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Hey there! So I'm new, but am working on a mod project; it's a NOS Eko Manta just like the red guitar pictured below. I'm interested in Surf 90s from GFS and figured this would be the place to get some feedback.
I was looking at GFS Dream 90, Mean 90, and Surf 90 pickups first...I really want something "different" and more of a unique sound that stands out; I'm not trying to nail anything specific at all as far as tone goes. I'd love to hear some ideas for giving this guitar a proper "personality fix", as I want to make it a surf/garage/punk/Indy/pop rock/new wave sort of thing versus the kind of "Cobain and 90s" vibe that it awkwardly has stock. I just think it's a bit out of place as-is all things considered. It's got a basswood body and a shorter scale with a knock-off Bigsby that is surprisingly good and gets to stay.
Overall, I'd like for it to be a jangly, lively, big and open "vintage" sounding guitar for surf and garage rock in mind most of all, but still capable of crunchy sort of "pseudo surf"rock sounds like Best Coast for example and good with dirt pedals for modern indy rock and fuzzed-out Jack White type stuff. I'd like to do all the cleans and jangle, but still have enough of a foundation for a distorted edge to do punk, modern pop punk, and overall radio-friendly pop and rock. You guys know all of the classics and surf content, but I'd be wanting this guitar to still work for playing but not necessarily sounding "tonally just like"stuff sort of along the lines of Ramones and such through MGK/Walk the Moon/The 1975/Killers/etc type of things aside from all the surfy goodness. I'm REALLY wanting to try Surf 90s in black/chrome...think they would work for me though as far as coaxing the drive and distorted stuff though?
Thanks!
Last edited: Jan 23, 2022 13:32:09
