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What is a SuperStrat? I keep reading of this guitar... what makes a Strat quot;superquot;?

I believe the soloist/dinky shape is the super strat. Thinner longer horns - 24 frets. S/S/H or H/H. Correct if i'm wrong.

I think the basic requirements of a super strat are dual humbuckers


Originally Posted by XeromusI think the basic requirements of a super strat are dual humbuckers

the MIM fender deluxe super strat come with 3 singlecoils.
i think super strats are strats with non-traditional parts(switches, pickup, trem, etc.)

I think of like a soloist and usally two humbucker and maybe a single coil in the mid.

The main thing is a Floyd. 2 humbuckers is optional - look at EVH's guitars.

You are all wrong.

Super Strat= Strat body with or without Pickgaurd, Single humbucker in the bridge and a Floyd Rose bridge, headstocks could be fender or pointy/ hockey stick style.

It's a way around getting sued from companies that used the strat shape.
Usually superstarts came with a humbucker(s),Floyd's and no pickgaurds.


Originally Posted by wixomwhatYou are all wrong.

Super Strat= Strat body with or without Pickgaurd, Single humbucker in the bridge and a Floyd Rose bridge, headstocks could be fender or pointy/ hockey stick style.

But superstrat and strat are radically different body shapes...

Superstrats are thinner with thinner longer horns. Strat:Superstrat:

Am I not right?

I've always considered a Superstrat a hot-rodded strat, i.e a strat with a floyd, humbuckers and scalloped neck .

Superstrat....yeah yeah way before most your guys time
SSH, Floyd, and all the variations.


Originally Posted by RidSuperstrat....yeah yeah way before most your guys time

That doesn't mean we can't play them...

No you can't
Hehe

lt;---------- Is that a super strat?

Kinda...but the Floyd is missing

I think the tuners need to all be on one side to be a superstrat.

Nah it just needs a general stratshape.
Never mind the headstock.

Kramer and Jackson/Charvels..... plus others all made the Super Strat's of the 80's..... Eddie started it.... Was not long after VH became huge in the early 80's every player was running to shops to get their now vintage strats cut up to add Floyds and Humbuckers to....... I see the odd Vintage Fender Strat out there that someone has tried to glue back in some wood were a Floyd once was sitting..... I used to see Strat necks that had floyds added to them and the radius of the top of the frets was flattened out but the neck wood radius was still stock.... looked and played funny.....

I would pretty much say any strat shape from any company that has humbuckers is a super strat... Floyd bridges help as well... Customized strats are great

WhoFan

A superstrat is a quot;spongyquot; term nowadays, but originally it was used to mean hot rodded Strats (Charvels, EVH´s quot;Frankensteinquot; and similar guitars).

The only REAL defining characteristic Nowadays seems to be the bridge Humbucker, this is definitely essential. Other Pickups are generally not quot;necessaryquot; for the title, but H-S, H-S-S, H-H-, H-S-H, H-H-S., et.al. also qualify as superstrats.

IMO a Floyd Rose or V-trrem is also essential, but many consider hardtails as superstrats as well.

I personally don´t consider downsized bodies (Jackson Soloist/ Dinky, Ibanez RG/ S....) to be superstrats, because for me it´s not a Strat, period. But here as well, others do....

But I think that´s about as precise as it gets....