john_cave's Reviews

Simply a keeper

I played just about every model of Stratocaster, including Custom Shop, and never bonded with any of them. Wanted to love them, as some of my favorite artists play them, but I just couldn't see the advantage over other instruments, such as the Jaguar, or Jazzmaster. Then I tried some Music Man Cutlass guitars, and they changed my mind about what a Strat could be. Then the Fender Elite Strats came out, with many of the features that resembled the Cutlass, only, a compound neck profile that was the bees knees. Then, when Fender introduced the Ultra Strat, it was a no brainer, for me. I like the silky D shaped neck, I like everything about the guitar. I keep the Ultra tuned to open D. I played Jaguars and Jazzmasters for years, they are all gone now. I have owned just about every Rickenbacker model, Gretsch, PRS, Gibson, Parker Fly, Taylor, Godin. All gone. The two Strats are keepers, as is an Ultra Telecaster, but that's for another review. I DO believe Leo Fender was a true genius.