Fender Stratocaster Review

Good Points
Locking tuners,
Larger frets,
S1 switching
Very versatile.

Bad Points
As with all strats the Volume pot is too near general hand position which leads to rolling off the volume without realising it. (embarrassing, but you can learn to miss it!)

General Comments
Mine is an 2006 american deluxe model with maple fingerboard. I'd had a Squire and a Highway One before and was looking to upgrade. I tried out a load of strats at my local shops until I found this one. Interestingly I tried two identical guitars the day I bought this. The first one was awful, set up was no good for me and I felt I couldn't wait to put it down. I then tried the other. What a difference! The moment I touched it I just knew it was the one. It plays brilliantly, is very versatile and balances well on the strap. I play mostly heavy metal so I was a bit worried it wouldnt cut it sound wise but the S1 switching takes care of that easily. As I'm a bassist with short fat fingers the only concern I had in the beginning was the larger frets. If you push too hard, as if playing a bass, it alters the pitch of the note played enough to be out of tune. OK as long as you notice it and allow for it but could put someone off buying one if they're like me!