This review is from: Classic Player 141102303 Electric Guitar (2 Tone Sunburst)I bought one in gold. It had everything I wanted on paper. Medium Jumbo Frets, comfortable neck profile, custom shop designed pickups and other than the bridge, a nice vintage look. I love Strats and have owned several. This one is a favorite of Fender forums for those wanting good value strat that's a step up from the base Mexican Standard Strats. The biggest problem with the guitar is the finish. One downside to the vintage truss rod setup is you must remove the neck to adjust the truss rod. When mine was adjusted, the finish near the back of the neck plate began cracking. One small piece chipped off which then spread to adjacent area much like a hard boiled egg. The finish was unusually thick. This happened to a second area of the guitar. Once the finish cracked, the adjacent paint quickly chipped away. When I contacted Fender, I was told it was not covered by any warranty because the finish chipped away due to "impact" (it did not). The local repair shop said this wasn't unusual for a poly finish Fender. For $800, Fender should do better. They wouldn't even inspect the guitar when I offered to ship it to them to see for themselves. I eventually repainted it and the painter said removing the original paint was trivially easy, it just fell off.If you must get a Fender, I'd recommend one of the nitro finish guitars such as the Highway One or perhaps the Eric Johnson. Perhaps I had an unusually bad paint job but if I did, Fender did nothing to correct it....
This review is from: Classic Player 141102303 Electric Guitar (2 Tone Sunburst)I am an experienced guitarist (and former pro). As part of my guitar collection, I've owned the Fender Classic Player 50's Strat for some years now, and can easily say that it is one of the best deals I've come across in electric guitars. Plays great, with a soft V neck, 2 point trem, Gotoh locking tuners and medium jumbo frets; sounds great, with American Fender pick ups custom wired; looks great with flawless fit and finish, mine is in shoreline gold. This guitar was designed by Fender's custom shop and uses American Fender components, it is assembled in Baja to keep the price down with the final inspection in Fullerton. You can't hardly get a better deal on a real Fender Strat. Absolutely fantastic at any price; BUY IT !...
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