going from my special edition tele to a strat, what can i expect?

[drew_half_empty]

well, my tele right now is asian basswood (more high end than american basswood) with a set neck & rosewood fretboard

but i have a lot of strat projects I wanna do, so as far as tonal diffferences, what can i expect between the 2 kinds of wood?

 

[gOgIver]

Re: going from my special edition tele to a strat, what can i expect?

Here's a nice quote.

" there are differences in basswood between asian basswood and american basswood. The american version is lighter and less dense leading to a warmer overall tone, more balanced while the asian woods tend to be heavier and more dense, transmitting more highs. Of course there will be exceptions to every generality with respect to wood."

 

[drew_half_empty]

Re: going from my special edition tele to a strat, what can i expect?

ok but what about alder? how does it compare?

 

[drew_half_empty]

Re: going from my special edition tele to a strat, what can i expect?

bump, c'mon guys

 

[wixomwhat]

Re: going from my special edition tele to a strat, what can i expect?

alder is brighter then basswood.

expect more highs and less mid/lowend

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: going from my special edition tele to a strat, what can i expect?

Basswood is said to be in between mahongany & alder, tone wise. Plus a bolt-on neck is gonna be brighter and snappier. Why not find a Fender dealer and go try a bunch of Strats. You'll see the difference pretty quickly.

 

[drew_half_empty]

Re: going from my special edition tele to a strat, what can i expect?

well, i used to have a JB equipped fat strat, but, well, i friggin hated the JB. It seemed like it was ALL mids, never could get enough bass response out of it. When i had some dean markley misfits strings on it i guess it wasn't bad, but i dunno, i prolly woulda hated it less if i hadn't switched to earnie ball strings, too bright

 

[wixomwhat]

Re: going from my special edition tele to a strat, what can i expect?

well, i used to have a JB equipped fat strat, but, well, i friggin hated the JB. It seemed like it was ALL mids, never could get enough bass response out of it. When i had some dean markley misfits strings on it i guess it wasn't bad, but i dunno, i prolly woulda hated it less if i hadn't switched to earnie ball strings, too bright

I use earni ball 9 gauge on all my guitars, their perfect for me.

I also dislike the JB(that i had in my strat) I dont hate it just dont like it compared to some other pups and I dont beleave it lives up to all the hype it gets.

 

[gOgIver]

Re: going from my special edition tele to a strat, what can i expect?

oops! This was cut off from the first quote:

"Alder and ash are typically known as being bright and snappy tonewoods, that's why they are the first choices for Teles and Strats."


side note: Misfits are 11-52 IIRC or do they come in other gauges

 

[drew_half_empty]

Re: going from my special edition tele to a strat, what can i expect?

no that's what i got, 11-52

i used ernie ball light top heavy bottoms though, pretty much the same gauges

 

[drew_half_empty]

Re: going from my special edition tele to a strat, what can i expect?

i know you guys got more info than this for me