what would you rather have 1979 strat or new strat

So I was playing my 1979 american strat and my friend brought over his 2006. They both play amazingly well but it got me thinking. what would you all prefer.

i couldnt say

id have to try them both. i think although im a tot vintage man i dont think the late 70s or 80s were good for fenders...

Neither. I seriously dislike strats, though not as much as I thouroughly despise telecasters!

Afro

2006 for sure

Neither - I'd rather a Sheraton.

Im With you on that!

I'd have to have the '79 just for the vintage factor. You can get a new one at anytime. New ones aren't as hard to come by.

WHAT? u don't like tele's. oh my. well, each too his own taste.

I used to hate Teles too, but man, some guys can get such a great tone from those things.

I own a '78 and I have to say I have yet to play a guitar that plays as smooth as mine. Not even brand new $2000 Strats feel as good to me as the 78 does.

79 Strat hands down!!!!

Floydfanatic i agree. I have played many and all my friend favor my 79 over any strat they have played custom shop on down.

Try a G&L Legacy, S-500 or Comanche. I can almost guarantee the old Fender Strats will just become a memory in about 10 minuets flat!
Same can be said for the G&L ASAT compared with the Telecaster.
And just before I here the first "How dare you!", every guitar I've just named was designed by Leo Fender and George Fullerton (George & Leo hence 'G&L') to be better than the original 'branded' Fenders!

Know what... my local guitar shop only caries G&L ... i have tried most of them and disagree. I dont have much experience with newer strats except for the occational guitar center visit and when a friend brings one along but the G&L's dont do it for me really.

It might be because I have only played new ones not setup etc but.... just my opinion

i have played some G&L and they are really nice but i wouldn't say there "better" than fender

just freakin get the 1979 one... thats got some history, man...
you can later only send it to restauration... but its 1979

just get it

@dsesh

I think you might have a point about the G&L's in your music shop needing a setup. I have an S-500 and an ASAT and they are the finest instruments I've ever played and yes, in the past I've owned both an American Fender Strat and a Gibson Les Paul. After discovering G&L It didn't break my heart to part with either of them. Tell the boss in your music store he's missing out on some good sales!

Definitely 1979. Great year for cars and girls.

Anybody can own a new Strat...but only a chosen few should have the honor of driving a 79 Trans Am or playing a 79 Strat. Not only cars and guitars were great back then...you should have known the girls...halter tops were the dress code.

@raptorclaws

hahaha, "smokey and the bandit", eh? lol

I wish halter tops were the dress code again ;) but the cheerleaders skirts are really really short at my school...
I'm roughly 6'0" tall, and when I walk behind some 5'1" little cheerleader and I can almost see her underwear under the actual skirt just by walking behind her... haha yeah, very short... there's probably about 3 inches of actual skirt now!
but I digress, I would love to have a vintage 79 strat by Fender, as well as the Trans Am.

id rather get the 1979....... to smash it

@ soy.el.che It was not a choice between getting them.. I own a 79 and I love it more then any new strat... plus its worn to perfection and plays like a dream...