed in other reviews here for original Beck signature model. I will say the infamous "Fat" neck, isn't THAT Fat. I have average size hands and personally I like the way it feels. Has some meat to it! I really use the the TBX tone control and switching capability between single and humbucker bridge pickup much more than I originally expected. Can get a very wide variety of tones with this configuration. Oh - and it stays in tune even with excessive wammy use.

I have played/owned a few strats that have a truer strat tone (particularly in the phase positions), but none with such a variety. The original lace sensor humbucker was replaced with JB Seymore Duncan and it screams! You can kick it in and use TBX control to get something similar to a Les Paul tone.

I had this set up to my own taste by local shop. Action is great, but fatter neck may not be to everyones liking?? Very player friendly for me.

The guitar has a very sturdy feel to it. It's heavier than ohter strats I have and has solid construction. Only downside I have had at all is I tend to break strings more than I would like (may try graph tech saddles), but keep in mind I am a heavy string bender.

I have been playing in a variety of settings for over 30 years now. Got my first strat 26 years ago, have owned 7 different ones and played countless others over the years. I would have to say that this has been my favorite. Only one close is my '65, but overall this just has so much more flexability (plus I don't like to gig with that 65 anymore!!). I'm so convinced that this is some of Fenders best non-custom shop work that I plan to buy a JB custom.

Mines a white one - well I say white - it's more lovely than that!! Just a bit whiter than the 74 transaparent blonde start I had. It's a lovely iconic look that contrasts nicely with the white pickguard which complements the cream pick up covers and knobs. LOoks lovely next to my equally as coooooool American series chrome red/maple fingerboard/EMG DG20 loaded axe. Hmmm a nice pair ...

You know the spec - if not check out the previous reviews and/or the Fender website.


It was delivered 2 days ago.

Since 1976 I've owned 6 strats and they were all different from each other - sound, neck, finish, playability. THis one is a GREAT one.

It obviously sounds darker than my EMG equipped maple fingerboard strat and it has less output. Thats why I bought it. For what it offers. It's more of a classic strat vibe (less harsh though and surprisinlgy mellow) than the EMG loaded one and I love em both to bits.

The Jeff beck one really sings on each of the slector positions - a lovely woody tone - quite mellow for a strat and the noiseless pickups do a terrific job.

If you only buy one strat save up and buy this one. Sorry - it's subjective, what suits me may not suit you, but at least try one.

Bought new on Ebay saving #300 on rrp - one of those Waynes world moments - you will be mine - and now you are.. ha ha giggle giggle. No regrets despite the slight risk I was taking buying an axe I'd not seen or played. THe photos were big though and I could see all the details before I purchased.

This may vary between specimens - so check yours out.

Out of the box I needed 20 minutes to adjust the tension on the tremolo - to get it floating for subtle but essential to me (and Jeff) up bends. Also adjusted the action on the low E which was buzzing and sticking in the roller nut. Fixed that. The strings felt like new ones so after having stretched em in the tuning became as stable as any strat I've owned. 8/10 for this as I was expecting slightly more in the way of whammy gymnastic copeability on his one but I guess whammy abuse will send a strat out of pitch. Subtle use no probs. I used to have an Ibanez equipped locking trem job. Wouldnt stay in tune as well as my Strats so I sold I part chopped it for a Tele. Sorry, off on a tangent. This one is the most stable strat I've owned. Not perfect though.

Intonation was spot on, neck as it should be, tight neck/body joint, lovely locking tuners though I wish they'd come nickel plated for a more vintage vibe.

Action spot on - lowish with no buzzes. Lovely neck, fingerboard and frets!!!! C shaped neck neck slightly (only slightly) fatter than American series. Doenst slow me down and I love the support it gives - less fatiguing for me than a slim neck as it offers support between your thumb and first finger. Thin necks give me cramps but if you prefer thin necks then great!

Pickups well balanced as supplied. Adjusting is a doddle anyway.

Finish flawless. Overall a superb job Fender.

If it lives up to the standards already set by my other strats this one will out live me....

Never had a fualt on any of the 6 Strats I've had. The strat is a professional tool - a relibale work house.

Never needed them.

Been playing for 31 years since I was 17.

