hermetico
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Re: There is something magical about a really good Strat
Digging in the dirt?
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Digging in the dirt?
There is something magical about a really good Strat
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blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: There is something magical about a really good Strat
I know what you mean. Some of us aren't 'man enough' to wear cowboy hats and boots & play that chicken pickin'.
I know what you mean. Some of us aren't 'man enough' to wear cowboy hats and boots & play that chicken pickin'.
Bludave
New member
Re: There is something magical about a really good Strat
When I first got a good guitar(back in '69) it was an SG standard(which I STILL have), prior to the SG I had a '63 Jaguar, but back then the Jags were short scales and I really never warmed up to it. It was actually stolen so my decision was made for me to replace it with my SG. So from 69 or 70 I played my SG until I got my first Strat in '87 and for a good six months I had a love/hate relationship with it. I loved the tone but it was a fight to play it. It took me close to a year to really learn how to play a Strat. I don't mean musically but how to work the guitar. Once I figured it out it was really quite wonderful. BUT I still feel that a musician/guitar player has to use the right tool for the right tune. I can't imagine attempting to play little wing or Castles made of Sand or Layla on anything but a Strat and the same thing applies when you need to get that warm creamy Les Paul tone on the neck pickup with the tone rolled back. You just can't do that with most Strats. So fortunately I have both and can bring two guitars when I need to. It works well.....
When I first got a good guitar(back in '69) it was an SG standard(which I STILL have), prior to the SG I had a '63 Jaguar, but back then the Jags were short scales and I really never warmed up to it. It was actually stolen so my decision was made for me to replace it with my SG. So from 69 or 70 I played my SG until I got my first Strat in '87 and for a good six months I had a love/hate relationship with it. I loved the tone but it was a fight to play it. It took me close to a year to really learn how to play a Strat. I don't mean musically but how to work the guitar. Once I figured it out it was really quite wonderful. BUT I still feel that a musician/guitar player has to use the right tool for the right tune. I can't imagine attempting to play little wing or Castles made of Sand or Layla on anything but a Strat and the same thing applies when you need to get that warm creamy Les Paul tone on the neck pickup with the tone rolled back. You just can't do that with most Strats. So fortunately I have both and can bring two guitars when I need to. It works well.....
ErikH
Well-known member
Re: There is something magical about a really good Strat
My first Fender, a 1994 American Standard, was OK. I loved the color but over the years, as I swapped pickup set after set in it, I finally realized (with the help from a friend) that it wasn't that great. Quite a dud actually. The best it ever sounded was when I sold it, it had SCN pickups in it. They just worked right. It wasn't my first "Strat" but it was my first Fender. My first electric was a Martin Stinger, a Strat copy. I cut my teeth on that and had to learn how to tame a Strat early on.
These days it's just the two that I assembled. Both sound great and feel great. The neck specs are nearly identical on both of them, though the age difference is close to 20 years between them.
My first Fender, a 1994 American Standard, was OK. I loved the color but over the years, as I swapped pickup set after set in it, I finally realized (with the help from a friend) that it wasn't that great. Quite a dud actually. The best it ever sounded was when I sold it, it had SCN pickups in it. They just worked right. It wasn't my first "Strat" but it was my first Fender. My first electric was a Martin Stinger, a Strat copy. I cut my teeth on that and had to learn how to tame a Strat early on.
These days it's just the two that I assembled. Both sound great and feel great. The neck specs are nearly identical on both of them, though the age difference is close to 20 years between them.
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: There is something magical about a really good Strat
Making no connection with that one...sorry.
Jimi Hendrix
Peter Green
Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck
All Fender players at one time or another and no cowboy gear or music...
Making no connection with that one...sorry.
Jimi Hendrix
Peter Green
Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck
All Fender players at one time or another and no cowboy gear or music...
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: There is something magical about a really good Strat
Geez, I didn't know that Christian. Hendrix with a Strat? Are you sure? Let me check...
