The best high-end Strat-style guitars - According to Musicradar

ICBM

They *all* look horrible. Mostly the headstocks, but the Vigier looks like the body was drawn by a grumpy child with a crayon.

jellybelly

I often wonder with these sorts of guitars - who are they FOR? Coz I don’t think it’s rock stars or touring pros. Session players? Is session playing lucrative enough for anything like this? (Genuinely interested, not trolling in the slightest). 

Tenebrous

jellybelly said:

I often wonder with these sorts of guitars - who are they FOR? Coz I don’t think it’s rock stars or touring pros. Session players? Is session playing lucrative enough for anything like this? (Genuinely interested, not trolling in the slightest). 

People who just want a really nice instrument? Such a small percentage of guitarists are professionals, but such a large percentage want the best guitar they can possibly find, and maybe one of those in the OP fits the bill perfectly for someone.

duotone

axisus said:

Uggh to that PRS. The headstock doesn't suit that guitar at all. 

I have to admit that I have boycotted MR since they pulled the plug on the old forum.

I rarely go on the site either tbh, I was searching for something guitar related yesterday & this popped up.  

Why hy did the forum close in the end? I honestly can’t remember. @axisus ;

KrisGee

Kebabkid said:

duotone said:

Kebabkid said:

Suhrs, Tom Andersons, Tylers, CS, Xotic, Patrick Eggles and many lesser known brands are missing here.

The Xotic is on the list at the bottom.

Sorry. A bit of over-zealous typing

I'll replace the Xotic with Melancon, Grosh, EBMM

EBMM is there too.

Kebabkid

KrisGee said:

Kebabkid said:

duotone said:

Kebabkid said:

Suhrs, Tom Andersons, Tylers, CS, Xotic, Patrick Eggles and many lesser known brands are missing here.

The Xotic is on the list at the bottom.

Sorry. A bit of over-zealous typing

I'll replace the Xotic with Melancon, Grosh, EBMM

EBMM is there too.

I'll get my coat

octatonic

"Advertorial is advertorial shocker".

Dontgiveupyourdayjob

I had a look at that article and then the other 2 "Best Strat Under..." articles on there. Of all the options on there, the one that appeals to me most is the American Original Fender, followed by the 50s Classic Fender, then the Squire Classic Vibe. The John Page one was a distant fourth place to my tastes.

Moral of the story - if I wanted a Strat I'd just buy a Strat.

Each to their own though. 

Philly_Q

sweepy said:

No Suhr ? 

I can't boogie.

axisus

duotone said:

axisus said:

Uggh to that PRS. The headstock doesn't suit that guitar at all. 

I have to admit that I have boycotted MR since they pulled the plug on the old forum.

I rarely go on the site either tbh, I was searching for something guitar related yesterday & this popped up.  

Why hy did the forum close in the end? I honestly can’t remember. @axisus ;

They decided that they couldn't be bothered with a forum any more, but instead of manning-up and telling us to abandon ship, the annoying fekkers just pulled the plug. They were too cowardly to admit that they had done this so they pretended for some time that it would come back. I lost a LOT of info that I would have gathered had they just given a bit of notice. Annoying bunch of *****.

timmysoft

If you spend over £1200 on a Strat you’re a poser 

carlos

sweepy said:

No Suhr ? 

Probably haven't been buying much advertising space on Music Radar.

Blueingreen

timmysoft said:

If you spend over £1200 on a Strat you’re a poser 

I disagree.  I have a couple of Suhrs and a Tom Anderson.  I also have Gibsons and bandmates' reactions to my Strats are mainly surprise that I don't own a real Fender.  I'd get a more kudos playing a £1,200 Fender than obscure makes people tend to assume are inferior copies.  I just don't think it would be as good a guitar.

grappagreen

Blueingreen said:

timmysoft said:

If you spend over £1200 on a Strat you’re a poser 

I disagree.  I have a couple of Suhrs and a Tom Anderson.  I also have Gibsons and bandmates' reactions to my Strats are mainly surprise that I don't own a real Fender.  I'd get a more kudos playing a £1,200 Fender than obscure makes people tend to assume are inferior copies.  I just don't think it would be as good a guitar.

Amen brother...

Blueingreen

carlos said:

sweepy said:

No Suhr ? 

Probably haven't been buying much advertising space on Music Radar.

That was my immediate thought.  The omissions on the list seem "pointed".

duotone

carlos said:

sweepy said:

No Suhr ? 

Probably haven't been buying much advertising space on Music Radar.

+1, I thought the same

Philly_Q

This is a good companion to yesterday's headstocks thread.  They all look wrong.

(Except the Music Man, but I don't like the scratchplate on that.)

richardhomer

duotone said:

carlos said:

sweepy said:

No Suhr ? 

Probably haven't been buying much advertising space on Music Radar.

+1, I thought the same

Really?

I’ve not read Guitarist for a long time - but I doubt LSL and Xotic are throwing much into their advertising coffers.

duotone

Philly_Q said:

This is a good companion to yesterday's headstocks thread.  They all look wrong.

(Except the Music Man, but I don't like the scratchplate on that.)

I actually quite like the PRS headstock.  The Xotic slightly reminds me of Yamaha.

ICBM

duotone said:

I actually quite like the PRS headstock.

So would I, but only if it was on a different guitar.




A left-handed PRS.