Members grumphh Posted June 23, 2011 Members Share Posted June 23, 2011 Story is is just got a Mexi strat a week ago after not having a real strat type guitar for many years.(I do have some single coil guitars, but they are not really strats, i.e. one is a Steinberger with EMG's, a necktrough Kramer HSS and a sgv-300.)Then i have three Gibsons that are obviously not remotely strat like at all... My point being that i for some reason feel that i can get a lot more/different dynamics from the strat as opposed to the other guitars. The way you get snarls from it if you hit the strings hard and such.And also for some reason the strat just feels good to bang away on. All of my other guitars do sound nice, but in a sort of polite way even if you hit the strings hard - and for some reason just do not invite me to hit them hard for effect (possibly with the exception of the Explorer). Is that a strat thing?Is it because it is after all just two pieces of wood bolted together, that makes it easier to "rough it up"? Is it something different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsupermanny14 Posted June 23, 2011 Members Share Posted June 23, 2011 I find that the guitar is probably the most comfortable shaped guitar to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted June 23, 2011 Members Share Posted June 23, 2011 So do I ... and it's uniquely flexible because of the trem. For something to POUND on, though ... nuthin' beats a Tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted June 23, 2011 Members Share Posted June 23, 2011 If you think a Strat lets you bash away at it, try a Mustang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigredone Posted June 23, 2011 Members Share Posted June 23, 2011 It's the scale length. More tension means you can bang on it more and you can get more dynamics out of it. Strats have always been my main guitar and I feel la little let down when I play anything with a shorter scale. They just don't respond the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted June 23, 2011 Members Share Posted June 23, 2011 Not if your Jonny[video=youtube;h4om10ZMbKc] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted June 23, 2011 Members Share Posted June 23, 2011 Not to me. I like Strats, and they're comfortable, but just the fact that it's a Strat doesn't inspire me to beat or play on it more than any other guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grumphh Posted June 23, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 23, 2011 For something to POUND on, though ... nuthin' beats a Tele. A Tele, yes - i will need to get one at some point, never owned one, actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted June 23, 2011 Members Share Posted June 23, 2011 I can certainly be most creative on a strat. I do like the mobility of the scale length opposed to the les paul too. I am almost done my usacg 25" scale strat too so I will have to post it when done and let you know how that goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grumphh Posted June 23, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 23, 2011 It's the scale length. More tension means you can bang on it more and you can get more dynamics out of it. Strats have always been my main guitar and I feel la little let down when I play anything with a shorter scale. They just don't respond the same. Nah, the Steiny, the Yamaha and the Kramer all have 25.5 scales afaik. Still not the same...(And i string all my guitars except the yammie, which needs thicker strings, with 10's - so the tension is the same as on the new strat.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scuzzo Posted June 23, 2011 Members Share Posted June 23, 2011 its more of a percussive guitar then a HB.. you have to get mean with it... a les paul is like training wheels for guitar.. but with a strat.. you have to thump the strings and some times beat the hell out of it... a les paul just about playes it self... but a strat..fights you... at least the good ones do... but for the trouble you get such a huge spectrum of tones... just about infinite.. mho.. but im a strat guy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grumphh Posted June 24, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 its more of a percussive guitar then a HB.. you have to get mean with it... a les paul is like training wheels for guitar.. but with a strat.. you have to thump the strings and some times beat the hell out of it... a les paul just about playes it self... but a strat.. fights you... at least the good ones do... but for the trouble you get such a huge spectrum of tones... just about infinite.. mho.. but im a strat guy.. I am not so sure about the LP "playing itself" thing - but hitting it hard just doesn't add that something that attacking the strat does. Maybe because it has a "big" sound, already when you play it lightly? Where on the strat you can co from paper thin to fairly thick? That said, My LP's are not going anywhere, but having this extra colour is nice. What i wonder most about though is that it is not just in the single coils of the strat (because otherwise it wouldn't have that wow factor, since i already have nice sc guitars) but seems to be something in the construction of the whole thing? ...and of course, it could just be me, being excited about a new toy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tedmich Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 IME Strat players are interested in music, LP players are interested in resale value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grumphh Posted June 24, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 IME Strat players are interested in music, LP players are interested in resale value Whoah, talk about a sweeping generalization ..and btw - the {censored}ty 70's strats fetch more money in the "vintage" market than the LP's (which are definitely better guitars) from the same period. Says something about strat players, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 IME Strat players are interested in music, LP players are interested in resale value Really? Ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 I think Johnny could use a sammich or two... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 I think Johnny could use a sammich or two... nah just get someone to carry your guitar then kickass.[video=youtube;hvNUTqDJJaI] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members o.versteer Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 I've always thought Fender-style guitars responded better to bashing. It's as if they're made to respond to it - whether it's the scale length, bolt neck, or whatever. SRV is a great example - if he launched into Texas Flood on a Les Paul with the attack he used, it'd just go "splurf". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MojoFilter Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 So do I ... and it's uniquely flexible because of the trem.For something to POUND on, though ... nuthin' beats a Tele. I love Strats...but this is right on the money. Given a choice between the 3 classics (Les Paul, Strat, and Tele), and I own a few of each: I'll grab a Tele first almost every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 Nope...that's just total bunk. All my guitars respond amazingly well to different dynamics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FoonkySteve Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 "splurf". I have to agree ........ splurf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members craigny Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 its more of a percussive guitar then a HB.. you have to get mean with it... a les paul is like training wheels for guitar...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeanoBoy Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 So do I ... and it's uniquely flexible because of the trem.For something to POUND on, though ... nuthin' beats a Tele. I own a LOT of guitars of all different pedigree and value. My cheap Mexican Tele is one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 Naw, I get what the OP is saying. When I switched to guitar, I had a MIM Strat. Then that project ended and I joined my current band, where I needed more beef, so I got a Les Paul. While the LP can sound as nasty as I want, it is more fun to POUND on a Strat. Also, I find that any kind of rhythmic, lower on the fretboard, single note/string type riff is easier on a Strat. Something about it makes it feel better to just smack all the strings with a pick while muting the 5 I don't wanna hear with my left hand. Whereas, when I play my LP, I feel the need to fix my palm to the bridge and safely pluck each individual string. Know what I mean, Verne? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members richey888 Posted June 24, 2011 Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 I get the "play with abandon" on a Strat......my faded DC LP feels a lot more fragile but any Strat I've had in the past decade...no inhibitions, just flail away, or not, very respond-to-your-emotions type of axe. I went almost the entire 90's without one, and when I got one after the turn of the century....whoa. I'm definitely a Strat guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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