Item Reviews for: Fender Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster Electric Guitar with Gig Bag  -  FEN 0145802 LIST
Fender Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster Electric Guitar with Gig Bag
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You won’t be able to stop playing this guitar

By: Chris Nickerson      Submitted: 1/4/2024

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Product Rating Product Review One of the most amazing guitars I’ve ever played. Looks great and handles any genre of music you’d like to play. Couldn’t ask for a better setup than this one. Would definitely recommend this product and AMS to any guitarist/musician out there!!!
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One of the best guitars I have played in a while.

By: Lukas Janecek      Submitted: 12/8/2023

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Product Review One of the best guitars I have played in a while. I have over 20 stratocasters and this one is super different from all the others. The iconic reverse headstock as a tribute to Jimi puts more tension on the lower strings and less on the high strings making the vibrato and bending easier as well as overall feel. Moreover, the amazing American Vintage '65 flipped pickups, creates much more different color and sound than you would hear on other stratocasters. C shaped neck with a 9.5" radius feels vintage and smooth. Amazing stratocaster.
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You want the Jimi Hendrix sound this get u there without custom shop prices.

By: Wesley m.      Submitted: 9/6/2023

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review Jimi Hendrix one of the greatest players to pick up a guitar, this strat is unique because the tension on the strings is different from traditional strat, it has less tension on the bottom strings, which makes it easier to bend, a and d string bends are super easy. The e string has more flab for a more slappy type playing, it super comfortable neck. The pickup are more vintage output but scream with light overdrive for that red house bluesy sound. It's just a great guitar and American musical is awesome where else can a working musician get a guitar with no credit, or even a up and coming musician to get a practice guitar and pay monthly instead of busting the bank all at once. Irockn roll baby!
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Nails the Hendrix tone, not a whole lot else

By: Spooky      Submitted: 7/15/2023

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Product Review If Hendrix guitar sound and aesthetics are what you’re looking for, this guitar nails it! With the reverse pole pickups and headstock etc it just gets that little extra something in the sound that Hendrix is known for. It can keep up with any (non distorted) Strat sound with ease and sounds dope clean/cleanish. Pickups are ‘65 vintage, so they are abrasive for the amplifiers of the day. They do not sound great with medium to high. Sun though. Very shrill and piercing with no bridge tone control to dial it back. But I digress, if you’re looking to buy this guitar, you already know what it’s going to sound like, or hope so anyway and I can say that it does that well.
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Better than expected

By: R Bailey      Submitted: 5/2/2023

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review First time buying online and pleased with how fast it came. As for the guitar right out the box tuned it up checked it over and not a thing needed to be done action was right neck straight and bitter smooth. Pick ups sound great would definitely recommend both ams and this guitar to all my friends
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Awesome to play

By: Kyle      Submitted: 5/27/2021

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Absolutely love this strat! I've had a few strats before but nothing plays or sounds quite like this one. Love the reverse neck and reverse pickup to mimick the way Hendrix would have had his strung. Definitely gives off a different sound. Would buy again and again.
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Amazing!!!

By: Chris L.      Submitted: 1/1/2021

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Lets just say, I own 4 strats and this one is my best one!! I own 18 guitars and this plays like no other!!! Classic tones, set up perfect! Hits all those classic players tones jimi, SRV, and blues fans or rock fans you will love this guitar. My wife doesn’t even play but she loves the tone of this beast shes learning now, just amazing! Highly satisfied for a MIM strat. But that dont mean nothing these days being made in Mexico. They did a great job! Thank you AMS!
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Very easy to play clean crisp notes .. neck and feet board is exceptional

By: Joe ogle      Submitted: 8/28/2020

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Guitar is more than I hoped for . .the reverse headstock and neck size concerned me when I ordered it but now I have zero regrets . Came set up in tune and flawless. .. wish they had included a real hardshell case with a guitar of this price and quality but other than that the guitar is a dream come true
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This is one awesome guitar

By: Mike      Submitted: 5/12/2020

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6 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review It came out of the box ready to play. Love the sound and and look. Takes me back to the times when music was at it best.
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just as good as any of my American starts!!

By: mannbass      Submitted: 4/9/2020

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review plays great out of the box. love the tone of the pick ups.
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Great Guitar!

