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Fender Player Plus Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Opal Spark)

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Adorama has Fender Player Plus Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Opal Spark) on sale for $639.99. Shipping is free.
  • Note: This item is Temporarily on Backorder. Although this item is temporarily on Backorder, you can order it now and it will ship as soon as it arrives. Your card will only be charged once item is shipped. Estimated To Ship: 07/2025
Thanks to community member SplendidMorning215 for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Player Plus Noiseless pickups for classic Strat tone without interference
  • Push-pull tone control pot unlocks additional pickup combinations
  • Satin Modern "C" neck with smooth rolled edges for comfortable playability
  • 12" radius fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets for effortless bending
  • 2-point tremolo for expressive vibrato effects and enhanced musicality
  • Locking tuners for quick string changes and stable tuning

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  • Our research indicates that this offer is $150 lower (19% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $789.99.
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Adorama has Fender Player Plus Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Opal Spark) on sale for $639.99. Shipping is free.
  • Note: This item is Temporarily on Backorder. Although this item is temporarily on Backorder, you can order it now and it will ship as soon as it arrives. Your card will only be charged once item is shipped. Estimated To Ship: 07/2025
Thanks to community member SplendidMorning215 for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Player Plus Noiseless pickups for classic Strat tone without interference
  • Push-pull tone control pot unlocks additional pickup combinations
  • Satin Modern "C" neck with smooth rolled edges for comfortable playability
  • 12" radius fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets for effortless bending
  • 2-point tremolo for expressive vibrato effects and enhanced musicality
  • Locking tuners for quick string changes and stable tuning

Editor's Notes

Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • Our research indicates that this offer is $150 lower (19% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $789.99.
  • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Apr 29, 2025
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batotman
Apr 29, 2025
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I'd pick this over a player II unless you needed rosewood over pau ferro
Apr 29, 2025
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Glenz
Apr 29, 2025
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A lot of things to love about this guitar, including rounded fretboard edges, locking tuners, the ability to add the neck position to position 1&2, and the 12" fretboard radius (though I doubt these frets are level enough to significantly lower the action beyond 9.5" limits).

However, what prevents me from wanting one is the Fender "noiseless," pickups, which are just stacked humbuckers voiced to sound as close to a single coil as possible. When I pick up a strat, I want real deal single coil pickups.
Last edited by Glenz April 29, 2025 at 10:05 AM.
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munzaabajaa
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Quote from Glenz :
A lot of things to love about this guitar, including rounded fretboard edges, locking tuners, the ability to add the neck position to position 1&2, and the 12" fretboard radius (though I doubt these frets are level enough to significantly lower the action beyond 9.5" limits).

However, what prevents me from wanting one is the Fender "noiseless," pickups, which are just stacked humbuckers voiced to sound as close to a single coil as possible. When I pick up a strat, I want real deal single coil pickups.
A strat is the easiest to modify, Buy a pickguard and your favorite pickups (Mine are Bill Lawrence) and take your time to wire it up with 2 wires to the output jack hanging. Search for wiring diagrams - All big names have them, No name pickups you follow fender wiring.

Take off the old pickguard carefully. Desolder the output jack, Desolder the cavity and body ground wires. Solder the pickup wires to the output jack, Ground open wires and voila you are done. If you don't like where you are with the new pickguard just do the same to go back. Keep the pickguard so when you sell it you can offer the buyer a choice of the original setup or your upgraded pickguard.
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munzaabajaa
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It's Backordered - Anyone have experience with how long Adorama can stay Backordered ?
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Glenz
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Quote from munzaabajaa :
A strat is the easiest to modify, Buy a pickguard and your favorite pickups (Mine are Bill Lawrence) and take your time to wire it up with 2 wires to the output jack hanging. Search for wiring diagrams - All big names have them, No name pickups you follow fender wiring.

Take off the old pickguard carefully. Desolder the output jack, Desolder the cavity and body ground wires. Solder the pickup wires to the output jack, Ground open wires and voila you are done. If you don't like where you are with the new pickguard just do the same to go back. Keep the pickguard so when you sell it you can offer the buyer a choice of the original setup or your upgraded pickguard.
If you have never soldered before nor have a workbench, this modification is going cost $150-$300 for the pick guard, and another $100-$150 for a tech to do the work.
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Quote from Glenz :
If you have never soldered before nor have a workbench, this modification is going cost $150-$300 for the pick guard, and another $100-$150 for a tech to do the work.
Bud youtube it .. I am self learnt .. Don't have a work bench and solder a lot. Yes the pickguard could be $300 but that Pickguard can be sold as well. Especially if it is a branded fender pickguard. Practice your soldering on random stuff and then do it for real on the Guitar. No biggie. If you buy the Pickguard from Amazon then you can return it within 30 days no questions asked.
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Quote from munzaabajaa :
Bud youtube it .. I am self learnt .. Don't have a work bench and solder a lot. Yes the pickguard could be $300 but that Pickguard can be sold as well. Especially if it is a branded fender pickguard. Practice your soldering on random stuff and then do it for real on the Guitar. No biggie. If you buy the Pickguard from Amazon then you can return it within 30 days no questions asked.
It's a pretty simple process and really fun. I helped a buddy with a partscaster. He got the prewired fender pickguard from fender off a slickdeal ($150) We followed this fender video: https://youtu.be/vTHzVmoatMM?si=2eE15UCYKsHKyCFV

