Cool clean Strat tones

Abstract

If you have a Fender HSS Stratocaster like me, but don’t have any distortion pedals and want a unique sound, then this guide’s for you! I’m using a Fender™ Squier ™ Sonic HSS Stratocaster™, but any HSS Stratocaster will do. We’re gonna use clean settings, which means you have to switch off all the distortion, overdrive/drive, and fuzz pedals and settings on amp. A little bit of echo and reverb can add a nice effect to the tones along with some chorus filters if possible. So let’s dive in!

Prerequisites

You will need-

• Any HSS Stratocaster
• A guitar Amplifier, most preferably by
  Fender, BlackStar, Gibson or Orange
• Optional- Reverb, Echo or Chorus pedals

Let’s Dive in!

The controls we’re using are the
- The pickup selector-


- The tone knobs- people usually say ‘Put the knobs at 2’o clock’ which means to put the knob’s mark or 1 marking like the hour hand of that position based on how big is the range of it’s rotation.

1. Dreamy Sound

   
   An amazing sound, very dreamy and good for hiphop-jazz music.
   Goes well with chorus, echo and reverb. Sounds best with Major-7^th, and Minor-7^th chords.d

   Set the pickup selector to the position between Center and Neck pickups. Set both the tone knobs to 1.

2. Bluesy Bond

   
   Bluesy sound, with high treble.
   Goes well with Hum-bucker pickups, overdrive and slight reverb.

   Set the pickup selector to the Bridge pickup and set both the tone knobs to 10.

3. Funky Photon

   
   Good for funky James Brown -like sound if you don’t have a Wah Pedal.

   Set the pickup selector between the Bridge pickup and the Middle Pickup, set both the tone knobs to 10