Fender 60th Anniversary Stratocaster, Hey Joe

[itzed]

I guess like most modern Fenders, the quality can vary. I have one and I love it. Bought it new at Guitar Center in 2006. They had 2, and I picked the better one. I had it professionally set up and have not had to adjust it since. Of course I also have some Mexican Strats that I love as well, even a Chinese 50's Classic Vibe, but the pick-ups on this American Diamond are by far the best sounding.

[MrStratcaster]

a bisserl üben noch,kriegen wir hin!sicher

[BuMbLeBeeLY]

i have the MIM and the MIA commemorative 60th anniversary strats and i think the MIM is so much better in feeling, but the MIA pickups are just amazing, MIM just needs an upgrade on pickups and it'll probably own the MIA

[412willis]

The American Deluxe strats are very well made. I have a 2004 with noiseless pups and s-1 switching. 3 color sunburst rosewood neck. I have two 1968 strats and they are still great guitars with tons of mojo but the deluxe is a much better guitar. Just my opinion.

I also have a 2008 52 vintage hot rod tele with the Seymour Duncan mini humbucker in the neck and some kind of a custom pup in the bridge. A completely different sound. I owned 3 teles before this one and this one is my favorite.

[motokev]

SWEET GUITAR

[ale2912900]

The best fender!

[GuitarEd48]

Great cover!Nice sound!

[FenderTelecaster14]

this isnt the first 60th anniversary guitar ive seen. just curious, is it mexican or usa made?

[carfaxguitars]

This was the US version - I won it in a Fender competition...lucky me! Don't have it any more though, I wouldn't recommend it really. There was a Mexican version made in diamond white which looked nice although I never played one.

[carfaxguitars]

As I've said I never played the Mexican MIM model. My USA model was very poorly put together. I had to re-set the neck which was out of line and the quality of the wood was very low for a guitar that retailed for over a thousand pounds in the UK. Personally it was all a bit too light which was reflected in the tone. Compared to my 1974 3 bolt strat, the sustain was about half as long. The quality of fretwork was typical of modern Fenders i.e. needs a lot more finishing. Pickups were good.

[Saben15]

hey i bought the mexican made 60th anniversary fender strat (the white one... i think the actual color is "blizzard pearl") for about 500 dollars and so far ive been really pleased with it, i havnt had any problems and the tone is really nice. id reccomend it, i dunno....

[leftystrat62]

I've owned many strats:custom shop,reissue,Amer. Std. MIJ. and a Mexican,and they're all different. You being right handed are so lucky because you can try out 100 guitars in a weedend and decide which one sounds and plays best-and that's just what you should do. My reissue was just as good as the custom shop,but my $490 MIJ is my favorite-just feels and sounds great. I say try out many guitars and save $ and buy used.

[kullprit]

What did the competition consist of?

[fenderguy82]

I have a 60th anniversary mexican strat. it is really good quality except the pickups suck shit nuggets. I put some 57/62 and it sounds a little better. I should have put some hot noiseless pickups instead.

[ledford1100]

@carfaxguitars why wouldnt you recomend it? i love mine

[motocarnage615]

@carfaxguitars Hi! there is a Fender Mexican 60th Anniversary Strat in blue on Kijiji for $350 totally in my price range though I immediately plan on swapping the rear pickup for a JB but just curious why you wouldn't recommend it?

[rockbulldog]

nice its awesome i have that guitar you can c it in my vids AWESOME!!!!

[ltdan123]

you freakin nailed the sound.

[ftele]

~Do you like the analog mod...or stock pedal better..??

[carfaxguitars]

This weekend I'm hoping to A/B the analogman and a stock TS9 tubescreamer so will post a better reply after that. However, I do have a stock TS10 tubescreamer too which is a good pedal but very different to the analogman. The analogman has more clarity and feel to it. I do love the analogman pedal though so would recommend to anybody. Mind you, as with all pedals, you need to have a decent amp sitting after it.

[JohnDeacon]

What sort of pickups does this guitar have?

[carfaxguitars]

Hi there,

It had American Vintage 57 Strat single-coil pickups according to Fender. This model was the US version, not to be confused with the Mexican which was blizzard white/silver.

I don't have the guitar anymore (or amp) but they were very sweet and tuneful, if not as hot as my Texas Specials which appear with the same amp in some of the other vids.

[fupasack2]

aahhhhhh!!!!!!! too good!!!

[carfaxguitars]

Just in case anybody is interested, this guitar is now on sale at ebay - here's the item number 160148957710

[ccs626]

where did you get that guitar?

[carfaxguitars]

I was lucky enough to win it in a Fender competition. I don't really use it (hence why the stickers are still on it) so it may go on ebay soon - currently it's just sitting in it's lovely anniversary case all day!

[ccs626]

oh just wondering cause I got it on ebay for $200.00.

[carfaxguitars]

Wow - you sure that's not the Mexican diamond white anniversary strat. This is the USA version. In the UK it retails for 1,200 English pounds / 2,400 US Dollars.

[TCFKAE]

Great vid/playing - 5 stars from me!

[sonnyrazor]

Nice!!!what are the settingS?5 stars videdo!!!

[carfaxguitars]

It was a while ago but it would have been into the treble channel on the amp, volume at a quarter, treble and bass mid way (12 o'clock). The Maxon graphic would have been a v shape and then the analogman tube screamer would have been set to a level to just crunch the amp (using drive and level), tone on the tube screamer would have been mid way too. All guitar controls on 10.

[carfaxguitars]

Thank you - the amp is now on sale on ebay if you search on item number 160150255059 or under seller ID carfaxguitars

[ryilmaz122]

:) oke brother, i was just joking, i have the same guitar, it is like a dream to me...

[ryilmaz122]

:) what is it on the table at left, seems like a vibrator...:)

[carfaxguitars]

Ha ha - top of a chair but it does look a little suspect :-)