Fender Custom Shop Dick Dale Signature Stratocaster Review

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Overall Rating 4.46

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Features 4.35

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Quality 4.79

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Reliability / Value 4.59

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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Number of Frets: 21  
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  • Bridge: Tremolo  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Medium Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 3  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 5-Position Blade  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Special shape maple neck with reverse headstock. Three custom '50s pickups with special switching. Bridge set at reverse angle.

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A lot of guitar players will agree that Fender Custom Shop's Dick Dale Signature Stratocaster is a fine instrument. It handles well and sounds well, and is a reliable guitar. Don't miss to investigate deeper to find out if Dick Dale Signature Stratocaster is the right instrument for you.

This guitar is fitted with all the features you could possibly wish for, for a playing style that goes with this kind of instrument. Carefully chosen features leave no guitar player's desire unfulfilled, which makes Fender Custom Shop's Dick Dale Signature Stratocaster an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for Dick Dale Signature Stratocaster's features!

You can plug this baby into a toaster and, God knows, maybe it would sound as great as it does with any other amp. Seriously, Fender Custom Shop made a Dick Dale Signature Stratocaster, a terrific sounding instrument that deserves all the praise it can get. There is simply no need to change any stock-provided parts built into this axe, as it sounds professional all the way. Fender Custom Shop's Dick Dale Signature Stratocaster is a flawlessly sounding instrument.

Dick Dale Signature Stratocaster is a guitar that will cause envy with your friends-guitarists. The finish is beautiful; it tells the story of how much time and care Fender Custom Shop took to create such a great instrument. Action is great right out of the box, but it's easy to set it up to fit your playing style and needs. Hardware is no exception, and is carefully chosen to make Dick Dale Signature Stratocaster a fine instrument that it is.

Dick Dale Signature Stratocaster is one of the finest in its class. Fender Custom Shop created a guitar that is both durable, and a guitar that performs well in studio, on stage and while rehearsing/practicing. Quality hardware and finish are a guarantee that this instrument will last long and serve you well, if you take the usual care for your instrument, as you should.