Fender American Professional II Stratocaster - Miami Blue with Rosewood Fingerboard Review

The Strat Sound you’re looking for.

Obi-Wan would be well pleased with the Fender American Pro II Strat. The guitar arrived in perfect condition and with a couple of minutes I had it in tune. I'm a beginning guitar player and I appreciate being able to get the guitar in tune easily and it stays there. There isn't a flaw on this Strat, and it is solid in the hand. The classic Strat tones come easily from the guitar… read more as the PU's are voiced well. I also have a Fender Vintera Modified 60's Strat and they sound very close to each other. With the Pro II you get a great locking travel hard case, easier truss rod adjustment, and this cool Miami Blue color with a rosewood fretboard option. My guitar also has the 75 year "decal" on the back of the headstock, which I think is cool. If you're on the fence between this and… what could a person be on the fence about here? This is THE Fender Stratocaster, if you want a Strat this is The guitar you're looking for. I'll include a couple of pictures from NGD in different light to show the color. You may go about your business. Carry on.

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Sweet Strat!

Holy Moly, this Strat is just what I was after.I can't find a flaw on the guitar. Kudos to Sweetwater as usual for an amazing job of getting the Am Pro II Strat to me in perfect condition. This is a SOLID, solid body guitar. You feel the quality when you pick it up and start playing. The pickups have that clear Strat goodness and when you put the Neck PU with the Bridge and Middle… read more it is such a full, wonderful tone… very useful. I also have a Vintera Modified 60's Strat with this function, give one of these a try if you haven't, I think you'll like them if you like that Strat tone.I was going to get the white Strat but the Miami Blue had bonus bucks. This guitar is absolutely gorgeous. I'm glad that I took advantage of the deal.

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Surpassed my Expectations!!!

I've had other Stratocasters and had debated for a while on which one to purchase and made the right choice!! The feel of the satin neck, the sound of the V-mod II pickups are fantastic. The online photos of the Miami Blue do not do the guitar justice! The case is well built to protect your purchase. I took this 1 step farther and had my guitar Plek'd upon purchase. Every fret… read more has a nice radius to it, and is smooth like glass. The tech did a fabulous job of filing the fret ends and setting up the guitar to my playing style. Glad I took the plunge!!!

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What a Strat should be

I've cycled through about 6 different Fender strats in the last couple years. This includes an ultra, a Squier CV, an older standard, and some new and used MIM strats. I also had a couple non-Fender examples. This Pro II is what I was looking for to compliment my only other guitar, a PRS S2. Each of my previous strats had something, or a couple things that I didn't jive with.… read more This one got everything right. The neck feel and fret finish, the sound, the execution of build. I took the chance before the price hike, and I'm so glad I did. I like it more each time I play it. I've since swapped the pickguard for a Fender-brand tortoise (for aesthetic) and installed Fender locking tuners. The V-Mod II PUs sound great out of my Supro 1600 Supreme. I'm a home-playing hobbyist, looking for minimal gear, and I think I finally found my one strat.

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A step up

I'm extremely pleased with this purchase. Color has a more aqua hint to it than the pictures show. I had a hotrail bridge added, fender locking tuners installed, and had Sweetwater do a Plek. Cannot recommend this enough. This guitar now plays as well if not better than my Fender Ultra Luxe. As always, my dude Matt Kreager took great care of me. She's a keeper!!!

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