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Topic: Fender Stratacoustic |
Delvin Morgan
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Lindstrom, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 20 Nov 2004 10:15 am |
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Has anyone used those "Stratacoustic" guitars from Fender? I am thinking of buying one. How do they sound, and are they as easy to play as the "real" Strat?
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Larry Robbins
From:
Fort Edward, New York
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Posted 20 Nov 2004 11:57 am
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I tried one a few years ago. As I recall,
it did not cost very much and you kind of get what you pay for,if you know what I mean.  just my opnion....Good luck. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 20 Nov 2004 12:16 pm
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Delvin, I tried one at a local store. While they don't sound or play like their solid-body counterparts (Tele and Strat), they are kinda fun, and they have enough volume for practice without using an amp. With a small amp, they sound pretty decent. A plus is that they are much smaller, and a little lighter than a standard acoustic, and easier haul in the car, and schlep around in general.
Not quite like a good acoustic or an electric, but still neat!  [This message was edited by Donny Hinson on 20 November 2004 at 12:17 PM.] |
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Delvin Morgan
From:
Lindstrom, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 20 Nov 2004 8:08 pm
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Thanks for the input guys. I crushed my left hand in an industrial accident about 20 years ago, put an end to my guitar playing and sold all of my guitars. Thats why I am taking up the steel now, a bum hand. But I can play my buddy's Strat without to much difficulty, I can't get my hand around a standard accoustic.
Thanks again |
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Delvin Morgan
From:
Lindstrom, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 21 Nov 2004 8:29 am
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Just a side note,
I want the playability of the Stratacaster and the sound of an electric accoustic, if that is possible,IE slim,fast action neck. Maybe there are other guitars out there.
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Henry Nagle
From:
Santa Rosa, California
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Posted 21 Nov 2004 9:22 pm
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| I played one a little the other day. It seemed like a neat guitar. I didn't plug it in but it did play pretty easily. About the same as a strat. Probably won't sound very much like an acoustic guitar with really light strings though. |
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Ben Slaughter
From:
Madera, California
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Posted 22 Nov 2004 10:35 am
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| Delvin, if you are playing amplified, there are a few electric (solid body) guitars with pizeo pickups in the bridge. Fender does a couple. That would give you that piezo acoustic/electric sound, if that's what you're going for. |
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