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    Best Stratocaster Shape Guitars in 2023

    Here you'll find the best Stratocaster shape guitars.

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    1. Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS

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    Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS
    Had it
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    Playability 73
    Sound 85
    Build quality 80
    Value for money 69
    Overall Score 79

    Player Feedback

    • Neck profile shape: D (2 votes)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (2 votes)
    • Pickups noise: Noiseless (3 votes)
    • Pickups power: Slightly Hot (2 votes)
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    • From Fender's 2021 American Ultra series
    • Made in United States
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 10" to 14" Fretboard Radius
    • Alder body
    • Maple neck
    • Rosewood fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fender Ultra Double Tap Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
    • Bridge pickup: Fender Ultra Double Tap Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
    • Middle pickup: Fender Ultra Noiseless™ Hot Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Fender Ultra Noiseless™ Hot Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
    • 5-way Switch
    • Floyd Rose Original Double-Locking 2-Point Tremolo bridge
    • Augmented “D” Bolt-On neck
    • 22 Medium Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
    • Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Locking tuners
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    Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS
    • Stainless Steel Frets
    • Locking Tuners
    • Made in United States
    • Expensive Wood
    • Locking Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • S-1 Switch Pickups
    • Tremolo
    • Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Retainer Bar
    • No Strap Lock

    2. Jackson MJ Series Signature Misha Mansoor So-Cal 2PT

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    Jackson MJ Series Signature Misha Mansoor So-Cal 2PT
    Had it
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    Playability 77
    Sound 79
    Build quality 77
    Value for money 68
    Overall Score 78

    Player Feedback

    • Neck profile shape: D (9 votes)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (8 votes)
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    • From Jackson's 2021 Artist Signature series
    • Made in Japan
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 20" Fretboard Radius
    • Basswood body
    • Caramelized Maple neck
    • Caramelized Maple fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Bare Knuckle Ragnarok (Humbucker/Passive)
    • Bridge pickup: Bare Knuckle Ragnarok (Humbucker/Passive)
    • Middle pickup: Bare Knuckle Trilogy Suite Single Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Bare Knuckle Trilogy Suite Single Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
    • 5-way Switch
    • Gotoh Custom 510 Tremolo bridge
    • Speed Bolt-On neck
    • 22 Jumbo frets
    • Gotoh Die-Cast Locking tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    Jackson MJ Series Signature Misha Mansoor So-Cal 2PT
    • Locking Tuners
    • Made in Japan
    • Black Tusq XL Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Tremolo
    • Luminescent Inlay
    • Strap Lock
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • No Expensive Woods
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio

    3. Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster

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    Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster
    Had it
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    Playability 73
    Sound 80
    Build quality 82
    Value for money 68
    Overall Score 78

    Player Feedback

    • Neck access to high frets: Very Easy (2 votes)
    • Fret edges: Smooth (2 votes)
    • Tuning stability: Holds tune well (2 votes)
    • Weight: Slightly heavy (1 vote)
    • Neck profile shape: D (2 votes)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (2 votes)
    • Pickups noise: Noiseless (3 votes)
    • Pickups power: Slightly Hot (2 votes)
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    • From Fender's 2021 American Ultra series
    • Made in United States
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 10" to 14" Fretboard Radius
    • Ash body
    • Maple neck
    • Maple fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fender Ultra Noiseless Vintage Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Bridge pickup: Fender Ultra Noiseless Vintage Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Middle pickup: Fender Ultra Noiseless Vintage Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Fender Ultra Noiseless Vintage Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
    • 5-way Switch
    • 2-Point Deluxe Synchronized Tremolo with Pop-In Arm bridge
    • Augmented “D” Bolt-On neck
    • 22 Medium Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
    • Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster
    • Stainless Steel Frets
    • Locking Tuners
    • Made in United States
    • Expensive Wood
    • Ivory Tusq Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • S-1 Switch Pickups
    • Tremolo
    • Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Strap Lock

