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Amazing guitar
By: DMinasi
Submitted: 2/24/2023
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Well, I have to say is coming on my years purchasing guitars, this is possibly the best guitar I have ever owned. Locking tuners, Gotoh tremolo system, Seymour Duncan pick ups, caramelized neck. This thing shreds like never before. You could play anything from jazz to blues to rock ‘n’ roll. The best purchase I’ve ever made. You will not be disappointed and thank you American Music Supply for your payment plans. Without you, I could never get this guitar.
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Traditional strat killer!
By: Corey N
Submitted: 11/27/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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This guitar is amazingly comfortable. The finish is near flawless and for a matte finish it's not easy. You can get tones from vintage blues to new age rock and in between. Super versatile and looks sharp. The neck is gorgeous and easy to play. And the hardware and appointments are top notch. Traditonam strats watch out! This super strat is coming through.
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Great guitar with the proper setup.
By: Joe
Submitted: 9/20/2019
10 people found this review helpful.
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I compare this guitar to my Prestige Ibanez 652, which was my favorite guitar. The fret work is as good as the prestige treatment, but not as smooth as American Fender. The neck is my new favorite neck! The tuners are good, but the instrument initially was hard to keep in tune. It took a major setup and about a week of tweaking to get this thing stable. The neck was loose, the intonation was off, the saddle radius was off, the string trees were loose, the tuners were loose. After getting everything dialed in and many hours of playing, this is one of the best guitars I've ever owned! I have played for 30 plus years and been repairing and building guitars for 20. I have owned many "high end" American made instruments and in recent years have realized the difference, other than obvious issues in QC with build quality, the only real difference these days is the setup of the instrument if the components are there. The pickups are great, hot but not too hot. The bridge is great, love the bar set up on Gotoh trems. The body is my new favorite with the contours and fret access. Very light weight and balanced. Color is cool orange crush, the finish is great satin. The tuners are smooth and are good, but it takes patience to get this thing stable tuning wise. The overall build quality is impressive for the price. The only issue is the very touchy volume knob, turns down as I play sometimes, but its doable. The detent on the tone is great with the bypass. I absolutely love the feel of the five way switch! It has some resistance that makes it feel high quality. The Graphtech nut is great, they leave some room for filing the slots lower, but its not necessary.
I love how this guitar plays! something about the way it bends and how the neck feels. I have many hours on it the past couple weeks and I'm very impressed for the money. I have always played double locking trem guitars, and this was my transition to the modern progressive line of instrument. I am very pleased with the versatility of the instrument. I play Solo instrumental style guitar and this does it for me. If not for the lack of set up and tuning issues out of the box, this would be a five star instrument. I just threw on some Straplocks and tweaked the hell out of it, Love It! Holds tune now even with some serious trem action. I improvised a solo for 40 straight minutes the other day and it held perfect tune! This isn't always the case, but I am very pleased.
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Better than you think!
By: Orlando
Submitted: 9/5/2019
5 people found this review helpful.
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This guitar is only limited by your imagination. It can cover a variety of tones and the neck feels so comfortable and stable. Try one out and you will be glad that you did.
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Great Quality !!
By: NoTime
Submitted: 8/26/2019
13 people found this review helpful.
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awsome sound great sound,
versatils pickup con go from shredder sound to vintage sound
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Smooth and versatile
By: lackhand
Submitted: 7/22/2019
6 people found this review helpful.
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I love this guitar so much, it’s hard not to just list all the amazing things about it, but you can read specs for that. What you can’t get from a description is the feel. The neck looks and feels amazing - buttery smooth, low action, great fretwork, easy to adjust the truss rod. The tremolo works great and once the strings are broken in, it stays in tune very well. The pickups provide tons of versatility and the tone control taking itself out of the circuit when maxed is pretty awesome. Did I mention how much I love the neck?
It did not come ready to play - the neck was slightly loose and it required a full setup - but all the work was easy to do, and it’s been rock solid ever since.
I’m seriously tempted to get one of the HSS models.
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5-star guitar with 3-star color options :)
By: Shoz
Submitted: 6/18/2019
7 people found this review helpful.
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This guitar is legit. Forget about "for the price" - this guitar is as good or better than most guitars twice the price or more.
It's very comfortable to play. Not just because of the contours carved into the body, but it's also lightweight. Played a 3-hour gig with it a few night ago and my back didn't hurt at all. And despite the light weight, the tone is beautiful and warm.
The HSH pickup configuration and 5-way toggle provide several different tonal options, which makes it a very versatile guitar if, like me, you play in a cover band and need to match different tones and styles.
The bridge is perfect. I've always had either hardtails or Floyds, but this tremolo is, in my opinion, much better than a Floyd. It stays in tune, even without a locking nut, and it's very responsive. The trem bar on Floyds tend to have a small amount on play in them if you loosen them enough to swing out of your way when you're not using them. But this one is snug and responsive while still being loose enough to swing away when not in use.
I only have two complaints. A) The color options aren't good. Only two options, neither of which, to me, are very attractive. Would love to see more options. And 2) the volume knob is too easy to move. That's by design, but it's taking some getting used to with my picking style. I tend to fan my fingers out when strumming chords, and even the slightest brush on the volume knob moves it.
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This is a real guitar
By: Gustavo
Submitted: 4/5/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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Simply amazing, I don't want to put it down. Came in tune, ready to impress. Plays nicer than my Ibanez Premium. The tone control has a very direct, solid feel. The volume flies in comparison, no resistance when turning it. Sounds amazing.
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I am Absolutely Amazed at the Sound of this Guitar!!
By: Marek Sobieski
Submitted: 3/6/2019
5 people found this review helpful.
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Set up was perfect out of the Box. Pickups did not work properly, but took it in for Service and had it back 1 week Later! American Musical Truely Stands Behind their Products! No Questions Asked!! And what an Amazing Sounding and Playing Guitar! Every bit as good as Guitars I’ve Paid Thousands Of Dollars for!! I’m Very, Very Pleased!!