Brisbane (Australia) band, The Riptides. Surf?... well, maybe it was "our surf" band but whatever you call it, they were great! You be the judge.
This is not the best track but it's great and it's on YouTube
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HXxaRIChlKA
Note the Bass VI
If you see "Riptides" and "Sunset Strip" anywhere, it's the Riptides classic!
EDIT: I forgot there's a "MySpace" site... http://www.myspace.com/theoriginalriptides
I saw them at a huge reformation gig celebrating Brisbane music (mainly punk-ish) - http://qmf.org.au/02_cal/details.asp?ID=18 - and I was pleased to see Cal playing a Jaguar. The original Saints headed the bill!