Gamera
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What can we do to put an end to this absurd myth?
It is true that Strat single coils, scale, materials, all lend themselves to a specific sound. And it is true that Gibson-like guitars with humbuckers, shorter scale, mahogany, more easily lend themselves to increased sustain and darker tone which are common metal characteristics.
But even after looking online at reviews for HSS and HH Strats, the consensus seems to be Strats are good for blues, some light rock, and jazz -- just don't expect to start playing anything heavy with them. Plug a ukulele into a Marshall stack or Mesa Triple Rec with the gain cranked and it'll do metal. A Strat will certainly do the same.
Everyone knows Jimi, Yngwie, Ritchie, and many others made pretty good names for themselves making heavy music with Strats. But let's say for the sake or argument a new kid is unfamiliar with these guys or consider them to be old-school. Anyone care to share some modern names or their own Strat stories of how they successfully and routinely use Strats (in any flavor, SSS, HSS, HH, Fender, Jackson, noname, whatever) to create and play heavy music? Pictures and rig descriptions welcome. Let's do what we can to set the interweb record on Strats straight!
It is true that Strat single coils, scale, materials, all lend themselves to a specific sound. And it is true that Gibson-like guitars with humbuckers, shorter scale, mahogany, more easily lend themselves to increased sustain and darker tone which are common metal characteristics.
But even after looking online at reviews for HSS and HH Strats, the consensus seems to be Strats are good for blues, some light rock, and jazz -- just don't expect to start playing anything heavy with them. Plug a ukulele into a Marshall stack or Mesa Triple Rec with the gain cranked and it'll do metal. A Strat will certainly do the same.
Everyone knows Jimi, Yngwie, Ritchie, and many others made pretty good names for themselves making heavy music with Strats. But let's say for the sake or argument a new kid is unfamiliar with these guys or consider them to be old-school. Anyone care to share some modern names or their own Strat stories of how they successfully and routinely use Strats (in any flavor, SSS, HSS, HH, Fender, Jackson, noname, whatever) to create and play heavy music? Pictures and rig descriptions welcome. Let's do what we can to set the interweb record on Strats straight!
