[1SweetRide]

Just came back from the US last weekend with my new Fender Elite HSS with the S-1 Switch and the stupidly loud Passing Lane Switch.

This thing is awesome. Super sounds from all 10 pickup positions. And the finish is beautiful even if you appreciate natural woods like I do.

The only complaint I have is that it doesn’t seem to have as much sustain as my other guitars. I may have to try that trick posted awhile ago.

It did need a bit of a setup. The bridge was about a foot off the deck. Action was fine though.

 

[sulphur]

Nice colour and I like that pickup configuration too, congrats!

Those have a lot of cool features.
How's the neck profile on that, bigger than a Modern C?

 

[1SweetRide]

Doesn't really feel any different until you get to the higher frets and then it's just a bit flatter feeling. It has a compound radius which a bit of an improvement for notes up there in my opinion.

 

[vadsy]

That is a nice looking Strat, very cool. I'm not much on them but I like that one, whats the colour? Candy Tangerine or Copper of some sort? What does the rest of that Tele look like?

 

[1SweetRide]

It’s called Autumn Blaze. Here’s the tele before I changed the pickguard to Bubinga.

 

[vadsy]

I like both of those guitars.

 

[Fox Rox]

Congrats, and I love that colour!!!

 

[Mooh]

Very nice. My favourite Strat pickup configuration, with a bridge humbucker.

 

[1SweetRide]

Very nice. My favourite Strat pickup configuration, with a bridge humbucker.

The different sounds makes it feel like you have several guitars at your disposal.

 

[Robert1950]

Do you use the Vibrato bar much. I have read that you can get more sustain if you use five springs and deck the bridge.

 

[1SweetRide]

Do you use the Vibrato bar much. I have read that you can get more sustain if you use five springs and deck the bridge.

Yup, I do use it about 10% of the time. I may tighten the claw to lower the plate so it touches the deck like my other Strats.

 

[greco]

Congrats! You have some very nice looking gear!

 

[1SweetRide]

Do you use the Vibrato bar much. I have read that you can get more sustain if you use five springs and deck the bridge.

So I decided to see if my instincts were correct. I took 3 sustain measurements from 3 different Stratocasters and averaged out the measurements for each. Here's what I came up with:

MIM: 4.55
Big Apple: 5.15
Elite: 3.88

The Elite's sustain lasts a second and a half less than that of the Big Apple. I knew something wasn't right. Darn.

 

[dcole]

That sucks, how did you measure that?

 

[1SweetRide]

Picking the open high e and timing the note’s decay.

 

[Guest]

Picking the open high e and timing the note’s decay.

Very well done experiment.

 

[Fuzzy dagger]

I'm sure you know this; a Strat is a fussy thing to set up. A LP thing is much more straightforward. My shopmate,Harri, is a master! He has a pre-CBS Strat the he gigs, and he rambled on about the springs, the bridge, the nut, the posts (wind) and the string trees ( band name alert).

Your guitar may have other qualities that shine. Peace.

 

[marcos]

It’s called Autumn Blaze. Here’s the tele before I changed the pickguard to Bubinga.

Very nice. Congrats on the new Strat. By chance did you buy the Tele at Lauzon Music a few months back?

 

[1SweetRide]

Very nice. Congrats on the new Strat. By chance did you buy the Tele at Lauzon Music a few months back?

Yes that was me!

 

[1SweetRide]

I'm sure you know this; a Strat is a fussy thing to set up. A LP thing is much more straightforward. My shopmate,Harri, is a master! He has a pre-CBS Strat the he gigs, and he rambled on about the springs, the bridge, the nut, the posts (wind) and the string trees ( band name alert).

Your guitar may have other qualities that shine. Peace.

It does for sure. There’s other things I can do later such as lowering the pickups and moving to a brass block. I’m not overly concerned. It still a fantastic guitar.