Fender Limited Edition American Professional Stratocaster with Rosewood Neck Daphne Blue

I bought this guitar earlier this year. Amazing. For a mass-produced instrument, it seems to possess a true Fender soul. I have a PRS S-2 and a 20th anniversary edition Gibson Les Paul. No greater joy than sitting down to a backing track and jamming along with this Strat. I live in a very low humidity climate and the guitar hangs on a wall, not in a case. Stays in tune for days and days! No issues with the neck, frets or switch as some others have unfortunately experienced. Love it. I play through a Boss Katana Artist amp.

Unfortunately had to return due to poor workmanship on the neck.

When I saw this Strat hanging on the wall at GC, it was love at first sight. The guitar is absolutely beautiful. The all rosewood neck is gorgeous and the Daphne blue color is perfect. The guitar feels incredibly comfortable to play and produces a fantastic range of tone. I'm using a Fender Blues Junior and a Marshall Origin 20 - together with this Strat, I cannot put the guitar down. Also, guitar will most likely only appreciate in value!

I've wanted one of these for years since they first came out. I noticed neck pocket issues when they first hit the scene. Well GC had another sale and I couldn't say no to their unadvertised price at the store that was way lower than their listed price. This one had just come out of the box. I checked the neck pocket and it is nice and tight. It has a beautifully shaped neck that fills my hand just right. The color is outstanding. I will say that the Tim Shaw pickups didn't do much for me. They are glassy and bright, I had to turn the tone almost off to get close to what I was looking for. I'll play it through a couple more gig worthy amps before I go reaching for another pickup set. The tall narrow frets are easier to play with the rosewood neck. All things aside this is a great guitar.

First off, I am a Fender man, always have been, always thought I would be, but this guitar was SUCH a disappointment. I have the sea foam green Tele version of the rosewood neck limited edition and it is perfection personified—this Strat is hot garbage and Fender should be ashamed of themselves for letting this through QC. The frets stock out so far along the side of the neck, both top and bottom, that the guitar is absolutely unplayable. I have Mexi-strats, American standards, and a ton of vintage strats—this is by far the worst Fender I ever purchased. I had seen this complaint in the comments, but since we were on quarantine, I figured, what are the chances I'd get one of the few that people complained about—well, I did. And then when I went to the store to exchange it for the one they had in the showroom it was the exact same. Soooo disappointed in Fender for this.

I sent this back almost a month ago due to the fret burst, frets sticking out the sides. This is very noticeable and would need to be addressed. On a brand new guitar I am not willing to do that out of my pocket. MF paid for the shipping back.