Couldn’t live without a Strat

[LesPaulPlayer001]

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Thats a good point, I have always thought that SG's felt weird, and I used to hate strats. But my dad owns a strat and when the pickups in my Les Paul were being replaced the strat was the only guitar in the house. So for around a week I only played on a strat and from then on I have loved them. Now if I was to pick only one guitar to have it would be a Les Paul they are just more versatile and I like the feel better.

 

[orpheo]

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+1. Love everything about LP's. Used to have a Strat decades ago, and have no desire to ever own one again. Depends on what you've gotten used to. There's no one-size-fits-all.

The irony is that I have it all. All major shapes. Only LP's and to a lesser degree teles, bcrich bich and starts appeal. In that order.

 

[jeremy]

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If this is high action, I’d call my normal by-feel setup a solid medium on the bass side, medium-high on the treble. Haven’t plugged it in, but it sounds incredible acoustically. Iron Man could use a hub cap for a pick and not have any fret buzz.

I’m at work, but had a slide in the gig bag, and yeah, you can dig in hard. Stevie used 13,15,19,28,38,58, so my 11-50 is actually pretty close for the middle 4 strings. Might swap in a 13 and 58 for fun and start taking this one out to scare people

Tuned down 1/2 step, it’s not nearly as hard to play as it looks. Still easier for me than 9s set really low.

srvs setup is high but not stupid high. the 13 on the high e is the only tough one, but as you said tuned down a half step it isnt as crazy as ya think.

this guy dont have issues with heavy strings, 13-58

 

[GuitarStv]

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Pretty sure it’s cream/black. The pickguard has yellowed a bit, so I think it’ll look good.

Just for fun, I found Dan Erlewine’s measurements from #1, and decided to copy it. 5/64” on the high E, 7/64” on the low, .012” relief. I’ve never really bothered measuring before, and just go by feel, but damn.... turns out I have been setting my high E really close to that, but the low E...

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Worst comes to worst, you can always limbo under it.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

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this guy dont have issues with heavy strings, 13-58

Haha, I started mentioning Josh in the other post, then decided not to. It’s a real 13 set, with a plain 26 G. Plays in standard, too. I love his story about somebody pulling him up on stage, and handing him a guitar he couldn’t play. He used 11s at the time, and the guitar had 13s. He gets really serious telling the story, and goes, “Well, nothing like that is ever gonna happen again,” and has used 13s since.

 

[chadd]

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My sonic blue partscaster has a CC and two APS1s. With 500k volume and master tone, it's not bad at all. I just picked up a recent shell pink strat and trying to decide what is going in there.

 

[BTMN]

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I posted once that every guitar player should find a good "Les Paul" and I have to admit I feel the same about a Strat and even a Tele. If you can you should find a good one. My "Strat" is a 1996 Hamer Daytona. Nice Duncan Cool Rail loaded in it too with the other original Duncans in the middle and neck slots.

 

[jeremy]

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i have plenty of strats and my hamer daytona is a great guitar. love the neck shape too

 

[JB_From_Hell]

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This MIM makes me not regret selling my Peavey Predator to my wife’s cousin. That thing was heavy Les Paul heavy, and had a really thin neck. Exceptional guitar for what they go for, but I like this one better.

 

[Cdwillis]

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Strats look cool and I love so many guys that have played them, but I've sold everyone I've ever had. I prefer a flatter radius, shorter scale, and humbuckers. SGs and Vs are pretty much it for me. Still got a tele though.

 

[ItsaBass]

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Strats look cool and I love so many guys that have played them, but I've sold everyone I've ever had. I prefer a flatter radius, shorter scale, and humbuckers. SGs and Vs are pretty much it for me. Still got a tele though.

You should try some older model G&L Legacy HBs. Basic Strat formula, but humbuckers, Gibson radius, and medium frets. Can't help with the scale, though...but if everything else was in place, maybe you'd learn to adjust to the regular scale. Be aware that a couple years ago, G&L went to 9 1/2" radius as standard, not 12" like they used as the standard for many, many years.

 

[Silence Kid]

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You should try some older model G&L Legacy HBs. Basic Strat formula, but humbuckers, Gibson radius, and medium frets. Can't help with the scale, though...but if everything else was in place, maybe you'd learn to adjust to the regular scale. Be aware that a couple years ago, G&L went to 9 1/2" radius as standard, not 12" like they used as the standard for many, many years.

