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Do not judge a book by its cover (I hate cliches, but this is a good one). My
strat my not say strat on the headstock and it may not have cost over a $1000
dollars like a handmade strat, but its a great guitar for the price (240). I
challenge any of you to find a playable strat for that price. If I could
afford a fender I would have bout one, but this guitar is just my backup and it
SOUNDS AND PLAYS BETTER THAN THE '79 STRAT I OWNED 5 YEARS AGO. I personally I
think its not about the label FENDER, but the sound and playability of your
guitar. Sure it may not say FENDER on it, but it does have a lot of features
that I look for in a guitar besides affordability:
1. MATCHING HEADSTOCK.
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....hmmmm...."Fender Nazis", eh....?!? Before this turns into another blood
fest, let me offer this opinion. I have owned and played many Fender
instruments, including Stratocasters, Jaguars, and Jazzmasters. From my
experience, there are good and not-so-good instruments from every
manufacturer, even within the exact same product line. I love everything
about my 1957 Reissue Stratocaster, but hated the neck and tone on my 1969
Stratocaster (bought new, but long since sold). My 1991 American Standard
Stratocaster sounded like roasted crap until I changed the bridge, tuners,
and pickups. My advice is to find an instrument that has the basic
qualities important to your music, and tweak as needed to refine (that
process never seems to end!).
Best regards, Dana Vincent
----- Original Message -----
From: Damon
To: Surf Surf
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 1:11 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Attention Fender Nazis
Do not judge a book by its cover (I hate cliches, but this is a good one).
My strat my not say strat on the headstock and it may not have cost over a
$1000 dollars like a handmade strat, but its a great guitar for the price
(240). I challenge any of you to find a playable strat for that price. If
I could afford a fender I would have bout one, but this guitar is just my
backup and it SOUNDS AND PLAYS BETTER THAN THE '79 STRAT I OWNED 5 YEARS
AGO. I personally I think its not about the label FENDER, but the sound and
playability of your guitar. Sure it may not say FENDER on it, but it does
have a lot of features that I look for in a guitar besides affordability:
My squire strat bullet series cost me $175 in 1995.
It's lasted very well. It's in excellent condition.
The action is kind of high, but I like it and it's
expected considering that I have 12 guage strings on
it. I've heard people say that the squires sound
worse because they're cheaper. I'd just like to say
that I think mine sounds better than my friends
American Strat. Mine has a thicker sound (might also
be the strings).
Also, you said that you've never had to tune your
guitar since you got it? Have you never changed
strings? [snicker] Or played drop D? Or had a string
stretch?
--- Damon <> wrote:
>
> Do not judge a book by its cover (I hate cliches,
> but this is a good one). My strat my not say strat
> on the headstock and it may not have cost over a
> $1000 dollars like a handmade strat, but its a great
> guitar for the price (240). I challenge any of you
> to find a playable strat for that price. If I
> could afford a fender I would have bout one, but
> this guitar is just my backup and it SOUNDS AND
> PLAYS BETTER THAN THE '79 STRAT I OWNED 5 YEARS AGO.
> I personally I think its not about the label
> FENDER, but the sound and playability of your
> guitar. Sure it may not say FENDER on it, but it
> does have a lot of features that I look for in a
> guitar besides affordability:
>
> 1. MATCHING HEADSTOCK.
>
>
>
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>
>
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Fred,
It stays in tune once I've tuned it. Thats what great
guitars do. They come out of the case in tune and go
back in tune. I play whole sets with my band and
don't have to tune between songs. Very simple.
Damon
--- Fred Pleasant <> wrote:
> My squire strat bullet series cost me $175 in 1995.
> It's lasted very well. It's in excellent condition.
>
> The action is kind of high, but I like it and it's
> expected considering that I have 12 guage strings on
> it. I've heard people say that the squires sound
> worse because they're cheaper. I'd just like to say
> that I think mine sounds better than my friends
> American Strat. Mine has a thicker sound (might
> also
> be the strings).
> Also, you said that you've never had to tune your
> guitar since you got it? Have you never changed
> strings? [snicker] Or played drop D? Or had a
> string
> stretch?
>
>
> --- Damon <> wrote:
> >
> > Do not judge a book by its cover (I hate cliches,
> > but this is a good one). My strat my not say
> strat
> > on the headstock and it may not have cost over a
> > $1000 dollars like a handmade strat, but its a
> great
> > guitar for the price (240). I challenge any of
> you
> > to find a playable strat for that price. If I
> > could afford a fender I would have bout one, but
> > this guitar is just my backup and it SOUNDS AND
> > PLAYS BETTER THAN THE '79 STRAT I OWNED 5 YEARS
> AGO.
> > I personally I think its not about the label
> > FENDER, but the sound and playability of your
> > guitar. Sure it may not say FENDER on it, but it
> > does have a lot of features that I look for in a
> > guitar besides affordability:
> >
> > 1. MATCHING HEADSTOCK.
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------
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> > Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and
> more
> >
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> > removed]
> >
> >
>
>
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...hmmmm...there's that "Fender Nazis" title again...(it does have a certain
charm)!!! Anyway, once I changed the tuners (to Sperzel locking),
eliminated the string tree (worthless, unless you do a lot of excessive
string bending), changed the nut (to the LSR Roller Nut), anchored the
bridge (blocked the travel so it can't be pulled sharp, and tightened down
the four springs all the way), my American Standard stays in tune rock-solid
(even with deep trem-bar diving); HOWEVER, when playing in a warm
environment, it will typically go flat (neck moves with temperature), and at
the colder morning or night gigs, it will go sharp. So, despite the fact
that it always stays in tune with ITSELF (if you are only playing with
drums, it doesn't matter much!), I believe ALL guitars need attention to
tuning (even the non-Fenders!). Please, no carnage as a result of this
post!
Best regards and respectfully, Dana Vincent
----- Original Message -----
From: Damon
To:
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Attention Fender Nazis
Fred,
It stays in tune once I've tuned it. Thats what great
guitars do. They come out of the case in tune and go
back in tune. I play whole sets with my band and
don't have to tune between songs. Very simple.
Damon
