FAT Strat

[just strum]

I had asked sometime back what is a FAT Strat and you guys said it's an HSS. It made sense and every Strat I saw noted as FAT Strat was an HSS. However, I notices a couple of Strats on E-bay noted as FAT, but having three singles. Are these just misidentified?

[thearabianmage]

Maybe one of the pups was a mini humbucker? If not, then I'd say yes - misidentified. . .

[Spudman***]

I would ask the posters of those auctions instead of us. How would we know?

[marnold***]

I agree with Joe. Unless at least one of the singles is a single-size humbucker, it ain't fat. It might be phat, but not fat.

[just strum]

I'm not interested as far as purchase, I was just looking at the page and it struck me as being odd, but then again...

I thought maybe I was wrong about the FAT label.

[just strum]

I would ask the posters of those auctions instead of us. How would we know?

Assumed someone here would. I don't have an ebay account anymore, so even if I was compelled to...

[markb]

Fender used the terms "Fat" and "Double Fat" for a while before switching to the more descriptive HSS and HH. Technically a "Fat Strat" is only one from the period when Fender was using that terminology but meanwhile back in the real world anything goes

[duhvoodooman***]

In my expereince, "fat" applied to a Strat always implies presence of a humbucker, usually full-sized and in the bridge position.

[just strum]

Before I had a Fender or Squier, I thought the term had something to do with the thickness of the body.

[Spudman***]

In my expereince, "fat" applied to a Strat always implies presence of a humbucker, usually full-sized and in the bridge position.

Exactly.

Now a "Super Strat" does not mean a Strat with blue tights and a red cape.

[just strum]

Exactly.

Now a "Super Strat" does not mean a Strat with blue tights and a red cape.

But that is a sales idea - beats a $20,000 intentionally beat up Strat.

[markb]

Exactly.

Now a "Super Strat" does not mean a Strat with blue tights and a red cape.

Do you mean a guitar with its underpants on the outside?

[just strum]

Do you mean a guitar with its underpants on the outside?

From the Madonna collection?

[markb]

From the Madonna collection?

Not pointy enough for that, maybe if they did an Explorer type

http://www.electric-babes.net/index.php

[just strum]

Not pointy enough for that, maybe if they did an Explorer type

http://www.electric-babes.net/index.php

I think Marnold has the pointy Madonna guitar collection.

[hubberjub***]

Here's my Fat Strat. It's a '91 Fender American Standard. I've replaced all of the pickups with Seymour Duncan single coil sized humbuckers. A Lil' '59 in the bridge, a Vintage Rail in the middle, and a Cool Rail in the neck. I still think of it as a fat strat even though it doesn't look like one.

[helliott***]

My #1 is an American Fat Strat. Humbucker in the bridge position.

[just strum]

My #1 is an American Fat Strat. Humbucker in the bridge position.

Let's see a pic of your Fat Strat

Here's mine, seen many times before by me and its previous owner, Plank

[sunvalleylaw]

I am jealous of that one Strum. Looks like a great axe. So does Hubberjub's but I really like the standard type 'bucker in the bridge.