I bought my first Strat yesterday - the American Standard. It is ridiculously bad $@! ..!!

Sorry if I ask you, but... why did you buy it?
I bought my first (and last) Strat in 2003, a 2002 Highway One Honey Blonde, maple neck, and still hard believe how beautiful, well made it is and how beautifully it sounds.

I was inspired by Frusciante and others so that is why i bought the Strat

grats on the new strat and welcome to the forums.
i love my american standard strat also.

congrats my friend, I also just became a fender owner...its the best feeling in the world.

Your in the club now bill, welcome to the best forum around........... Mike

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The blues ain't nothin but a good man feelin bad.

Congrats billritt and cwatson on your Strats. I bought my first Strat in August I think. I have 3 now and I don't plan on stopping. My next will an MIA I'm sure unless I find a hell of a deal on a white RW 60s.

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Fender 50th Anniversary Strat
Fender Road Worn '50s Strat
Fender Highway One (HSS) Strat (D standard tuning)
Fender '72 Tele Deluxe
Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212

Thanks for the well wishes from everyone. As for the new Strat - I thought I always wanted the 3-color Sunburst like Frusciante but saw and fell in love with the Candy Cola. It is soo awesome, the tones ring through like an angel singing.

As for an amp, I have a Peavy now w/ clean and gain settings. What amp do you recommend (I only play in my house so 15w should be very adequate and <$200.) I've been looking @ the Fender SS Frontman series.

I have a Vox 15R and at $135 it was a real bargain,you can also get excellent Vox and Marshall modeling amps for <$200 and their amp models and effects are quite good.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.