Talking Strats here I've owned both hardtails and Tremolo equipped Stratocaster guitars, but never both at the same time. As I'm getting closer to building a "Custom" guitar I find myself torn between the simplicity of a string through body hardtail, or the versatility of a Classic Strat style Tremolo, but likely set up as a fixed bridge.
My question though is one more of "Opinion" possibly than proof. I wonder which one most players think gives the best overall tone, and sustain. Bearing in mind that my "Tremolo" would be set up with a "Big Block" sustain block, of either Steel, or Brass, and have at least three springs installed. I've always had this possibly wrong idea that the sustain block and springs on the Tremolo acted as kind of a built in "Reverb" and added to the tone, and sustain of a Stratocaster, but not having a hardtail vs.
What are the "opinions" of the fine folks here that maybe have both and have done their own comparisons? The wood I'm looking to do the guitar in would be "Swamp Ash" for either style bridge, with a Maple neck and Fingerboard. Most likely Three single coils, but models unknown at this time.
Thanks, just curious on opinions. LefteyeBill , Apr 11, In my experience a hardtail strat is a different animal than the more common trem equipped version. I love the sound of a hardtail strat Block Head Ike , Apr 11, Age: 63 8, All the different saddles, steel blocks, number and tightness of the springs, etc.
Messages 1, Think of a hardtail Strat as a Tele with Strat pickups. I have 2 hardtail strats and really like them. Here's a pic of my '63 and my '79 hardtails. Messages 5, Hardtail Strats are my favorite guitar on the planet!!! There is a 'solidness' to them, not unlike a Telecaster, that just isn't there with regular trem Strats. There's quite a bit of wood taken out of a regular Strat rout. Add in a floating piece of metal balanced by metal springs--most people will tell you that those elements are essential to pure 'Strat' tone.
I find hardtails to have more 'ummph', less hollow, slickness, more grind and drive. For me, they have everything I love sonically about a Telecaster with the beauty and comfort of a Strat. While the 3 single coil is still timeless, a hardtail adapts to non-traditional pickups very, very well. I collect them so feel free to ask anything specific.
Shooter Bob Member. Yes, I find hardtail Starts to be a bit warmer too. The 2 and 4 positions seem to suffer a little in that they don't sound as glassy to me as with a trem bridge, but I feel the 1, 3, and 5 positions benefit enough to make it worthwhile. Fender-Boy said:. Great, Thanks for your help. Can we see a picture of your collection please? Messages 16, It's a hardtail. I did own another many years ago that had a tremolo which I never really used and wouldn't use now.
I'd block the trem anyway so why not play a hardtail that I prefer and not have to even deal with it. The hardtail bridge may give the guitar a bit more percussive snap which is something you might notice in Robt. Cray's playing but IMHO that's about it. Don't know what more I can tell you other then quite obviously the Robt. Cray also comes in Inca Silver but other than finish both models are identical. The features that stand out to me are the neck which feels like a slightly beefier early '60s large "C" profile and the pickups which I understand to be CS Texas Specials wound to the specs Robt.
Cray wanted. I would describe them as fairly bright with great harmonics. Messages: 7, I used the Trem on my Strats in the '80s, but ever since then I have 5 screws tightening the Trem right down essentially blocked. Clapton reckoned they sound better than a hard tail. When I had a Warmoth hard tail I cant say I noticed much difference sound wise. Age: 62 Messages: 1, Last edited: Jun 25, RaySachs , Jun 25, Messages: 5, With a floating trem, you can waver the sound up and down, you get a certain springiness in the sound--and you can divebomb.
If you palm mute with too much pressure you go out of tune, and if you break a string all the other strings go out of tune. Having a great vocal melody and a great lyric has always been, to me, equally as important as the guitar playing. And I also think those are the songs that people will end up remembering for the rest of time.
Over the years, my sound has evolved. I used a combination of various guitars. Some songs I was playing a Les Paul for the solo and a Strat for the rhythm. On one song, I would double the guitar track but do one on a Les Paul and one on a Strat to get a really full sound. One dirty, one clean, things like that. I lined up about seven of them in the studio.
We would do different combinations of those various amplifiers, but usually no more than three amplifiers at a time. My grandfather gave me a Les Paul that I think is a late 70s model. I really love that guitar.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd: the 10 blues guitarists that blew my mind. Then my Strats. Really just trying to pick the right instrument to get the right sound for the right track. I use it here and there - maybe six times throughout an entire two-hour-long show.
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