Hey all just went to GC to pick up my brand new ordered ,60s players strat. After nearly 2 months of looking for the right strat!! and after buying a brand new mexi std tele while lookin for the strat"go figure" I finally found a "the one for me"..After A B ing americans std,dlx,std, specials and most of the mexican offerings .I had it down to a american std, an american special and a mexican classic 60s.. I really was leaning towards the mexican 60s taking in concideration $$$ ,tone ,feel,look etc..i really thought the pups in the mexican vintage S S S had the best strat sound and great tonal difference . After hands on and getting an earful of the previous mentioned strats i hit the web to find out the differences in specs..And then went back to get a second feel and taste..and was again leaning to the mexican 60s,when i noticed that some one had dinged one of the fretts bad enuff to need a fret leveling..which took all the gas out of me i had for the guitar I then remembered reading some where on the web about the players series of guitar,BY the way i didnt like the fret work on the one i saw and and played at GC.BY i like the specs 12.0 radius 69 classic single coils "which I love".I took a shot and ordered from GC the 60s player strat.Not much of a risk as GCs return policy is good,The 60s classic had a 7.25 radius and a nice old school look to it and again sounded the best even up against the usa models..But having bought the mexican tele a month before and really loving that guitar for the money too !! 499. after the online coupon 100 off 399 !! 430 for a great tele..buying the mexican Didnt scare me..Really didnt want to spend 799 on a mexican strat "i kept hearing my guitar bros in my head..799 for a mexi ya crazy.". So after reading some reveiws and all the specs from fender I went to GC and ordered the classic players 60s start"But after taking advantage of another on line GC coupon last weekend for a 100 off 799....699 for the best Stratocaster, mexican or american ,in my humble opinion was a great deal...And its my first brand new strat right out of the box !! And it really only had to be tuned up..no issues at all after a real close inspectionout side of the gig bag this is a really sweet strat,And will be even better after its initial set up..love the rosewood board,low output 69 classic pups SSS. to me more comfy 12.0 radius great looking sunburst .I even A B it too the 60s classic i initialy loved ,And I really loved the players 60 more !!!Iam glad i took my time and did the reserch both online and in person. I think i saved my self a lot of second guessing,The people at GC at glen cove made it ez also..thanks to all there...Ive had usa std plus..lace sensor pups,jimmie vaughn strat tex mex, and missed them both after selling them..But ive learned my lesson and will not be selling this one..I think iam gonna go play it now...sorry for the long post.

Welcome to the forum Moe. Post a pic of that beast.

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Welcome, congratulations and may you enjoy both your new Fenders for many years to come!

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You dig?

tks and will post pics as soon as i figure out how.."wheres a teenager when ya need em"...tks again

HeyMoe...Welcome to the Forum...I too tried both of those guitars, but chose the 60s Classic in CAR...I think Retroverbials ludite tendancies are rubbing off on me!

Enjoy the guitars and that is a great handle!

T2

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Way to go! Congratulations!

Tks T2 stratman..and of course everyone else.....see ya around

Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck.

HEYMOE, good choice, great Strat! Oh, a wise-guy eh? Why I oughtta... <smack>....wake up and go to sleep!

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Por favor, disculpe mi español, no se llega a la práctica con mucha frecuencia.

Spread out.............

Pics......?

Arjay

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---> "The amp should be SWITCHED OFF AND UNPLUGGED before you do this!" <---

Por favor, disculpe mi español, no se llega a la práctica con mucha frecuencia.

Our band just wasnt the same after shemp left..hhiiipppppp

Heymoe-welcome to the froum and the world of Fender ownership.Can't wait to see pix of your new guitar.

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Shimmilou...THAT was a Classic

T2

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