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What alternatives to fender strats ?

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fastonebazfastonebaz Frets: 4126
I won't lie,  I detest the way most fender strats look,  and how they make me look like a boring dopey be-slippered dad when I hold one,  like Brian Adam's guitarist.  However,  I can't deny they have a nice chimey twang sometimes. 

What alternatives to the boring fender strat are there that have great build quality,  fast necks and look exciting without a floyd rose trem, but are still S S S?
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  • merlinmerlin Frets: 6717
    Eggle Los Angeles. 
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  • p90foolp90fool Frets: 31647
    edited October 2019
    Ibanez Paul Gilbert would be my choice, though you may want lower output pickups. 

    EDIT; is it called the Fireman?
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  • TTBZTTBZ Frets: 2911
    Schecter Nick Johnston
    Ibanez AZ - it’s HSS though 
    Fender Jim Root strat - I’ve wanted one of these for ages. Not SSS though.
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  • PFAllen2PFAllen2 Frets: 244
    ..like Brian Adam's guitarist...
    Keith Scott, excellent player.

    Look at the Levinson Blade in the classifieds.
    Click here for my Trading Feedback
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  • WhitecatWhitecat Frets: 5446
    I would be perfectly happy to look like Keith Scott if that meant I could play like Keith Scott. 

    OP, do you need the trem?
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 72549
    PRS 305

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein

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  • tony99tony99 Frets: 7130
    they make me look like a boring dopey be-slippered dad when I hold one
    that won't be the strat old chum
    Bollocks you don't know Bono !!
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  • PFAllen2 said:
    ..like Brian Adam's guitarist...
    Keith Scott, excellent player.

    Look at the Levinson Blade in the classifieds.

    You are right, sir! Great player.
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  • Musicman Silhouette or Silhouette special 
    www.maltingsaudio.co.uk
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  • Nashville Tele', can't go wrong with a Telecaster. 
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  • SassafrasSassafras Frets: 30301
    Not wearing slippers on stage might help.
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  • phil_bphil_b Frets: 2010

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  • oh_pollooh_pollo Frets: 859
    Reverend Six Gun or Reverend Jetstream 390
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  • fastonebazfastonebaz Frets: 4126
    Some nice suggestions.  That eggle looks quite tasty. 
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  • SassafrasSassafras Frets: 30301
    Some nice suggestions.  That eggle looks quite tasty. 
    It's remarkably Strat shaped.
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  • fastonebazfastonebaz Frets: 4126
    The suhr modern looks tasty too.

    Anything with tiger flame catches my eye ;)
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  • stonevibestonevibe Frets: 7159
    Win a Cort G250 SE Guitar in our Guitar Bomb Free UK Giveaway 
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 72549
    ICBM said:
    PRS 305
    Not sure why that deserved a lol :). If I'd said Silver Sky I would agree though ;).

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein

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  • p90foolp90fool Frets: 31647
    This is what I was talking about - if I were starting from scratch this would probably be my dream guitar...


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  • Telecaster with a twisted tele neck pup for those strat neck tones ;)
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