NGD: 2017 Fender American Professional Stratocaster

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I typically don’t post threads like this, but I figured I’d share my enthusiasm with other Stratocaster owners on this forum. I’ve had my eye on one of these for a few years now and since I’ve been unloading a lot of my super strats the past few weeks (my tastes in guitars have changed drastically over the past couple of years), I finally pulled the trigger and grabbed one of these.

This is technically my first official Strat (I briefly owned a G&L Legacy back in about 1993 and mistakenly traded it for an inferior Ibanez). It is in absolutely mint condition, sounds amazing, and feels unbelievable in the hands. The one-piece rosewood neck feels really solid and the feel of the open grain is something that needs to be experienced to understand.

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Beautiful. I've always felt that guitar necks should not be painted or lacquered over for the best feel. Love the routed Fender logo in particular.
 
Beautiful guitar! I love rosewood.

The American Professional Strats are very nice. I have one as well, seafoam green, rosewood fretboard, roasted maple neck.
 
I saw one of those Rosewood neck models at a GC a while back. Beautiful. I just couldn't justify another strat, but it was very cool.

I like those all roasted ones I've seen recently as well.
 
Thanks guys! Like I said, I usually don’t start threads or post pictures about new gear acquisitions, but this thing is just too beautiful to keep to myself.

Baldadi said:
We need some sounds to go with that:p
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As soon as I get my hands on an FM3, I’ll post some clips. 😁 I just don’t have access to any audio interfaces at the moment.
 
Very nice. I walked into GC a few months ago to browse, and found this American Pro Limited Edition with a rosewood neck, and walked out with it. I'm not even a strat guy, and wasn't looking to buy, but I've found that when you come across a specimen that has mojo, you grab it if you can.

I agree - the rosewood neck is unbelievable - no grippy nitro to slow you down, and it's so beautiful. The more I play it, the more I love it. Somehow, it sounds way more 'strat-like' than my other strats, even playing it acoustically, and the tuning/intonation is spot on. It has the Tim Shaw V-Mods, and it has this tonal character that I don't know how to describe - it's really top-endy, but it has some kind of overtone/resonance thing that I really dig. I'm not sure if that and the trebliness is the pickups or the rosewood.

Unfortunately, it can't be my number one because I play a lot of classic rock/old metal, which is a bummer, and I wish Fender would make the heels more accessible. I have big hands, so it's not a problem to play up high with a big blocky heel, but they could improve that for comfort. That said, I still love it so much I'm thinking of getting the other color they make so I have two of them.
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Damn that is a beautiful guitar! The pick guard really sets it off. I also play a lot of rock and 80’s style metal and have been thinking about replacing the bridge single coil with a Thornbucker+ or something similar to give it that EVH tone, while still having access to the classic Strat tones. But yes, it definitely has some mojo that can’t be described.
 
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lyricbread said:
Damn that is a beautiful guitar! The pick guard really sets it off. I also play a lot of rock and 80’s style metal and have been thinking about replacing the bridge single coil with a Thornbucker+ or something similar to give it that EVH tone, while still having access to the classic Strat tones. But yes, it definitely has some mojo that can’t be described.
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Thanks. Do they make the Thornbucker in a single-coil size? Any input on the best humbucker in single-coil size?
 
JD_ said:
Thanks. Do they make the Thornbucker in a single-coil size? Any input on the best humbucker in single-coil size?
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Unfortunately not. If I do it, I’m just going to replace the pickguard with an HSS, replace the appropriate pot, and load it up. The Thornbucker+ will get you that 80’s vibe when played with some gain and it compliments the V-Mod singles really well. There’s a bunch of videos on YouTube with it loaded into Strats. It’s a very versatile pickup.
 
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