My list of gear includes high quality valve amp/cab, 2 US strats and Tele, loads of quality/boutique pedals. Depending on how good your fingers are you could make this axe sound good with a pawn shop practice amp - through great gear it will sound great, through awesome gear it will sound awesome. But, at the end of the day its in your hands. For a skilled craftsman this is a professional tool that will deliver. You don't have to be Micheal Schumaker to appreciate a Ferrari though.

To me, in 2006, Strats dont get better than this. If you like Srats you must give one of these a blast.

Took me years to finally get around to buying the JB... drooled for years... always loved the look of a white strat with rosewood board, the promise exceeded my expectation. It was worth the wait which perhaps makes the final purchase all that sweeter. Man it's sweet...

Nice one Fender.

Any questions fire away!!

2003 Surf Green, over Alder body. Looks great. Vintage noiseless pickups S/S/S. LSR roller nut. Schaller locking tuners. C-shaped neck (thicker than current American Strat. Tweed Case, strap, cord

Great tone. Pickups are a little hotter than the SCN pickups in my 2004 50th Ann Deluxe Strat. Still sounds like a Strat, nice quack, cluck but a little more gain. Bridge pu not as shrill as most other strats

This was a NOS 2003 model (bought in late 2005). Needed a good setup. Neck needed adjustment. Can't blame Fender for this one, it had been sitting in the shop for 2 years. Guitar is flawless. Not a scratch on it. neck joint tight, frets well dressed. Neck is to die for. Best neck on any strat I have tried. Neck is same shape as an American just a little beefier. I liked the Clapton V-neck, but this one is better. I have fallen out of love with the skinny C-shaped neck on my 50th Deluxe Strat. Aged knobs and PU's look great. Basically is a 62 Reissue with bigger frets, locking tuners, hotter PUs and the LSR roller nut. SWEET.

It's a Strat. I could stand on it and it wouldn't break. Does not feel flimsy. Would likely survive a nuclear holocost.

Never had an issue I needed to call Fender on. My 2 other Fenders (Strat, Tele) have served me well, I would imagine this one would also.

Played as a teenager. picked it up again about 5 years ago. I have 3 Les Pauls, an American Tele, 50th Anniv Strat deluxe. Ovation acoustic and the Jeff Beck. Play through a Gibson GA 15-RV and a Cyber-Twin at home. Jam with a Classic 30 when I get together with friends.

2005 Model, features descirbed well by other users, this is olympic white finished, w/passive hot noiseless pups. Moderate weight, rather strat typical. The case is fabulous... standard tweed magic!!!
And a full candy came with: Strap (extremely nice for Fender!!!), cable, polish kit, springs & allens, booklet... You know what that is: Little, usual but also useful things...

The acoustic sound of the axe surprises already before you plug in: Punch, ful attack, and great low end... I play .011, so the volume of the bottom end is high.
Plugged in, the initial sound is quite nice, full and brillant. No mud sounds here, the pups deliver. Though, the level was a little lower than my average axe level (the rest of my strats are either EMG equipped or do have passive pups - Kinmans & DiMarzios - with a linear preamp to compensate level). Also, I thought that the 250K pots could be replaced, in order to get more punch and high-end from the pups. So, I did what I always do, took all electrics (pots & capacitor) out and put in a linear pre-amp and a 25k Vol Pot after it, next to the output. The result is tremendous: The pups now run without load (as the vol pot is placed after the pre-amp) and they are brillant, full, and have dynamics to die for... Now, that's a real modern sounding strat, and something that I needed, since the rest of my strats do sound more vintage oriented. Obviously the wood plays its game here, especially the neck, with its small, and thin headstock, that supports harmonics...
I could also simply change the 250k pots to 500k, but I needed significantly more output level, so chose the pre-amp solution...
Last-not-least I installed the possibility to switch bridge-neck pups, or even all 3 pups together. Now the guitar is a real flexible one, and delivers many useful sounds...

As a general note: I really don't understand why people, when they are not 100% satisfied with their sound, immediately change pups... If you don't replace stock pots (first of all), with higher value ones, you'll never know what your pup(s) can deliver... Stock pots usually vary enormously in their values (I measured 210K on factory Strats), and that's a very bad thing, cause they usually deeply cut high end... Try higher value pots, and/or even a linear pre-amp to enhance the level a little bit, insead of running to high-level pups, that may not have the sound that you want... If you cannot do it by yourself, trust a guitar tech. It'll anyway cost less than a new pup..

The rating here is for the sound after the (small) mod's I've made.. and it's definitely a 10!!!

