Fender Player Stratocaster | Our Honest Review
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- As part of a recent lineup that really impressed us, we thought we'd take a look at one of our favourites from the Fender player Series - the Fender Player Stratocaster in Buttercream.
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Now, we've long been big fans of Fender's more affordable options and their Standard models are even seen as something of a benchmark for many players in terms of quality for reasonably priced guitars. Extremely accessible and giving you loads of bang for your buck, Fender's modestly priced Mexican built offerings have always impressed us and their latest models are no different.
So, we asked Vini from guitarguitar Epsom to pick out his favourite from the Fender Player Series and give us an honest review of it! Take a look at the rundown now and let us know your thoughts in the comments!
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Him: "it's good if you're on a budget."
Me: sitting in my room looking up at my Squier covered walls.
I bought a Squire a couple of weeks ago. It’s a fun guitar. The feel of the guitar is actually pretty nice and I’ve considered doing some mods.
@@gutenbird I am looking for a good amp under 500. I love the blue sky sound, any suggestions?
@@kawai99100 I am using an older one. A line 6. It's nice enough. Most anything you get at guitar center is gonna be good enough at that budget.
@@kawai99100 take the boss katana mk2 100. Amazing value for money.
@@kawai99100 you can get a lot of great amps around that price, keep looking. There are even some good ones under 200
I almost have enough money for one of these in that butter color man it’s so beautiful
I don’t know if you are planning on buying used but you can save a lot of money I would recommend it guitar center have a used section online and they have loads of used ones
bought one last year and still can't stop looking at it. best strat I have
Know what you mean. Musicians Friend has or had 48 month financing. Send that baby out.
I like that buttercream
@James Brown hey yo james brown hi, do these player strats use the 9v batteries or no? Ive been thinking about buying one but idk if it uses batteries lol
I have a Buttercream SSS Stratocaster and it’s the best Strat I’ve ever owned. Best guitar for your money on the market. I tried the Vintera models but I didn’t like them as much as The Player Series...
Have you tried American ones too? And why did you like player more than Vintera.Just wondering because I can't decide between vintera and player
CarrotCuber ...I just like the way the Player Series plays in terms of feel and sound better than the Vintera Series. I don’t know why it’s better. But, I did speak to someone who works at Fender and he told me some interesting things about how Fender operates. He said that every 15 years or so, the American plant gets new production equipment. The old American equipment goes to Mexico and the old Mexican equipment goes to Asia. So, essentially the Player Series is the older generation American Professional guitar - built on the exact same equipment. That is why they have the two point tremolo instead of the six screw now. I would imagine the Vintera is made with the same CNC machines as the Player Series, but they just didn’t play as well in my opinion. I have owned several Strats over the years, including American, and the Player Series are amongst the best and are at a great price. The Player Series is without a doubt the best guitar on the market for the price...
FNews couldn’t agree more, besides, they are less than half the price than the american professional series, and the quality of these is just nuts.
@@MrBighairyass This has been my experience with the basses as well. I have an Elite jazz which is truly nice I still swapped out the pickups because the noiseless pickups weren't working for me. Then I picked up the P bass player and wow it sounds and plays great. I'm even keeping the stock pickups they sound really good. The only thing I didn't like were the tuners so I bought some hipshots. It's not as nice as the Elite but it's still stellar for the price. And I liked it better than the vintera as well. For one I'm not into vintage style frets, I prefer medium jumbo and the Vintera has a 7.25 radius which I also do not like I prefer a 9.5-11.
@@MrBighairyass that's a fantastic insight, thx for sharing
After using USA Customs and cheaper Mex...in studios, not one person could tell me the difference after the recordings! The cool vintage amps and playing style made all the difference!
You cant tell the difference between any two guitars in the studio, the difference lies in how they feel for the player.
I mean that’s not exactly a fair test. If you plugged this and a custom shop Strat into a deluxe reverb, you’d hear a difference. Not saying one would be better but they’d sound different.