    4. Fender Custom Artisan Spalted Maple Thinline Stratocaster

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    Fender Custom Artisan Spalted Maple Thinline Stratocaster
    Had it
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    Playability 77
    Sound 77
    Build quality 75
    Value for money 61
    Overall Score 76
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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)
    • 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

    5. Fender Custom Artisan Koa Thinline Stratocaster

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    Fender Custom Artisan Koa Thinline Stratocaster
    Had it
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    Playability 77
    Sound 77
    Build quality 75
    Value for money 61
    Overall Score 76
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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
    • 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)
    • 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 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

    6. Fender Custom Postmodern Strat Journeyman Relic Rosewood

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    Fender Custom Postmodern Strat Journeyman Relic Rosewood
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    Playability 77
    Sound 79
    Build quality 74
    Value for money 62
    Overall Score 77
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    • From Fender Custom's 2019 Postmodern series
    • Made in United States
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
    • 2-Piece Select Alder body
    • Rift Sawn Maple neck
    • Round-Laminated Rosewood fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Dual-Mag II Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Dual-Mag II Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Middle pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound RWRP Dual-Mag II Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Dual-Mag II Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
    • 5-way Switch
    • Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo bridge
    • 1959 D Bolt-On neck
    • 21 Narrow Tall frets
    • Vintage-Style tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    Fender Custom Postmodern Strat Journeyman Relic Rosewood
    • Made in United States
    • Expensive Wood
    • Bone Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Parallel Split Pickups
    • Tremolo
    • Compound Radius Fretboard
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • No Locking Tuners
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Strap Lock

    7. Fender Custom American Custom Strat RW

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    Fender Custom American Custom Strat RW
    Had it
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    Playability 77
    Sound 77
    Build quality 75
    Value for money 61
    Overall Score 76
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    • 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)
    • 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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    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

    8. Schecter Nick Johnston USA Signature

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    Schecter Nick Johnston USA Signature
    Had it
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    Playability 77
    Sound 79
    Build quality 74
    Value for money 67
    Overall Score 77
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    • From Schecter's 2017 Artist series
    • Made in United States
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 14" Fretboard Radius
    • Alder body
    • Contoured 4-Bolt Wenge neck
    • Macassar Ebony fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Schecter USA Nick Johnston Signature Atomic Set (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Bridge pickup: Schecter USA Nick Johnston Signature Atomic Set (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Middle pickup: Schecter USA Nick Johnston Signature Atomic Set (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Schecter USA Nick Johnston Signature Atomic Set (Single Coil/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
    • 5-way Switch
    • Schecter Vintage 2-Point Tremolo bridge
    • Nick Johnston Custom C Bolt-On neck
    • 22 XL Jumbo frets
    • Schecter/Hipshot Staggered Locking Tuners tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    Schecter Nick Johnston USA Signature
    • Locking Tuners
    • Made in United States
    • Expensive Wood
    • Black Tusq XL Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Tremolo
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • 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

    9. Fender Custom Artisan Maple Burl Stratocaster

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    Fender Custom Artisan Maple Burl Stratocaster
    Had it
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    Want it
    Playability 77
    Sound 77
    Build quality 73
    Value for money 61
    Overall Score 76
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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
    • 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)
    • 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

    10. Fender Custom Artisan Koa Dual P90 Strat

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    Fender Custom Artisan Koa Dual P90 Strat
    Had it
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    Playability 78
    Sound 75
    Build quality 73
    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
    • Koa top
    • 1-Piece Vintage Michigan Mahogany body
    • 3A Roasted Flame Maple neck
    • Round-Laminated Rosewood fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop P90 (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop P90 (Single Coil/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
    • 3-way Switch
    • 6-Saddle Hardtail with Pat. Pend. Saddles bridge
    • 1960 Oval C Bolt-On neck
    • 21 Narrow Tall frets
    • Vintage Style tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    Fender Custom Artisan Koa Dual P90 Strat
    • Made in United States
    • Expensive Wood
    • Bone Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Weight Relief
    • Compound Radius Fretboard
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • No Locking Tuners
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
    • No Tremolo
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Strap Lock