Comments on: My Favorite Guitar (Revisited) http://www.petestrobl.com/2009/02/my-favorite-guitar-revisited/ Writings and Reviews from Pete Strobl, Music Producer, Vocal Coach & Bass Player Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:03:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: ty millsaps http://www.petestrobl.com/2009/02/my-favorite-guitar-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-492 ty millsaps Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:27:16 +0000 http://petestrobl.com/?p=510#comment-492 That truly is a " beautiful" strat(Mark Knoplfer).I look just like Mark,so much that I fooled my mom with his picture in a guitar magazine(she thought it was me).His schnozz is a lot bigger than mine though.I'm sure that git sounds wonderful as I don't think they apply Fullerplast under the finish anymore.It should sound better than a real vintage one.The only big issue with the new reissues and custom shop is Fender's use of non original bridge material.Fender uses a bogus copper and lead infused block.The original ones are cold rolled steel and MAGNETIC(I have one).Callaham makes great reissues of these bridges.Ash bodies sound more Knopflerish also.I do realize with a great player the tone is in the hands not the wood and parts. Ty M. in East Tennessee That truly is a ” beautiful” strat(Mark Knoplfer).I look just like Mark,so much that I fooled my mom with his picture in a guitar magazine(she thought it was me).His schnozz is a lot bigger than mine though.I’m sure that git sounds wonderful as I don’t think they apply Fullerplast under the finish anymore.It should sound better than a real vintage one.The only big issue with the new reissues and custom shop is Fender’s use of non original bridge material.Fender uses a bogus copper and lead infused block.The original ones are cold rolled steel and MAGNETIC(I have one).Callaham makes great reissues of these bridges.Ash bodies sound more Knopflerish also.I do realize with a great player the tone is in the hands not the wood and parts. Ty M. in East Tennessee

]]> By: louiscyfer http://www.petestrobl.com/2009/02/my-favorite-guitar-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-366 louiscyfer Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:35:15 +0000 http://petestrobl.com/?p=510#comment-366 you said that the bridge and middle pup on MK's red strat out of phase is the sound on sultans of swing. did he have it wired up specially to be out of phase? it doesn't sound out of phase. got me curious. you said that the bridge and middle pup on MK’s red strat out of phase is the sound on sultans of swing. did he have it wired up specially to be out of phase? it doesn’t sound out of phase. got me curious.

]]> By: Sillken http://www.petestrobl.com/2009/02/my-favorite-guitar-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Sillken Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:46:41 +0000 http://petestrobl.com/?p=510#comment-357 Hi Pete I loved reading this story about the red guitar you showed us on our visit. I wish I had taken a closer look but my eye for beauty hasn't really extended as far as electric guitars other than perhaps the silent guitar I'm playing now. You saw it and there's not much to see-lol! and it may have it's flaws since you and Ken couldn't hear it at the Whisky the night we performed together for the LA Music Awards Voting Party! My eye always seems to wander to classical guitars since this was my first foray with guitars at the tender age of 15. My own story of not really knowing what you have until it's lost is one about a beautiful Sergio De Jong classical guitar I once had. I bought it for $800. I was down on money, so like you I took it to the 12th Fret in Toronto, where I first bought it by the way, and they appraised it at $5000! Now it did have lacquer checks all over the finish so realistically I could expect only $3000 for it. It finally sold it for $2700 and I was astounded and thrilled with the cash. The reason I sold it was that, while a beautiful sounding cedar guitar, the neck had originally been ordered extra wide and my fingers just couldn't get those wide spreading chords. Ergh, to this day I regret selling it but ah, that's life. I later found a beautiful Lowden in a shop in Amsterdam; she spoke to me and the rest is history! I took her back to Canada with me and am still in love! Cheers, Michele Hi Pete
I loved reading this story about the red guitar you showed us on our visit. I wish I had taken a closer look but my eye for beauty hasn’t really extended as far as electric guitars other than perhaps the silent guitar I’m playing now. You saw it and there’s not much to see-lol! and it may have it’s flaws since you and Ken couldn’t hear it at the Whisky the night we performed together for the LA Music Awards Voting Party! My eye always seems to wander to classical guitars since this was my first foray with guitars at the tender age of 15. My own story of not really knowing what you have until it’s lost is one about a beautiful Sergio De Jong classical guitar I once had. I bought it for $800. I was down on money, so like you I took it to the 12th Fret in Toronto, where I first bought it by the way, and they appraised it at $5000! Now it did have lacquer checks all over the finish so realistically I could expect only $3000 for it. It finally sold it for $2700 and I was astounded and thrilled with the cash. The reason I sold it was that, while a beautiful sounding cedar guitar, the neck had originally been ordered extra wide and my fingers just couldn’t get those wide spreading chords. Ergh, to this day I regret selling it but ah, that’s life. I later found a beautiful Lowden in a shop in Amsterdam; she spoke to me and the rest is history! I took her back to Canada with me and am still in love!

Cheers,
Michele

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