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I realise I'm asking the wrong crowd here, but am I mad for considering a second Strat..?
Serious question really, as I've been lusting after an SRV for years, and now I'm thinking about the Hendrix Monterey (yes, it's the paintjob that's sold me)
But; I'm a bit nervous that they will be just too similar to my 1989 American Standard - am I nuts for thinking of dropping £800 or £1900 for the SRV? (And in terms of the MiM Monterey, am I likely to notice massive differences, my assumption is that they'll be incredibly similar build..?)
So to those with more than one Strat, is it a good idea? Are your Strats wildy different specs (that would seem sensible) Or maybe just variations on a theme? Maybe even just a different colour - it's mad but I can see the appeal!
And before any suggests it. no I'm not needing a Tele..!
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The day this place starts thinking it doesn’t need additional guitars will be a sad day indeed
1 You genuinely need a backup as you gig a lot and you play a genre that needs a certain guitar.
2 You want it.
Do it.....
So yeah, for me now I have to make my guitars tonally distinct enough from each other to justify keeping them. But even then I'm sure it's more a rationalisation. I *could* get everything I need from one Strat.
Also, at timesit's worth having one that's a bit less valuable. You might not want to take a really expensive one to certain places. It's not a bad idea to have a Squier or Mexican one.
Using the Fender AVRI series as an example, before the 2012 revisions, if you wanted a rosewood fingerboard, your neck profile options were the slim '62 style or sod off. Post revisions, the chunkier '65 profile is also available. For my tastes, the '65 yields a more satisfying sound than the '62 - even after pickup upgrades.
These preferences are largely subjective.
Old age and familiarity/contempt causes me to prefer the 7.25" fingerboard radius of vintage style Fender guitars. There is no denying that the 9.5" radius of the American Standard/Professional range is easier to play on and that the compound radius of the Deluxe/Elite/Select models is easier still.
What is it that you think the SRV and Monterey Stratocasters can offer that your Am Std can not?
The pickup cavity routing pattern of your Strat should facilitate the installation of alternative pickup and control assemblies - even one with the bridge pickup reverse slanted à la Hendrix. This option would cost only a few hundred Pounds. The downside is that the rod magnet lengths of late Sixties replacement pickups would not match especially well with a 9.5 fingerboard. (Depends how retentive you are about replicating Everything Hendrix.)
Pickups, neck shape, body and fingerboard woods all contribute to small differences... some of which are smaller than others, but nonetheless quantifiable between examples.