This Limited Edition Player II Strat is discounted $240. And at just $559, it’s going fast at Fender’s Cyber Monday sale

Fender's Player II series has been the company's best-selling range of electric guitars of all time thanks to features that satisfy players who are new while meeting the needs of more experienced guitarists. Rosewood fingerboards, modern "C" necks with rolled edges, and vintage colors from the vaults are among the attributes that have made them so popular.

Right now, you can pick up a Limited-Edition Player II Stratocaster Forest Green for just $559.99 — $240 off the list price — during Fender's Cyber Monday sale.

It's just one of about 80 guitars the company has at reduced prices.

Fender Limited-Edition Player II Stratocaster, Forest Green
Fender Limited-Edition Player II Stratocaster, Forest Green: was US$799.99 now US$559.99 at Fender Shop

The Limited-Edition Player II Stratocaster in Forest Green has a fast neck with a modern C profile and a a comfortable 9.5”-radius slab rosewood fretboard with smooth rolled edges and 22 medium jumbo frets. The alder body features a gloss polyurethane finish, and electronics include Player Series Alnico V Single-Coil Strat for crystalline highs, musical mids and tight lows. Plus, the 5-way blade switch lets you dial in exactly what you need. Add in the 2-point tremolo and ClassicGear tuners and this is one solid-playing guitar.

Look. you have tons of choices when it comes to buying a Fender Stratocaster. But whether you're looking for your first guitar, your first Strat or just a fine guitar for gigging, practice or to gift to someone special, the Player II Strat is a pretty remarkable guitar.

From its fast neck to its finish colors — some of which have been unearthed for the first time from Fender's archives — the Player II Strat is primed for the stage. Three Player Series Alnico V Single-Coil Strat pickups in tandem with a five-way blade switch, a master volume and two tone controls (neck/middle and bridge) deliver the classic Strat sounds we all know and love. Add in the two-point tremolo and ClassicGear tuners and you have a versatile guitar that delivers precise tuning stability.

At just $559.99, the Limited-Edition Player II Stratocaster in Forest Green is a tremendous bargain. But they're going fast at Fender's Cyber Monday sale.

If this doesn't float your boat, Fender has a host of guitars and guitar bundles on sale right now. It's a great time for savings.

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Christopher Scapelliti is editor-in-chief of GuitarPlayer.com and the former editor of Guitar Player, the world’s longest-running guitar magazine, founded in 1967. In his extensive career, he has authored in-depth interviews with such guitarists as Pete Townshend, Slash, Billy Corgan, Jack White, Elvis Costello and Todd Rundgren, and audio professionals including Beatles engineers Geoff Emerick and Ken Scott. He is the co-author of Guitar Aficionado: The Collections: The Most Famous, Rare, and Valuable Guitars in the World, a founding editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine, and a former editor with Guitar World, Guitar for the Practicing Musician and Maximum Guitar. Apart from guitars, he maintains a collection of more than 30 vintage analog synthesizers.