Hey guys I was just wondering if you guys have any suggestions as to a type of strat that can get pretty close to a Hendrix, SRV tone. Besides the SRV strat what guitar is good for the blues. Answers greatly appreciated. Thank You.

i play the blues on a 20 year old mij std strat through a marshall jcm800 amp and it sounds sweet ,i also use some other guitar and they sound sweet as well i would say any strat by fender would do the job admiralbly , just my thoughts

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pretty much any Strat through the right amplification will get you 'close' to those sounds.

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I'm not an expert, but I play one on the internet.

I've hosted, attended and played blues for many years and have seen many others using many different kinds of guitars to play the blues.

Don't forget that a good amp has a huge part of the sound!

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I always laugh when people say that want that Hendrix/SRV tone... they sound nothing alike.

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I always laugh when people say that the Hendrix SRV tone are completley different... . Thanks for all the answers though guys.

Also what do you guys think of Mexican strats vs American made ones and I'm kinda new to this so also what does MIM and HSS mean?

How about a Buddy Guy Signature Strat!!

And a Jimmie Vaughan

Depending on your costs, I'd say the Kenny Wayne Shepherd or Roadhouse Strat from the Mexico Plant.

If costs weren't an issue. SRV or Clapton Strat.

Bottom line... Most single coil (SSS) strats will work. The tone is found more in your hands, then the guitar its held in... Look at some of these famous players...

Freddie KING- Gibson Les Paul/ES-335
B.B. KING - Gibson ES-345
Albert KING- Gibson Flying V
Hendrix- 60's Strat
Clapton- 50's Strat (Gibson SG/Gibson ES-335 with Bluesbreakers)
SRV- 60's Strat
Buddy Guy- '50's Strat
John Lee Hooker - Epiphone Sheraton/ Gibson 335
Muddy Waters- Telecaster

They all sound great, different tones/amps/effects and the use of fingers and picks all make the difference.

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I'm heavily into Jimi and get a great Hendrix like tone from my MIM lefty Strat strung right through my JCM 800 2204 and Leslie cab.So try a few MIM Strats,you never know your luck until you give it a go.

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Yea same here and also what do MIM and HSS stand for?

mim= made in mexico

hss denotes the pup config , h =humbucker s = single
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Alan

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......where the humbucker is in the bridge position, and the single coils: middle, neck. Hence: HSS as opposed to SSS. If you browse through the products section you will find several Strats with that kind of arrangement. The Dave Murray is HSH. As Mike suggests, there are about as many different 'blue' tones, and associated guitars as the players who play them. It's really not the gear. It all begins with yourself.
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MIM- Made in Mexico
MIA- Made In America
MIJ- Made in Japan

HSS- Pickup cofiguration from bridge to neck, Humbucker, single coil, single Coil

SSS- three single coils

HH- Two Humbuckers.

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