These 5 easy upgrades will supercharge your Strat

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If you’ve gotten frustrated with the way your guitar plays you’re not alone. It’s something most guitar players go through, and something most guitar players remedy by buying an entirely new guitar. You don’t have to be so bold though, especially if there’s something you really love about the guitar you already have.

An upgrade to your guitar costs far less than buying something brand new and allows you to address the real issue you have which is rarely the guitar as a whole. Locking tuners can help with stability when using a tremolo, a new bridge can deliver better flexibility and more stable performance, while a fresh set of guitar pickups will elevate that beginner guitar to something truly great.

Most upgrades are relatively easy to fit, and it’s one of the great things about the Stratocaster as a guitar. Whether you want to swap the pickups or change the whole neck, the Strat’s bolt-on construction makes it a great upgrade platform, allowing you to take a Squier guitar or Mexican-made Strat to a much higher standard.

We’d have never thought it from previous years, but it turns out Amazon Prime Day guitar deals are the place to be for upgrades this year, especially if you have a Fender in need of a tune-up. A wealth of parts are seeing some hefty discounts, so here’s five of our favorites that will help you take your Strat to the next level.

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Matt is a Junior Deals Writer here at Guitar World. He regularly tests and reviews music gear with a focus on guitars, amps, pedals, modelers, and pretty much anything else guitar-related. Matt worked in music retail for 5 years at Dawsons Music and Northwest Guitars and has written for various music sites including MusicRadar, Guitar Player, Guitar.com, Ultimate Guitar, and Thomann’s t.blog. A regularly gigging guitarist with over 20 years of experience playing live and writing and recording in bands, he’s performed everything from jazz to djent, gigging all over the country in more dingy venues than you can shake a drop-tuned guitar at.

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