ST-62 SB Vintage Series : Balanced strat copy

I have several Fender strats and used to own a pre-cbs strat. This HB is not as good a player as my HB ST62BK maple which compares very favourably with the fender. My problem with this is that the neck is not as full in the hand as the maple board HB and the roseacre board is too dry in its feel. The trem arm was too tight a fit and I use the arm from my earlier HB.

The trems on all budget strats are a bit of a compromise.

On a positive note the sunburst body on this guitar is better than I recall my pre cbs sunburst strat had and my current american standard strat has. I may swap the necks on my HB strats.

I doubt few people would find serious fault with this guitar at the price. It feels much as a strat does and looks stunning.