Wednesday 5 August 2009

Fender Deluxe Player's Stratocaster Electric Guitar - Maple, Sapphire Blue

Electric Guitar. Made by Fender.

The Deluxe Players Stratocaster is a revised version of the former Super Strat. Upgraded with American-made Vintage Noiseless pickups, this guitar not only sounds great but with a 12" neck radius and medium jumbo frets it's a workhorse of a guitar! And, don't forget about the push button switch that gives the player nine different pickup combinations!

Features:

  • BODY Ash
  • NECK Maple, Modern "C" Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish)
  • MACHINE HEADS Gold Plated Fender/Reliance Vintage Style Tuning Machines
  • FINGERBOARD Maple, 12" Radius (305mm)
  • NO. OF FRETS 21 Medium Jumbo Frets
  • PICKUPS 3 Vintage Noiseless Strat Pickups
  • CONTROLS Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
  • BRIDGE Gold Plated Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
  • PICKUP SWITCHING 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickups (Plus Bridge Pickup When Push/Push Switch Is Activated), Position 5. Neck Pickup (Plus Bridge Pickup When Push/Push Switch Is Activated), 1-Push-Button On/Off Switch: Activates Bridge Pickup in Positions 4 and 5 of Blade Switch
  • HARDWARE Gold Plated
  • STRINGS Fender Super Bullet 3250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042)
  • CASE Deluxe Gig Bag
  • PICKGUARD 4-Ply Brown Shell
  • SCALE LENGTH 25.5" (648mm)
  • WIDTH AT NUT 1 11/16 (43mm)
  • UNIQUE FEATURES Gold Plated Hardware
  • ACCESSORIES Deluxe Gig Bag

NOTE: The picture on this page shows the Rosewood version of this guitar model, if you place an order from this page you will receive the model with a Maple fretboard


Finding the right electric guitar for what you want to do with it is important and can be confusing if you do not know much about guitars. To avoid spending too much money, do some careful shopping around before you buy. This will allow you to get familiar with some of the prices out there, and what you should expect to get for a certain amount with the features you are looking for. This will also allow you to become familiar with what the different brand names are as well as different models available.

Often times you can save a huge amount if you buy a used guitar. Actually play it and see if you like the sound it makes. Listen for any string buzz; this can be a sign that it just needs a simple adjustment in the way that it is setup. Sometimes if you are buying from a reputable seller they will offer to make any necessary adjustments for you, if not then the cost to have a guitar properly setup is not very much money at all.

If you plan on playing in a band as a guitarist, then you will probably be standing up with the guitar strapped over your shoulder for long periods of time. You will probably not want to buy one that is too heavy, this is important if you do not want to develop any back problems! If you will just be practicing in your room while you are learning how to play, then the weight of the guitar is not going to be so much of an issue.

If the guitar feels right to you then the first step has been accomplished. Next, how does it sound to you? Are you able to get the exact sound that you imagined you could get from it? If you think it is close to the sound you want then you could always make slight adjustments to the amplifier. Many people like the sound of the electric guitar being played through an amp on clean settings. This is when there is no overdrive or distortion set on the amp. This is often good for arpeggiated parts or strumming rhythm much like you would do with an acoustic.

The materials may or may not play an important role in getting the sound you want. Obviously the higher the quality of materials used to build the guitar, the higher the price will be. Some guitars built of lesser quality can actually produce the exact sounds you are looking for. You do not have to have the very best in order to sound great!

Some people prefer the sound of the electric guitar through the overdriven or distortion settings of the amp. This actually thickens up the sound a lot and will often mask mistakes! It is a whole lot easier to sound like a good guitar player through distortion that it is with no distortion. Most amps offer an almost unlimited variation of settings that you can make. Often it is as easy as the push of a button to turn the distortion on or off. You should also be able to dial in just the right amount of reverb for the style of music that you want to play.

Over time you will learn lots about guitars. Who makes the really desirable ones and which ones work best for which particular style of music. For instance you may want to play country music. A Fender telecaster, or a Fender Stratocaster through a Fender amplifier set on the clean settings is the classic way to apply the country style guitar playing. Adding a bit of compression in the form of guitar effects processing will give even more of a very controlled country music sound.

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Randy Carter is a guitar guy who loves to share information about guitars. As a freelance writer he reaches hundreds of readers every day.

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