5 things I hate about the Strat...

I can't have folks attacking the TELE! So here's the counter offense: 5 things I dislike about a Stratocaster...

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0:00 Reading something shocking
0:30 My no.1 guitar
1:09 Thing 1
2:12 Thing 2.1
3:19 Thing 2.2
4:08 Thing 3
5:54 Thing 4
6:56 Thing 5
8:04 Super important bit

Hi, my name is Paul Davids! I am a guitar player, teacher, producer, and overall music enthusiast from the Netherlands! I try to inspire people from all over the world with my videos, here on YouTube.

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[Wizard_of_North]

Sorry, Paul I don't agree. I have a solid counterargument. Strat is the only guitar that I got. I can't afford another guitar.

[keesketsers]

I heard Greg Koch say : after the atomic bomb drops, two things survive : cockroaches and telecasters...and the telecasters will be in tune.

[computergenerated]

Number one problem with strats is it doesn’t automatically turn me into Jimi Hendrix :(

[MrSounday]

Pro tip for the volume knob: Try placing a rubber sealing ring (you can find them on some beer bottles) under the knob. The friction will prevent the it from moving unintentionally and it makes for really smooth and precise adjusting.

[Mutalaat]

It's not a matter of which to buy, it's a matter of which to buy "first".

[Gwynstborn]

'Wait a second, I really don't agree.' That is not how you argue on the internet. Attack them personally, be as petty and offensive as possible! ...jk

[RCSmiths]

This should become a series about every brand and model of guitar! I'd love to see your honest opinions about guitars that are amazing!

[Prince_Sharming]

As a bassist, what I'm getting from this is that strats are to jazz basses as teles are to precision basses. More versatility and controls, more room to mess up. One's a pair of really nice looking skinny jeans that doesn't fit that great while the other is a old pair of levis that fits right every time.

[MegaGamerscast]

I started off like, nah the strat is perfect. "thing one: flicking the selector" Me: yeah okay you might have a point

[artikos]

The best guitar is air guitar, because it dont have cons, you can play any music do you want, any tone, you can imagine the body of guitar.

[Jamsville]

Paul’s next video to trigger his subs
“8 things I hate about guitar”

[mariowanagat]

Played strat for 20 plus years, was good enough for me. Only thing I just don’t like is the action feels high. I just got a telecaster to change it up a bit and realised I bought the wrong guitar 20 years ago.
The Tele is just ace. The simplicity and how easy you can spec it up to your liking.
I love the strat but the Tele will be in my hands for the coming 20 years.

[Garspawnish]

Robby Kreiger, who’s played a Gibson SG for 50 years lol

[EricBlackmonGuitar]

What I love about the Strat. EVERYTHING.

[UninstalledGamer]

Davids: "Where's my guitar?"

Random other guitarist: *Laughs in humbucker*

[ThorneyedWT]

I would add more:
6. Bad access to high frets (not as bad as on Les Paul, but still bad).
7. Screws sticking out of the saddles that make palm muting uncomfortable (there are 3rd party solutions, but why Fender can't fix it from the box is beyond me, since they already adopted 2-point tremolo unit, which is not historic, but superior to 5-point one).
8. Bridge pickup is barely usable (unless it is humbucker)
9. 3-pot layout is sort of stupid. Go either master volume - master tone or full Les Paul layout with individual pots for pickups. But classic Strat wiring makes no sense for me. Even more so because bridge pickup need tone knob the most - and it is one that doesn't have it!
10. It is too thin and flat. It could be personal preference, but for me thick arch top guitars are more comfortable, I don't have to bend my hand while playing.
11. You can't get that sweet neck tone on any other guitar. You just can't. So you have to deal with all drawbacks of Strat to have that.

[antlereddruid]

5 things I like about Paul Davids:
- Honesty
- B E A R D
- Soothing Voice
- Musical Style and thinking kinda outside of my bubble
- Very knowledgeable

[GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

What I hate about my Strat; only one to change the strings! Trying to thread the strings from the back of the guitar is like trying to thread the eye of a needle,

[omaryousef]

This reminds me of how Slash said "“As far as I'm concerned and Gibson probably wouldn't want me to say it, the Strat is, hands down, probably one of the best, most versatile guitars there is.” and people were boggled. As a LP player that came from a high-end 59RI to a Mexi-Strat, there was a ALOT to get used to especially all the things you mentioned. Unfortunately, the only solution I've arrived at is to buy them all.

[ernestdenov]

I was waiting for you to talk about how close the volume control is to the strings; you didn't let me down! John Suhr worked in the Fender Custom Shop for a couple of years before starting his own company and I think he learned as much about what not to do as what to do. He moved that volume knob away from the danger zone; one of several reasons why the only Strat I now own is a Suhr.