Weird - The Tributes seemed to stick with 12" where it's an option on the US guitars. As far as shorter scale I know some MIJ Fenders used Gibson scale (though I'm not as big a fan of MIJ Fenders as other people anyway,) I think those were mostly 'contemporary' models with humbuckers etc.

http://glguitars.com/product/legacy-hss-2/

(Another G&L/Tribute peculiar thing, if you look at the Tribute Superhawk/Rampage body it is much closer to the vintage shape than the US Superhawk/Rampage; the same goes for the modern F100 reissues. Lucky they seemed to have 'fixed' the US Skyhawk body shape though.)

 

[Mincer]

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Strats look cool and I love so many guys that have played them, but I've sold everyone I've ever had. I prefer a flatter radius, shorter scale, and humbuckers. SGs and Vs are pretty much it for me. Still got a tele though.

Strats with some of these modifications are some of my favorite instruments.

 

[Ascension]

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It took 6 months after getting rid of my Strat to realize I’m not happy without one.

In the final death throes of my 2019 Gear Binge & Purge, I traded the SE Tremonti for a pretty slick 2006 MIM Fat Strat. It’s black, rosewood board, stock everything. Have a zebra Custom 5 (plus an A2 mag) on the way to drop in it.

I liked the Tremonti a lot, but I never end up bonding with guitars with finished necks. That one was in almost pristine condition, and I couldn’t bring myself to strip it. After giving the black Strat some TLC, SIT 11-50 strings, and a quick setup, I plugged it into my upstairs amp (Spider IV 15), and realized I made the right choice.

My S2 and SE Custom 24 aren’t going anywhere, but I feel better with some Fendery goodness back in my life. However, after years of Texas Specials, those ceramic stock singles are horrendous. Considering I’ll probably convert the C5 to a CC, what should I use for the neck & middle? I loved the Texas Specials, but wouldn’t mind something different, and I’d like to go SD.

Feel you. For me it's not Strats it's Carvin Kiesels and I'm addicted. Tried to get away from them a couple times always come back. Finally surrendered and own 6. Bottom line if it works for you own and use it!!
My choice on the pickups would be the Custom 5 with a pair of Texas Hot singles.

 

[Cdwillis]

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You should try some older model G&L Legacy HBs. Basic Strat formula, but humbuckers, Gibson radius, and medium frets. Can't help with the scale, though...but if everything else was in place, maybe you'd learn to adjust to the regular scale. Be aware that a couple years ago, G&L went to 9 1/2" radius as standard, not 12" like they used as the standard for many, many years.

Strats with some of these modifications are some of my favorite instruments.

For years I've toyed with the idea of getting a Warmoth 24 3/4" scale conversion neck. I've got an old MIM strat body laying around just waiting to get tinkered with, so maybe it'll happen.

 

[Ayrton]

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srvs setup is high but not stupid high. the 13 on the high e is the only tough one, but as you said tuned down a half step it isnt as crazy as ya think.

If I recall correctly, Stevie used .013 .015 .019 .028 .038 .058 and sometimes swapped the 13 for an 11. The lighter gauges and the down tuning make a little easier to handle.

Of course, having Stevie's talent and iron grip helps.

 

[NegativeEase]

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I know it's all individualized hand geometry and comfort -but maybe I'm in the minority -I don't prefer the feel of a Strat or a Les Paul -but I love the feel of the very late 50s and 60s Gibson with flat wide necks like LP Jrs, Specials and SGs, and post 50s Telecasters.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

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If I recall correctly, Stevie used .013 .015 .019 .028 .038 .058 and sometimes swapped the 13 for an 11. The lighter gauges and the down tuning make a little easier to handle.

Of course, having Stevie's talent and iron grip helps.

If you notice, that’s an 11 set with heavy E strings. It’s not light, but 4 of the 6 aren’t really heavy, either. Tune them down 1/2 step, and the middle 4 feel like a set of 10s.

Awhile back, I heard Jeff Boeber (so?) talking abou getting to play #1. He said it wasn’t anything like you would expect, and wasn’t that tough to play.

 

[blueman335]

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Strats look cool and I love so many guys that have played them

I used to think that too, that Strats looked cool, but after seeing thousands over the decades, it's become a cliche anymore. So many guys have bought them because of Jimi & SRV, but have no idea how to EQ theirs. Some guys can make them sing, and others sound shrill.

 

[Ayrton]

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If you notice, that’s an 11 set with heavy E strings.

Ding ding! Gold star for you. Many times I have said SRV used strings closer to an 11 set and people always want to argue. I had read where René Martinez was always trying to convince Stevie he didn't have to work so hard to get his desired tone.

*edit* The GHS set sold on René’s site as the SRV set are 011P, 015P, 019P, N28, N38, N58