Fender Review: Mexican Stratocaster

History:

Purchase: I purchased my Stratocaster at New York Music in Boardman, Ohio for $329 + tax. It was a good deal considering it was a sunburst finish and those usually go for around $350 and since I'm a poor man with no income I decided to go for something I could afford.

What I Like About This Fender Mexican Stratocaster: This guitar has great action on the neck, which by the way is smaller than Gibson's neck and would work better for small hands, and it also has some great sound. This Mexican Made Strat can also take a beating. I've had place people wouldn't even dream of putting something over $20 dollars in, most of the time it wasn't supposed to be there, but nevertheless it was and it came out without a scratch.

What I Do NOT Like About The Fender Mexican Stratocaster: I have a few complaints a few cautions as to getting this guitar. First, I would like to say this is a great guitar and all complaints are probably because I don't take the time to diagnose the problem. (1) The washer around my hookup keeps coming lose, but that can be fixed by getting some washer sealant and tightening it up. (2) The high E string doesn't come out all that great, I'm guessing it was to do with the amount of space between the pickups and string wich I need to adjust. (Caution:) For all of you players that like to use alternative tunings, you must keep the tremelo in place to do so. The floating bridge on the Fender just pulls in futher if you tune down your strings. Although it does go into dropped D nicely without the tremelo.

Fender Mexican Stratocaster Quality Rating: This guitar was very nicely constructed and is realativly thin all the way around, meaning the body and neck are thin, but firm. It can take a beating and is a very nice work horse on stage and the standard pickups work nicely also.

Review Summary: For anyone looking to first break into the mid-range guitar this is your guitar. Although some aspects of the guitar seem to make it look not as good, don't let it fool you because this is one nice axe. It's a great work horse and player and it's never let me down for 3 years.

Rating of this Fender product: 4

This Fender Mexican Stratocaster Electric Guitars Review Submitted By: Joey

Review Date: 2004-11-25