I so want a Strat but am overwhelmed with the vast array of years, models, etc. Its hard enough to know how/where to start educating myself about them.
I so want a Strat but am overwhelmed with the vast array of years, models, etc. Its hard enough to know how/where to start educating myself about them.
You don�t have a strat DeFrag Man you have to get one as soon as possible Buy one with vintage design/hardware, more modern variations don�t have that "magic" I have 6 strats and that is not enough
I just picked up my first about 2 weeks ago, an American Deluxe. I'm pretty happy with the overall build and tone so far but I'm still getting used to it.
The only complaint I have is that unlike other guitars the P/U selector switch is close to the first string near the middle P/U and I tend to knock it down while strumming. By strumming closer to the neck I've already gotten better about this but it's not something I thought of.
Ditto with the tone/volume knobs being close to the first string near the bridge. This is less of a problem as I rarely strum near the bridge.
Also, when fingerpicking (with picks) I tend to pick near where the middle P/U is and I catch the edge of it near the first string sometimes. By adjusting where I pick I've been able to get around this but it means picking with a hand position different from my dual humbucker guitar.
At first I was concerned that all of this was going to be a problem but already I'm getting used to the new hand positions.
The tremolo is nice and the S-1 switching on the P/Us is very nice. All in all the tone is worth getting used to new hand positions.
One of the lads out of the band pulled a Fender P copy out of a builders skip a while back ..he gave up on rewiring it or getting it working and consigned it to the dusty corner of our rehearsal space... i brought it home last night a rewired it to '62 Fender P bass specs......not a real fender but a nice addition to the arsenal especially for putting down some bass on a rough demo...pretty clean looking bass overall......
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Posted - 08/04/2009 : 14:29:01
...not a real fender but a nice addition to the arsenal especially for putting down some bass on a rough demo...pretty clean looking bass overall......