Fender Review: Tom Delonge Signature Stratocaster

History:

Purchase: I got this guitar at Musicians Friend for $500. I got this guitar because I needed a guitar that had fat tone and I didn't want to buy a guitar and then upgrade the pickup.

What I Like About This Fender Tom Delonge Signature Stratocaster: I like this guitar because it has fat tone with the Seymour Duncan invader. Plus it looks real cool. The color is rich, smooth, and bright. When I picked this guitar up i found that it was easy to play and it sounded great even without an amp which could only mean great amplified sound! It has a vintage look to it with a 70's headstock and vintage tuners and the pearloid pickguard adds depth to the overall look. It comes with a hardtail bridge which also translates into fat tone as well as the pickup. It only has one volume nob and is extremely simple. Rhythms were extremely fat and sound great.

What I Do NOT Like About The Fender Tom Delonge Signature Stratocaster: It has a hardtail bridge so it doesn't have that stratocaster tremo twang to it. It was a bit heavy but that makes for good sound. The guitar didn't have a neck pickup which made solos to a lot of songs sound off in tone and they had a certain muddiness to it and quite frankly lacked versatility. Its a bit hard to keep in tune.

Fender Tom Delonge Signature Stratocaster Quality Rating: It has great quality. Even for a mexican strat. The finish was excellent. The neck is shaped well. The pickup is amazing and i would recommend it as an upgrade to anyone that wants fat tone. What more can I say, its a great looking and sounding guitar.

Review Summary: If you want fat tone and great looks and simplicity all in one then get this guitar. But I the only thing this guitar lacks is versatility so i would only recommend this guitar to people who know exactly what they want and not to a beginner. Beginners should stick with a more versatile guitar until they find what kind of music they really want to play and see the fine tonal aspects of a guitar.

Rating of this Fender product: 4

This Fender Tom Delonge Signature Stratocaster Electric Guitars Review Submitted By: Matt

Review Date: 2001-11-24