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JetBlue Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 746 Cool, CA	Posted on Apr 16 2009 05:00 PM I voted Red last September. But now I want 3 tone sunburst. Ok, red. — Don Top
koa Joined: Apr 05, 2009 Posts: 8 Oaklandia, California, USA, Earth	Posted on Apr 17 2009 01:26 AM Zak, it wasn't made by Kay it was made by "kay oh eh". I made it myself out of some "formerly furniture" lumber, I feel pretty confident it's poplar. Top
zak Joined: Sep 24, 2007 Posts: 2728	Posted on Apr 17 2009 11:19 AM This post has been removed by the author. Last edited: Sep 23, 2009 22:50:08 Top
deepeddy Joined: May 19, 2009 Posts: 1263 Austin, Tejas	Posted on Jun 24 2009 01:55 PM I'm sure I'll catch hell for this. It's happened before. The perfect guitar for surf for me is a Paul Reed Smith. Very versatile. Stays in tune. Plays like a dream. Also great for jumping... — Ted James Deep Eddy Records http://www.deepeddy.net The Nematoads http://www.nematoads.com Top
Thunderhead Joined: Apr 11, 2009 Posts: 201	Posted on Jun 24 2009 02:45 PM Gotta go with the Mosrite First and then a Jazzmaster for me. I love the output of Mosrite pu's coupled with the great Vibramute Trem. Plus the thing seemd to melt into my body when standing up playing a gig. Love the Jazzmaster also for it's comfort and Trem. I like the three way toggle switch way better than the individual switches on a Jaguar. Love Strats for other types of Music, used them for over 20 years playin the blues. — www.myspace.com/thethunderheads Top
beachbreakers Joined: Jul 15, 2008 Posts: 15 Argentina	Posted on Jul 16 2009 10:33 PM My favourite is the jazzmaster Top
badash Joined: Aug 18, 2006 Posts: 1732	Posted on Jul 16 2009 10:36 PM Thunderhead Gotta go with the Mosrite First and then a Jazzmaster for me. I love the output of Mosrite pu's coupled with the great Vibramute Trem. I was trying to find the mosrite tone out of my jazzmaster and pretty much found it with a treble boost. I know what you're thinking, but it boosts the upper mids, not the ear bleeding freqs Top
badash Joined: Aug 18, 2006 Posts: 1732	Posted on Jul 16 2009 10:42 PM Muddslide But there are lts of times I think I'd be just as well off having a decent Telecaster with a bigsby. Someday I may reduce down to just that, possibly with an identical backup. My main guitar these days is an esquire with a B5 bigsby. But not that tone sucking jazzmaster style bridge. Just straight from the bigsby to the saddles on the 3 barrel ashtray (a little grinding of the back of the ashtray for string clearance). Kicks much ass and and gives me beaucoup bite in the tone department. number 2 is my jag. But before the esquire it was Jazzy first then Jag. Haven't had the jazzy out of its case in a month Top
Nokie Joined: Oct 06, 2008 Posts: 550 So Cal	Posted on Jul 16 2009 11:37 PM badash Thunderhead Gotta go with the Mosrite First and then a Jazzmaster for me. I love the output of Mosrite pu's coupled with the great Vibramute Trem. I was trying to find the mosrite tone out of my jazzmaster and pretty much found it with a treble boost. I know what you're thinking, but it boosts the upper mids, not the ear bleeding freqs The major portion of the tone from a Mosrite comes from the shorter 24.75" scale. To get your Tele to sound even closer to the Mosrite, try dropping the tuning one half step and then capo'ing the strings at the first fret to bring it back to standard pitch. — "Hello Girls!" Top
topsail Joined: Jun 10, 2009 Posts: 317	Posted on Jul 29 2009 08:59 PM Can't say enough good things about the DiPinto Galaxie IV. I say anyone in the market for a new Surf ax owes it to themselves to at least check one out. Top
dp Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california	Posted on Aug 06 2009 09:24 PM I heard the Tomorrowmen on August 1st at the SG101Convention...and I must say, I was mightilly inpressed with the sound of a Bigsby equipped Telecaster, it was awesomely surf-a-sonic! nonetheless; to me the ultimate surftones seem to come from the Jazzmaster...even though Dick Dale, Paul Johnson, and Ivan P would say otherwise. Top
