sarNz

Any guitar player knows this is a classic. My friend bought some Japanese one from the 80s that I played today that sounds great. Definitely needs to be setup though. Anyways, what would jesus do?

$1300 - $1500 on an official American made
Half of that on a Mexican made
Buy a guitar off my friend for 100 bucks, customize the body, etc, and switch out all the pickups for strat ones

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02 GT

you could go with the mexican made fender and it will play just as good as the american made one

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ztalon

The red American Standard Strat was my first guitar. I got the vintage blonde G&L Legacy a few years later and bought the American Deluxe Strat 2 years ago.

I've played cheaperFenders and they felt real good. You could probably get a Mexican or Japanese Strat and possibly upgrade the pickups and have a darn good guitar.

You could also look for a used Fender or G&L (I know the headstock is a little different, but they are every bit as good a strat as a Fender).

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gibsonxplayer88

if you get the mexican one, play as many of them as you can until you find one that you really like, some of the necks tend to be lemons and just dont play nearly as well as they could. otherwise any of the americans will be amazing.

or you could just get a gibson

35thAnni99GT

i just realized those are all left-handed strats.[8D]

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ARdoller

i had stripped down a mexican 3 tone sunburst and replaced everything except the electronics, and it played great. too bad it was stolen.

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nmerrill

I had one of those cheap ones from guitar center, tried to learn how to play, but eventually smashed it through a girls windshield(sweet story!) THe strat survived, but i gave it up

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ztalon

Are the American made Fender Strats really up over $1300 now?

I bought my American Deluxe Fender Strat for less than that about 2 years ago and that wasn't an entry level model.

Well, considering the price of a Gibson Les Paul Custom, I guess that would be a bargain anyway.

I've always liked the way a strat feels and plays, but I am also a big fan of a telecaster. Some telecasters come with the body contour of a strat and you can get single or dual binding on a telecaster.

That's the way it starts. Get a nice electric guitar today and then start planning for the next one, becauses variety rules.

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ztalon

Here are the rest of my 'wrongies'....I mean "lefties". I started playing later in life and kind of made up for lost time. The PRS Custom 22 and white Gibson Les Paul Custom are my two favorites.

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SKAR

i voted real strat

or just buy gibson as mentioned before

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