The best high-end Strat-style guitars - According to Musicradar

duotone

https://www.musicradar.com/news/the-best-high-end-strat-style-guitars

LSL Saticoy One

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZURnJiCHcB3XBPXAxzAAye-650-80.jpg

Vigier Expert Classic Rock

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcWt8BbvGf6KeAARhuTJ9C-650-80.jpg

Music Man Cutlass

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ft2saHmgiZjBmQBeg2Qoib-650-80.png

PRS Silver Sky

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2nzNmuUoq76AqPTGhHdHHc-650-80.png

Schecter USA Custom Shop Traditional Wembley

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VBLR6ETKT4tAES3ms5ytoe-650-80.jpg

Xotic California Classic XSC-1

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rvLaY54eqTDKGoHwDJNgre-650-80.jpg

sweepy

No Suhr ? 

duotone

sweepy said:

No Suhr ? 

That was my first thought too.

duotone

I must admit that I hadn't heard of the LSL & Xotic brands before (1st & last pictures) 

Strat54

High end? A couple of grand? What nonsense. The high end S-type guitars are by D'Pergo, De Temple & Lentz (Reserve) Yeah, I call £6k high end. Further proof that these guys have such a limited imagination and knowledge of the market.

Bellycaster

Ruokangas ?

Jonathanthomas83

That Schecter looks awful.

There's nothing wrong with the real thing, you know, an actual Fender.

chris78

Not quite sure how a Cs fender isn’t on that list. Suhr and Xotic are stunning though. Played both at Peach to test out effects without wanting a guitar and they’ve stuck in my head

terada

Music radar are on such a downward trajectory 

grappagreen

What a load of rubbish!

I don't consider any of those in the 'Best High-End Strat' category. Not saying that there aren't some decent guitars there but not the best.

axisus

Uggh to that PRS. The headstock doesn't suit that guitar at all. 

I have to admit that I have boycotted MR since they pulled the plug on the old forum.

thomasross20

Ooh xotic looks good!

grappagreen

thomasross20 said:

Ooh xotic looks good!

I have to say I do like the look of Xotic but seem's like lot of money for a guitar with key components sourced from the far east. 

That's not to suggest they don't play/sound nice..

thegummy

Strat54 said:

High end? A couple of grand? What nonsense. The high end S-type guitars are by D'Pergo, De Temple & Lentz (Reserve) Yeah, I call £6k high end. Further proof that these guys have such a limited imagination and knowledge of the market.

Maybe they think those ones are better than ones that cost 6 grand. 

Once they're at the 2 grand mark, what else is being added to them that means it would have to tell for several times that?

crunchman

For a bolt on, anything over about £1.7k is high end.  The regular Fender factory production tops out at about £1.6k for the American Original.  Basically, anything that costs more than that is high end.

Tenebrous

That LSL is absolutely stunning.

Kebabkid

Suhrs, Tom Andersons, Tylers, CS, Xotic, Patrick Eggles and many lesser known brands are missing here.

Collings

grappagreen said:

thomasross20 said:

Ooh xotic looks good!

I have to say I do like the look of Xotic but seem's like lot of money for a guitar with key components sourced from the far east. 

That's not to suggest they don't play/sound nice..

I've just brought an Xotic XSC after spending a good few months trying strat type guitars in that price range and it was by far the best for me.

I thought they were largely USA made based on the info they have one their website regards origin but maybe its how I've interpreted it.

They list it on their website.

http://xotic.us/country-of-origin

Click on the Xotic Guitars tab.

duotone

Kebabkid said:

Suhrs, Tom Andersons, Tylers, CS, Xotic, Patrick Eggles and many lesser known brands are missing here.

The Xotic is on the list at the bottom.

Moe_Zambeek

Tenebrous said:

That LSL is absolutely stunning.

If it's anything like other LSLs i've played, it'll look like the apprentice guitar makers third instrument in real life!

Kebabkid

duotone said:

Kebabkid said:

Suhrs, Tom Andersons, Tylers, CS, Xotic, Patrick Eggles and many lesser known brands are missing here.

The Xotic is on the list at the bottom.

Sorry. A bit of over-zealous typing

I'll replace the Xotic with Melancon, Grosh, EBMM