standard, fat, blah blah blah

[reckless_life]

hi, im looking for a first electric and im stuck between a strat and tele. trouble is, theres all these different things like fat strat, highway, standard, and i was just wondering if someone could tell me what the hell is the difference

[conny]

www.fender.com

[Genesis]

Here's a discussion:http://forums.livingwithstyle.com/showthread.php?t=146212 ,although it doesn't give technical details...

[reckless_life]

^ cheers i dont understand all the technical stuff anyway

[erose]

get a lp, if you have to have fender go for tele. 

[Butch Français]

get a lp, if you have to have fender go for tele.?

NO!! Strat!
sunburst with rosewood (or even better, ebony!) fretboard!
Strat and Tele don't sound that different, but that Strat is more versatile!

[reckless_life]

"Strat and Tele don't sound that different, but that Strat is more versatile" - so if it doesnt sound different, how is it more versatile?

and back to the original topic, i think i kinda understand now - fat strat has humbuckers instead of single coil (someone please correct me if im wrong). i still dont know what a highway is though

[Butch Français]

the Highway 1 is the cheapest american made Fenders. they're not as good as the ones that cost twice as much, but they are pretty decent guitars!

you're right about the fat and standard thing. fat strat has either 2 humbuckers, or 1 humbucker and 2 singlecoils, while the standard has 3 singlecoils.

I have a Stratocaster Deluxe FMT, and I love that guitar. it's got the humbucker, singlecoil, singlecoil system. it also has an s-1 switch that makes it available to mix the pickups you're using in a way that's not available on other guitars.

the strat is more versatile cos it's got 3 pickups, the tele has got 2. and the neck pickup on the tele is reeeeeal thick sounding, can't use it for that much, but I love playing some blues on it. (I have a knockoff Tele too)

the strat also has the whammy-bar, which is fun to play with

plus the strat is cut more comfortable on the sides, the edges on the tele is flat.
it also hangs on you in a better angle, with the neck pointing up.

but anyways, I advice you to try both guitars, try everything the guitars have to offer, and then make a desicion.
I love both guitars, but if you are only gonna have only one guitar, my opinion is that the Strat is a better choice because of the versatility.

Les Pauls are brilliant too, real rock monsters!

PRS are also incredible guitars, my personal fav, slightly above the others, just slightly
but they are very expensive

just ask if you have any more questions!

[reckless_life]

the Highway 1 is the cheapest american made Fenders. they're not as good as the ones that cost twice as much, but they are pretty decent guitars!

you're right about the fat and standard thing. fat strat has either 2 humbuckers, or 1 humbucker and 2 singlecoils, while the standard has 3 singlecoils.

I have a Stratocaster Deluxe FMT, and I love that guitar. it's got the humbucker, singlecoil, singlecoil system. it also has an s-1 switch that makes it available to mix the pickups you're using in a way that's not available on other guitars.

the strat is more versatile cos it's got 3 pickups, the tele has got 2. and the neck pickup on the tele is reeeeeal thick sounding, can't use it for that much, but I love playing some blues on it. (I have a knockoff Tele too)

the strat also has the whammy-bar, which is fun to play with

plus the strat is cut more comfortable on the sides, the edges on the tele is flat.
it also hangs on you in a better angle, with the neck pointing up.

but anyways, I advice you to try both guitars, try everything the guitars have to offer, and then make a desicion.
I love both guitars, but if you are only gonna have only one guitar, my opinion is that the Strat is a better choice because of the versatility.

Les Pauls are brilliant too, real rock monsters!

PRS are also incredible guitars, my personal fav, slightly above the others, just slightly
but they are very expensive

just ask if you have any more questions!

thankyou, you are a very helpful person.

i'm 99% sure im going for the strat (its just so damn gorgeous). but now im faced with another question: maple or rosewood neck?

HELP!

[Butch Français]

I think the rosewood looks SOO much cooler! and I love playing on it.
maple is harder wood, which might make it a little easier to do stringbends.

mine has got ebony, which is even darker than rosewood, it's practically black. and it's as hard as maple, so that's the best of both worlds there! but it's also more expensive than both the others!

[reckless_life]

gracias. ill take your advice, and blame you if i buy the guitar and dont like it.

[Butch Français]

there is no way you won't like it!!
but remember to try different ones before you buy one!
just go for the one you get the best impression of while playing

[Thorazine Shuffle]

Go for the Tele.  If you're concerned about how much crunch they have, listen to Led Zepplin I.  Saint Page played a Tele.