Members DaSkip Posted June 17, 2005 Members Share Posted June 17, 2005 That may be but, I have acquired the the taste. I have had several but like my current American Deluxe Ash the best so far. I still play my other guitars all the time. I like a variety of tones.Nice clip mst3k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Argali Posted June 17, 2005 Members Share Posted June 17, 2005 I don't understand why people feel the need to cordon themselves off to any one type of guitar. I like all the guitars I have. Strats are great, so are Teles, so is my LP, so is my RG. I play them all equally, and turn to them each in kind for what they do best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PowerTube Posted June 17, 2005 Members Share Posted June 17, 2005 For years, I played guitars with Tune-O-Matic bridges, so the Gibson style was the only thing I was comfortable with. I would pick up a Strat or a Floyd-equipped guitar and it felt like something was "missing" under my right hand. Then one day I picked up a Kramer with a Floyd and it felt right for some strange reason. Now it doesn't matter anymore. I can play comfortably on either and I can't explain why. I still don't like sitting down with a V-shaped guitar or a Rhoads, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Acid Test Posted June 17, 2005 Author Members Share Posted June 17, 2005 Originally posted by PowerTube For years, I played guitars with Tune-O-Matic bridges, so the Gibson style was the only thing I was comfortable with. I would pick up a Strat or a Floyd-equipped guitar and it felt like something was "missing" under my right hand. Then one day I picked up a Kramer with a Floyd and it felt right for some strange reason. Now it doesn't matter anymore. I can play comfortably on either and I can't explain why. I still don't like sitting down with a V-shaped guitar or a Rhoads, though. A Gibson V is just as strange to play sitting. Works best by placing the center of the V on your right thigh and holding the neck a little higher - still not the best guitar to play while sitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted June 17, 2005 Members Share Posted June 17, 2005 Thats funny because I honestly have a tough time playing anything like an LP or SG, and a strat feels like I'm putting on a worn baseball glove when I pick on up. I think it just depends on what you started with or what you've played with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members preservation Posted June 17, 2005 Members Share Posted June 17, 2005 my burns kills all guitars, bow to the burns, justify my purchase, put wheels on that {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cruachan Posted June 17, 2005 Members Share Posted June 17, 2005 Originally posted by dot-dot-dot I've never found Fender necks (having tried quite a few, and appreciating that there's quite a range) comfortable for some reason. But most of the guitars I like are based more on the Strat than on an LP. I know exactly what you mean. Having grown up playing Fenders exclusively, when I play something else it feels so easy in comparison. I'll always play Strats though, they're just so versatile. I don't really like humbuckers to be honest.GASing for a Tele or a JM at the moment (That be your fault Zhivago ) but can't even vaguely justify it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Argali Posted June 17, 2005 Members Share Posted June 17, 2005 Originally posted by Wilbo26 Thats funny because I honestly have a tough time playing anything like an LP or SG, and a strat feels like I'm putting on a worn baseball glove when I pick on up. I think it just depends on what you started with or what you've played with. But I don't get that either. I played on an Ibanez with a super-skinny Wizard neck for a decade before switching to an LP Custom, which has a baseball bat for a neck. No problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitownTerror Posted June 17, 2005 Members Share Posted June 17, 2005 Originally posted by Acid Test Did/does Gibson make a single coil only guitar? If so, does it play or sound like a Strat? Gibson made a Mustang copy. That's all that comes to mind for me at least. So, not really. Strats are nice, but I never really liked the feel of the body. I switched to teles, but really prefer Jazzmasters and such. They just feel right and have that great Cold War charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members impala Posted June 17, 2005 Members Share Posted June 17, 2005 I love strats and teles. I love long scale guitars and single coils because of the clarity and responsiveness. I am happy that I don't have to choose between them. I love how a good tele can gash like a chainsaw and I love how it hangs just right on my body. I love the vibrato bridge and womanly curves of the strat. I love the sound of a good strat bridge pickup. I don't like short scale Gibson necks. My hands get too bunched up if I get above the 12th fret. I think humbuckers sound great in Fender style bodies and wood. The long scale necks helps humbuckers sound better too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bendafender Posted June 17, 2005 Members Share Posted June 17, 2005 My main guitar is a strat 57 reissue my brother gave me. It's like butta especially after the previous guitar was a tiesco del rey hollow body. After playing the strat for about 13 years now, nothing else feels quite right. I keep thinking I need a les paul but it just doesn't feel right to me. Im sure it's because my hands have been trained around the strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KjStrat62 Posted June 18, 2005 Members Share Posted June 18, 2005 TELE all the way here.Fender 52 RI. Played strats for years but now a convinced tele user. Wish i could change my screen name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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