Tag: Fender Strat
Fender Player Stratocaster Review
Fender Player Stratocaster Review. In-depth review of the Fender Player Stratocaster. Is this the best value electric guitar money can buy? New video added. Don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel here. The preamble Before we start, know this: This latest guitar review is a long time in the making. If you’re a reader…
Block vs Bent Steel Guitar Saddles?
I recently replaced the original bent-steel guitar saddles on my Fender Player Stratocaster with block saddles. Should you do the same? Now video added. Don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel here. Bent Steel Guitar Saddles. The traditional choice, and standard issue on my Fender Player Strat, as well as, surprisingly, the new American…
Fender Player Stratocaster vs Squier Affinity Stratocaster
To the casual onlooker, there doesn’t seem to be much difference, at least cosmetically, between two of the most popular electric guitars in the world: The Fender Player and Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Having owned both of them for some time, I thought it would be useful to discuss in detail how they differ from one…
Fender Stratocaster trem setup.
Much has already been written and the pros and cons of floating, decking, or blocking a Fender Stratocaster trem. Here’s my take. Fender Stratocaster trem setup: floating trem The back of the bridge floats about an 1/8″ above the body. This is achieved by either loosening the two trem spring claw screws or removing trem…
The Fender Stratocaster: Coming Home
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Looking back through my Electric guitar history, I’ve owned eight Stratocasters over the years. Why does it feel like coming home again this time around? Hondo Stratocaster copy. 1990(ish). Candle Apple red. Rosewood fingerboard. My first guitar, used with a fly-sec headphone amp. Looking back, it was decent enough to make me want to continue…
Fender Player Stratocaster: A Third Opinion.
I’ve been back and forward on the idea of a Fender Player Stratocaster for well over a year now. Is it finally time to purchase one? The Fender Player Stratocaster has been mentioned many times on these pages over the last few months, from Falling in love with the Fender Stratocaster (again) to Gibson Les…
5 Famous Myths of the Fender Stratocaster debunked!
Since its inception in 1954, The Fender Stratocaster has been described as The Perfect Electric Guitar. Its virtues are well documented, not least on these very pages, but does the image always live up to reality? Let’s look at my top 5 Fender Stratocaster myths… Fender Stratocaster Myths #1: It’s the easiest guitar to modify…
Brian May Red Special Review
As a Queen (and Brian May) fan, the fabled Red Special was always beyond criticism… until the day I bought the Brian May Guitars Red Special. The Brian May Guitars Red Special is, of course, an ‘affordable’ version of the real thing, not even comparable to the ‘Supers’, let alone the official copies made by…