Thunderhead Joined: Apr 11, 2009 Posts: 201	Posted on Aug 06 2009 09:40 PM I love that White Jazzmaster I put the stock bridge back on my AVRI Jazzmaster and it sounds so much better. I had Japanese Jazzmasters that had the rattle and buzz problems. I used buzzstops and then Mustang bridges to fix them. When I got the USA a few years ago I put a Mustang bridge on before I gave it a chance with the stock bridge, man what a mistake I've had the stock bridge back on a week and have played one gig and hours of rehearsing with no rattles, buzz or any problems The stock bridge sounds so much better than the import Mustang bridge and no choking out when I bend strings at the 12th fret up. I'm in love with my Jazzmaster all over again www.myspace.com/thethunderheads — www.myspace.com/thethunderheads Top
00Diablo Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 135 Alameda, CA/Las Vegas, NV	Posted on Aug 06 2009 09:46 PM I was also very impressed by the use of a Bigsby-equipped Tele that day. I've been gassin' for one for awhile now, and the TomorrowMen's performance at the SG 101 convention just about sealed the deal. Sounded awesome. A Road Worn Tele w/ a B-5 added might be a good way to go. That being said, I've come to consider the Jazzmaster the best all-around surf guitar. I keep telling myself 1 Jazzmaster and 1 Gretsch is all I really need. Top
DannySnyder Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11049 Berkeley, CA	Posted on Aug 06 2009 10:00 PM Not to take away too much from Dr. Kilometer's burgeoning fan club, I have to say the Tele is fine for rhythm but doesn't have the density of tone I like from surf lead guitar, especially in the face of all that reverb. my $.02 Nokies suggestion is intriguing, I've never experimented in that way before I think I may try just to see how it affects the sound of my guitars. — Danny Snyder "With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF Top
zak Joined: Sep 24, 2007 Posts: 2728	Posted on Aug 06 2009 10:02 PM This post has been removed by the author. Last edited: Sep 27, 2009 18:34:53 Top
Ben Joined: Feb 11, 2007 Posts: 591 Encinitas, Ca	Posted on Aug 06 2009 10:11 PM I voted for the Jaguar...Definitely my favorite anyway. But, I noticed at the Surf Convention show at The Starting Gate...the only Jags I think I saw all day was Carol and Dave W....Did I miss anybody? Seems like the Strats and the Jazzy's...even Mosrites, far outnumbered the Jags. Top
zak Joined: Sep 24, 2007 Posts: 2728	Posted on Aug 06 2009 10:22 PM This post has been removed by the author. Last edited: Sep 27, 2009 18:34:35 Top
WoodyJ Joined: Apr 05, 2006 Posts: 1544 Bethlehem, GA	Posted on Aug 06 2009 11:45 PM Ben I voted for the Jaguar...Definitely my favorite anyway. But, I noticed at the Surf Convention show at The Starting Gate...the only Jags I think I saw all day was Carol and Dave W....Did I miss anybody? I was playing my brother's Oly White Jag AVRI during the Astronauts tribute in The Surge's set. I'm actually more of a Jazzmaster guy...my only Jag is the '64 that my dad bought me when I was in high school which I obviously didn't want to take on a cross-country airplane trip. The pickup switching on a Jag sucks, IMO. Wronski solves the problem using a Strat switch, which is a cool update. — Jack Booth (aka WoodyJ) The Mariners (1964-68, 1996-2005) The Hula Hounds (1996-current) The X-Rays (1997-2004) The Surge! (2004, 2011-2012) Various non-surf bands that actually made money (1978-1990) Top
Ben Joined: Feb 11, 2007 Posts: 591 Encinitas, Ca	Posted on Aug 07 2009 12:39 AM Oh Yeah...thanks Woody. How did I miss that? The Surge set was certainly one of the highlights. Top
GuitarBob Joined: Jul 31, 2009 Posts: 139 Monterey, CA	Posted on Aug 10 2009 04:51 PM A late vote but, ever since first hearing Baja and some others, I'd vote JMAS. image Top

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