Mid-life crisis: Have I become a Strat guy?

[blueman335]

Re: Mid-life crisis: Have I become a Strat guy?

proto-metal?

you probably already heard of this band. the guitar player uses strats

That's some great stuff, incredible intensity in his playing and nice tones.

 

[ItsaBass]

Re: Mid-life crisis: Have I become a Strat guy?

Strats are great "creative" guitars to me. There is something very "vocal" about their sound and "inviting" about their feel. They have a lot of personality. All of this helps a lot with my translation from brain to fretboard. Stuff "flows" out more easily. I tend to write a lot on them...stuff that I eventually end up playing in finished form on other guitars most of the time. Strats are, for the most part, writing guitars and recording guitars for me. I don't play them all that often live. They are just too fiddly for my mindset during a gig. For playing live, my absolute favorite guitars are Esquires and Les Paul Juniors.

 

[blueman335]

Re: Mid-life crisis: Have I become a Strat guy?

Strats are great "creative" guitars to me. There is something very "vocal" about their sound and "inviting" about their feel. They have a lot of personality. All of this helps a lot with my translation from brain to fretboard. Stuff "flows" out more easily. I tend to write a lot on them...stuff that I eventually end up playing in finished form on other guitars most of the time. Strats are, for the most part, writing guitars and recording guitars for me. I don't play them all that often live. They are just too fiddly for my mindset during a gig. For playing live, my absolute favorite guitars are Esquires and Les Paul Juniors.

Good explanation. Single coils definitely have a distinctive high-end, especially small ones. When players know how to take advantage of a guitar's sonic characteristics, the results are often good. Strats have their share of quirks, but can be magic in the right hands.