Fender Strat Opinions...

[jeffrey]

Originally posted by aggie182
what does it sound like?

Invader's sound the same in a guitar or glued to a 2x4 honestly. ;)

It's just a big high output magnet encased in some plastic. ;)

And no, it does not sound much like strat. :)

[SearedAhi]

Originally posted by jeffrey
Invader's sound the same in a guitar or glued to a 2x4 honestly. ;)


:eek: :eek: :eek:

[marsh_59]

My american strat with ash body in natural with stock american pickups w/maple neck is the nicest sounding guitar i've ever played you won't regret any american strat.. humbuckers in the neck or bridge add some bite... but i'm a strat tone fanatic..

[Rider]

"I assumed he was talking about the American Standard vs. the American Deluxe, but you make a good point. I guess not everybody knows that you can get a "standard," made in Mexico, or an "American Standard," made in USA. The American version costs almost twice as much, but it's worth it."

The American Standard nomenclature went out about '01, I think it was, when the "American Series" Strats were introduced, with subtle improvements all over the place. For example, the fretboard is more rounded along the edge to enhance "playability". So that is where I was coming from in pointing out that the "Standards" are Mexican. That said, the Mex strats are pretty good, but I still prefer the American made guitars.

[aggie182]

Originally posted by jeffrey
Invader's sound the same in a guitar or glued to a 2x4 honestly. ;)

It's just a big high output magnet encased in some plastic. ;)

And no, it does not sound much like strat. :)


it sounds awesome to me. maybe i shoulda invested in a 2x4 instead. if i come to the TGF TX III, ill bring it and my little fender amp and let you jam it, it sounds pretty nifty.

[jeffrey]

Don't get me wrong, invaders are great for what they're made for, which is basically metal crunch.

But it doesn't do much to preserve the sound of a Strat. :)

That's basically the point I was making, I just don't think I did a good job of it. :eek:

[Steve314]

Originally posted by Rider
"I assumed he was talking about the American Standard vs. the American Deluxe, but you make a good point. I guess not everybody knows that you can get a "standard," made in Mexico, or an "American Standard," made in USA.

Minor point, but the "American Standard" has gone the way of the dinosaur. They're now known simply as the "American Series".

Just a little something extra to confuse people with...

Steve

[troubleman]

I'm looking for opinions on some of the Fender Amer. Dlx. options.

1.) Alder vs. Ash bodies
Personal preference. First - there are two distinct flavors of ash: northern ash, which is more dense, and produces a very bright sounding tone, and southern (swamp) ash, which produces a sweeter & more musical tone. Ash, when used in Strats (to my ear) has a lighter, snappier, more airy tone with a somewhat nasal quality when compared to alder (yeah, I know - what the heck does nasal-toned wood sound like?). Alder sounds more round, fatter, more "woody" for lack of a better term.

2.) Maple vs. RW fretboards
Maple - brighter, more "jangly", better note separation. RW - darker/fatter tone, again - a more "woody" tone

3.) Standard pup config. vs. FAT config. (humbucker at bridge)
Standard Strat pup, wired according to vintage spec, will have brighter/thinner bridge pup sound. It is has no tone control and is sitting in the brightest sounding position. I usually wire my Strats with push/pull pot that enables me to add/remove the bridge pickup from the tone stack. Adding it allows you to roll of highs until the pickup becomes very useful. It starts to sound much like a Gibson P-90. Standard config also gives you the bridge/middle setting (one of my favs) - the "cluck"setting for Strats

Fat config kinda loses the cluck setting. While it does give a beefier bridge tone, it isn't as fat as say a Gibson SG or Les Paul because of the Strat's tailpiece configuration. That said, it will yield more cruch and sustain that a standard Strat pickup. You do sacrifice some of the Strat's settings in the process, but there's something lost and something gained in the deal. I put a Duncan JB Jr in the bridge position of one of my fav Strats. It's not the same as a full-sized Duncan JB, but it did give me pretty much what I wanted - singing sustain at reasonable volume out of a Strat.

my 3 peso's worth....

[trek1500]

I'm looking for opinions on some of the Fender Amer. Dlx. options.

1.) Alder vs. Ash bodies
2.) Maple vs. RW fretboards
3.) Standard pup config. vs. FAT config. (humbucker at bridge)

I've been looking at them for awhile now but would like to hear what your opinions are.

I love the maple/ash combo...like the original 54 vintage.

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/taylorgs8/IMG_4995.jpg

[gags]

I have an American Deluxe Amber strat. Has that real strat vibe and tone.:D

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-UTwGncFiQFo/USYXpgDM3NI/AAAAAAAAABU/03Ag3-FgLiA/s912/Guitars.jpg

[trek1500]

gags...beautiful guitar!

I'm just a Strat lover from way back...

Just the most perfect musical instrument ever created!

[Bogie54]

I like it very much, especially the way it plays and sounds and the five way switch and the way it looks. ;)