By: Jeremy      Submitted: 2/26/2020

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Product Review Pricey for a Made in Mexico Strat, but it plays and sounds great!
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The good the bad and the gnarly

By: Bob      Submitted: 2/2/2020

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review First the good. Neck is straight, properly fitted, and I really like a set radius as opposed to compound. The D profile feels "right" to me. Set bridge (screws vs pivot) is also a huge plus. Trem bar is a flat profile, where its closer to the body, instead of 2 inches too far out. The bad. Tuning machines are slotted too high, and a little wonky/loose. Fret ends are smooth , but not the cut, if that makes sense. So when you run your fretting hand up or down it'll catch on the burr from not smoothing out the neck side(s). The trem springs are way too loose/springy for an off the shelf guitar. Annnd it's really noisy. I expected some hum from vintage pickups but good god. This is something I'll have to deal with straight away. The gnarly. The sound and playability is simply ok out of the box. Not near enough "quack" for what its designed for. Namely doing Hendrix tunes. Barely there, really. All in all. I kinda knew it was going to take around 3-500 to get it where I wanted it. But it is a great starting point for hot-rodding/customization purposes. The headstock does take some getting used to!
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Very good quality

By: DB      Submitted: 12/27/2019

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review Very good quality and very nice looking. The backwards pickup and kneck do produce a different tone. Definitely a must for Hendrix fans!! Would definitely recommend and purchase again.
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A sleeper for the price

By: Gutta Percha      Submitted: 9/5/2019

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1 person found this review helpful.

Product Review Higher quality than I expected and love the feel and sound of this guitar. I was first a little disappointed with the tone but the more I play it the better it sounds. Pickups have a great vintage sound with plenty of highs and mids. Replace the stock strings with .10 to .42 elixirs for greater frequency ranges and power sounds.
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I couldn't be more happy!!!

By: Benny A      Submitted: 9/5/2019

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Product Review Love, Love, Love this guitar.Oh, did I mention I love this guitar. The tone of this guitar sounds incredible. Being a BIG Hendrix fan, I can almost recreate the sound, sans the Marshall amps and pedals, I still can somewhat get that Hendrix vibe with my little Fender amp. The only dislike I have and it's not really a deal breaker, are the tuning pegs, they just are too small for me, but like I mentioned not a deal breaker. My expectations were surpassed when I plugged in the guitar. I've only had the guitar for about month and I can't keep my hands off!!!
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Plays just like a dream

By: Corey Beavers      Submitted: 9/5/2019

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Product Review I’ve always been a huge Hendrix fan, and always wanted one of his signature strats. All I can say is wow! The tone, action, looks, and just everything is all I could ever ask for and more. I highly recommend to anyone who wants that signature Jimi tone! Well done Fender and well done American Musical supply for having such a wonderful product on the market!
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Fantastic....

By: Andy      Submitted: 8/8/2019

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40 people found this review helpful.

Product Review The guitar plays so good, I have purchased 2......
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Bought this for my husband

By: Michelle      Submitted: 7/5/2019

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12 people found this review helpful.

Product Review I bought this for my husband as a Christmas present. He did a lot of work to it to get it to his liking. I am not sure of the quality but he did not have to do that the other new guitars he’s bought before. This may be a novelty product and not really meant to be played but I don’t know. Either way, if a guitar is almost a thousand dollars it should come with a real case.
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Beautiful Sounding Guitar!

By: Tom T.      Submitted: 6/24/2019

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2 people found this review helpful.

Product Review I love this guitar! Looks great plays great Sounds fantastic!I've been playing for 57 years. I've got a home full of guitars and amps for under a $1,000 my opinion you can't go wrong!
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very cool Stratocaster

By: BW slacker      Submitted: 6/24/2019

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Product Review After watching a few reviews on YouTube, I decided to buy the Jimi Strat. I purchase the purple one, and I am very pleased with it. plays pretty good out of the box and after a few minor tweaks it is really sweet. The pickups sound amazing and has pretty decent sustaine as well. It would be super cool if they would throw in an actual case, it does come with a decent gigbag. so, if you're looking for that classic Stratocaster sound can't go wrong with this one.. it's a good buy
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Beautiful playing neck pickups sound great very versatile.. get one!!

