21 for me. Keepin it vintage and traditional.

I wish it was that simple.

Play something like this on your 21 fret.

e|-------22-------22-------22-------22-------22-|
B|-22b24----22b24----22b24----22b24----22b24----|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

I voted 21. All the original Strats came with 21 and it has always worked for me (not to mention it worked for Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan).

That's right, I dropped both the Jimi AND the SRV cards on this one!

Well I play 22 and im still alive.

That's right, I dropped the your dead and im not card.

I have a lot of gutars you just adjust to the one your playing all fender guitars 25.5 scale still have all the frets spaced the same the only difference is that 22nd fret to slighty extend fingerboard at the heel. I have no problem playing any of My Fenders with either. Not that I am hanging out at the 22'nd fret alot. When people say you got to one over the other thats a joke and if more is better then they all would be 24 frets like the HM Strat.!!!!

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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

Thomas Jefferson

22 as like Mike stated it gives you that extra position in A.But for some reason I am not crazy for a 24 fret. Callen you been listening to Angus lately.lol

Na, But If I have 22 frets im gonna use em. And I couldnt play a guitar with 21 frets.

I have a 21 and a 22 fret guitar. I have even owned 24 fret guitars before. I find I do not visit past 21st fret very often. 21 is plenty, but like 22 frets also. Anything past that make my dogs howel anyways.

RK

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RK

2007 Fender Highway 1
2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

Thomas Jefferson

What if I prefer 27 frets I didn't see that option

But seriously I have quite a variety of guitars so on the Strat I could care less that I only have 21.

That only looks like 26 1/2 frets
BTW, what is that beast?

It's a Caparison Horus.

Mahogony body, The thing I wish they had were medium jumbos frets in place of the jumbo's but they are nice guitars!!!!

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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

Thomas Jefferson

I love jumbo frets.