Why You'll Never Sell Your Strat 

Should have gotten the AP2 strat. It does the tele thing better than a tele with all 3 pickups plus it sounds like a strat and is ergonomic like a strat

⁠@@WithCarePlzI I’ve my AP HSS strat but I think my tele feels better

@@AustinPierce7526 we all like what we like. No argument there. But for me I could never go back to a tele again bcuz my CS strat with 1/2 blender greasebucket II (sort of similar to the AP2 strats 7 way gilmour wiring but with the addition of treble bleed and the tone 2 being a blender) does the tele thing better than a tele but it’s a strat. For me a strat with that kind of setup always walks over a tele bcuz the strat is much more of a form fitting comfortable shape, and when a trem strat does the tele thing wiring wise it’ll always sound better to me due to the springs being part of the tone. That strat springy snap and the lightweight ergonomics are just too much for a tele to compete with. That being said Teles are the OG electric- and if that plays a part of why somebody wants one- I totally get that. Just for me objectively I can’t play teles after playing AP2 strats and my custom shop pomo strat. But i’d take an AP2 tele over a player strat. But the AP2 strat just does more and does it more comfortably. The AP2 teles are still nice quality american made instruments tho. Congrats. Give a CS Pomo or AP2 strat a try tho if u can

@@WithCarePlz what the major difference between an AP strat and an AP2?

I have the ampro II jazzyboi and I love it! Tbh pickups are soooo noisy and they overpromised on the new trem design imo, but it most certainly dooms.

My strats never had any tuning issues, but my les Paul's sure did.

Yea I had the opposite experience, sold my les Paul custom to get a custom shop strat last year, best thing I ever did.

@MarkTurner-vs7uc At first, my Les Paul had tuning issues. Then I did the over the top tailpiece wrap, and I started using the luthier knot. Haven't had any problems since. The Stratocaster has tuning issues because of the Fender tremolo bridge and a defective roller nut.

I'm just now perusing a list of top selling guitars from Reverb for 2022, and they have the Silver Sky in first place, but second place is the Squier Classic Vibe Baritone Custom Telecaster, and third place is the Fender Player Plus Meteora HH. I might believe that the Silver Sky was a popular guitar, but I think that the other two guitars on the top of the list imply that it is extremely unlikely that the Reverb list can be considered as representative of the industry as a whole. Do we really believe that the Meteora is Fender's best selling model?

I guess it's how it feels in your hand, I bought an Ibanez on my Paul gilbert phase, but I usually end up playing on the squier most times, and my squier is not even a semi good model, it's the shittiest most shitty guitar ever.

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I didn't want a Tele at first bcuz I thought it was locked into a certain genre of music. Found an awesome Squire Tele at my local pawnshop and now own 2. Even looking for a 3rd bcuz of its unique build. Love my Strats and won't want to get rid of any of them.

Real, but HSS really is good too so you gotta think how strats are so versatile. Even HH strats

Christmas is right around the corner. You know you need that tele!

Trust me, it just never gets better! At 65, I basically have one of every common style guitar (no pointy ones! 😂) including a Strat, a Tele, an LP, a 335, a PRS…regular, 12-string and parlor acoustics…and a mandolin! I’m okay on most but a master of none. But each has their own personality and I love them all! Variety is the spice of life! But I don’t gamble, drink excessively or run with scissors so my guitar habit probably won’t kill me! 🤡

@@gregmiller7123which one do you find yourself picking up the most? A 335 is on my list. One day!

@@TheSamMabe That’s a tough one! 😂 I love them all but if you’re forcing me to make a choice then I can narrow it down to three…for when I just have a few minutes to pick then it would be my PRS parlor guitar…for deep acoustic, it’s my 25 year-old Taylor 414 that is sweet as honey…for rocking it would be my Fender Player Series Strat with a Seymour Duncan JB Jr. in the bridge position for a humbucker sound. That said, I have an Ibanez Artcore 335-style semi-hollow that I had set-up perfectly and a bone nut added that is a killer and all my friends want to play! All my guitars are different but having played since I was ten, the mix has always kept me interested no matter what style I’m feeling that day! 🤪. Lastly, except for my 12-string, all of my guitars were purchased used so I’m kind of the shelter for unloved or neglected axes! 🤡

May I ask why you hated pro2?

It’s a fantastic example of a Strat. Really well made, which is why I know that it’s Strats as a category I don’t like - rather than the specific one I had (I’ve owned three others in the past, years ago). They feel great to hold, but I don’t like the pickups/sound and don’t particularly like how they look. In the Fender world, I much prefer a Tele, Jag, or JM. But if someone wanted a Strat I’d recommend the AmPro-II.

The volume knob is the only reason I never wanted one. I can't play one without banging my knuckles all over that dam knob. I bought an ernie ball cutlass instead. No knob issues with that one.

It’s a great guitar. Some people have problems with the volume knob but that’s because they are playing guitar incorrectly

Its a shape thats prominent in every genre of music. Its just so comfy.

This is such a big point, the minute I picked up a tele I hated it. It’s blocky, the aux port is in an annoying position, the neck is too thick. The strat is perfect ergonomically.

I have a Nash S63 that I was thinking of adding a base plate to the bridge pickup and wiring it up for neck/bridge. The middle pickup by itself for me personally is completely useless

@@maxpeck4154 do it! You’ll love the difference. I usually grab Lindy Fralin’s baseplate. But a bunch of companies make good ones. I also never use the middle on my strat… but use the middle all the time on my silver sky.

I have a 2012 HSS strat, I had written to the ceo of Fender at the time about the design of the bridge and string angle breaking across the bridge plate and how I had modified my old Kramer to eliminate that angle by beveling the holes etc, and a couple years later..I got my 2012 Deluxe American strat..Locking tuners, Lsr roller nut, the bridge plate holes were beveled..just like I suggested! Of course I can't claim that idea as mine as maybe some other engineer also developed it. I just know I suggested it. I don't like the fancy electronics on it. I would have rather just had straight ahead 5 way switch with a coil tap to split the bridge. As far as the neck..It's a bit wide for me, as in string spacing. But still a great guitar..and I won't sell it!!

Check out the Schecter Nick Johnston HSS. It's an amazing guitar with specs that blow away a Fender.

@@Stratisfied22 will do

That's where the hsh Strat really shines. Love my MIM Strat for that alone, but with a coil split it can be the best of both worlds

Turn-based stratocaster