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Stagg Strat Copy

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Manufacturer URL www.staggmusic.com
Features 6.3 (30 responses)
Sound 6.3 (30 responses)
Action, Fit, & Finish 5.7 (29 responses)
Reliability/Durability 7.4 (28 responses)
Customer Support 7.1 (7 responses)
Overall Rating 6.7 (27 responses)
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Product: Stagg Strat Copy
Price Paid: 139 (English Pounds)
Submitted 12/29/2002 at 05:15pm by Sam
Email: schmitt001<at>hotmail dot com

Features : 8
ive been playing only 2 years on guitar im, 15 ive owned a yamaha pacifica, gibson cherry finish double cutaway, and a les paul copy,

This guitar must have been made very recnetly 2001,2002?

It has the standard 21 frets, the pickups seem to be the pickups found on affinity strats and it has one humbucker.
The Neck seems to be vranished maple gives off an affective finish
the neck seems to be a bit to fat opposed to my gibson that i own aswell at the moment, with the purchase i got a gig bag aswell

Sound : 9
My Music style is the new wave Metal music (Vines, Finch, Thursday) also punk and grunge, so it fits my style very wel especially for playing music by the Vines and Nirvana ect. the sharp sound of the strat really burst through when on clean

The amp i use is a modern 100watt peavy 112 bandit, i lobve peavy amps and find it hard not to get a bad sound however you need the post gain down to get a none feedback sort of distortion making the sound not as metal and grunge.

for play songs from green day and blink 182 to the vines and nirvana this guitar is ideal the sound is beutiful on clean and on the odd occasion so is the distorion

the guitar sounds good through a ds-1 pedal

Action, Fit, & Finish : 6
everything seemed too be all in order all except for the really tight tuning keys but they will loosen with time

Reliability/Durability : 10
This guitar seems to be like an axe, great durbility ive accdently dropped in on my wooden floor from a fair distance and it dint dint at all.

this guitar will definately with stand playing live (it hasnt got a choice lol)

i think if it could be avoided i would use a backup on a gig although if i didnt have a choice this guitar would be just fine

Customer Support : No Opinion
the staff seemed pretty helpful and friendly

theyve given em a 12 month gurantee which suites me

Overall Rating : 10
Ive been playing two years, i sing lead and play lead guitar in a bad called empathy, my gear is a phillips 110 cord mic, 100watt Peavy bandit transtube combo, Tanglewood 120 electric acoustic, Stagg S312, Gibson standard double cutaway, peavy leads, my practice amp is a Peavy Blazer 128 15watt


Product: Stagg Strat Copy
Price Paid: 100 (#)
Submitted 12/28/2002 at 10:23am by Anonymous

Features : 5
I brought this guitar about a year ago, it looked quite nice when i brought it apart from the gross red logo but i understand the new models have a much nicer logo.It was my first guitar and it costed about #110.

Its all standard strat style stuff just not as good i spose

Sound : 4
I play Hard rock/punk/metal etc, I think this guitar has an amazing palm muting sound using the bridge pickup, as for the neck pickup its also quite good for your solos but it lacks the kinda tone im sometimes looking for on the lower bass end, the same with the treble end too be far, so the tone is pretty naff to be honest and i have no use for the middle pickup. also the pickups have started buzzing very badly and its rather annoying to be honest.

ive found that u can just about get away with it if u use some good effects/amps like it sounds fine through my line 6 but as for my old 80 watt fender copy it seems to lose all treble end and its not the amp.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 1
ah , it sucked very badly out the box, the action is terrible and the neck was already slightly warped. there is fret buzz in so many places around the guitar mainly on 12th fret, many people have looked at it and tried to fix it but the problem keeps coming back so i just learned to live with it but seriously no one should have to cope with this.

next big problem. i noticed someone else had this problem with the trem. trem? non fucking existant. i broke the bar trying to get it to do anything, the bridge is so stiff and no matter what u do with it nothing seems to change it so dont think about using the trem with this.

Reliability/Durability : 10
haha this guitar rocks for this and its the only reason i think i still have it, i smash this thing into brick walls and throw it against amp head first etc, and the electronics have never stopped, ive had a few broken switches and machine heads but i guess thats whats too be expected, if u just want sumthin u can throw about and still play reasonably well this is ur guitar

Customer Support : No Opinion
who knows

Overall Rating : 5
ive been playing over a year now and i think its a very good starter guitar but i now own a maverick f1 and an epiphone sg which r much better but are also much more expensive.

