SanchoPansen
Joined: Jan 04, 2011
Posts: 1588
Berlin L-Berg
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Posted on Jul 21 2017 09:32 AM
Hello folks,
finally got my hands on the more or less standard guitars for surf.
Same procedure as last time  You can guess which track was recorded with which guitar. Here's a picture and a short description:
From left to right: Fender - Jaguar Thin Skin (US); Fender - Jazzmaster (Japan); Fender - Stratocaster Am Std.; Mosrite - Mark I Reissue.
I've used the bridge PU on the Mosrite, Middle on the Strat and both PUs on the Jaguar and Jazzmaster. Recorded through a Gomez G-Spring into a Crate Powerblock, direct out into console/computer. Please excuse the sloppy playing and quality. If you find any mistakes, you are welcome to keep them.
More questions? Feel free to ask. Here's the link. Happy guessing 
Click
Cheers
— The Hicadoolas
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psychonaut
Joined: Dec 08, 2007
Posts: 1303
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Posted on Jul 21 2017 09:58 AM
To me it sounds like:
Guitar 1 - Mosrite
Guitar 2 - Strat
Guitar 3 - Jazzmaster
Guitar 4 - Jaguar
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Last edited: Jul 21, 2017 09:59:38
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kruelkats
Joined: Mar 26, 2012
Posts: 206
Bogor, West Java
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Posted on Jul 21 2017 12:00 PM
I have same answer as psychonaut's
— Umar
The Mentawais
The Rentones
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LinkJr
Joined: Mar 13, 2015
Posts: 30
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Posted on Jul 21 2017 12:22 PM
Yeah i think the same last one is def a Jaguar!
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josheboy
Joined: Mar 13, 2009
Posts: 2366
Twin Cities, MN
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Posted on Jul 21 2017 02:16 PM
SanchoPansen wrote:
finally got my hands on the more or less standard guitars for surf.
Standard? Those 4? Pfft... Whatever... 
You should do a sound test with these 4 REAL SURF RAWK GUITARS!!
Last edited: Jul 21, 2017 14:17:12
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skeeter
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 2063
Virginia, USA
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Posted on Jul 21 2017 04:18 PM
I would change that slightly to:
Guitar 1 - Mosrite
Guitar 2 - Jazzmaster
Guitar 3 - Strat
Guitar 4 - Jaguar
psychonaut wrote:
To me it sounds like:
Guitar 1 - Mosrite
Guitar 2 - Strat
Guitar 3 - Jazzmaster
Guitar 4 - Jaguar
— Paul
Atomic Mosquitos
Bug music for bug people is here!
Killers from Space
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MissingLink
Joined: Jul 23, 2008
Posts: 488
Edge of the East China Sea
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Posted on Jul 21 2017 07:04 PM
Guitar 1: Mosrite
Guitar 2: Jag or Jazz
Guitar 3: Strat
Guitar 4: Jag or Jazz
Guitar 2 sounded like a JM until Guitar 4 came along, then I wasn't so sure.
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Noel
Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Jul 22 2017 07:58 AM
Nicely done! They all sound just like surf music to me.
— This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.
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wfoguy
Joined: Dec 11, 2011
Posts: 2133
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Posted on Jul 22 2017 08:19 PM
I have no idea but it brought back memories from the 60's. I only had a few 4 track tapes and that song was on one of them. 
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Squid
Joined: Aug 22, 2010
Posts: 1018
Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers
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Posted on Jul 22 2017 09:14 PM
I thought all 3 Fenders had mellow tones on those recordings, tones that would not be heard through the mix in a live performance. Now I understand why Fender amps have seemed shrill to me. The trebly Fender amp compensates for the lightness of treble in the guitars, at least with the pickup choices Sancho used. Of course, everything is relative, a Fender fan might consider my guitars too trebly and my amps too mellow.
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SandBug
Joined: Feb 22, 2016
Posts: 442
California
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Posted on Jul 22 2017 09:53 PM
Thanks for making the test. All sound very good.
