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Post by WickedWishes on Apr 3, 2004 12:11:45 GMT -5
I am planning to purchase a Fender Strat. Right now I'm looking at the Fender Strat American issue HSS (with S-1 switching)
I am asking the members of this board for Fender suggestions of make and model.
The reason being, I have my Epi-LP with humbuckers, so,...I'm thinking a nice Fender with single coil pickups might be a nice addition. *S*
lemme know what ya'll think
Thanks in advance
WickedWishes
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Post by Ol Geezer on Apr 3, 2004 13:21:09 GMT -5
I am planning to purchase a Fender Strat. Right now I'm looking at the Fender Strat American issue HSS (with S-1 switching) I am asking the members of this board for Fender suggestions of make and model. The reason being, I have my Epi-LP with humbuckers, so,...I'm thinking a nice Fender with single coil pickups might be a nice addition. *S* lemme know what ya'll think Thanks in advance WickedWishes WW, That sounds like a good choice to me. I have a Standard (Mex) Fat Strat (HSS) and the bridge humbucker has great tone -- way different than a Les Paul. That may also have something to do with the longer scale too (25.5" versus 24.75"). Fender's new switching option is a super idea -- I had my own (toggle) version of it installed by a tech friend on a 3-single-coil Strat and it's really useful. But, I don't know how it would be with the HSS configuration since the two pickup type outputs are different.... |
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Post by Steelpriest on Apr 4, 2004 4:27:33 GMT -5
I don´t know much about real american Fenders, I only had a mexican and a chinese Fender Strat. The mexican I modified to a "Fat Strat" by replacing the pickguard and had a DiMArzio Tone Zone as a bridge pickup. If you are looking for a totally different instrument soundwise I recommend to have a real Strat with three single coils. With a humbucker it sounds not that different IMO. Have you ever played a Strat? Due to the longer scale it is a completely different feeling concerning string tension. This was the main reason I sold my Fenders a while back in time. For me as a typical 24.75" scale player a Fender feels uncomfortable. All in all, if you wanna save money try a mexican Fender, they are very well made and really worth the money.  |
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Post by Dezine on Apr 4, 2004 10:09:44 GMT -5
I too am in the market for an american HSS strat, but have decided on the "american deluxe" model. It is only about $150 or so more, but you get sperzel locking tuners, an LSR roller nut, samarium cobalt noisless pickups, abalone inlays, and the neck joint corner is cut away for easier access. These real american made axes are the real deal and a bargain for what they are asking for them. the only way to get a better fender than the american deluxe models, is to get it from the fender custom shop. I have tracked one down in a store about an hour away from me and will be going on tuesday night to try it, if it plays nice, its comin home with me ;D. The price for one of these in canada is a negotiable $1400 which is about $175 cheaper than an EPI elite lp  Isnt it funny how a high quality fender strat can be cheaper than a japanese copy? Ill let ya know how it goes on tuesday. |
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Post by gearhead41 on Apr 4, 2004 16:02:33 GMT -5
I am planning to purchase a Fender Strat. Right now I'm looking at the Fender Strat American issue HSS (with S-1 switching) I am asking the members of this board for Fender suggestions of make and model. The reason being, I have my Epi-LP with humbuckers, so,...I'm thinking a nice Fender with single coil pickups might be a nice addition. *S* lemme know what ya'll think Thanks in advance WickedWishes Well, I has GAS for the HSS American Series Strat. As Much as I wanted to like it, I just flat did not. To be truthful, I really preferred the tone that I was getting out of my Squier Telecaster. My suggestion to you is that if you are really a humbucker-kinda-player, I would think thgat you would be more likely to fall in love with the Telecaster. I love the sound of the Telecaster. It's a great Guitar. It's very flexible and can cover lot's of ground. I'm in the process of selling my american telecaster. Not becuase I dislike it, but I cannot have that much of my guitar budget tied up on THAT sound. I really want a Gibby that I feel like I can play everyday - not the vintage that sits in the closet. Try a Telecaster and a Strat before you decide. To be honest, outside of craftmanship (which was VERY VERY NICE), The MIM FAT Strat offers quite a bit in terms of solid sound. 1 dollar + my opinion will buy ya a large coffee... -james ;D |
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Post by Ol Geezer on Apr 4, 2004 16:23:09 GMT -5
