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Post subject: 1983 2 Knob American Stratocaster-Super Resonant Body?
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 5:54 pm
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I've always enjoyed my 83 Stratocaster and today I was playing it unplugged and really noticed how resonant the sound was, almost like playing an acoustic guitar! I then compared it to several other Strats I own playing them unplugged as well, an 87 American Standard and a 79 hardtail Strat which I thought might come close due to the fact that neither the 83 or the 79 Hardtail were routed for the vibrato springs through the back of the guitar. However neither the 79 or 87 came close to the way this 83 sounded unplugged. I've read recently that a good way to try out an electric guitar is to first play it unplugged, and that a really good guitar would sound great uplugged, as well as plugged in to an amp. This 83 meets both criteria. I wondered if any of you who own 83 Stratocasters have noticed this amazing resonance? Makes you wonder :roll: why these 83 2 knob Strats have been such "ugly ducklings"in the minds of Strat purists?


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Post subject: Re: 1983 2 Knob American Stratocaster-Super Resonant Body?
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2016 11:13 am
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The 1983 two knob strat sounds amazing with a fantastic sustain . It is a well kept secret except for all of us who knows. Rock on!


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Post subject: Re: 1983 2 Knob American Stratocaster-Super Resonant Body?
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2016 11:38 am
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Oh yeah, all of the most accomplished players and artists prefer this guitar over a real Strat.

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Post subject: Re: 1983 2 Knob American Stratocaster-Super Resonant Body?
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2016 3:31 pm
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Don't 80s Strats have the swimming pool rout?

Either way there are so many factors at play, every piece of timber is different, etc. etc. Just because all the stars align on one particular guitar doesn't mean every guitar of that type will be better than another type.

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