@@Ironworthstriking well you have to remember though, going through Custom Shop will get you exactly what you want, provided you can afford to pay depending on what you want them to build, but they'll do it. not everyone can afford to go that option, professionals and recording artist often go that route, but that's because they need a guitar built for whatever there music might be.
but just a regular Custom that Fender did themselves, there no different than the American Ultra as far as tone. unless you buy one of those relic guitars they make based on 50's and 60's, ya those cost alot, but there gonna be more identical in sound to the 50's. other than that, there's not much of a difference between a player Series and the American Performer and Professional, although i found those Yosemite pickups to be my favorite of the 3, followed by the Pro 2 and Player in that order, other than that, the only real difference is mostly looks and whether or not you want Rosewood over Pao Ferro. the difference in woods doesn't matter much to me, i have the first gen American Professional and it has Pao Ferro, and i have no issues with it.
Just bought mine, with a black finish. These guitars are insanely fun and play like a dream.
what do you think of buying this one with a normal tremolo or Hss with Floyd rose one? really I can't choose
@@ramyhassan4393 I'd go for a normal tremolo if you can find it. After about a week I noticed mine needs a proper setup. It still plays great just a little buzzing in some spots. I doubt this is due to the tremolo and a little tweaking should fix the issue. I'd go for some locking tuners instead of a floyd rose system, unless you really want it. I tuned mine right out the box and its stayed in tune since.
I own 3 Player Plus Top Stratocaster HSS’s and I couldn’t be happier!
They are gorgeous!
The quality of MIM Fenders has greatly improved over the years almost rivaling American made guitars.
I also own 3 other MIM Strats and they are great too!
I am no longer a MIM snob!
My wife teaches music and one of her guitar students got one of these. I play a couple of really nice strats and I was really impressed with this. In fact there’s really nothing to complain about. Especially since it’s so simple to swap pickups and other parts. It could easily be turned into a monster.
Totally Tyler, you get a whole lotta guitar for your buck with the Player series. Awesome
That is so great to hear because I just bought a Seafoam player series strat and have been very worried about it. I tried one of the classic 70's vibe strats and it was... not good.
I have a black one with cream colored pickups and knobs. Instantly fell in love with it. I was a little worried with the neck size because I have smaller hands but it surprisingly fits really well. You really do get a bang for your buck with this series. Next thing on my list is the PRS Zach Myers SE.
@@necronorris Squier generally does not have good quality, you can just feel it
how is the action on this? i prefer really low actions
This will be my very first electric guitar. I’m getting the orange one.
i to.
Did you get it?
@@gm836 what...
@@MrAll300 did he get the guitar? What’s hard to understand?
@@gm836 my Englisch is Not the best beat from my sind vibes... He i don't no i have on and IT is great
This strat is exceptional for blues truly a great guitar
I have this exact guitar. From the moment it fell into my hands, I was home.. made a bigger impression on me than when I bought an American Standard back in 94 - I don't miss that guitar anymore like I did for so long.
I bought the sunburst version yesterday, what can i say. I did not sleep, an amazing guitar for the money. Go for it if you can!
I have the 2018 SSS lefty in white. Best guitar I have ever had. Love it.
I'm really interested in getting one, glad you said that!
how are the frets on your player strat? are they sharp? i am planning to buy one.
Hi, what actually happened was that Fender US updated all their machines and tooling and, as was the case when Fender Mexico first got set up, the old US tooling was shipped south. The Player series is just the old 2000's US Standard specs (made on the same tooling). Luckily for us, the 2000's US Standard strats were some of the best Fender ever made. The wood grades are lower spec, not that it matters when its all coated in plastic...
The satin finish on the back of the neck was one of the best things about the old US standard. 👍
I haven't had the chance to open one up yet, but the old alnico 5 plastic bobbin pickups were my favourite era by a mile, and these sound the same - so they likely are. Another reason to buy one, just top drawer value at the price point!
wozzlepop ...I’m not saying you’re wrong, but how do you know about Fender moving all the old U.S. equipment to the Mexican facility? It would make sense, because I had the Mexican Standard Stratocaster from a few years ago and it played okay, but it felt cheap. I then got a new Buttercream Stratocaster Player Series and it’s probably the best Stratocaster I’ve ever owned. I couldn’t figure out why it improved so much, but now I know why...thanks for posting...
I once had a sunburst Mexican Standard Telecaster for about 8 years until I swapped it for a Squier CV60s strat. The tones and feel (the satin finished neck) are good except for its weight and some factory defect at its highest fretboard. Never regret letting it go as I'm comfortable with the CV60s strat for 3 years until a surprise HSH player series strat came into my hands two months ago!🤗
@Mr Tech I'm from East Malaysia and even at the capital city, the costs of the older American standard and now the performer, pro and ultra series are very expensive in ringgit (between 6-8k) for us. The gap between player series and the American is covered by the MIJs so thank God, the players are really awesome to have as I love Fender guitars even from its entry level.