My guess:
1.Mark I
2.Jazzmaster
3.Stratocaster
4.Jaguar
I'm always obsessed with sound. And It's funny, after i spent a lot of time on Surfguitar101 i found myself analyzing every guitar tone i hear, anywhere, in all media, wherever i go. I really enjoy thinking about how the end result tone could be achieved, always surmising the guitar and pick up selection.
SurfGuitar101 is definitely a place to learn.
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Matt22
Joined: Feb 15, 2007
Posts: 2845
Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Jul 23 2017 11:18 AM
I side with Paul (skeeter).
— Matt "tha Kat" Lentz
Skippy and the Skipjacks: 2018-2020
Skippyandtheskipjacks.net
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Otto and the Ottomans: 2014-2015
The Coconauts surf band: 2009-2014
www.theamazingcoconauts.com
Group Captain and the Mandrakes 2013
http://www.gcmband.com/
The Surfside IV: 2002-2005, 2008-2009
the Del-Vamps: 1992-1999, 2006-2007
http://www.dblcrown.com/delvamps.html
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N0_Camping4U
Joined: May 03, 2012
Posts: 336
Galveston, Texas
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Posted on Jul 23 2017 02:04 PM
Damn, I was 100% sure that the first one was a Strat... No one else seemed to think so.
When will you post the results?
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youngreverb
Joined: Jun 07, 2017
Posts: 48
University Place, WA
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Posted on Jul 23 2017 08:06 PM
- Mosrite
- Jag
- Strat
- Jazz
What happens when someone guesses it right?
— Gabe
Our beaches here get 3 foot tall waves, but it doesn't matter. You don't need to surf to play surf.
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SanchoPansen
Joined: Jan 04, 2011
Posts: 1588
Berlin L-Berg
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 12:59 AM
The results are:
- Mosrite
- Stratocaster
- Jazzmaster
- Jaguar
I think the most noticeable tone comes from the Mosrite. Almost anyone got that right.
The Strat is also very easy to spot, if you know a Strat's tone.
The Jazzmaster and Jaguar are more similar although the Jaguar sounds much more bell like while the Jazzmaster sounds like a grown up guitar.
Hope you guys had fun =)
— The Hicadoolas
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crumble
Joined: Sep 09, 2008
Posts: 3158
Guildford England
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 03:07 AM
Nice work Kilian. Gosh that Mosrite sounded authentic didn't it!
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Badger
Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4536
Wisconsin
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 07:32 AM
As usual, that was fun & exceptionally well done.
I book-marked this for the next time a thread pops up, "What guitar for surf?"
Great job amigo!
— Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel
DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices.
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Matt22
Joined: Feb 15, 2007
Posts: 2845
Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 09:22 AM
Psychonaut needs a prize!
— Matt "tha Kat" Lentz
Skippy and the Skipjacks: 2018-2020
Skippyandtheskipjacks.net
https://www.facebook.com/skippyandtheskipjacks
Otto and the Ottomans: 2014-2015
The Coconauts surf band: 2009-2014
www.theamazingcoconauts.com
Group Captain and the Mandrakes 2013
http://www.gcmband.com/
The Surfside IV: 2002-2005, 2008-2009
the Del-Vamps: 1992-1999, 2006-2007
http://www.dblcrown.com/delvamps.html
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SanchoPansen
Joined: Jan 04, 2011
Posts: 1588
Berlin L-Berg
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 09:40 AM
Matt22 wrote:
Psychonaut needs a prize!
Indeed. After he posted this as first person to answer, I thought it was way too easy
— The Hicadoolas
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Syndicateofsurf
Joined: Oct 08, 2014
Posts: 1073
Northern Ohio
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Posted on Jul 24 2017 11:46 AM
Guitar??? I thought he said PROSCAR.
— Da Vinci Flinglestein,
The quest for the Tone, the tone of the Quest
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