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Post by lesblues on Dec 29, 2009 10:38:45 GMT -5
I'm not sure I agree with you about "clucking" telecasters mine doesn't sound anything like a chicken And Jimi Hendrix, did he really live up to all the Hype?
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Post by Happy Jack on Dec 29, 2009 10:52:14 GMT -5
Personal opinion?
Yes I think he does live up to the hype
As you well know I am not a massive fan of Jimi Hendrix but he was a very innovative guitarist and paved the way for many rock guitarists after him.
I think we also forget how little material he did and how short a time he was with us and to create such a huge buzz in such a small space of time
Are You Experienced was released in mid 1967 and he died 3 years later more or less
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Post by lesblues on Dec 29, 2009 11:31:44 GMT -5
Personal opinion? Yes I think he does live up to the hype As you well know I am not a massive fan of Jimi Hendrix but he was a very innovative guitarist and paved the way for many rock guitarists after him. I think we also forget how little material he did and how short a time he was with us and to create such a huge buzz in such a small space of time Are You Experienced was released in mid 1967 and he died 3 years later more or less Yes of course it is a personal opinion and I know the he was and still is highly regarded by many people, both guitarists and non-guitarists. I personally find his music very difficult to listen to. I think I would liken it to trying to listen to Free Jazz, just not my cup of tea. And believe me I have tried to like his music. I am not attempting to belittle the man or his music I just wonder if he would have had the same mainstream following and if the buzz would have endured had he not died so young. You know how sometimes an artist can become more famous by dying at a young age (not that I recommend it as a career choice). Also interestingly, to get back to the original point about the benefits of a Strat: "Hendrix used right-handed guitars, turned upside-down for left-hand playing, and re-strung so that the heavier strings were in their standard position at the top of the neck. This had an important effect on his guitar sound: because of the slant of the Strat's bridge pickup, his lowest string had a bright sound while his highest string had a mellow sound, the opposite of the Stratocaster's intended design." From: Shapiro, Harry; Glebbeek, Caesar (1990), Jimi Hendrix. Electric Gypsy, London: William Heinemann Ltd., pp. 37–38, ISBN 0 434 69523 8; and Wilson, Tom (2004-11-13). "Seven Fender Stratocaster Models That Pay Tribute to Jimi Hendrix". Modern Guitars Magazine. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
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Post by Happy Jack on Dec 29, 2009 12:01:32 GMT -5
Actually Hendrix used many different guitars from Flying Vs to Telecasters to Gibson SGs and I wonder how much difference the angle of the pick ups really meant I think for sure you are right dying young helped cement the legend that is Hendrix but he was still a very innovative player (and he did play some fantastic blues stuff along the way). You aren't buying into this Stratocaster thing are you ;D
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Post by lesblues on Dec 29, 2009 12:07:39 GMT -5
I'm trying to. I just need a more convincing argument, mon ami.
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Post by Happy Jack on Dec 29, 2009 12:33:05 GMT -5
I'm trying to. I just need a more convincing argument, mon ami. Rory Gallagher? Eric Clapton, Jimmy Vaughan and Robert Cray ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Buddy Guy?
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Post by gasman on Dec 29, 2009 16:55:03 GMT -5
I like the way you two argue back and forth lol! It reminds me of two guys over at the MLP forum that are also from the U.K. I'm pretty sure you're not them...or are you ? Personally, I think both Teles and Strats have their place. Les, if you think Strats are too bright, why don't you try a Fat Strat, you know, H/S/S configuration? Just a thought! BTW, thanks for the great vids Happy Jack!
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Post by lesblues on Jan 12, 2010 6:51:59 GMT -5
I like the way you two argue back and forth lol! It reminds me of two guys over at the MLP forum that are also from the U.K. I'm pretty sure you're not them...or are you ? Personally, I think both Teles and Strats have their place. Les, if you think Strats are too bright, why don't you try a Fat Strat, you know, H/S/S configuration? Just a thought! BTW, thanks for the great vids Happy Jack! Just been browsing over some older posts. Gasman I hear what you say about a fat strat, but doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of a strat? I mean presumably you buy a strat for the sound a strat makes rather than buying a strat and trying to make it sound like a Les Paul. I have a friend who has one and he now thinks that he should have gone for either a Les Paul or a strat instead of a hybrid. I haven't definitely decided that I will never own a strat I guess it's just that I do prefer the sound of a humbucking guitar with mahogany body and neck. Much deeper tone and sustains for ever
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Post by Happy Jack on Jan 12, 2010 9:02:28 GMT -5
It doesn't really Les no
The controls of a Fender Deluxe Fat strat are configured thus
Position 1. Full Bridge Humbucking Pickup Position 2. Front Coil of Bridge Pickup and Middle Pickup Position 3. Middle Pickup Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickups Position 5. Neck Pickup
The controls of a strat with a humbucker at bridge may be configured thus
Position 1. Full Bridge Humbucking Pickup Position 2. Middle Pickup and Full Bridge Humbucking Pickup Position 3. Middle Pickup Position 4. Neck and Middle Pickup Position 5. Neck Pickup
so in the first case arguably the two most important strat tones 2 and 4 are there and in the second case arguably the most important strat tone 4 is available. I say arguably as it is totally a matter of opinion
The humbucker at the bridge will give a much more fatter and more powerful sound better for overdrive for instance. It makes a strat a bit more versatile
I don't think it is a case of a strat trying to sound like a Les Paul because it can't - it still sounds like a strat but a more powerfull strat.
The wood the guitar is made of as you quite rightly mention will have an influence on sound.
My Rees has a strat like pick up configuration and it sounds "stratty" but because the Korina body is more akin to Mahogony it is isn't as bright as a strat
That's may take on it anyway ;D
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Post by gasman on Jan 13, 2010 3:28:15 GMT -5
Hey Les, I think Happy Jack explained the Fat Strat pretty well! You should ask your friend to let you play his Fat Strat to see how you like it. Everyone has their own personal taste in guitar tone, but any guitar tone can grow on you, even if you initially don't like it. Here's my experience: My first electric was my Harmony Strat, so I was exposed to the Strat sound first, and I really liked it. I then bought my Ibanez with humbuckers and a mahogany body, so I got to experience the thicker humbucker tone, which I also liked. I can split the coils on my Ibanez, but because of the pickup configuration and the mahogany body, in single coil mode, it still doesn't sound exactly like my Harmony. The last two guitars I bought were my Epi Les Paul and my Tradition Tele, which to me, are the extreme opposites when it comes to guitar tone. To tell you the truth, at first, I couldn't get used to either the Les Paul tone or the Tele tone (too extreme in either direction). Both guitars grew on me after a while. Overall, I still prefer the tone of my Ibanez Jet King II and my Epi ES-335 Dot. These two guitars offer a more 'middle-of-the road' tone, whether it be single coil or humbucker.
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Post by pwfirst on Feb 14, 2010 21:25:36 GMT -5
One for every occasion, very sweet selection. Phil
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Post by gasman on Feb 15, 2010 1:38:47 GMT -5
Thanks Phil!
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