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Thanks for the video post.
I knew them all except the last one and i'm totally going to do that to my Strat. We've got a foam specialist here and i can pick up a few different densities to adjust the action of the volume knob.
That was my only niggle with my new Strat since the Pro has basically ironed out the few things i didn't like about the previous models.
Brilliant idea, thanks.
"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
No, I don't. I don't keep any part of my hand in contact with the guitar - I have no idea how you play like that. I never understood it with Mark Knopfler either.
(Writing "pup" for pickup absolutely infuriates me for some reason. Normally I simply stop reading a thread whenever I see it, but since your question did need a reply…)
"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
When I play with a pick, I usually hit the strings between the middle and neck pick-ups - though slightly closer to the middle than the neck. When I play with my fingers, the thumb is in the same spot and my fingers are just behind the middle pick-up. It feels completely natural - but that may be because I've played Strats for 35+ years.
I've never found the controls to be a problem - the ultimate live guitar for me - everything about it just works....
I think these posts have highlighted that its the hand and playing technique that determines whether a particular player finds the strat's volume is awkwardly positioned or not, rather than it being an inherent design issue. I also don't have any problem with Telecaster control positioning either. We all play a little differently and this is probably one of the factors that make a guitar more comfortable for one player but less so for another.
If it had to be one that actually exists I'd go for a plain '58-style Esquire - white blonde, maple neck, single-ply white guard, steel bridge saddles.
"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
He has many.
His view, and mine, a 59-61 Slab Board Strat.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
Edit - I know a 68 probably isn't old Fender, but I'd cope...
Whatever model and year Mark's Red Strat is, the one he used right at the start for the early years before Schecter. @richardhomer might know what year it is?
*That Red one, whatever year that is. I seem to remember Andy (Summers) having a very similar guitar ?
I always thought that Mark's was Dakota or Hot Rod Red and Andy's was Fiesta Red.
As long as it had rosewood board, either would be perfect.
I missed a 1960 CS 'Closet Classic' in Dakota Red in the Sale at Coda and that was F'King stunning.
The one he was seen playing more often had a maple board, fitted to an early '60s neck - the board was a later modification - done prior to MK acquiring the guitar. It was the main guitar on the first two DS albums and can be seen here:
John Suhr did some work on it and reckoned the body may be a Japanese copy. The guitar is no longer in MK's possession.
Regardless if what it actually is, he makes it sound bloody marvellous on that video, doesn't he?
The greatest Dak Red has to be the Gary Moore strat.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.