Members JcKerr Posted July 26, 2005 Members Share Posted July 26, 2005 Hey, i have a good LP i want a good single coil guitar... it pretty much comes down to a strat or a tele.... i don't want any hums, just all single coils on it... which would you choose and why? also i don't want to spend more than 400 bucks... so should i go with a mim or what? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members robt57 Posted July 26, 2005 Members Share Posted July 26, 2005 Because which ever you get, if you get a good one, you will want the other in short order...So choose the one which the music you will play on it is most desirable for IMO. If you do blues and any countrish, the Tele would come first.I am guessing a Strat would come first for the average HB player, then a Tele. Although I had 2 LPs in the 80s, and got a Tele. But after not playing for 20 years I started out on a Strat, then a Tele. Actually a few Strats, then a few Teles.My only HB git is a EPI Dot with the 79 LP HBs I pulled out of the LP for Dimarzios SDs way back when, still had em a box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JcKerr Posted July 26, 2005 Author Members Share Posted July 26, 2005 I used to have a MIM strat that got stolen... i ended up putting a duncan jb junior in the bridge because i wanted a fatter tone, but now i have an tokai love rock for that... I play mostly classic rock, some heavier stuff, blues.... etc... I'm leaning towards a tele, how are the MIM ones... what should I look for when picking one out, resonance, frets, etc or is there anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tonebat Posted July 26, 2005 Members Share Posted July 26, 2005 I vote Tele! And you shouldn't let a little hum bother you, as that is the nature of the beast. SC are indeed noisy but they're also bright and dynamic and much more responsive than humbuckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blackbelt1 Posted July 26, 2005 Members Share Posted July 26, 2005 I have owned plenty of both and love both - and if I could only have one it would be a Strat hands down. A little more versatility to work with and better for classic rock and blues. If your limit is $400 then you're definitely getting a MIM if you want brand new. If it doesn't have to be new you might find a used MIA Fender or G&L in your price range. ~Blackbelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marder explorer Posted July 26, 2005 Members Share Posted July 26, 2005 Tele, for these reasons: Not quite as common as Strats are these days, so it'd be a bit different. The string response of a Strat is further away from a short-scale guitar, like a Gibson, so if you like how your Gibby plays but want the single coil tone, a Tele will do that for you. Tremolo's don't do a whole lot of good for tone, IMO. I also think a Tele is more versatile, but this is pretty subjective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldFenderGuy Posted July 26, 2005 Members Share Posted July 26, 2005 My vote would be to go with a P90 'Strat...Would handle all your single coil needs, from fat chords to piercing leads..And yes, P90's are 'single coils'...Your 'normal' Tele or Strat will sound anemic after playing one of these for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VoodooChild24 Posted July 26, 2005 Members Share Posted July 26, 2005 Strat looks more sexy and cool me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members silverkw Posted July 26, 2005 Members Share Posted July 26, 2005 strat is more sexy i agree, but i think tele is more classy and cool. i vote tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members robt57 Posted July 27, 2005 Members Share Posted July 27, 2005 Originally posted by OldFenderGuy My vote would be to go with a P90 'Strat... And yes, P90's are 'single coils'... Your 'normal' Tele or Strat will sound anemic after playing one of these for a while. That's disgusting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theManfromAlabam Posted July 27, 2005 Members Share Posted July 27, 2005 I think every guitar player should own both a Tele and Strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angus_old Posted July 27, 2005 Members Share Posted July 27, 2005 Tele. Strats are ok but meh, there are just SO MANY of themI wanna build one at some point - it's on the list of things to do.Although my next guitar may very well be a Samick/Bennett AV-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marcpolo Posted July 27, 2005 Members Share Posted July 27, 2005 Basically the choice is yours depeding on what you want to do. i personally have both a mexican strat and tele and i love both of them for their own unique style. the single coil hum thing is something that you cannot avoid. it is a sacrafice that you must make for the single coil tone. because you play a lp you might be more comfortable with a tele because a tele is more similar to a lp control wise than a strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted July 27, 2005 Members Share Posted July 27, 2005 Only you can tell which you prefer. They're quite different. If I had to have one of the other it would be a Strat, but that's me. If your budget is $400 look at G&L tributes instead of Fenders though. Much better guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angus_old Posted July 27, 2005 Members Share Posted July 27, 2005 Originally posted by marcpolo the single coil hum thing is something that you cannot avoid. it is a sacrafice that you must make for the single coil tone. you can avoid it if/when you use both pickups - have them wired to be reverse polarity from each other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bek1 Posted July 27, 2005 Members Share Posted July 27, 2005 Tele with a Deaf-Eddie 5-Way switch. Or a Strat with a Deaf-Eddie Fat-O-Caster switch. Maybe a Fat Strat with a Fat-O-For-Fatties switch. You'll be glad you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zenbu Posted July 27, 2005 Members Share Posted July 27, 2005 actually.....the title of this thread should read strat AND tele...get one now, get the other later. Gotta have both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members robt57 Posted July 27, 2005 Members Share Posted July 27, 2005 Originally posted by zenbu actually.....the title of this thread should read strat AND tele...get one now, get the other later. Gotta have both. Testify! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Codmate Posted July 27, 2005 Members Share Posted July 27, 2005 Try both. I was in the same situation and ended up with a Strat - but you might well prefer a Tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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