strat???

jcoote · 22-02-2005 2:58pm #1

looking at gettin a strat lads. anyone have any advice whats good whats not playing kinda power rock with it :rolleyes:

Doctor J · 22-02-2005 3:08pm

Everybody should have one

The single coils don't really do it for more rocky tones, though a friend of mine has a strat with a humbucker (HSS) in the bridge and the S1 switch in the volume knob (which makes it into a single coil when you need the real Strat quack).

http://www.fender.com/products/show.php?partno=0117000#

jcoote · 22-02-2005 3:15pm

hey doc this is johnny baggios mate from the boardstock gig.. did your mate get that strat from the factory like that or did he mod it

irlirishkev · 22-02-2005 3:15pm

What Doctor J said!

Also.. Are you going for a 'real' strat, or a copy? If you're open to suggestion, I'd say go with a Jap fender rather than a US one. I've played both and the Japanese ones kick ass. Just my opinion of course.. Make sure you try a few out before you buy.

But yeah, they're great guitars!

Kev.

jcoote · 22-02-2005 3:19pm

ah yeah a real strat.. might look at the jap ones alright was thinkin that they looked slightly better.. by the way doc i forgot to click the link on your post and i have seen the specs since my last post.. sorry

Doctor J · 22-02-2005 3:58pm

No problem

Nice, guitars, really nice, what more can be said?

Ancient1 · 22-02-2005 4:50pm

The Strat is the sine qua non, the quintessence, the mother of all guitars.

IMO, of course

disgruntled · 22-02-2005 5:14pm

Strats are great, very versatile instruments and those jap ones really are excellent. However for heavier stuff I'd be more inclined to go with my Les Paul.

jcoote · 22-02-2005 5:29pm

yeah i had a gibson sg and was lookin at les pauls a while ago but i just don't like the neck on gibsons.. i have a telecaster with a maple neck and it nearly plays itself gonna go for a maple neck strat methinks

Doctor J · 22-02-2005 5:34pm

Try the usual place, http://www.chrisguitars.com/fender.html for a 2nd hand bargain or you'll find some exotic beauties on Ishibashi though I don't think they have the S1 switches, they're on the American series only.

Still, who wouldn't want one of these? Bless you Fender, Japan, bless you

jcoote · 22-02-2005 6:53pm

anyone every bought anything off the 2 sites doctor j mentioned above???

Jetpilot · 22-02-2005 7:09pm

Used Ishibashi to order a jazz bass just before christmas, had no hassle with them, koichi was a pleasure to deal with! Got the bass within a week and its amazing!

disgruntled · 22-02-2005 7:13pm

I got a strat from Ishibashi a couple of weeks ago, there great. I haven't bought anything myself from Chris but plenty of people here have and have had nothing but good things to say. Tbh you can't really go wrong with either.

Johnny Storm · 25-02-2005 11:37pm

jcoote wrote:

anyone every bought anything off the 2 sites doctor j mentioned above???

Not yet - but I have tried to buy two guitars off Chrisguitars.com. Both times they were already sold but he had not updated his site (he is a small one man and a dog operation apparently).
My advice if you really want one of his guitars is to phone (not email) ASAP.
(PS I'm good at giving advice but bad at doing it myself)

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