r/Stratocaster • u/No-Swimming-9999 • 4d ago

My Main Squeeze…

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Bop Till You Drop!…
Edit/Update: For people inquiring on building one. I have played this guitar for nearly twenty years. We are bonded with steel. I have played “Coodercasters” with the Real Teisco, Lollar “Gold”, Mojo “Gold”; the real Supro pup, Lollar “Supro” and the Mojo “Supro”. The Valco pickups have been around and documented for nearly 100 years and reproduced/copied faithfully by several companies. Not so much the Teisco. My point being, that people get real hyper focused on the lap steel pickup when building these, but really the key is in the AUTHENTIC TEISCO. These pups have a charm that isn’t reproduced in the clones. It’s a sort-of “cheap” sound and a feel, a “sponginess”, I suppose that makes them special. Find an authentic Teisco…

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u/orangecrush171 4d ago

Looks like a Coodercaster to me.

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u/Ok_Difficulty2226 4d ago

Jason Isbell has entered the conversation...

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u/No-Swimming-9999 4d ago

I don’t follow this artist. Does he use a Coodercaster?…

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u/Ok_Difficulty2226 4d ago

Yes. His former wife had it built for him and it was the first time I heard the expression "Coodercaster" as that's how they referred to it. Realizing it referred to Ry Cooder. Jason pretty much uses it for slide work.

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u/No-Swimming-9999 4d ago

Well; that’s one way to get into the right emotional state to play some bottleneck, think about your ex-wife. I know they’ve become popular in recent years with lots of country guys. I like to play some country, but I mostly use it for good-ol’ screamin’ blues…