This is where the guitar really shines... Everything mechanical is PERFECT on this guitar. Body/Neck joint, lock tuners, LSR nut, the - modern - american tremolo, frets, even Schaller strap locks are standard here..
Tremolo plays like butter, and, in combination with .011s, there is no out-of-tune here. The bosy finish is AAA. The neck feels wonderful, is one of the best strat necks I have played on. And the improved joint to the body allows high fret action on the fly...
I could describe here for days, instead of that, a clear "10" !!!

There is no doubt that this guitar came to stay and be played over years... It's a good, far above the average US's, strat, and, if maintained well, it will give endless pleasure!!!!

Not dealt with'em, but not the best words heard !

25 years playing, many axes, rather traditional: Les Paul, Fender Tele, but mainly strats (Rory Gallagher, YJM, vintage reissues, and self assembled). I am guitar tech, so I modify my axes by myself to the best they can give...
Generally I love this JB axe... Nice modern strat, allows great tremolo action.. Not that much more to write here... the only thing I wish it had, is better (or higher value) pots... But even so, its a fabulous one!!!

1991 Made in America Jeff Beck Sig Strat, Seafoam Green.
22-frets, 1 volume, 2 tone controls (1 with tbx), 4 gold fender-lace sensor pickups, S/S/H or S/S/S (bridge is coil tappable humbucker), Fat Maple neck with rosewood finger board and jumbo frets. wilkinson roller nut, sperzel locking tuners, original tweed hs case, fender strap, all tools and booklets.

Sounds great for everything that i play, (from Vai to Hendrix to Wylde)
usually use with a EQ - DS-1 - Vox Wah - Screamin' Blues - Uni-Vibe - Fender Pro-Junior Amp.
Really quiet, even on single coils, but silent on humbucker.
Can give whatever sound i want, from a SRV-style dirt to the clean bell-like sound of "Little Wing" to the chunking rhythm of Zakk Wylde

Everything's great, but i didn't get it straight from the factory. i got it from a local music shop, never played, and set up by the owner of the shop. No noticeable flaws, and the action is perfect, it's low but doesn't buzz, and it lets the harmonics ring beautifully.

I'm not too sure about the reliablilty, since i haven't gigged with this one yet, but i hope to find out soon.

Again, not too sure, just recently purchased the guitar.

I LOVE THIS AXE! I would definately replace it if it was stolen. It is a huge step up from my Squier strats. and i absolutely love the fat neck. This is about one of the pimpest guitars i've ever seen, and it's sound and playablilty can back up this info.

The model I have was built this year. It has all the bells and whistles as per the previous posters on this site and the stand out features are definitely the neck, tremelo system & noiseless pickups.
I bought mine in Olympic White which looks more of a cream colour than any photo's you see in mag's and on the net - it's a beauty.I have given it a 10 because there is nothing else that you could add to the guitars features to improve it.
I traded an Ibanez Jem against this and I couldn't be happier. The Jem was nice but the locking trem on it was a total dog which never stayed in tune for me, whereas this system with the locking tuners can take serious abuse without all the hassle - it's brilliant.

I mostly play blues / rock music and being a strat it covers all the basses and does it really well. The neck pickup is amazing on this guitar. It's a really full sound and even though I am using very little in the way of effects at present it sustains brilliantly even when played clean ; this is probably down to the neck as well as the pickup. This guitar can give you crystal clean sounds to dirty full on rock. It's not too bright and has a very full sound without being muddy and imprecise. The pickup's aren't entirely noiseless but this could be the amp as opposed to the guitar - in any case it's more than quiet enough for me.

I checked out all the nuts and bolts on this before playing it properly, there wasn't one thing out of place and the set up from the factory was spot on. It's been fitted with 9's but I will replace them with 10's. The finish on this guitar is spotless but then again it should be considering that it retails @ ?2,000.
Nothing loose or not in proper working order and set up really well - can't fault it. The vintage case supplied is very, very cool - no stickers going on that baby,for sure !

Fender are the best selling guitar maker on the planet and have been for a long time now. One of the main reasons is that they build their instruments to last and I am sure that this guitar is no exception to that. The finish on mine was perfect and definitely this guitar is dependable. If I was gigging , I would still bring a backup guitar for broken strings perhaps but that's it.

