Cheapo Strats vs Branded Strats
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thor666
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*enactment of Walters on soft*
Hi, what are the various woods used in Fender strat bodies?
How many pieces of wood are joined for each body?
How are they joined?
What is the measurement of the cutoff at the neck joint?
Are the pickups on Fender reissue strats wound the same way as Fenders in the 60s?
How do the new pickup covers contribute to chime?
How does the weight of the tremolo block affect the sustain of the guitar?
How does nitropolyuretheane affect the tone of the guitar?
How do wound G strings affect the tone of the guitar?
What material is used on the nuts of reissue Strats?
Hi, what are the various woods used in Fender strat bodies?
How many pieces of wood are joined for each body?
How are they joined?
What is the measurement of the cutoff at the neck joint?
Are the pickups on Fender reissue strats wound the same way as Fenders in the 60s?
How do the new pickup covers contribute to chime?
How does the weight of the tremolo block affect the sustain of the guitar?
How does nitropolyuretheane affect the tone of the guitar?
How do wound G strings affect the tone of the guitar?
What material is used on the nuts of reissue Strats?
DarknessFury
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Wow...nightmare...
Why are Strat bodies made they were they are? XD
Why are Strat bodies made they were they are? XD
DarknessFury
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I stumbled on this topic and figured that I actually asked what I want to know but left out a point...I wanted to know the difference between the cheapo and the branded ones but both type having the exact same pickups.
Give a Fender or a Copy strat to someone who is a beginner or tech idiot, he probably cant tell the both apart.
I seperate to 3 categories that who this issue will concern.
1) A guitarist with good natural talents but a tech idiot.
(His only concern is if the guitar he is playing will give him the sound he want. So whatever copy or Fender guitar is ok as long as it works for him)
2) A guitarist which has poor talents but is very tech savvy.
(He will probably spend tons of money on branded and high end stuffs, and will always blame the equipment for his medicore skills. This group form the largest group on the internet forums)
3) A guitarist with good natural talents but also tech smart.
(This person will have the best of both world as he know how to utilise his skills and talents to get the best sound outta any equipment he get his hands on. Jimi Hendrix was known to be technically inclined and electronics savvy, which could be part of the reason for his sound and souldful tone)
Then there comes the obscure breed. The ones who don't play or don't know how to play the guitar, but can put together a guitar with wonderful feel and tonal output. These are what we call purely craftsman. I remember reading that Leo Fender himself is one such person, do correct me if I am wrong. His ask guitarists what they want in a guitar, interpret it and came out with the winning product.
There are Copys which play just as well or even better than a Fender, and cost like 20% of a Fender, but the chances of coming across one is low. There are also Fender guitars which are poorly setup and feel lousy, but not so often. You pay for what you get, you get what you pay for.
So this is what I feel personally. Peace 8)
Mikemann
I seperate to 3 categories that who this issue will concern.
1) A guitarist with good natural talents but a tech idiot.
(His only concern is if the guitar he is playing will give him the sound he want. So whatever copy or Fender guitar is ok as long as it works for him)
2) A guitarist which has poor talents but is very tech savvy.
(He will probably spend tons of money on branded and high end stuffs, and will always blame the equipment for his medicore skills. This group form the largest group on the internet forums)
3) A guitarist with good natural talents but also tech smart.
(This person will have the best of both world as he know how to utilise his skills and talents to get the best sound outta any equipment he get his hands on. Jimi Hendrix was known to be technically inclined and electronics savvy, which could be part of the reason for his sound and souldful tone)
Then there comes the obscure breed. The ones who don't play or don't know how to play the guitar, but can put together a guitar with wonderful feel and tonal output. These are what we call purely craftsman. I remember reading that Leo Fender himself is one such person, do correct me if I am wrong. His ask guitarists what they want in a guitar, interpret it and came out with the winning product.
There are Copys which play just as well or even better than a Fender, and cost like 20% of a Fender, but the chances of coming across one is low. There are also Fender guitars which are poorly setup and feel lousy, but not so often. You pay for what you get, you get what you pay for.
So this is what I feel personally. Peace 8)
Mikemann
Just get a good one... it is worth it. The cheapo one aren't build well and the intonation is screwed up (like my past cheapo strat) and it hinders my playing by alot cos I can't hear and differentiate the different notes. In the end I bought a middle range guitar and enjoy it.
Bare in mind that when you get a Fender, you do pay for the name as well. Use yours ears as a guide and bring along a friend who has played guitars (preferably strats) when you buy. If it feels and sounds good to you, it doesn't matter what the name on the headstock is. I've played a Fender that day that just sounded okay. (not saying don't buy fender, just that not all are good)
However, I feel that if a strat copy is good, usually the price also reflects it.
Pier.
However, I feel that if a strat copy is good, usually the price also reflects it.
Pier.
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Guys guys....or gals....
in my experience...... you pay for wat u get most of the times.
of course there are some duds, lemons here and there....its like
buying a thousand dollar phone and u realise the one you have
is the faulty one amongst the hundreds of thousands produced.
I have played very good copies of strats, LP etc. And in my experience,
some are just as good or if not better than the original. but dun u expect
to pay 20% of the price for these copies. They are roughly 60-70% the price of the originals.
Usually, you pay for quality.
Guys guys....or gals....
in my experience...... you pay for wat u get most of the times.
of course there are some duds, lemons here and there....its like
buying a thousand dollar phone and u realise the one you have
is the faulty one amongst the hundreds of thousands produced.
I have played very good copies of strats, LP etc. And in my experience,
some are just as good or if not better than the original. but dun u expect
to pay 20% of the price for these copies. They are roughly 60-70% the price of the originals.
Usually, you pay for quality.
DarknessFury
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ciel21 said:
I recently saw someone on another forum posting this: "Why get such an expensive guitar when you're gonna change the pickups anyway?" Was referring to a cheapo guitar thread.
MrE said:that hurt mike... you nailed me..
i am resigned to the sad fact that i am just a hobbyist
time for some Gear Acquisition therapy!
:lol:
Haha dun feel sad, the most important thing is to be happy with what you are. Music & playing is for everyone, not just performers.
I also sometime feel when I see a good performance, imagine that I was one of the performer. But the best irony is that I don't know how to play any music instrument at all. Yet everyday, I am fixing up electric guitars and amps..... hahaha.... You find that funny??
No man!! dun say such things. I am Mikemann, and will be who I am. Whatever I become only time will tell, but dun think will be even a fraction of the legend, my brains are not half that good. I dun have the smarts for the theory involved, which is just as important to create magic products.
That guy is the electronics genius, the Bassman 59 amp was the bomb, even Jim Marshall first amps the Legendary JTM45 was based similarly to the Bassman 59 circuit.
That guy is the electronics genius, the Bassman 59 amp was the bomb, even Jim Marshall first amps the Legendary JTM45 was based similarly to the Bassman 59 circuit.
Crawldaddy
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Hmm.
Ultimately it's the kind of toen and sound u want to achieve.. or whether you just liek the physical feel or even the aesthetics of a strat.
Sound-wise.. my favourite start sound comes from an SRV strat.. pure blues. However that said bear in ind what the rest have mentioned here about the tone coming from the wood.. to put it simly: shit in equals shit out.
Ultimately it's the kind of toen and sound u want to achieve.. or whether you just liek the physical feel or even the aesthetics of a strat.
Sound-wise.. my favourite start sound comes from an SRV strat.. pure blues. However that said bear in ind what the rest have mentioned here about the tone coming from the wood.. to put it simly: shit in equals shit out.
