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expirediconian | Staff posted Dec 3, 2022 12:18 AM

Fender American Professional II Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Various Colors)

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$1,700

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Adorama has Fender American Professional II Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Various Colors) on sale below from $1,249. Shipping is free.

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    • The $1,249 Price matches our previous FP Deal for the Stratocaster.
    • Includes Deluxe Molded Case and Fender 2 Year Limited Warranty

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Adorama has Fender American Professional II Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Various Colors) on sale below from $1,249. Shipping is free.

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Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • The $1,249 Price matches our previous FP Deal for the Stratocaster.
    • Includes Deluxe Molded Case and Fender 2 Year Limited Warranty

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Written by iconian | Staff

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Model: Fender American Professional II Stratocaster 6-String Right-Hand Electric Guitar (Maple, Dark Night) in Black Night

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Dec 3, 2022 4:10 AM
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jeffricks2051Dec 3, 2022 4:10 AM
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Quote from EfficientPolice6161 :
that 55 point inspection means the guitars been opened and handled too. ;-)

People expect guitars to have never been touched. Weird.

Just imagine Joe Bonamassa works part time and he played your instrument for a hour before giving the blessing.
No a 55 point check means no one checks and they will send an open box as new if they have one laying around.

I speak fluent Retailese.
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Dec 3, 2022 4:14 AM
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gjsneptuneDec 3, 2022 4:14 AM
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Touched by an employee to take pics and check it over as another wave of QA is way different from a customer digging into everything.

Especially for anything with a visible wood grain and other nuance.
Dec 3, 2022 4:17 AM
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EfficientPolice6161Dec 3, 2022 4:17 AM
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Quote from jeffricks2051 :
No a 55 point check means no one checks and they will send an open box as new if they have one laying around.

I speak fluent Retailese.
I'd guess adoramas are open box too. But that's how you are saving $400.
Dec 3, 2022 4:20 AM
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EfficientPolice6161Dec 3, 2022 4:20 AM
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ps. There's an all black strat thats for sale through the links above but on adoramas site it gets replaced with a Dark Night.
Dec 3, 2022 5:02 AM
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ScarletCreature264Dec 3, 2022 5:02 AM
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My purse got bankrupt I just got a used LP studio from reverb…
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Dec 3, 2022 5:12 AM
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ScarletCreature264Dec 3, 2022 5:12 AM
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How often do comparable prices come for American fender? Once every year?
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Dec 3, 2022 5:31 AM
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stasisDec 3, 2022 5:31 AM
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Quote from nerdluck :
Whoo! In for the sunburst. Waited too long last time.
Are the maple fingerboards more yellowish than the others?
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Dec 3, 2022 5:36 AM
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angryguywalkingDec 3, 2022 5:36 AM
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Any for leftys?
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Dec 3, 2022 6:00 AM
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Mike CDec 3, 2022 6:00 AM
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Quote from reactions :
The classic. Maple black. Haven't told wife yet but I cashed in almost $1k on citi points
Nice! Can't go wrong with the Blackie look, I jumped on the Dark Night maple that was posted here about a month ago, and although it is similar, not the same at all. I wish I would have waited for the Dark Night rosewood deal that was posted a week or two afterwards(had I known it was going to happen I would have), but for black I would much prefer the maple look... weird! If I could pick one free between the pro II blackie vs. the fender signature blackie, ignoring the custom shop difference, I would prefer the pro ii setup in a big way I think, with the vmod2 pickups, 2 point pop in trem, real bone nut, the tuners I like better (at least the look of them, I would swap for lockers anyway tho), heel cutaway, etc.

Post your experience once you get it, a few have posted here that they might have gotten open box guitars, and I think for me as well. Mine was setup great, etc. and first impressions when i got mine are the same with shipping damage but the guitar looking great but handled before... but I thought that it was awesome with respect to setup/quality other than an open G buzz/deadish string (sustain is like a 3rd of length of the other strings) that I though would be easy to fix. After a several hour setup session including a fret polish, installing lockers and new set of ernie ball 9's, and significant time work on checking fret levels, rebuilding the bridge to remove possible buzz sources, cleaning out the pickup and trem spring cavities, tightening EVERY screw that could possibly be the source of buzz, and a bunch of other stuff. The buzz was reduced, but the string is still kind of dead.

I bring this up wondering if Arodama gets guitars that have been determined to have a gremlin, either by another shop or by Fender themselves or something, to explain the deep discounting on these american strats?? Nothing that would cause an instant return like obvious defects or blemishes, but rather the kind of hard to notice thing (unless you are a luthier or very experienced) right away... stuff like on mine. I plan on trying again a bit more scientifically (eg track down the buzz as I used to try and track down noices in a car more scientifically with a screwdriver in the ear stethoscope kind of approach), and if that doesn't work talk to a luthier. Until then I won't really know if there is anything significant wrong with mine.
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Dec 3, 2022 6:25 AM
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donEddie7Dec 3, 2022 6:25 AM
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I ordered the Dark Night in rosewood last week and my box came a little beat up. There was actually damage to the guitar case - not sure if it's superficial or if it'll affect the clasp that has damage on it. I message Adorama about it early this morning but haven't heard back. Guitar is great, still has plastic on it. I gave it a quick once over and it all seems new, but will inspect it more closely tomorrow just in case.
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Dec 3, 2022 7:05 AM
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JohnJ6362Dec 3, 2022 7:05 AM
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Oh yes in for a black one... One guitar a year... Need to hit my quota.
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Dec 3, 2022 7:10 AM
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CyanPickle636Dec 3, 2022 7:10 AM
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Overpriced Crap
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Dec 3, 2022 9:49 AM
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keungyDec 3, 2022 9:49 AM
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Quote from biggie22 :
Oh wow, my Fender box from Adorama arrived like that this week as well. I thought it got damaged by UPS. The guitar and case were fine after opening, but it looked pretty bad. I actually sent the a picture prior to opening and they went along with the thought that it was shipping damage lol.

Box picture:
https://imgur.com/a/99jDrdf
That's awful. Way beyond normal shipping wear

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Dec 3, 2022 10:19 AM
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George3914Dec 3, 2022 10:19 AM
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Can someone explain the difference in quality and sound when comparing this with one of those cheaper $400 range Stratocaster/Telecasters?

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