Never dealt with them but one gripe I have is that it took seven weeks from the time I ordered the guitar from Fender Europe until delivery in Dublin. It was a long wait but definitely worth it!
I doubt I will need to contact Fender any time soon regarding the Beck and probably never. I'm only giving Fender a 5 for keeping me waiting.

I have been playing for 24 years now and I know what I want in a guitar. I took a chance when I bought the Beck because no music store in Dublin had one that I could check out. Everybody I spoke to advised against buying one because of the 'HUGE' neck which couldn't be further from the truth. The neck on this is exceptional. It's not small by any means but it is very manageable and really well finished. I haven't got big hands ( average if even ! ) and I have no difficulty getting around on this guitar. The problem is that people are so used to playing guitars with skinny, small necks that when a truly decent neck is put in their hands they freak out, because they can actually feel the neck and let me tell you folks, it feels f**king great !
I knew I had to have this guitar because of it's excellent features / hardware and the neck is a stunner. Do not believe the bullsh*t you read or hear second hand - go check it for yourself ( if u can ! ), you won't regret it. I got a very good deal on trade thanks to the guys in Musician Inc in Dublin, who couldn't have been more helpful and consider myself to be very lucky indeed. I did try the signature Clapton but hated the skinny frets / maple neck and I also played an American Deluxe ( not enough tone ) and a Music Man of some description which retails at 2,600 euros ( very overrated )- JB leaves them gasping in it's wake. I got lucky - seriously lucky!

Alder body; maple 9.5" radius C-shaped neck; rosewood finger-board; medium jumbo frets; 25.5" scale length; contoured heel for easier access to the upper frets; chrome Fender/Schaller Deluxe locking machine heads; 2-point synchronized tremolo with stainless steel saddles; three dual-coil ceramic Vintage Noise-less pickups; passive electronics; 5-position switch; master-volume; two tone controls; aged knobs and pickup covers.

This guitar simply sounds amazing. It still retains that traditional style Strat sound, but with higher output and no hum or buzz. Compared to my ?62 re-issue Strat the output is higher, with more attack and slightly brighter which really helps it cut through the mix, but it?s still unmistakably a Strat. Awesome.

Beautifully built, and setup very well straight out of the box with 10?s and a nice action and no fret-buzz. The tremolo was setup with a slight angle off the body to enable both slight pull-ups and dives, and with three springs in the cavity it was very sensitive (apparently this is how Jeff likes his too, but I?m not sure?). I usually use 11?s and four springs so my tremolo sits flush with the body and has a lot of resistance so it doesn?t go out of pitch when finger-bending on the fretboard. Going to 10?s and three tremolo springs was a slight challenge playing-wise due to the very sensitive nature of the tremolo and the slight change of pitch when finger-bending. But that?s more a case of personal preference than a complaint, and I don?t think I?ll change it.
The neck has quite a bit of meat to it compared to my ?62, and especially against other Strats I?ve played, but it seems perfect to me and was very easy to get used too. After a bit of playing I think it?s the best neck I?ve ever encountered on a Strat, and has more sustain than any other Strat I?ve played. The contoured heel is a great feature and feels very comfortable and helpful when playing higher up the neck. The body seems beautifully built and finished, and looks great in the Olympic White, and has a fair bit of weight, but not uncomfortable at all. In short, awesome.

It?s a Fender! This Strat feels really solid, with a chunkier neck and a fair bit of weight compared to other new Strats. I don?t expect any problems at all, and never have done with my Fenders in the past.

Never dealt with Fender, and don?t expect to.

