the fender stratocaster is perfect.

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perfect strat?

  • i agree

    Votes: 119 41.5%

  • i disagree

    Votes: 168 58.5%
  • Total voters
    287
I have Fender Stratocasters and Gibson Les Pauls, both makes of guitars have a lot of different aspects about them, for some it is purely personal preference in regards to looks, some like the weight of the Les Pauls etc.

I love both guitars and each of mine have their own unique tone and quality to offer! :) :)

I don't know which way I would go if I really had to choose!
 
the fender stratocaster is to guitars as the sm57 is to microphones. it has proven over the 50 plus years that it is one of the most versatile guitars available. Now i won't argue that sometimes you need the twang of a tele or the warmth of a archtop, but for playability and versatility, in my opinion the strat takes the cake.
 
In the new Guitar Player Tom Petty’s sidekick Mike Campbell recanted a story about George Harrison (you know that Beatles guy). Mike was telling George about how he liked the tone George got on some of the Beatle’s records. George replied “we only had Gretsches back then, it would have been magic if we had strats”. Enuff said.
 
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SMC Productions said:
You definitely get MORE sustain, etc, with through and set necks!...and the necks 'feel' SO much better without that DAMN, 'bolt-on' joint! :D
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Are you kidding?
People have this misconception that bolt ons are cheaper, and have less sustain, and for those that do, you're misinformed. You cannot get a tighter neck to body join than a bolt on. Well let me back up, a thru neck (one piece) is the ultimate in sustain, then a bolt on. As far as set necks go, the reason they cannot be as tight as a bolt on is because they have a layer of glue between there, which, however thin, does do to muffle the tone somewhat. And you don't have to believe me, musicians hotline did an article on it once and I'm sure they weren't the first, although I find them highly respectable. And I love les pauls and other set necks, but I find that alot of people are misinformed and think that bolt ons are somehow cheap and tone robbing. Now if the joint doesn't have a proper tight fit, then of course the transference from the strings is gonna suck no matter what kind of joint it is. But my point is that glued in necks, besides from being harder to replace should they break, fall behind a bolt on in terms of tone (transferal of string vibration to the body and neck), which fall behind neck thrus.
 
What about Rickenbacker?

I have been playing a Strat for some time, even made a CD with one (see CDBaby.com/fougerousse), but now I have belatedly discovered Rickenbacker. That's it for me - I am now officially a Rickenbacker fanatic. To me the Strat sounds ordinary compared to the Rickenbacker, which sounds magical. I only regret that I didn't find out about this earlier. I feel like I wasted all those years when I could have been playing a Rick.
 
maybe that's an idea for a new thread : 'the rickenbacker is perfect!'
 
Fougerousse said:
I have been playing a Strat for some time, even made a CD with one (see CDBaby.com/fougerousse), but now I have belatedly discovered Rickenbacker. That's it for me - I am now officially a Rickenbacker fanatic. To me the Strat sounds ordinary compared to the Rickenbacker, which sounds magical. I only regret that I didn't find out about this earlier. I feel like I wasted all those years when I could have been playing a Rick.
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Whatever floats yer boat. I've played on Ricks and they just didn't do it for me. I heart my Strat.
 
hotshotup said:
Are you kidding?
People have this misconception that bolt ons are cheaper, and have less sustain, and for those that do, you're misinformed.
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WOW! Really?

I JUST don't know what I was thinking..guess you are right. I was totally ass-backwards.
All the high dollar and custom guitars are bolt ons...and all the cheap ass guitars are set-neck and through necks.....damn...all these years, and I just didn't see the light!

(sarcasm mode: off)
 
I've always like gay songs. :rolleyes:


Well, maybe songs that are more like prison sex, than gay. :p
 
It is NEARLY perfect. It has been the same since they made it, and it is truly a masterpiece. The one stupid flaw it has is that the volume knob is right in the way of my picking/strumming hand. I turn it down, and eventually off, as I play it. That is not good. Other than that, I would own one. I gotta choose LP over many, because they keep the knobs away from the play area, kind of like my wife - she keeps my knob away from her play area, because she is a sexless, anti-feelgood. But that is another story. No wonder my guitar has a huge input jack.
 