If it was stolen or lost i would probly get one of those #75 encores just as a fuck up guitar, something u can take with u everywhere and not worry about it.

i love the bridge pickup tone and the small space between the frets just right, and the durability
i hate the buzzing, the hi action and the trem.

i suppose its a good guitar for the price but then again the encores better.


Product: Stagg Strat Copy
Price Paid: 99 (Pound uk.)
Submitted 09/02/2002 at 05:38pm by Mick LC

Features : 7
Bought new. Birmingham UK 2002 Ridiculously cheap - #99 approx $150
Probably Chinese manufacture - from CNC machined parts.
All standard Strat features with ceramic magnet-based pickups as expected at the price. Extremely well constructed at the price - fairly accurate body, somewhat lumpy neck of unspecified wood. Fingerboard flatter than Fender and with higher frets. Poor switch otherwise all ok. Reasonably accurate trem, ok tuners everything adjustable and lines up properly. Scratch plate and general appearance ok except some headstock contours. Nasty strings supplied - need changing.

Sound : 7
Excellent Chicago blus guitar ala Buddy Guy etc. Very spiky tone on Fender Amp with lots of bite. Excellent solo tone on fingerboard pickup, good mixed pu. tones. It is a little noisy but rectifiable. A much more aggressive tone than a standard or vintage Fender. Thoroughly useable with added shielding for hi-gain applications.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 7
Astonishingly good for the price. Nice sunburst finish. Everything fits, it all lines up and it plays as well as something ten times the price. Flatter fingerboard and higher, well-finished frets make string-bending easy. Trem set up well, action as supplied a little high but everything adjusts. You have to understand that this is a very cheap oriental instrumant and no-where near as accurate as a genuine Fender but it's a fair copy and a completely useable guitar with no flaws that affect plyability. One thing that needs to be changed is the poor switch.

Reliability/Durability : 10
I would use this as a gigging guitar after some screening and a new switch. Obviously not built to same standards as an expensive guitar but quite fit for the purpose. A utility instrument that will do the job without having to be worried about - and it sounds fine. alternatively a first-class student instrument.

Customer Support : No Opinion
No idea as to support other than through dealer. At the price I can hardly worry and I was so impressed I bought the Telecaster model too.

Overall Rating : 10
Nearly 30 years a player. Amongst several guitars have a couple of "genuine" Strats. They are valuable, the Stagg is an ideal guitar to take anywhere. I chose it for the sound, which is a bit less refined than my other Strats, and for the playability and appearance which is more than acceptable. Everything seems within reasonable tolerance and, as a Strat can be easily upgraded. It is also astonishing value


Product: Stagg Strat Copy
Price Paid: 350 (Singapore Dollars)
Submitted 04/14/2002 at 06:54am by Cliff
Email: ex350<at>rocketmail dot com

Features : 7
Not sure which year it was made, but I bought in 1982
Features the same as a Strat
The body is made of Ash and its beautiful the transparent finish showing all the wooden grains.
Came with a 3 way selector switch where i change it to a 5 way switch - got that great in-between sound

Sound : 8
I play Rock, Blues and Country. Pickup alittle noisy, but for clear bright biting tone, its great.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 6
Not too bad, but frets alittle too small in my opinion. More used to those bigger frets.

Reliability/Durability : 10
Been using it since 1982 .. what do you think??

Customer Support : No Opinion
None

Overall Rating : 9
I owned an Ibanez EX350, Gibson Les Paul Custom (sold off) and Aria CS350 (sold off) .. and I can tell you, I still love this axe. I have broke the whammy arm and still using it without the trem.
I think its great for a guitar of this price for its durability and good looks.


Product: Stagg Strat Copy
Price Paid: 250 (Euro)
Submitted 01/04/2002 at 06:06am by Marty

Features : 3
Dunno when, or where it was made, cuz I bought it second hand.
It has the same technical features as a strat, but of bad quality.

Sound : 1
I play a couple of styles (Blues, Jazz, and Vai stuff), and I must say... it sucks big time.
I have a vintage 100 WATT Al Stevens Amp, wich is pretty okay.
The sound sucks even more because the neck is very bad. If I play in hight tones, it skips a pickup every now and then.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 1
I'm not even gonna begin to speak about it.

Reliability/Durability : 8
This Imust hand to the guys, The damn thing is solid as a tank.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Dunno, never dealt with them

Overall Rating : 1
I've been playing for 20 years now, and Of-course I have several guitars. So I wouldn't mind if this one got stolen. It only uses space in my little studio. I guess I'll give it to some one I don't like (my mother in law or so) :o)

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