@electronpirate don’t give up on that little voice. I’ve been a Les Paul guy for 22 years and always thought that Strats just didn’t sound good with my hands. I picked them up here and there over the years and never understood what all the fuss was about. But like @Rex said, play every Strat on the wall. And like @trancegodz said, find one that’s lightweight and resonant unplugged.
Personally, I landed on an American Professional Strat after playing every one on the wall at Guitar Center in Nashville. It was light, alarmingly loud unplugged, and the neck was perfect. That ONE spoke to me, and now I get the whole Strat thing. The moral of the story is to be patient and play a lot of guitars until you find the one. It’ll be worth it.
Personally, I landed on an American Professional Strat after playing every one on the wall at Guitar Center in Nashville. It was light, alarmingly loud unplugged, and the neck was perfect. That ONE spoke to me, and now I get the whole Strat thing. The moral of the story is to be patient and play a lot of guitars until you find the one. It’ll be worth it.