swleary Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 So I was just cruising around the internet and decided to look at the Fender forums. Interesting topic....how to get a fatter and deeper sound out of a strat....my first thought..should have Bought a GIBSON...just sayin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayer_shabetay Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 I am a Gibson player, but I recently saw and ordered a beautiful Fender with a completely different look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Two issues I've always had with fenders... The pickup buzz The feel of the neck Dig the way they look, especially the 70's big headstock versions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 So I was just cruising around the internet and decided to look at the Fender forums. Interesting topic....how to get a fatter and deeper sound out of a strat....my first thought..should have Bought a GIBSON...just sayin Back in the 60's I had a Fender Jaguar. The neck pickup went out. I took it to a guy I knew who rebuilt the single coil pickup. It was so much more sensitive that it totally changed the sound of the whole guitar. After the pickup was repaired, the guitar sounded like a Mosrite, (like the Ventures were playing at the time). I was playin' rhythm at the time, and it added to our sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayer_shabetay Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 I am a Gibson player, but I recently saw and ordered a beautiful Fender with a completely different look Sorry wrong picture, this is the one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 Sorry wrong picture, this is the one I think I like that one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 sold my fender usa standard, tbh i didn't feel the "regret" thing like i have before when i sold another brand/make guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG FAN Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 I am a Gibson player, but I recently saw and ordered a beautiful Fender with a completely different look I've got a Gibson with that same look;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 As we all well know...the Strat and other Fenders are different animals to Gibsons A Strat can sound huge in the right hands, and feel good neck-wise and weight-wise Having 'some' of each in one's collection is the best philosophy :blink: V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayer_shabetay Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 I've got a Gibson with that same look;) I guess that´s why I liked the Fender:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 . I've got a Strat with the S1 switching and extra capacitors, which give a couple fatter sounding switch options. IMO more versatile sound/tone wise than the original switching and capacitor setup, without sticking a humbucker on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 RE: Fender... Naaaah. Don't have one. Never did. I've tried out plenty in guitar stores since '63, but... It's the necks. Period. They absolutely don't work with how I play. But then, neither do some other brands, especially if they have a more-rounded-than-Gibson fretboard radius. And I prefer a relatively wide nut and thin (fretboard to back) neck. OTOH, Roy Buchanan had a very different perspective and heaven knows he was a lot more talented picker than I might ever imagine myself to be. I think a lot has to do with how you start playing and what you start and continue playing on as your hands begin to come to an "automatic thing" with what you do. Note I didn't mention tone. I'm a playability freak. Especially on an electric, I care not much at all about copying somebody else's "tone." So... Given my talent is sufficiently limited that I have a strong physical preference for a certain sort of neck for playability, I just can't go "Fender." m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Id love to try this Fender... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 that's sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 ....how to get a fatter and deeper sound out of a strat.... Easy answer.. tune it down to Eb and slap some heavier strings on it. Works every time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Its the player. you tell me Stevie Ray Vaughan sounds thin and not full and I'll punch you out. Jazzmasters are awesome guitars and will probably be my next guitar purchase sometime in 2011. Then a Gretsch, also owned by Fender. If you don't like em, cool. More for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 . I've got a Strat with the S1 switching and extra capacitors, which give a couple fatter sounding switch options. IMO more versatile sound/tone wise than the original switching and capacitor setup, without sticking a humbucker on it. thats what I LOVE about my American Deluxe Strat......the S-1 Phase reverse switching gives it 3(out of 10 total) toggle choices that sound very thick and warm. with the switch depressed position T-5 sounds like my SG or Flying V, while T-4 sounds VERY Les Paulish. plus, it's a looker too..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I play both Gibson and Fender (country AND western). From age 16-28 I played nothing but my V. One guitar period. I then got a strat in a band I was in in the late 80's. It became my main guitar. Now I play both. I love them both. The S-1 switching, as Bigkahune said, makes a huge tonal difference. In my band now I have "Strat songs" and "gibson songs". Rock n roll by Zep - definite Gibson song. Heaven by Los Lonely Boys - definite Strat song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbreslauer Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I play both Gibson and Fender (country AND western). i was gonna do a Blues Brothers reference too: "We got BOTH kinds!" i am VERY fortunate to have both kinds as well, and i like them because they sound and feel so different... my fenders: my gibsons: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 EQ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanPC Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Its the player. you tell me Stevie Ray Vaughan sounds thin and not full and I'll punch you out. Jazzmasters are awesome guitars and will probably be my next guitar purchase sometime in 2011. Then a Gretsch, also owned by Fender. If you don't like em, cool. More for me True, but SRV also played on 0.13 gauge strings... .13-.56 or .58, and tuned down a half-step Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 i was gonna do a Blues Brothers reference too: "We got BOTH kinds!" i am VERY fortunate to have both kinds as well, and i like them because they sound and feel so different... my fenders: my gibsons: Love em! Gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldefrothingslosh Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I have both brands. Gibson necks = way better than Fender for me. However, there is something about a Tele that is just really cool. Gotta be honest - current collection includes a Les Paul, a strat, and a tele (among others), and I would not part with any of them. However, for a non-thin sound, I am grabbing the Les Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Id love to try this Fender... My uncle had one in black. That thing was f-ing SWEEEEEEEEEEET. He sold it without telling me. I would have loved to buy from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Also I finally played one of those Squier Vintage Vibe Teles (double binding). Real pretty to look at but not so great to play. I'd get one to toy around with if it was used for $200 but $350? No thanks. I like the new ones with the H-H config but I want a tele with tele pups first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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