What am I missing - strats and teles

HilditchGuitars

Found myself flicking through the rate my guitar thread, and wondering to myself "what am I missing, about what makes strats and teles so popular?"
They're just so plain and boring, i dont get it.
So...
What am i missing? 

gazrichards

Taste?

HAL9000

That they get the job done? And they get it done well?

HilditchGuitars

I should have mentioned that I get the functionality aspect. I'm talking from a looks perspective.

meltedbuzzbox

HilditchGuitars said:

Found myself flicking through the rate my guitar thread, and wondering to myself "what am I missing, about what makes strats and teles so popular?"
They're just so plain and boring, i dont get it.
So...
What am i missing? 

Not everything appeals to everyone.
I personally find les pauls as dull as dishwater but I wouldn't start a thread about it. It has too much potential to come across as a troll thread.

TTBZ

I don't get it either. They get the job done, but in the least exciting way possible for me. 

Bellycaster

If you don't like them, you're not missing owt

Whitecat

A Telecaster is the guitar Marie Kondo would choose. PRS models with crazy tops and loads of mini toggles would not spark joy. It is a minimalist guitar that can dial in just about any sound you can possibly ever need, and it is made for the cheapest possible price. It’s hard not to admire that. 

HilditchGuitars

meltedbuzzbox said:

HilditchGuitars said:

Found myself flicking through the rate my guitar thread, and wondering to myself "what am I missing, about what makes strats and teles so popular?"
They're just so plain and boring, i dont get it.
So...
What am i missing? 

Not everything appeals to everyone.
I personally find les pauls as dull as dishwater but I wouldn't start a thread about it. It has too much potential to come across as a troll thread.

Maybe I should delete it?
Not trolling, just seeing if I'm alone or not 

HAL9000

I actually like the fact that they are, on the whole, fairly plain, functional, and workmanlike. I wouldn’t want anything that is too ornate or blingy.

phil_b

strats only seem boring to some because they are so numerous and have been around so long, If you saw one in the 50's it was like something from another planet.  more modern designs dont really offer any improvement they are just variations on a theme

PonchoGreg

All the paisley teles in the world: "Am I a joke to you??"

Fishboy7

I'm inclined to agree about strats. The least imagination choice of guitar

HilditchGuitars

I just cant get excited when I see one. I'm not particularly blingy, but I do like a nice piece of figured wood. And some of the stuff some independents make is amazing, and still kind of simplistic and minimal. 
I do have a lesser hatred towards teles in fairness lol

RaymondLin

I once said that the Telecaster is ugly looking guitar and I found Strats really boring, mostly because everyone has one.  Which is why I gravitate towards PRS at the beginning.  The flame top, the wacky colours and they all look like art pieces with the fancy birds inlays and really shiny finish.

After a while though, you realise it doesn't matter, and you appreciate more of their longevity and original designs and that they are classic and just work.

Nikc

  

tone1

 ‘When a man is tired of a Strat, he is tired of life.’ Samuel Johnson.

chrisj1602

Fishboy7 said:

I'm inclined to agree about strats. The least imagination choice of guitar

But it was invented with a huge amount of imagination, look at what else was around in 1954! There was nothing else like it.

chrisj1602

HilditchGuitars said:

I should have mentioned that I get the functionality aspect. I'm talking from a looks perspective.

Each to their own I guess. I don’t like vinegar on my chips but most people do.

roberty

chrisj1602 said:

Fishboy7 said:

I'm inclined to agree about strats. The least imagination choice of guitar

But it was invented with a huge amount of imagination, look at what else was around in 1954! There was nothing else like it.

And before what else was around at the time was invented there was nothing like that

Sassafras

They're musical instruments, not ornaments.