By: Giovanni      Submitted: 6/5/2019

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Product Review I bought a few other guitars before this one.. I am telling you this MM Axe is way worthing of an American custom shop... The reverse head stock is great cause just the right tension so you can strum hard without string wobble and the higher strings bend so easily.. the pickups are like 65 grey backs nice tone with that nice volume roll off that Strats are known for to get that slight overdrive.. Onward to 10 it will scream and rock... Once you play a reverse head Strat its hard to go back!! Thank you AMS for putting this one in the line up!! Fab Deal!!
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Jimi would dig this guitar

By: Shayne Murdock      Submitted: 5/25/2019

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Product Review Super easy to play. Pick up tone is AWSOME. Don’t even think about it just buy this guitar. Reviews don’t do this guitar justice. Sounds way better than the YouTube videos. And only buy from American musical super AWSOME people very helpful and always respectful. Take care.
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Worth the investment

By: Sydney      Submitted: 4/7/2019

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review First of all the guitar has many well put together aspects about it such as super responsive pick ups and a nice fret board radius nicely spaced frets and overall superior craftsmanship. There are some draw backs that I have found about the guitar including that it doesn’t always want to stay in tune , and second of all for me the glossy finish on the neck and fret board makes the guitar feel a little cheap. However overall it’s a very nice instrument and very responsive when playing.
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Strat a dabba doo

By: Matt H      Submitted: 3/6/2019

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Product Review Honestly, Jimi Hendrix features aside, this strat is exactly what a strat is supposed to sound like. I can’t believe it’s a Mexican strat, I play this guitar more then my others I had for years. It came set up and playable right out the gigbag. Can’t wait to buy another guitar from here again!
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Great guitar

By: Luis Videgaray      Submitted: 12/27/2018

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I was skeptical about any MIM strat for this price but not the bullet and bought it anyway. Once I set it up to my liking I really liked the way it played. Has a great sound if you know what this guitar is supposed to sound like. It’s a vintage sound so you’re not going to get a huge thick sound. I’m not a fan of the super shiny finish on the neck but it’s not a deal breaker. It would have been nice to have a hard case option for extra cash.
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I love it

By: TC      Submitted: 11/27/2018

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review Got this because of this color and reverse headstock. This guitar plays like butter and the sound qualities with the reverse headstock and reverse pickup speaks volumes. I wouldn't mind getting another but I first have to play off this one LOL
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Speechless

By: Gus      Submitted: 11/6/2018

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review 5 stars plus 1000 stars ....great product
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The only Jimi artist guitar worth buying

By: Jthomas      Submitted: 9/5/2018

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review This guitar delivers on the hype. The pickups and the reverse headstock bring you back to the setup that Jimi might have had on his guitars. In case you are wondering the answer is "yes", the longer scale for the low E and A strings (via the reverse head stock) do make a huge difference. It is just the way jimi would have had. I could go on and on but I can just assure you that you won't regret this purchase. AMS makes it super easy with their payment plans. Put some 11-56 strings like I have or some 10-52 strings and listen to the low E punch you in the face.
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Great Guitar, AMS delivers.

By: Pete T.      Submitted: 8/10/2018

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review I have 10 guitars this by far is my favorite. Plays like a dream and the reverse head stock gives it a different feel and tone than my other strats. AMS delivered it fast and before I knew it I was in heaven. Great company great guitar. I will be ordering more from them again. soon
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My son’s dream guitar!

By: Jennifer A.      Submitted: 8/10/2018

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I bought this for my son for his 17th bday. He’s a Hendrix enthusiast and this did not disappoint! Love the unique headstock, and plays great!
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All I can say is "Wow!" I am usually a tele fanatic but this Jimi strat is Great!

By: Douglas      Submitted: 7/23/2018

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review Picked this stratocaster up from AMS and while it is a Mexican made strat the quality and feel are great. I did purchase the Seymour Duncan strat set and it sent this thing into the stratosphere (pun intended) as far as playability and sound quality. The tight radius fingerboard I was leary of at first but now I love the ease of chording and bending on this thing, all in all a great "keeper" guitar modeled after a true genius and legends' original.
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Amazing!!!!!!

By: Jmaf      Submitted: 7/22/2018

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review Jimmy would be proud ... Fender out did itself beautifully feel ,sound ,tone Absolute fantastic guitar.....
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Great Fender guitar

By: Dale Vorhies      Submitted: 7/21/2018

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review The Jimi Hendrix guitar is a really nice player guitar that I bought 10 months ago. Goes along with any amp and gives a variety of different sounds that a fender guitar does with ease. Plays very good to the fingers and I play for hours when I do. This guitar might be made in Mexico but you would not no it if blind folded. Well worth the bucks. And the people are friendly at American music I don’t shop any where else. Thankz
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Very nice for price

By: Paula      Submitted: 6/29/2016

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Once you get this setup (the factory setup is horrible), this thing plays great! I love the sound of the pickups. The next has a nice contour. I did sand the neck with 1500 grit sand paper to thin out the neck finish. The tuners are junk! Plan to replace them if you buy this, or your guitar will not stay in tune I replaced them with Schaller locking tuners. I also replaced the nut with a LSR nut. I also plan to replace the bridge. I realize that is sounds like I basically replaced every part, but you have to keep in mind this is an import model. They put cheaper parts on these. However, the overall guitar is definitely worth the money. The upgrades I have done have made huge improvements to this guitar. It was a great buy!
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WAY better than expected!

