Strat-Talk or TDPRI Strat Discussion Forum?

OK...I love Strats as well as Teles, so I'm always looking at stuff on the 'net about Strats. The TDPRI Strat forum is probably where I go as much as anywhere on this site; there's always some interesting threads, cool projects etc. It seems odd though that there's more Strat talk on this site than on Strat-Talk, which is supposed to be the Strat equivalent of TDPRI (or is there another one?). I haven't signed up yet on Strat-Talk, probably because whenever I go there it seems like the Marie Celeste compared to this site. Why is that, when Strats are more ubiquitous than Teles?

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It seems odd though that there's more Strat talk on this site than on Strat-Talk, which is supposed to be the Strat equivalent of TDPRI (or is there another one?).

+1

I'm building a Strat from parts and have found TDPRI to be the best resource. Not a lot going on at Strat-Talk, as far as I can tell...

For me anything I want to say or know about strats is to be found here, so why head off somewhere else.

I was a Tele palyer first, and this is also the best place for info & help on Fender kit.

When I got back into guitar playing after a long hiatus a few years ago, I went shopping for a good Strat and came home with a great Tele. I wound up buying several Teles and still looking for the right Strat, so I came to consider myself a Tele man. But something clicked over a year ago, and I have gone over to the Strat side ever since. I have visited the Strat-Talk forum many times. I also wish it was more active, or that this forum was more active for Strats in the way that the TDPRI page is for Teles.

I prefer TDPRI to Strat- talk. This is the only forum I check now.

I am a member of about 10-12 forums that use this same software being legally blind I know where all the buttons are and can navagate this software easily. Strat Talk was frankly just too hard for me to navagate. Its no where near as user friendly as this vBulletin software is.

I am more on that strat-talk as well as this one.

I never go to Strat-Talk. Life is good on TDPRI, and importantly more is learned from cross talk amongst guitarists than in a one axe ghetto.

Seems like there's more Strat discussion here than on the other site. I tried it early on, but it never really caught on. I think the Gibson version of the TDPRI also has a smallish readership.

I'd never even heard of strat-talk. I do occasionally visit FDP which is dominated by strat folk:

http://www.fenderforum.com/forum.html

Still, it is hard to beat the community we have all created here on the tdpri!

I used to belong on Fender Forum. I still have profile there I just post there at all cause I like posting here and the other forums.

I'd never even heard of strat-talk. I do occasionally visit FDP which is dominated by strat folk:

http://www.fenderforum.com/forum.html

Still, it is hard to beat the community we have all created here on the tdpri!

+1 and Tazzboy. There's quite a bit of Strat discussion on FDP but this site beats FDP hands down for atmosphere, friendliness, humour and functionality.

Is it just me?! I don't like scrolling left to right to read every line.

It's kind of a bother to go to strattalk when I know I get quality info here where I hang out!

The board has been update about 2 or 3 days ago.

I play Strats, and like making modifications. I stick with forums like this, where I can get useful information. Many Strat forums are full of people asking, "What color Strat should I get?"

I may have looked at strat talk once or twice, but didn't see much activity. Last week a friend posted some information there about a guitar I am rebuilding. We were hopeing to get some information on a Squire Stratocaster. He posted on May 29. At this time ther has been no replies. I decided to post the same information here. I have already recieved a reply. I am convinced that this forum has what it takes.

I just signed up for Strat Talk. I posted the same question here and at Strat Talk. Within the first day day I had ten replies here vs. two at Strat Talk.

strat-talk doesn't get enough traffic. and i used to be on the fender forum, but got kicked off for some inexplicable reason. but i get enough dialoge on this good forum and don't need fender forum.

I use the TDPRI for "all thing's Fender" - there is more accumulated knowledge here than in any other forum on the net in Fender terms and often in musical terms - particullarly if it's root's rock or country music.

The other site I hot daily is BadAssBassPlayers.com pretty much a spin off from the Dudepit - quality traffic, real world advice by and for gigging bassists. Your bassist should be there if they aren't already.

