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Strat tone
'jes my humble 2 cents....
i believe one of the secrets to GREAT Strat tone is in the bridge set up....mine are set up thus:
remove strings and springs, and laying the guitar flat on the bench, loosen the 6 screws at front of bridge plate, so the plate lays flat on the body....
one at a time, tighten the 6 bridge screws so they just BARELY begin to lift the rear (bottom) of the plate up off the body, then back off of the screw JUST until the plate again lays flat....continue for all screws.
restring and respring, i personally use a "fair" amount of tension with 4 springs, so the plate stays tight to the body for maximum tone transfer and tuning stability in case of a broken string.
The springy "sproing" sound some Strats have is due to string energy being robbed....Strats do not necessarily "quack" when tone transfer to the body is maximized...sustain is enhanced too !
i rarely if ever use the # 2 or 4 position on my 5way equipped Strats, preferring either the neck or bridge Pups all by their lonesome !
one BIG secret to good tone with any guitar is: it's voice, how it sounds acoustically, unplugged in a quiet room.....
if it doesn't sound good without an amp, it'll NEVER sound great with one ....i choose my guitars for their "voice", and do not buy sight unseen.....
Hope this helps ya Johnny !
as always, 'jes my humble 2 cents
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