See, I like where it is. I can back off the volume a tiny bit for rhythm. I sing lead in a three piece band. Alot of times after the solo, I really have other things to worry about than kicking off the fuzztone or fooling with the volume pedal. Volume knob placement is a huge plus for me, but I admittedly would never describe what I'm doing as "strumming".
 
i have both strat and les paul and the principle reason that i play the les paul live is that its a hard tail (i'm not a whammy guy) and the location of the rhythm/lead switch. volume isn't a concern for me because i use my feet like a southern baptist organ player with my roland midi footpedal, digitech gnx, and morley wah down on the floor.

as far as the strat being perfect... well... perfect for me is a 80's steinberger paddle ore with built-in midi but I don't have the cash to give Ed Roman for the privilege.
 
Yeh, I have to agree that "most" of them are perfect for their intended purpose--great tones, easy to play, easy to set-up, fairly easy to "customize", they wear well for both playability and as an investment, etc.
This poll kind of makes me wonder in what ways the evolution of electric guitars would be different if Leo Fender and Les Paul had actually teamed up way back when Paul decided to hold out and eventually convince Gibson to hire him.
 
To each their own I say. Someone already said it, you've got to have one to cover the sounds you might need to make. The sound is what the Tele is all about for me but I have to admit, I don't care for the feel of the neck. I suppose it all stems from what you started out with. I feel a bit more comfy with my LP but the most natural feeling guitar is the Peavey Wolfgang. The compound shape of the backside just seems to fit. A close second for me is the Ernie Ball MM JPM. The neck is drastically different but somehow still feels comfy. The 24 frets takes a couple minutes to get used to but it's a smooth player.
 
Prob Long since dead Converse but I own a 79' that I bought in 79'. I actually wasn't too smart in those days because side by side was this beautiful White Strat and hanging next to it was the 79' Anniversary Silver Strat that the Salesman/Owner said same price either one.

I could only afford one which was $400.+ tx w/Hardshell Fender Case, so being a longtime Jimi Fan and the fact that I just happen to be in Seattle at the time, I picked the White one which has since turned Yellow. Hey they both are very expensive to purchase in original condition but the Anniversary is way more valuable. The only thing I did to this Start was immediately throw Seymour Duncans in and pulled those Horrible sounding Fender Singles out. Other than that, my Strat was never abused.

I also owned a 62' Cherry Sunburst Gibson Les Paul that I couldn't stand. Yes, I loved the Allman Bros. but when it came to gigs I found I played the whole night with only my Strat and the LP sat on the Stand just looking pretty. So I sold it for a decent price. We both went away feeling good about the deal and I haven't regretted it since. I never missed that LP but if I ever lost my Strat, I'd loose my mind.

I wouldn't say the Strat was the perfect guitar and I wouldn't even say Leo was a genius the only thing I can attribute to the Strat is that IMO it is the most expressive guitar I've ever played. It just seems I can make it fit in just about any style of music there is. From Jazz to Reggae, Blues to Funk, Rock to Country. I have a few recordings that people thought I was playing an Acoustic Gutar due to my settings I guess. So for that I'd say, I wouldn't play anything else consistently.
 
I get tired of people bashing jimi hendrix.

THE FUCKER DIED IN 1970 AND GUITAR PLAYERS ARE STILL AND TRYING TO COP HIS LICKS, TOUCH, TONE, AND TECHNIQUE!!!

THE BEST GUITAR PLAYERS FROM EVERY GENERATION SINCE HIS DEATH REVERE HIM AS GOD!!!

HE PLAYED BETTER WITH HIS GOD DAMN TEETH..WHILE TRIPPING ON AN ENTIRE HIT OF 4 WAY WINDOWPANE... THAN MOST OF THE ONES DOWNING HIM CAN PLAY WITH BOTH HANDS!!!

...just had to get that off my chest.
 
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