ST-59HM Fiesta Red : Exceptional value and excellent quality

I bought this guitar to take to performances to save my old Fender from damage and am very impressed with the quality of the finish in all respects. Some minor set up was needed to get a nice floating tremelo. The tremelo arm is more comfortable to use than my fender and tuning stability is very good indeed. The fretboard is a bit flatter radius than a fender STD Strat but not a big issue to me. The bridge pick up is a little harsh and trebly through an amp but is really good for direct recording of Hank guitar tones. Colour and finish is excellent and the Gold Hardware looks great and to date shows no sign of discolouration or pitting. The White single ply scratch plate is the only thing that lets the appearance down and I would upgrade this if changing pickups. The Neck and frets are perfect. I am a delighted customer.