Geez, I didn't know that Christian. Hendrix with a Strat? Are you sure? Let me check...
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: There is something magical about a really good Strat
Just making a point...
I don't get the Fender guitars = cowboys or Country music thing...
That was a dumb ass, closed minded statement when it was being made the first time in the 50's and 60's so not only is it still a dumb ass statement today but it's an old, used up dumb ass statement...
Just sayin'
Just making a point...
I don't get the Fender guitars = cowboys or Country music thing...
That was a dumb ass, closed minded statement when it was being made the first time in the 50's and 60's so not only is it still a dumb ass statement today but it's an old, used up dumb ass statement...
Just sayin'
STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: There is something magical about a really good Strat
Not me..I own 5 strats and have played strats for ions..
Not me..I own 5 strats and have played strats for ions..
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: There is something magical about a really good Strat
Every bit as dumb assed as the 'not man enough to play Fenders' comment from you.
Just sayin'
Every bit as dumb assed as the 'not man enough to play Fenders' comment from you.
Just sayin'
MetalManiac
Li'l Junior Member
Re: There is something magical about a really good Strat
I swear, if i could compile a book of this guys posts, it would be a Bible..a "Tone Bible", and 500 years from now he would be a Tone prophet! I seriously doubt theres anyone who has his finger on the pulse of gear better than Gearjoneser. I wouldseriously love to see him play some 50's and 60'sStrats. IT beconmes a moot point then about radius, they just play so well,like an old Stravarius violin.They are perfect fotr everything except very modern Metal wiht lots of shredding that requires a flat radius and high output pickups with very high gain amps.
I swear, if i could compile a book of this guys posts, it would be a Bible..a "Tone Bible", and 500 years from now he would be a Tone prophet! I seriously doubt theres anyone who has his finger on the pulse of gear better than Gearjoneser. I wouldseriously love to see him play some 50's and 60'sStrats. IT beconmes a moot point then about radius, they just play so well,like an old Stravarius violin.They are perfect fotr everything except very modern Metal wiht lots of shredding that requires a flat radius and high output pickups with very high gain amps.
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Myaccount876
Amira-Maker
Re: There is something magical about a really good Strat
I still prefer telecasters.
Maybe I just haven't stumbled upon a magical strat yet.
A satin finish on a thick maple neck with a 7.25" radius is hard to beat. It always gets my fingers flying and I have the most fun that way.
I still prefer telecasters.
Maybe I just haven't stumbled upon a magical strat yet.
A satin finish on a thick maple neck with a 7.25" radius is hard to beat. It always gets my fingers flying and I have the most fun that way.
Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
Re: There is something magical about a really good Strat
I like strats.
I like strats.
Jocelyn
New member
Re: There is something magical about a really good Strat
Just want to make my previous post a bit clear. I am not against strats, infact I love Strats, and I am a strat guy. I love positions 2 & 4, a lot. Its just that there are too many cheapo copies out there.Sure there are cheapo sopies of other models, but we all know which model is the most copied. That's why I emphasized " the magic is in a really good strat" (many great copies ). When I pick my strat copy (SSS)and play it I love it, nice feel, play and tone.
I don hate the strat bridge but dot love it either tonally. I do prefer a humbucker in the bridge. And I do believe you need to dial the correct tone in the amp, something I admit I still have to get the hang of.
Just want to make my previous post a bit clear. I am not against strats, infact I love Strats, and I am a strat guy. I love positions 2 & 4, a lot. Its just that there are too many cheapo copies out there.Sure there are cheapo sopies of other models, but we all know which model is the most copied. That's why I emphasized " the magic is in a really good strat" (many great copies ). When I pick my strat copy (SSS)and play it I love it, nice feel, play and tone.
I don hate the strat bridge but dot love it either tonally. I do prefer a humbucker in the bridge. And I do believe you need to dial the correct tone in the amp, something I admit I still have to get the hang of.
