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ifallalot Joined: Mar 14, 2012 Posts: 100 Huntington Beach, CA	Posted on Mar 14 2012 09:28 AM I contacted GuitarFetish and John informed me that the XV-JT90 has been discontinued I figure it will be fun to build a Partsmaster Thanks for the tip on Tomahawk, I'll check that out Top
LeeVanCleef Joined: Oct 05, 2011 Posts: 744 France	Posted on Mar 14 2012 09:58 AM Forgot to mention that Warmoth also sell dedicated Jazzcaster bodies, but you may already know that. And, to a new member from a slightly less new one, welcome to SG101 — Old punks never die... They just become surf rockers. Top
ifallalot Joined: Mar 14, 2012 Posts: 100 Huntington Beach, CA	Posted on Mar 14 2012 10:17 AM Yeah, I've already mocked up an awesome one on Warmoth. They are just pricey! Thanks for the welcome! Top
surferXmatt Joined: Aug 27, 2008 Posts: 1570 New York	Posted on Mar 14 2012 10:47 AM Check out oneeyedjack guitars. Nice guy, does great work, made me a Telemaster/Jagcaster/Jazzcaster whatever you want to call it body a few months back. Nice stuff! Top
tubesNtweed Joined: Sep 07, 2011 Posts: 507	Posted on Mar 14 2012 08:08 PM Danelectros are nice, they have a unique twangy, slightly dark tone. Can't argue with Fender though. Last edited: Jun 25, 2012 19:48:14 Top
zzero Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama	Posted on Mar 28 2012 07:52 PM my new squier VM surf strat is now my favorite surf guitar. lipstick pups give it a slighty different sound and ir plays and holds like a strat. also learning to get the wang bar set up correctly so i can use it. — Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! Top
Thunderbolt Joined: Sep 03, 2008 Posts: 27	Posted on Apr 28 2012 03:08 PM Looks like I just had a wipeout with posting my pic. LOL Last edited: Apr 28, 2012 15:11:42 Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Apr 28 2012 03:18 PM surferXmatt wrote: Check out oneeyedjack guitars. Nice guy, does great work, made me a Telemaster/Jagcaster/Jazzcaster whatever you want to call it body a few months back. Nice stuff! Here: http://www.facebook.com/OneEyedJackGuitars And here: http://www.oejcustomguitars.com/ — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Apr 28 2012 03:35 PM Thunderbolt wrote: Looks like I just had a wipeout with posting my pic. LOL image — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Apr 28 2012 03:52 PM In case you're wondering how I did that, I received an email from SG101 of the original post with the URL of the pic, which I just copied into my reply. And, BTW, that's a nice setup, but it's on the previous page. — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Last edited: Apr 28, 2012 16:14:47 Top
Thunderbolt Joined: Sep 03, 2008 Posts: 27	Posted on Apr 28 2012 04:33 PM Thanks Noel! Top
mom_surfing Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5298 the outer banks of north carolina	Posted on Apr 28 2012 09:18 PM as of this week i no longer have a favorite......i'm so confused i just like them all for different reasons — www.surfintheeye.com Top
vintagesurfdude Joined: Nov 28, 2011 Posts: 795 Prescott Valley, AZ	Posted on Apr 29 2012 03:50 PM Well put, mom...... The only guitar I have that doesn't work well for surf, for me is an Epi G-400 (SG). It's too "nasally". But it does high gain stuff really well. so there ya go. And no matter where you go, there you are. Top
so1om Joined: May 10, 2012 Posts: 492	Posted on May 11 2012 10:03 PM as i just mentioned in nother post, i've had the good fortune of attaining a lot of great vintage instruments, the only surfy one would be my black 83 squier strat (bought new!!).. 60 melody maker, 62 ES 330, a 65 Rick 360/12m a couple gretschs. But playing in bands around chicago, i didn't want to take these valuables around to dive bars. A squier ffinity wasn't working out, so bought a new "as-is" Epi G-400 off ebay for $93. it's the BEST guitar i own. Why? it fits my hand. the sounds i cn get out of it, great. stays in tune.. everything. Next up? hopefully those Squier Jaguars.. then i cn do proper surf assessment!! Top
jp Joined: Feb 09, 2007 Posts: 917 Brew City	Posted on Jun 14 2012 09:02 AM Any of these will do nicely. — The Exotics 1994-Current The Chickenshack - www.wmse.org www.thedoghouseflowers.com www.uptownsavages.com Last edited: Jun 14, 2012 09:07:05 Top
surfaholic Joined: Aug 18, 2011 Posts: 158 The sun kissed beeches of Nottingham, UK.	Posted on Jun 21 2012 06:53 PM tubesNtweed wrote: I know Fenders and Mosrites are the first guitars most people associate with surf music, but my Danelectro '59 shorthorn sounds pretty good for surf. A reissue, but with both pickups combined it's got such a retro sound and slightly twangy, similar to a Tele. The cheap, semi-hollow particle board body sets it apart from other guitars, IMO. Kinda "dull" sounding compared to a Fender, which gives it a more unique tone than a normal "bright" single coil pickup. Plug that baby into a Twin Reverb and there's something to brag about lol, at least for me. How does the wooden bridge effect sustain and the amount of "twang" in its tone? Top
LeeVanCleef Joined: Oct 05, 2011 Posts: 744 France	Posted on Jun 22 2012 06:04 AM LeeVanCleef wrote: Jag for me. I grew up listening to Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth, the Flaming Lips and more recently Mono, so I guess I'll never be able to think of the Jazzmaster as anything else than an indie rock guitar. I stand corrected. As much as I love my Jag (and that's a lot), it's been spending a lot of time in its case since I got my Jazzy. This guitar is an instant surf machine.image — Old punks never die... They just become surf rockers. Top
DeadRanchHands Joined: Apr 15, 2008 Posts: 1281	Posted on Jun 22 2012 08:50 AM It's a tie! — http://www.reverbnation.com/thedeadranchhands http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZEW74mHjQk Top
tubesNtweed Joined: Sep 07, 2011 Posts: 507	Posted on Jun 25 2012 07:59 PM surfaholic wrote: tubesNtweed wrote: I know Fenders and Mosrites are the first guitars most people associate with surf music, but my Danelectro '59 shorthorn sounds pretty good for surf. A reissue, but with both pickups combined it's got such a retro sound and slightly twangy, similar to a Tele. The cheap, semi-hollow particle board body sets it apart from other guitars, IMO. Kinda "dull" sounding compared to a Fender, which gives it a more unique tone than a normal "bright" single coil pickup. Plug that baby into a Twin Reverb and there's something to brag about lol, at least for me. How does the wooden bridge effect sustain and the amount of "twang" in its tone? I would say it's more of the lipstick pickups giving it the twang, kinda like a tele. It's a thinner sound than a normal single coil. The wooden bridge actually works ok, but the Dano's with the cheap vibrato arm aren't reliable. Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4427 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on Jun 26 2012 04:05 PM JakeDobner wrote: I don't believe you can call it country. Distorted guitars simply rapes all the credibility of the music being country. Lyrics in country also used to be good. Not anymore. I agree with Ace's opinion of Reese as June. Quite endearing. I know this is an old post but it deserves a hearty Plus One! — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top

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