I don´t know much about real american Fenders, I only had a mexican and a chinese Fender Strat. The mexican I modified to a "Fat Strat" by replacing the pickguard and had a DiMArzio Tone Zone as a bridge pickup. If you are looking for a totally different instrument soundwise I recommend to have a real Strat with three single coils. With a humbucker it sounds not that different IMO. Have you ever played a Strat? Due to the longer scale it is a completely different feeling concerning string tension. This was the main reason I sold my Fenders a while back in time. For me as a typical 24.75" scale player a Fender feels uncomfortable. All in all, if you wanna save money try a mexican Fender, they are very well made and really worth the money. WW, Steelpriest makes a lot of good points -- if you're looking for the Strat sound, maybe you ought to stay traditional (three single coils). You could always opt for the Deluxe Super Strat model to gain additional switching combinations beyond the usual tones. To go all the way Fender, get a maple fretboard instead of rosewood (certain Strat models don't offer them, but Standard Teles only come with 'em). I'll also agree that the Mexican-made Fenders of recent vintage are good values and have been great right out of the box -- plus they're still "real" Fenders for sure. |
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Post by Ol Geezer on Apr 4, 2004 17:47:12 GMT -5
Well, I has GAS for the HSS American Series Strat. As Much as I wanted to like it, I just flat did not. To be truthful, I really preferred the tone that I was getting out of my Squier Telecaster. My suggestion to you is that if you are really a humbucker-kinda-player, I would think thgat you would be more likely to fall in love with the Telecaster. I love the sound of the Telecaster. It's a great Guitar. It's very flexible and can cover lot's of ground. I'm in the process of selling my american telecaster. Not becuase I dislike it, but I cannot have that much of my guitar budget tied up on THAT sound. I really want a Gibby that I feel like I can play everyday - not the vintage that sits in the closet. Try a Telecaster and a Strat before you decide. To be honest, outside of craftmanship (which was VERY VERY NICE), The MIM FAT Strat offers quite a bit in terms of solid sound. 1 dollar + my opinion will buy ya a large coffee... -james ;D Wise words, James! Since you'd asked about Strats, WW, I didn't want to push my personal preference... but have you looked into a Fat Tele? With a humbucker at the neck and traditional single-coil bite at the bridge it just might be the best of both worlds -- and they look cool, too. |
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Post by sandman on Apr 4, 2004 20:26:32 GMT -5
I've got a MIM Tele and I love it. Before I got my LP, I was seriously looking at a fat tele or a custom with a humbucker. The feel and the way a tele plays is different from an LP. I really like the maple neck too. For playability I think its hard to beat a tele anywhere. As flexible as a tele is though an LP is distinctive from a tele.
Both great axes.
I still need some lessons
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Post by ZacAttack on Apr 9, 2004 18:24:02 GMT -5
Definitely not a Fender expert here, but,,,, my dad plays a Fender Strat 63 reissue traditional sunburst. The differences are subtle from other Strats but he loves it. I like it as well as any I have played, more than most I have played. Good luck finding one though. |
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Post by WickedWishes on Apr 9, 2004 21:09:36 GMT -5
Well,....
I haven't made a purchase yet, I am taking the wise advice of the forum members.
I am playing different Fenders, different styles and models, and eventually I will find the right one.
The one that looks good, feels good in my hands, sounds good through my amp,.....(many visits to local guitar stores),....hehehe
I have my Epi-LP for a guitar with humbuckers, so I am looking for a guitar with a different sound, ergo, a Fender with single coil pickups, (or a combo of both)
Again, the knowledgeable and wise members of this forum have given me much to think about and consider.
Thanks guys,....^5
WickedWishes
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Post by mandough on May 14, 2004 11:11:02 GMT -5
It takes me a few minutes to get used to the neck when I pick up my Strat. Not much difference, but enough.
Annother variation on single coil sound is to get a Schecter tapped single coil PUP. They wind half the coil, then run a lead out. Then a new coil is started from the point of the old one's lead. When wired to the switches, it lets you choose either the inside coil by itself, or both coils together making it a fatter sound.
I read in "Guitar Electronics for Musicians" about how the author took apart a Gibson mini humbucker and reassembled the two coils in a stacked configuration with different magnets and pole pieces, used 4+ wire and wired it as a tapped single coil and slipped it into a Tele rhythm PUP case .So many variations....so little time
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Post by chrisgrimes on May 16, 2004 1:41:54 GMT -5
Hi Wicked
You sound to me like the kind of guy that "coming late" to the guitar party is going to be like me and quickly amass quite a collection !!
I agree with other guys that a tele will give you a complete contrast to the bucker sound, but you MUST have a strat in your collection. As you are lucky enough to be in the US where they are, shall we say, far more reasonably priced I'd go straight to the maple boarded American deluxe....... You'll end up wanting one anyway so why not go straight to it !!
Chris - UK
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