Fender FSR Standard Ash Stratocaster with Vintage Noiseless Pickups Electric Guitar  

• Gorgeously grained and very light single piece Ash body!
  
• Beautiful color combination with semi- transparent White Blonde body and Mint pickgaurd!
  
• Fantastic fret work and rolled fretboard edges!
  
• Vintage tint neck; glossier than regular satin, but not too glossy--just right!
  
• Second tone knob wired for mid and bridge pick-ups!
  

• Perfect intonation out of the box! (a 1st in 30 years for me!)

  
  

Everything was flawless except the G string nut cut was a tad tight causing a slight bell-like ring on upward bends only. No biggy, Big Bends Nut Sauce has taken care of it. I'll trim it later.

This is the most amazing part. I got it as an open box used Level 1! Ho Boy!

Seriously though, I'll never sell this guitar because it would cost too much to replace it's build quality.

This FSR Standard Ash Stratocaster with Vintage Noiseless Pickups is such a beautiful and well made instrument that I'd put it up against any non-Custom Shop Strat out there. In fact, I joke that the Mexican factory must be pulling for their own Custom Shop!  Well if this is an example of what they can do, I say let 'em have one!

By the way, I was so impressed with this guitar I also bought the Butterscotch Blonde Telecaster version and it's 98% as good! The only difference is the fretboard isn't quite as nicely done... But the frets are!

Ash body,maple neck with satin finish on back on on the fret board, mint pickquard, American vintage noiseless pickups. Wood grains come through beautifully on the vintage white paint on the body and also a big block tremelo.

Keep in mind I own an American deluxe ash strat which costs about 3 times the amount. This guitar comes pretty close in quality if not better in some respects.The resonance on this guitar are extremely good, the guitar loves to ring due to the big trem block and satin neck finish. I also own an American natural ash strat w/maple neck, this guitar is right there in quality once again.  Before I decide to keep any guitar I have my guitar tech gives it the once over. Well he loved the guitar and  has nothing bad to say about the Mexican strats, in fact he states nothing but good things to say about them. The only con I see on this guitar is the resale value being that the neck says made in Mexico. So I plan making  this guitar is a difinate keeper and play the heck out of it without the care of a American deluxe ash Strat.

This is my favorite Strat.  I've read other reviews on this guitar and maybe, just maybe I received the "lucky one".  As far as the factory set-up, I had to change it to my taste which is normal for any guitar no matter where its made or what price you paid.  Lucky for me I'm a professional luthier and I didn't have to pay to get it done.  I don't like expensive guitars because I play out for a living and guitars get beaten up very quickly in my hands.  I have an American Deluxe Ash Stratocaster that sounds awesome but I don't like playing it live because I have a tendency to "baby" it too much and that affects my playing.  I'm too careful with it and it makes me play like a wuss for fear of damaging it.  So I wanted a cheap road Strat.  I love the Highway One strats but I always up-grade them with Vintage Noiseless Pick-ups and that would put me in thehigher price range and I didn't want to spend that much.  Plus, I absolutely love the sound of Ash bodies with Maple necks.  Then I saw this one, Ash body, Maple Neck, and Vintage Noiseless Pick-ups for this price.  No way!  I bought it and I'm happy I did.  Why would I buy a Mexican made Stratocaster?  Because it's a huge savings and the quality is just as good.  Wait!  I'll repeat that:  JUST AS GOOD!  And I know quality, I've been playing Strats exclusively for the last 18 years and I've been repairing guitars for 27 years now. I know quality.  This guitar sounds, sustains, and resonates better than my American Deluxe Ash Stratocaster that cost me a lot more.  So guess what, I'm selling my American and buying a Highway One, some Vintage Noiseless Pick-ups, and I'll have money left over for another Fender NOS Blues Jr. Tube Amp.  Bottom line - AWESOME GUITAR.  Or maybe I was just the lucky one.