tsl602000 Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Looks like Fender finally did something about the heel of the strat. Now if I only knew where to buy plates like that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Where did you get tha picture? Fender's 50th birthday was in 1996. I know that because I have a 50 years Fender anniversary strat with a gold plate on the back confirming that fact. Therefore I think this plate is definately NOT made by Fender and it seems to give little improvement in terms of reducing the bulky heel anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreamLine Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 i agree, the cut off corner hardly does anything - plus fender have tried it before in late 80's in the heavy metal strat series (24 fret, maple f/b, FR) and i played one of them and it was hardly better then a normal strat heel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Where did you get tha picture? Fender's 50th birthday was in 1996. I know that because I have a 50 years Fender anniversary strat with a gold plate on the back confirming that fact. Therefore I think this plate is definately NOT made by Fender and it seems to give little improvement in terms of reducing the bulky heel anyway. the strats 50th birthday, not fenders.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 the strats 50th birthday, not fenders.... That makes sense.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FajiiNako Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 either way, i still want one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Fruit Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Now if I only knew where to buy plates like that.... Easy, buy an american anniversary strat and nick it from there. Or, if your a bit of a tight fist, get a normal one and a metal saw and cut it yourself Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Why do you guys want to change a Strat? It's still my favorite guitar and I don't have a problem with the heel at all. You dont have 24 frets anyway.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted January 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Where did you get tha picture? Fender's 50th birthday was in 1996. I know that because I have a 50 years Fender anniversary strat with a gold plate on the back confirming that fact. Therefore I think this plate is definately NOT made by Fender and it seems to give little improvement in terms of reducing the bulky heel anyway. It's the strat's 50th birthday as stated by Rhoads. This plate is made by Fender. Check your facts.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 i have so much respect for the strat it comes out of my eyeballs. it was one of the first great sounding electrics if not the first. i just wanted to state that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 i have so much respect for the strat it comes out of my eyeballs. it was one of the first great sounding electrics if not the first. i just wanted to state that. Well i think its an out dated piece of crap, which has been bettered by every other manufacturer out there. How they can charge what they do for the top end models is beyond comprehension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 don't you think that's kinda harsh? what makes you think that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 now it is. but it wasnt in the 50's 60;s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Well i think its an out dated piece of crap, which has been bettered by every other manufacturer out there. How they can charge what they do for the top end models is beyond comprehension. Think twice before you post such a nonsense. The Strat is the greatest guitar design EVER. It was invented 50 years ago and it is still a great guitar. The only important improvements to e-guitars since Leo invented the Strat are Humbuckers and Floyds. Both are in no way neccessary and most of them are simply a matter of taste. Whats the reason that the biggest portion of guitars sold are strats and strat copies? Because they are a piece of crap? Why do you think so many great players play them? The Strat is the most important and influential guitar of this century. And if you don't like Strats thats another thing, but that does not make them crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 They have been doing that on squires for awhile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted January 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Well i think its an out dated piece of crap, which has been bettered by every other manufacturer out there. How they can charge what they do for the top end models is beyond comprehension. I can't believe you said that. I'm a professional musician and who the hell are you to tell me that my tools are pieces of crap? That comment was very immature and completely unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted January 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 oh btw, GuitarMaestro..... I took that pic from the official Fender site...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gw_guitars Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Well i think its an out dated piece of crap, which has been bettered by every other manufacturer out there. How they can charge what they do for the top end models is beyond comprehension. I don't wanna be caught in the middle of this but I really don't like this kind of remarks. I'm a real Gibson player but I also have a Stratocaster ( 25 year anniversary) and the guitar has been beaten around alot but it is a fine guitar and still is! If a Fender guitar is in your opinion a 'piece of crap' that's okay but choose your words a little more carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 ...the greatest guitar design EVER... okay he was wrong, but don't exaggerate please..... The only important improvements to e-guitars since Leo invented the Strat are Humbuckers and Floyds. Both are in no way neccessary That's bull and you know that... i.e. tuning stability (think of people who want to do divebombs), try that on a fender vintage trem! What about full rich tone and no noise, for a lot of people humbuckers are definately neccessary! What about neck thru, isn't that a good invention? Why do you think so many great players play them? Maybe because of that senseless stuff you just said... lots of people think the same way "it was the first e-guitar ever so it must be THE BEST design and BEST SOUND" I think it's kinda dumb, but that my opinion The Strat is the most important and influential guitar of this century That's your opinion... better say "one of the most, not THE most" Whats the reason that the biggest portion of guitars sold are strats and strat copies? Because they're cheap and simple to build... I just wanted to say that it was a stupid thing rhoads said, but your comment wasn't that true either. It's all about taste, just like you said about the floyds and humbuckers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 guitars rule!!!!...that's allthat matters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 exactly... no crap about "this one is the best" or "that one is better..." if you love your old hondo plywood guitar, than please keep it and play it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 @Alex: Please reread your whole post and ask yourself if it makes sense at all. I have no problem with correct critique, but if someone does not even read my post or think about what it could have ment and posts a follow up which is more of an stupid rant then a mindfull answer then I get really angry. okay he was wrong, but don't exaggerate please..... I still stand to that statement. The Strat is by far the solidbody guitar with the most sales and the most copied design. It is 50 years old and still played by a big percentage of players worldwide. No guitar was sold more often. This should be evidence enough of the quality of the design. If you think otherwise please tell me which guitar is more popular. That's bull and you know that... i.e. tuning stability (think of people who want to do divebombs), try that on a fender vintage trem! What about full rich tone and no noise, for a lot of people humbuckers are definately neccessary! What about neck thru, isn't that a good invention? Please reread my post. I wrote that they are not neccessary. I never wrote that a Fender trem is very tuning stable nor did I say that Humbuckers have no use. Surely a Floyd is better for tuning stability and humbuckers have their advatages, but both are in no way crucial to playing electric guitar and have the same amount of disadvantages then advantages. That said I play Floyds myself and like them very much. But in the whole picture the way an electric guitar works was outlined by the Strat and the things that came since then are really minor improvements. Maybe because of that senseless stuff you just said... lots of people think the same way "it was the first e-guitar ever so it must be THE BEST design and BEST SOUND" I think it's kinda dumb, but that my opinion Another stupid rant by you. I never said that I think that way. I play many different guitars and in no way do I say that I think a Strat is the best guitar ever. I just stated that it was the greatest invention in electric guitars and the biggest step forward. A design that passes the test of time for 50 years without major modifications simply is a great design. Additionally the Strat was NOT the first electric guitar.... That's your opinion... better say "one of the most, not THE most" I won't do that. The Strat was the first guitar which was sold in big numbers and the guitar that made playing electric guitar as popular as it is today. Because they're cheap and simple to build... Thats true, but if they were that bad you could not sell them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 @Alex: Please reread your whole post and ask yourself if it makes sense at all... etc. okay now we should take it to the rant section... don't want to hijack Coen's thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 okay now we should take it to the rant section... don't want to hijack Coen's thread I agree with you. The post thread gets out of hand this way.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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