Strat volume knob location: yea or nay?
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kmcguitars
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Re: Strat volume knob location: yea or nay?
I say Yea ! If your Strat V knob is always in your way? You can rewire it T-T-V or any other mad science project way. That's my main issue with Gibby's. It becomes a hard magicians act to work your knobs on the fly.
I say Yea ! If your Strat V knob is always in your way? You can rewire it T-T-V or any other mad science project way. That's my main issue with Gibby's. It becomes a hard magicians act to work your knobs on the fly.
DesertRat
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thespricket
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Re: Strat volume knob location: yea or nay?
lol, ask jeff beck why leo placed the controls the way he did. I love it. It never gets in the way for me. It's almost impossible to do volume swells on another guitar as well as a strat.
actually, leo wasn't a guitar player. He was an electronics guru who sort of fell into designing guitars. it's amazing how he could have designed the stratocaster, which was like nothing else before it.
so thats a yay for me, but it's all personal preference and comfort.
lol, ask jeff beck why leo placed the controls the way he did. I love it. It never gets in the way for me. It's almost impossible to do volume swells on another guitar as well as a strat.
actually, leo wasn't a guitar player. He was an electronics guru who sort of fell into designing guitars. it's amazing how he could have designed the stratocaster, which was like nothing else before it.
so thats a yay for me, but it's all personal preference and comfort.
projectx1106
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Re: Strat volume knob location: yea or nay?
I say hell nay. It is by far the most bothersome aspect of the Strat, aside from the middle pickup lol, but I lowered mine so it is no longer an issue.
I say hell nay. It is by far the most bothersome aspect of the Strat, aside from the middle pickup lol, but I lowered mine so it is no longer an issue.
beandip
Frito's Better Half
Re: Strat volume knob location: yea or nay?
I was a strat player for years, and never once did a volume swell. It's never gotten in my way, palm muting or otherwise. I guess I learned years ago that a guitar will be what it is, and instead of changing it to suit me, I should play it for what it's suited for.
I was a strat player for years, and never once did a volume swell. It's never gotten in my way, palm muting or otherwise. I guess I learned years ago that a guitar will be what it is, and instead of changing it to suit me, I should play it for what it's suited for.
PFDarkside
of the Forum
Re: Strat volume knob location: yea or nay?
Not too bad, but the Charvel location is better. I was trying to do volume swells on the Les Paul yesterday, good luck with that.
Not too bad, but the Charvel location is better. I was trying to do volume swells on the Les Paul yesterday, good luck with that.
Bludave
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Re: Strat volume knob location: yea or nay?
Yup..... For me it is in the perfect position to do volume adjustments and volume swells. So is a Tele. With a Tele I would like to move the selector switch further back to make it easier to get your hand in between the knobs, but other then that the Tele & Strat has the knobs right where they should be.
Yup..... For me it is in the perfect position to do volume adjustments and volume swells. So is a Tele. With a Tele I would like to move the selector switch further back to make it easier to get your hand in between the knobs, but other then that the Tele & Strat has the knobs right where they should be.
BigJoe77
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Re: Strat volume knob location: yea or nay?
I've done that. It's actually kind of nice. You lose a bit of versatility, but after a while you don't even notice it.
I've done that. It's actually kind of nice. You lose a bit of versatility, but after a while you don't even notice it.
Re: Strat volume knob location: yea or nay?
It is what it is and thats what makes a Fender strat a strat
Theres plenty of other strat style guitars that have pots in different locations, different pups, different bridges, different neck pocket construction etc etc
Theres so many choices that if you don't dig the Fender design why not just play something different ?
Seems like often its the younger and/or metal guys most complaining about strats, such as they dont work well for doing palm mutes. Well no, its true they don't, but who really wants to play something heavy on a 7.25 neck with vintage frets, single coils, and a vintage bridge regardless of the pot position ?
Theres so many great "superstrat" designs with fixed bridges of floyds, dual buckers, pots in the right position, nice big modern frets and flatter radius necks, great all access neck pockets etc that work so much better.
Playing a strat is like driving a classic car. No its not going to have some modern features like ABS or traction control but its still quite fun to drive.
Its an old and dated design, that mostly works but never was perfect. I dont think anyone buys a vintage style strat thinking its the pinnical of guitar design and evolution, because its not.
However sometimes using a more primative tool is more fun.
I could CNC machine something but maybe I enjoy the craft of carving by hand, know what I mean ?
It is what it is and thats what makes a Fender strat a strat
Theres plenty of other strat style guitars that have pots in different locations, different pups, different bridges, different neck pocket construction etc etc
Theres so many choices that if you don't dig the Fender design why not just play something different ?
Seems like often its the younger and/or metal guys most complaining about strats, such as they dont work well for doing palm mutes. Well no, its true they don't, but who really wants to play something heavy on a 7.25 neck with vintage frets, single coils, and a vintage bridge regardless of the pot position ?
Theres so many great "superstrat" designs with fixed bridges of floyds, dual buckers, pots in the right position, nice big modern frets and flatter radius necks, great all access neck pockets etc that work so much better.
Playing a strat is like driving a classic car. No its not going to have some modern features like ABS or traction control but its still quite fun to drive.
Its an old and dated design, that mostly works but never was perfect. I dont think anyone buys a vintage style strat thinking its the pinnical of guitar design and evolution, because its not.
However sometimes using a more primative tool is more fun.
I could CNC machine something but maybe I enjoy the craft of carving by hand, know what I mean ?
lex666
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Re: Strat volume knob location: yea or nay?
It gets in my way too. My right hand unknowingly turns the volume down.
I've actually removed the volume knob from my strat leaving only the post exposed. That way I can still control the volume, but requires an intentional turn in order to adjust it.
It gets in my way too. My right hand unknowingly turns the volume down.
I've actually removed the volume knob from my strat leaving only the post exposed. That way I can still control the volume, but requires an intentional turn in order to adjust it.
lex666
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Re: Strat volume knob location: yea or nay?
Not sure if they're CTS pots. I'm pretty sure they're the stock 250k pots Fender uses in their MIM strats...
The pot turned very easy with the knob. Without the knob it requires a deliberate turn, but still turns without much effort.
Do you have CTS pots? They seem a little harder to move.
My old guitar teacher usually takes his knob off and has the metal thingy showing... I never understood why he jut didn't change his playing... Maybe alot of people just cant do that
Not sure if they're CTS pots. I'm pretty sure they're the stock 250k pots Fender uses in their MIM strats...
The pot turned very easy with the knob. Without the knob it requires a deliberate turn, but still turns without much effort.
