Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster [1998-2003]

- In which country was it made?
United States (on the plate: Corona, California ... their new plant)

- How many frets, what kind of micro as well as their configuration?
-> Well enough frets (22)
-> 3 Vintage Noiseless pickups simple

- What type of bridge (Floyd, Wilkinson ...)?
ben nan or not flyod wilkinson ... a Fender Deluxe (too) flexible lever clicks into place (do not screws)

What type of race?
One piece maple (not reported key), benchmarks abalone

The body is Swamp Ash (Ash). It is an option, White Blonde finish sublime!

Mechanical locking (great!)
Bone nut.
Flawless finish. Box practical and not too large.

UTILIZATION

Handle large half-round and pleasant, it does not tire (except after a set 4:30 ... like the music festival)

without access to acute prob, except for the last 3 box, but I'm not very often ...

legendary ergonomics of strats ...

Sound great, but who may lack a bit of grain ...

SOUNDS

Very, very, very versatile ... we often underestimate its capabilities ....

Use on Fender Stage 100 and Marshall VS65 (soon on a tube amp DIY style Blacface SuperReverb) ... EQ centered, it sounds nickel.

The neck pickup is great (that's why I wanted a strato ...) as well as clear that saturated ...
Intermediate positions are great too ...

OVERALL OPINION

Use for over a year ...
Jadore White Blonde finish ... Mics with more grain would have been more, but hey, let's not quibble.

Paid € 1845 (about 2000 and bananas in the catalog).

Very good choice, which made me grow hugely ... We are rediscovering his game, playing more end, gradually tames the beast, one must know ... and it's great ...

Made in USA (2002)
-Maple neck 22 frets
-3 Vintage noiseless pickups (so no switch S1 mounted)
Mechanical-type deluxe, high quality, therefore, particularly in terms of holding the tuning
-A perfect finish, served with a translucent varnish that reveals the wood grain ... beautiful.
For the rest there is a Srtat (except for the weight that is greater than that of an American Standard)

UTILIZATION

First of all when you take this guitar, what strikes first is that the hands are placed all alone, it's fast, flexible, almost enjoyable, the profile of the handle and painted this American Deluxe offers a comfortable game really striking. Having said this I am not here to talk of ergonomics srtats legendary, but some small details from the Deluxe range are true more ...

As for sounding an srtat you really not look far ...

SOUNDS

I play (I try to play anyway) mainly blues, jazz, rock, with sounds ranging from clean up sounds not too saturated.

Again there is a very versatile sound palette, but especially with the character. Do you still expect to sound like a vintage sound is still a bit more "modern", so a little less typical (which said it was necessarily a bad thing?). That said there are only a few licks or make some arrangements to return to slamming and richness of sound Srtat. Play with this guitar on a good tube amp and you will understand ...
However, attention to the choice of the amp because it is quick to bury the personality of the guitar (especially for its clear).

Overall the pickups have a lot of presence, even if it is less obvious to the microphone in the middle that, by itself, provides little thing after all.

Finally do not expect either, having large loadings "Metal" which are kept clean with this guitar, but I think I learn anything to anyone ...

OVERALL OPINION

I bought my guitar there is now a year and a half, and after changing a Blues Jr amp, I think I can say that this guitar fits perfectly with the spirit Fender: versatility and character ... It fits all styles and makes this little grain that has the reputation of this guitar.
More finishing his clear and microphones a notch above the standard, for a price not necessarily more expensive.
In my opinion this is the ideal compromise for a quality guitar for a price that does not fly as models am-called "legendary."
In short a very good instrument.

My rating 9.5/10

the guitar is heavy (but lighter than a les paul custom)
it is robust
she can get 10 times the 3rd floor of the Eiffel tower, scraping on asphalt, you can piss on him and drag in the mud, it will not be much except a slight alteration of his appearance, a little wolfgang van halen in or Gilmour Signature relic)
mine dates from 2000, so no switch S1, which undoubtedly useful, but I am going well
vintage noiseless pickups
Mapple nice long run we love this profile
a small log (I mean, bigger than the american standard)

UTILIZATION

handle a bit bigger, but we made it
I like the sleeves for
that said, I adapt well to it, even with the thumb on top


SOUNDS

very good sound with these vintage noiseless pickups (which also equip clapton signature, which resemble the sounds a little ...)
is the substrate by its excellence, a serious enough velvety while slamming an intermediary a little dirty and a microphone rather insipid acute, intermediate positions very knopfleriennes, microphones strat strat what ^ ^
I changed the pickup for a double acute simple format SD hot rail
it sounds great
Note: the important output level microphones compared to my CS gilmour signature

OVERALL OPINION

great guitar, a true Start sound
for not much more expensive, there is a stratum of a bill much higher than that of American Standard (whichare well too, but criticism that I missed a little "twang" and depth)
I love and I recommend
but the handle may not like (like the sound besides, it's stupid what I say ...)
test ...