guitar_randy Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Anyone else own Fenders and Gibsons and find it hard to adjut to one or the other after playing the other one? I play my Gibson much more frequently than the Fender,but when I pick up the Fender I find it difficult to get used to the longer scale after being used to the gibsons. I have a problem when I pick up my epi dot too.Not sure whats different on the epi,it kind of seems like the neck is narrower.Don't know for sure if it is,but seems like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 For me it's the opposite... Whenever I pick up the "main fender" I find it really nice, confortable, really easy to play and great sounding. Then when I go back to the main gibson I find it lacking something the fender has. If I spend lots of tiime with the fender then go grab the gibson, the same happens: the gibson feels perfect, great and I find the fender lacking something the gibson has... For the record my main gibson is a standard faded and my main fender is an american ash anniversary telecaster... I t5hink the tele is 50% more guitar than the gibson (maybe the fender equivalent to the std. faded would be the highway one?) When switching through any of the others (either fender gibson epi or ibanez) I dont really care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Never really thought about it that way. I dunno, I have several of each. ALWAYS comfortable with a good Strat in my hands. Playing the Gibsons takes a little acclimation because they are all built a little different. Depends on what I'm playing too, but when it's Gibson time nothing else will do... Pick up a Strat again and I'm in the groove pretty quick. Always seemed easier to learn new songs on a Strat too. I dunno why, easier to hear individual notes with single coils maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daerious Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 My main guitar is a Gibson Les Paul Studio, and whenever I switch to my daughters Squire Deluxe Strat, it is kinda like driving my wife's car... it just takes a few minutes to get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Strat's are more comfortable for me as well. They have a better balance for where I hold and strum. But I have no trouble with my Nighhawk, it's such a Tone Monster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_HEWC Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 All my guitars feel kinda diffrent. My studio to my R6 and I used to have two telecasters that also felt really different from each other. At the moment the only guitar I really feel at home with is the R6, so she's my wife and the others my mistresses :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I adjust to it quite easily. The hand is like memory foam, it remembers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 When I first got a Strat it was a huge adjustment. These days, I play them all pretty regularly so it's easy to switch from one to another or any of my other guitars as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I don't have too much trouble going from my LP to Strat. Having said that, I definately prefer the feel of the LP neck. Although the Strat is a litttle more comfortable body-wise, my hand cramps up when I play a Strat for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I adjust to it quite easily. The hand is like memory foam' date=' it remembers.[/quote'] Is memory foam bad for the nitro finish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Swap "Strat" for "LP", and it's what RichCI said... not so much any more, but at first... yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 No. I never have any problems switching from one guitar to the next. My advice: Adapt and overcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Nope. Never really think about it, just pick it up and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modoc_333 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 obviously, i find some more comfortable than others, but i can switch back and forth. i never have liked strats though. they are uncomfortable... body, neck, control layout, everything. i really don't care for the sound either. there are other fenders that are great though. i still find a les paul to be the perfect fit for me though. every thing about a LP feels right to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyH Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I used to, but not anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I bought a Kramer-Focus-Faux Strat guitar and although I got used to the longer scale, I never liked the shorter radius so I traded it in. Bending strings on a round fretboard is just too uncomfortable to me. If I ever get another Fender, I'll probably have to get a replacement neck with a longer radius. Notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I'm the opposite. My first electric was a Gibson Sonex, which I still own (same design as a LP but not the same quality). When I started playing a Strat the middle pickup would always get in the way of my picking. It took me a while to adjust, but I'm comfortable with it now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I switch easy between my Gibsons and My American Stratocaster. The main challenge to me is having to strum/pick away from the volume knob on the Strat. My Squier 51 is pretty much a strat but with a fixed bridge and the volume knob away from the string I have no problem switching to that one. Switching to my Casino is another story, thin neck, 1.62" nut makes it hard to plat open chords. The string tension is completely different also. With my Explorer sometimes I have to double check where I am on the neck since the joint to the body is so different that my LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_randy Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 