By: Terry      Submitted: 2/25/2016

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7 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review My hopes were high, it's a Hendrix signature after all.... Far surpassed what I was expecting! Tone tone tone! String tension and reverse bridge pickup... Unreal!
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NICE GUITAR, LOVE IT

By: LAWRENCE J BENDER      Submitted: 2/8/2016

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review I had to fix the plug to be able to keep the guitar cord in place, t was easy as can be. The factory does not do a good job setting up the guitar, but I always take guitars in for the setup anyway. Sorry but I hate fabric guitar cases, they don't protect anything.
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jimi would have loved this!!!

By: tony bo      Submitted: 1/11/2016

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review well build,,smooth easy playing,,made like the use to!!but you could have thrown in a hardcase!!!
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It's a "Jimi-Thang"....

By: rich prestia      Submitted: 12/29/2015

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I'm a proud owner of this guitar! It's a well made instrument. I did, however, need to change the pickups, as they are standard single coils complete with customary 60 cycle hum......I CANNOT have that! I put in some great Noiseless pickups (DiMarzio Virtual Vintage and Area series) and now this guitar is perfect!! It's got Hendrix vibe all over the place! I dig it!
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LOVE THE GUITAR WORTH EVERY PENNY

By: MrJ      Submitted: 12/14/2015

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7 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review This is loosely based on I'm guessing the "68 black beauty strat jimi made famous that being said I don't know why fender didn't do an American run but I'm sure its a money thing cause jimi didn't play no Mexican strat because there was no such animal.That being said the guitar I love it plays great the finish on mine has a darker tint on neck than the stock photos flawless black body hated the pickups middle and neck fine for the vintage strat tone but bridge on mine thin and shrill so swaped the bridge for s.d. hot rail bought this beast right to life and added two springs to bridge did set up on it so now can get nice vintage strat tone and with flick of switch bam jimi to maiden and every thing in between.gotta say for non usa cant beat it would buy again and again.
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Great guitar

By: John      Submitted: 12/8/2015

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I tried guitar at a retailer but didn't like so I ordered from AMS and this guitar was totally different action is superb . Like the feel of the reverse headstock more tone in the Mids Played it through a orange amp,fender deluxe ,mustang and Marshall all sounded impressive . This MIM guitar is very special thanks to AMS and don't forget Jimi Hendrix with his innovation on this guitar
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Just what i expected.

By: Ray      Submitted: 11/6/2015

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Strat looks good,plays and sound's great.shipping was great too,got it in coulpe of days.
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"Sweet Guitar"

By: Joe Ferdinando      Submitted: 11/6/2015

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Very well made, excellent response & overall sound.
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Fender Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster (2015)

By: Jim      Submitted: 11/3/2015

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17 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Out of the box the aesthetics are pretty nice, the pics are right there not much to add, it's a beauty. 1/4 turn of the truss rod to flatten the neck, low action, no buzz, well balanced, pretty good intonation, the neck is very comfortable. Tuning a reverse headstock is a little awkward. Played some blues, bent some strings - it stayed in tune. Plugged into a '68 DRRI, Marshall Haze and an EVH 5150... sounds like a strat. Positions 2 and 4 were not as honky as I'm used to hearing, more mids in these pickups. Overall, this is an excellent version of a Stratocaster, at $900 it's worth every penny. My only complaint, gig bag instead of a case, imho a Hendrix Strat rates a case even if it's mim.
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reverse headstock

By: slipslidinslim      Submitted: 10/29/2015

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review To the person who asked if its right or left handed it is right handed with a reverse headstock. It is strung and setup for a right handed player
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band of gypsys

By: motherpopcorn      Submitted: 10/29/2015

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1 person found this review helpful.

Product Review hey joe, it is a right handed guitar with a reverse headstock.
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RIGHTY OR LEFTY?

By: Joe Mathy      Submitted: 10/27/2015

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1 person found this review helpful.

Product Review I love it, but, is it a righty or lefty?
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The Olympic white Jimi Hendrix model really takes me back to a time when the Stratocaster burst out

By: Steve Zweifel      Submitted: 10/27/2015

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4 people found this review helpful.

Product Review Killer sound and feel !