I got a nice deal on this guitar - our friend Rylan "bonused me up" with shirts, bags, guitar polish and what not. Quite the package. Then, when the guitar was scanned at the till, it popped up that I get a Fender bar stool with it too! How sweet! This bar stool is awesome.

This is an American Standard Stratocaster.

So the guitar has CS Fat 50s pickups, and they sound great. The guitar has a fatter tone than my Suhr, which I loved a lot. However, I sold it because I started feeling that it sounded a bit thin. I think the bridge might have been an issue.

This new Fender stays in tune better than any Strat I've ever had, I'm quite amazed! It has the 2 point tremolo, and I didn't think I was going to like it as much as I do.

The neck is wider than my Road Worn Strat, but still comfortable.

I think this is probably the best Fender Strat you can get for the money. It does sound a lot fatter and bigger than the Road Worn.

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