I'm the opposite. My first electric was a Gibson Sonex' date=' which I still own (same design as a LP but not the same quality). When I started playing a Strat the middle pickup would always get in the way of my picking. It took me a while to adjust, but I'm comfortable with it now... [/quote'] yea,I get that middle pickup in the way issue too.It just seems like its right where I strum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 No. Vice versa on that too, their both great guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Physically I have no trouble switching between Fender and Gibson guitars. But I'm not really a finesse player - those are the guys who seem bothered by subtle differences in scale length or neck radius. However, I have had problems switching between my Fender and Gibson guitars with regards to amp sound. Sometimes what sounds great with one will sound muddy with the other. It took me a while to iron this out. Generally my strategy is this: I set my amps (all tube) for a nice "Wind Cries Mary" tone with the Strat. Clean but not clean ya know. That same setting will break up a bit more with the Les Paul of course, so I have a nice rhythm sound there. Then I use pedals to add more gain where needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesnBooze Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Maybe it's more neck shape than length! You can switch the Fender neck for something more comfortable, if you're more bothered about how it feels, and store the original. You just have to work the strings a bit harder, but then the upside is the Les is even easier. I agree with most of the other's and much prefer a Telecaster/Les Paul combination, with nothing in the way, and I like that plank feel. My son's the Stratocaster fan, he'll change when he get's bigger. Lucky guy 'cos we're both Lefties. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modoc_333 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I switch easy between my Gibsons and My American Stratocaster. The main challenge to me is having to strum/pick away from the volume knob on the Strat. My Squier 51 is pretty much a strat but with a fixed bridge and the volume knob away from the string I have no problem switching to that one. Switching to my Casino is another story' date=' thin neck, 1.62" nut makes it hard to plat open chords. The string tension is completely different also. With my Explorer sometimes I have to double check where I am on the neck since the joint to the body is so different that my LP.[/quote'] i guess i strum a little further forward than most, but i always hit the switch on a strat. it always ends up getting knocked to the bridge position. i like teles though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Me, I've never touched a Fender neck I found comfortable. In retrospect it's likely because I like the roughly "standard" Gibson-style scale and fingerboard - and that's likely because my first guitars were either classical or 12-string. Yeah, kinda an odd combination, eh? I haven't touched a Rick in years, but played one a year or so in a rock band in the 60s. I remember it as a nice neck but then ... my hands have changed some. I think the good Gretsch necks were about the same as a Gibbie. My mid-70s Guild SG clone felt wonderful in '79, now a little "tight-necked" for fingering for some reason. I think the guy who said those more affected by scale and such are "finesse" players hit it right. I can play Bach or "Down and Out" on about any Gibson neck with light, low strings. Not on a Fender, at least not very comfortably. I agree that although technically the 335 and Epi clones have in theory the same width at the nut, they do feel a little more narrow than, say, a 175. I dunno why either unless its the difference in shape of the body that puts the hands in a bit different position on the neck. As for Fender/Fender style necks, I feel they're more designed for either rhythm guitar playing or for single/doublestop playing as opposed to a "classical/Chet/Joe Pass" solo style. But then again, I started on the wide, flat necks of classical and 12-string boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 For me it's a real personal issue. My guitars are jealous of each other. Sure, happens all the time. Last time I played my Gibson ES-175 my Stratocaster would not come out of its case for days and the Telecaster just sat there in the corner pouting like a little kid the entire time. I mean my 175 was just having a good time. I guess I should have been a little more considerate to the Fenders, but it wasn't their turn. I love all my children equally, it's really strange how those Fenders are so sensitive. The next time I played my Telecaster, I could tell "Woody Plank" was real happy. We were having a such a spanking, cranking, twanging honkey tonk of a good time, I didn't even think of "Black Betty" sitting in her case over in the corner. She's more mature and I've never really had any attitude problem with her, accept when she howls, whales and moans with a haunting feedback, then I know she's upset. The Stratocaster was still not coming out of its case. Something about "The Telecaster came first" and "Oh I'm Leos step child". I'm like you got to be kidding me, right? So after about a week of the Stratocaster's poohpy attitude I finally coaxed her out of the case. She was real cold at first, but once I got my hands on her and started playing with her neck and fiddling with her knobs (she just loves that) she warmed up to me and all was forgiven. We had a great time playing some nasty blues and some cool D-minor, C, and F arpeggiated progressions. What she really liked was that ascending Mixolidian scale into a descending Pentatonic scale. So anyway, that's it. Good night now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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