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Will be considering a S/S/S strat down the road and was wondering how the quot;Tributequot; Gamp;L's compare to the MIM's in sound amp; overall quality.

Thanks.

I was impressed by the Tribute Legacy I tried last year. They have US Gamp;L pickups and their wiring which means instead of 2 tones you get a bass and treble tone for all 3 pickups. Very vibrant, but you need to try yourself really.

Based on the tributes and the MIM strats I've tried, I find the tribute guitars to be FAR FAR FAR superior in quality. Like no comparison. I bought a MIM strat a few months ago and returned it the next day. Total junk.

They compare pretty well, though the so-called 'swamp' ash models seem way too heavy for that to be the case. I'd grab a cheaper basswood model if I was to get one.

I haven't compared the Strats and Legacies, but I have compared the Tribute ASATs to MIM Teles, and the Tributes I tried were FAR FAR FAR better than not only the MIMs but also just about everything in Fender's line, from the Squiers all the way up to the 52 Reissue. The only Fender I tried that I thought was as good/better playing than a Tribute was the Aerodyne Telecaster. (I turned it down because it was too far away from a traditional Tele sound, but it does sound great for what it is.)

The Gamp;Ls I've played in the past have been much better than any (non-custom shop) Fender I've played. They sound great and feel great.

On a side note though, I had a Gamp;L ASAT Deluxe with a bigsby and it would not stay in tune. If you never used the tremolo you were okay, but once you used it you'd have to retune. I returned it.