Dan0h
Well-known member
Pretty much feel like I’m the last to learn this overly obvious fact. But that’s ok, it’s a whole new world for me and I’m stoked.
My entire adult life up until last year my entire guitar playing experience has been Strat, or Acoustic, or Bass. My first year into pedals was all based on how they sounded with my Strat. Then just over a year ago I got a Jazzmaster and my life changed. Literally the best thing I ever experienced and for the following year all my pedal builds were voiced towards the Jazzmaster.
Well last week I picked up a 335. My first time ever having two humbuckers and my first non-fender electric. Oh man, it took me this whole week to slowly adjust but today I realized so many things. One the output of this guitar is insane compared to my Jazzmaster. Two there is a clarity and presence that I’ve never had when strumming chords through an amp. Maybe it’s the acoustic ring due to being semi hollow but it’s crazy interesting. The bulk of my pedals all react and sound totally different, which now makes so much sense why some people like certain pedals and dislike other pedals. The signals coming off different guitars vary so much. I know I know Mr obvious here. But imagine you only play a single Strat for decades and then over the span of two years are exposed to two totally different beasts.
Anyway, most of my musician fiends already know this and have given me shit about being late to the party. But I thought I would share it on here and maybe someone will be encouraged to go and at least try out a different style guitar. Now it makes so much sense why a lot of you guys have racks of axes. They all do something very unique. Sort of like pedals…. Oh crap I hope this doesn’t mean I have to start collecting piles of guitars. Good thing they cost too much to play that game. But kudos to all of you that have managed to amass a collection. Good times. Cool sounds. Inspiration.
And as fig keeps trying to remind us, Go Build Something.
My entire adult life up until last year my entire guitar playing experience has been Strat, or Acoustic, or Bass. My first year into pedals was all based on how they sounded with my Strat. Then just over a year ago I got a Jazzmaster and my life changed. Literally the best thing I ever experienced and for the following year all my pedal builds were voiced towards the Jazzmaster.
Well last week I picked up a 335. My first time ever having two humbuckers and my first non-fender electric. Oh man, it took me this whole week to slowly adjust but today I realized so many things. One the output of this guitar is insane compared to my Jazzmaster. Two there is a clarity and presence that I’ve never had when strumming chords through an amp. Maybe it’s the acoustic ring due to being semi hollow but it’s crazy interesting. The bulk of my pedals all react and sound totally different, which now makes so much sense why some people like certain pedals and dislike other pedals. The signals coming off different guitars vary so much. I know I know Mr obvious here. But imagine you only play a single Strat for decades and then over the span of two years are exposed to two totally different beasts.
Anyway, most of my musician fiends already know this and have given me shit about being late to the party. But I thought I would share it on here and maybe someone will be encouraged to go and at least try out a different style guitar. Now it makes so much sense why a lot of you guys have racks of axes. They all do something very unique. Sort of like pedals…. Oh crap I hope this doesn’t mean I have to start collecting piles of guitars. Good thing they cost too much to play that game. But kudos to all of you that have managed to amass a collection. Good times. Cool sounds. Inspiration.
And as fig keeps trying to remind us, Go Build Something.
