Update: This popular deal is still available
Adorama has
Fender Limited Edition Player Stratocaster or Telecaster Electric Guitars (Lake Placid Blue) on sale for
$529.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Deal Editor
iconian for finding this deal.
Note: Due to holiday, orders will start shipping Mon 10/9.
Available Options:Key Features:- Stratocaster
- Alder body with gloss finish
- Three Player Series single-coil Stratocaster pickups
- 9.5" radius fingerboard
- 2-point tremolo bridge with bent-steel saddles
- Handedness: Right-Handed
- Body Type: Solidbody
- Neck Construction: Bolt-On
- Strings: 6 String
- Body Material: Alder
- Telecaster
- Alder body with gloss finish
- Two Player Series single-coil Telecaster pickups
- "Modern C"-shaped neck profile
- 9.5"-radius fingerboard
- String-through-body bridge with block steel saddles
- Handedness: Right-Handed
- Body Type: Solidbody
- Neck Construction: Bolt-On
- Strings: 6 String
- Body Material: Alder
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You can always sell this 2 years from now for what you paid for it or more.
This is a deal for a solid guitar. The quality and resale value make it great buy.
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I play my three mono's everyday while my American Strat sits unused even after putting $369 into new pickups. I could have bought 4 more Mono's.
Just playing devils advocate. The strat looks like a real nice guitar. As a GAS patient, I wouldn't mind picking one up myself.
I play my three mono's everyday while my American Strat sits unused even after putting $369 into new pickups. I could have bought 4 more Mono's.
Just playing devils advocate. The strat looks like a real nice guitar. As a GAS patient, I wouldn't mind picking one up myself.
I still own both a player and Am pro guitar, can't wrong with either but they are not the equivalent.
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On the other hand, as others point out, this is a fairly good price and you can likely turn around and sell it for not too much loss (if any) if things don't work out.
I highly recommend this guitar if you want a Fender Strat. I think it the most beautiful color in the arsenal and the tone is chimey and sweet. Zero regrets about my purchase and will recommend this.
For those that claim the Classic Vibe series is just as good for half the price, I'd argue against the claim, however part of the argument is strictly based on taste. I prefer a satin neck over a heavy gloss, and the Fender has a satin back. The Fender comes with upgraded hardware, such as CTS pots (no scratchy sound when you turn them, useful tapering), a more solid and more stable trem system, better tuners, and arguably (to taste), better pickups. Fender also comes with an extra fret, but I'm not sure how important that is. Anyway, at $530, you're only spending an extra $100 over the Classic Vibe and getting all the upgrades.
On the other hand, as others point out, this is a fairly good price and you can likely turn around and sell it for not too much loss (if any) if things don't work out.
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I love Chinese guitars to tinker with, but the average person isn't going be willing or able to mod one to get to this Strat's specs.
$30 tuners, $130 for pickups, pots, 5 way, $30 for tremolo with full sized block, $20 for non-plastic nut, $120 labor. That's $350 to make a Monoprice Chinese Strat copy into a real Fender Strat. I'm speaking for average person that comes here looking for the deal on a Strat. Why even bother putting lipstick on a Monoprice when you can get the real thing for like $100 more than the copy?
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