5 Reasons to NEVER Buy a Fender Stratocaster

The Fender Stratocaster gets more love than I think it deserves.

Buy your Strat from Zzounds.
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Timestamps
Intro - 0:00
Yo Momma So Ugly - 1:06
Get with the Times - 1:50
Just Like Everyone Else - 2:26
That's Why I Suck at Guitar… - 3:02
I Expect Better - 4:12
Custom + Cheaper - 6:14

[juanm.garcia]

Don't buy a strat, wears an Iron Maiden, they all play strats.😂

[mudgutzadventures]

Posting a Strat dislike video while wearing an Iron Maiden shirt should be in the dictionary under "Ironic"

[Peter-xrgd]

I don’t get this video.. knocking an amazing guitar about how outdated it is? You have a Flying V and an explorer hanging on the wall behind you!! HELLO

[CatharticGuitar]

Still love Fender Strats the best. But I don’t drink water, because it’s boring, and everybody else drinks water.

[edh]

If you do not want the strat i will gladly take it .

[janparra]

By the way Iron Maiden plays Fender Strats funny you have the T-shirt on.

[DoobTube]

Fail. The list of master Stratocaster players, tones and recorded songs since 1954 who have evidenced the capability of the instrument proves this misplaced personal opinion incorrect, with all due respect. A nice MIM Strat is one of the best values in electric guitars. The market supports this fact.

[AliensWanted]

Where's the cheese to go with his whine?

[gcr]

Strats are great guitars, it’s the tone I love. Many great guitarsists have used the stratocaster. The ultra is a great guitar, I bought the arctic white sss version. I wouldn’t want one with a floyd, thats not really fender. You’d be better off going with a charvel or jackson. I have an mij jackson soloist for the metal stuff, super nice, it’s my favorite guitar. I agree with you on placement of the volume knob, but thats how it is and you get used to it and make adjustments. Same with the middle pickup, I’m just gonna bite the bullet and adjust to it because strats sound great. Cheers and thanks for your opinion Strats aren’t for everyone, we are blessed to have so many good options to choose from.

[winstonsmith]

Ok... The balance of a Stratocaster is one of the best... Doesn't move left or right when it's hanging and that could change if you change the headstock. The placement of the input jack? The best I've ever seen. In other guitars, if you play sitting down and the jack is where u like it, you can damage the cable or the jack input, in a SG, u can damage it by hitting it with your hand out whatever, but this design preserved both the cable jack and the guitar input. And this, mate, is not subjective. Honestly, after this, didn't keep on watching. Why haven't sharks evolved? Because there's been no point!!! They were already perfect millions of years ago!!! And no, I'm not a fanboy. Btw, if u do a video on why not to buy a Fender Stratocaster don't do it using one with a Floyd Rose as most don't have that model.

[shanewalton]

If you want Fender to make you a metal guitar you buy a Charvel or Jackson which are owned by Fender.

[guitarjunky]

Its the Fender tone. No other guitar has that type of tone.

[ryanh]

This is a very strange video. I'm not really a strat person either (and don't plan on owning any proper fender strats any time soon) but a lot of what you're complaining about here have literally nothing to do with the fender strat.

This is especially the case in your QC section. I understand having the screw for the locking trem come out is an inconvenience, but I can't even imagine what you'd recommend from a QC perspective that would prevent cases like that.

When I think QC issue I think fit and finish and you've somehow managed to include two completely unrelated maintenance/setup issues within fit and finish.

[nafis]

For that volume knob issue. I highly suggest user to shim that neck with 1 degree shim, it will allows u to set the bridge higher , making your right hand sits higher, and the fingers will clear the volume knob. The floyd rose will have higher pull up range and the bar will feel lower when you grabbing them between middle and ring finger.

[glendoggett]

The outline shape on the round part of the headstock was inspired by the first Bigsby solid electric guitar and that may have been inspired by traditional scroll shaped headstocks on acoustic upright bass, violin and other stringed instruments. It may have looked more familiar at the time to traditional instruments. You make a good point that there are better modern improvements and options available now.

[drankurbaruah]

By the way, don't screw in things under string pressure. The screws are bound to cut through wood while moving under tension and will obviously start slipping in rhe wood. Loosen the strings. Adjust your string tension bar screws and then tune up.

[euclidesanatolly]

The wheel was invented once and to this day it has the same geometric shape and performs the same function. The Bic pen ditto, we can only respect other people's tastes and opinions and that's the end of it, everyone lives as happily as they can..

[jasonl]

This guy needs some warm milk and a good nap.

[rjake]

Leo and company designed the Stratocaster in the early ‘50s, and it’s still relevant today. I’d say he got it right. Will this video be relevant 70 years from now. Highly doubtful.

[pdbordelon]

To each his own, but I love Fender and would take one over a design-flawed Gibson that wont stay in tune any day!