Bought guitar,would like feedback
 

Hey everyone,
First time to this site and i really like it. I just bought a Fender Strat (first guitar) from pickurgear.com. Im really happy with it and it sounds pretty awesome. Wondering if anyone else has this guitar and has had the same experience?
I would appreciate any feedback, like i said this is my first guitar.

Everyone has that guitar.....

I really don't care for strats...
is it Mexican or American made?

If you want some feedback, turn your amp up and walk right up to it

I prefer running into my amp actually...

im not a huge fan of fender, especially the strat
but hey, whatever floats your boat

Beat me to it.

the site only sells squire packs or what looks like a mexican (based on the price). it's a horrible site. i've checked it three times now and still can't figure out how (if it's even possible) to get details about the products they're selling.

strats aren't horrible guitars, they're just incredibly generic. mine became a teenager last october.

Don`t be discouraged dude. Everyone starts somewhere - start practicing your Blues scale and a few chords, you`ll soon be in business....

Lots of established players are very fussy with their gear and opinions - eventually you`ll be this way too.

I`d recommend taking your guitar to a proper music shop, ask an assistant if they`ll "set it up" for you, (this means adjusting the bridge, pickup heights etc.) This should make it nicer to play. Change your strings reguarly, at least once a month and finally.....

Buy a little valve amp, instead of that piece of sh!t practice ampit came with! Seriously, a little Fender Champion Amp, or some sort of cheapy VALVE amp will sound a hundred times better and you will practice with a smile.
I`m also a fan of Vox Valvetronix, but they take a bit of fiddling. valve amps you just turn on and they sound good..... usually :)

Welcome to the world of electric guitars dude!

the only feedback i'm going to give is never, ever buy gear from a website where the owners can't spell "your" properly.

What about websites where the owners don't capitalize anything?

same thing applies.

I'm not a fan of Strats either but it is a good place to start. I hate to rain on anyone's parade but its on topic... an extremely talented guitar builder friend of mine told me of how Mexican Strats are better in his opinion than Americans despite the huge price difference. Apparently the parts on both are exactly the same and the Mexicans are just built slightly better. This is obviously up for debate but if my friend is right then that's a bummer for anyone who payed the extra money for it to say "built in America."

I just recently spent almost all my money on a '63 Gibson MelodyMaker. It's the most simple guitar in the world. One pick-up, one tone knob, one volume knob, one solid piece of wood for the body. It's a dream come true and it has the perfect sound for what I do. I couldn't be happier.

initially this was true, especially in the early 90s when fender first started making guitars in mexico. i remember reading an article about serial numbers that would denote a mexican guitar made with american parts, something like MA for the first two letters instead of MN. can't find the article anymore though.

i won't get rid of my mexican but i won't fool myself into thinking it's better than my friend's american. the difference in price vs. quality does seem excessive though. especially considering you can almost get two mexicans for the price of one american.

the feedback from other people doesn't matter much. as long as you like the guitar and you are satisfied. because everyone has their own personal opinion and style. to each his own.

Pretty sure this is spam promoting a website.

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