Fender Vintage Hot Rod '62 Stratocaster Review

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Overall Rating 4.6

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Features 4.59

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Quality 4.57

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Reliability / Value 4.44

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Fender Vintage Hot Rod '62 Stratocaster Specs

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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 Shape: C-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: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: White Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 21  
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  • Nut Width: 1.65"  
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  • Tuners: Vintage Style  
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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: Tone  
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  • 3 American Vintage Strat single-coil pickups with reverse-wound/reverse-phase middle pickup

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Fender just can't get tired of making great guitars! Vintage Hot Rod '62 Stratocaster is another fabulous instrument that deserves and gets the highest grades! There's little to be wished for, if anything, with this great sounding instrument. A job well done by Fender!

Every now and then a new guitar is made and it becomes a best seller, and Fender's Vintage Hot Rod '62 Stratocaster aims for that very title, as it offers some great features at a competitive price. Most musicians feel that Fender did a great job in achieving this, so you may be sure that this guitar has a lot to offer, should you choose it to be your guitar of choice.

The sound of Vintage Hot Rod '62 Stratocaster is finer than other guitars in many ways. The reason for that lays in the fact that Vintage Hot Rod '62 Stratocaster plays extraordinarily well through mostly any kind of amplifier which means that the sound is versatile, adaptable to various music styles and genres. Fender's Vintage Hot Rod '62 Stratocaster is easy to set up, and even easier to get used to its unique tone that easily becomes yours.

Ready to play out of the box, Fender's Vintage Hot Rod '62 Stratocaster is easy to set it up even more precise than usual, thanks to great hardware pieces it has built in. Handling and playing this kind of guitar is a pure joy as it stays in tune 90% of the time, regardless of the level of usage. It feels reliable and it really is, as Fender put great deal of time and effort to produce such a good-looking guitar that is behaving well, as Vintage Hot Rod '62 Stratocaster does.

If you need an instrument that withstands live performances and studio sessions, rehearsals and practicing, you should rest assured that Fender's Vintage Hot Rod '62 Stratocaster is the right choice. This instrument is definitely built to last and will do so , through fire and flames. Fender has the knowledge and experience you can rely on, and that kind of experience is well built into Vintage Hot Rod '62 Stratocaster.