This guitar is by far the best value on the market. It's basically the same guitar as the mid 2000s American Standards were
Might get the Capri color but now I’m not sure. That buttercream is beautiful
I own one in the limited edition Surf Pearl finish. After a pro set up from my luthier this axe is all that I hoped for and more. Beautiful to look at and you can pull just about any tone you could ever want out of this thing. If your jonesing for one just pull the damn trigger, cant see how you would regret it...
Just bought the exact same one, saying it has a great sound is an understatement.
Yahooo!
dreamy tone.
I’ve the same Buttercream Strat and this guy is spot on! 👍
Awesome guitar dude! We're huge fans of the Player models! 🎸👏
bought one of these on sale at Guitar Center for 650 USD last week. Took me about 3 hours of playing various guitars and fiddling around to find the best axe for me and it came down to a PRS SE 24 Les Paul -style and the Fender Player .. I went with the Fender because it has the go-go bar . Been playing it a lot this past week and I'm still pinching myself how good of an instrument it is for under $1000. It could sell for $1000 no problem. The guitar tech at the store said he didn't have to touch it , it came from the Fender factory with near perfect set-up. Intonation is dead on , every note rings clear. I got the HSS .. yeah I'm probably going to swap the neck position fender alnico pickup for a SD Hot Rails or maybe even a DiMarzio .. but for now it's still extremely versatile and plays very, very nearly as well as my friend's $2,500 American Fender Pro.
@@trader2137 hi Pawel, mine has the “synchronized floating bridge tremolo” which allows the raising and lowering of pitch. As long as I don’t go crazy and keep it under 1 whole note, it will stay in tune. With the floating trems you can use the bar to pull or push it back in tune, with practice. But the more you yank on the bar the more it go out of tune.. Floyd Rose double locking trems are more expensive and will prevent this but even they go out of tune if you play like Van Halen or Steve Vai. I don’t play that way but use it more subtly. Hope this helps !
I agree. I got a limited edition blue burst one with HSS setup and honestly this guitar is fucking godly. This comes from 15 years and many owned guitars of experience. This guitar could easily sell for another 200$.
Loving the enthusiasm, Anthony! These guitars suit a whole array of purposes - especially when it comes to recording those spanky Strat tones! They do surprisingly well for recording heavier riffs with an octaver on it - try it out! :)
and now they do sell for another 300
My favorite color is yellow, and this is my match.
Ive the buttercream and its just amazing. Sounds excellent with clean settings. Really is worth every penny you spend and youll snjoy playing it.
snjoy - idiot
@@Nic-by1zx God Bless you Sir.
Dont really care for strats but yellow strats are so nice
Just bought the player strat sounds 100 % better than my 2005 made in Cali.strat which has a superior neck wider at the nut and better made.Spent 24 hours filing down the fret ends on the Mex.strat.They need to redesign the neck to compete with any one of my Harley Benton . Strats.the pickups on the2005 strat are anaemic and tinny.
I bought the SSS one in Polar White finish and swapped the bridge and neck pickups with Seymour Duncan Hot Rails and got Fender locking tuners and it's perfect for me now. I'm not really a single coil fan but the stock pickups actually sounded really good so it already was almost perfect for me. I'm so satisfied I plan on buying a HSS one with the Buttercream finish as soon as possible.
This is the best Mexican strat that they have ever made and this is coming from everybody ai agree and alnico pickups finally guys putting it next to my American they sound almost identical I'm sticking with the player series right now for the price guys you cant go wrong and it still has the snap and pop of course I actually think it sounds better with the blues then most
Yes I bought one last year and compared it to an American strat and honestly was amazed with the quality of the player series. It has the feel and sound of my American plus the pickups actually sound better. I bought a sunburst with maple neck and it's my main guitar now. I also recently purchased another one - cherry red with rosewood neck and it also sounds and plays quite excellent.
