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Fender Player Stratocaster Electric Guitars (various) Expired

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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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"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.
Your opinions could use some experience and knowledge to leaven them out a bit—but then they'd be different, I suppose.

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05-06-2023 at 01:38 AM.
05-06-2023 at 01:38 AM.
Great to see these prices back!
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OoTLink
05-06-2023 at 02:03 AM.
05-06-2023 at 02:03 AM.
I wonder how these compare to classic vibes guitars
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beerlington
05-06-2023 at 04:55 AM.
05-06-2023 at 04:55 AM.
Quote from OoTLink :
I wonder how these compare to classic vibes guitars
If you're referring to Squier guitars, these are much better.
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05-06-2023 at 07:36 AM.
05-06-2023 at 07:36 AM.
Awww I wish they had the sunburst for this price. I'd buy it immediately.
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pbandnv
05-06-2023 at 11:02 AM.
05-06-2023 at 11:02 AM.
The last link for the buttercream is for a bass guitar fyi.
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coasterman
05-06-2023 at 11:10 AM.
05-06-2023 at 11:10 AM.
Quote from JawBreaker44 :
Out of all the guitar deals I have ever seen on Slickdeals, this is the best one.

These are being sold right now at many, many online and brick & mortar stores for the stock price of $849. And that's it. They don't go on sale.

Check Guitar Center right now and you'll see.

So, unless there is something I am unaware of .. factory returns or B-stock or some other mitigating unknown reason ... this is the best deal on a guitar I have ever seen on Slickdeals.

As for the guitar itself, a very knowledgeable guitar business owner was telling me the inside story of the difference between these guitars and the $2000 American Strats. He put it this way:

"Would you like a Stratocaster built by Mexicans in Mexico or a Stratocaster built by Mexicans in California?"

And that's it. That's the $1200 price difference.

And he would certainly know more about it than me .. or anyone who would comment about it on Slickdeals.

The "classic vibes" series .. or Squires ... are peculiar little children's guitars built in Korea.

Not in the same conversation.

As far as best deal on Slickdeals, I picked up a Nashville Fender Player Plus from Amazon for $50 bucks more than this and it has locking tuners and noiseless pickups. Nevertheless a good deal as I have a Polar White Strat and they are indeed better as the Classic Vibes as I owned one also. The frets on the vibe developed dents in them after a year of playing although the sound was good.
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fleabus
05-06-2023 at 11:50 AM.
05-06-2023 at 11:50 AM.
Quote from JawBreaker44 :
Out of all the guitar deals I have ever seen on Slickdeals, this is the best one.

These are being sold right now at many, many online and brick & mortar stores for the stock price of $849. And that's it. They don't go on sale.

Check Guitar Center right now and you'll see.

So, unless there is something I am unaware of .. factory returns or B-stock or some other mitigating unknown reason ... this is the best deal on a guitar I have ever seen on Slickdeals.

As for the guitar itself, a very knowledgeable guitar business owner was telling me the inside story of the difference between these guitars and the $2000 American Strats. He put it this way:

"Would you like a Stratocaster built by Mexicans in Mexico or a Stratocaster built by Mexicans in California?"

And that's it. That's the $1200 price difference.

And he would certainly know more about it than me .. or anyone who would comment about it on Slickdeals.

The "classic vibes" series .. or Squires ... are peculiar little children's guitars built in Korea.

Not in the same conversation.
@JawBreaker44: Finally!! Someone else on here that gets it!! I've been villianized in so many posts for advising people to not purchase those cheap p.o.s. guitars and for pointing out the fact that squiers are a dime a dozen on the used Craigslist / Offerup market (which further supports the point that squiers are essentially just landfill).
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piratebyday
05-06-2023 at 12:05 PM.
05-06-2023 at 12:05 PM.
Thanks for posting. Bought the buttercream bass and the polar white maple. Can't go wrong with this purchase.
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livinn59801
05-06-2023 at 12:44 PM.
05-06-2023 at 12:44 PM.
You've got to stop posting these. I'm not strong enough!
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YouDontNeedIt
05-06-2023 at 12:45 PM.
05-06-2023 at 12:45 PM.
This is a great instrument and a great price considering what they go for now. If you're in the market then pull the trigger on this.
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