Ok so here goes my rant about this guitar! I?ve been wanting to try one of these Strats out for over a year and the first one I ever saw in person I ended up getting after about 2 minutes playing time! My main guitar until now has been a 1988 62? re-issue Strat, which I?ve setup with 11?s and had re-fretted with medium-jumbos. I wanted a guitar that addressed the main short-falls of the ?62, and on paper at least, the Beck Strat was the only one for me. I love my ?62, but wanted something with medium-jumbos standard, hotter and quieter pickups, a tremolo that better holds tune, yet something that still retains the traditional/vintage vibe and has a decent size neck.
After ringing around all the shops no one ever seemed to have the JB Strat in stock as they cost a fortune over here and the demand isn?t as high as say the Clapton or SRV models. They didn?t want to order one in for me to try out unless I guaranteed to buy it either. Although I was nearly certain it would be the right guitar for me, I couldn?t bring myself to order one in without at least playing the thing first. So anyway, I went to the Sydney guitar expo joking about maybe seeing one, and there it was sitting there. The ?tunnel vision? started and I was having flashbacks of that scene is Wayne?s World where he says; ?It will be mine, oh yes?!
I ran over, plugged it in, played it for two minutes, and then asked the guy what his best price was, and that was it, sold! Straight away I felt I?d found my long-lusted-after guitar for-life, and now after playing it more both at gigs, rehearsals, and even un-plugged around the house, I know I?ve found ?the one?. The sound is great, the body rock-solid and sustains forever, the neck chunky yet super comfortable and fast, the tremolo stable under all the abuse I throw at it, the workmanship and finish are superb.
This is now my main guitar, and I can?t see myself buying anything else (famous last words!). I also own and play, in addition to my ?62 re-issue, a 1981 Gibson ES 335, 1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom, 1999 PRS McCarty, 2000 Martin 000-28, 1999 Maton ECW80C, 1979 Takamine 12 string, and an Admira Classical guitar. I have countless pedals, and as for amps I have a Soldano Decatone 100w head and quad, Soldano Astroverb 2*12 combo, and a Soldano Atomic 16 1*12 combo. I?m pretty serious about my tone, and I?m totally happy with this guitar. Although I?m a huge Beck fan, that?s not the reason for this purchase and I got this guitar purely because it?s the right guitar for what I personally need in an instrument. Over the last 13 years of playing I?ve gotten closer to knowing exactly what I do and don?t need in a guitar and this is it, I wouldn?t change anything, and it?s the best guitar I?ve ever played, let alone owned. It really is that good!

2004 USA Beck
Standard (22 fret) rosewood fingerboard on maple
Vol, 2 tone, and a 5-way switch
"Hot" Noiseless single coil pickups
All passive electronics
Dual edged fulcrum tremolo
Locking Sperzel tuner heads
and an LSR roller nut
Came with case, strap, straplocks, cable

I play anything from jazz to nu-metal, and this is the strat that can do it all. I use a variety of equipment, from a Mesa Nomad 60, to a Fender Cyber Deluxe, to a Marshall mini-stack. For effects I have been using all Visual Sound pedals (Jekyl & Hyde Overdrive/Distortion, Route 66 Compressor & Overdrive and the H2O chorus & delay).
This guitar is uber-quiet! My normal gig is on a small platform where there are flourescent lights right above and a television directly to my left. This guitar does not pickup ANY of the interference! My buddy who has some pretty nice Les Pauls always is dealing with 60-cycle hum.
The other amazing thing is I can get great controllable feedback from this guitar at anytime I want it! I thought for sure the noiseless properties of the pickups would hamper this, but it did not!
This is a strat on steroids. It is brighter than the normal strat, but roll off the tone and volume a little and you get closer to a classic strat sound. This guitar is fairly versatile, I bought it as a compliment to my Paul Reed Smith CE24.

I bought this guitar 3 months used. The previous owner hardley played it (the sticker over the tremolo arm hole is still there).
The pickups were all adjusted to the "factory suggestion" and I have not any occassion to change it as yet.
The biggest flaw was the frets did not seem filed on the neck sides. A local luthier said it looked like the fretboard shrunk a little and caused this, but it was no big thing to fix.
All other parts were snugly fit together with no gaps, bumps or other cosmetic issues.

This guitar has withstood about two months of travel and fairly heavy play hasn't gone out of tune on me yet.
The hardware is a matted-chrome finish, (less suseptable to fingerprints) and is built rock solid.
I took off the included strap buttons and replaced with my leather DiMarzio locking strap. I have had no problems with "pull out".
I have done the gig 5 times in the past 8 months (including practice) and haven't broken a string the guy I bought it from left on it!
(He says they are the originals from when he bought it).

I have been a player for 17 years, and have had the pleasure of managing a guitar shop for 3 of the first 10 years I played.
My current rig incudes the mentioned Visual Sound pedals, an ART attack S28 carbon fiber amp with a 2x8 extensoin, a Fender Cyber Deluxe, a PRS CE 24,and a Tacoma C1C Chief acoustic/electric.
I have wanted to own a strat for over 10 years, and owned a couple custom strat types built by myself and others. None of those or others that I tried ever had the feel or resonance this guitar had from the first 30 minutes I played it. I bought this through a guitar shop worker who was selling it as a courtesy to a good customer. I had played at least a dozen other strats at this dealer in the past two years prior to playing this one.
I've wondered what it would be like to put a TBX tone control on this guitar for the neck pickup and maybe change over the mid pickup tone to control the bridge, but I think I might just buy another set of pickups and all to make a "hot swap-able" system. I just like this guitar the way it is too much-seafoam green and all.

