congernet
Joined: May 27, 2017
Posts: 17
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Posted on Apr 26 2023 07:09 AM
Forgive my stream of consciousness. I’m just going to brain dump
I’ve been visiting the site since before 2010 (I can’t remember) but just became a member in 2017. I have gone years without visiting but when I come I read a lot.
This site has introduced me to a lot of great music and gear. If it wasn’t for this site I would have never heard of the Surfybear reverb and tremelo kits. I bought them years ago and read 100s of the posts by other builders before finally tackling it.
I was born in 1970. I was exposed to “oldies” and the first generation surf and instrumental hits because my dad always played the radio stations which carried 50s and 60s music. The one surf song you couldn’t get away from was Wipeout. In fact that song was played at my high school dances by the DJ well into the 80s.
Where I grew up (rural western Pennsylvania, USA) I only ever knew of one person who played guitar! It never occurred to me that it was something a regular person could do. When I went to college my sister was dating a guy who played guitar in a band and hanging around their practices made it a real possibility. I bought a Charvel w/ Floyd rose in 1988 and have played guitar ever since. I wish I still had that Charvel by I moved on to more vintage style guitars due to my changing tastes in music. My musical journey timeline has been Van Halen->SRV->original blues guys->surf/garage/rockabilly*->jazz->space age lounge pop->gypsy jazz
*the watershed moment was when I discovered the radio show Whole Lotta Shakin on the Rochester Institute of Technology’s radio station in 1991 (It is now on WRUR Saturdays at 4pm EST). Those guys played sets of surf, 60s beat, garage and rockabilly both original and revival. That was an education. I discovered so much music.
I have a strange musical habit of listening to styles seasonally. Jazz in the winter, surf in spring/summer, garage in the fall. It doesn’t make a lot of sense but I immerse myself in one style of music at a time but I always go through the same styles throughout the year.
My guitars:
Strat 50’s road worn sunburst
Gretsch 5420T
Squire Classic Vibe 50s
Epiphone Biscuit resonator
Misc acoustics
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Joelman
Joined: Sep 07, 2006
Posts: 1485
Redlands, CA
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Posted on Apr 26 2023 03:54 PM
Again.
WELCOME TO SG101
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Redfeather
Joined: Jul 30, 2016
Posts: 883
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Posted on Apr 26 2023 05:19 PM
Right on, man! You got any music to share?
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Samurai
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2230
Kiev, Ukraine
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Posted on Apr 27 2023 12:46 AM
Welcome! Nice story!
— Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine
https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki
Lost Diver
https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin
Last edited: Apr 27, 2023 00:46:49
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SilverFlash
Joined: Jul 14, 2015
Posts: 478
Near Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Apr 27 2023 08:46 AM
Hi congernet, Thank you for coming out of stealth mode and sharing your story! As you already know, there is a ton of great content here. Is your Squire Classic Vibe 50s a strat or tele?
— -Tim
MyYouTubeChannel
My Classic Instrumental Surf Music Timeline
SSS Agent #777
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DeaconTwang530
Joined: Mar 13, 2023
Posts: 17
Cumberland, MD
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Posted on Apr 27 2023 05:06 PM
congernet wrote:
Forgive my stream of consciousness. I’m just going to brain dump
I’ve been visiting the site since before 2010 (I can’t remember) but just became a member in 2017. I have gone years without visiting but when I come I read a lot.
This site has introduced me to a lot of great music and gear. If it wasn’t for this site I would have never heard of the Surfybear reverb and tremelo kits. I bought them years ago and read 100s of the posts by other builders before finally tackling it.
I was born in 1970. I was exposed to “oldies” and the first generation surf and instrumental hits because my dad always played the radio stations which carried 50s and 60s music. The one surf song you couldn’t get away from was Wipeout. In fact that song was played at my high school dances by the DJ well into the 80s.
Where I grew up (rural western Pennsylvania, USA) I only ever knew of one person who played guitar! It never occurred to me that it was something a regular person could do. When I went to college my sister was dating a guy who played guitar in a band and hanging around their practices made it a real possibility. I bought a Charvel w/ Floyd rose in 1988 and have played guitar ever since. I wish I still had that Charvel by I moved on to more vintage style guitars due to my changing tastes in music. My musical journey timeline has been Van Halen->SRV->original blues guys->surf/garage/rockabilly*->jazz->space age lounge pop->gypsy jazz
*the watershed moment was when I discovered the radio show Whole Lotta Shakin on the Rochester Institute of Technology’s radio station in 1991 (It is now on WRUR Saturdays at 4pm EST). Those guys played sets of surf, 60s beat, garage and rockabilly both original and revival. That was an education. I discovered so much music.
I have a strange musical habit of listening to styles seasonally. Jazz in the winter, surf in spring/summer, garage in the fall. It doesn’t make a lot of sense but I immerse myself in one style of music at a time but I always go through the same styles throughout the year.
My guitars:
Strat 50’s road worn sunburst
Gretsch 5420T
Squire Classic Vibe 50s
Epiphone Biscuit resonator
Misc acoustics
Hi, I am a new member who lives in Western PA. Are you in a band? If not, would you like to be?
— Michael B. Coats
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DeaconTwang530
Joined: Mar 13, 2023
Posts: 17
Cumberland, MD
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Posted on Apr 27 2023 05:07 PM
Hi, I am a new member who lives in Western PA. Are you in a band? If not, would you like to be?
— Michael B. Coats
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congernet
Joined: May 27, 2017
Posts: 17
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Posted on Sep 01 2023 09:04 AM
SilverFlash wrote:
Hi congernet, Thank you for coming out of stealth mode and sharing your story! As you already know, there is a ton of great content here. Is your Squire Classic Vibe 50s a strat or tele?
It is a Tele in butterscotch. I had plans to eventually build a blackguard Tele from parts but I couldn't pass up the price of the Squier.
Right now I'm thinking I need a Jazzmaster.
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