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This is just me, but at 2k I'd probably look outside the Fender box. There's a lot of nice guitars for 2 grand. For that kind of cash, I'd want to sound different than everyone else. No matter what you spend on a Strat, It's still a Strat. I've heard great sounding Squire Starts with just pickup changes. I'd play a bunch of guitars, Fenders, Gibson, Reverends, PRS, Vox, Guild, Gretsch, you name it and see what speaks to you.
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Another consideration: It may take you years to 'find' the right guitar. I'm happy now with my MIM Strat which I've upgraded along the way. At this point I'm pretty much a Fender guy through and through. Years ago, I thought I had left Strats behind when I was very happy playing an Ibanez semi-hollow. Tastes change, along with your technique, what you might listen to, etc.

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garnold wrote:
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Is there a particular tone/style you're after? Who are some of the guitar players who's tone you like (Strat players or otherwise)? Do you normally play clean or do you use a fair amount of distortion or overdrive? Do you like vintage style single coils, over wound single coils with higher output or humbuckers? Or do you plan on replacing the pickups anyway? Which neck profile do you prefer? Thinner shapes like a C or soft V, or the much chunkier U or D? You could buy basically anything short of a Custom Shop Strat for 2k, so there are a ton of possibilities.


I'm more into Rock style Blues. If I could grow up and be like Eric Clapton I would be a happy guy :) As far as the other topics I guess I really don't know enough about guitars to answer those questions yet. Do you know of a site that helps describe some of these things so I can at least get an idea what I might be into?


Off the top of my head some guitars that would be worth you looking into are,

The Buddy Guy Strat (USA)
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Artist-Series-Buddy-Guy-Stratocaster-Electric-Guitar?sku=510113

The Buddy Guy Strat (Mexico)
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Buddy-Guy-Polka-Dot-Stratocaster?sku=511015

The Eric Clapton Strat (USA)
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Eric-Clapton-Stratocaster?sku=510637

The Stevie Ray Vaughan Strat (USA)
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Stevie-Ray-Vaughan-Stratocaster-Electric-Guitar?sku=510053

The Hot Rod '62 Strat (USA)
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Vintage-Hot-Rod-62-Stratocaster-?sku=512142

The Hot Rod '57 Strat (USA)
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-American-Vintage-Hot-Rod-57-Stratocaster-Electric-Guitar?sku=512139

The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Strat (Mexico)
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Kenny-Wayne-Shepherd-Stratocaster-Electric-Guitar?sku=528017

or the Jimmie Vaughan Strat (Mexico)
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Jimmie-Vaughan-Signature-TexMex-Strat-Electric-Guitar?sku=510057

You could also look into the 50's and 60's Road Worn Strats if you like relics. I do, but a lot of people don't and that's ok.

You should be able to find reviews for all of those on youtube to get an idea of what they sound like, and there are written reviews on Harmony Central.
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar

Warmoth.com has some great information on body woods and neck profiles.

Follow this link and click "Body Woods" on the left sidebar.
http://www.warmoth.com/Guitar/Bodies/Strat/Standard.aspx

And follow this link and click "Back Contours" on the left sidebar.
http://www.warmoth.com/Pages/GuitarNecks.aspx

Whew! There's enough links in the post to keep you busy for the rest of the day. :)

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I have 3 Strats-A 65,a 00 MIM and an 04 50th Ann. even though they all sound great the 65 is definitely the best for blues and blues rock having said that maybe a 62 reissue would be worth trying along with the others. I find a smaller neck less likely to cause hand fatigue and I bend an awful lot but then again it all boils down to personal preference.

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I've played blues and rock for over 35 years and you will always be searching for that "tone".
An American Standard Strat fitted with Fralins or Van Zandt blues p/ups and a good tube amp will get you started in the right direction.
I have several AS Strats and a 57 RI,and the difference is not that huge.
Remember...you will get most of your blues mojo from your amp.
The guitar is crucial,but the right amp is the key.
I've dumped a ton of money on blackface Fenders and it took me a long time to get back around to the tone I was hearing in my head....when I started playing it was on an old 65 Strat and tweed champ....a winning combo although low wattage.
I can't tell a lot of difference in old Strats and a very well set up new one....noticable,but not $20,000 worth.
But amps,well that is a different story.
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Well since it seems like the American Deluxe is going the way of the VG Strat, right now you can get one at GC for #1,199 which is $500 and change off the regular price and a lot of guitar for the money. I would go this route on the price alone as you wont find a better guitar for the money besides the fact it will give you what you are looking for and more.
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Ryan3985 wrote:
try a fender one :D





:lol:


Is there any other??? :D
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bluesguy54 wrote:
Ryan3985 wrote:
try a fender one :D




:lol:


Is there any other??? :D


If they hadn't badly predicted customer reaction, Gibson would have one, too.
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Rebelsoul wrote:
I've played blues and rock for over 35 years and you will always be searching for that "tone".
An American Standard Strat fitted with Fralins or Van Zandt blues p/ups and a good tube amp will get you started in the right direction.
I have several AS Strats and a 57 RI,and the difference is not that huge.
Remember...you will get most of your blues mojo from your amp.
The guitar is crucial,but the right amp is the key.
I've dumped a ton of money on blackface Fenders and it took me a long time to get back around to the tone I was hearing in my head....when I started playing it was on an old 65 Strat and tweed champ....a winning combo although low wattage.
I can't tell a lot of difference in old Strats and a very well set up new one....noticable,but not $20,000 worth.
But amps,well that is a different story.


That's definately worth taking into consideration. What type of amp do you have now?

I got to play through a vintage '65 Super Reverb one time and the tone was unforgettable. I was even using my MIM Standard Strat with stock pickups, but even then it was still one of the best tones I've ever heard from me. Someday I'm going to have to get one. :)

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