I am not posting this for any reaction, merely to state my current situation and to see if anybody else is the same.
Firstly, I am completely loyal to fender, when it came to getting a new guitar and I had a choice of gibsons, i bought a fender.
I have always loved that strat tone but as of late I am so bored of it. Seriously, half of my iTunes library are strat uses and its starting to grind on me because I am hearing that tone so much. The worst part for me is, I can't play a strat without sounding like a replica of another artist.
Sure the strat has a really nice blues tone, especially texas style but I think it would be better if people switched up a bit.
So right now I am listening to some nice Gibson users like Gary Moore, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Trucks and more. Just until I have got through my period of temporary dislike for the single coil sound. Plus, that creamy les paul sound is rather appealing
Discuss

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Turn the drums up in the umm, ear goggles

Gggggnnnnnnnnnnnggggghhhhhhh!!!!!!


Oh right, OK then...

Yep. Joe gets such a great tone on his LP. Like on this number, for example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQFxND-5N-A

Wait! That's not a Les Paul...!

Seriously: s'all right, man. All guitars are cool. Play whatever. Just play!

Cheers - C

"Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." - Samuel Johnson

I feel somewhat the same way about Stratocasters.

I can appreciate where you're coming from. It's like if someone's absolute favorite food was say, pizza. If said person ate nothing but pizza for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for a prolonged period of time, well, a nice steak or hamburger would be awfully appealing sooner or later over that favorite food.

Speaking for myself though, I personally have a LONG, LONG way to go before I've had enough pizza (Stratocasters).

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You dig?

Go get yourself a Hot Rod 52 Tele

Variety is the spice of life

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Isn't "spice" the plural of "spouse?" That's what I heard, anyway. Heh heh.

Gridlok

Easy answer to this.

Stop filling your ears full of guitar players. Spend some time listening to violin music or something and give your guitar a rest, have a few days or weeks off. Flutes, xylophones, trumpets, their all good and when you come back to your guitar you'll enjoy trying to sound like them and broaden your repitoire.

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No no and no

Hello Mayercaster,

In the last 30 some years I've never
been without at least 1 Stratocaster.
I can't say that about any other model
or manufacture.

There's nothing like a Stratocaster{for me}.
Tone----Looks-----Playability.

Cheers.

+1 Change it up a bit. Play another guitar for a few weeks, or listen to a kind of music you've never given much thought to before (unless it's rap, there's a good reason why "crap" rhymes with it lol).

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I bought my Strat last year because I was looking for that tone. I played a Tele for over 30 years and wanted something different. (As much as I love that guitar...)

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"...The final truth is, there is no truth..." - (from "Nice n' Neat" by the Boomtown Rats)

Considering that Gibson lowered the price of an SG Std down from $1699 to 1299 just recently, this might be a good addition for you. Notice that I said "addition" and not "replacement"...

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never bored of my strats.

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sombody get me a doctor!

If the SG is out of your price range try a Melody Maker. Another fine guitar from Gibson at half the cost.

Variety is the spice of life.