Well this is weird.

[LucSulla]

All of the sudden, I can just play the shit out of a Stratocaster. 

And I don't mean a super strat. I mean, specifically, a plain old American standard strat with single coils. I've been playing them a lot around the house lately, and at band practice this afternoon, the guys were like, "What is all of that? Have you been woodshedding a new style or something."

No! No I haven't!

For some reason, I just play them a lot differently than a LP style guitar, and it's pretty rad. I don't shred as much, but the legato phrasing I like along with my sparse knowledge of chickin pickin just comes together way differently. 

Who even am I now?

[Feynman]

You've done it!  This is peak guitar development.  So many fight it, but we must eventually all become Stratocaster people.  Praise Leo.  Buy another one.

[HSB0531]

On 3/23/2025 at 12:46 AM, LucSulla said:

All of the sudden, I can just play the shit out of a Stratocaster. 

And I don't mean a super strat. I mean, specifically, a plain old American standard strat with single coils. I've been playing them a lot around the house lately, and at band practice this afternoon, the guys were like, "What is all of that? Have you been woodshedding a new style or something."

No! No I haven't!

For some reason, I just play them a lot differently than a LP style guitar, and it's pretty rad. I don't shred as much, but the legato phrasing I like along with my sparse knowledge of chickin pickin just comes together way differently. 

Who even am I now?

I think a different instrument will make you play differently, whether it's the tone, or the neck dimensions, or the way it sits.  I had a Fender Walnut Elite II bass with the  wider neck. It measured 1-3/4" at the nut and the neck profile felt slim & wide, especially at the higher frets. The sound of the walnut body/neck, and the feel of the wider radius made me play differently compared to a standard P-bass.

Edited March 25 by HSB0531

[LucSulla]

23 hours ago, Feynman said:

You've done it!  This is peak guitar development.  So many fight it, but we must eventually all become Stratocaster people.  Praise Leo.  Buy another one.

I have two, not including the two HSS Charvels. But yeah, n+1 is always the best number. 

Do y'all feel like a FR bridge, even decked, feels different than a strat bridge? I guess it could be the compound radius neck on the Charvels too, which are objectively different. 

The vibe feels far more different than it should. 

[velorush]

3 hours ago, LucSulla said:

Do y'all feel like a FR bridge, even decked, feels different than a strat bridge?

Shaaa! Like the difference between a car and a truck? You betcha!

I've been a died-in-the-wool Strat guy since 1986, even after I realized I would never be SRV! 🤔

[Dutchman]

For me it's the guitar scale. I would play a 24 3/4 scale faster cuz I could. The Fender scale just sounds better on bends and more melodic passes. Just my 2pennys worth!

 

[Hackubus]

It's kinda like that for me too.  But God, I don't wanna play any kinda Stratocaster, ever.  I did a setup on a Squier strat a few days ago, and started farting around with what few licks I knew from EJ's Cliffs Of Dover, and by crackee....I managed to play that danged song all the way up to the solo in a manner that actually impressed me somewhat.  On my Gibsons...I only manage to get a few bars in before Clam City.