Best HSS strat with whammy bar for under 550$???

[keen iron]

Right now I have Harley benton cheap strat and Im looking to get something higher quality and with humbucker

[brittle jay]

Harley Benton can be high quality if the dice roll is right but check charvel

Also squire too or used fender player

[dense flame]

idk if you're gonna get a charvel for $550

[brittle jay]

Yeah nvm you can’t

[gritty talon]

Sire S3 $399

plenty of used Player Strats around $500 on reverb

[wintry ingot]

Sterling Cutlass CT50.

Goes on sale for $400 frequently. It’s got a solid wammy bar and HSS config. It has also got a roasted maple neck, round neck joint, and locking tuners

[pulsar barn]

the pacificas are a good option

it's HSS but there are a few that have just the humbuckers

[restive coral]

https://www.thomann.de/intl/ibanez_s561_pmm.htm @keen iron

[silver saddle]

Musi Capricorn

[delicate falcon]

Ibanez AZES40

[fading thistle]

What kind of whammy bar? do you mean a floyd rose or a strat tremolo?

[keen iron]

Honestly no idea whats the difference between them

[fading thistle]

alright, i think you may just want a 2 point tremolo, floyd roses might be a bit extreme

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9ZR3N4L/ref=twister_B0C9ZP5JD4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 this guitar comes in lots of colors, and is great for the money, ill send more links

https://sterlingbymusicman.com/products/ct50hss?variant=39929558368371 this is antoher fantastic deal

Squier Classic vibe is always an option

[keen iron]

are those guitars only on amazon?

[fading thistle]

Musi guitars, yes, only on amazon

[keen iron]

ouch only 2 colors on amazon and currently unavailable

what makes this guitar brand so good? newer heard of them

from musi

[fading thistle]

no, there are more

will send link

[keen iron]

i only see black and sunburst

[fading thistle]

https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/A45519CD-6959-4670-8BD5-18706AAD6F04?ingress=2&visitId=b483d902-d62d-4c9b-b3c2-4fcc9ed6dc22&ref_=ast_bln

[keen iron]

when I choose other colors it redirects me to the black one and on amazon I can only choose black or sunburst from capricorn classic guitars

Idk maybe regional problem

[fading thistle]

Hm

[silver saddle]

their current inventory is largely in american wharehouses yeah

[silver saddle]

you might wanna figure this out first

and then come back with some more background knowledge

a tremolo type can either make you hate or love your guitar

[keen iron]

Ill probably go for non tremolo guitar or the classic strat tremolo because I won't use whammy bar every time i play guitar

[keen iron]

I think used Schecter guitars might be good