This is a 2005 Custom Shop model, received earlier this week. As with the other strats, it has one volume, two tone controls and includes the noiseless pickups. Locking tuners, LSR roller nut, medium jumbo frets and great bridge/tremelo system. See the Fender.com site for the rest.

This one is said to be set up exactly the way Mr. Beck likes his. Very quiet but will absdolutely growl when I want to. I am not disappointed.

Guitar set up nicely right out of the box. Excellent workmanship, no complaints.

This would withstand live playing, yet mine will not leave the home studio. The custom model will outlive me.

Fender is fine, never had a problem with them.

I have played since 8 years of age - 40 years later I finally get the best imaginable strat. I'd buy another if it was stolen. Compared to the stock Clapton strat (I have this one too), this custom model feels much better and is more responsive. I own over a dozen good guitars, but this one will likely become my favorite.

Okay, I got this guitar for two reason, the huge neck and the dual sensor pick-ups. It's a 91 and I have done some mods to it. First I ripped out the tone controls, then I took out the 5 way and but in a 3 and wird it like a tele leaving the "coil tap" button alone. the middle pickup doesn't work.

With the tone gone I've found the pickups didn't sound so flat like some have reported. I don't miss the tone controls one bit and I find this set-up great for my needs anyway.

I play mostly classic rock and a little country(I want to be Joe Pass but I learned long ago that's never going to happen) I play through two fender vibro-kings. The only pedals I use is a wah, extreme effects and an ab switch. THE BEST SETUP IT THE WORLD! Maybe not. If I could get away with it plugging right into the amp I would. I hate band leaders.

The huge neck does seem to add tone but that could just be me.

It's a strat!

The neck is the best feature on this guitar, it's huge and I love it.
I went out and got another 91 in seaform. My first is purple. What can I say it's a strat and shouldn't every body have one, no, maybe, yes?

By the way, I've seen early JB necks that have needed fret jobs go for over $500 dollars on ebay.

2004 Jeff Beck Fender Strat (Surf Green)
22MJ Rosewood FretBoard on a maple large C shape neck
Contoured heal around the lower frets which is balls
LSR ROLLER NUT SHALLER LOCKING TUNING MACHINES TWO POINT AMERICAN BRIDGE
THREE PASSIVE DUEL COIL NOISLESS PICKUPS
SET THE ACTION PRETTY HIGH WITH ERNIE BALL SLIKY 10 GUAGE STRINGS

THE HARDWARE IS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND THE CRAFTMANSHIP OF THIS PATICULAR STRATOCASTER IS EXCELENT!!!!

THIS FUCKER IS QUIET AS HELL NO FEED BACK FROM THE PICK UPS AT ALL I CAN BARLEY TELL I HAVE THE AMP ON (100 WATT MARSHALL 1/2 STACK) FROM CLEAN TONES TO HEAVALY OVER DRIVEN LEADS THIS GUITAR IS THE MASTER OF THICK AND THIN TONES TO FIT ANY ONES STYLE. THE VIBRATTO IS AMAZING VERY SMOOTH AND EVEN WITH HEAVEY USE THE GUITAR STAYS IN TUNE VERY VERY WELL. THE JB STRAT SUSTAINS UNTIL THE COWS COME HOME I CAN'T PUT IT DOWN.

THE GUITAR WAS SET UP VERY VERY WELL. CAME WITH 9 GUAGE STRINGS WHICH I IMEDIATLY CHANGED TO A HIGHER GUAGE AND ONLY HADE TO MAKE SOME MINOR ADGUSTMENTS TO THE SPRING CLAW. THE INTONATION WAS SET PERFECT TO MY SURPISE AND THAT MADE ME HAPPY. I DO THE USUAL TIGHTEN UP ALL THE SCREWS AND ALL BEFORE I GET DOWN AND DIRTY AND THIS GUITAR NEED MINAMUL SET UP RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX.

