Jap Fender '62 Reissue Strat (sss)

[dunplayplay]

I jus bought a Fender Jap Strat '62 Reissue.

I bought it because i am learning blues. Tried it at guitar77. Beez played it, it sounds superb! but when i played it, sounds like shit! i guess i have loads to learn.

But anywae, i have a PROBLEM! that is, i have been playing ibanez RG for quite long, and i'm very used to the heavy rock sound, den suddenly switch to fender, i find the sudden decrease in power, like distortion not tat power liaoz..

So i need advise, how to play my fender in such a way i can see its full potential and sweetness? this is my very first fender.

I play for church, and the worship leader often choose songs like:
- tell the world, what the world never take by hillsongs
- open up the gates, jump around, reflector by planetshakers..

but use sss fender like no power?

then i was wondering if my fender with sss pickup config will be able to play those songs? i just still prefer using my RG instead, but if dun use my fender like so wasted..guys, pls help me find a solution out!!

Lastly, my guitar is alder wood body, so the longer i use, will the color fade like ash wood body guitars?

 

[Timex]

maybe its because of the amp u are using. if u find the distortion to be insufficient than prehaps u can augment with a distortion pedal. Single coils generally give a cleaner tone.

 

[penta-tonic]

ah so ure the dude who bought the guitar. i was the guy with the pierced ears. well u can sell ur strat to me. i guess its the user. singles will always sound weaker than hums but they can still be used for anything. well i guess u could swap out the bridge pickup for a dimarzio fast track or something similar. but with both an rg and strat its pure versatility. esp the fender on cleans. theres no way a humbucker equipped guitar will sound more fabulous than a strat.

 

[edo83]

i do not know how those songs sound like but try to use your ears. If u think u need more power and chugging rhythms then by all means use your RG, if most of the songs call for a mellower tone or sweet overdriven guitar parts...then use your 62RI.

i do not think the wood beneath the paintjob affects how fast the finish wears off.

Lastly, i can see from your post that you're quite lost. Ask yourself why did you took the plunge and bought the 62RI initially?

My 62RI is arriving within this week coincidentally, to complement what my RG can't do. Hope you can find a good answer and use to the strat, it's a beautiful sounding guitar.

 

[xspace]

How much was the damage?

 

[BlackMoo]

You can use a compressor to boost the signal as well as compress the signal to resemble a humbucker.

 

[fgl]

Jap strat? Is it the one with Vintage US pups or the texas specials? either way - no fite for for a humbuck Ibanez...

Used to get killer distortion from my SRV strat by raising the pups and twidlin wt the gain on yr dist / amp....trial & error...

If it's the vintage style pups...well then...God bless.... may be u cud custom order the new fender HOT NOISELESS pups (which is what I'm doin on my currant project guitar).

cheers 8)

 

[thor666]

turn up the volume + gain on your amp - you'll hear 60 cycle hum if those are true single coils - and you'll have to get used to it. Singlecoils tend to be sweeter on cleans/overdrive than distortion, but a Fender strat can definitely cover 80s classic rock territory.

Whether the color will fade depends on the paint finish and not so much the wood, if I'm not mistaken. If it's satin, it will fade.

 

[MrE]

To his credit, he said he bought the RI because he wants to learn to play the blues.

but then, dunplayplay, why would you want to use your new strat to play those worship songs? i have not heard these songs you are talking about, but i am quite sure they are not exactly bluesy numbers :roll:

the strat does sound good, especially if yours has the texas specials in them. just dont expect it to replace your RG - that's the reason why ppl buy different types of guitars.

 

[Lifehouse]

If you playing hardrock, then when using the strat its better to adopt a different mentality. What amp are you playing? Also putting a decent overdrive and hear the each string ring while still giving you some grit. These just won't happen with a RG with an all out distortion.

Last but not least, they will definely do for P&W. In fact, I've seen more strats than RGs during worship service.

 

[popeye]

I jus bought a Fender Jap Strat '62 Reissue.

