WHAT YOU SHOULD CONSIDER FIRST

This is not your grandad’s Strat. If you want a one-to-one recreation of Leo Fender’s earliest work, Fender still does that, and you’re gonna love it. But if you want those legendary Strat sounds with more of a modern flavour – and with noiseless pickups, because this isn’t 1954 and if you can have a single coil tone without the hum, wouldn’t you want to? – and which plays like a modern, super ergonomic shred machine, this is the Strat for you. It feels great to play over long periods of time, and the slate of available tones is endlessly inspiring.