Fender Dave Murray Stratocaster Review

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Overall Rating 4.5

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Features 4.5

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Quality 3.5

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Reliability / Value 4.5

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Fender Dave Murray Stratocaster Specs

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  • Body Shape: Strat®  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Body Wood: Alder  
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  • Finish: Nitrocellulose  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Construction: 1-piece neck  
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  • Neck Shape: V-shaped neck  
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  • Neck Joint: Bolt-on  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 9.50"  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Black Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 21  
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  • Nut Width: 1.65"  
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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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  • Tuners: Fender  
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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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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Middle Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Pickups: Neck: DiMarzio PAF DP-103 Middle: Vintage-style Strat Single-Coil Bridge: DiMarzio Super Distortion DP100 Position 1: Bridge humbucking pickup Position 2: Middle pickup Position 3: Neck humbucking pickup. Chrome pickup bezels (Mounted by pickup mounting screws only, corner screw holes empty per Dave Murray's specifications). Dave Murray signature on back of headstock, aged white plastic parts with black switch tip.

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Fender can be really happy with Dave Murray Stratocaster, because they met the needs of most of musicians: A quality instrument at a fair price. This guitar is not the best in its class, but it will serve you well, and will offer you good experience for the price paid.

Fender went really far in carefully choosing Dave Murray Stratocaster's features. There's little to be wished for, which makes Dave Murray Stratocaster a full-featured guitar for a musician that plays a music style this instrument is primarily built for. If you decide to go for Fender's Dave Murray Stratocaster you will be happy with its, safe to say - rich features. A job well-done by Dave Murray Stratocaster.

Fender did a good job. Dave Murray Stratocaster is built well, the finish feels just right, the hardware is solid. While playing for a longer periods of time you can expect Dave Murray Stratocaster to stay in tune and you will be pleased while playing, because the neck is extremely comfortable. You might find that over time metal parts will oxidize a bit, but that's normal and nothing to worry about. Fender did a really good job with Dave Murray Stratocaster guitar.

Playing live, Dave Murray Stratocaster will perform well and will not let you down. It is fairly reliable instrument both in studio and on stage, and will be a long term companion, as it is built to last. Fender has made a solid instrument that you will be happy with, and can depend on right from the start. Needs no backup as it has proven to be built really well.