Fender Player Stratocaster HSS with Floyd Rose - 3-Tone Sunburst with Pau Ferro Fingerboard Reviews

This is the real deal Fender has stepped it up on this product. I have always bought the American made products and this time I took a chance and was very surprised at the quality of the neck and Pau Fingerboard. The Pick-Ups are really great sounding with this Strat you can't go wrong if your looking for a cost effective product.

I have had many USA Stratocasters so I wasn't sure what to expect from a model made in Mexico.
However, this guitar is outstanding. Plays great right out of the box and was blown away at how good the stock pickups sound.
Great guitar overall.
I will be buying the blue model next.

Loving the New Strat. This is my first Floyd Rose guitar but in loving it so far. It helps to have a band member show you some tricks I've learned about the Floyd Rose. The guitar came tuned and was spot on. And plays like a dream.

This is a really great guitar the bang for the buck off the roof. Note the body & neck is made in USA using Alder & Maple assembled in Mexico = a great value! The pickups sound good Alnico II Bridge & Alnico V neck & middle very defined top end but not ice picky.

The Floyd set up & tuning was spot on it came in tune. Take Note the back of the neck is a satin finish so non sticky gloss that many have issues with. It's a 12" radius fretboard so really you can play any style & not look out of place w/the Fender spaghetti logo it looks classy yet it's look could be at home at a metal, country, blues, gospel… w/a good Floyd Rose that you can abuse & still be in tune I forgot how much i missed the Floyd Trems I love em & you will too once you figure out how to set em up right.

Thanks to Alex Rodriguez for getting this to me in 2 days! For the price you can't beat it when compared to Charvel / EVH Frankenstein strats aka any Super Strat being sold this holds it own. USA made body & neck assembled south of the boarder yes .

It's a no brainer solid electronics very responsive tone pots nice solid switch. I'll be putting a Pearloid Pick Guard & back plate on it , that should really bring it up to another level as a beauty of a Super Strat.

A Fender Strat with a Floyd and a Humbucker? I"m sold on THAT alone...!! Okay, so after a lot of debate with wanting a "different beast" of a guitar (I"ve been loyal with Schecters w/ added active pups for a few years), and after going back and forth with a few Charvels, Fender telecasters and a few other choices, I randomly came across this beauty and decided it was for me. I"ve never even held a Fender Stratocaster...in 25 years of playing...seriously...but I have recently fallen in love with the shape (and it"s ease of access) and LOVE maple fretboards. I wasn"t quite sure what to expect, but right away, I could feel and hear a difference...that Strat sound (position 4!?! HEAVEN!) OMFG! While I currently use some high-end active pickups in my other guitars, and my favorite set so far has been the EMG 57/66, they pale in comparison to the warmth, snap and articulation that these pickups provide. Like I said, I have NEVER even held one of these. It has been a very pleasant addition to my guitarsenal, and I haven"t put it down since. I"ve since installed a trem stop so it dives only, but other than that, this instrument is perfect (I"m sure it will end up striped like Mr. Van Halen"s, eventually...). It really is. But, if I have to be 110% honest, the primary reason that I went with this purchase, with Fender and Sweetwater, was the communication from Mr. Matthew LeMarche! He went out of his way to take care of me and ultimately got this fiddle in my hands, after a few back and forth with my indecisiveness, made it happen - easily, no hassles. He is great to talk with, over the phone and email! He just simply rocks, and I have since referred a LOT of folks to him...I hope they"ve called! Matthew, thank you for making this happen, my friend! Sweetwater - pay attention to this dude! He is part of a team of why you guys are rockin" on top, no doubt! After this interaction with Mr. Matthew LeMarche, and purchase from Sweetwater, I see no reason why I will use any other company from here on out. Period! Thanks!

I've had Mexican Stratocasters before and they were pretty decent quality. I'm a bit disappointed that these Floyd Rose Strats are not. The first one I received had high frets all over the upper register of the neck. Of course, the service at Sweetwater is awesome, so they shipped another one to me right away. It's better but the high E string is right at the edge of the fretboard and feels a bit weird to me. Every once in a while it will slip off the frets towards the side of the neck. Other than that, if I keep it, I'll definitely be replacing the pickups. They seem a bit harsh to me.

Not a fan of the bridge pickup. In my opinion it's not hot enough and I'm not a fan of the depth of the floyd to have a low action you give up the ability to pull the trem back as far as you would on other floyd rose guitars.