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Post subject: Deluxe players strat. Is it a good buy?
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 7:57 pm
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Greetings guitar players! I am a bassist but a bandmate of mine came to me for advice today on upgrading his Squire - and I know nothing. He found this guitar:

http://www.fender.com/series/deluxe/del ... -sunburst/

He found it used or highly discounted, I don't recall. I am asking on his behalf if this is a good quality instrument and a good value, or should he hold out for an MIA?

Thanks in advance.

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Post subject: Re: Deluxe players strat. Is it a good buy?
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 8:16 pm
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Fine guitars.

The noiseless pickups sometimes need to be tweaked (height-adjusted) to perform at their best, but it's a solid instrument overall and parsecs ahead of a Squier.

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Post subject: Re: Deluxe players strat. Is it a good buy?
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 8:31 pm
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The Deluxe Player Strat is a big step up form the Squier. Definitely a good buy.


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Post subject: Re: Deluxe players strat. Is it a good buy?
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 8:32 pm
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Retroverbial wrote:
Fine guitars.

The noiseless pickups sometimes need to be tweaked (height-adjusted) to perform at their best, but it's a solid instrument overall and parsecs ahead of a Squier.

Arjay



+1 and if you read all the Ratings on the link you attached, you'll see Retro and I are not alone in this evaluation.

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Post subject: Re: Deluxe players strat. Is it a good buy?
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 8:54 pm
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I like mine a lot

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Post subject: Re: Deluxe players strat. Is it a good buy?
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 2:29 pm
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Very decent guitar, but note the 12" radius, not that it's an issue, but some people don't like the flatter fretboards.

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Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 7:13 pm
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Miami Mike wrote:
Very decent guitar, but note the 12" radius, not that it's an issue, but some people don't like the flatter fretboards.


And yet, some do! :) My guitar that's on order will have a 14". I like that aircraft carrier, landing field type of feeling on my fretboard.

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Post subject: Re: Deluxe players strat. Is it a good buy?
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 10:50 am
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Drew365 wrote:
Miami Mike wrote:
Very decent guitar, but note the 12" radius, not that it's an issue, but some people don't like the flatter fretboards.


And yet, some do! :) My guitar that's on order will have a 14". I like that aircraft carrier, landing field type of feeling on my fretboard.


What scale length with that 14" ?

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Post subject: Re: Deluxe players strat. Is it a good buy?
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 11:50 am
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An add to the already provided comments; it could be a good buy, unless he doesn't like the feel of the neck. If he doesn't, :cry: Try before buy.. :)

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Post subject: Re: Deluxe players strat. Is it a good buy?
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 11:53 am
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Lenny1716 wrote:
An add to the already provided comments; it could be a good buy, unless he doesn't like the feel of the neck. If he doesn't, :cry: Try before buy.. :)


+1

The 12-inch radius is not everyone's cup of tea.

Give it a whirl before writing that check.

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Post subject: Re: Deluxe players strat. Is it a good buy?
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 6:54 pm
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T2Stratman wrote:
Retroverbial wrote:
if you read all the Ratings on the link you attached, you'll see Retro and I are not alone in this evaluation.

T2

They never put my rating on their site for that guitar. In my opinion it's a very poorly made guitar, the pickups are bland and lifeless.


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