Fender Stratocaster guitar celebrates its 60th anniversary

Fender Stratocaster guitar celebrates its 60th anniversary | Mail Online

Posted by rockymountainpirate 10 years, 9 months ago to Entertainment

Happy birthday to the Strat. One of the best songs played on a Strat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNctTjAD4...

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Posted by jbaker 10 years, 9 months ago

Those are all good. And what testimony to the versatility of the strat and the electric guitar in general. The impact on contemporary music of this single instrument over the last half of the 20th century can not be overstated.

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Posted by UncommonSense 10 years, 9 months ago

Good song, however, I really prefer this one for the Strat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyvbQtLhk...
Where's DG? :)

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  Posted by jbaker 10 years, 9 months ago
  
  I am a big David Gilmour fan.
  
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  Posted by lrbeggs 10 years, 9 months ago
  
  Yep!
  
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  Posted by johnpe1 10 years, 9 months ago
  
  I always thought that "saucerful of secrets" was about coffee spilled over the cup's edge!
  
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    Posted by UncommonSense 10 years, 9 months ago
    
    That's interesting. One of the more odd & rather unknown songs from them that most folks never heard of is "Several small furry animals gathered together in a cave and grooving with pict." I listened to it once, and not in its entirety. Definitely not radio friendly.
    
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  Posted by rockymountainpirate 10 years, 9 months ago
  
  No Pink Floyd. Our vocals guy wants to do that song, and I'm saying I can't and won't play it. This is a much better use of a strat in my opinion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGKQdx08A...
  
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    Posted by johnpe1 10 years, 9 months ago
    
    good cover of Santo & Johnny's 45 (in my collection)!
    
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    Posted by UncommonSense 10 years, 9 months ago
    
    No problem here. Playing the comfortably numb solo's in a setting, like at home is fine. But when you play it (perfectly, including David's sound) on a stage in front of everyone, it's hard not to appear as if you are showing off. Thus, I understand why you wouldn't want to play it.
    You could however, play "Marooned" by PF; it is much more subdued.
    
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Posted by Danno 10 years, 9 months ago

Lesser known Strat artists:

Marshall Crenshaw:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2R7yNrZc...

Robert Quine:
http://youtu.be/Rzl3AB5tw-w

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  Posted by rockymountainpirate 10 years, 9 months ago
  
  I really like the Marshall Crenshaw song. There was a surf guitar sound to that Strat, really nice.
  
  I'm not sure if the 2nd link was correct or not, but I didn't like it as well.
  
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Posted by DaveM49 10 years, 9 months ago

Alas, poor Fender. A great American guitar company, which sent most of its jobs to China.

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  Posted by SRS66East 10 years, 9 months ago
  
  That's the result of failed U.S. economic policy, not failures of the Fender company. The failure would have been not to ship jobs overseas to areas where production costs were lower, then they would have become unable to compete with lower cost guitar manufacturers and would have slowly failed into nonexistence.
  
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    Posted by DaveM49 10 years, 9 months ago
    
    A valid point. Mind, it has also caused "vintage" Fender instruments to soar in price. And older Tacoma instruments (a fine American instrument manufacturer purchased by Fender) are often described as "pre-Fender".
    
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      Posted by rockymountainpirate 10 years, 9 months ago
      
      You have to pay big $$ to get a guitar made in the U.S. with U.S. hardware. Especially when the EPA seizes all your wood.
      
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        Posted by DaveM49 10 years, 9 months ago
        
        Indeed. I believe Martin dealt with that not long ago. And as with most government "raids", it was a farce. One of those wonderful exercises in how eager the system is to deploy force against those they know cannot or will not fight back.
        
        "drop the D-18 and nobody gets hurt!"
        
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        Posted by rockymountainpirate 10 years, 9 months ago
        
        It was Gibson, not Martin.
        
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        Posted by DaveM49 10 years, 9 months ago
        
        Appreciate the correction.
        
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      Posted by DaveM49 10 years, 9 months ago
      
      I will note also that Guild guitars, once American-made, are now manufactured overseas, as are some venerable Martins. And Seagull, once a proud Canadian brand, is now packaged alongside several brands manufactured in various parts of Asia.
      
      As it happens, I have a Washburn guitar, a somewhat unsung company (though well-known for their banjos) but once all-American. Mine was made in Indonesia. It's a beautifully-made guitar, but I test-drove four identical instruments before I found one with decent intonation.
      
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        Posted by Danno 10 years, 9 months ago
        
        Leo Fender's follow on company after leaving Fender in the CBS buyout is G&L http://www.glguitars.com/index.asp
        
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