Do you go both ways?

[Killed_by_Death]

Anyways, I'm looking at buying a Stratocaster, and the big question I have is:

2 point trem vs. 6 point?

I'd recommend a fixed-bridge guitar for your first one, and if you're dead set on getting a Strat, try to find one with a fixed-bridge.
If you get one with a six-point bridge the number 1 piece of advice (from the general public) will be to block it, meaning to disable the vibrato function.

If you really think you'll use the vibrato bridge, 2-point is the way to go, but be warned they're a pain if you're doing any alternate tunings.
In a Strat-like guitar, I'd recommend G&L's S-500, which walks all over a Fender, IME:

S-500 RMC

 

[mapleglo]

I recently picked up one of these:

Technically a guitar, specifically a lap steel with a Duesenberg Multibender, so it can get a bit of the pedal steel sound. Made by Fouke Industrial guitars.

 

[Jeff Scott]

I'd recommend a fixed-bridge guitar ..... I'd recommend G&L's S-500, which walks all over a Fender, IME:

S-500 RMC

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Is that available in a fixed bridge version?

 

[winterburn69]

I'd recommend a fixed-bridge guitar for your first one, and if you're dead set on getting a Strat, try to find one with a fixed-bridge.
If you get one with a six-point bridge the number 1 piece of advice (from the general public) will be to block it, meaning to disable the vibrato function.

If you really think you'll use the vibrato bridge, 2-point is the way to go, but be warned they're a pain if you're doing any alternate tunings.
In a Strat-like guitar, I'd recommend G&L's S-500, which walks all over a Fender, IME:

S-500 RMC

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Thanks for the advice! I've read the Eric Clapton Strat comes stock with a block to disable the vibrato.

Not totally sure if I'll use it often, but I know I'll want the option. I played a few in a shop yesterday and couldn't tell the difference between the 2 point and a 6. Plus they sure are fun!

I had a cheap Strat copy when I was a teenager, couldn't really play it and soon after I got my first bass and then it was bass from there on.

 

[spade2you]

I recently picked up one of these:

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Technically a guitar, specifically a lap steel with a Duesenberg Multibender, so it can get a bit of the pedal steel sound. Made by Fouke Industrial guitars.

How do you like the multi-bender bridge? I've been thinking of ordering a bridge like that and building some sort of Strat-o-Tele mashup.

I have a Stambaugh Tele-style. I only ordered a traditional-ish Tele shape so I could use a strap mounted B-Bender.

 

[mapleglo]

How do you like the multi-bender bridge? I've been thinking of ordering a bridge like that and building some sort of Strat-o-Tele mashup.

It's pretty cool, actually. You can really get some pedal steel types effects. Of course, I need a lot more practice, but I like it. It does tend to break strings though. I've been using standard lap steel strings - I think next set I'll try pedal steel strings. I'm hoping they are more flexible.

 

[spade2you]

It's pretty cool, actually. You can really get some pedal steel types effects. Of course, I need a lot more practice, but I like it. It does tend to break strings though. I've been using standard lap steel strings - I think next set I'll try pedal steel strings. I'm hoping they are more flexible.

Good to know. Are those higher tension strings? (Knocks on wood) I have only broken a string once with my B-Bender, perhaps a sign the strings were a tad old.

 

[mapleglo]

Good to know. Are those higher tension strings? (Knocks on wood) I have only broken a string once with my B-Bender, perhaps a sign the strings were a tad old.

Haven't a clue. They're these:

It's tuned to D something, an open D chord.

 

[MasterMonkeyMan]

Yes I do......

 

[fdeck]

Yes. I also play electric bass.

 

[M-rek]

I started out on guitar, playing in a 'band' with my friends from school. During a break I grabbed my friend's bass and was totally hooked. "This is a dream coming true", I remember me yelling. I ordered my first bass a little after that, an Ibanez GSR190 Jump Starter Kit. That was about 15 years ago. I got back into playing guitar some years ago, but I do enjoy playing acoustic guitar much more than electric. And I always feel more 'home' on a bass.

 

[woodyng2]

My left hand hates trying to make chord shapes on the guitar,but every once in a while i would keep trying. I eventually gave up,but got this to bridge the gap. When i play this,i tend to play it more like a guitar than a bass.

 

[spade2you]

Haven't a clue. They're these:

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It's tuned to D something, an open D chord.

In theory, should be higher tension than the 10's I'm using in standard tuning. Do string break at the same spot? If so, possible to put a piece of something to protect the string?

 

[mapleglo]

In theory, should be higher tension than the 10's I'm using in standard tuning. Do string break at the same spot? If so, possible to put a piece of something to protect the string?

Hmmm, I should take note of where they've been breaking. It's not so often that I have to change strings all the time. This lap steel came tuned to an open D, so while the strings are thicker, they are also tuned lower than a standard guitar. I can imagine that a thinner string, tuned to open D, might be too floppy.