Although I’d decided that I was on the
Gibson side of the fence when it came to guitars, I began to wonder if maybe
the grass was greener and decided it might be fun to get a Strat – a real one
this time – instead. The newly opened Academy of Sound had one in, a nice
looking three-tone sunburst model. The Epi Les Paul was part exchanged and I
rode home on the bus that evening with another new guitar.
It was a worthwhile experiment I guess, but
I never really took to the Strat. Didn’t like the looks, don’t think the 25”
scale suited me either. Couldn’t get on with the sound. However, despite being
a Japanese budget version, it was as far as I can tell equally good for quality
as a proper MIA version.
I
used it on a few 4 track recordings of that era, but I think there’s one called
‘Jerry’s Garden’ where I did the first half with the Strat and the Second half
with the Riviera. Second half sounded much better, so the writing was on the
wall.
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