Fender vs Gibson

thejoe · Post by **thejoe** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 10:14 pm

for your veiwing pleasure:

Stratocaster:
http://www.fender.com/gear/gear.php?node_id=2380

Telecaster:
http://www.fender.com/gear/gear.php?node_id=2395

there y'are

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 10:27 pm

i hate fender's website so much.

phatnev · Post by **phatnev** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 11:35 pm

The difference between single coil and humbuckers is? And there isnt really a difference between strats(which look 10000x nicer) and the funny looking teles that sound twangy?

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 11:59 pm

i think the tele's look nicer personally.

humbuckers give you a fatter sound, and they also have some sort of noise killing property (hence the name, hum-bucker) because the 2 coils are reversed, but i never bothered to learn exactly how they do it.

gcom007 · Post by **gcom007** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 12:06 am

I don't get why everyone thinks strat's look so bad...I think they look sweet.

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 5:02 am

i think strats look good.. but les pauls look better.

anyway, yeah, by reversing the coils in a humbucker it cancels out some of the sound. it adds a little chunk to the sound. theyre far better than single coils in just about every way

firedancer86 · Post by **firedancer86** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 5:43 am

but you can get a real nice clean or "jazz" tone from single coil keep in mind

go for a Gibson 175 (hollow body)

Dancing Ants · Post by **Dancing Ants** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 8:05 am

Get either a Les Paul custom or get a Telecaster. Gibson SG's are OK, but I'd go for a Les Paul.

Dancing Ants · Post by **Dancing Ants** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 8:07 am

I personally like the Telecaster. It has a very versatile feel to me...and I love the design. It really isn't *that* twangy..i mean, it doesn't sound like an electric dobro or anything...just an electric guitar. Teles are just really nice. But get whatever you like the most...

gcom007 · Post by **gcom007** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 10:39 am

it's twangy if you want it to be twangy, but you can get a lot of sounds out of it, but still, STRATS!!!

phatnev · Post by **phatnev** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 11:26 am

Someone look at this link and tell me if thats a decent deal http://elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-11478.htm

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 11:37 am

phatnev wrote:Someone look at this link and tell me if thats a decent deal http://elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-11478.htm

I'm gonna say yes because LP Studio's are amazing, BUT, those pickups are not the normal (current) LP pickups.

this one has 2 P90 pickups, a normal LP studio has a 490R and a 498T...so i would research the differences there (i have no idea), because either it is a good deal, or those pickups are the reason it is cheap.

anyone else?

phatnev · Post by **phatnev** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 11:43 am

This is what it says about them at the website....so basically just compare the American Strat to that studio cus that would be the one Id be buying and if these pickups are THAT bad how much would it set me back to replace em with humbuckers

Widely known as Gibson’s first successful single-coil pickup, the lean and mean P-90 offers a stellar combination of high output and biting treble response. After nearly 50 years, the P-90 is still a favorite among musicians as a replacement alter-native for the typical single coil pickups.
The P-90 features vintage two-conductor, braided, shielded wiring, and comes in either the "dog ear" or "soap bar" mounting with creme or black plastic covers

Dancing Ants · Post by **Dancing Ants** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 1:41 pm

i'd buy it, and if you don't like the sound, save up and put new pick-ups in it.

phatnev · Post by **phatnev** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 2:54 pm

Thats what Im thinking, how much do new pickups run?