The Strat Thread

[Dave Lewis]

My loved PRS Silver Sky and Fender Mike McCready Sig Strat.

 

[Dave Lewis]

My Fender 30th Anniversary Screamadelica Strat Custom Graphic.

 

[Dave Lewis]

My very heavy swamp Ash and hard tail Sculloped Strats.

 

[keef]

My Strats 59/60 refin and 09 NOS Sonic Blue

 

[Dave Lewis]

My two outstanding Larry Carlton Strats.

 

[CBHScott]

Kotzen Strat on the left.

 

[Dave Lewis]

Do Burns count as a British strat?
My Gold Dream.

 

[Alonious_Monk]

After a lifetime of using hardtail guitars, I restrung my Strat with 48's as the 42's on there were too thin for my liking.

Obviously this jacked up my bridge a tiny bit, is there a rule as to how much you allow your bridge to come up? I'm not gonna use the tremolo arm, but currently enjoying pressing the bridge lightly for some subtle wobble once in a while.

 

[iaresee]

After a lifetime of using hardtail guitars, I restrung my Strat with 48's as the 42's on there were too thin for my liking.

Obviously this jacked up my bridge a tiny bit, is there a rule as to how much you allow your bridge to come up? I'm not gonna use the tremolo arm, but currently enjoying pressing the bridge lightly for some subtle wobble once in a while.

There’s no rule. Though some like to be able to do a full step on the high E. It’s just personal preference that drives it though.

 

[Alonious_Monk]

There’s no rule. Though some like to be able to do a full step on the high E. It’s just personal preference that drives it though.

Looking around online, the angle I currently am at is definitely Jeff Beck territory (sadly my level talent is nowhere near Jeff Beck territory). I didn't know if I was doing funky things with the action, intonation etc. all seems to still sound in order at least.

 

[2112]

More Strat shaped things

 

[DrewJD82]

Looking around online, the angle I currently am at is definitely Jeff Beck territory (sadly my level talent is nowhere near Jeff Beck territory). I didn't know if I was doing funky things with the action, intonation etc. all seems to still sound in order at least.

You’ll be good to go in general, I would just be mindful when stretching your strings during string changes of how much pull you have on the bridge, I’d add pushing down on the bridge like you do when you’re playing into the stretching routine so when you do it once the strings are on you’re not making the strings experience a movement they haven’t experienced yet.

And keep that nut nice and lubed up to prevent an hangups!

 

[Alonious_Monk]

You’ll be good to go in general, I would just be mindful when stretching your strings during string changes of how much pull you have on the bridge, I’d add pushing down on the bridge like you do when you’re playing into the stretching routine so when you do it once the strings are on you’re not making the strings experience a movement they haven’t experienced yet.

And keep that nut nice and lubed up to prevent an hangups!

Thanks for the advice there, not considered lubing the nut, not anything I've done before, but speaking to other people about Strats, they all suggest it, so I'll look into that.

 

[DrewJD82]

Thanks for the advice there, not considered lubing the nut, not anything I've done before, but speaking to other people about Strats, they all suggest it, so I'll look into that.

It allows me to use a Strat trem like a Floyd without tuning issues and is easily the biggest piece of advice I’d give anyone using a Strat’s trem!

 

[Chocol8]

is there a rule as to how much you allow your bridge to come up? I'm not gonna use the tremolo arm, but currently enjoying pressing the bridge lightly for some subtle wobble once in a while.

The rule is set it up however you like it as long as the action height and intonation are working for you. For the amount of movement you are likely to get with just your palm on the bridge, you should be well within the setup range of any decent Strat bridge.

 

[Chocol8]

It allows me to use a Strat trem like a Floyd without tuning issues and is easily the biggest piece of advice I’d give anyone using a Strat’s trem!

Call me crazy, but I am hesitant to click on any video a guitarist posts about lubing his nuts!

 

[DrewJD82]

Call me crazy, but I am hesitant to click on any video a guitarist posts about lubing his nuts!

Especially if it’s from me or Orvie.

 

[ValleyVegan]

Love an S type, but still think the 3 knob design was one of Leos worst ideas. Volume too near the bridge and picking hand, and two tone knobs ( no tone for bridge) when one would do.
I play a EBMM Cutlass by the way, also have an Albert Lee.

 

[DrewJD82]

I want to put together another pickguard I can drop into my Gilmour Strat when I’m not feeling the EMG’s as much, but I still want a mid-boost taking the place of one of the tone knobs. I know Fender makes the Clapton mid-boost as an aftermarket item, anyone know of some others out there? I only want to add one pot to the pickguard, I don’t want a bunch of other options, no crazy switching stuff, just a mid-boost.

I need to look up which one Dan Huff/Tyler uses.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

I want to put together another pickguard I can drop into my Gilmour Strat when I’m not feeling the EMG’s as much, but I still want a mid-boost taking the place of one of the tone knobs. I know Fender makes the Clapton mid-boost as an aftermarket item, anyone know of some others out there? I only want to add one pot to the pickguard, I don’t want a bunch of other options, no crazy switching stuff, just a mid-boost.

I need to look up which one Dan Huff/Tyler uses.

I had no idea there was so many parts in it. That's a big pcb to fit inside a strat.

Looks like pedalpcb does a board for it. No idea how you'd fit it without routing your strat though.

The Clap - PedalPCB.com

Compare to Clapton Mid Boost

www.pedalpcb.com