Best Birdseye Maple Neck Stratocaster Guitars in 2024

Here you'll find the best Birdseye Maple neck Stratocaster style guitars. This wood has beautiful patterns only found in specific types of maple.

After comparing the 2000+ guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones with these characteristics. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.

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1. Fender Custom Artisan Spalted Maple Thinline Stratocaster

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Fender Custom Artisan Spalted Maple Thinline Stratocaster
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Playability 73
Sound 77
Build quality 75
Value for money 60
Overall Score 75
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  • From Fender Custom's 2020 Artisan series
  • Made in United States
  • 6 strings
  • 25.5"'' scale
  • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
  • Spalted Maple top
  • Roasted Ash with Spalted Maple Top body
  • 3A Roasted Birdseye Maple neck
  • Round-Lam Ebony fretboard
  • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
  • Middle pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
  • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
  • 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
  • 5-way Switch
  • Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo bridge
  • '60s Oval C Bolt-On neck
  • 21 Narrow Tall frets
  • Vintage Style with Tortoise Shell Buttons tuners
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  • From Fender Custom's 2020 Artisan series
  • Made in United States
  • 6 strings
  • 25.5"'' scale
  • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
  • Spalted Maple top
  • Roasted Ash with Spalted Maple Top body
  • 3A Roasted Birdseye Maple neck
  • Round-Lam Ebony fretboard
  • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
  • Middle pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
  • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
  • 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
  • 5-way Switch
  • Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo bridge
  • '60s Oval C Bolt-On neck
  • 21 Narrow Tall frets
  • Vintage Style with Tortoise Shell Buttons tuners
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Fender Custom Artisan Spalted Maple Thinline Stratocaster
  • Made in United States
  • Expensive Wood
  • Bone Nut
  • Top Brand Pickups
  • Tremolo
  • Compound Radius Fretboard
  • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
  • No Locking Tuners
  • No Neck-Through Build
  • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
  • No Luminescent Inlay
  • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
  • No Strap Lock

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    2. Fender Custom Artisan Koa Thinline Stratocaster

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    Fender Custom Artisan Koa Thinline Stratocaster
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    Playability 73
    Sound 77
    Build quality 75
    Value for money 60
    Overall Score 75
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    • 3 Prices - New from $4,387.50 >
    • From Fender Custom's 2020 Artisan series
    • Made in United States
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
    • 4A Figured Koa top
    • Roasted Ash body
    • 3A Roasted Birdseye Maple neck
    • Round-Lam Ebony fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Middle pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
    • 5-way Switch
    • Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo bridge
    • '60s Oval C Bolt-On neck
    • 21 Narrow Tall frets
    • Vintage Style with Tortoise Shell Buttons tuners
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    • 3 Prices - New from $4,387.50 >
    • From Fender Custom's 2020 Artisan series
    • Made in United States
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
    • 4A Figured Koa top
    • Roasted Ash body
    • 3A Roasted Birdseye Maple neck
    • Round-Lam Ebony fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Middle pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
    • 5-way Switch
    • Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo bridge
    • '60s Oval C Bolt-On neck
    • 21 Narrow Tall frets
    • Vintage Style with Tortoise Shell Buttons tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    Fender Custom Artisan Koa Thinline Stratocaster
    • Made in United States
    • Expensive Wood
    • Bone Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Tremolo
    • Compound Radius Fretboard
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • No Locking Tuners
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Strap Lock

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    3. Fender Custom American Custom Strat RW

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    Fender Custom American Custom Strat RW
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    Playability 73
    Sound 77
    Build quality 75
    Value for money 60
    Overall Score 75

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    • Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
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    • 2 Prices - New from $4,553.95 >
    • From Fender Custom's 2020 American Custom series
    • Made in United States
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
    • 2-Piece Select Ash body
    • 2A Roasted Birdseye Maple neck
    • Round-Laminated Rosewood fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '64 Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Middle pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP '64 Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '64 Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
    • 5-way Switch
    • Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo bridge
    • 1960 Oval C Bolt-On neck
    • 22 Narrow Tall frets
    • Sperzel Die-Cast with White Pearloid Buttons tuners
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    • 2 Prices - New from $4,553.95 >
    • From Fender Custom's 2020 American Custom series
    • Made in United States
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
    • 2-Piece Select Ash body
    • 2A Roasted Birdseye Maple neck
    • Round-Laminated Rosewood fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '64 Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Middle pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP '64 Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '64 Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
    • 5-way Switch
    • Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo bridge
    • 1960 Oval C Bolt-On neck
    • 22 Narrow Tall frets
    • Sperzel Die-Cast with White Pearloid Buttons tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    Fender Custom American Custom Strat RW
    • Made in United States
    • Expensive Wood
    • Bone Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Tremolo
    • Compound Radius Fretboard
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • No Locking Tuners
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Strap Lock

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    4. Fender Custom Artisan Maple Burl Stratocaster

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    Fender Custom Artisan Maple Burl Stratocaster
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    Playability 73
    Sound 77
    Build quality 73
    Value for money 59
    Overall Score 74
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    • 2 Prices - New from $4,933.62 >
    • From Fender Custom's 2020 Artisan series
    • Made in United States
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
    • Burl top
    • Roasted Alder body
    • Birdseye Maple neck
    • Macassar Ebony fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Middle pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
    • 5-way Switch
    • 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo bridge
    • 1963 C Bolt-On neck
    • 21 Jumbo frets
    • Vintage-Style tuners
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    • 2 Prices - New from $4,933.62 >
    • From Fender Custom's 2020 Artisan series
    • Made in United States
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
    • Burl top
    • Roasted Alder body
    • Birdseye Maple neck
    • Macassar Ebony fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Middle pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Fat '60s Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
    • 5-way Switch
    • 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo bridge
    • 1963 C Bolt-On neck
    • 21 Jumbo frets
    • Vintage-Style tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    Fender Custom Artisan Maple Burl Stratocaster
    • Made in United States
    • Expensive Wood
    • Bone Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Tremolo
    • Compound Radius Fretboard
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • No Locking Tuners
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Strap Lock

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    5. Fender Custom Johnny A. Signature Stratocaster

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    Fender Custom Johnny A. Signature Stratocaster
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    Playability 70
    Sound 76
    Build quality 74
    Value for money 58
    Overall Score 73
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    • 5 Prices - New from $5,200 >
    • From Fender Custom's 2022 Custom Artist series
    • Made in United States
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 7.25" Fretboard Radius
    • 2-Piece Select Alder with Offset Seam body
    • 3A Birdseye Maple neck
    • Round-Laminated 3A Rosewood fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Special Design Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Middle pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound 11/56 Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound 11/56 Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
    • 5-way Switch
    • Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo bridge
    • 1965 C Bolt-On neck
    • 21 Medium Jumbo frets
    • Vintage-Style with Fender Logo tuners
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    • 5 Prices - New from $5,200 >
    • From Fender Custom's 2022 Custom Artist series
    • Made in United States
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 7.25" Fretboard Radius
    • 2-Piece Select Alder with Offset Seam body
    • 3A Birdseye Maple neck
    • Round-Laminated 3A Rosewood fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Special Design Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Middle pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound 11/56 Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound 11/56 Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
    • 5-way Switch
    • Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo bridge
    • 1965 C Bolt-On neck
    • 21 Medium Jumbo frets
    • Vintage-Style with Fender Logo tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    Fender Custom Johnny A. Signature Stratocaster
    • Made in United States
    • Expensive Wood
    • Bone Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Parallel Split Pickups
    • Tremolo
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • No Locking Tuners
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Strap Lock

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