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What's The Difference Between a "Fat" Strat and a Regular One??

Thumbing My WayThumbing My Way Posts: 1,073
edited August 2006 in Musicians and Gearheads
Sorry guys, I should know this but I don't :o
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  • Dirty_FrankDirty_Frank Posts: 957
    A fat strat has a bucker in the bridge position, whereas a regular strat has a single coil.
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Dirty_Frank wrote:
    A fat strat has a bucker in the bridge position, whereas a regular strat has a single coil.
    +1
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  • harrisonmerwinharrisonmerwin Posts: 766
    Dirty_Frank wrote:
    A fat strat has a bucker in the bridge position, whereas a regular strat has a single coil.

    *ring ring ring* Tell him what he's won johnny!
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  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,205
    I have a fat strat

    I think Dirty does too...

    I personally like the single-single-single layout better but my strat sounds awesome! :D

    When I get the cash I'm going to sell it and hopefully get around $250 and buy a deluxe ash strat with the s-1 switching for around 650-700
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  • Thumbing My WayThumbing My Way Posts: 1,073
    Thanks guys!!

    I know exactly what you're talking about now :)
    "I Miss You Already!!!!!"

    "Sorry is the fool who trades his love for high-rise rent, Seems the more you make equals the loneliness you get"

    .NJD.
  • NovawindNovawind Posts: 836
    HailHailVitalogy wrote:
    I have a fat strat

    I think Dirty does too...

    I personally like the single-single-single layout better but my strat sounds awesome! :D

    When I get the cash I'm going to sell it and hopefully get around $250 and buy a deluxe ash strat with the s-1 switching for around 650-700

    I've had my eye on the American Deluxe Ash but they don't have the color I want!
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  • Dirty_FrankDirty_Frank Posts: 957
    HailHailVitalogy wrote:
    I have a fat strat

    I think Dirty does too...

    I personally like the single-single-single layout better but my strat sounds awesome! :D

    When I get the cash I'm going to sell it and hopefully get around $250 and buy a deluxe ash strat with the s-1 switching for around 650-700

    I gave that guitar back. My strat's a S-S-S.
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    IMO, Strats should have 3 singles.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • moster78moster78 Posts: 1,591
    keeponrockin wrote:
    IMO, Strats should have 3 singles.

    Agreed. To me, thats what makes a Strat a Strat. I'm glad I got mine without a double coil in sight.
  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,205
    Novawind wrote:
    I've had my eye on the American Deluxe Ash but they don't have the color I want!

    Aged Cherry? That's the color I want but no one has it, I found it once in a guitar center and that is when I first fell in love with that strat.

    IMO the humbucker on the fat strat doesn't sound like a "real bucker"...it just add's a little "fat" to the single bridge
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