Best Jatoba Fretboard Stratocaster Guitars in 2023
Here you'll find the best Jatoba fretboard Stratocaster style guitars. It's an exceptionally hard and dense wood that emphasizes the mid-lows, giving a fuller, more round sound than, for example, Mahogany. However, it also has a lot of clarity in the top end.
Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. 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. Cort G200
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- From Cort's 2023 G series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 15.75" Fretboard Radius
- Poplar body
- Hard Maple neck
- Jatoba fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Cort Powersound H (Humbucker/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Cort Powersound H (Humbucker/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Cort Powersound S (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Cort Powersound S (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- 6-Point Vintage Tremolo bridge
- C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium frets
- Cort Staggered Locking tuners
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Cort G200
Cort G200
- Locking Tuners
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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2. Cort G250
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- From Cort's 2016 G series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Basswood body
- Hard Maple neck
- Jatoba fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Cort Alnico V Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Cort Alnico V Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Cort Alnico V Single Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Cort Alnico V Single Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 5-way Switch
- 2 Point Tremolo w/ Steel Bent Saddle bridge
- C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium frets
- Die-Cast tuners
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Cort G250
Cort G250
- Coil Tap Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Top Brand Pickups
- 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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3. Ibanez AZES40
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Player Feedback
- Neck access to high frets: Easy (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Not bad (1 vote)
- Weight: Slightly heavy (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (2 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (1 vote)
- From Ibanez's 2021 AZES series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25"'' scale
- 9.843" Fretboard Radius
- Poplar body
- Maple neck
- Jatoba fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Accord (Humbucker/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Accord (Humbucker/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Essentials (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Essentials (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- T106 w/ Comfort round Steel saddles bridge
- AZES Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium frets
- Ibanez machine heads w/ Split shaft tuners
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Ibanez AZES40
Ibanez AZES40
- Series Split Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Top Brand Pickups
- 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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4. Ibanez AZES31
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Player Feedback
- Neck access to high frets: Normal (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Not bad (1 vote)
- Weight: Lightweight (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (2 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
- From Ibanez's 2021 AZES series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25"'' scale
- 9.843" Fretboard Radius
- Poplar body
- Maple neck
- Jatoba fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Essentials (Single Coil/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Essentials (Single Coil/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Essentials (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Essentials (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- F106 w/ Comfort round Steel saddles bridge
- AZES Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium frets
- Ibanez machine heads w/ Split shaft tuners
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Ibanez AZES31
Ibanez AZES31
- Series Split Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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5. Cort G110
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- From Cort's 2015 G series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Poplar body
- Hard Maple neck
- Jatoba fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Cort Powersound Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Cort Powersound Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Cort Powersound Single Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Cort Powersound Single Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- 6 Point Vintage Tremolo bridge
- C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium frets
- Die-Cast tuners
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Cort G110
Cort G110
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock