Cold Rolled Steel Vs. Titanium Strat Block?

[MetalManiac]

Cold Rolled Steel Vs. Titanium Strat Block? I have a very light one piece Alder body Strat. It has a cold rolled Steel Block. One of my favorite Strats ever! Just so woody/warm! Thinking of further weight reduction ( already have a aluminum neck plate and light weight vintage style tuners).
From and engineering stand point, what is the diffErence between a lighter, less mass, but harder Ti , and a Heavier ( more mass) steel block? Almost seems like it would be a wash.

(BTW, aslso thinking of putting on a light roasted i piece maple neck to replace the current maple -Pau Ferro dual trussrod neck).

 

[Demanic]

Re: Cold Rolled Steel Vs. Titanium Strat Block?

I have a thinking that the Ti block will be brighter. Maybe a bit bassier too given that it's less dense than steel.

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[crusty philtrum]

Re: Cold Rolled Steel Vs. Titanium Strat Block?

I have a very light one piece Alder body Strat. It has a cold rolled Steel Block. One of my favorite Strats ever! Just so woody/warm!

There's your reason not to even bother thinking about such things on this particular guitar. Don't mess with a good thing, regardless of it's specs. Just play it and enjoy it's wonderfulness, because any changes may well not be for the better in this case.

 

[MetalManiac]

Re: Cold Rolled Steel Vs. Titanium Strat Block?

Man, what a great point . Thank you sir! I'm infected with the grass-is -greener-on the other side syndrome..'what if, what if'? Ya know, at a certain point ya just ditch the whole guitar. I've seen guys on the forum come to that- just buying and selling aimlessly-no real purpose . Guess I'm not too far off. Still, a few ounces is a few ounces..DOH!! :smack:

 

[Mincer]

Re: Cold Rolled Steel Vs. Titanium Strat Block?

Yeah, it is really up to us to stop from obsessing about 'better' and 'upgrades' to the point it stops us from actually playing and creating music. If a piece of gear gets you closer to your sonic nirvana, than by all means, obtain it. But set the goal clearly, first.