Mateybob wrote:collin wrote:wow, I never knew Hendrix owned any Lefty strats, that is pretty cool.
I wonder if they really do sound better upside down? I'm a tele guy anyways, so all strats sound thin and cheesy to me!
I always thought that it was the other way around, with the majority of Tele's sounding a bit thin and fizzy. Though I do prefer the twang of a good quality Tele.
Horses for courses I suppose.
I've decided to give this strat a miss, the fact that it has a gig bag and not a hard case is a deal breaker for me.

Yeah, for some reason Tele's get this reputation. Every Tele i've owned ('62 Custom RI's) has been much boomier, deeper sounding than the strats i've owned. When I plug a strat in, especially in the bridge position, it always sounds like twangy SRV, but the Tele sounds richer, especially neck position.
The strat does get points for it's incredible versatility, but it can never seem to grasp the tele tone though!