Fender Antigua Strat Review

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Fender Antigua Strat
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tommyrock's review of Fender Antigua Strat

“I bought mine in 1989 for $700. I saw it in a vintage...”

★★★★★

written by tommyrock on 11/12/2008

Good Points
It's a Strat!

Bad Points
A bit twangy for rock and roll. I have played mine through Fender Twins and Marshall stacks and it still twangs more than earlier Stratocasters.
It's 70s heavy. Weighs almost as much as a Les Paul.

General Comments
I bought mine in 1989 for $700. I saw it in a vintage guitar store in NC and lusted after it- driving by weekly to make sure it hadn't sold. It was so eye-catching, I couldn't resist. After a few months, I finally bought it. It quickly became my main baby for recording and touring. Mine is unique in that it has a rosewood neck. I see a lot of maples come up, but no rosewoods.

I came to love Strats after growing up listening to Ritchie Blackmore and Jeff Beck. I wanted to steal that spectrum of sound. The 79 Antigua delivers, but with a whole different sound. I have played a lot of Stratocasters, but none has this almost weird sound. It might be the rosewood neck.

I'm getting ready to celebrate her 30th birthday with a show and a bottle of Woodford Reserve.

A classic guitar from Fender.

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