How many of these arguements against strats are valid?

[Rex_Rocker]

Don't go around telling people this, or else they'll start to think there's more to the different electric guitar styles than the wood

It was so offputting to me that my Strat sounded so blunt compared to my Les Paul. It was so counter intuitive.

 

[solspirit]

I disagree with the first 3 that were all changeable or 'fixable', easly. and stopped there. I'll watch it later and comment on what I disagree with.

 

[justFred]

Amazing that Hendrix, Beck, Clapton, SRV…were ever able to get anything accomplished on that thing.

 

[uOpt]

While I'm very well aware it's not quite the same as the guitar being a hardtail, I did try brass, steel, and zamak blocks, as well as brass, block steel, and bent steel saddles. I also had the trem decked against the body and 5 springs. None of those fixed the "issue". I liked the steel block with the bent steel saddles, which is the most traditional "Strat-y", so I have a feeling a hardtail would just be another flavor of "not right for me". I mean, after all, the bridge pickup would remain in the same spot.

But who knows. Maybe you're right. But I spent so much time and effort into getting that Strat "right" for me and failing, that I don't really feel like giving them another chance... for now.

Well, to really compare you have to take a hardtail, record it, then route it for a trem and record again. Just blocking the trem doesn't make that huge chunk of steel go away. Bit of an effort for a guitar that likely doesn't work for you, especially after this procedure.

Your trem experiments match mine - Leo got it right the first time. Rolled and stamped steel all the way.

 

[Chistopher]

The only reason I prefer bent saddles is you can better feel where your hand is. Makes complicated muting a touch easier

 

[Rex_Rocker]

I had the Highwood saddles too, which where nice because the screw didn't stick out and poke your hand.