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I keep noticing Fender has a bajillion models of its guitars including reissues and Squires. It’s bewildering. Could you recommend which models are most likely to be “a good Strat?“ |
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Ah. In 2021, you said this guitar “can pretty much cover it all.” But now not so much. What changed? |
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Does it do hard rock like my P-90 LP - no, but when necessary the bridge Super Hi-lo'Tron will goose my Bugera V22 into a nice "medium-brown" crunch and snarl... Does it do jazz like my Godin CW II - no, but it delivers some sweet-and clear neck-pickup tones that set it apart in a sea of thud-&-mud ES-175 style jazzboxes, great for comping and single-string vocal backup... Does it do the position #2 & 4 "Knopfler quack" like my Strat (or Yamaha SSC-500) - no, but it produces a fatter, fuller version that is indistinguishable for most audience members (and IME a real ear-opener to the fellow guitarists in the house)... Does it "chicken-pick" like my former late-CBS '52 Tele reissue - um, yeah, with a lower-mid response that gives it a more-rounded tonality (where a Tele can get kinda thin-sounding, especially with skinny strings) that I personally prefer... Does it do acoustic fingerstyle like my Rainsong JM1000 or (miked) Avalon mini-jumbo - no, but there's an old NYC studio players' trick that allows a three-pickup guitar to fill the same niche in a band mix, and behind our last band's vocalist's rendition of Linda Ronstadt's "Long Long Time" there wasn't a dry eye in the house... I think you get the idea...
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I said the same last night, but I wouldn't want to if given the choice.
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I have a number of highly versatile guitars ... PRS Hollowbody II Piezo or Custom 24-08, Ibanez AZ for instance ...
But ... THE MOST versatile is a Variax JTV-69 HSS strat with a Helix to match. |
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While I think a good 335 style, tele or strat can be very versatile, I’ve really developed an interest lately in the PRS CE24. Haven’t tried one but have been researching and it seems PRS is one of the few that can make coil splits actually sound like a good single coil. The CE model seems like it can cover a lot of ground. I’d love to try one.
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Wow that’s a great endorsement for it. I’ve been comparing the older versions like yours and the newer versions. While different they both have things I really like.
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ES-335 style guitar.
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It's spooky because you expect it to be heavier. I had a newer custom 24 for years, but this is the one I prefer. So resonant, and does 'strat' and 'tele' sounds like crazy through my old Fender Twin, but on the bridge bucker it's got that kind of high-gain but you still hear thirds and sevenths in the chord thing going on for Paramore style 'metal'.
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