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Re: Stratocaster appreciation thread
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:20 pm
by RumorsOFsurF
Re: Stratocaster appreciation thread
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:26 pm
by Pepe Silvia
For awhile I wanted a Strat like this
Re: Stratocaster appreciation thread
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:30 pm
by idiotbear
I really love maple board black strats. Ed O'Brien has one which I've always loved:
I really, really like Strats in general. Just pure class. Offsets win for me on sound, comfort and playability, but there's nothing wrong with a good strat. Apart from Fat Strats, which are crap.
Re: Stratocaster appreciation thread
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:33 pm
by Pepe Silvia
I saw this on TGP, I thought it was cool
Re: Stratocaster appreciation thread
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:38 pm
by the older brother
luau wrote:I'm completely smitten by this look:
I had a really early Japan with that colour combo. Looks really great, but it sounded crap IMO.
I put a P90 in the bridge - still sounded boring.
Traded it for a 62 JM - never looked back.
As said - there are really great looking Strats out there, but I can't get one to sound like I want my guitars to sound...and I keep hitting that f**king knob.....
Re: Stratocaster appreciation thread
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:03 pm
by spacecadet
eurotrashed wrote:I would say it is like the Honda Civic of guitars. They can be boring and reliable. There are lots of parts out there, and they can be cheap and ugly. But when they are done right, they are nice looking and be great.
This is great looking
I dunno, to me that looks like any number of strats I've seen thousands of times... (no offense if that's yours)
But I guess one thing about strats is that their ubiquity means there's less of a purist attitude about them, and some of the wackier strat designs are among my favorites. I still kinda like the Aerodyne series, and the paisley strats. I also do like the red burst finish, which is what I have (forget what that finish is actually called).
Re: Stratocaster appreciation thread
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:14 pm
by joeybsyc
Re: Stratocaster appreciation thread
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:57 pm
by crazyzeke
Lovely range of colours. Thems be some nice Strats sir, especially the red/green/blue ones at the end.
I'm guessing all of those are worn from being played a lot?
Re: Stratocaster appreciation thread
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:24 pm
by joeybsyc
Re: Stratocaster appreciation thread
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:34 pm
by crazyzeke
joeybsyc wrote:Thanks... all but the top one, and the surf green one are Danocasters.
Wow, I see what people mean when they say he does great work. That really does look like several hundred days on the road, playing every night kind of wear.
Hey I've heard of BBT. I do believe one of my friends (an excellent player better than myself I must admit) is a fan. And your guitar being played by Billy? That's fucking cool. Love that guy.
Re: Stratocaster appreciation thread
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:04 pm
by Totoro
This man:
(Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro)
did a lot to make me rethink strats. I kinda pushed them aside as the guitar EVERYONE had, whether it was a knock-off or a real Fender. And I always wanted a humbucker in a guitar before, but now I have to say there's not many tones I like more than the 4th position, with the middle and bridge pickups out of phase with each other (i think thats the term).
That said, I don't think I've ever fallen out of love with a good strat neck sound (even if that sound is emulated in a different guitar). It just sounds
right to me. I've never seemed to like any other pickup in the neck than a strat-style single coil, and I suppose that's a pretty big statement in love of 'the guitar EVERYONE has'.
I've wanted one of the Classic Player 60s strats for sooo long. The sonic blue is lovely, and the mint green pickguard works very well. Although the danocaster aged strats posted earlier make this look like a fucking joke tbh:
Re: Stratocaster appreciation thread
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:13 pm
by joeybsyc
I love those Classic Players... the Sonic Blue with green gaurd looks perfect on them. Don't knock it man, that's a sweet Stratocaster!
Re: Stratocaster appreciation thread
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:35 pm
by skip
nope/yep-- not sure
Re: Stratocaster appreciation thread
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 7:14 pm
by staytuned
here's mine, built from parts...plays like a dream and sounds great too! Just not into the body style, but I have come to like the trem more and more...even though my jazzmaster still reigns supreme. I've tried to sell this one here and locally with absolutely no interest so it looks like I'm keepin it for now!
Re: Stratocaster appreciation thread
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 7:26 pm
by joeybsyc
How much ya want for it?