Decadence and Sacrilege-I bought a Strat!

[captain tightpants]

I tried a used Malmsteen once, it was actually pretty easy to play, but I couldn't get used to not feeling a fretboard. I'm just not good enough to warrant a scalloped fretboard anyway!

[ReverendJWblues]

Originally Posted by captain tightpants

I tried a used Malmsteen once, it was actually pretty easy to play, but I couldn't get used to not feeling a fretboard. I'm just not good enough to warrant a scalloped fretboard anyway!

Myself I would really like to just have one for the novelty of it I guess more or less. Due to my hand injury yrs ago my left hand strength isnt very strong lol I have a severd nerve in my ring finger as part of that injury so I dont feel the frt board with that finger much anyways. But I really didnt see much difference with the scalops anyways.

[captain tightpants]

I have a real bad tendency to use too much pressure, so it really shows on scalloped/ monster jumbo fret necks. I really have to concentrate to ease up. I have to say it played butter-smooth when I wasn't trying to strangle it!

[HolyGrail]

Originally Posted by ReverendJWblues

I think I would lke to try a Richie B strat I almost bought a 62 relic the other nite but I damn sure wasnt gona give 1950.00 for it the only reason I wanted it was it didnt have that bright itchey sound it was actually kinda tonally dark. But that coulda been the amp I was testin it through. Wish I knew why strats hated me so much I actually love the feel of them. Hal whats a EC strat.

Rev ~
Just short for Eric Clapton Stratocaster.

[ReverendJWblues]

LOL I knew that What is it?

Whats special about the EC

[HolyGrail]

Originally Posted by ReverendJWblues

LOL I knew that What is it?

Whats special about the EC

I thought that might be what you meant, but wasn't sure.


I love the neck, also how it's balanced . It can sound like a Les Paul with the TBX circuit.

Eric Clapton Stratocaster®

Our Eric Clapton Stratocaster has Lace pickups, plus powerful active mid-boost and TBX circuits, all of which make it one of the most versatile instruments we offer. Other features include a special soft V-shaped neck and a blocked original vintage synchronized tremolo bridge.

[ReverendJWblues]

brother well u know Im pretty illiterate. But I dont know alot about strats except they hate me I havent ever seen an EC or should I say never paid attn to one I didnt know they had the lace pup in them I do kinda like those. But I do have a JW strat for sale. Was my late friends. I cant play it......................Memories.

[HolyGrail]

Originally Posted by ReverendJWblues

brother well u know Im pretty illiterate. But I dont know alot about strats except they hate me I havent ever seen an EC or should I say never paid attn to one I didnt know they had the lace pup in them I do kinda like those. But I do have a JW strat for sale. Was my late friends. I cant play it......................Memories.

Bro,
You know I understand that. I can't even use my Dad's stuff.

You Illiterate ? yeah ok. Tell the others ,maybe they'll believe it

Fender did away with the Lace pickups last few years.
If you ever get a chance to play a clapton try it.
It's my main practice guitar, so damn comfortable. Plays like Butta !
and that circuit can give it the LP sound.

[lp59aholicDon]

Originally Posted by HolyGrail

Bro,
You know I understand that. I can't even use my Dad stuff.

You Illiterate ? yeah ok. Tell the others ,maybe they'll believe it

Fender did away with the Lace pickups last few years.
If you ever get a chance to play a clapton try it.
It's my main practice guitar, so damn comfortable. Plays like Butta !
and that circuit can give it the LP sound.

I like the Jeff Beck newer version, Slap the Pre Amp/ TBX in there and man that would be super smoking
that neck on the EC Hmm Is it still a V necK? V necks are much better on ladies clothing,
Standin with bro H.G there Rev, I'd believe you were illiterate when cows and elephants fly, Yikes

[goofballone]

Did someone say Strat?

[HolyGrail]

Originally Posted by lp59aholicDon

I like the Jeff Beck newer version, Slap the Pre Amp/ TBX in there and man that would be super smoking
that neck on the EC Hmm Is it still a V necK? V necks are much better on ladies clothing,
Standin with bro H.G there Rev, I'd believe you were illiterate when cows and elephants fly, Yikes

Don,
It's a comfortable soft V. Though I personally like he deep V's
Just not in T shirts.

[lp59aholicDon]

Originally Posted by HolyGrail

Don,
It's a comfortable soft V. Though I personally like he deep V's
Just not in T shirts.

yeah I have tried and played em , I got a big mitt, though they aint bad, I prefer more roundness to my guitar necks . of my 30 Les Pauls, of course Miss Honey has the slimmest of necks, then the thickest is on my Orville which is somewhere between a 58-59 profile, the Franken Paul has a neck in between the two. The newer JB Necks are inbetween the 59 and 60 LP's in profile, the way they feel to me . I used to nearly hate huge 54-57 style necks but over time I have gotten quite used to em

[Nugget]

I use this in two bands.

