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Felt like recording this today. Not exactly jazz (rnb). I have a couple of stacked low gain pedals and thought the tone was nice enough to share with yall.
Plugged into my 64 vibrolux reverb. The best amp.
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10-27-2024 06:32 PM
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Let me know if you can't open the link!
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The Strat is the most popular electric guitar ever. Your video showcases why that is.
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Who doesn't like chime? Nice tone.
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Instagram seems to embed into the forum no problem.
Originally Posted by omphalopsychos
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Great strat tone and sweet licks. Which pedals did you stack?
I only got one complaint....I wanted to hear the whole performance cause your solo was smooth and lead me back to a rich, sonorous voice I only got to hear a snippet off. Hook a brother up, I love soul and RnB and it was being nicely done in your clip! More please!!!
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I can listen to the embedded Instagram but clicking on it leads to a "something went wrong" Insta message. Originally Posted by Bop Head
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Oh look, a thread directly speaking to me, sweet!
Nice playing and the strat fits there perfectly, smooth R&B funky groove, sounds good! If I had to play a strat I would do it for that kind of gig. If....
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Jazz adjacent. Love it!
I just built a Strat and have to admit I’m flummoxed by the vintage pickup selector setup.
Which pickups were you using on this recording?
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Thanks guys. Yeah I owe you some jazz on a strat to show the versatility since SS and I talk it up so much as a great instrument for straight head.
anyway here’s the full performance where I got the solo: derwyn Perkins with Nigel hall.
and the pedals are vemuram Jan ray plugged into a Fairfield circuitry barbershop. Both set just barely to breaking up, the Jan Ray pushing the barbershop a bit.
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I haven't commented because I'm not a Strat hater. But if I must, sounds great!
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Thanks Juan. I'm now a Nigel Hall fan. That was great. Some nice pedals you have there. If you ever get a chance to try a Rockett Blue Note give it a shot. Also a low gain OD with a wide range of adjustment through those low gain tones so you can really dial it in to your rig. I was stacking a couple of those with a strat-Marshall for clean-ish and then adding the second for a little extra gain before I went full Twin-335. And it works great with that combo also so I still have one in regular use. Originally Posted by omphalopsychos
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The j rockett archer and the blue note are both amazing with a strat. I use both interchangeably in my live rig.
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Sounds great Juan.
I’m definitely not a strat hater. FWIW, here’s a somewhat more straightahead bit of strazz.
[‘89 American Standard into S-Gear blackface style amp, no effects except reverb + a little compression on the overall mix].
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I'm not a strat hater. They do have some great sounds. I have three but I hardly ever take them to a gig. If I need to rawk I just can't with the bridge pickup as it's so ear piercing. Stick in a humbucker and it's either blatantly too loud or it ruins the bridge/middle setting (that's all it's good for). I've thought about the Ibanez Andy Timmons.
I'm far more at home with an LP, SG or Tele and an archie for jazz.
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Nice tone and playing as always Juan. The Strat is capable of a wide range of tones, and a perfect instument to show the true voice and all the nuances and dynamics of the player.
I'm also using for a long time the Jan Ray and the Barbershop, but the other way. Barbershop always on into the Jan Ray for bluesy tones.
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coincidentally did a quick vid with my EJ strat doing some solo jazz stuff a couple days ago...really like a strat in that setting.
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One thing that I think is important to keep in mind is that recording oneself playing a guitar solo or with a backing track is not really a test of whether it “works for jazz” (guilty as charged your honor). For that, you need to try it in a band context.
All I can say is that I’ve played my strat with bands a lot. IME, it can sound great, but with some amps it doesn’t work very well. Compared to my semi and archtop, it’s more dependent on how the tone controls work and whether I can get the amp to overdrive/compress slightly.
Through a typical PA-ish “jazz amp”, meh. Through the right BF or tweed style amps, it sings.
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Speaking of chime, have you ever played or listened to a set neck Fender Showmaster? Originally Posted by Spook410
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agreed w all this (i think i mentioned this dynamic about playing in a group in my description, cant remember tho, i know i wrote it somewhere)...the way ive always thought of strats is they "need help." i played my strat in plenty of jazz groups in college and it did fine with a caveat...i always had a preamp pedal in there, or a boost combined with an EQ pedal for more mids. plugging my archtop or 335 is just a way easier way to get to that sweet spot. Originally Posted by John A.
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I don't agree. I've played strat at jazz gigs and rehearsals countless times plugged straight into the amp. The rest is subjective.
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Also agree. Call me a stratophobe, but all of the above rings true for me too. Even some teles ''need help." As long as we are talking about classic jazz, it applies. But anything R&B or fusion related strats are excellent choice. Originally Posted by spencer096
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If you walk into a rehearsal room with a Strat and a 335. The only amp there is a JC120. Which guitar comes out of the case? Originally Posted by omphalopsychos
You go to the room next door, and the only amp is a Hot Rod Deville. Now which one?
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I have owned many 335's and currently own none. I never bonded with that model (and not for want of trying). I have owned many Strats and currently own three. I have done many jazz gigs (solo and with a band) with just a Strat and an amp (tube amps and SS amps). Originally Posted by John A.
Does that answer the question? Sorry, but in my view, if you cannot get a good jazz tone out of a decent Strat combined with a decent amp, it ain't the gear.
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I stay in the room next door because I really despise the JC120. The only nice thing about it is the chorus. Without that efx it is a dry, lifeless sounding amp, IMO. Go ahead and hate me for that if you like; I'm a tube amp snob, too :-) Originally Posted by John A.
As for the guitar, I'm not a Strat hater - I think they sound nice - but I've never bonded with Strat necks, so I guess I'd take my chances with the 335 and the HRD.
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