I have plenty of guitars already, but I wanted to make an addition to my stable. I have long desired to add a Stratocaster to my collection, but the one I want was about $900, and that was just a wee bit high. What I was eyeing was a Fender Player II HSS Stratocaster in blue. The Player series is made in Mexico (and that is not a negative, the plant in Mexico turns out damn fine instruments) and is adorned with a hum bucking pickup in the bridge position, and two single coil pickups. This provides a wide variety of tonal sounds to be dialed up.
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