Finally finished upgrades to my surfer. Completely shielded the cavities, tore out the lace noisless for fender 65 pickups and wired all to a new pick guard. This thinf is as quiet as my les Paul.
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Posted on Feb 17 2015 11:42 AM
my favorite surf guitar used to be the Fender Jaguar I had, but being a fan of the Ventures, I bought 3 Mosrites, and they are all I play these days. I prefer the Mosrite over the Fender as I find it more versatile, and almost similar to fender if you turn the volume and tone down a bit whereas the Jaguar sounds just like a Jag, and when I mean just like a Jag, I mean just like a Jaguar you hear on all the surf records. It's sounds great, but the Mosrite just has a little more. I love the Ventures but also Surf so it pains me to sell off the Jaguar as I love listening to Surf songs that remind me of it, but I am planning to buy a Reverb Tank Unit so hopefully it will sound more Surfy! I haven't really played a Jazzmaster as I don't prefer the 25.5 scale, but if I did, that would probably be the guitar for me. I do love the comfort of playing a Jaguar Last edited: Feb 17, 2015 11:44:04 |
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Posted on Feb 17 2015 12:17 PM
That blue Mosrite! This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. |
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Posted on Feb 17 2015 12:42 PM
Wow! What a great "Kollection." Mosrite does a sunburst better than anyone else.....beautiful. Yep Noel, that blue one is a dandy. ed —Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps? |
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Posted on Feb 17 2015 03:29 PM
Thanks, I do love the sunburst, the red is just so strong, looks different in person....the blue mosrite is an amazing looking guitar and very unique, the neck goes from more round to flat as you go up the fretboard. The guitar unfortunately had some issues i couldn't resolve, even after sending the whole vibramate to Bob Shade for a fix up. Strings felt really loose, some pinging when using the whammy, wouldn't stay in tune and the tuners were slow to register a change in pitch. The bridge had uneven radius....I took it to a shop last weekend and they just got back to me that it's ready to pick up so hopefully, after a year of owning it, I will play it as it's meant to be. The sunburst is a vintage '66 with very low and worn speed frets, but it sounds magical. The red mosrite is also a USA reissue and it's perfect sounding and also a great color |
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Posted on Feb 22 2015 02:39 PM
My choice is the Mosrite! I have three Mosrites. One USA made ´64 Custom reissue Candy Apple Red and two Japan reissues: ´63 custom sunburst and ´64 custom pearl White with gold hardware. Also I play Fender The Ventures model Jazzmaster and ´76 Stratocaster The Shockwave! records... I like Mosrite sounds. It´s rough and wild! In Finland the Mosrite is not so popular. I know at only four guitarist plays the Mosrite.. http://theshockwavesurf.com/ Last edited: Feb 22, 2015 14:51:16 |
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Posted on Feb 22 2015 06:48 PM
On hyvää! Nice Super Reverb too...can't be many of those in Finland either. —Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most... |
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Posted on Mar 23 2015 08:40 AM
You guys and your fancy uptown guitars- man o man! —Da Vinci Flinglestein, The Syndicate of Surf on YouTube |
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Posted on May 28 2015 01:47 PM
Guys , guys , (and girls) please. . . I solved the problem. Here is the ultimate Surf guitar: (Now MAB will be able to play Surf as well. . . ) No need to thank me , I'm just an engineer Cheers, Last edited: May 28, 2015 13:50:59 |
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Posted on May 28 2015 01:54 PM
BRILLIANT !! . and thanks anyway. I'm a Yamaholic !! SG3000S SG50 SG35 VG-STD NSX-2000Exart SX60 WEDDINGTON-CUSTOM WEDDINGTON-CLASSIC AES500 AES720 AES800B SGV300 SE912A SA503TVL SLG100S FZ1000 RBX4A2 RGX-A2-WHITE RGX-A2-BLACK RGX-A2-RED RGX520FZ RGX420S-D6 AEX500 AEX500N PAC311MS PAC303-12 GX1 BX1 THR10 THR10C THR-10X RA50 TA30 TA70 TA90 TA120 G50-2-112 DG100-212 DG-130 G100-1head G100-2head G-100IIIhead B100-1head |
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Posted on May 28 2015 05:21 PM
Not to denegrate any of the previous posters...but Jari, a Mosrite through a Vox AC30 must be such as the angels are singing one home! I am overwhelmed! —Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most... Last edited: May 28, 2015 17:22:34 |
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Posted on May 29 2015 03:37 PM
Probably my style is not exactly surf, but I prefer guitars with a Gibson-scale and Bigsby. I have made my best experiences with a Gretsch 6120 and an Epiphone Casino both equipped with Bigsby and Flatwound-strings. Dirk Radloff |
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Posted on May 30 2015 02:56 AM
The Jag and JM are pretty much different from a Strat sound, I think. To my ears, a Jazzmaster on neck-Pickup is closest of the three to Hollowbodys like the Casino (When I play Rock'n Roll style like ES 335, I choose the JM on neck). Scale-wise, the shorter scale of the Jaguar might be closer to your preference, and close enough soundwise. Maybe check them out in a store would be best. |
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Posted on May 30 2015 05:01 AM
Thank you for the advice, novamax, the Jaguar is on my list, but actually I can not buy another guitar. I plan an experiment and will equip my Ibanez FRM100 with flatwound strings. Btw a very versatile guitar and capable of much more than Paul Gilbert stuff. The look of the guitar would also be acceptable for vintage surf in my opinion —Dirk Radloff |
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Posted on May 30 2015 09:03 AM
heartscore wrote:
Very cool, these are types of guitars that I love myself. These guitars have in common with the Jag/Jazz the extra string length after the bridge and a low break angle of that extra length. This changes both the tension of the strings and adds some harmonic overtones. |
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Posted on May 30 2015 09:30 AM
Hello, Jake, I agree, the sound is not so mid-focused compared to Gibson-scale guitars with a Tunomatic. They can produce a very nice warm clean tone, very vintage and much warmer than a Strat. In a modern recording environment with digital recording the extra-warmth is very welcome, while a strat can sound too thin and harsh. —Dirk Radloff |
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Posted on May 30 2015 11:28 PM
The depth of this discussion and all of the choices really shows what a rich artform surf can be. I'm new to this site and getting hooked up with North Sea Surf Radio it has really been an education in how to adapt into the surf tradition as well as build upon it tonally and artistically. My main surf guitar is a AVRI 62 fiesta red strat but lately I've pulling a couple of humbucker equipted jazzmaster style guitars into the mix. My opinion is as long as you can attach a lot of reverb to it,it surfs! |
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Posted on Jun 20 2015 02:31 AM
My new surf guitar, 66's: Last edited: Jun 20, 2015 02:49:36 |
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