Thoughts on the Stratocaster

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 7:57 pm

xShifty wrote:You're the only goddamn troll, you've already exploded two threads into homophobe lynchings

wait, what? really? It's a bad thing to lynch homophobes?

xShifty · Post by **xShifty** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 7:58 pm

I already admitted it was stupid and that I won't be doing it again here, jesus.

endsjustifymeans wrote:
xShifty wrote:You're the only goddamn troll, you've already exploded two threads into homophobe lynchings
wait, what? really? It's a bad thing to lynch homophobes?

It is when it turns into a witch hunt and you start attacking bystanders.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 7:59 pm

... then you chose to attack the people who pulled you up in the first place?

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 7:59 pm

Hahaha, sorry it's entirely non-cricket to post pm's in a public forum, and I apologise for that, but I couldn't not:

xShifty wrote:You're no better than any violent racist or person prejudiced against gays,

xShifty · Post by **xShifty** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:00 pm

I was trying to mitigate some of it to PM to get this thread back on topic, but fine. And don't take it out of context.

"You take pride in mob justice? You're no better than any violent racist or person prejudiced against gays, then. You've simply decided it's okay to hate a different group of people, and throw people into that group that don't even belong in it. And you're willing to go to any means to get rid of them."

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:01 pm

Aye, that sentence really suffers being taken out of contect and all.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:02 pm

xShifty wrote:You've simply decided it's okay to hate a different group of people, and throw people into that group that don't even belong in it.

Hating people because of their hate of another is rather different to hating someone for something beyond their control.

xShifty · Post by **xShifty** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:02 pm

I give up trying to explain myself, not posting anymore in this thread. PM me if you have more crap to sling at me. I don't hate anyone...

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:04 pm

xShifty wrote:I give up trying to explain myself, not posting anymore in this thread. PM me if you have more crap to sling at me. I don't hate anyone...

Good, well done. Zip IT.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:04 pm

xShifty wrote:I already admitted it was stupid and that I won't be doing it again here, jesus.

Then I'm satisfied, can't speak for the rest. But it definitely seems like you're repeatedly defending your use of fa**ot, but I could just be misinterpreting posts. Forum posting is extra easy to read thoughts in a way they are not intended.

If you own up to it being poor word choice, understand why it was unacceptable and aren't going to to do it again then I'm done in this thread...

except to say that while I love the way they sound, strats visually bore me to death.

George · Post by **George** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:19 pm

Yay! Can we start talking about strats again?

Call me boring but I have one of those 1996 "50th Anniversary Bullet" Strats or whatever they're supposed to be. It's black and white. I know they're the ultimate dull default colour scheme but I really like the non fussiness of it. Take this one for example. After the whites have faded and it looks a little battered it can look great...

xShifty · Post by **xShifty** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:22 pm

I have a huge hard-on for this one, surf green and hardtail

Addam · Post by **Addam** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:24 pm

Now that black one is pretty cool!

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:29 pm

GeorgeF wrote:Yay! Can we start talking about strats again?

Call me boring but I have one of those 1996 "50th Anniversary Bullet" Strats or whatever they're supposed to be. It's black and white. I know they're the ultimate dull default colour scheme but I really like the non fussiness of it. Take this one for example. After the whites have faded and it looks a little battered it can look great...

Best strat I've ever seen. I love a loved guitar.

That surf green haint to bad neither.

Justyn · Post by **Justyn** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:33 pm

xShifty wrote:I wonder why it is that it's never the supposed "victims" of language like that who take offense to it, always some self-righteous dickbags(sorry for using that word, any dickbags out there).

You'd think so, but that's only because we don't wear nametags. At least not most of the time.

Anyway, I'm done addressing it.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:52 pm

Having hated Strats for my whole life I feel like I'm betraying my principles, because over the past few months I've suddenly developed a real liking for them. If I had one I'd have to mod it to look something like robroe's black duocaster though:

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:55 pm

Freddy V-C wrote:Having hated Strats for my whole life I feel like I'm betraying my principles, because over the past few months I've suddenly developed a real liking for them. If I had one I'd have to mod it to look something like robroe's black duocaster though:

I use the middle pickup too much in the standard configuration. THough I guess it would be interesting to try neck+bridge, which the standard 5-way doesn't allow.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:57 pm

Neck and bridge together is my favourite guitar sound by far. I did really like middle and bridge when I was playing my friend's Strat the other day though... I think the only way I could want a three pickup guitar is if each pickup had an individual on/off switch for ultimate versatility, like the Hofner Galaxie.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:57 pm

Anyway... letâ€™s get back to the Stratocaster shall we.

[edit] due to my slow typing skills we were back talking about the Strat by the time I posted this. please ignore

George · Post by **George** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 9:00 pm

Yeah that's very cool but I would never ditch the middle pickup. It's way too fun!

I discovered the lead singer/guitar from a band called Hold Your Horse Is has a great Strat twist...

http://thefourohfive.com/articles/photo ... 1283429748

It's basically just got two outputs. One seperate output does neck pickup which feeds into a JCM800. The other is for the humbucker which feeds into a sub woofer type amp. Has no other volume or tone, switches etc. His pedals consist of a kill switch for the sub and a tuner.

[youtube][/youtube]

Very cool sound.