'59 Fender Strat 001a.jpg


I'd rather use my Les Paul but both bands requested I use this. I'm not a big fan of Strats so it pains me to use it.

[hedzeppelin]

I hear ya. Now that I've had mine a few weeks, I'm beginning to hate the piece of shit.

Do they make good firewood?

Every time I play that Crapocaster, I'm wishing I was playing one of my Gibsons. As far as I'm concerned, they're all crap, regardless of model.
Fender makes $300 pieces of shit, and the $1,800 pieces of shit are still shit, just more expensive.

What a f*ckin' mistake. Now I have to either unload it or burn it.

[hedzeppelin]

Originally Posted by captain tightpants

I have a real bad tendency to use too much pressure, so it really shows on scalloped/ monster jumbo fret necks. I really have to concentrate to ease up. I have to say it played butter-smooth when I wasn't trying to strangle it!

Yeah, that's the problem! I tend to attack the strings, and it causes buzzing, even thru the amp. It just doesn't fit my playing style at all. It plays ok, and really sounds great, but it's just a pain in the ass to have to coddle it.
I wonder how much Fender pays guys like Clapton, Beck, Buddy Guy and Townshend to use them? I mean, they gotta be paying them, it can't be because they actually like them....can it?

[Pushead]

Originally Posted by hedzeppelin

But, I don't think that anyone really needs more than 3 guitars. Anything past that is just decadent.

Good to see you finally came over to the darkside.

[hedzeppelin]

Originally Posted by Pushead

Good to see you finally came over to the darkside.

*LOL* Yeah, I did...but I was just busting on people, anyway. Hell, I wish I could get more. Now I have this piece of shit Fender, and I'll be back to 3 guitars again anyway after I either:

Sell it
Burn it
Smash it onstage (But I'm not in a band now, so that isn't really an option)

It would be great to sell it, but really more fun to smash the motherf*cker.

[coldsteal2]

I love my Les Pauls, but there are just some songs that dont
sound right with them, Like Deep Purple, SRV, Hendrix, new Clapton
new Beck, and of course the Wammy.
Everything else, Les Pauls are fantastic.

Eggshell white 60th Aniversary limited edition with Duncan JB's and Hot Noisless PU's
I dont like the look of the JB's but they sound awesome, they should make Cream
covers instead of White.


early 90's Strat with EMG's (preamped) wilkison nut

[hedzeppelin]

Ok, I take it back. I tried to approach the Stat the same way I approach a Gibson, and THAT was my problem. The Strat is a totally different animal, and requires some getting used to.
I'm getting more used to it every day, and instead of disliking the differences, I'm embracing them now.

This Strat is great! I'll get some pics, soon!

ColdSteal...NICE Strats, man!

[ReverendJWblues]

Originally Posted by coldsteal2

I love my Les Pauls, but there are just some songs that dont
sound right with them, Like Deep Purple, SRV, Hendrix, new Clapton
new Beck, and of course the Wammy.
Everything else, Les Pauls are fantastic.

Eggshell white 60th Aniversary limited edition with Duncan JB's and Hot Noisless PU's
I dont like the look of the JB's but they sound awesome, they should make Cream
covers instead of White.


early 90's Strat with EMG's (preamped) wilkison nut

Well me Im not into sounding like any of those guys I strive on sounding like myself......S0 I will remain stratless. Damn Hed ole buddy I thought I had U on my side all the sudden A True Strat hater......Actually they just hate me.
Your right tho you cant attack a strat they attack you.

[hedzeppelin]

Hey, Rev....I ain't a total Strat fan yet, I just wanted something different and
wanted to challenge myself!
I'm still in your corner, man! *lol* I just like the Strat sound for some things, not necessarily trying to sound like anyone else.

Tell you what....I've been playing since 66 and this is my first Strat, so what does that tell ya? I just got a good deal on this one, and it's really the first Strat that felt comfortable to me.

[Markster]

I couldn't live without my strat.

My favorite strat style guitar is a G&L Legacy with a 12" radius fretboard and a big comfy V-neck.

[6pack595]

.......I gotta secret.......I also enjoy playing my B.C. Rich Mockingbird reissue. I know my 07 VOS R9 is my main guitar, but I do like to switch it up now and then. I probably play my Tele Deluxe for at least 1 out of the 4 set's we play. Doesn't meen Im not a les paul man, Just meens I'm a fan of dif. tones!

