This review was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Jonezee

Quite a funny story why I ended up with this guitar… about ten or so years ago I had been out on the booze all night and was making my way home on the train about 7 in the morning.

Bizarrely, on my travels I bumped in to my bass player from the band we play in, who was just finishing his night shift. It was a gorgeous summers day so we decided the best thing to do was meet back up later and spend it in the beer garden of a pub.

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This review was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Phil Ball

Having explored a lot of options for a new “high end” guitar, I decided to talk to Dan Macpherson (DM Guitars) about building me the perfect “Strat”.

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This review was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Chris Panaretou

I’ve wanted a Strat, as I believe it to be an ‘all round’ guitar to play Rock, Blues, Pop and even Jazz.

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This review was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Rich Prestia

I’m a HUGE fan of the HSS formatted Stratocaster. As a guitarist in a copy band, I find it indispensable to me; to have so many tones at my disposal!

I am a confirmed “Fender Nut”!

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Recently, when visiting guitar stores across the UK, I’m often taken aback by the price of the current range of USA Standard Fender & Gibson guitars.

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This review was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Andy Nash

Yes, I know what you’re thinking. Yet another Strat review, yet another homage to the default choice for the wannabe Gilmours, Stevie-Rays, and Hendrix’s of this world. As a recent convert I can only whole-heartedly agree that the Strat does indeed live up to its reputation, from the legendary flowing curves of the body to its great flexibility and unique tone. It’s a hard template to improve on, but then, we know that already.

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This review was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Mark Angel

I bought this guitar in 1979 from ESS Music in Barnet High Street (London, UK).  I think it may well be a Digital Village shop now.  I was a spotty youth of 16/17 and I’d saved and saved to get this.  It was £229 and I still have the receipt. I didn’t even play it before I bought it; if it was good enough for Jimi, it was good enough for me.

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I’ve always loved the sound of a Fender Stratocaster. Years before I even started to learn to play the guitar, most of the artists and bands I listened to just so happened to play a Strat (not that I realised at the time). In fact one of my earliest memories is opening a present on my 5^th or 6^th birthday to receive my first album, Cliff Richard’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll Juvenile”. Seeing Cliff posing with a Strat-style guitar on the front cover made me think he was the coolest person in the world! Maybe I shouldn’t admit that but who cares, we all have a “first album” story and my guess is yours is as equally cringe worthy!

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