I love playing my newest strat

[Tylerlayne]

I recently purchased a 2019 MIM players series strat. I have had the guitar almost 2 weeks now and I love playing it. Not sure if its the maple fretboard or what but I prefer playing it over both of my MIA strats with rosewood fretboards. It seems so much easier to play than my other guitars. I wish I had gone maple long ago, I play this guitar every night since I brought it home. One question though, Did the guitar come with the locking tuners or were they added?

 

[Ace38]

Glad you found a winner! They were added, those aren't stock.

 

[Ebidis]

Nice Strat.

I know how you feel. I just got this 6 days ago, can't stop playing it.



The Player series does not come with locking tuners, so someone added them.

HNGD

 

[Stratafied]

I recently purchased a 2019 MIM players series strat. I have had the guitar almost 2 weeks now and I love playing it. Not sure if its the maple fretboard or what but I prefer playing it over both of my MIA strats with rosewood fretboards. It seems so much easier to play than my other guitars. I wish I had gone maple long ago, I play this guitar every night since I brought it home. One question though, Did the guitar come with the locking tuners or were they added?

Beautiful guitar, I made the switch to maple a while ago l love it. Nothing against rosewood , I have one but maple is great, and it looks really clean.

 

[Tylerlayne]

Nice Strat.

I know how you feel. I just got this 6 days ago, can't stop playing it.

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The Player series does not come with locking tuners, so someone added them.

HNGD

Very Nice, I almost got a surf green pearl instead of the one I got. It was a toss up between the two.

 

[Stratafied]

Nice Strat.

I know how you feel. I just got this 6 days ago, can't stop playing it.

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The Player series does not come with locking tuners, so someone added them.

HNGD

It’s still beautiful.

 

[Arrested Dev]

I have a 2021 player plus tele with maple and I am absolutely stunned how nice it is to play. These latest ones have the nicest rolled fretboard edges. Buttery.

There are some great ones our there. Enjoy you new one!!

 

[PlayerOne]

I always enjoy playing my latest purchase. Untill the next one comes along.

 

[3bolt79]

Just out of curiosity…Are the frets bigger on the new one than the old one?

 

[Murdog]

Beautiful guitar. I love maple fret boards! HNGD!

 

[fos1]

Beautiful!

I too am partial to maple fretboards. I know there is not "technically" supposed to be much difference but it is my preference.

 

[DanielB]

Beautiful guitar! I have a Made in Mexico Strat from the older Standard series, but also really enjoy playing it. Mine also has a maple neck, the first guitar I owned with one, as opposed to a rosewood neck. I think like the others on this thread I am coming to prefer a maple neck. In any event, hope you get much playing pleasure out of your guitar.

 

[Tylerlayne]

Just out of curiosity…Are the frets bigger on the new one than the old one?

I got mine used. Its a 2019 model but has medium jumbo frets

 

[Tylerlayne]

I always enjoy playing my latest purchase. Untill the next one comes along.

I don't Know. I bought a 2021 Amer. Pro II in February and never was able to bond with it. This one I loved from the very beginning

 

[RaySachs]

I've always preferred maple fretboards, probably because my first strat 42-43 years ago had maple and I got used to that as what a strat was supposed to feel like. And while I like the back of the neck to be satin finished, I'm fine with a full gloss on the fretboard. I'm so partial to maple that for a long time, I specifically DIS-liked rosewood. Lately, I've come to like rosewood just fine (although I've yet to play a Pau Ferro neck I didn't hate), but I'll still take maple every time if given the choice...

-Ray

 

[jtoomuch]

Maple all the way.

 

[Rbert0005]

This is called the honeymoon phase.

 

[Tone Quest]

Very nice Strat. Glad you're having fun with it.

 

[geetaruke]

I love playing my new Strat too. And my old one.