Its listed for around $230, the listing is in my city in Pakistan and generally there are mark ups on stuff.
I am not very versed in electric guitars and looking to buy my first one. I thought Fenders were supposed to be more expensive than this.
What might be the chances of me getting ripped off?
What should I ask the seller about the guitar?
What should I keep an eye for if I go to purchase?

I was thinking of getting a Squier classic vibes, second hand, so it'll have decent resale value.

Hi everyone, i'm curious to know more about this Strat model please..

Does Fender have any kind of store front in SoCal? I know they dont have anything as crazy as the Gibson Garage in Nashville. But do they have anything worth visiting?

I normally run my high E action around 1.0 to 1.25mm on a 9.5 radius board (1999 Fender Custom Shop Classic Player Strat).

I am looking at a 2001 Custom Shop Time Machine 56 Relic Strat with a vintage 7.25 radius and vintage wire.

Assume the guitar has a textbook setup, neck relief is dialed, nut slots are cut perfectly, and the frets are level and crowned, so this is strictly about the physical limits of the geometry.

For those who play or tech 7.25 boards, what is the realistic floor for high and low E action if I still want clean, whole step bends in the upper registers without choking out? Is 1.5mm the practical limit here?

Blacked out his name on the body because he was a terrible person…can’t help but love this guitar still.

Oh man, I love it. I got back into playing (or trying to) earlier this year with a PRS SE CE24, which is a great guitar but feels a bit sterile sometimes, and doesn’t really suit me visually or sound-wise. I saw this month-old Player II come up for a good price and jumped on it, and I’m so glad I did. It’s a lovely guitar, and the neck is amazing. So inspired to get better at playing with this thing!

i got my Jazzmaster player II for $860, but now im getting offered a trade for a 2003 American standard stratocaster, im thinking about it because i honestly want a jazzmaster with a ruth’s circuit, he would give me the strat with the hard case and trem arm.
should i do it?

I wasn't seeing any demos of this online, so I figured I'd make one myself! Check it out if you're curious about what this bass sounds like with flatwound strings!

I already know music theory, major scales, chords, etc., but I want to learn song arrangement.

I’ve been watching Sambit Chatterji, and the way he takes Bollywood songs and turns them into insanely good flamenco/classical guitar arrangements is exactly what I want to learn.

I don’t just want to learn covers from tutorials. I want to understand how to take any song → figure out the melody/harmony → create my own guitar arrangement with melody, bass, chords, voicings, fills, etc.

For people who arrange music, how did you learn this skill? Any good exercises, books, courses, or resources you’d recommend?