IT'S A STRAT WILL OUT LIVE MY GRAND CHILDREN

NEVER DEALT WITH

IF YOU WANT A STRAT WITH CLASSIC TONES AND MODERN HARDWARE THIS IS THE GUITAR FOR YOU. I AM A FENDER MAN AND THIS GUITAR IS AN ROCK BLUES MACHINE THAT WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN I GIVE IT A TEN. FOR EXCELENT CRAFTMANSHIP AND BEAUTIFUL TONAL DIVERSITY!!!

US-made 2004 Jeff Beck Artist Series Stratocaster. Alder body with soft "C" neck; Fender/Schaller Locking Tuning Heads; Rosewood fingerboard with 22 frets; 3 dual coil ceramic Hot Noiseless pickups; Chrome hardware; Contoured heel; LSR Roller Nut; American 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo and aged knobs and pickup covers.

I ordered mine in Olympic White. I changed the saddles to to GraphTech, because I like'em better for tone and to avoid strings breaking. This guitar has very cool, features allows the player to take the traditional Stratocaster into completely new territories.

The guitar came with a vintage case and the usual case candy that accompany Artist Series guitars. I have to mention that the smell of a new Fender guitar always gets to me.

I plug mine through a Boss TU-1 tuner>Crybaby From Hell>Maxon OD-808>Ibanez TS-9>Ibanez Analog Delay AD-10>Danelectro Tunamelt Tremolo>Radial Tone Bone Classic and finally into either a 1962 RI Deluxe reverb or a HotRod Deville 212.

I find this guitar to have quite an aggresive sound and I love it. I find myself using the middle pickup a lot, especially for loud Hendrixian stuff. The harmonics scream. The neck sound is also very sweet and thick. The bridge is very powerful and in conjunction with the middle pickup it has all the spank you would expect. Noiseless? Sure...there hardly any noise, more so if you consider the amount of overdrive that one would expect using three overdrive pedals at the same time.

It stay in tune very well. I even grab it by the whammy bar and shake the guitar and let it hang and it would still be in tune afterwards. Easy to re-string. No string trees. Awesome!

I had Dave's Guitars set it up for me with 11's and the Graphtech saddles, before they send it over. The guitar has to stay over a couple of days due to Hurricane situations in Florida. When it finally arrived it was still perfect.

The overall workmanship is excellent. The painting is perfect and the fretwork was very well done. Better than mi SRV Stratocaster I must say. The neck on the my Beck Strat has a nice dark rosewood. I wish Fender would put the artist's signature on the back of the headstock. The Jimmie Vaughan model has it that way.

This is a Fender guitar. It will take a beating and keep on playing.

Never had to deal with Fender. Dave's Guitars gave me great service and good e-mail communication. So this 9 is actually for Dave's Guitars. The price I put below is not only for the guitar, but also for the saddles and the work.

I have been playing for 17 years. I own only Stratocasters and I have a few of them. This guitar has become my main guitar. It sounds awsome and it stays in tune. I have some of my guitars with Lindy Fralins Blues Specials and Vintage Hots, Fender Texas Special, Vintage Noiseless, Pearly Gates and Nashvilles and what else not...And all have their special sounds. I have to say that I really like the Hot Noiseless pickups, because they simply scream!

I chose to buy this guitar, based on my love of Beck's music. Also I wanted to play with the whammy bar again. Most of my Strats' tremolos have been blocked.

If it were stolen I would have to get a another one.

lace sensor pups, humbucker w/ button for single coil in bridge, locking tuners, roller nut, big c shaped neck, rosewood fret, surf finish

i love the sounds this thing gets--not everyone has been so happy, but it lets me play a range of stuff--blues, jazz, rock, fits in great w/ all styles, have used it in semi-orchestral settings for film work

it's not that i found anything wrong w/ this aspect of the guitar, but i did have to adjust the neck a bit when i changed the strings to elevens. this has been the best experience i've ever had w/ a trem: the thing never goes out of tune, even when you pop a string. the only complaint is that the trem arm doesn't seem to screw in so that it stops comfortably where i like it, but this was easy to deal w/: i just wrapped a little cloth around the threads and it's right where i want it.

though i would never choose to play live w/out a backup for any guitar--i break a lot of strings, even w/ elevens--i don't have any doubts about the reliability of this guitar.

at first i didn't rate this a 10, b/c eleven hundred bucks isn't normally my idea of a bargain, tho over a lifetime i suppose it is. i've got quite a few other guitars--a vintage casino, a gorgeous hamer monaco, a great 70's tele deluxe, and some more bargain-oriented numbers, but this guitar is probably the one i'd have to pick for playing live, if i had to choose one. i know nothing will go wrong, it sounds awesome, the trem is perfect, and i love the feel of it. fuck it, it's a ten

1994 Jeff Beck strat in purple with rosewood fingerboard.LSR roller nut,gold lace sensors in HSS layout.The one with that big neck.

