Members kayd_mon Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 The other condiment I find is a either-love-or-hate thing are olives. I think this is true. For instance, my niece loves them, and I just don't like them at all. On to Strats - I like them, as evidenced by my buying habits. I've come across many Strats that I really like, but I totally see why some people don't like them. Their sound is unique enough that it can turn off some people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scolfax Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 I love everything about them. Just feels like home. Definitely my "if I could only have one" guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sunshine86 Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 Strats aren't my least favorite guitars but I prefer Teles and offsets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MephitBlue Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 I never got into strats myself. For some reason I just prefer the feel of a lp style guitar in my hand.I prefer both the shorter scale neck and the look and feel of an lp over a strat. I do own one superstrat guitar and while it plays well and sounds good, it just doesn't feel right in my hands. There are lots of players who can make a steer sing and I admire there playing. But a strat just isn't me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Man, strats are just the ergonomic balls!!! I love sliding my hands around the smooth, curved contours of a strat just before I go to position 2 and cry a sweet blues ballad to my wife who can only simmer in jealousy as I caress my strat and lose myself in her textures... while she watches through tear stained eyes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members krish Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 I couldn't get on with strats at all until I picked up a Mex Classic player 50s Strat, and since then it's pretty much been my go to guitar for playing at home, though my Rickenbacker 360 will, at least for the foreseeable future, be on the top spot for band work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted November 16, 2012 Moderators Share Posted November 16, 2012 Man, strats are just the ergonomic balls!!! I love sliding my hands around the smooth, curved contours of a strat just before I go to position 2 and cry a sweet blues ballad to my wife who can only simmer in jealousy as I caress my strat and lose myself in her textures... while she watches through tear stained eyes.... This post scares even me:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bubkus_jones Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 Don't give me that BS. You really would bet your life on being able to distinguish between a Strat and one of these? That's more Strat than not. The only difference is the body shape, really. Guess it depends on what you consider more deserving of the name "Strat", the body shape or the components. Is it more a Strat if it's a Strat body with Mustang electronics and hardware, or is it more a Strat if it's a Mustang body with Strat electronics and hardware? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bruto Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 The Stratocaster requires its own playing technique. I guess its a combination of the long scale, the trem, and the single coil pickups. Chords on the first 4 frets never sound as good as on a 24.75 scale guitar IMO. However, above the 5th fret and in the proper hands, it's an awesome instrument. I have a 1989 E Series MIJ Strat that I'll never give up. My #1 go to guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldGuitarPlayer Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 Rhody, flower Rock Retro-H Deluxe, Squier VM Tele Thinline, Squier salutation Kitty Strat x2, Taylor 316CE-LTD, larid retinue Rustic CW QIT, Gibson 60s Tribute Les Paul Studio ready hairstyles This is the most important, useful and helpful post in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dmc69 Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 I like how flexible the strat is. Tired of a certain sound? Pop in a new loaded pickguard. Don't like certain aspects of the strat (eg knob placement)? You can customize it to suit your needs (eg order custom pickguard). Comfort is an added bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peskypesky Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 I LOVE olives. If you don't like them, why not? They taste so good. Do you not like things that taste good? Are you a masochist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floyd Rosenbomb Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 I love the concept of the Strat. However, it is safe to say that guitar technology has evolved since the 1960's and 70's. I really enjoy the newer evolution of the strat with all the updates, i.e. better access to upper frets, more stable trem systems, lighter bodies and HSH pickup configuration. Strats are fun and nostalgic, but I find fussing with them (trems, weak pickups, not the best ergos) becomes a distraction to playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Montagman Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 Not my fav to play, but I love to look, soooooo sexy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 I'm more of a Tele or Les Paul guy. I've had cheap Teles and LPs that've made me want to get nicer versions, which I've done. With Strats, I almost always have one cheap Strat, in case I occasionally need those particular sounds, but don't feel the need to go further.I did go through a period of a couple years where a Strat was my main axe, but that was about 20 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peskypesky Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 I do not like most metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Machine Gun Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 Don't give me that BS. You really would bet your life on being able to distinguish between a Strat and one of these? I don't know about life, but I'd maybe bet a pinkie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steadfastly Posted November 16, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 One thing I am noticing with some that are pretty vocal about not liking strats. Their playing doesn't lend itself to the subtleties of what makes strats an guitar that lots of pros like. Those people could indeed play any guitar and it wouldnt matter but its not due to any shortcomings of the guitar but the player. You must have seen or heard my playing. I have nothing against the single coil or wiring configuration but it's the look of them that turn me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members photon9 Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 I don't really care what people don't like. It's kinda bratty and negative when people post about stuff they don't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 I like my strats. One in particular is quite nice. I've played some other strats that were nice. I liked them too. I've played some pretty craptastic strats as well. I didn't like those so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 One thing I am noticing with some that are pretty vocal about not liking strats. Their playing doesn't lend itself to the subtleties of what makes strats an guitar that lots of pros like. Sort of a dick thing to say, isn't it? It's one thing to talk {censored} about a guitar. It's another thing to talk {censored} about a group of people whose only common point is not liking a guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Montagman Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 My tech hates Strats, believes Gibsons are a more sofisticated machine, he's probably right but I still find myself making a b-line for the Fenders when I'm at GC. More sexy, did I say that already? That bitch Leo Hit it dead on, he created an instant classic, the golden rule of Guitarology. I like playing a tele better, but it doesn't have the "it factor" like the Strat. Sometimes even if I'm not playing I like just holding it, I have a 72' stripped down to sealer coat ( don't ask, it involved to much weed in the 70's and what seemed like a good idea). Did I mention sexy? No other guitar has been copied as much by a long shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WhatDoIKnow Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 I will admit that I don't care for the "look" of strats. Probably because every legitimate and illegitimate company has made a copy.I do like playing mine though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peskypesky Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 Sort of a dick thing to say, isn't it? It's one thing to talk {censored} about a guitar. It's another thing to talk {censored} about a group of people whose only common point is not liking a guitar. can't he speak the truth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 Do you think it's true that the various Strat dislikers on this forum can be grouped in that our playing has no subtlety? Which also has the implication that people who like Strats have more subtlety in their playing. You think this is true? Not even debatable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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