The Fender Forum is OK. I hung out there for years before joining here. Kinda funny...I was encouraged to join here when I bought a Strat years ago from a TDPRI guy, but I didn't play Teles so didn't join. So I did FDP quite happily. I was booted there once after posting a note that the webmaster read as "commercial" in some vein. My intent was honest & I was startled to be booted, but yep, I was guilty as I learned once I re-read all the rules. Mea culpa. So I ponied up a contribution to the site & have been happy there ever since.

IMO, more detailed discussion here, more obvious participation by some really great players here (may be at FDP too but I can't tell), and far more Tele stuff here. But FDP does have a lot of Strat stuff on it, and I've had good times there & used their classifieds successfully both ways. Heck, that's where I got my AV '52RI Tele, I've gotta love it.

I've looked at Strat-Talk, and all I can guess is that all the traffic is here & FDP.

Well strat talk has 814 Members only 83 of them (myself included) are active members. I mean compare to here which has 14,964 members and 2,972 active member is very big.

It'll catch once people realize how friendly it is here and on Strat-talk.com

I am a member of about 10-12 forums that use this same software being legally blind I know where all the buttons are and can navagate this software easily. Strat Talk was frankly just too hard for me to navagate. Its no where near as user friendly as this vBulletin software is.

Didn't know about Strat-talk before this thread. Looks like they have recently converted to vBulletin. However, for me, it took a while to find the actuall forums from the home page, button placement and size were not to my expectations.

Once in, the layout was much like here. They only have something like 2500 posts toal, so it seems pretty young compared to here. But, it appears that if the only thing holding you back is the software, that issue has been changed.

GDPRI and Strat-talk are spin-offs of this forum. So, like any spin-off, will get some old members, some new... but most often are not as popular as the original.

I only have a strat now, but I read tdpri the most. I like it here.

I just joined the Fender Forum. That any good?

Hey guys,
I just saw this post. It's been instructive to see your opinions. I've just recently changed the site over to the same software as here for the forum, but it uses a different software for the "home" page and other pages.

Of course, I'm happy with anyone that uses either site or both. I had hoped that the extra room to stretch out over there would be a PLUS, but maybe it's not.

Thanks again for the info and I'll consider strongly changing the home page to the "typical" software.

And you're all correct, strat-talk.com and gibson-talk.com have MUCH less traffic. The Gibson site has been up over 3 years and sometimes picks up but mostly is pretty slow. Strat-talk.com has only been up a little over a year. The Strat forum on the TDPRI has been up for over 7 years.

Thanks again for the info.
Paul Green

I just joined the Fender Forum. That any good?


The moderator is very picky over there compare to here.

I am glad that discussion here has come up about strat-talk.com. I remembered that I am a member there as well. There can be a lot of good info if the strat lovers in us want to give it up there. If not, hey, the strat forum here is pretty darn good as far as I am concerned. I think I will go with both.

Bob

What I can't understand is, there are more Strats out there than Tele's. Why aren't there more people talking about them? Look at the post in the Tele section. Then look at this one. This one seems dead compared to the Tele forum. Why? Except that this is called the Tele forum.

Bill

I guess it's because the Tele forum has a 7 year lead. And it has always been the number one Tele forum. I would say that the FDP has the number one Strat Forum. Which spun off from the TDP about 2 to 3 months before the TDPRI began.

I guess it's because the Tele forum has a 7 year lead. And it has always been the number one Tele forum. I would say that the FDP has the number one Strat Forum. Which spun off from the TDP about 2 to 3 months before the TDPRI began.


Or it could have something to do with the fact that when I attempt to login to Strat-Talk with my TDPRI name it allows me to log in but gives the following message:

"You have been banned for the following reason:
No reason was specified.

