Best Stratocaster Style Guitars With Locking Nut in 2023
Here are the top Stratocaster style guitars with Locking nut. Instead of the typical nut, this nut locks the strings in place and will make them stay in tune even after heavy tremolo use. This type of nut provides the best tune stability, but they also make the guitar more expensive.
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. Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS
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- Neck profile shape: D (5 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (4 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (6 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (5 votes)
- 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
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
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2. Fender Tom Morello Stratocaster
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- Neck profile shape: C (31 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (28 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (4 votes)
- Pickups power: Hot (4 votes)
- From Fender's 2020 Artist series
- Made in Mexico
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" to 14" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Hot Rails Strat SHR-1B (Rail Humbucker/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Hot Rails Strat SHR-1B (Rail Humbucker/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Fender Vintage Noiseless Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Vintage Noiseless Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 2 tone Dome knobs
- 5-way Switch
- Floyd Rose FRT-O2000 Double-Locking Tremolo (Recessed) bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium Jumbo frets
- Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking tuners
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Fender Tom Morello Stratocaster
Fender Tom Morello Stratocaster
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Killswitch Pickups
- Tremolo
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in Mexico
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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3. Fender Dave Murray Stratocaster
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- Neck access to high frets: Very Easy (2 votes)
- Fret edges: Slightly sharp (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
- Weight: Slightly heavy (2 votes)
- Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (2 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (4 votes)
- Pickups power: Hot (4 votes)
- From Fender's 2015 Artist series
- Made in Mexico
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" to 14" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Hot Rails Strat SHR-1B (Rail Humbucker/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Hot Rails Strat SHR-1B (Rail Humbucker/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Seymour Duncan JB Jr. SJBJ-1N (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Hot Rails Strat SHR-1N (Rail Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- Floyd Rose FRT-O1000 Double Locking 2-Point Tremolo bridge
- Dave Murray C Bolt-On neck
- 21 Medium Jumbo frets
- Vintage-Style tuners
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Fender Dave Murray Stratocaster
Fender Dave Murray Stratocaster
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Tremolo
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Mexico
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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4. Fender Player Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS
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- Neck profile shape: C (31 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (28 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Hot (2 votes)
- From Fender's 2018 Player series
- Made in Mexico
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Maple neck
- Pau Ferro fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Player Series Alnico 2 Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Fender Player Series Alnico 2 Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Fender Player Series Alnico 5 Strat Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Player Series Alnico 5 Strat Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- Floyd Rose Special Double-Locking Tremolo (Recessed) bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium Jumbo frets
- Standard Cast/Sealed tuners
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Fender Player Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS
Fender Player Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Mexico
- No Expensive Woods
- 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 Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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5. Fender Squier Contemporary Stratocaster HH FR
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- Neck access to high frets: Easy (2 votes)
- Fret edges: Slightly sharp (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (2 votes)
- Weight: Lightweight (2 votes)
- Neck profile shape: C (20 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (18 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (3 votes)
- From Fender Squier's 2021 Contemporary series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Poplar body
- Roasted Maple neck
- Roasted Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Squier SQR Atomic Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Squier SQR Atomic Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- Floyd Rose by Floyd Rose Double Locking Tremolo bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Jumbo frets
- Sealed Die-Cast with Split Shafts tuners
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Fender Squier Contemporary Stratocaster HH FR
Fender Squier Contemporary Stratocaster HH FR
- Locking Nut
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No Expensive Woods
- 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 Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock