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Joined: Oct 15, 2012
Posts: 28
Auckland
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Posted on Jan 21 2022 09:00 PM
This is my surf axe (and cat Indiana). She is named Hinemoa.
Tutanekai lived on Mokoia Island, Lake Rotorua, where of an evening he and his friend Tiki used to play – the one on a “horn”, the other on a “pipe”. The sound of this music could be heard across Lake Rotorua at Owhata and it charmed the beautiful and noble-born Hinemoa who lived there. When Tutanekai visited the mainland with his people, he met Hinemoa and they fell in love. The young man had perforce to return to his village, but the lovers arranged that every night he would play and that Hinemoa would follow the sound of his music to join him.
Tutanekai kept up a nightly serenade but Hinemoa's people, suspecting something was afoot, had hidden all the canoes. The maiden, however, was not to be deterred and, selecting six large, dry, empty gourds as floats, she decided to swim to the island. Guided by the strains of her loved one's music, Hinemoa safely reached the other shore and landed near a hot spring, Waikimihia, in which she warmed and refreshed herself – the pool is on Mokoia Island to this day. Just at that moment Tutanekai sent his servant for water. This man disturbed the girl who, pretending to be a man, spoke in a gruff voice and, when she learnt his errand, begged for a drink from the calabash which she smashed as soon as she had had her fill. The servant then went back and reported to Tutanekai what had happened. He was ordered back again and again, each time with the same result, until all the calabashes were broken. The now irate young man himself went down to the pool and to his joy discovered Hinemoa. Like all good stories, the legend has a conventional ending – they lived happily ever after.
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Samurai
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2230
Kiev, Ukraine
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Posted on Jan 22 2022 02:58 AM
sig wrote:
This is my surf axe (and cat Indiana). She is named Hinemoa.
Tutanekai lived on Mokoia Island, Lake Rotorua, where of an evening he and his friend Tiki used to play – the one on a “horn”, the other on a “pipe”. The sound of this music could be heard across Lake Rotorua at Owhata and it charmed the beautiful and noble-born Hinemoa who lived there. When Tutanekai visited the mainland with his people, he met Hinemoa and they fell in love. The young man had perforce to return to his village, but the lovers arranged that every night he would play and that Hinemoa would follow the sound of his music to join him.
Tutanekai kept up a nightly serenade but Hinemoa's people, suspecting something was afoot, had hidden all the canoes. The maiden, however, was not to be deterred and, selecting six large, dry, empty gourds as floats, she decided to swim to the island. Guided by the strains of her loved one's music, Hinemoa safely reached the other shore and landed near a hot spring, Waikimihia, in which she warmed and refreshed herself – the pool is on Mokoia Island to this day. Just at that moment Tutanekai sent his servant for water. This man disturbed the girl who, pretending to be a man, spoke in a gruff voice and, when she learnt his errand, begged for a drink from the calabash which she smashed as soon as she had had her fill. The servant then went back and reported to Tutanekai what had happened. He was ordered back again and again, each time with the same result, until all the calabashes were broken. The now irate young man himself went down to the pool and to his joy discovered Hinemoa. Like all good stories, the legend has a conventional ending – they lived happily ever after.
Nice story)
— Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine
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stratdancer
Joined: Dec 11, 2013
Posts: 2533
Akron, Ohio
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Posted on Jan 23 2022 05:51 AM
Of all my strats, these three are set up specifically for surf. An American Standard bookended by two American Deluxe strats. All Vintage pickup arrays with blender pots and three-way switches.
— The Kahuna Kings
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447
https://thekahunakings.bandcamp.com/releases
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ArtS
Joined: May 09, 2008
Posts: 1336
Isle of Kent, MD
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Posted on Mar 11 2022 07:07 PM
These are my "girls"
Dana - Annette - Dee Dee
(I have a thing for surf green)
Dana was one of the original dancing Neptinas in Reverb Galaxy
Annette well you should know and
Dee Dee was the first girl I ever kissed.
They all have their own surf personality...
— Surfcat
NEW - MARCH OF THE DEAD SURFERS (Released Oct 17, 2024) - Agent Octopus
YOUTUBE Video - March of the Dead Surfers NEW
AGENT OCTOPUS - BANDCAMP
SPOTIFY LINK - AGENT OCTOPUS - SURF
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cirecc
Joined: Mar 06, 2006
Posts: 304
seattle, wa
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Posted on Mar 11 2022 07:48 PM
ArtS wrote:
These are my "girls"
Dana - Annette - Dee Dee
(I have a thing for surf green)
Dana was one of the original dancing Neptinas in Reverb Galaxy
Annette well you should know and
Dee Dee was the first girl I ever kissed.
They all have their own surf personality...
Is that a 1995 American strat?
— -Eric
New music!
https://thedesolatecoast.bandcamp.com/releases
Spotify
Also:
https://theverb.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/theverbseattle/
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ArtS
Joined: May 09, 2008
Posts: 1336
Isle of Kent, MD
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Posted on Mar 11 2022 08:05 PM
I got it for helping a guy with the IRS. Standard pickups, matching headstock, the plus hardware with locking tune keys. I ordered it from Chuck Levin's in Wheaton, MD and had it custom made.
Just looked up serial number, you're dead on! How did you know? Serial number look up says 3/1995, model #0107402757
— Surfcat
NEW - MARCH OF THE DEAD SURFERS (Released Oct 17, 2024) - Agent Octopus
YOUTUBE Video - March of the Dead Surfers NEW
AGENT OCTOPUS - BANDCAMP
SPOTIFY LINK - AGENT OCTOPUS - SURF
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Jojobaplant
Joined: Feb 17, 2020
Posts: 169
46397
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Posted on Mar 11 2022 08:34 PM
This is what I made two full fledged albums with plus a bunch of EPs.
— Albums:
_Introducing; Impala '59; An Evening with; Herr Magnatech Bittet Zum Tanz; Europa
Changing label.
https://magnatech.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/magnatechmusic
https://www.magnatech-music.com
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Jojobaplant
Joined: Feb 17, 2020
Posts: 169
46397
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Posted on Mar 11 2022 08:36 PM
This one - not sure what happened, but this is the rig with which I made two full fledge albums, a few 7"s and a bunch of EP's.
— Albums:
_Introducing; Impala '59; An Evening with; Herr Magnatech Bittet Zum Tanz; Europa
Changing label.
https://magnatech.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/magnatechmusic
https://www.magnatech-music.com
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cirecc
Joined: Mar 06, 2006
Posts: 304
seattle, wa
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Posted on Mar 11 2022 09:19 PM
ArtS wrote:
I got it for helping a guy with the IRS. Standard pickups, matching headstock, the plus hardware with locking tune keys. I ordered it from Chuck Levin's in Wheaton, MD and had it custom made.
Just looked up serial number, you're dead on! How did you know? Serial number look up says 3/1995, model #0107402757
1995 was the year that fender made the American standards with matching headstocks for their 50th anniversary. You don’t see too many maple fretboards with matching headstocks that aren’t that year. So, it wasn’t too magic of a guess. I used pine for them because they were the only strats with matching headstocks.
— -Eric
New music!
https://thedesolatecoast.bandcamp.com/releases
Spotify
Also:
https://theverb.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/theverbseattle/
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PolloGuitar
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 5091
San Francisco
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Posted on Mar 12 2022 08:45 AM
Welcome to SG101!
Nice rig!
Ferenc
Jojobaplant wrote:
This one - not sure what happened, but this is the rig with which I made two full fledge albums, a few 7"s and a bunch of EP's.
— Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp
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Fronkensurf
Joined: Jul 29, 2014
Posts: 52
Cincinnati
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Posted on Mar 19 2022 12:47 PM
My Wall O' Surf:
2008 AVRI Jag
1965 CAR Jazzmaster
2008 AVRI Jazzmaster Refinished by Marty Bell
Partscaster Tele
1970 Micro-Frets Stage II
1983 Harmony P-Bass
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WoodyJ
Joined: Apr 05, 2006
Posts: 1544
Bethlehem, GA
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Posted on Mar 19 2022 01:58 PM
My first and favorite. It is a '64 that I've had since 1965.
— Jack Booth
(aka WoodyJ)
The Mariners (1964-68, 1996-2005)
The Hula Hounds (1996-current)
The X-Rays (1997-2004)
The Surge! (2004, 2011-2012)
Various non-surf bands that actually made money (1978-1990)
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andreuthegiant
Joined: May 27, 2007
Posts: 254
Madrid, Spain
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Posted on Apr 10 2022 03:06 PM
Now I have a strat, but the JM wins for surf.
Last edited: Apr 10, 2022 15:08:48
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danielktdoranie
Joined: Apr 29, 2022
Posts: 10
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Posted on May 02 2022 05:46 AM
My favourite is the Hallmark Custom 60, bar none. Set neck, amazing pickups, great playing. It is the only non-locking vibrato guitar I have ever had that returned perfectly to pitch. I got a new one coming! This is a photo of my old one I regretfully sold (stupid of me!)
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danielktdoranie
Joined: Apr 29, 2022
Posts: 10
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Posted on May 02 2022 05:48 AM
Fronkensurf wrote:
My Wall O' Surf:
2008 AVRI Jag
1965 CAR Jazzmaster
2008 AVRI Jazzmaster Refinished by Marty Bell
Partscaster Tele
1970 Micro-Frets Stage II
1983 Harmony P-Bass
WOW A MIcrofrets!!!! SO cool!
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danielktdoranie
Joined: Apr 29, 2022
Posts: 10
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Posted on May 02 2022 05:55 AM
Sonic_Blue wrote:
We have a late contender!
How do you like your vibrato? I used to have a Bigsby with Vibramate on mine but it never returned to pitch (tried everything and even had a couple of luthiers try to make it return to pitch). So I took it off. Also finding strings long enough was a PITA.
Mine is upgraded with Collar Firebird pickups, Bourns potentiometers, and I took off the banjo tuners and put on Steinnberger machine heads (it stays in tune perfectly now!).
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Tele295
Joined: Feb 16, 2012
Posts: 153
Rincon Beach, California, USA
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Posted on May 14 2022 07:12 PM
My Jazzmaster was killing it today
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Samurai
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2230
Kiev, Ukraine
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Posted on May 15 2022 03:52 AM
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LADave65
Joined: Mar 12, 2011
Posts: 25
Lake Forest, CA
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Posted on May 18 2022 06:40 PM
I have a couple of Stratocasters set up for surf.
The first is a '60's Player Strat with a rosewood fretboard and a 7-1/2" radius. The tight radius makes it really comfortable to play but not so easy to bend notes before they "fret out."
The second is a Deluxe Strat with a maple fretboard and a 12" radius. The flatter neck gives it a wider feel, not as comfortable to finger but much easier to bend notes. It also has upgraded pickups - Fender Custom Shop Fat '50's. These have a beautiful, chimey sound fantastic for surf. Also, they don't have high output, so they won't distort easily. If you want to alter your sound, definitely look into these. Here's a photo of this guitar.
As for neck radii, I'd go with a 9-1/2", which I have on my Tele, or maybe a 10-16" compound if you do a lot of bending.
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LADave65
Joined: Mar 12, 2011
Posts: 25
Lake Forest, CA
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Posted on May 18 2022 06:42 PM
Oops! I meant 7-1/4" radius for the first guitar. My bad. It's in the picture under my account name.
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