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Adorama has Fender Player Stratocaster Electric Guitars (various) for $579 each. Shipping is free.

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Features (Maple Fingerboard):
  • Comfort-contoured alder body, gloss polyester finish
  • 3 Player Series Alnico 5 Strat single-coil pickups
  • Fender standard cast/sealed tuning machines
  • Fender 2-point "Synchronized Tremolo" floating vibrato bridge/tailpiece
  • Handedness: Right-Handed
  • Body Type: Solidbody
  • Neck Construction: Bolt-On
  • Strings: 6 String
  • Body Material: Alder
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About This Product
    Product Name: Fender Player Stratocaster Electric Guitar, Maple Fingerboard, Black
    Product Description: The inspiring sound of a Stratocaster is one of the foundations of Fender. Featuring this classic sound-bell-like high end, punchy mids and robust low end, combined with crystal-clear articulation-the Player Stratocaster is packed with authentic Fender feel and style. It's ready to serve your musical vision, it's versatile enough to handle any style of music and it's the perfect platform for creating your own sound.
    Respecting our heritage while maintaining our innovative spirit, the power trio of Player Series single-coil pickups are crisp and articulate-it's authentic Fender tone with a modern edge. The "Modern C"-shaped maple neck's comfortable contours and smooth finish are ideal for almost any playing style. By adding a 22nd medium jumbo fret to the contemporary 9.5"-radius fingerboard we've made it easier to express yourself musically.
    The updated 2-point tremolo design has smoother travel for enhanced playing feel while simultaneously giving you rock-solid tuning stability since there's less friction against the posts. Other features include master volume and tone controls, a 5-way pickup switch, 3-ply pickguard, synthetic bone nut, dual-wing string tree, sealed tuning machines and four-bolt "F"-stamped neck plate that marks this instrument as the real deal-as Fender as it gets. Own your tone and create something new with the Player Stratocaster.
    Product SKU: fe0144502506
    body_material: Alder
    body_type: Solidbody
    handedness: Right-Handed
    neck_construction: Bolt-On
    strings: 6 String

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    "They don't go on sale." LOL. The Player series guitars can be found on sale pretty much anytime. Not always at this price, but you can always find one on sale somewhere. You mention Guitar Center....you can get 10% off any Fender just by signing up for an account. Their sister store Musician's friend has probably a dozen player series guitars on sale. Even Adorama (the site of this deal) frequently has their LPD Player series for cheaper than this.

    Squiers are not children's guitars. I've had Classic Vibes that are far better than Player series guitars. My Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster is one of the best playing guitars I've ever owned. Chris Buck plays a Squier Classic Vibe Jazzmaster live. And they're not made in Korea. They're made in China.
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    WentzelI
    05-07-2023 at 06:02 PM.
    05-07-2023 at 06:02 PM.
    Quote from Glenz :
    However, the pickups, bridge, and pots are superior, as is the satin gloss on the back of the neck. Frets are level, however a bit rougher on the ends then the CV. I only really notice if I'm running my hand over the fretboard specifically looking for issues, though. I've never scratched my hand while playing

    Setup however, totally agree. If you can't do it yourself, you'll be spending extra on a setup
    i find the cv pickups to be great and the gloss isn't so sticky on current run (was worse in previous years) . people into upgrading pickups often do the mim anyway so upgrading the squier would be the same cost if you do that. same with the bridge. so squiers are better if you plan on upgrading parts, but they're also better for beginners imo due to the better out of the box care. fender mim are in a weird middle spot where they have slightly better stuff, for twice the cost, but not good enough stuff for snobs .. but are setup worse and have worse frets for beginners/intermediate who don't take them to a pro to get them fixed. i'm capable of setting up a guitar/bass just fine but once it gets to fixing frets is when i usually feel better about a luthier getting involved. i'm pretty sure every mim fender i've tried at guitar center (over 20 guitars) in the past 5 years has had sharp frets where the squiers almost never do. i wouldn't buy an mim without expecting to get someone to fix them. i think they kind of fit the "player" name.. where they're great guitars for gigging musicians who need a reliable quality instrument and can pay for a luthier to get it ready for them .

    ps- i also personally find most player colors to be better than the classic vibe retro/throwback looks . and affinitys usually just look cheap despite how great they can be for the money. i also appreciate the extra fret on some of the fender models etc.
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    Navin.R.Johnson
    05-08-2023 at 06:20 AM.
    05-08-2023 at 06:20 AM.
    Ladies ladies…you're all pretty. Let's chill😄

    Late to the party here but want to say I own a American Strat, Gibson ES335, Gretsch 6120, PRS, and a couple of Ric's. My Mexi Strat purchased new in 92 is still my best player. I'll never get rid of it. Plays like butter, and it's been knocked around and not a case queen.

    Yes, you can purchased used for a little less. But for a little more you can have something that lasts your whole life and you know that you're the original owner.

    And Adorama is great to order from. If you see your color and fretboard, get it. My $0.02.
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    SplendidMorning215
    05-08-2023 at 06:46 AM.
    05-08-2023 at 06:46 AM.
    Looks like the sale is over.
    The player series is great! I have a player and a player plus. Both are great playing guitars. The Plus is better in my opinion but again both are great.
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    shauggy
    05-08-2023 at 06:56 AM.
    05-08-2023 at 06:56 AM.
    Quote from JawBreaker44 :
    Squire or "Classic Vibe" strats don't even have the name "Fender" prominent on the headstock because they are generally worth $75 at a yard sale. They are not an investment and they are for a very particular .. type .. of person. And that's the end of that conversation right there. It's sheer economics and numbers don't lie. There is no opposing opinion because it's numbers and numbers are not opinions.
    The post was doing pretty good right up until this last bit of silliness. The part about the player strat being an investment, Mexi strats being pretty good, etc. was all true up until the part when you said "Classic Vibe strats were worth $75 at a yard sale". It kind of throws everything else you said into question. I've owned USA strats, MIM strats, and a couple Squiers too, and the two Classic Vibes I owned were at least as good as (if not better than) my mexican strats.

    Anyways, looks like the deal is dead now, they're all showing $849 for me. One day I might grab one of these Adorama deals just to use the neck for a project. Great price, hope some of you picked one up!
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