Members gardo Posted October 30, 2015 Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/fender-jimi-hendrix-stratocaster?src=3TP5KTC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted October 30, 2015 Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 Didn't the last version of a JH Strat also have the PG and controls flipped? Can't remember. But the ONE THING that has long attracted me to the Jimi Hendrix Strat/design is that it always made a bit more sense to me to have the bridge-pickup's poles closer to the bridge on the low E string, and slanted away from the bridge for the high E. (rather than the opposite on any other standard Strat design.) I mean, a Strat high e string sounds high enough without sampling it as close as possible to the bridge, whereas the bass side could benefit from the extra "snap" without producing the ice-spikey highs. I've learned to use overdrive pedals and better use of tone controls to roll off the excess highs on a Strat's bridge position p'up, but earlier on in my "explorations of the Strat sound", I would have liked to have been able to have less treble from the treble side of the bridge position so I could have play the Strat with open tone controls. For quite some time, I was most attracted to the position 2 & 4 positions on a Strat, but these days I prefer the positions 1, 2, & 3 positions over the "out of phase" sounds. In that respect, the reverse slant catches my interest. The question I would want to be able to answer is, "how noticeable is the difference". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted October 30, 2015 Author Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 The question I would want to be able to answer is' date=' "how noticeable is the difference".[/quote'] Good question, I think Phil should do a review . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted October 30, 2015 Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 Any neck twisting issues stringing like Hendrix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted October 30, 2015 Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 Any neck twisting issues stringing like Hendrix? Why would there be? The tension for each string should stay the same, shouldn't it? The time to worry is when there's a significant imbalance of tension, such as with "heavy bottom" strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted October 30, 2015 Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 seriously? reverse large headstock and a flipped bridge pickup make up as a hendrix tribute guitar? really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted October 30, 2015 Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 Why would there be? The tension for each string should stay the same, shouldn't it? The time to worry is when there's a significant imbalance of tension, such as with "heavy bottom" strings. Don't the now longer bass strings require more tension? Does that even out with the shorter trebles? Is my physics FOS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bieke Posted October 30, 2015 Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 Where can I buy a Gibson Stratocaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted October 30, 2015 Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 Unless they are going to switch the bridge around like Stevie Ray did, it's purely cosmetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted October 30, 2015 Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 Probably the most irritating guitar of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted October 30, 2015 Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 It's a strat with a leftie neck, big whoop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted October 30, 2015 Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 I wouldn't kick it outta bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted October 30, 2015 Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 they should just build strats like that full stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted October 30, 2015 Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 Don't the now longer bass strings require more tension? Does that even out with the shorter trebles? Is my physics FOS? AFAIK, tension depends on scale length, not the total length of the string. There shouldn't be a significant difference, if any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted October 30, 2015 Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 There MIGHT be the low E string giving a little harmonic overtone, because of the length of it at the headstock, But probably not. (oops, just saw the was a tree there, never mind)It just irritates me that they put Jimi's name on something, that isn't what he played. If Jimi was alive today, he would be playing Ibanez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ballhawk Posted October 30, 2015 Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 This is sort of related.... I don't know how many times, back in the day, that i had to correct the notion that Jimi played "upside down". I had to show a friend pics with the thick strings closest to his chin. This was when he first became popular in the states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted October 30, 2015 Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 Kinda funny to see the "Authentic Hendrix" logo next to that train wreck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted October 30, 2015 Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 Just buy a left handed strat and string it right handed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted October 30, 2015 Members Share Posted October 30, 2015 Kinda funny to see the "Authentic Hendrix" logo next to that train wreck. This is pretty close to "Authentic" Hendrix... note the "upside down" bridge with the whammy bar hanging down from the low E string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted October 31, 2015 Members Share Posted October 31, 2015 That's a bit of a money grab that one. Does it come with a limited run memorial plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted October 31, 2015 Members Share Posted October 31, 2015 AFAIK, tension depends on scale length, not the total length of the string. There shouldn't be a significant difference, if any. K. I'm recalling some discussion on this. Bending would be affected though due to the slack proportions I think. Which, if you go by Hendrix' style seems like bunk too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted October 31, 2015 Members Share Posted October 31, 2015 Just buy a left handed strat and string it right handed. that is true really . i was reading a Roger Mayer piece and he said that the low E string would be nearest to the cut out chamber in the body causing it to resonate different to a normal strung strat .he also used this pickup wiring config at some point where one of the tone nobs was used as a seperate volume for the middle pickup and could be blended in .Mayer also says that one of the reasons for tuning down to E flat was because the high E string would have been harder to bend because of its shorter length, i dunno about that i would say it maybe had to do with his vocals and singing easier but i also like to think it was one of Hendrix`s other worldly qualities and knew that Eb was a mellow key and was copied by a few other guitarist and bands like van halen, robin trower, malmsteen, thin lizzy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted October 31, 2015 Members Share Posted October 31, 2015 If anything they would bend quicker and that might even out but that's moot for me. I'll probably never get around to trying out Hendrix approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted October 31, 2015 Members Share Posted October 31, 2015 I built a bass with a 4 on one side left handed neck. I thought the Low string traveling to the end of the headstock might cause issues or have different tonal effects, but they wound up being OK. There's a slight tension difference compared to a normal neck, but it actually wound up being beneficial when playing with the fingers. Epiphone used a Frequensator tailpiece to make the wrapped strings longer. This is supposed to make them feel tighter but what it actually does is add to the lengths of the string and provides more elasticity to the strings. If you think about it, a longer rubber band will flex more because it has more material available to stretch lengthwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted November 1, 2015 Members Share Posted November 1, 2015 There MIGHT be the low E string giving a little harmonic overtone, because of the length of it at the headstock, But probably not. (oops, just saw the was a tree there, never mind) It just irritates me that they put Jimi's name on something, that isn't what he played. If Jimi was alive today, he would be playing Ibanez. This is worth starting a thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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