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I used to be more like that until the arrival of my nickel allergy coincided with a major bubble in the vintage-guitar market, around 2007. At that point I had to decide what to refret at $400 a pop and ended up selling almost everything. Now, of course, you can buy a brand new Warmoth neck with the hypoallergenic frets of your choice for less than a fret job on your old neck would cost.
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For me, I like the way P90's will handle gain better than the Fender single coils, but respond better to the onboard controls than humbuckers. I like to use my volume controls to fine tune my overdrive to different levels on each pickup, use the tone control to make the tones compatible with each other, and use my toggle switch to cycle between different levels of gain rather than being glued to a pedalboard. With the regular Fenders you dont have the controls to pre-set each pickup, and with humbuckers its more tricky to fine tune them... for the most part the volume knob does almost nothing to the gain, until you hit that 1/8th of a turn where the pickup goes from almost full gain to going silent. |
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…when I was a lad…in 1969 I had a strat…when I realized I probably wasn’t gonna be the next Jimi I traded it in at a pawn shop for an SG standard thinking I could be the next Eric…..I finally realized I was only gonna be J Patrick…
…love both models
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I ended up with a strat because it’s the sound I love most about 90% of the time, and an SG with P90s because that’s the other sound I love enough to want to play the other 10% or so of the time. A Les Paul with P90s would sound at least as good, but I’m a LOT more comfortable playing an SG seated than a Lester. And, yeah, I ultimately sound like me, not them. It’s nothing to aspire to, but it’s what always seems to happen, so I finally learned to just go with it… It’s hard enough playing like me- I’m waaaaay too lazy to learn to play like someone else! -Ray
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I think traditional Telecasters bridge pickups share some of that "use the knobs and attack" virtues too. And still, Strat players manage to get a lot of different sounds depending on who's playing and how anyway. As to the a set of knobs for each pickup thing: it gives and takes. One of the things I love about the traditional Fender layout is easy pinky volume swells, and with the Tele I can even get a bit of pinky wah-wah out of the single controls. I can reach down and twiddle the Gibson knobs, but it's after the note is struck and likely when only one pickup is selected.
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Not being a fan of using lots of pedals, this was one reason I came to prefer the Gibson controls over the Fender's during my gigging days. Didnt figure it out until afterwards that P90's worked way better for this than PAF's though. |
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Maybe there's a reason that the answer to Strat or SG is Strat and SG, and Jazzmaster, and a Gretsch and a...."
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OK, I take back the thread. I’m sorry I asked. I feel so bad now. It was a stupid question. I will try to not ask things like this anymore. Really. Its like asking: strawberry or chocolate? Blondes or Brunettes? Mornings or evenings? Steak or lobster? Ford or chevy?………….the answer to all those questions is:
………YES! Loved all the comments though. (I……..Want………..BOTH!
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First electric was a 1972 SG fell off my bed and cracked the neck, traded it for a new Strat. Wish I had them both but all things considered it would be what I bought in January a new Strat Ultra.
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I'm with you, Tele, Strat, and LP ")
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Right now my daily “beater” guitars are my Epiphone Gold Glory and the Squier Classic Vibe. I gotta have both a Fender single coil and the thicker full bodied P90 or humbucker. So if the only guitar I could afford was either an American Fender or American Gibson I’d rather choose a less expensive Epi LP/SG and Squier Tele/Strat.
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