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May 2, 2025
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Quote from munzaabajaa :
Bud youtube it .. I am self learnt .. Don't have a work bench and solder a lot. Yes the pickguard could be $300 but that Pickguard can be sold as well. Especially if it is a branded fender pickguard. Practice your soldering on random stuff and then do it for real on the Guitar. No biggie. If you buy the Pickguard from Amazon then you can return it within 30 days no questions asked.
Would you be comfortable learning how to solder on your brand new $650 Fender?
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Quote from Glenz :
Would you be comfortable learning how to solder on your brand new $650 Fender?
No but I can solder tin cans for shits and giggles. Look obviously you are dead set against DIY and I am a big fan of DIYs. Heck its because of DIY that I have been able to build 3 guitars that I really love and have some very complex electronics in them like a preamp or a distortion circuit or the Free-Way switch or the SD Hyper Switch ... All options for tonal capability. But if you don't try you don't get. To each their own I suppose. Maybe your time is worth more than this hobby. In that case a tech makes perfect sense.
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LuckyRichie
May 3, 2025
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So quick question, I'm kinda noob, So I'm a new guy want learn Electrical guitar, what should I pick? This one ? Or Ibanez Rg450? Or Jem Jr? Or any other recommendations? Thanks 🙏
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Quote from LuckyRichie :
So quick question, I'm kinda noob, So I'm a new guy want learn Electrical guitar, what should I pick? This one ? Or Ibanez Rg450? Or Jem Jr? Or any other recommendations? Thanks 🙏
Oh man that is a hard question. Go to your local Guitar Center and hold a few guitars. See what you like the most and then come back to slickdeals to look for a deal.
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Quote from munzaabajaa :
Oh man that is a hard question. Go to your local Guitar Center and hold a few guitars. See what you like the most and then come back to slickdeals to look for a deal.

For honestly, every guitar ..... They all sound same to me LOL 🤣😂 just looks different, The Ibanez Jem Jr really looks nice 😆😆
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Quote from munzaabajaa :
Oh man that is a hard question. Go to your local Guitar Center and hold a few guitars. See what you like the most and then come back to slickdeals to look for a deal.
Overall, you're going to want something that has a neck that fits your hand. The amplifier and effects you play through will have a much larger impact on the sound than the guitar, itself.

My advice is to get a style of guitar that your favorite guitarist plays. After a year or so, you're going to develop preferences, and those will dictate the type of guitar you really want to play, which is why I recommend your first guitar be a reputable "starter," guitar like a Squier Classic Vibe or Yamaha Pacifica. Something sub-$500. You could spend $10,000 on your first guitar, only to realize you prefer a thicker neck, a lighter (weight) body, or a different pickup configuration.

But, while you're searching, you can google the difference between humbucker pickups, single coil pickups, and P-90s.

However, keep in mind that the most expensive guitar will still sound like shit through a cheap 5w amp, while a cheap $100 guitar will still sound pretty good through a decent amp. The importance of the guitar is more centered around quality control, comfort, and aesthetics.
Last edited by Glenz May 4, 2025 at 04:05 PM.
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Quote from munzaabajaa :
Oh man that is a hard question. Go to your local Guitar Center and hold a few guitars. See what you like the most and then come back to slickdeals to look for a deal.

Listen to this person.

The most important thing is looks. You are more likely to play a guitar that you think looks cool. If you have some models you like in your price range then, like they suggested, go to a store and sit down and hold them. Stand up and hold them. What feels most comfortable? Maybe you should get that guitar. Later you can develop preferences. At your stage the type of bridge, number of frets, pickups, or any other variable is not that important. Just looks > feel > price. Feel free to talk up the people at the store too. These people usually love to talk about guitars and are not trying to make a quick sale.

And maybe I'm not up to date with current prices, but I think you can get a good guitar under $500 made in Indonesia or maybe Mexico from nearly any major manufacturer, so maybe not this one as a first guitar (but up to you).

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Quote from LuckyRichie :
So quick question, I'm kinda noob, So I'm a new guy want learn Electrical guitar, what should I pick? This one ? Or Ibanez Rg450? Or Jem Jr? Or any other recommendations? Thanks 🙏
Go to your local Guitar Center, hold a few and find one you like. Then order that in the Squier Classic Vibe line, or similar Entry+ level from whatever brand you like, then spend $100 having a local guitar tech (not Guitar Center) do a full setup including leveling frets and tweaking truss rod. Buy the best Amp you can, I like the Boss Katana 50 as you can find them slightly used, and even full price they're a deal. The Boss has a few effects to play with. But if your Guitar Hero uses different os you may want something in the line of what they use for similar sound.

The practice, maybe take lessons to keep you honest.

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