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(More customer reviews)Don't let the squire name mislead you, this guitar is on par with the vast majority of USA Fenders and vastly exceeds the Mexico guitars in tone, build quality, and playability.
I did make the following modifications to suite my tastes, but I would have done this to any Strat:
1.) Installed a 1/2 width hum bucker pickup in the bridge position. I used a Seymore Duncan, but Bill Lawrence makes an excellent pickup I just forgot about him (sorry Bill).
2.) Bypassed the string trees. There is no need for them with this guitar's headstock angle and it helps things stay in tune when using the vibrato bar
3.) Block off the vibrato so it only drops the pitch. This has one obvious disadvantage, but many advantages including: Guitar stays in tune when you break a string, you are not fighting the vibrato when you bend notes, if you jump around a lot on stage you do not get the vibration translated into string pitch oscillation, and it is much easier to tune.
4.) Replaced the strings with D'Addario Pure Nickel 10's.
5.) Rewired the pickups so the switch from low to high has the following configuration. Bridge, 1 Coil in the Bridge + Middle, Middle, Middle + Neck, Neck. With this configuration you get a hum bucking effect in every position except Middle and Neck.
6.) Setup the neck truss rod, bridge height and intonation.
With the exception of not using the string trees and the setup, none of these modifications are required to have a guitar that plays and sounds like a Strat was intended to when Leo Fender originally designed it, except this one has two clear improvements: better tuners and 2 point bridge.
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Our Deluxe Stratocaster is a true class act, with a smooth, satin-finished maple neck and classic single-coil tone from three Duncan Designed\' pickups. Other cool features include a parchment pickguard and aged plastic parts. Available in two elegant finishes, Daphne Blue and Pearl White Metallic.
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