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Fender American Special Stratocaster [2010-2018]

STC-Shaped Guitar from Fender belonging to the American Special Stratocaster series

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Published on 10/23/13 at 06:26
Stratocaster - Made in USA (better selected / KD and therefore more stable side adjustment compared with Mex or Jap wood)

Bridge Fender - Vintage synchronized - 6points ink.

Handle C. End and satin. Super nice, makes the "satin" movement and super conduction of sound "maple fingerboard" (super attack)

22 frets - 3 micros "Texas Special" with a 5-way switch. More gain than the "standard" mics. Personally I did not like all too bland standard "for my taste" here I found more crunch and velvety moderate gain. Identical to the "SRV" microphones.

Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup) Greasebucket tone circuit (treble cut without raising serious), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone circuit Greasebucket
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup


9/10 for the electronics could be an S1 or one with more possibilities ... but primons the violin after the electronics are very good and then not be updatée.

UTILIZATION

Maple neck satin - Super nice and easy movement / slippage .. Very good attack. I have a BC LP rosewood handle and it is faster and more responsive.

C-shaped handle - not too big or too late ... good compromise.

Guitar "ergonomic" which is why I selected more micro "single coil". Lightweight "compared to my LP" and bevel to the shape dimensions ... The stratosphere is the next big change ergonomics!

Double cut ... or access to acute carefree ...

Sound: This guitar "sings" .. Both the LP strat sings purrs. Register treble a bit tinny. With a good tube amp in moderate saturation, the sound is mellow in acute beach. It is easy to get good sounds.

SOUNDS

The strat provides all sounds a bit .. then the amp will also ;) A lil much less to hold the tuning, this says j'm original "rope super soft" and vibrato rope never helps to keep good tuning.

Sounds: Rather than the side christallins fat.

I play a AC4TV 11 "cabinet + see VOX 12" / recently on EGNATER tweaker 15w connected to the head office VOX. Exceptionally use a wah wah "cry baby wah fasle" and DS1 boss.

All sounds .. yet with a preference on the 1 and 2 positions.

OVERALL OPINION

I have this guitar for a week.

I tried of course my Gibson Les Paul which is very stable side fatter than strat (the other side of the force settings ;)
I also tested a pacifica which vrmt me no more. Tested Ibanez, Jackson, Fender Telecaster "brilliant but less versatile" and this goal was to add colors to the palette of sounds, being super versatile strat my sights s is given to it.

The two negatives in my opinion are: keeping the tuning with the fender vibrato. The inability to change tuning without having to re-adjust all the guitar "of vibrato."

I would do this choice without hesitation! Great guitar! I was not at all for fender here microphones differ from other models. Ergonomics should not be overlooked .. first workday arrived with my beloved home at 14h and did not laché until 22h. PAs cramps, no printing of the body of my guitar on the sides ... With that sound great .. polyvelent A test is :)!