Guitar question

I notice alot of Instructors here use Fender Strats. How good are these guitars compared to Gibson,Epiphone,Dean,Ibanez Just wondering .

All brands those brands make high and low end gear. Its all really personal preference.

Yup.. just personal preference.

Personal preference, mostly down to the shape of the neck (flat, rounded, thin, fat), number of frets/strings, size of the frets, bridge type (tremelo or hardtail), pickup type (humbuckers or single coil), look (eg metal or blues) and of course musical style (shred or folk). If you are only starting and haven't a clue what type of guitar to buy then you should look at the guitar type (not necessarily brand or model) of the guitarists you like most and hunt for something along those lines within your budget. All of those brands you mentioned make excellent guitars but they all feel totally different to everyone who plays guitar. Trial, error, experimentation and experience is the only way to nail down 'exactly' what suits you.

Even two different brands' stratocasters can feel different. I have two strats and one has a standard, round thick neck but the other has a flatter, thinner neck.. they both feel completely different. Then I also have a Epiphone SG, which has a wider neck and again that feels different again.. :)

Good job guys. I will try some other brands to see what i like for a future purchase. my starter Fender Strat will hold me for a while. Or until I outgrow it.