Does anyone know of any dealers near the 43613 area code that will stock a large variety of fenders artist series??

You probably won't find many shops that will stock a lot of Artist Series Strats. How close are you to Holland? There is a Guitar Center there, that might be your best bet for a large selection of Strats, not the Artist Series though, those will probably have to be ordered.

http://gc.guitarcenter.com/locations/store.cfm?store=615

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hey msnyder- i live in the same zip code. there are a few small shops carrying fenders around here, but i haven't seen any artist series here. i wanted to see how different they are from the standard series. these guitars are probably too expensive to keep on inventory, as they probably don't sell as fast.

talk to them, or check guitar center. since we are probably in one of the smaller markets for these guitars, it is likely to be a special order item. if you get one, let us know how it goes.

btw, are you gigging locally. let us know. i wouldn't mind meeting some of the forum friends.

If there is a local Fender dealer near you, you can always have them order the guitar.

I had to have a local Fender shop order my EC Strat. Due to my color choice it took about a month.

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