1) Save your money for the EJ
2) Give the roadworn a look. If the relic finish doesn't bother you it's an awesome guitar. Nitro finish, great neck, huge frets. pickups are kind of garbage, but you're just a set of Texas Specials from a great guitar.
I would go with the American Deluxe (alder body/maple fretboard). However, in my experience with Strats (and I own three) is that the sound and the feel can really vary from guitar to guitar with strats . You have to play each one to get the right sound and feel that is right for you - more so than most other types and makes that I have played and / or owned.
Thanks, I'll take a look at the Road Worn. It's much cheaper than the Strats I've been testing, so if it's good and has a nice price, it could be a great value.
Petie, the American Vintage '62 costs the same as the '57, but I don't like the rosewood board much (I've been playing an American Standard ash Strat w/ rosewood board lately). Classic/Classic Player models are Mexican, no?
I'm very inclined to get the American Deluxe now. I kinda liked the composed radius fingerboard and I think I'll fit some Custom Shop '54 pickups on it.
I mean, play a note an touch the tip of the neck and check if you can feel the vibration.
Play a note and touch the body to know if you feel vibration.
Play a note and touch that part where the "tone" knobs are... if you don't feel vibration there... leave the guitar...
I mean, did you played a chord and put your ear over the "shoulder" of the guitar to hear the real sound of the wood? Did you ask yourself if you want that sound amplified?
Man, that's the best way to pick an electric guitar.
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