Guitar Tricks Insider November / December Issue | Page 52

GEAR REVIEWS
FENDER
AMERICAN
ELITE
STRATOCASTER
Maple Neck Ocean
Turquoise
Review By Dave Celentano
STREET PRICE (MAP): $1,899.99
N
ot one to rest on past achievements,
Fender continues out-doing
themselves and surprising loyal
musicians with tantalizing modernized
versions of their most celebrated guitars
including their flagship Stratocaster
model, and look to dominate the
market again with another impressive
interpretation of arguably this most
iconic electric guitar. The Strat’s instantly
identifiable and unmatched tone is woven
into the fabric of nearly every music
genre including rock, blues, country, and
surf, and its sexy body design is one of
the most recognizable guitar shapes in
the world.
Enter Fender’s ‘American Elite’
Stratocaster - a dynamic electric guitar
that boldly says, “Welcome to the 21st
century,” where aggressive innovation
and cutting-edge technology meet,
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