The pickups on mine barely differ the sound
I just bought a red and black one, and it’s my first guitar. I feel like a god
🙌 Welcome to the club! What a great guitar to start on 😃
Would have been nice to hear the guitar on clean channel to really hear what the pickup sound like
2:04 for sound
Just picked up my own.. Flame maple top w/ burst finish. Pau Ferro fretboard. Its one hell of a good guitar!
I'm getting one of these 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Woohoo! What top are ya going for?
@@guitarguitaruk i just ordered the plus top in tobacco sunburst. Was keen on the sage green but it's discontinued. Wanted pau ferro fb
I went for the HSS in black with maple fret board. Amazing guitar!
Steve Smithson I think have the exact same guitar. I love it too! It was on sale on guitar center for 550 so I thought I’d grab it
excellent videos guys: concise, funny and really helpful!
I got one yesterday. Feeling home. It's beautiful.
Beautiful playing.
I love watching videos of a guitar I just bought.
Just ordered one for my 21st birthday😀
Congrats dude! Happy 21st when it comes!
GUITARGUITAR thank you🎉
I made a crazy Gibson Les Paul purchase last year with my Tax Refund. Crazy because I barely even play guitar, but looking to learn.
Recently, I've grown a bit of an attraction to Fender Stratocasters. Might look into saving up for one if my playing improves.
Well I just bought this exact one!
Do you like it ?
I just purchased a Carpi Orange LH yesterday and oh my Dumbledore, my fingers are not ready!! So stocked 😅
I want one of these for Christmas...
i’m getting one for christmas 😭
I have a Player series Telecaster, having nearly dropped £1500 on an American Professional II. After playing them both I just couldn't justify the extra £1000 - it simply wasn't there. The American Professional was nicer, but to use the old cliche it wasn't £1000 nicer! I had the Player Tele professionally set up, a bone nut fitted, and it's just an outstanding guitar for the price.
Maybe one day I'll upgrade the pick ups, and there really wouldn't be much point in ever getting the American Professional, apart from the psychological satisfaction.
Dang, Joe Dirt plays amazingly!
classic
That's it... I'm on my way to pick one up.
How is it
@@jackr5808 it's solid! I used it in the studio this past weekend and it felt comfortable. Had the action adjusted just a tad. I was getting great sound out of it. I would recommend it. 👍
Thanks
It really is a nice player. Mine just needed saddle set up, a set of 11s, and really nice sound.
It's the HSH Buttercream with Pau Ferro board that does it for me.
There's a great selection and one of the best parts of working in a guitar shop is getting to see them every day!
That buttercream color looked good on camera.
Just bought one today.
That colour.
Awesome guitar
Good choice!
Imagine this with a nitrocellulose laquer in buttercream slightly brokenwhite/yellow primer and just a few coats carefully sprayed buttercream, a set of 64' replica pickups and no laquer on the neck.
Someday I'll put it together, cant wait.
I love the colour along with the maple!
I have one of this in egg shell white, left handed. Incredible sounding playing guitar! worth every cent. I always get asked, what amp are you using and the settings, but it's mainly this guitar that is providing it's great sound!
Excellent Review 🎸🎼🎼🎼🎼🌊🏄♂️🏆🇺🇸
Glad you enjoyed it
just bought one, its a realy nice strat, great quality and super sweet tone!
One obvious missing upgrade that many of the competitors offer in the same relative price range are Locking Tuners...
I love mine. It’s a tidepool colored one
Certainly be nice to hear that played "clean"
Nice review, how does this stack up against an American special?
Strummed one in a guitar center about a week ago. Have to say I think it was the best Mexican made strat that I ever felt. On sale for 649 I think, it was tempting but I was in there to buy an amp. But that thing is still on mind. Black one. Owned for a while a 2014 squier CV50 tobacco burst, but that modern c-neck was just a bit too thin. This neck felt great, though it advertises also a modern C. There's no way it could be the same neck as the Squier. If the neck doesn't feel right I could care less about anything else on the instrument. The neck on the Player has to be closer to a standard C.
I bought a used 21’ sunburst player strat for $650 inperfect condition. Maybe I got lucky but the fretwork is excellent (seen some complaints about it) and the neck feels perfect. It’s a standard C neck I believe
I love single coils
i was there when this was recorded
it turned out great!
Sold!!!!!!
Just enjoy the music boyz....The cheaper ones are also more than okay!
Basically, Fender shifted production of the American Standard series to Mexico. Still pretty awesome guitars!
