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JohnnyCrash · May 5th, 2005, 03:29 AM

This has been an interesting response. THANKS GUYS!

TexGoneNW, I may be in the same boat as you. I am probably mostly all Gibson. The Telecaster is such a close second that I could survive a house/studio fire as long as I've still got my reissue Les Paul 57 Custom, AND my Telecaster - either of them gets burned I'd be devastated.

Blackmore, PinkFloyd, all of them guys are GREAT, and I am a fan of the music, but the tone is still lacking to *my tastes* and uses.

I am a heavy bluesman as well, so I think TexGoneNW's posting hits ME closest to home... I cannot get enough P90s... I was even looking into a P90 Strat briefly... unfortunately I dislike alot of Strat blues sounds/tones (don't hate me).

That being said, I still cannot bring myself to go out and buy a Strat... I did try (what I think was) a '66 reissue (Closet Classic series). I loved the neck.

It just must be a personal taste kind of thing.

JIMI HENDRIX
Jimi is associated with Strats, but he did use Flying Vs as well - perhaps the easy access and whammy bar was the attraction there as well. Jimi is a guitar great, but I'm not into that kind of tone... he was more into effects and textures, etc. Let's face it, he also used 40 foot COILED cable (effectively making the cables' run longer than actual applicable length) and plugged into effects... tone loss was not a huge concern (or perhaps not as well known as it is today), especially high end/Treble.

I'm more of a "plug and play" kind of guy (no effects, accept the occasional wah pedal)... for that, Telecasters and Gibsons are touch-responsive, distinctly characteristic, have more sustain (than Strats), and are full of tone... the Strat's vibrato does have more range than any Bigsby though - if the bar was an issue to me (like it was for Jimi).

NO KNOCK TO THE STRAT PLAYERS, new and old. I guess a Strat just isn't for me, personally. Different strokes for different folks. Thanks everyone for helping me out!

May 5th, 2005, 03:29 AM	#19 (permalink)
JohnnyCrash Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 8,746	Whoa This has been an interesting response. THANKS GUYS! TexGoneNW, I may be in the same boat as you. I am probably mostly all Gibson. The Telecaster is such a close second that I could survive a house/studio fire as long as I've still got my reissue Les Paul 57 Custom, AND my Telecaster - either of them gets burned I'd be devastated. Blackmore, PinkFloyd, all of them guys are GREAT, and I am a fan of the music, but the tone is still lacking to my tastes and uses. I am a heavy bluesman as well, so I think TexGoneNW's posting hits ME closest to home... I cannot get enough P90s... I was even looking into a P90 Strat briefly... unfortunately I dislike alot of Strat blues sounds/tones (don't hate me). That being said, I still cannot bring myself to go out and buy a Strat... I did try (what I think was) a '66 reissue (Closet Classic series). I loved the neck. It just must be a personal taste kind of thing. JIMI HENDRIX Jimi is associated with Strats, but he did use Flying Vs as well - perhaps the easy access and whammy bar was the attraction there as well. Jimi is a guitar great, but I'm not into that kind of tone... he was more into effects and textures, etc. Let's face it, he also used 40 foot COILED cable (effectively making the cables' run longer than actual applicable length) and plugged into effects... tone loss was not a huge concern (or perhaps not as well known as it is today), especially high end/Treble. I'm more of a "plug and play" kind of guy (no effects, accept the occasional wah pedal)... for that, Telecasters and Gibsons are touch-responsive, distinctly characteristic, have more sustain (than Strats), and are full of tone... the Strat's vibrato does have more range than any Bigsby though - if the bar was an issue to me (like it was for Jimi). NO KNOCK TO THE STRAT PLAYERS, new and old. I guess a Strat just isn't for me, personally. Different strokes for different folks. Thanks everyone for helping me out! __________________ -- I constantly have to remind myself I'm a grownup and it's just the internet.