Is the American Special Stratocaster the best Strat Fender makes right now?
If I were in the market for an American Stratocaster right now, my choice would be the Fender American Special Stratocaster in Surf Green, for the following reasons:
Anything over $500 is too much to spend on a guitar for most people
At the time I write this, there are a ton of guitars that are priced exactly at $399.99, which basically means $400. When you add in tax and shipping, that usually means you end up spending anywhere from $424 to $475. Being that Amazon has free shipping on an item this price, US buyers can grab a $399.99 for as little as $424. For dudes outside the US, cost goes up because of shipping but usually stays under the equivalent of $500 USD.
7 reasons why every metal player should own a Telecaster
Metal players typically get suckered in to buying a lot of worthless crap, and it takes them a good long while before they stop doing that and buy stuff they can actually use.
Every metal player needs a cheap Telecaster. Specifically, the Squier Affinity Telecaster with the maple fretboard, a guitar that at the time I write this is under $200 new.
Why the Tele and not the Strat? I'll talk more about that in a moment.
The difference between a 2-color and 3-color sunburst guitar finish
Sunburst is a guitar color finish option that's been available for a very long time; it's always been popular because it has a woody/furniture look to it.
It's called a sunburst because the middle of the body is supposed to be gold (as in "sun like") in color where the burst starts, then towards the ends of the body the color fades to a much darker color or all the way to black, which is where the burst ends.
There are many different kinds of bursts out there, but the two most popular are 2-color sunburst, commonly called "Two Tone Sunburst" or 2TSB for short, and 3-color sunburst, commonly called "Three Tone Sunburst" or 3TSB for short.
the truth about guitar strings
Most of what guitar players know about guitar strings are "facts" that are either partially true or not true at all.
Here are a few of them.
