Thoughts on the Stratocaster

[avj]

Don't forget about this fly fellow that's been very visibly playing Strats through Vibro Kings for the latter part of his career.

[ekwatts]

It's not that I don't think of Ryan Adams as a strat player, it's just that I think of him as being complete shit.

[NickS]

Yeah...so... no.

Beside Hendrix, two of my Strat-playing guitar heroes growing up.
(Of course, Blackmore started with a 335. When I asked him why he switched, he said "I felt like it. I might switch back one day.")

[knpknpknp]

To be fair, Ryan Adams is only complete crap half of the time. He is easily the least consistent country/rocker out there, but he has put together a few amazing releases. Gold is wonderful.

[ekwatts]

To be fair, Ryan Adams is only complete crap half of the time. He is easily the least consistent country/rocker out there, but he has put together a few amazing releases. Gold is wonderful.

No it isn't.

Ryan Adams is a continuation of the classic Bon Jovi formula; music for people that don't like music, but like to think they do.

[Fran]

To be fair, Ryan Adams is only complete crap half of the time. He is easily the least consistent country/rocker out there, but he has put together a few amazing releases. Gold is wonderful.

No it isn't.

Ryan Adams is a continuation of the classic Bon Jovi formula; music for people that don't like music, but like to think they do.

[Mike]

Actually, Gold is an excellent record.


So is "The Best Of Bon Jovi" incidentally.

[johnnyseven]

I nearly thought my mum was cool once when I was looking through her cd's and thought I saw a Ryan Adams cd, I then realised it was actually a Bryan Adams cd.

[dezb1]

... and now the other trolls have died off, the hilarious Dezb1 takes up the baton. Again...

My point in that thread was and has always been; that each of us should choose to boycott a product based on how important we deem the issue to be (i.e. you do what you choose and vice versa) I brought up a few other instances of wrong doing in that thread which I deem to be of greater importance than the whole Dano / prop debate highlighting the double standards of what people were saying I wasn’t the only one voicing that opinion. I was just the focus of you ire as usual. I still maintain that being against the right gay couples to marry isn’t as big a reason for boycotting a guitar manufacturer as the human rights violations exacted their workers in the far east... but like I said we don’t have many sweat shop workers on the forum for you to jump to the defence of in a vain attempt to curry favour.

[benecol]

I'm not trying to curry favour with any forumites; neither, of course, are you, since you'll always act like a right cunt whenever this discussion comes up.

[dezb1]

I didnt quite catch on to the vibe.

got it.

The vibe was the same as Fran's; a joke, noting more noting less. Benocol has just had a dislike for me since that debate. You must conform and agree with his view or you’re obviously some sort of rightwing gay hating arsehole

[benecol]

The vibe's utterly different to Fran's; he's a top boy. You just tend to surface and goad whenever this happens.

[dezb1]

The vibe's utterly different to Fran's; he's a top boy. You just tend to surface and goad whenever this happens.

So anyone you deem to be a ‘Top Boy’ can say what they like and it’s a joke but anyone else saying something similar has to have some sinister meaning.

Ps: I didn’t just surface, I started this thread which was hijacked due to someone else using an unacceptable turn of phrase...

[George]

Cold Roses by Ryan Adams & The Cardinals is one of my desert island discs. Although it might not be anymore, it's been a while since I've heard it. Anyway, I'll certainly agree he's hit and miss. As for guitars I'd most relate him with Telecaster Deluxes, not Strats. However, his best guitar work I think is with his lastest mainstay, the woody looking 335 with Bigsby.

TexasSwede, sounds like a great idea. Keep us posted!

[Dingus]

Not to totally side-track this with Ryan Adams discussion. I feel that the only album he's ever put out that was track-for-track solid was his first, "Heartbreaker". All the other ones seem to only partially deliver and fall short for me as far as "whole albums" go.


Additionally for whomever was talking about what guitars he played, you can check this site, but I didn't bother to register to actually look at the pics:

http://www.ryanadamsarchive.com/showthread.php?t=5675

[knpknpknp]

To be fair, Ryan Adams is only complete crap half of the time. He is easily the least consistent country/rocker out there, but he has put together a few amazing releases. Gold is wonderful.

No it isn't.

Ryan Adams is a continuation of the classic Bon Jovi formula; music for people that don't like music, but like to think they do.

I certainly wasn't stating Gold was an artfully crafted masterpiece, and it certainly isn't something that pushed any boundries. I go to other musicians for that. When I want well put together pop country, he is my guy.

Is it so wrong to like a musician that is easy to listen to? I definitely don't pop on his records often but it is certainly handy when I want something tolerable that my parents can get down with. Heck, I tried to get them into Sleigh Bells last time I was visiting, but they weren't having it!

[Bacchus]

Aye. I watched the Rockpalast DVD's again the other night, first time I've watched them in ages. Man was unreal.

[Fran]

The vibe's utterly different to Fran's; he's a top boy. You just tend to surface and goad whenever this happens.

So anyone you deem to be a ‘Top Boy’ can say what they like and it’s a joke but anyone else saying something similar has to have some sinister meaning.

I think because me and benecol have been good friends for a while he knows exactly where i stand with this stuff even when i type something that may read a bit skewiff or a clumsy attempt to lighten up things.

For the record i fully oppose gay hate, racial hate, sexism, blah blah blah and any form of oppression including that of far eastern workers and even the world climate. As most people do. But like i said the Dano thing is not at the top of my agenda, if its at the top of other people's then that's their choice. However, i get sick of seeing threads getting derailed with the same old debates but when Bacchus said i should 'jump onboard' i thought yeah i might very well do that, hence the joke with izodiak.

[dezb1]

The vibe's utterly different to Fran's; he's a top boy. You just tend to surface and goad whenever this happens.

So anyone you deem to be a ‘Top Boy’ can say what they like and it’s a joke but anyone else saying something similar has to have some sinister meaning.

I think because me and benecol have been good friends for a while he knows exactly where i stand with this stuff even when i type something that may read a bit skewiff or a clumsy attempt to lighten up things.

For the record i fully oppose gay hate, racial hate, sexism, blah blah blah and any form of oppression including that of far eastern workers and even the world climate. As most people do. But like i said the Dano thing is not at the top of my agenda, if its at the top of other people's then that's their choice. However, i get sick of seeing threads getting derailed with the same old debates but when Bacchus said i should 'jump onboard' i thought yeah i might very well do that, hence the joke with izodiak.

I know and that’s pretty much my view as well. I’m not anti anything, except oppression of personal freedom. Oh and capitalism (which is a means to oppress). It just does my nut in when he constantly tries to make out that I support what that wank at Danelectro did.

[plaidbeer]

Played a Strat for the first time ever just about an hour ago. Tried out a CV 50s and a CV 60s and I really liked playing both as they felt more comfortable vs. CV 50s Tele. But, the sound just doesn't appeal to me as much as the Tele.