ST-20MN LH CA : GAS for red Strat

I bought the guitar purely for its appearance. I wanted a Candy Apple Red Strat but could not justify buying another expensive guitar. However it turned out to be very playable and sounded great.

The guitar was delivered quickly and arrived in overall good condition.

The body, pickguard and neck were flawless, The neck had a comfortable feel and the intonation and action were spot on.

The guitar sounded and felt very much like my Fender Strat, at a tenth of the price or less.

However there were a few faults which QC should have spotted:-

The small screws at the back of the headstock, holding the machine heads in position, had not been fitted. There were not even guide holes drilled. Luckily I had the screws and drill to sort this out.

The strings were dirty and corroded and had to be replaced.

I replaced the pickups with a Wilkinson MWHS set that I had available. This did not make a lot of difference. Not surprising as the guitar sounded very good as supplied.

Later fitted MIM Fender ceramic pickups, which did make it sound even better.