First thing was to turf those sensors.Ive got the David Gilmour EMG's in there right now.Very versatile,lovely sustain,sings on distortion,but a wee bit sterile.Noiseless,though.Running the guitar through a valvulator,sparkle drive,tuner,carl martin compressor,to a club royale 2/12.Am rating the guitar with these pickups.

Surprisingly fine quality for a non custom shop instrument.Fret work in particular shines.Nice dark slab of rosewood,super tight neck pocket.Strings line up with the neck,trem stays in tune.I love the large neck and big frets.Was attracted to the guitar because of the neck size.May be an issue for some who prefer a smaller neck profile.Find myself going in different directions when I play this neck,and for a factory fender guitar thats saying alot.

Seems as durable as anything else out there.

Havent had to deal with them,but the general opinion seems to be that customer service seems to be a low priority.

Been playing 30 years.Also own an Anderson hollow cobra,early relic tele,and les paul special double cut for slide.Play live twice a month
in a couple of different bands.Had the opportunity to play the beck several times before I bought it.The guitar is very useable for me as a mucisian playing out.It fits in nicely with my other instruments and sounds,plus it looks cool in that purple finish.I trust it,it stays in tune and sounds great.

This guitar is about a year old now, and the honeymoon goes on. The features have been listed elsewhere, so I'll spare you. I'm a one guitar kind of person, and I knew what I wanted in a Strat, and this guitar had everything I wanted plus much more. The neck is perfect, and also comes on the American Series line. The tuners are great, and the rollers add to the overall excellent harmonics of this guitar. The smoothness of the rollers at the nut gives you less tension at the top of bends, for a slinky feel. I especially like the bridge which is slightly curved, and made not to tear up your palm if you like to vibrato that way. No string trees either. There's no way it doesn't deserve a 10.

Take a 1961 Strat, put in in a time machine to the not too distant future, and this is what you'd get. The snob-crit line would say that it was a "full throated sound with incredible chime and harmonics."- yet it doesn't end there. The middle pickup has that vintage, slightly nasal quality to it like the Strat version of a Tele in the middle position. The voicing of the ceramic pu's, while not as ultimately bassy as say Texas Specials, blends the sound from string to string better than any Strat I've played. With a high gain setup on the upper frets it forgoes the typical flutey sound of most Strats in favor of a more precise siren like sound, very expressive. The soundstage provided by the ceramics, while not 'pushy', is broader than other Strats, and definitely favors players who use their fingers, and the increased output is great for pedals and digital effects. I don't know about sounding like Beck, but if Hendrix rose from the grave, who do you think he'd call? After trying a 'Voodoo' he'd toss it in the tip, get one of these, paint it with flowers, and it would be the Jimi Signature. And did I mention it is stone quiet? They say Back worked over 2 years tweaking to get it perfect, and it shows.
I play through a Dr Z Carmen Ghia now, and with this amp I have to check to make sure it's still on, it's that quiet. This guitar has a soul of its own, I swear.

This guitar came from the factory set up perfectly. No flaws anywhere. I only had to put on 10's to replace the 9s, and that was it. I also wanted a slightly lower action, which the guys at the guitar store were happy to do, standard procedure.

Any guitar will go out if you like to ride the whammy bar, but this will come back close enough to finish a set, no problem. You could even beat the club manager with this guitar and still finish the set. I won't even bother to mention the strap buttons, they are the same with every guitar. Rock solid? Definitely.

Who cares? Don't need 'em.

Let me spare you the revenge fantasy if it were stolen. I've been playing let's say a long time, and if someone gave me a pre-CBS Strat, I'd sell it and buy this guitar, that's how good it is. There is really nothing to compare it to; in Beck's typically egoless fashion, he's recreated an early 60's Stratocaster with everything he could want, yet retaining its original character. I'm straining to find something bad to say about it...the closest I've been able to get is if you play an open string and strongly bend another against it, the open note will go down slightly because of the responsive bridge fulcrum, but that's just physics. My JB has more than I could ask for, even if I had one custom made. What more is there to say? A great value at any price for a truly professional quality guitar.