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Looking at a Used Strat
I am going to look at a 10 month old American Strat with HSS pickups that I found on Craig's List. What do I need to look for? What are the trouble areas that I should pay close attention to.
I will do the obvious and plug it and try all the pickups. Also I will make sure all the nobs work Thank you for the advise.
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same as an acoustic-neck, frets, bridge, and nut. look for any mods that may not be what you want such as swapped pickups, swapped pickguard that may hide some changes underneath, original tuners. note that someone may have done upgrades that make the guitar actually better, but is that what you want? also note that there are many versions of the strat via pickups, radius of neck, american vs. asian vs. mexican.
check completed ebay listings to get an idea of pricing. also, remember that your amp is probably 40% of the equation. above all, play it. if it sings to you, buy it. play music!
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Thank you for your help. I picked up an American Strat HSS rosewood in black that looks better than the new one I saw in a local store. I plugged it into my son's old amp and it plays very well.
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Go to the Fender Forums or Strat Talk forums and use the search function. The variability of features on Strats can make you dizzy. Also, there's a preponderance of fakes being sold as original Strats.
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Definitely plug it in and play with it. Not all Strats (even American Standards) are equal. Also, depending on what type of music you are playing and what other guitars you have, you may find yourself wishing you had a regular single-coil lead pickup.
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Not always an issue, because I have both, but I prefer Strats with the truss rod adjustment at the headstock/nut rather than at the base of the neck under the pickguard.
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Check it thoroughly and I hope you get a nice one ...
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