Do I need a Strat?

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mjbphotos said:
I've got a 72 (original) Standard Tele, a cheap Epiphone LP Jr (action is high, so I mostly use it for slide) and a cheap ESP which actually sounds halfway decent with its humbuckers.
I rarely use an amp for recording/playing, mostly just POD Farm.
I've seen MIM Strats at reasonable used prices, but a few with the 'fat' lead pickup - I guess these would defeat the purpose of getting a Strat for me.

Opinions?
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then your describing a standard 3 single coil, 5 position strat, right?

whether its Mexican made not far from Corona is probably not that big of a deal.

imo, the pickups are the largest difference in electrics, and many go with the Texas Specials it seems these days....I never liked them so much, but thats the pickup most think of it seems for the "strat" sound.

although a friend ordered about 6 sets of the Texas Specials and they measured different, so some differences between these too.

i think a mim is a great deal, if you need the brand name for resale then US made is cool....CL has the US pop up now and then for $500-$450 ....I know someone who just dropped a mint US STrat at GC for $350 because he didnt want to deal with creeps showing up at his door.


here's an oldie but goodie with some notes on mim and us ....

Guitar Stop: Fender Product Education Tour
 
The best thing about a strat is the same as the worst thing about a tele - the neck pickup. Drop a quality strat neck pup into your tele and have the best of both worlds!
 
Greg_L said:
Anyone who equates a guitar with a woman or sex is a fucking weirdo loser.
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Everyone knows that guitars = women and sex. lol

I'll stick with my LP, With it's lovely warmth. Sometimes I think about saving up to buy a strat, just cause I want that single coil sound in some tracks, and the ability of a whammy. I generally perfer the looks of a tele but there is no way in hell I could afford one with a whammy. . . at least for the next few years.
 
You need a guitar to deliver the sound you want, not the status you want. If a Strat does that, that's good.
 
Greg_L said:
I'm not the one trying to fuck the input jack on a strat, you are.
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God you are dumb. Where is your sense of humor? Stevie Ray called his favorite Strat his first wife. He said she doesn't scream at him, she screams for him.

Too bad you don't have a sense of humor. But that's because you are a self righteous idiot, like i've said before. It's been many times now that i've said that. You are a miserable know it all.
 
CaptGoldenEars said:
God you are dumb. Where is your sense of humor? Stevie Ray called his favorite Strat his first wife. He said she doesn't scream at him, she screams for him.

Too bad you don't have a sense of humor. But that's because you are a self righteous idiot, like i've said before. It's been many times now that i've said that. You are a miserable know it all.
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Oh, well if SRV says so......... :rolleyes: :laughings:

Lol. You're so dumb and angry. Stevie Ray was boring and now he's dead. Choose better people to worship and stop being such a whiny fag.

All this because your stupid fucking sandy ass wants to defend a guitar. Perhaps you didn't notice, in your fits of anti-greg rage, that I said that I own two of them. Yeah, STFU now, n00b.
 
Greg_L said:
Oh, well if SRV says so......... :rolleyes: :laughings:

Lol. You're so dumb and angry. Stevie Ray was boring and now he's dead. Choose better people to worship and stop being such a whiny fag.

All this because your stupid fucking sandy ass wants to defend a guitar. Perhaps you didn't notice, in your fits of anti-greg rage, that I said that I own two of them. Yeah, STFU now, n00b.
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You are a child with no sense of humor. Very defensive. You need to work on that.
 
benherron.rrr said:
Everyone knows that guitars = women and sex. lol

I'll stick with my LP, With it's lovely warmth. Sometimes I think about saving up to buy a strat, just cause I want that single coil sound in some tracks, and the ability of a whammy. I generally perfer the looks of a tele but there is no way in hell I could afford one with a whammy. . . at least for the next few years.
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Given that so many lead breaks are an indulgent wank, the guitar might also be seen as a big cock and testicles... not to mention that women who play the guitar well are quite seductive. :)
 
CaptGoldenEars said:
You are a child with no sense of humor. Very defensive. You need to work on that.
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Here's you:

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I'm not the one getting offended and sandy over a guitar. That's you. Seek help.
 
Greg_L said:
I'm not the one getting offended and sandy over a guitar. That's you. Seek help.
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Ha! Your cage is easily rattled I see. All this over Strats and references to sex? The worst kinds of people are the ones with no sense of humor. And just like the child you are, you really feel the need to get the last word or zinger. Well have it then. It's all yours. I have better things to do than to argue with a grown child.

Oh yeah, one more thing.....lighten up! You are seriously one miserable motherfucker. Sucks to be you, but worse it sucks to be the people that have to be around you. Get over yourself dude.
 
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