I bought it because i am learning blues. Tried it at guitar77. Beez played it, it sounds superb! but when i played it, sounds like shit! i guess i have loads to learn.

But anywae, i have a PROBLEM! that is, i have been playing ibanez RG for quite long, and i'm very used to the heavy rock sound, den suddenly switch to fender, i find the sudden decrease in power, like distortion not tat power liaoz..

Since you mention you're learning blues, I don't see why you should need massive distortion.

 

[jony]

Yea.. as mentioned...

With pedals u can crank more gain.

Another trick.

Once you get enough saturation, stop there. Increase levels.

For your info, Planet shakers front man uses a strat.

 

[dunplayplay]

Okie guys! U guys realie provided me loads of info.

Why i took the plunge to buy my first fender is because i wanted to try out a strat as well instead of oways using a RG. And also the guitar is more for blues, tats why i bought it, but i was thinking i can also use it for church songs, those very rock one.

Is this strat suitable for songs like punk rock?

Oh yeah, henry seeley from planetshakers uses a fender strat to play for all his songs, but his sounded rock leh, is his HSS config or SSS config?

BUt do u know much about USA Texas special pickups?? My strat is installed with it. but i dunno wad so good about it..u know much about it?

So pple buy this strat because of the neck feel and the texas pickups i guess, so why change to S.D or marzio pickups? U mean texas pickups not tat power?

Another thing, yeah, mine is the strat with texas special pickups in it, but wad so special about these pickups? can elighten me? new to fender..

So guys, if ure churched, or playing for church, are the guys who use strat in churches using SSS config as well? So definitely suitable for planetshakers those rock songs yeah?

So you guys think tat this strat is a beauty? i realie wanna see how beautiful this strat can do, i'm beginner sia, wad skills should i be working on?

So in general, more church guitarists uses a strat then a ibanez RG?
They use SSS?

 

[popeye]

So you guys think tat this strat is a beauty? i realie wanna see how beautiful this strat can do, i'm beginner sia, wad skills should i be working on?

eh I thought you mentioned that you've seen Beez played with it and it sounded beautiful? :lol: That's should be enough to convince you that your guitar really have potential power to be unleashed :twisted:

 

[dunplayplay]

eh I thought you mentioned that you've seen Beez played with it and it sounded beautiful? :lol: That's should be enough to convince you that your guitar really have potential power to be unleashed :twisted:[/quote]

YAh! but i wanna know wad u guys think as well..

 

[jbarks]

bro... with your equipment, you shouldn't be having a problem getting a good tone out of the strat the SSS is the classic strat config and a good example is coldplay's "fix you" where there's a riff that goes into the instrumental.

run your strat with everything full up into the ts9 and into the line6, set to a twin reverb model for some light overdrive... don't forget to use the neck pickup!

henrey seeley uses a SSS layout. the planetshakers guitarists run their signals through line6 pods as well. in any case the strat's a very versatile guitar. but yes, i'd think that more church guitarists use a strat or a LP than an RG. you just have to play around more with your pedals (just leave the knobs on the strat full up) to get the tone you want.

 

[dunplayplay]

oh yeah thanks alot man! i tot i buy liao then only can play blues, then church music not compatible, yeah, i use pod st live, with my ts9, and sometimes adding overdrive too..

 

[MrE]

you've got nice guitars for a beginner, dude.. 8O

the texas specials have more windings than the regular pickups so they are hotter. more toneful, and got more bite when used with distortion. not to say that the lower-output vintage pickups are not as good though - it's all a matter of personal taste.

 

[Lifehouse]

oh yeah thanks alot man! i tot i buy liao then only can play blues, then church music not compatible, yeah, i use pod st live, with my ts9, and sometimes adding overdrive too..

Actually, since you're from Brighton, I've went there once last yr. There was one guy in the sunday svc using a strat as well. You know caesar? The guy with JEM 555?

 

[thor666]

with your pedals you can definitely play rock on the strat. The thing is whether you like that kind of rock or we're talking about different standards of rock here - some people consider Cream to be a blues band and Metallica to be a rock band. So yea.