Thread: Strats, why?
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Old August 30th, 2007, 04:37 AM   #131 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Chris Callahan View Post
They always seduce me with their looks and feel (which are awesome) but the placement of the controls is awkward for me. I keep turning down the volume and changing pickups accidentally. Also since I play alot with my palm against the bridge I'm sometimes out of tune. And, when I bend one note in a double stop the other note goes flat.

And then I sell it.

I've done this time and time again.
Me too.
I now tighten the trem claw screws so it's virtually a hardtail and I remove a tone pot and move the volume down a hole. Wire the remaining tone as a master too. Makes it a bit more tele-ish with regard ergonomics.
I think a strat works better ergonomically for players who pick/strum over the neck and middle pickups. A lot of us tele player play near the bridge and rest our hand on it. That's trickier on a strat.
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