The unmistakable features that defined a great rock decade.

You'll recognize the reissue Fender '70s Stratocaster Electric Guitar by its U-shaped neck, large headstock, and "bullet" truss rod. But these essential Strat features of the '70s era are just the beginning for this beautiful reissue guitar. The '70s Stratocaster also features a solid ash body, Schaller Vintage "F" machine heads, Vintage Strat single-coil pickups, and a synchronized tremolo. Fender includes a Fender deluxe gig bag ($55 value) with your reissue '70s Stratocaster guitar.

Fender Classic Series '70s Stratocaster Electric Guitar Features:

• Ash body (polyester finish)
• Maple U-shaped neck
• (gloss urethane finish) 25-1/2" scale length
• Rosewood or maple fingerboard
• 7.25" radius
• 21 vintage-style frets
• 1.650" nut width
• 3 vintage-style single-coil pickups with alnico magnets
• 5-position pickup switch
• Vintage-style synchronized tremolo
• Master volume, neck pickup tone control, middle pickup tone control
• Fender Schaller F-style tuners
• Chrome hardware
• 3-ply white pickguard
• Aged knobs and switch tip
• Large headstock
• '70s style decal
• Bullet truss rod adjustment nut
• 3-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt neck adjustment
• Synthetic bone nut

Fender Classic Series '70s Stratocaster Electric Guitar Includes:

• Fender gig bag

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What a find!

Posted by No Fool from Kansas City Missouri on Jul 29, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: N/A

Reviewer's Play Style: all types

Back in 2006 before Musician's Friend made their move to the new store in Kansas City Mo. I found this guitar in three tone sunburst with rosewood fret board stuck between two racks of amps on a guitar hanger.I thought good guitar to bang around at home on so I made my offer and got it. What a deal.Took it home and it blew me away.Had it set up to the way I like to have my ax to play and now it is all I use.When it comes to a real sounding Strat or even Tele it has to be an Ash body and single coils only hands down.You will pay more for it than I did but is worth the bucks.

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My Favorite Guitar

Posted by ThePublicImage from Manchester, NH on Jul 1, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Post-punk, New Wave, Alternative, Ambient, etc.

I bought my MIM 70's RI Strat second-hand, so some of the problems inherent in the design were already evident. My main guitar previously was a 2001 American Standard Telecaster, so it should tell you something that I bought the 70's RI Strat despite its drawbacks.

First, the negatives: I'm not a huge fan of the 2 string trees. The small parts, such as the 6 screws holding the bridge in place, were obviously cheap, given how quickly they needed to be replaced. Finally, I'm not a big fan of having to accommodate 2 string trees.

With that said, I LOVE this guitar. The neck is as perfect as I can imagine a guitar feeling; it actually makes me sound better! Between the neck shape and the size of the frets, I get a fantastically accurate sound.

I've read some reviews complaining about the sound of the pickups. To be honest, I wasn't sold on those at first either but I simply lowered the high strings to kill the brightness and the guitar sounds magnificent now.

I'm playing post-punk/new wave style music, with the Strat running through a Vox AC-15 and a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe (both 1x12s), with pedals that include an Ibanez TS9, a Line 6 Echo Park, a Boss DD-3, a Boss BF-3, an EHX Small Stone, a Marshall Vibratrem, a Boss RV-5 and an MXR MicroAmp. This guitar really loves all of the pedals and amps. It sounds especially good plugged straight into the AC-15 with the top boost/gain cranked.

Simply put, I cannot believe that a MIM guitar could look, feel, and sound this good... but I must accept the compliments I've received from other guitarists since I started playing the 70's RI Strat!

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Stratlover

Posted by stratlover from Funkadelica on Jun 10, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Funk/Rock

I bought the natural finish ash model. This guitar rivals some of my basses in weight. This thing is built like a tank. It's the only ash guitar that I own and it's really bright. I know ash = bright, but its extremely bright. Pickups could be a bit thicker. But a great guitar none the less

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better than my '62

Posted by Jimmie D. from CT. on Dec 22, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Semi Pro

Reviewer's Play Style: Blues

I bought the olympic white/rosewood fretboard version. It's a very well made Strat 70's correct with tinted neck.Easier neck action than my Fender '62 re-issue Strats. Pickups are thin sounding and need replacing. As a teen I played these in the 70's. This is a great Strat for the price & I'm buying another a.s.a.p.

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Dissapointed

Posted by Rhythm Section from Champaign, IL on Dec 16, 2008

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Blues, Southern Rock

I really wanted to like this guitar. I read all of the reviews, thought the price sounded reasonable, and wanted an affordable strat. I like the look of the bigger 70's headstock. I tried it a my local music store, and was very disspointed. I ran it through a quality tube amp, and this guitar had no punch at all. The tone was awful. It was the thinnest sounding guitar I have ever played. I compared it to several other MIM strats, and finally bought a Highway 1 strat. Buyer beware: You may want to test drive this axe before you buy it.

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