What appeals to you more as a seven - Strat or Tele?

[7 Strings of Hate]

tele all the way
i want to second what was said earlier, strats just look weird in a 7 format, just like the les pauls, they are so classic and iconic that they look strange different, what would be cooler, the most popular guitar in history get made into a 7?(predictable) or its ugly little brother cutting out a nitch for its self as a 7?(not that teles dont already have their own nitch, but you know what i mean)

 

[budda]

I'd get a strat and try to remember my early days as a guitarist on a squier in order to live with the middle SC lol.

i would also want a 7 tele, cuz then i wouldnt bother with a 6 tele haha. flame maple top tele w/ maple board, reg pickup config, 7 strings.. yum.

 

[Edroz]

i can't believe i'm saying this (as much as i like strats), but a traditional 7 string tele really hasn't been done in a 7 string format
you could throw a custom S/S/S pickguard loaded with rio grandes on an Ibanez UV and pretty much have a "real" strat (basswood has been used on Fenders before).

 

[jacksonplayer]

Tele, definitely. I'd be interested in either a 'traditional' Tele or one of the semi-hollow Thinline jobs with the neck humbucker. They have such a unique sound that you can't even come close to replicating with a Superstrat.

 

[DDDorian]

One of the coolest things about Strats is that they are so versatile. Put a humbucker in the bridge and you have a great jack of all trades guitar. Put buckers in both the neck and bridge and have even more options. Look at all the players that have played Strat type guitars and it's easy to see how versatile they are.

Yeah, I know, it's more a mental thing. The moment I pick up a Strat of any persuasion, I instantly bust out a cheesy blues lick or go for the thumb-over-the-neck wannabe-Hendrix stuff. I'm resigned to the fact that this is a stereotype I may never be able to overlook

 

[emguitars]

The two seven string strats I built both played and sounded great,definitely not for metal, but nobody gets a strat for metal anyway ( Yngwie excluded!)
By the way, Allparts has a seven strat body listed on their website. Routed for the neck and a trem, but no pup routing. You could put whatever you want in there! ALLPARTS guitar parts, bass parts, guitar amplifier parts

 

[Naren]

Strat. I absolutely hate telecasters with a passion. Can't stand the way they look or the way they sound "classically" (I've heard some good sounding teles with the non-traditional setup).

To be honest, I wouldn't buy a 7-string strat, but if I had to pick between the two, I'd pick the strat, because they're fun to play; they're very versatile; and they actually look decent (while telecasters are probably the most ugly guitar Fender has come up with).

 

[hostile]

definitely a tele-7
the below, just with a traditional neck-bridge PU routing.

 

[scott from _actual time_]

Allparts has a seven strat body listed on their website. Routed for the neck and a trem, but no pup routing. You could put whatever you want in there! ALLPARTS guitar parts, bass parts, guitar amplifier parts

beware--that All-Parts body is also routed for a rear control cavity, so it doesn't have enough wood left to route and install a front-mounted strat-style pickguard.

WD Music used to sell a 7-string strat body that was front-routed for a strat-style pickguard, but i don't know if they still do.

 

[playstopause]

definitely a tele-7
the below, just with a traditional neck-bridge PU routing.

That guitar + tele bridge + neck p.u. = epic win.

I used to dream of a 7-strings strat. Now that i have a real strat, i dream of a 7-strings Tele...

 

[stuh84]

I love the feel of necks on Tele's, so a 7 string tele would be amazing. Similar to the one posted, except some normal bridge PU, and a neck single coil (maybe even a 7 string tele style neck PU or lipstick), that would be amaaaaaaaazing

 

[technomancer]

Tough call. I'd probably go for the Strat first followed by a tele later because of the limited options for a tele (only one pup manufacturer, have to get bridge from Scott, etc etc) and the fact that a strat is more versatile.

A true seven string tele would be awesome however (as opposed to the Carpenter with a tele shaped body everybody keeps posting).

 

[Groff]

I'd have to say a strat. I really don't like the look of a telecaster.

 

[playstopause]

Tough call. I'd probably go for the Strat first followed by a tele later because of the limited options for a tele (only one pup manufacturer, have to get bridge from Scott, etc etc) and the fact that a strat is more versatile.

A true seven string tele would be awesome however (as opposed to the Carpenter with a tele shaped body everybody keeps posting).

What's up with that Halo strat?

 

[scott from _actual time_]

A true seven string tele would be awesome however (as opposed to the Carpenter with a tele shaped body everybody keeps posting).

yes--let's cleanse that aftertaste with some truer Tele-ness:

 

[playstopause]

^





Do a thread, quick.

 

[eelblack2]

yes--let's cleanse that aftertaste with some truer Tele-ness:

Amen, brother. I have my bridge from Scott on the way now all I need is USACG to finish the product before I end up mutating this warmoth tele body I have laying around thats getting serious looks.

Im pretty certain Im going for the B-Bender as well once I eyeball Scotts bridge and figure out if Parsons or Hipshot is the way to go.

 

[Apophis]

Nice Tele

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

i got ya covered there! i have more mounting screws and string ferules on the way, and then i'll be ready to sell off my extra bridges. anyone who's interested, PM me for details.

That's great, but I like the American Standard Styled saddles, which I'm sure you could retro on there, like string save saddles.

 

[scott from _actual time_]

That's great, but I like the American Standard Styled saddles, which I'm sure you could retro on there....

it would depend on the dimensions of those saddles, and they would have to be the rarer ones with the intonation screw off to the side. those strat-style saddles are nice, but they don't have the same traditional Tele sound as the barrel ones.


eelback, do post what you figure out about the string bender. you might have to drill the bridge, but it's only mildly hard cold-rolled steel, so that can be done way easier than something hard like stainless.


palystopause, i will start a thread at some point, but as you can see the gtuiar isn't done yet, and there is an old thread around somewhere, and i'm lazy. it's easier just to throw that pic up in other threads.