Date the ban will be lifted: Never"

I wonder how many other TDPRI folks tried the same thing and just said bag-it and went to visit other forums or post about Strats on TDPRI?
I just assumed that since it was a sister-site my user name would work (which it did) but never thought I'd be banned without making a single post!:confused: -And of course I can't use my username because it's already been created...:twisted:

Haven't checked out Strat-Talk

I have a profile on the FDP and visit it regularly - good for Strat and vintage amp stuff - but the owner/moderator has got to be one uptight dude - deleting any thread that might possibly veer into an area deemed offensive to his schoolmarmish mindset - (come to think of it, this thread would be deleted because it dares to mention other Forums - The very idea!) - the FDP search function is virtually useless - and he is constantly harping about the need for $ - that site grows less and less attractive.

The TDPRI rocks for Teles AND for Strats.

I belong to both and read both but post more here. (don't know why really!). I like the Strat-talk forum and while it is slow, it is very new. I think my new years resolution will be to post more over at Strat-talk since I like the people there and the info is good. I am indeed a strat-player first, but since perusing these pages, have picked up a couple of teles and love them! Even won a beautiful Poe T-body back in November during the annual draw!

im in both too, but Im at TDP a lot automatically, occasionally I think, oh yeah the strat forum. TDP is just an essential login whenever the old puter goes on.

I'm a member here (obviously) and at strat-talk.com and gibson-talk.com (formery gdpri.com I believe), but I'm not nearly as active on either of the other forums. Like others have said, there's a wealth of Fender and musical knowledge here and it's active enough to keep things interesting.

I'm almost tempted to paraphrase the Blues Brothers movie and say that we've got both types of guitar here: Teles and Strats...

Cassady

I think it helps that teles attract a more devoted and specialised lot than strats, which tend to have a broader appeal. So the tele-minded folk spinoff is what makes the strat section here good. Just my thought...

Oh, and if it wasn't for the "Shaugang District Peanut Research Institute" a few years back, we would have had www.sdpri.com. Dead serious! :lol: I always found that hilarious! Anyone else remember that?

For strat talk I go:
here
thegearpage
fenderforum

I think it is good strat-talk exists. I'm sure there are a few initiates who might frankly be overwhelmed by The Gear Page or the forums of TDPRI, at least at first.
The chemistry of a page is a tricky thing, kinda like a party. Too few people, too many, an ongoing cat-fight between 2 participants. Always great to have somewhere to escape to. Knowing it is there can be enough in itself.
This isn't aimed at anyone, unless maybe at me. If so and so has a question and doesn't want Participant X's spin on the subject, nice to be able to go where the thought process can take a different direction.
The FDP page is the last place I'd want to be involved. I guess I'm ineligible because of the nature of my service connection. Just as well, I'm convinced I'd get booted over some killjoy's interpretation of the boiler-plate. I'm just not enough of a shameless shill for corporate guitars. And yet I don't mind viewing along there, so to see how the other half lives. I actually did that a good while before I enrolled here.
Thanks for the access, Paul.


Bubbanov

Or it could have something to do with the fact that when I attempt to login to Strat-Talk with my TDPRI name it allows me to log in but gives the following message:

"You have been banned for the following reason:
No reason was specified.

Date the ban will be lifted: Never"

I wonder how many other TDPRI folks tried the same thing and just said bag-it and went to visit other forums or post about Strats on TDPRI?
I just assumed that since it was a sister-site my user name would work (which it did) but never thought I'd be banned without making a single post!:confused: -And of course I can't use my username because it's already been created...:twisted:


You might want to try registering username like I had to when strat-talk was created.

I think it helps that teles attract a more devoted and specialised lot than strats, which tend to have a broader appeal. So the tele-minded folk spinoff is what makes the strat section here good. Just my thought...

you got it, tjalla.

although i,m a strat man.over here i converted to the tele also.it is a great forum.plus i took more interest in my guitar playing.

i haven't been to another forum since shortly after i discovered tdpri. i'm quite happy here.

I thought this was the only forum out there.:lol:

This is my home away from home. I'm a one forum kinda guy.:oops: :cool: