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09-27-2007, 10:08 AM
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I'm sure this thread will get moved to "Misc" but I love being in O/T, so...
Question for you bassists: Forget about everything... amps, processors, brands of guitars other than Fender and Gibson.
If you walked into a room to play with a guitarist, would it make you feel better if he was holding a stock Strat, or a stock Les Paul Standard? Just your very first impression.
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09-27-2007, 10:09 AM
|  | ... activating internal kill switch ... | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pig's Eye, MN (aka st. paul) | | | It really depends on the music that said guitarist is playing, strat and lp, very different guitars. But, my first impression would be that the LPer has a sorer shoulder.
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09-27-2007, 10:11 AM
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09-27-2007, 10:18 AM
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I just personally prefer the sound of a LP over a Strat |
09-27-2007, 10:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas | | | Strat. The sound is just perfect.
Also, it's my favorite to play. My strat has P90s though, so it's kind of a crossbreed. |
09-27-2007, 10:21 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Finland | | | Les Paul. Been thinking of trading my strat to get one. I used to like strats more than LP's but it's turned around completely. Now I'm all for the fatter LP sound.
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09-27-2007, 10:35 AM
|  | Deteriorating faster than I can lower my standards | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Frederick MD USA | | | I like the Strat just a tiny bit better, but if I was a guitarist, I'd have one of each!
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09-27-2007, 10:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Boulder, Colorado | | | Ok, as a guitarist, if I walked into a room and the guy was holding a Fender Jazz I would feel just fine. If he was holding a Gibson anything bass, I would be like "This is ALL I need, this guy better be GOOD".
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09-27-2007, 10:38 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Madison, NJ | | | There's a need for one of each, but I'd probably prefer a Strat.
Tele would impress me more.
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09-27-2007, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Lazylion  I like the Strat just a tiny bit better, but if I was a guitarist, I'd have one of each! | ...and several others to boot!
I voted LP as that's my favorite guitard tone, but I really dig the rare twanger-banger that likes more than one sound.
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09-27-2007, 11:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Western PA | | | Claw hammer versus ball-peen hammer.
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09-27-2007, 11:05 AM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | Les Paul is just meatier. I like it better. Oh and carrots. |
09-27-2007, 11:09 AM
|  | *******er Emeritus(does anyone remember that? No?) | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Houston, Texas | | Strats are more versatile, but LP's have their place.
I would know...I own both 
(But I prefer my telecaster over the both of them  )
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09-27-2007, 11:14 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Duke City | | LP for me, but like Jr, I have one of each.
IMO the strat might be more versatile in the sense that it has some more switch choices, but at least two of them are unusable for me, and a few folks I know who play Fender exclusively. As far as the Tele goes, the tone is just too skinny for my taste.
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09-27-2007, 11:17 AM
|  | A Hard Rockin Lover of GREENBURST Moderator | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Where I lay my head is home | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Skel I'm sure this thread will get moved to "Misc" but I love being in O/T, so...
Question for you bassists: Forget about everything... amps, processors, brands of guitars other than Fender and Gibson.
If you walked into a room to play with a guitarist, would it make you feel better if he was holding a stock Strat, or a stock Les Paul Standard? Just your very first impression. | If you knew it belonged in misc why would you still put it in OT ?
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09-27-2007, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Skel Ok, as a guitarist, if I walked into a room and the guy was holding a Fender Jazz I would feel just fine. If he was holding a Gibson anything bass, I would be like "This is ALL I need, this guy better be GOOD". | Even a Thunderbird? |
09-27-2007, 11:22 AM
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09-27-2007, 11:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Duke City | | | Hey GB what year is the EB-O? I got one of those for my 13th birthday, my first bass! I was devastated when it was stolen from my folks house while I was in Alaska with the USCG. I thought it sounded pretty good...
Edit: Nevermind, I looked at yer profile...
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Reason: answered my own question
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09-27-2007, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Blueszilla Hey GB what year is the EB-O? I got one of those for my 13th birthday, my first bass! I was devastated when it was stolen from my folks house while I was in Alaska with the USCG. I thought it sounded pretty good...
Edit: Nevermind, I looked at yer profile... | I actually believe it's a 71, after some discussion about features on the bass in conjuction with the S/N, it points pretty squarely at 71.
I arrived at the 72 date solely on S/N, and not taking any of the features into consideration.
I should probably change that profile...
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09-27-2007, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Blueszilla Even a Thunderbird? | Yea. I would figure the guy was trying to swim upstream and I like to know what to expect - at least at first. Once I know the guy can play, I don't care if he's using a broom with fence wiring.
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