Members kit_strong Posted June 28, 2011 Members Share Posted June 28, 2011 I don't have a real preference one way or the other, I love em both.But in your case being that you already basically have a Tele (the word Fender on the Headstock isn't going to change how it sounds) I voted Strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boyad Posted June 28, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 28, 2011 I don't have a real preference one way or the other, I love em both.But in your case being that you already basically have a Tele (the word Fender on the Headstock isn't going to change how it sounds) I voted Strat. I think it would change the sound, because its made with higher quality wood and different pickupsI believe the word Fender in the headstock is just a... (for lack of a better word) "guarantee" that the guitar will be of good quality and will sound good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SuperMonkey Posted June 28, 2011 Members Share Posted June 28, 2011 Strat! Strat! Strat! Strat! Strat! Strat! Strat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OU8124ME Posted June 28, 2011 Members Share Posted June 28, 2011 Agreed Strat ! Thanks Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoneNut Posted June 28, 2011 Members Share Posted June 28, 2011 I think it would change the sound, because its made with higher quality wood and different pickupsI believe the word Fender in the headstock is just a... (for lack of a better word) "guarantee" that the guitar will be of good quality and will sound good. There are no guarantees in brands and wood doesn't mean {censored} once you turn on the amp. Pickup flavor is a matter of taste, easy and cheap enough to switch out at any time. Those Peavey aren't bad guitars at all. Have you had a good tech do a complete setup? It all comes down to the individual guitar, not a brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boyad Posted June 28, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 28, 2011 There are no guarantees in brands and wood doesn't mean {censored} once you turn on the amp. Pickup flavor is a matter of taste, easy and cheap enough to switch out at any time. Those Peavey aren't bad guitars at all. Have you had a good tech do a complete setup? It all comes down to the individual guitar, not a brand. yeah I sent the guitar to a store for the luthier to change the pickups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted June 28, 2011 Members Share Posted June 28, 2011 Add me to the 'I love both very dearly' contingent ... but overall a Strat works better for me as a basic stage guitar because I needs me some wigglestick. That said, my Tele (a Jerry Donahue MIJ sig with 5-way switching and a Strat PU at the neck) gives me the most complete library of classic Fender tones I've ever encountered in a single instrument, has a FAKKIN LAVLY neck and it's my go-to guitar at home for songwriting and practice. It's also what I take to sessions where I'm primarily required to play rhythm and/or fills which don't need tremmage. If I didn't use the Strat's trem so much during live and solos, I'd probably never play anything else. My recommendation: if trem isn't part of your style, chuck a Strat PU into the neck slot of a Tele and check out various wiring options ... with the Donahue 5-way switching arrangement, you don't need a middle PU ... you can get the classic Tele middle-position tone, plus a damn good 'quack' equivalent to the bridge+middle Strat setting ... plus that fabulous juicy neck PU either via the tone control or straight through to the volume knob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhuxtable Posted June 28, 2011 Members Share Posted June 28, 2011 For what you're doing, it's close, but I think you'll get more milage from a strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PunkKitty Posted June 28, 2011 Members Share Posted June 28, 2011 From everything I've heard I would seriously check out Benford Guitars. You could get a T or S-Standard for about the price of a MIM Fender Standard and every indication is that it will be a much better guitar.+1 for Benford. Steve makes some great guitars. I love my Benford Tele. For indie rock, don't rule out a Jazzmaster or a Jaguar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted June 28, 2011 Members Share Posted June 28, 2011 I love them both, but if I was forced to only have one guitar it would be a strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shadesofcraig Posted June 28, 2011 Members Share Posted June 28, 2011 Well I really couldn't vote on this one. You would think since I have 5 Fender Telecasters I would vote for the Tele but I also have 4 Fender Stratocasters and my first real good guitar is a 1979 Fender Stratocaster... So I say you need a 3rd choice for both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted June 28, 2011 Moderators Share Posted June 28, 2011 Hey, Im looking for a new guitar to buy, something with more sustain... (I have a tele copy, its a peavey generation exp, which I upgraded the pickups and sounds pretty well now) Un upgraded Peavey generation EXP is as good a Tele as most should need. You now need a Strat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JohnnyDD Posted June 28, 2011 Members Share Posted June 28, 2011 yeah. Both. Strat is more comfy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boyad Posted June 29, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2011 the HSS strat seems like a good option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steadfastly Posted June 29, 2011 Members Share Posted June 29, 2011 As of right now 61.82% of your are wrong.:poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boyad Posted June 29, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2011 As of right now 61.82% of your are wrong. :poke: What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesguitar65 Posted June 29, 2011 Members Share Posted June 29, 2011 Here is my tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steadfastly Posted June 29, 2011 Members Share Posted June 29, 2011 What? Now it's down to 58.73% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boyad Posted June 29, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2011 Well... The hss is still a strat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BB123 Posted June 29, 2011 Members Share Posted June 29, 2011 Well... The hss is still a strat A lot of people like it more then a normal strat cause they don't want/need the twang of the bridge pickup, you can always split a humbucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesguitar65 Posted June 29, 2011 Members Share Posted June 29, 2011 A lot of people like it more then a normal strat cause they don't want/need the twang of the bridge pickup, you can always split a humbucker. A split humbuckr will not sound the same as a single coil IMHO. That is like saying a split humbucker will sound just like a P90. A split humbucker sounds like a split humber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boyad Posted June 29, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2011 Isn't the split humbucker brighter than the single coil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted June 29, 2011 Members Share Posted June 29, 2011 the HSS strat seems like a good option I agree. It's the best option if you are going to have just one electric guitar. That PU configuration gives you great flexibility. And although some people may recommend a coil split on the HB I personally see no need for it (unless you really, really like that bridge SC sound). The very best option, of course, is to have more than one guitar . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boyad Posted June 29, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2011 I agree. It's the best option if you are going to have just one electric guitar. That PU configuration gives you great flexibility. And although some people may recommend a coil split on the HB I personally see no need for it (unless you really, really like that bridge SC sound).The very best option, of course, is to have more than one guitar . . . in fact I have another guitar (plan to keep it when I buy the strat)... a peavey generation (tele copy) which I changed the pickups, the ones from stock weren't very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesguitar65 Posted June 29, 2011 Members Share Posted June 29, 2011 yes, it could sound harsher than a strat single coil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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