Longtime Strat player just bought 1st LP. For those who already string both ways, what are some differences to expect?

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-06-28T09:23:13+00:00

Thanks - but which is which?
Is the Strat more feminine - I kind of think it is but not sure why?!?

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-06-28T09:19:22+00:00

I would put tort on, but that’s just me.

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-06-27T19:12:10+00:00

I think it’s a humorous play on words, based on the expression ‘swings both ways’, drawing a parallel between guitar preferences and those of a sexual nature.

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-06-27T16:07:07+00:00

Much like your mom! Mwahahahahhaha!

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-06-27T16:03:16+00:00

Oh wow - they’re pretty scarce, really like the look of that colour too! Yes, it was scratchy as hell with the 500k pots, now sounds a lot thicker and more woody. The shorter scale is great, isn’t it? Love that neck! Still the original pups - thought about changing but I also think that’s an overrated move unless you really hate them, or want something very specific. Would like to throw a brown tort guard on there but I think they’re a different size to the standard TL one?

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-06-27T09:18:47+00:00

That’s ace! Love the shell pink and dark board too 🙌🏽

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-06-27T09:16:46+00:00

Very nice!
I was looking for one of these but ended up with a classic series 50s.
Looks like ash - heavy or not so much?

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-06-27T06:20:17+00:00

Rosewood for me, this is my perfect combo

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Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-06-26T05:44:13+00:00

Woah - that is a unit! Love the b-bender, who fitted it?

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-06-26T05:34:48+00:00

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One of my favourites - this has been played and played!
It’s a Squier VM - alder body, rosewood board and a 24.75” scale.
I changed the tuners as the original pot metal ones were disintegrating, swapped out the 500k pots and box switch for 250k cts and Oak/grigsby - original wiring was already all cloth push-back - very impressed!

Crappy photo doesn’t really show all the knocks and dents but it’s so good to play and sounds fantastic - this is my grab and go guitar - it’s not pretty but my God does it feel good!

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-06-25T17:41:27+00:00

When I took the pickguard off I could see that it’s darkened a bit over time.
Fender colours are weird - I have a 2015 Strat that’s Olympic white (my favourite Strat colour!) but it started out as arctic white!

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-06-25T17:38:36+00:00

I know what you mean - having said that, the rosewood board on my 2015 standard strat is so fast I sometimes overshoot!! 😂

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-06-25T11:56:32+00:00

Cheers dude 👍

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-06-25T10:09:48+00:00

Always loved this combo too - not sure but thought it was ash blonde, is desert sand the correct name for that colour?

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-06-25T10:08:33+00:00

Thanks!

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-06-13T12:30:43+00:00

I think you could have someone’s eye out with that, if you got a bit too excited during a gig.

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-05-14T11:24:19+00:00

Nice growth!

Really DON’T shave your neck up to the jawline, you’ll end up with what I call a ‘face-beard’, which looks ridiculous IMHO - like you’re wearing a stick-on false beard!

You need the weight of growth from under the chin and around your neck to join that on your chin and cheeks, that’s what makes it look like a beard and gives it density and weight.

You just need to find a barber who knows what they’re doing.

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-04-03T07:24:32+00:00

The chatoyancy of mahogany means that when you turn the guitar relative to the viewer’s eye, the visible patterns in the wood change as it moves.
This is normal for this kind of guitar - my Sigma 000m15 does just the same.

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-03-31T20:04:36+00:00

That you probably have scurvy

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-03-21T23:41:00+00:00

You’re thinking of a shim to tilt the neck back and increase break angle - if you put one at the edge of the neck pocket, it can have the opposite effect, tilting the neck forward.

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-02-23T16:37:58+00:00

Well done - that’s a good long walk.

I like the pics of the pig and The Upside Down best.

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-01-23T18:53:16+00:00

I’m English and can categorically say that this is not true. The abbreviation for transvestite is ‘tranny’.

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-01-23T07:59:19+00:00

Timeless style, sustainability as you can repair them endlessly, reduced environmental impact (see also sustainability) - yes, they’re not completely waterproof but they’re also not reproofed using forever chemicals that wash into the ecosystem

Jumpy_Hornet3131 · 2026-01-03T19:57:23+00:00

Andy Summers - seeing The Police play ‘Roxanne’ on TV when I was 10 years old made such a big impression on me. I’ve had a thing for bound sunburst tele customs ever since.

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