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Imserba Webstore - Fender Starcaster Strat Pack - 3-Tone Sunburst
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Manufacturer: Fender Starcaster
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Fender Starcaster
Color: Sunburst
EAN: 0717669726164
Feature: Everything you need to start rocking, including a 3-tone sunburst Stratocaster guitar and 10-watt Squier amp with 10-foot cord
Label: Fender Starcaster
Manufacturer: Fender Starcaster
Model: 0284001107
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Fender Starcaster
Release Date: 2008-08-01
Studio: Fender Starcaster
Warranty: 1-Year Limited Warranty
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Features
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Everything you need to start rocking, including a 3-tone sunburst Stratocaster guitar and 10-watt Squier amp with 10-foot cord
Classic Fender Stratocaster guitar for all styles of music
Synchronous tremolo bridge for subtle shimmers or hard-core whammy
Three single-coil pickups paired with a 5-way pickup selector switch; volume and 2 tone controls for wide range of tones
Package also includes strings, picks, strap, gigbag, guitar stand, and instructional DVD
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Customer Rating:
Summary: This Fender Rocks
Comment: I bought this guitar for my 10 year old son who wanted to take guitar lessons. I wanted to get him a cool guitar, but not drop too much money, just in case he loses interest. He loves it, this is definately not a toy, this is a full size guitar great for any age. Headphones are not mentioned, but they are included, and makes a nice touch for him to be able to play without the rest of the house hearing it. I would highly recommend this guitar pack.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Fantastic Starter
Comment: Bought this for 7 year old grandson to learn with. I opened on arrival to check for damage, and to make sure all was ok.
It arrived lightning fast and in perfect shape, I tried it out before putting up tillxmas morning worked fantastic.
Quality and workmanship was great, and everything hes going to need to get started.
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Summary: Starcaster guitar needs adjustment out of the box
Comment: Your purchase (and mine from Johnsoncorp via Amazon) of a Fender Starcaster Strat guitar and a Squier SP-10 amp is a whopping great bargain. Should you have no issues, it may still need attention (periodic maintenance). Even a $25,000 Fender guitar (Black/White/Red EVH Eddie Van Frankenstein Replica Electric Guitar) needs pretty much the same attention.
November 18, 2009:Before you do anything to change the form, fit, or function of the guitar, read the 1-year Limited Warranty on the black and white card packed in the box. I think the warranty was written by a Philadelphia Lawyer: All 10 legal-beagle clauses seem to be perfect escape mechanisms. I decided to void the Warranty and turn my Starcaster into a great guitar for testing my electronic designs of pickups and guitar pedals. If you are unhappy with your Starcaster, then return it!
My Starcaster came with six issues:
1. All frets are rough on the ends (need filing). Small hands/fingers of a kid (even an adult) may sustain injury.
November 18, 2009: Every fret has exactly the same burr on both ends (metal chopping characteristic of the fret stock chopping machine). It appears that some attempt was made by the Chinese manufacturer to file the ends, because there are file marks on the finger board of the guitar. I used my file (very fine tooth file from Lowes) to remove the burrs.
2. Tremolo bar Allen head screws not tightened, one completely out of socket and captured by a pole.
November 18, 2009: I re-installed and adjusted all Allen head screws in the Tremolo bar saddles.
I will correct issues 3 through 5 and update this review by Nov 30, 2009.
3. Strings do not line up with centers of poles (magnetic cores).
4. Severe INTONATION errors, just about every string is a different length via incorrect bar screw adjustments.
5. Strings will not stay tuned
6. Lots of buzz from amplifier.
November 18, 2009: The Starcaster does not have "Humbucker pickups" that cancel 60 Hz interference from power lines running throughout your home. The noise coming from my amp originates in the guitar. To test your amp, un-jack your guitar cable and turn all knobs fully clockwise. Gently tap the amp and listen for noise. If your amp is working as designed, you should only hear noise when you put your ear close to the speaker.
If you have any of the following issues, go to the Fender site, Support, Stratocaster, Setup Guide (a Fender tremolo guitar is a Fender tremolo guitar, so the guide will work for your Starcaster Strat as well). Referring to the Fender Stratocaster Setup Guide:
1. If your strings will not stay in tune, see STRINGS and ADDITIONAL HINTS.
2. If you need to replace your strings...BEWARE...you need Fender Bullet strings, NOT ball strings. Fender Bullet strings are made specifically for Tremolo bars. Wrong! It appears that standard Fender strings will work on the guitar. The strings that came with the guitar are standard strings, NOT bullet strings.
3. If you are having Tuning Key issues, see TUNING KEYS.
4. If your strings touch the frets or are too high from the pickup, see TRUSS ROD.
5. If you are having Tremolo issues, see TREMOLO.
6. If you are having string rattle issues, see ACTION.
7. If your notes become sharp as you finger frets from the neck to the bridge, see INTONATION (FINE TUNING).
If your frets are rough, you need to purchase a Grizzly H7514 3-in-1 Fret File ($34.95, read the instructions carefully) and a Mascot Precision Tools Lighted Headband Magnifier ($29.95) from Amazon. The total is $64.90, plus shipping and handling. Do your filing using the Lighted Headband Magnifier. It's best to be able to see exactly what you are doing, so examine each fret before filing. Remove all strings before filing so you don't nick/damage a string (note the direction of unwinding the string and its routing from bridge to key. File frets and re-install each string according to string thickness, routing, and winding.
I recommend that you service your own guitar to save the significant total cost of ownership over the lifetime of your Starcaster Strat, and more importantly, keep the guitar working at peak performance. Besides, kids loose interest in music when a guitar works poorly or the frets injure their fingers.
If you find filing frets and doing any Fender maintenance procedures a bit much, then take your guitar to a guitar playing friend or to an Authorized Fender Dealer.
If your guitar amp has issues, such as intermittent output/loose wires, take it to an electronics friend or to an Authorized Fender Dealer. However, if you are an electronics technician, then fix it yourself. Under no circumstances should a novice, without electronics training, attempt any repair of the guitar amp's wiring.
Enjoy your Fender Starcaster Strat Guitar and Squier SP-10 Amp.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Great for beginers
Comment: By:William Brown
Great guitar for beginners. I got this guitar with some money i happened to get from, get this, a church lottery. Even with my minimal guitar knowledge, i knew fenders were the best for beginners. It arrived on time , and probably before it was expected. I worked right out of the box. The amp is perfect, loud enough to be heard, but not loud enough to get you arrested for disturbance of the peace. The distortion effect is very nice to have. The headset feature is also very helpful, because sometimes you want to play metallica at 12 in the morning, trust me I have done it. The picks included are fine, not the best but good enough. The tuner can be a little confusing if you don't know what your doing, but its practically free, so. Now, the guitar itself. Like others have said, it has a little trouble holding its tune in the begining, but it gives you much needed practice tuning. It produces a great sound, and is just fun to play. Six months after I bought it, I still love my fender, and I think I always will. Its just what the doctor ordered for anyone who is getting started on guitar. Good Luck!
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Summary: More than value for money
Comment: A lot of people have already said a lot of good things about this guitar. I would just like to add that I got all the things mentioned in the list. Plus, I don't think the frets are unpolished. I had dabbled with an acoustic guitar for about 3 months before buying this one and so may be my hands had become calloused already. But I can slide my fingers easily on the fret board painlessly.
Overall its definitely a great buy for your first guitar.
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