Fender EOB Stratocaster Electric Guitar Olympic White

Can't fault a signature model for not being my preference. I personally hate the neck. Feels awful to me, but that is just my preference. I can't give it less "stars" because of that, others may love it. I gave it a 4 star because the neck was misaligned, and that seems to be a common issue with these. After I swapped the neck out this guitar is awesome. Pickups are great. The sustainer does less than I thought it would, but that is probably a good thing. What I found I like it for is getting very well controlled feedback.

Handles everything from swing to ambient.

Saw this guitar and it looked interesting, I always wanted to try out the sustainer system anyways. I haven't bought many Fenders but the ones I have came setup very well. This one did not. There was almost no fretting the D and G strings between the 15 and 17 frets and the other strings buzzed quite a bit everywhere else. Minor detail, I know how to setup a guitar. Secondly I found the JB Jr. to be a bit too much mid to mid high, not a quality that needs emphasizing in the bridge position, imo of course. I swapped that out for a Dimarzio DP218, super distortion in single coil size, and that took care of the tone. Something else I hadn't thought of and if I had done my research on it it still wouldn't have prevented me from buying this guitar is the sustainer system itself. Oh it works well. Long standing sustain that you can also dial in by way of pots on the board itself. The thing I hadn't thought was that in order to get an output from this guitar you need a 9 volt plugged in. Doesn't matter whether you're using the circuit or not, no 9 volt, no sound. I designed a bypass circuit for that though so now I can use at least the bridge and middle pickup without wearing the battery out. The neck took a little getting used to but I like the thickness of it now. I will eventually be swapping out the vintage tuners too, they are a bit of a pain to restring with. The tone out of this guitar is pretty amazing and there are so many to choose from that are a product of the bypassing circuit. I really have come to love this guitar but it was a work in progress to be sure.

This guitar is wonderful. Good build quality and great sound from a very unorthodox electronics setup. While the Seymour Duncan JB Jr and Texas Special pickups will cover most of the basic tones, the sustainer system is what makes this guitar shine. Whether you play with overdrive/distortion, effects or just clean, this guitar offers tonal possibilities you can't get from a normal Stratocaster. The neck is fatter than what I'm used to, but still very comfortable to play... it didn't take long for me to get a feel for it. My only real complaint with this purchase is that it does not come with a hard shell case. The gig bag is nice, but at this price point a hard shell case should be standard. Would get 5 stars if it came with an actual case.

Good novelty peace but was very disappointed with it. The sustainer is very weak the neck feels like a Squier neck. It is a very thick baseball bat neck which I do not mind on a good Les Paul. This guitar has a very cheap feel to it. It does play okay but I think it's maybe $300 overpriced bring down the price point it would be worth it.

I bought this guitar because of the sustainer pickup it has. I am a big Radiohead fan and I know what kind of sounds you can get out of this pickup. The pickup is more versatile than I though. You have an independent level control knob for the sustain. You can do sustain, 5th harmony, and octave harmony with it. I expected the Seymour Duncan humbuck to sound good. I was not expecting to like the Tex Mex special pickup as much as I do. This is one of the most versatile guitars available. I would highly recommend.