[lp59aholicDon]

There's no doubt there is a vast difference between a Strat and an LP I have and will also always rely on my Les Pauls for the bulk of my playing tone, but I admit there are times when I gotta have that Strat for certain tones , I bonded with my Squire so much , and made a mistake selling it, I am glad I was able to get it back A lil variety is always a good thing

[ReverendJWblues]

Originally Posted by Markster

I couldn't live without my strat.

My favorite strat style guitar is a G&L Legacy with a 12" radius fretboard and a big comfy V-neck.

Now I have a legacy special..............but I consider it a whole different animal, but still isnt one of my favorites. LOL I looked at it a while ago, its covered in dust. I need to check some of my geeeeeeetars more often

[LongBeach]

I'm a newbie on this forum, have 2 LP's, 2 Epi's, 1 strat. My strat is an American HH, (2 humbuckers) changed the fender Black Cobra in the bridge out to a Seymore Duncan, left fender sidewinder in the neck. (for now)
It screams, not an LP, but it does have its own sound. I personally like
the Strat body stile as far as comfort goes. But like you guys have said,
it does NOT sound anything like an LP. But I have gibson dirty fingers I might
put in the neck. Little afraid to do it, might be too much!

[hedzeppelin]

The Strat that I got is a Classic 50's series Strat.
A reissue of the 50's Strat. It's an MIM, but I took
one of my buddies with me, and he's an absolute Strat FREAK. That's all he plays. Plus, the manager in the store that I do biz with is a Strat-o-holic, too and they both reccomended it to me. So, I'm playing it thru a Fender Deluxe amp, and there's this guy sitting there next to me and he says "Wow...you don't GET a better Strat sound than that"...and this guy was a customer (he plays in a popular local band).
In fact the manager, brought over another guitar for me to try to compare with it. I tried it and said, No,
I like this MIM better.... Come to find out, the OTHER one was an Eric Johnson model, which cost $1,800!

The one that I got was about 1/3 of that price. I found out that Fender cuts all the pieces in their U.S. factory, and ships them to Mexico for assembly.
That way, they can keep the price down. I don't really see a lot of difference between the higher end MIMs and the U.S. made Strats.

[coldsteal2]

Originally Posted by ReverendJWblues

Well me Im not into sounding like any of those guys I strive on sounding like myself......S0 I will remain stratless. Damn Hed ole buddy I thought I had U on my side all the sudden A True Strat hater......Actually they just hate me.
Your right tho you cant attack a strat they attack you.

I had to play my white strat for years before it was
natural to play, like you said you have to make the strat
play, they arent an easy sustain guitar like a Les Paul or
SG, the notes drop off twice as fast, you just got to mess
with them after about a year then you find yourself getting
even better on Les Paul its almost like working out with
lead bats before you go to bat with your Les Paul, its really
kind of good to play them.
I would say the only thing easier about them is that thier
necks are thiner...thats about it hahah


Jeff Beck said "I dont play strats because they are easier, i play
them because they are hard to play"

[coldsteal2]

Originally Posted by hedzeppelin

Hey, Rev....I ain't a total Strat fan yet, I just wanted something different and
wanted to challenge myself!
I'm still in your corner, man! *lol* I just like the Strat sound for some things, not necessarily trying to sound like anyone else.

Tell you what....I've been playing since 66 and this is my first Strat, so what does that tell ya? I just got a good deal on this one, and it's really the first Strat that felt comfortable to me.

Thats it, its a chalenge, its like working out on the bag
it actualy helps your LP playing. its a good workout.
I was the same way, i had one after High School but
traded it for an SG and didnt go back till 20 years later
been playing one since as well as Gibsons.
you cant Hold a note like you can a Les Paul no way
not without feedback at least.

[coldsteal2]

Originally Posted by hedzeppelin

The Strat that I got is a Classic 50's series Strat.
A reissue of the 50's Strat. It's an MIM, but I took
one of my buddies with me, and he's an absolute Strat FREAK. That's all he plays. Plus, the manager in the store that I do biz with is a Strat-o-holic, too and they both reccomended it to me. So, I'm playing it thru a Fender Deluxe amp, and there's this guy sitting there next to me and he says "Wow...you don't GET a better Strat sound than that"...and this guy was a customer (he plays in a popular local band).
In fact the manager, brought over another guitar for me to try to compare with it. I tried it and said, No,
I like this MIM better.... Come to find out, the OTHER one was an Eric Johnson model, which cost $1,800!

The one that I got was about 1/3 of that price. I found out that Fender cuts all the pieces in their U.S. factory, and ships them to Mexico for assembly.
That way, they can keep the price down. I don't really see a lot of difference between the higher end MIMs and the U.S. made Strats.

Yep everything for an MIM is made in Corona, they just put them together
and paint them in Mexico, thier bottom line pickups and pots arent USA
made other than that they are a US instrument assembled in Mexico.
All the hardware is the same thats on the expensive ones.