Imagine that butter color strat with a black pickguard... Damn that would be a magnificent guitar
i found one i feel so blessed it looks sick!
Wowsome player series! Yes I have a tobacco burst HSH version with pau ferro fretboard. A very versatile strat.
I'm currently learning with an acustic C40 meanwhile I plan to buy that HSH by the end of 2020. I hope I would play classic heavy, doom and some drop D Stuff. Greetings bro.
Mr. O for those styles you could check the epiphone sg, it will suit better those genres
I've got the Yamaha pacifica 112vm and a Jackson js11, I'm thinking of part exing both and just having this one , there's the new plus version but it's 350 quid more ? Love the buttercream and black pick guard version , Mmmmmm!!
Hey Dave, thanks for watching! The Players are fantastic, we'd highly recommend trying them out. The Player Plus' that just released are a step up from the Players in that the feature set is also fairly different in terms of specs. We recently released some videos focussing on all of the differences of that range if you'd like to know more! gtrgtr.uk/PlayerPlusPlaylist
Miss you at GG Kyle ...hope you’re ok mate , great intro Vin . Take care guys x
What is a bluesy sounding amp under 500?My fender mustang just isn't a good enough sound?
Wow playing only one pickup position the whole demo? Great idea.
I might swap out the nutt with tusq and probably the tuners with locking ones.
And frets with stainless steels once I've worned the nicle frets down.
I put Fender locking tuners in, really worthwhile, if you haven't already I'd recommend it. Non vintage version slots straight in
I'm saving to get a left handed tidepool, I've never seen anyone with the orange
Really dig this color! But im hesitant on the maple board and I’m just now finding that it’s a 2 point Trem.
I got the jaguar I want one of these now 😭
I got to pick up one of these 👍🏼
Every player series I've played has v bad fret sprout, sharp grub screws on bridge and v flat fretboard edges. Get a squire classic vibe.
It amazes me that depending on which reviewer you listen to, the Player is either nearly a match for the American, or sometimes better. Or is it inferior to even a Squier. What this is telling me is the line is probably inconsistent, and you could get a good one or a dud. So I guess the lesson is play the one you're going to buy, but that isn't really an option in the big warehouse stores, unless you buy the demo model.
I prefer the standard mim colours
Dude has awesome tone
I have the tele player and it is equal to or superior to my us issue. While it plays like a dream and sounds crazy good, fretwork is really bad… to the point it’s eating the lower strings, can’t get through a song without something breaking. I spent 8 hours polishing, crowning and side cutting the frets, problem solved . If you do pulls and bends this probably won’t apply….
I use 11s on my Gordy strat but it's almost impossible to get perfect intonation on the player strat the saddles don't go back far enough !
oh my thats is a beautiful sound! what amp / effects is on that?
Brilliant review, Vini nails it!
He's a natural on camera! We need more of him :)
Nicely played
What kind of delay was that? Nice video.
It's just needs a built in cow bell . That's the ultimate .
Can u tell the sticker on guitar& non sticker on guitar what the cause?
I just got my new strat😌just upgraded from Beginners Ltd
it's my guitar and i love it !
Definitely sounds really nice but.....what is he playing through?
Got one in buttercream coming tomorrow! Puuumped
If the guitar is so good, why is it hiding behind so much effects? Let's here the guitar clean.
Thomas Grey there is a little bit of crunch/gain, but only enough to come out when he plays hard
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I hope I will save up for one of these in Bout year and a half :)
At £519 I'd say that's a great guitar . I have heard elsewhere that those pickups are the old American Standard pickups (the ones they used before changing to Fat 50's) . Is Tidepool available with a Pau Ferro 'board?
Hey Shaun, we have a whole heap of different finishes. I've added a link for you so you can peruse at your own leisure - www.guitarguitar.co.uk/search/?Query=fender+player&searchoverride=
@@guitarguitaruk Many thanks 👌
They sure sound like the plastic bobbin a5s. Gorgeous tones.
Nice guitar and nice licks at 2.04. It's this or a white one... bye bye Telecaster... I just think the Strat does mellow better.
I wish that color would be available for leftahded models
Is it worth getting a setup done on these starts or the factory setup is good enough?
That sounded incredible!
Awesome!!
1:48 that's why quagmire plays one