Bludave
New member
Re: There is something magical about a really good Strat
Well going back to what GJ said. When I speak of Strats I speak of FENDER specifically or Teles the same thing. I am not saying that there aren't good alternatives(like Anderson, Shur, etc) but for me I will only buy a Fender or Gibson. Now I do have a few odd ball guitars but when I am looking at purchasing a guitar I tend to lean towards those specs. I personally don't like a Humbucker in the bridge of a Srat. Not saying there is anything wrong with it but it doesn't work for me. I think you loose more then you gain. I think it also has a lot to do with what type of music you play. I am a blues/blues-rock type of player and I lean more towards traditional tones and both Gibson and Fender do this better then most others do, aside from a hand made guitar...
Well going back to what GJ said. When I speak of Strats I speak of FENDER specifically or Teles the same thing. I am not saying that there aren't good alternatives(like Anderson, Shur, etc) but for me I will only buy a Fender or Gibson. Now I do have a few odd ball guitars but when I am looking at purchasing a guitar I tend to lean towards those specs. I personally don't like a Humbucker in the bridge of a Srat. Not saying there is anything wrong with it but it doesn't work for me. I think you loose more then you gain. I think it also has a lot to do with what type of music you play. I am a blues/blues-rock type of player and I lean more towards traditional tones and both Gibson and Fender do this better then most others do, aside from a hand made guitar...
STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: There is something magical about a really good Strat
I'm like you Dave in that I Like the actual Fender product..With this being said though,I have a really nice early Japan made 62 strat copy made by Fernandes that I bought many years ago for $200..It's a great guitar and every bit as good as any of the other strats I have owned..I still own this guitar also.
I'm like you Dave in that I Like the actual Fender product..With this being said though,I have a really nice early Japan made 62 strat copy made by Fernandes that I bought many years ago for $200..It's a great guitar and every bit as good as any of the other strats I have owned..I still own this guitar also.
ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
speed2dirt
Butterball
Re: There is something magical about a really good Strat
I wouldn't discount an import G&L. I just bought a G&L Tribute Legacy (ie import strat) with a thin neck and floyd rose recently, and it seriously rocks! I have several high-end guitars and this G&L really fits the bill for a superstrat. In my opinion, it was better than the Charvel USA and Japan superstrats I've tried the last couple years. After originally playing it and then leaving the store, I thought about that guitar for a month and realized that place of manufacture just doesn't matter. A good guitar is a good guitar. The price of it being used and an import made it even better, but didn't even factor into the decision. I just felt it was silly not liking something because it wasn't Made in America.
P.S. I've had a Bogner Shiva for a couple years. Not every guitar sounds good, but it does make the good ones sound great.
I wouldn't discount an import G&L. I just bought a G&L Tribute Legacy (ie import strat) with a thin neck and floyd rose recently, and it seriously rocks! I have several high-end guitars and this G&L really fits the bill for a superstrat. In my opinion, it was better than the Charvel USA and Japan superstrats I've tried the last couple years. After originally playing it and then leaving the store, I thought about that guitar for a month and realized that place of manufacture just doesn't matter. A good guitar is a good guitar. The price of it being used and an import made it even better, but didn't even factor into the decision. I just felt it was silly not liking something because it wasn't Made in America.
P.S. I've had a Bogner Shiva for a couple years. Not every guitar sounds good, but it does make the good ones sound great.
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: There is something magical about a really good Strat
I disagree with you but that's nothing new...
I must say that since you hate Fender's so badly I do wonder why you even bother to open these kinds of threads.
If you see a thread on Epiphones or magnet swapping please, feel free to open it up and tell us everything you know but since you have nothing to add to a discussion about much else do us a favor...please??
I disagree with you but that's nothing new...
I must say that since you hate Fender's so badly I do wonder why you even bother to open these kinds of threads.
If you see a thread on Epiphones or magnet swapping please, feel free to open it up and tell us everything you know but since you have nothing to add to a discussion about much else do us a favor...please??
