Cort · Solidbody electric guitar
G280 Select
Amber
A Stratocaster layout with the upgrades most players end up paying for anyway
8.7/105.0 (3)
Three single-coils, a tremolo and a contoured body
Stratocaster
The Stratocaster shape has outsold every other electric design because it solves several problems at once: a body that stays comfortable seated or standing, five pickup positions covering glass to bark, and a bolt-on neck any technician can set up in an afternoon.
Squier · Electric guitar
Classic Vibe '60s Stratocaster
Candy Apple Red
Alnico pickups and a bone nut on a Squier — the reason this line has the reputation it does
8.7/104.5 (232)
Yamaha · Electric guitar
Pacifica PAC112J
Black
The beginner guitar teachers actually recommend, and an alder body at Squier money
8.5/105.0 (1)
Ibanez · Electric guitar
AZES40
Purist Blue
Nine pickup sounds from three pickups, and a short scale that suits smaller hands
8.5/104.5 (95)
Fender · Electric guitar
Standard Stratocaster HSS
Black, laurel fingerboard
The Standard Strat with a humbucker, which is the version that covers more ground
8.3/104.9 (16)
Fender · Electric guitar
Standard Stratocaster
Olympic White, maple fingerboard
The cheapest guitar that says Fender on the headstock rather than Squier
8.2/104.3 (51)
Squier · Electric guitar starter bundle
Sonic Stratocaster
California Blue, with amplifier bundle
Everything needed to start, built around a real Stratocaster rather than a copy
7.7/104.7 (262)
Squier · Electric guitar
Affinity Series Stratocaster
3-Color Sunburst, Laurel fingerboard
The default first Stratocaster, and it earns the position
7.5/104.6 (531)
Squier · Electric guitar
Debut Series Stratocaster
Black, laurel fingerboard
Squier's cheapest full-scale Stratocaster, built thin and light on purpose
6.7/104.6 (2,465)