One neck I notice that won't be getting dirty is the one attached to an unassuming-looking Strat hanging on the wall in the Custom Shop lounge. It's got great scalloped-out gouges dug into the ...

Taking full advantage of the bolt-on build he had the neck from his alder-bodied ’56 Strat swapped out for a ’57 neck, its ...

The output from the bridge humbucker wasn't quite as gritty or roaring as what I get from my own Strat, but the middle and all-important neck pickups had a smoother tone than what I can wring from ...

Find out more about how we test. The bolt-on maple neck of course suggests a Stratocaster from the stated era, since it is topped by the appropriately enlarged headstock and a model logo to match. The ...

This new option is one of my favorite sounds on the new Strat—right up there with the classic neck position for rhythm guitar parts. For the Enthusiast or Professional Those who nerd out about ...

Our Stratocaster came in the Satin Lake Placid ... As I mentioned earlier, the action was spot on. The neck is silky smooth and the frets feel perfect. Overall, the sound is clean, warm, and ...

the Stratocaster has three American single-coils. The protruding, unchamfered Alnico V slug magnets follow a vintage stagger save for the raised G string magnet; the five-way switch offers the ...

Here we are with another guitar review. I usually open these reviews with this when I post guitar reviews because I know our focus is consumer technology. While I love technology, particularly TVs ...