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Post subject: Fender strat model? American?
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:28 pm
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Hi i am purchasing a new strat this week and i came upon this and was wondering what model strat it is? What year? i know there is not much to go on but i hope someone can give me info. Thanks


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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:41 pm
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Hi rockfreak94,

The ad says "Roland Ready Stratocaster", which is the model. I believe that these are MIM. The serial number will tell the year, and it's not shown. There is a phone number in the ad, why not call and ask your questions. :idea:

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It appears that the bridge and neck pups have been changed.

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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:44 pm
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yeah i called him he told me it was american he told me he would text me the serial number in a bit


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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:50 pm
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rockfreak94 wrote:
yeah i called him he told me it was american he told me he would text me the serial number in a bit


It's definitely not an American Strat. There was once a Roland Ready American Standard Stratocaster, but it had been discontinued years ago. Besides that, the guitar would still have all the other identifying marks of an American Strat including the 2-point American Standard trem and a 22-fret neck. But it still might be a good deal, though, if guitar plays well and you want to get into synth sounds. Plus the pickups are in fact changed (looks like Seymour Duncan's 'Everything Axe' set).


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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:58 pm
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Thanks for the help!. I was under the impression it was American because of the creamy look lol. and im really into Hendrix. But once i saw the headstock i was skeptical. I am thinking about buying this because it would my first fender right after my crappy squier guitar.


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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:08 pm
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rockfreak94 wrote:
Thanks for the help!. I was under the impression it was American because of the creamy look lol. and im really into Hendrix. But once i saw the headstock i was skeptical. I am thinking about buying this because it would my first fender right after my crappy squier guitar.


IMHO, instead of buying this guitar, you'd do better with a new MIM Standard. Don't let the color or look be the deciding factor. Play a couple of them and see which feels and sounds best to you.

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BTW; what about the headstock made you skeptical?


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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:18 pm
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Well since im a noob it didnt say under the fender logo made in mexico or some defining factor that to me defines which model it is. ( very little knowledge on fenders). I have played mexican strats but the necks are too thick( in my opinion) I have had my eyes on the american standard ones.


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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:52 pm
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here is the serial number " mn672823 the person i bought it from put a Mexican neck on it"


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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 9:25 pm
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The serial number indicates MIM, 1996-1997. It would be really weird to put a Mex neck on an Am guitar. :? But, since the guitar was MIM, it would already have a Mex neck. :lol:

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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:37 am
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rockfreak94 wrote:
Well since im a noob it didnt say under the fender logo made in mexico or some defining factor that to me defines which model it is. ( very little knowledge on fenders). I have played mexican strats but the necks are too thick( in my opinion) I have had my eyes on the american standard ones.



Ummm...if you check the specs, the American Standard's and the Mexican Standard's use the same neck profile...both use a "Modern C" shape, both use a medium jumbo fret, etc., etc.. In other words, if you're truly not happy with the size of an MIM standard neck, you're not going to be happy with the American either.

Likewise, it's also worth remembering that there are many different models of Strats, typically regardless of origin. In other words, not all Mexicans use the same neck profile, not all Americans use the same neck profile, yadda, yadda. For example, something such as a 50's reissue is going to have a much thicker neck, regardless of origin, because that's the way Strats were made back in the 50's. A "U' shaped neck is going to be completely different from a "C" shaped neck which is going to be different still than a "V". Likewise, a 9 1/2" fretboard radius is going to feel completely different than a 12" radius, which feels different from a compound radius....when it comes to guitar necks, there are -MANY- variations.

I'm not trying to be rude here and there is obviously an on-going debate about all of this, but from the comments posted already, it sounds to me like you're trying to base your decision on the instrument color and where it was made...which are simply the -wrong- things to be considering. Jimi Hendrix played a white Strat...so? Would he have been any less of a legend had he of played one in Torino red? Not at all. Dude...he played like Hendrix and sounded like Hendrix because he was Jimi Hendrix...period. The color of his guitar or even that he played some Strats had NOTHING to do with it...he would have been just as impressive on a Silvertone!

This is just my own personal opinion of course but the first thing I consider when I'm looking at ANY guitar, is the -feel-. Doesn't matter whether it's American, Mexican, Japanese, Chinese, Indo or even from another planet...doesn't matter if it's Fender, Squier, Gibson, Epiphone, Jackson, Kramer, Hamer, Gretsch, Danelectro/Silvertone, etc...if the feel isn't there, then you're just not going to be happy with the guitar regardless of how much others may or may not think it's worth. Obviously sound is important too, but with a Strat (or most electrics) that's usually easy enough to change just by swapping out pickups and/or some hardware. Personally I'd rather have something like a $200 Squier that simply feels good and plays well over something such as even a $4000 Custom Shop instrument that doesn't feel right in my hands. Why? Because I would -play- the Squier...the more expensive instrument would simply sit on a stand until I got sick of looking at it. There's a reason why I don't have a single Les Paul in my collection...I don't like them! In someone else's hands they may sound great but to me they're heavy, bulky and horribly uncomfortable to play (not to mention horribly over-priced!). Likewise, I personally don't like the American Strats either...the two point trems drive me nuts, the pickups always sound dull and lifeless and the hand rolled fretboards just don't impress me at all...what's the point of spending twice the dinero on something where I'd have to swap all that out right from the git-go? I've been playing guitar for over 3 decades now and I -know- what I like...other people's opinions are completely irreverent because they're not the people playing -my- guitars.

Here's a little fact about guitars; At the end of the day, it doesn't matter where the guitar was made or who made it, it doesn't matter how much it cost or how much of a bargain you may (or may not) have gotten...if it don't feel right, you're not going to play it.

So with all that in mind, if you really prefer a thinner neck, as much as I hate to say it, you may be better off with a Jackson or something similar. If you have the money, maybe even consider a Rickenbacker...ya don't get necks much thinner than a Rick! In fact, I would suggest that you not even look at headstocks and decals...go to a few music stores and leave your preconceptions at the door. Just play as many guitars as you can get your hands on and decide what feels right...then worry about where it was made, what color it is and who made it.



These are, as always, just my own personal opinions...please use them only for what you feel they are worth.

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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:24 am
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difficult to say, but I'm thinking it's a Mexican. Fender American has been using staggered tuners for years, eliminating the need for a 2nd string tee. Secondly, only 21 frets. Only Reissues/Custom Shops have 21. The Roland system was originally on an American Strat, now they are Mexican. Chances are the string tee's and the Roland system are partscasters material...

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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 3:42 pm
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Hendrix played more than white strats his fav was a black one. The white was just because he played it at Woodstock. That's a partsacaster so you won't know what you've got till you get it.


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