I love the sound of a Tele for Surf music. Put it on both pickups and you are there.

The artist formerly known as: Synchro

When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.

I've considered putting a Bigsby on my Tele, but I'm worried it's going to affect the tone/tuning stability. Right now if I absolutely need to do some of those whammy bar tricks, I'll just bend the neck.

I'm glad to see some people here who like the Telecaster, I always loved it for it's reliability and for it's versatility.

I've got a Strat body laying around, It's going to become my "Surf Project". Needs new electronics, hardware, neck, everything. Basically it's just the body and I will be building from there. First thing I'm going to do is paint it "Surf Green" while I start buying parts. I'll post pictures of the process if you guys would like.

"Music is an extension of my soul"-Dick Dale

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Is that an original finish "Blackie"????? Very Nice, What's the Story on the Amp??????

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TheSavage63
I've considered putting a Bigsby on my Tele, but I'm worried it's going to effect the tone/tuning stability. Right now if I absolutely need to do some of those whammy bar tricks, I'll just bend the neck.

I'm glad to see some people here who like the Telecaster, I always loved it for it's reliability and for it's versatility.

I've got a Strat body laying around, It's going to become my "Surf Project". Needs new electronics, hardware, neck, everything. Basically it's just the body and I will be building from there. First thing I'm going to do is paint it "Surf Green" while I start buying parts. I'll post pictures of the process if you guys would like.

I've put bigsbys on teles before and had very few issues with tuning. On one of them I put a graphite nut, that tele had the best tuning stability. The other I used a bone nut and just used some graphite nut sauce. That tele had the superior tone of the two.

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I was 16 in 1969, took a buddy of mine to see a friend of his in the hospital, had a hour to kill so went to get something to eat. There was a pawn shop in the strip mall so I went in and there it was hanging there. He wanted $250.00, all I had on me was $125.00( just cashed a paycheck that morning)
Talked him down and to my price, grabbed the guitar and RAN!!!
It is all original except there was no case, so I have it in a '68 Strat case.
We have been through a lot together and she still screams!.

The amp is killer, a '57 Tweed Bandmaster reproduction that we (Luxe-Tone) makes called the "Doob-B" (After Pat Simmons of the Doobie Brothers) All hand wired off the original schematic. One of the most unique sounding amps I have ever played, because of the mismatched impedance. Fender put 4 ohm output transformer with 3 speakers. It gives it a great breakup, think "China Grove".
Also Joe Walsh gave Pete Townshend one that he used on "Who's Next". I have always loved the sound so I decided to included a reproduction in the amps we build. Original Tweed Bandmaster did not have a tremelo or reverb, I am a purest!
For all the Surf Musicians we offer a great '63 Bassman reproduction called Blondie-B and a Stand alone Reverb Unit called "Slinky"
Check out all the Luxe-Tone Amps:
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Next we are going offer a "Big Box" Tweed Twin.

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Original Tweed Bandmaster did not have a tremelo or reverb, I am a purest!

Well, I've just been educated- I didn't even know the BM was around during the late 50's tweed era with the Bassman, I thought it was introduced as a piggyback in the early 60's all this time. Anyway, great looking amps & tank, and also that's one of the best "steal of a lifetime" stories I've heard in a while.

Mike
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remora1
Here's the latest addition to the family, just arrived today -

Fender Cyclone II

remora1, thanks for posting the Cyclone II and the demo. It has inspired
me to complete my long delayed "short-scale-strat" project. It's based on
a 2003 Cyclone (24 3/4 scale neck), it took some time to find a yellow one.
From ebay I found a loaded pickguard from a AVRI 57 Strat (57/62 pups)
Made a new pickguard and put the two together this weekend. As you
would expect it sounds very Stratocaster like, I really feel comfortable
playing the shorter scale neck.
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Here's some info on the Cyclone: http://www.jag-stang.com/2007/08/12/what-happened-to-the-fender-cyclone/

Very nice build, RecRoomSurfer! I've become a big fan of the "longer" short scale neck too. At 24", my Mustang always felt a tad too short - the 24 3/4" length on the Cyclones feels perfect to me. I've never owned a Strat (the few times I've played one I never fail to knock the volume knob down to zero), but I sure wouldn't mind having a "Cyclocaster" like yours!

Bill S._______

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Rob_J
Here is my "Surf Strat".

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I really like that.

The artist formerly known as: Synchro

When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.

First of all my apologies for my wretched photography. I really must get a tripod. Or stop drinking.

Current fave guitar, DeArmond Starfire Special:

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Aria Pro 2 Wildcat. Don't laugh. This is actually a very good guitar. Good Strat tones on the neck and mid pickup, good humbucker, reliable whammy. I used this for about half the tracks on my band Space Party's forthcoming album. Plus it only cost $140! Good old Cash Converters.

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Ibanez Roadstar. Possibly even better Strat sounds than the Aria, except tuning is a nightmare.

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2001 Burns Bison.

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1968 Hagstrom Viking

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1972 Hagstrom Swede

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1975 Hagstrom Swede

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