Fender Standard Mexi Strat

Overview

If you are itching to add a classic Strat sound to your collection at a price that won’t kill your budget the Fender Standard Mexi Strat is THE option for you. Tons of color options and your choice of a maple or rosewood fingerboard make it easy to pick out a version of this guitar that fits your personal style.

Price   -   8/10

$499.99

Sound Quality   -   8/10

It sounds like a Strat! If you like the spanky glassy sound that a Strat is know for you will probably love this guitar.

Build Quality   -   7.5/10

The over all build quality on the Standard Mexi Strat is pretty good but a bit inconsistent. I have played A LOT of these guitars and it seems that the playability from guitar to guitar is kind of hit and miss. This probably has a lot to do with the setup on the individual guitar. Some of them feel play and sound great while others are pretty disturbing. I particularly noticed these inconsistencies on the evenness of the frets.

The cool thing about the build quality of this Strat is that they can really take a lot of abuse. I have seen Strats take a dive off of a stand or a wall hanger and be just fine afterwards. Hearty guitars!

Features   -   8/10

• Alder body

• Maple C shape neck

• Maple or Rosewood fingerboard, 9.5” radius

• 3 standard ceramic magnet single coil pickups

• 5 way pickup selector switch

• Vintage-style bridge

• 21 medium jumbo frets

• Master volume and two tone knobs

• Ping tuning keys

• Chrome hardware

• 25.5” scale

• 1.65” nut width     

• Fender gig bag included

• 3 ply pickguard

Ease of Use   -   9/10

This guitar really keeps it simple. The controls are easy to use and if you are in to setting up your own guitars this one is easy to tweak.

Pros

• Lots of color options

• Classic Strat sound for under $1000.00

• Choice of maple or rosewood fingerboard

• Stands up to abuse

• Gig bag included

Cons

• Tuners could be better quality

• If you’re looking for a thick Les Paul tone Strats can be a bit thin but that’s what it’s made for

Overall Rating   -   8.1/10

If you want to cover all of your guitar bases you will need a Start sound sooner or later. I really recommend this guitar if you want the Strat sound but are on a budget. If you are not on a budget an upgrade to a USA made Strat is definitely worth it. If you don’t want to break the bank you can just go with this solid guitar and maybe change out the tuners eventually.