Nostalgic Distortion
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So I was reading a thread earlier today & I think it was Firebirdguy who had made a comment about Stratocasters & the fact that with the right guards and pickups you can do just about anything with them? I had to agree, my very first "REAL" guitar was a used MIM Strat, it was the guitar I learned to really play on & I've owned dozens of them since! I've also owned dozens of others, Gibsons, Hammer's, E.S.P.'s, various other Shred Sticks, Godin's & some I've probably long forgotten, but the one constant in my life has been a Strat!
Really, I love all things Leo, Music Mans, G&L's, & especially Fender! I grew up listening to Sabbath, Zeppelin, Clapton, Pink Floyd & stuff like that because that's what my dad was into? I always liked it but to me it was old guy music & @ the time I couldn't begin to fathom the skills these fellas playing guitar had! I knew they were good, but only because my dad said so, I didn't really know why???
When I was about 15 my older sister introduced me to Nirvana & to grunge in general, seeing Kurt pounding the hell out of his own Strat and other Offset Fenders, I was in complete aww! I think I bought my first Strat about 6 months later! Then I learned a few chords and started a hardcore Grunge/Punk band! Since then I've been in Alternative bands, Hardcore bands, Blues bands, Jam bands & played just about every other genre you can think of @ some point? No matter what kind of music I was playing the Strat always had a place at the table! I even followed Phish for about 14 months & the one thing that was always with me, and was never for sale, no matter how broke we were was my Strat!
By the time I was 16-17 I could already rip one apart and put it back together with my eyes closed & I started Modding guitars around the same time? I quickly realized that I didn't need to buy a new guitar because I was playing different music, I just needed to change some things around & if I got it right I could get the sound I was looking for & keep playing on the same neck I grew to love?
Many Strats later & for me this philosophy still rings true, I've made guards that were amazing & some that were just plain stupid but they have all been fun & given me a fairly good understanding of what to expect when I do something new to any Stratocaster! So if your a Strat modder show your stuff, I'll try and get a picture of my current Strats up sometime tonight....
Really, I love all things Leo, Music Mans, G&L's, & especially Fender! I grew up listening to Sabbath, Zeppelin, Clapton, Pink Floyd & stuff like that because that's what my dad was into? I always liked it but to me it was old guy music & @ the time I couldn't begin to fathom the skills these fellas playing guitar had! I knew they were good, but only because my dad said so, I didn't really know why???
When I was about 15 my older sister introduced me to Nirvana & to grunge in general, seeing Kurt pounding the hell out of his own Strat and other Offset Fenders, I was in complete aww! I think I bought my first Strat about 6 months later! Then I learned a few chords and started a hardcore Grunge/Punk band! Since then I've been in Alternative bands, Hardcore bands, Blues bands, Jam bands & played just about every other genre you can think of @ some point? No matter what kind of music I was playing the Strat always had a place at the table! I even followed Phish for about 14 months & the one thing that was always with me, and was never for sale, no matter how broke we were was my Strat!
By the time I was 16-17 I could already rip one apart and put it back together with my eyes closed & I started Modding guitars around the same time? I quickly realized that I didn't need to buy a new guitar because I was playing different music, I just needed to change some things around & if I got it right I could get the sound I was looking for & keep playing on the same neck I grew to love?
Many Strats later & for me this philosophy still rings true, I've made guards that were amazing & some that were just plain stupid but they have all been fun & given me a fairly good understanding of what to expect when I do something new to any Stratocaster! So if your a Strat modder show your stuff, I'll try and get a picture of my current Strats up sometime tonight....
