Buying a new Strat

Guinny · 7 Oct 2006 at 09:25

Thnking about buying a new American Strat (Chrome Red) with the Texas special pick-ups fitted and a nice valve amp!
I feel like I'm moving awy from my floyd rose bending pointy head stock guitars and getting into bluesy SRV stuff :eek:

can anyone reccomend a nice valve amp?.....quite like the new Peavy and Laney como's

Guinny · 7 Oct 2006 at 13:38

Tax Evader said:
Why don't you try out a Soldano Astroverb. They are really high quality amps and sound wonderful, work very well for bluesy tones, and are fairly cheap (around £850) - but you really need to road test one for yourself. I know you could try one out at Sounds Great Music near Stockport (as you say you're in Staffs it shouldn't be too far to travel).

Not many people seem to mention Soldano (they've been around for ages - early 90's Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Gary Moore to name but a few, have used other Soldano products).

Well I was planning a work trip up to Manchester next week so I might accidently get lost on the way!
£850 is a little more than I wanted to spend but they also have some other amps I can try!

Guinny · 8 Oct 2006 at 09:18

I notice that you can buy a highbrid set of Super Slinkys now 9,11,16,26,36,46.

I think 10-46's are a good compimise between sound and feel.

Of course the other thing that SRV did was to tune down half a tone to give his playing a little more slink! -I beleive Hendrix did the same.

My boss keeps an old acoustic in the office which he can't play and it has strings like coat hangers. I tuned it down a full tone and its now great for some real bendy blues! One of the gilrls in the office said " why can'tyou play proper guitar tunes like George MIcheal" :eek:

-the last album she bought on her lunch break as Shane Ward!

Guinny · 11 Oct 2006 at 08:33

Well I've gone and done some spending!

Bought:

Chrome Red American Strat
Peavey Classic 30 amp
Ibanez tube screamer (the re issue one)
ordered a set of Texas Special pick ups

I have'nt had time to try it at home and the wife doesn't even no I was buying another guitar....me thinks a tiff is in the air

I need to spend some time setting up the strat and getting the action a little lower. I have always been tempted to have a proffesional set up done. Can anyone recommend a guitar tech in the midlands/Staffs area?

I would also welcome any advice from any Strat experts on getting the trem to its best and most stable!