hey, strat's are awesome, but aren't they just a tad overrated? i personally prefer the telecaster. any comments on this?

My comment is that this is a dumb thing to post in a Strat forum.

What does "overrated" mean, exactly, anyway? People who own them like them more than they should? They were accidentally the most copied guitar of all time, and it should have been something else?

Some people think strats sucks others think they rock Im not a big fan (Absolutly not a big fan lol) Of Gibson Les Pauls and others think they owns everytjing else.

So yea,its different

I find it interesting that a person whose nic equates life with his instrument of choice would call someone elses instrument of choice overrated.

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No

How can an instrument that has become a standard be overrated? Do you mean overpriced? Given that when strats came out in the 50's they were priced around $250 which translates into $1,800 in 2008 dollars and that the average American Standard MRLP is less than that, then the answer to both questions has to be, NO!!!!!!!!!

Now crawl back to the Tele forum.

I hear this WAY too often... No, I don't think Strats are overratted. Absolutely not. The reason I play Strats more than other guitars is I find the tones out there to be nearly limitless and individual. When I hear a Les Paul, 90% of the time I hear the same tone. With Strats, I hear so many variations and personal preferences. Reason why so many people play them? They work.

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woah woah don't tear my head off folks, i was just discussing it. obviously i should have posted in a different forum, i realize that, but there's no need to get defensive. i guess i have to learn to sleep with my eyes open now.

personally its dumb to put that in a strat forum but i say its barely overrated along with the les paul some guitars are overrated some are underrated

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"is that a real poncho...i mean
Is that a mexican poncho
Or is that a sears poncho?
Hmmm...no foolin ...." FZ

No bro, it's not that. In terms of my post, I'm a college student who pulled an all nighter on an art project and just got home- I'm snippy. You just have to understand for ME I hear that all the time from people. They look down on me because "everyone" plays one. I like my Strats more than other instruments- I own three of them for a reason.

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Just when you thought it was safe...

Exactly what I was thinking. If people like them SOOO much then why should we consider them overrated? And, if they were anything else, think about how some of our favorite Strat players would sound without them. Stevie Ray, Hendrix, Clapton, and the list just keeps going.

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maybe we should start a thread on how the P Bass is way better then the J Bass?

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"is that a real poncho...i mean
Is that a mexican poncho
Or is that a sears poncho?
Hmmm...no foolin ...." FZ

Other way around for me, I'm afraid.

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