Stratocaster Models

Under which name we label all guitars that have the truly legendary shape of a Fender Stratocaster.
First let’s check out the classic version (3 single coils, ash or alder body). You can mostly choose between a sheer maple neck (blond) and one with a rosewood fret board (dark). There is probably no other guitar that fits the human body better (beer belly shaped) and that is more versatile apart from the newer Superstrat, which we will discuss later on.

The bridge pickup gives you a downright biting sound and the neck pickup provides a wonderful bluesy sound (treble can be reduced by using tone control). The intermediate positions (neck and middle, bridge and middle) provide rippling, almost acoustic clean sounds that only the Stratocaster can produce.

Furthermore there is the cool vibrato bar that you can do really funny things with. Compared to Gibson-type guitars, you can say that the typical Fender (Strat and Tele) sounds more percussive and slappy, while Gibsons seem to hum a little more and make life easier for the guitarist.

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HARLEY BENTON HBMS15BK

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Exact copy of the original in shape and sound at a superprice, maple neck with rosewood fretboard, 22 frets, 3 single coil pickups, vintage type (…)

FENDER AMERICAN DELUXE STRATOCASTER

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Tone, tradition and innovation. Fender’s new American Deluxe Stratocaster® has all the modern features today’s guitarists require. The compound (…)

FENDER SQUIER BULLET STRATOCASTER

The Squire Bullet HSS Strat with tremolo is a simple, affordable and practical electric guitar designed for beginners and students. The Bullet HSS (…)

FENDER AMERICAN STANDARD STRATOCASTER

Icon. Not a word to be used lightly, but the Stratocaster® is just that. The new American Standard Stratocaster guitars are beauties to behold in (…)