Do I need a Strat?

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Greg_L said:
Well like all guitars, there's good ones and bad ones in the same line. I lucked out and got a good one.
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Like I said I aint gonna weep too much, it plays and sounds good, so it could be a lot worse.
 
CaptGoldenEars said:
I guess we all have our own idea of what a sexy guitar is. Strats and full bodied acoustics for me.
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Yeah, I like my guitars like I like my women- zaftig!

Greg_L said:
Well like all guitars, there's good ones and bad ones in the same line. I lucked out and got a good one.
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Hey! Just like women! 'Course, I don't know you, Greg, so I can't be sure you "lucked out and got a good (woman.)" I sure know I did.
 
stevieb said:
Yeah, I like my guitars like I like my women- zaftig!



Hey! Just like women! 'Course, I don't know you, Greg, so I can't be sure you "lucked out and got a good (woman.)" I sure know I did.
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I lucked out and got a good woman.
 
You MUST have known this was coming...

REASONS A GUITAR IS BETTER THAN A WOMAN


· Guitars don't care how many other Guitars you've played.
· Guitars don't care how many other Guitars you have.
· Guitars don't care if you look at other Guitars.
· Guitars don't care if you buy Guitar magazines.
· You'll never hear, "Surprise, you are going to be the proud father of a new Guitar" unless you go out to buy one yourself.
· You can share your Guitar with your friends.
· You can play your Guitar any time of the month.
· Guitars don't have parents.
· Guitars don't whine... unless you want them to.
· If your Guitar is flat you can fix it for less than $3,000.
· Your Guitar doesn't care if you never listen to it.
· Your Guitar won't care if you leave the toilet seat up.
· You don't have to be jealous of the guy who works on your Guitar.
· If you say bad things to your Guitar, you don't have to apologize before you play it again.
· You can play your Guitar as long as you want and it won't get sore.
· You can stop playing your Guitar as soon as you want and it won't get frustrated.
· Your parents won't remain in touch with your old Guitar after you dump it.
· Guitars don't get headaches.
· Guitars don't insult you if you're a bad player.
· Your Guitar never wants a night out with the other Guitars.
· Guitars don't care if you're late.
· You don't have to take a shower before you play your Guitar (But you should wash your hands.)
· If your Guitar doesn't look good you can refinish it or get new parts.
· You can play your Guitar the first time you meet it, without having to take it to dinner, see a movie, or meet its mother.
· The only protection you have to wear when playing your Guitar is a decent thumb pick.
· When in mixed company, you can talk about what a great time you had the last time you played your Guitar.
· A guitar has a volume knob.
· If you break a guitar's G-string, it only costs $.79 for a new one.
· You can go to a guitar shop and play all the guitars you want for free.
· You can take lessons on how to play a guitar without feeling embarrassed.
· You can rent a guitar without worrying about who rented it before you.
· A guitar doesn't take half of everything you own when you get rid of it.
 
It's a strong argument BUT, a guitar doesn't have a pussy. However, being a guitar player can help get you some.
 
I don't love my strat. And I wish I'd bought a hard tail. Tremolo is ghey.
 
Supercreep said:
I don't love my strat. And I wish I'd bought a hard tail. Tremolo is ghey.
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well ..... tremelo is part of the strat sound though even if you don't use it. Just put on a couple more springs and it'll stay in tune.
But the tremlo provides a bit of a built in reverb and that accounts for part of the strat sound. Check for yourself ...... hit a chord real hard and cut it off ..... just a quick chop. You'll hear those springs ring briefly like a 'verb.
 
Lt. Bob said:
well ..... tremelo is part of the strat sound though even if you don't use it. Just put on a couple more springs and it'll stay in tune.
But the tremlo provides a bit of a built in reverb and that accounts for part of the strat sound. Check for yourself ...... hit a chord real hard and cut it off ..... just a quick chop. You'll hear those springs ring briefly like a 'verb.
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Yeah, but i don't like that strange boing sound coming from my Strat. Some sound better than others. So i put a flat piece of rubber under the springs. I don't use the tremolo bar, i like to bend the crap out of the strings manually.
 
stevieb said:
:laughings:

How'd that work out for you?

I got an extra throw-off... think I could use it on my Strat?
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Fo sho. Those silly Drop-Tuna bridges, or whatever they're called, are kind of like a guitar throwoff.

I have no use for drop-D tuning though.
 
I was never a Strat fan.
For single coils, give me a Tele over a Strat any day.
 
stevieb said:
Guitars don't care how many other Guitars you've played.
· Guitars don't care how many other Guitars you have.
· Guitars don't care if you look at other Guitars.
· Guitars don't care if you buy Guitar magazines.
· You'll never hear, "Surprise, you are going to be the proud father of a new Guitar" unless you go out to buy one yourself.
· You can share your Guitar with your friends.
· You can play your Guitar any time of the month.
· Guitars don't have parents.
· Guitars don't whine... unless you want them to.
· If your Guitar is flat you can fix it for less than $3,000.
· Your Guitar doesn't care if you never listen to it.
· Your Guitar won't care if you leave the toilet seat up.
· You don't have to be jealous of the guy who works on your Guitar.
· If you say bad things to your Guitar, you don't have to apologize before you play it again.
· You can play your Guitar as long as you want and it won't get sore.
· You can stop playing your Guitar as soon as you want and it won't get frustrated.
· Your parents won't remain in touch with your old Guitar after you dump it.
· Guitars don't get headaches.
· Guitars don't insult you if you're a bad player.
· Your Guitar never wants a night out with the other Guitars.
· Guitars don't care if you're late.
· You don't have to take a shower before you play your Guitar (But you should wash your hands.)
· If your Guitar doesn't look good you can refinish it or get new parts.
· You can play your Guitar the first time you meet it, without having to take it to dinner, see a movie, or meet its mother.
· The only protection you have to wear when playing your Guitar is a decent thumb pick.
· When in mixed company, you can talk about what a great time you had the last time you played your Guitar.
· A guitar has a volume knob.
· If you break a guitar's G-string, it only costs $.79 for a new one.
· You can go to a guitar shop and play all the guitars you want for free.
· You can take lessons on how to play a guitar without feeling embarrassed.
· You can rent a guitar without worrying about who rented it before you.
· A guitar doesn't take half of everything you own when you get rid of it.
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You obviously haven't hung out with bloody awkward Peavey Reactors, mate ! You should hear them bitching about V shapes and Sunbursts......
 
Depends on what you play and what kind of strat you buy. I play Clapton-ish stuff on my Clapton strat. I've played everything from Prince to Van Halen on my hardtail in the 80's...it's retired now.
 
I don't play single coil guitars. Strats never did anything for me.. they seem boring.


*ducks head*
 
Lt. Bob said:
ALL guitars have their own individual charms.
I like 'em all.
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Yep. Got my Strat for strat tones, Tele for tele tones, and a Gibson Smartwood for Les Paul tones.

There is something to be liked by just about all the major styles of guitars.
 
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