The purists will say so. I personally think of a Strat as SSS. But honestly HSS is probably more versatile and still does the Fender thing. AND you can always experiment with SSS just by buying a bridge single coil and a new pickguard. That's the cool thing about Strats!So I got to play a bunch of guitars today.
The one that really spoke to me was a MIJ Geddy Lee Jazz Bass.
Before I found that tho I played a bunch of Strats and Teles. A MIM Fat Strat spoke to me and a Squier CV Tele was nice at half the price. All the necks felt good - no baseball bats in the bunch.
I've got a MIA P bass I'm trading so I'll go back with that and get a little more serious.
So my question tonight is will I not be missing the true Fender thing if I go HSS?
No, you won't miss it at all. Obviously, it pushes the three Strat minimum to a four Strat minimum.So I got to play a bunch of guitars today.
The one that really spoke to me was a MIJ Geddy Lee Jazz Bass.
Before I found that tho I played a bunch of Strats and Teles. A MIM Fat Strat spoke to me and a Squier CV Tele was nice at half the price. All the necks felt good - no baseball bats in the bunch.
I've got a MIA P bass I'm trading so I'll go back with that and get a little more serious.
So my question tonight is will I not be missing the true Fender thing if I go HSS?
Well rat farts. I decided to pull the trigger and they are back-ordered.@smurfco, Adorama let me use the link you gave to add that tele to my cart for $499 - even though that deal appears to be no longer in effect. I am so, so tempted to pull the trigger.
Well rat farts. I decided to pull the trigger and they are back-ordered.
and there he was, about to embark on...................oh look.......squirrel!!!And now, I've taken this tele unavailability as an omen that a new guitar isn't going to inspire me to play, and that I should stick with the guitar I have.
Although there is a sexy little Epi Firebird on facebook marketplace for $500...
Lol, I was looking for guitars that I don't get along with in hopes that my stubbornness would motivate me to play it. Tele's have always been at the top of the list of guitars I don't get along with, but firebirds are right up there.and there he was, about to embark on...................oh look.......squirrel!!!
i've never owned a tele, because we don't get along.Lol, I was looking for guitars that I don't get along with in hopes that my stubbornness would motivate me to play it. Tele's have always been at the top of the list of guitars I don't get along with, but firebirds are right up there.
imo, sometimes/often a gibby type into an overdriven amp, like a marshall, can just be too much.Not going to school anybody, but I've recently fallen back onto playing my Strat again. And I love it.
Recent years I've been relying on my HSS superstrats (Jackson, EBMM, Sterling) but recently after a band reshuffle I've found myself playing my Strat through a Marshall with a volume control and a couple of drive pedals. That is a glorious sound, and the Strat just feels like home (it was what I started out with 20+ years ago).
And when you need a different style or sound, fire up a Tele. Works every time. I did find myself pllaying country licks for a little while after I got one though, but eventually got over that.
imo, sometimes/often a gibby type into an overdriven amp, like a marshall, can just be too much.
whereas a strat (SSS) can calm them right down. but the thing is, with a gibby type, you get away with some slop in your single note stuff......you cannot get away with that on a strat.
That is true. But there's just something with a slightly overdriven Marshall and a Strat - throw a boost or drive pedal in front of that and it sounds glorious. Over the years I don't really like the uber-clean sounds through a Fender, but a Marshall with just a bit of hair on it - lovely.
How long does that take?And when you need a different style or sound, fire up a Tele. Works every time. I did find myself pllaying country licks for a little while after I got one though, but eventually got over that.
Go get yourself a Classic Vibe Tele. Not a big outlay.I've decided that maybe adding a few different guitars to the mix might give me enough of a challenge to get me serious about playing again. Historically, I've never gotten along with telecasters, so I'm thinking that getting a tele may get me motivated just through sheer stubbornness.