Adorama has
Fender Limited Edition Player Stratocaster or Telecaster Electric Guitars (Lake Placid Blue) on sale for
$529.
Shipping is free.
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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
- 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
Top Comments
If you're not able to set it up yourself, just be aware that there's a small risk you may have to swap it out. If you always take a new guitar to a luthier to get it set up, or can do a basic setup yourself (a skill I highly recommend learning) don't worry about it.
The Player Telecaster has the six modern saddles that I prefer for better intonation, but purists might want the three brass saddles instead. For the latter, there's the Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele which is $343 ($310 with Fender Play) for blonde and yellow at Fender's site right now, https://slickdeals.net/f/17087101-squier-classic-vibe-50-s-telecaster-vintage-blonde-344-or-310-with-fender-play . The CV will have a gloss neck instead of the Player's satin.
If there's fret sprout on arrival, I'd swap it for another at seller expense. That's a defect on a new guitar, although it may yet develop later, at which point it's not a defect. A setup might help (typically $50-$75 but YMMV or do it yourself) if you want the action lower, but that's a matter of taste.
I only wish they'd offer this price on one with the dark fretboard (pau ferro, laurel, rosewood, or the like).
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The Player Telecaster has the six modern saddles that I prefer for better intonation, but purists might want the three brass saddles instead. For the latter, there's the Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele which is $343 ($310 with Fender Play) for blonde and yellow at Fender's site right now, https://slickdeals.net/f/17087101-squier-classic-vibe-50-s-telecaster-vintage-blonde-344-or-310-with-fender-play . The CV will have a gloss neck instead of the Player's satin.
If there's fret sprout on arrival, I'd swap it for another at seller expense. That's a defect on a new guitar, although it may yet develop later, at which point it's not a defect. A setup might help (typically $50-$75 but YMMV or do it yourself) if you want the action lower, but that's a matter of taste.
I only wish they'd offer this price on one with the dark fretboard (pau ferro, laurel, rosewood, or the like).
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If you're not able to set it up yourself, just be aware that there's a small risk you may have to swap it out. If you always take a new guitar to a luthier to get it set up, or can do a basic setup yourself (a skill I highly recommend learning) don't worry about it.
I would love a player, but convincing the spouse for a guitar much over $300 will likely be a challenge. I suspect a Squier CV Strat or 40th anniversary may be in my future if they go on sale
If you're not able to set it up yourself, just be aware that there's a small risk you may have to swap it out. If you always take a new guitar to a luthier to get it set up, or can do a basic setup yourself (a skill I highly recommend learning) don't worry about it.
I would love a player, but convincing the spouse for a guitar much over $300 will likely be a challenge. I suspect a Squier CV Strat or 40th anniversary may be in my future if they go on sale
If you really want to keep the price down, the reviews of the current discounted Firefly models (under $200 with shipping) posted elsewhere here on Slickdeals are really good. I've got one coming my way. I hope it lives up to the hype.
fender.com has a fiesta red pau ferro player for $535.49 after 10% off from fender play membership.
But yes $529 is the lowest out there for brand new.
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