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Although I would agree with most of the information in this excellent post,
I would take exception with the the American Standard being overpriced.
With a little looking (and perhaps negotiating), I think you could find one
new for closer to $500. Don't forget the pre-owned instrument market; I see
American-made (and Japanese-made) Stratocasters advertised frequently in the
paper (and on eBay) for much less, many of them not having been used much.
I always approached buying a guitar as though I would own it forever,
tending to buy the best-made instrument I could afford. What may sound good
to you right now, may later-on be an entirely different story when you have
progressed musically. You want to have a good base from which hardware can
be altered to suit the needs of your music (of course, the alternative is to
have multiple instruments, but not everyone is in that financial position).
Hope some of this helps.
Best regards, Dana Vincent
----- Original Message -----
From: "viktor423" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 9:19 AM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: question about Stratocasters
Squire's are made of plywood, not good, hence the cheap price. They
are also finished in 'asian polyurethane' a very glopy tone killing
material. American standard is overpriced and has 'improvements' of
dubious value. Mexican strats are cheap, slaped together affairs,
but are at least made of decent wood and the price is right. Some
people swear by mexican strats, but I don't like the neck. My advice
is: forget the price and country of origin and just play them
unamplified - listen to the tone, if it's loud, clear and resonant,
it's probably a decent sounding axe. Also the way the neck feels in
your hand is of optimal importance. Japaneese fenders are really
good but unfortunately no longer imported into america. Word of
warning: Strats are very quirky and difficult to set up right,
They're never right 'out of the box', and require a lot of trial and
error to make them play correctly. However they're probably one of
the most versatile guitars ever made, but the quality varies greatly
from strat to strat. Just play a lot of them till you find one that
feels right.
--- In SurfGuitar101@y..., "bloobeary" <christophert@s...> wrote:
> Hiya gang, I was out auditioning guitars this weekend, and I've got
a
> few questions about Fender Stratocasters.
>
> I tried three different models:
> a chineese version (the squire) for $125
> a mexican version (don't know the name) for $399
> the "american" version for $799
>
> Overall, the only differences I could see were body thickness, the
> ammount of chrome on the hardware, and the price tag. Is there any
> major difference between these models that qualifies the higher
cost?
> Like, is a squire prone to breaking/warping etc...?
>
> Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> cheers.
>
> -c*
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