Members fuzztone Posted June 17, 2011 Members Share Posted June 17, 2011 Which production or Custom Shop strats look and sound similar to the ones that Buddy played? Is the the 57 AVRI similar? It doesn't have be perfect. Just a good strat that looks and sounds like Buddy's. [video=youtube;WQiIMuOKIzY] Or maybe I should get a tele instead,lol [video=youtube;HHaK7tYTFgg] Too bad the one I own has a maple fretboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tiltsta Posted June 17, 2011 Members Share Posted June 17, 2011 Probably a custom shop reissue 58 strat is the closest. Of course, you will not get the real deal from anyone. Even fender doesn't use the original stuff from 58, like bakelite plastic and such. I bet a standard 57 reissue would be pretty darn close. Heck, any strat with a maple board and vintage 50's style pickups will get you in the ballpark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fuzztone Posted June 17, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 17, 2011 Ok,thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floyd Rosenbomb Posted June 17, 2011 Members Share Posted June 17, 2011 Classic players 50's strat.Simply great guitars with a wonderful V neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted June 17, 2011 Members Share Posted June 17, 2011 Try a 50s CV Squire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adlo76 Posted June 17, 2011 Members Share Posted June 17, 2011 The Custom SHop 54 pickups in whatever Strat you choose will do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kap'n Posted June 17, 2011 Members Share Posted June 17, 2011 The Custom SHop 54 pickups in whatever Strat you choose will do the trick. Yep. I go with a 50th Anniversary Am Series. Nice figured ash in 2-tone burst, maple neck and the '54 pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted June 17, 2011 Members Share Posted June 17, 2011 You just want the look? Or the specs as well. Holly's had five Starts, a '55, a '57, and three '58's. The first two were stolen. The '58's had features that are more commonly associated with the rosewood-fingerboarded models from '59 and later...three-tone sunburst finishes and a C neck. One can assume the earlier models were two-tone 'bursts with some sort of V shape, the '55 may have even been ash (the rest were alder). I agree of the CS54 pickups, they really are "Buddy Holly in a box" tonewise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EvilMinstrel Posted June 17, 2011 Members Share Posted June 17, 2011 I like how Gary Busey plays a strat with a 70's era headstock in that film. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kap'n Posted June 17, 2011 Members Share Posted June 17, 2011 I like how Gary Busey plays a strat with a 70's era headstock in that film. lol He plays a Bronco early in the film too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted June 17, 2011 Members Share Posted June 17, 2011 Pobably just a Fender Classic Series '50s Stratocaster $700 with a 3 way swith added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted June 17, 2011 Members Share Posted June 17, 2011 Yep. I go with a 50th Anniversary Am Series. Nice figured ash in 2-tone burst, maple neck and the '54 pickups. The CS 54 have a calibrated bridge pickup. Maybe just use 3 neck 54 neck pickupps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bluesidae Posted June 18, 2011 Members Share Posted June 18, 2011 Classic players 50's strat.Simply great guitars with a wonderful V neck. That was what I was thinking when I got mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted June 18, 2011 Members Share Posted June 18, 2011 Classic players 50's strat.Simply great guitars with a wonderful V neck. 2 point trem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floyd Rosenbomb Posted June 18, 2011 Members Share Posted June 18, 2011 2 point trem? Well you know, nothing is perfect, it is a really nice trem though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted June 18, 2011 Members Share Posted June 18, 2011 Well you know, nothing is perfect, it is a really nice trem though. Yes they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adlo76 Posted June 18, 2011 Members Share Posted June 18, 2011 The CS 54 have a calibrated bridge pickup. Maybe just use 3 neck 54 neck pickupps. all 3 of those pups sound damn good. i especially liked having the bridge pup wired to a tone pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted June 18, 2011 Members Share Posted June 18, 2011 all 3 of those pups sound damn good. i especially liked having the bridge pup wired to a tone pot. Sure they sound great but Buddy never had a chance to play anything like that. On those old strats if there was one hotter wound pickup it was uaually put in the neck postion back then.Bunch of women sitting at winding machines smoking cigs and gabbing there was most likely quite a range on puckups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted June 18, 2011 Members Share Posted June 18, 2011 Found this about the last strat he played. Says in the 50s strats came from the factory with 5 springs and the trem laid flat.Floating them came later. Holly used his guitars stock.http://www.buddyhollyonline.com/guitar.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GilmourD Posted June 18, 2011 Members Share Posted June 18, 2011 He plays a Bronco early in the film too. I haven't watched that one in ages, but weren't there some Silverface amps in there, too? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kap'n Posted June 18, 2011 Members Share Posted June 18, 2011 Sure they sound great but Buddy never had a chance to play anything like that. On those old strats if there was one hotter wound pickup it was uaually put in the neck postion back then.Bunch of women sitting at winding machines smoking cigs and gabbing there was most likely quite a range on puckups. I think placement was random back then. So one or more of Buddy's could have been hotter in the bridge. Or not. Silly to go out of your way to 'put order' on something that in all likelihood didn't have any. I suppose you could do some computer analysis on the recording of Peggy Sue and measure noise floor of the 'solo' vs. the verses, if you got really anal about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kap'n Posted June 18, 2011 Members Share Posted June 18, 2011 I haven't watched that one in ages, but weren't there some Silverface amps in there, too? LOL There's also a 70's Tele, too, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr_Kuh Posted June 18, 2011 Members Share Posted June 18, 2011 I would choose a Fender American Vintage '57 Stratocaster. You could also Buy a CV Squier and buy some custom shop '54 pickups for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted June 18, 2011 Members Share Posted June 18, 2011 Sure they sound great but Buddy never had a chance to play anything like that. On those old strats if there was one hotter wound pickup it was uaually put in the neck postion back then.Bunch of women sitting at winding machines smoking cigs and gabbing there was most likely quite a range on puckups. The hotter bridge in the CS54 set really isn't hot. It's just slightly more output than the neck/middle (which are the exactly the same PU), which helps balance it's output in relation to the others. The CS54's are clean PU's, even the bridge PU isn't up to the task of overdriving an amp. What I love about them is they are truly bell-like in their attack of the note, the cleanly roll off at the highs with no sign of rasp or distortion...just a full, round tone. And, I repeat, they really are Buddy Holly "tone in a box". Not a pickup I would recommend for rock, or hotter blues, they are for those who love that '50's/early '60's clean Strat clean...Buddy Holly...Beach Boys, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bobb Posted June 18, 2011 Members Share Posted June 18, 2011 Don't forget to spend time trying to mimic Holly's picking style. That will make a big difference in how close you get to his sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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