That came out nice. The PV ‘65s or PV ‘62s are the best choices I’ve run into.

The artist formerly known as: Synchro

When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.

WoodyJ wrote:

On my relatively new Vintera '50's Telecaster I just replaced a set of 11-50 DR Pure Blues with similar 9-42's

The 11-50's are way too stiff for that Tele, it was near impossible to do any significant string-bending with them. It is no longer a problem now.

I LOVE this guitar! (It's the Fiesta Red one)

I use DR Blues 9-42 on one of my Jaguars, and they seem pretty good.

The artist formerly known as: Synchro

When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.

IceratzSurf wrote:

I finally got this new gem OFF my workbench!
Just arrived today, Fender Pure Vintage'65 Jaguar pickups.I was lucky to get matched parchment covers, so the wax bond was not required to be broken to swap out.
These things sound amazing!
It's really the perfect recipe for the traditional Jaguar wiring schematic.
All ranges of tone and volume work perfectly, even in the Rhythm circuit.
This was definitely my best Jaguar wiring project so far, super quiet no hum.
While I am not new to flatwound strings, this is the first time I have used on a Jaguar or any offset.
Really loving the smooth feel and I dare say ' I get it now' for use on the traditional Surf sounds.
Although I mostly a light string player due to hand fatigue, these D'Addario 10_48 are well suited for my abilities.
I also did my "green greasy spring" tremelo trick and have perfect tuning stability. There definitely seems to be an issue with the way the spring is ground and seats in the cone

I have no idea what's next for the guitar workbench. Time to just play!

You might try some Thomastik Jazz Swings. These are the best flats I’ve ever played. If you buy from Strings by Mail, you can buy them as singles without any price penalty and then choose the top three strings in whatever gauges you like. I usually stock up on D’Addario plain singles, because they are packaged in moisture proof bags. If you keep them clean, Thomastiks will last, literally, for years, and they sound great, with the attack of a flat wound but an overall character that is brighter than you’d expect.

The artist formerly known as: Synchro

When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.

Last edited: Oct 26, 2024 08:54:52

Surfadelphia wrote:

I've been pretty happy with Ernie Ball Pure Nickel wound 11-48's on my Squier Jag. One of these days gonna try some flats just out of curiosity.
The Blue Metal flake Jag looks awesome. How do you like the Pure Vintage 65's w/ the wiring?<<

I have these same D'Addario 10-48 flats on my Telecaster and a semi hollow Gretsch, so I was already used to the feel. But on both of those guitars are long scale, hence the tension is greater.
Placing these on my Jaguar short scale was a more pleasing feel and I love the 'plunk' for Surf.
Synchro has a lot of experience with flats for many uses and I will take his advice for other brands, ect.

The Jaguar rewired with the Pure Vintage '65 are a perfect match.
I had outfitted another rewired Jaguar for the vintage '62 before and I can most definitely see these '65 far better performance.
Some players say the tone is brighter and maybe too bright. But it depends on the volume you are playing.
The higher volume I would say yea, it gets piercing. But that's what the tone control is for.
The orange drop 0.03 capacitor on the 1meg pot allows for a very wide range of tone.
Unlike using lower pot values with higher value caps. (Telecaster..the other bright guitar)
The Rhythm circuit range is less tho, but all usable.

I think this new Jaguar is my favorite guitar now, but I am still on a honeymoon with my Jazzmaster Pro2.
And can say it's definitely not as bright as the new Jaguar '65.
And the thing is, the Jaguar can be tone adjusted to sound like the Jazzmaster.
But not the other way around for the Jazzmaster. And thats probably because the Jazz P2 has V2 pickups which lean into more modern tone.

Notice catch. What are the OEM pickups like on the VM Squiers?

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When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.

synchro wrote:

Notice catch. What are the OEM pickups like on the VM Squiers?
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I had this same VM in a white version, that got repainted metalflake as seen in my profile picture.
I hated the OEM Seymor Dunkin pups. The neck was ok, low output. The bridge just hot screaming piercing highs. It oms in over 10, and was designed 'modern' for guitar hero metal leads.
So neither pups are staying, will hawk on eBay.

Last edited: Dec 10, 2024 12:29:42

I just got the new Surfybear Classic V2 and a SurfyDrip switch pedal.
So I made a companion board tray to hold the drip switch up to the level of the Reverb tank.
The feet of the Reverb unit are steel, which can slide around if on a smooth surface, like my amp table.
I bored 4 holes in the wood base and then added small rubber feet to the base, limiting movement.
Velcro on rhe back edge to hold the chords, and a typical Velcro base for the drip.
I see I revised V3 that would have rubber feet, and incorporate the drip switch into the main panel.

This thing does sound amazing tho!
The drip switch opens up a lot of other possibilities.
I set the main unit to max drip (which is about 75% of its range) then set the drip to anything from 20-50%, or roll it back to zero to essentially bypass the whole Reverb.

Last edited: Dec 12, 2024 10:57:25

IceratzSurf wrote:

I just got the new Surfybear Classic V2 and a SurfyDrip switch pedal.
So I made a companion board tray to hold the drip switch up to the level of the Reverb tank.
The feet of the Reverb unit are steel, which can slide around if on a smooth surface, like my amp table.
I bored 4 holes in the wood base and then added small rubber feet to the base, limiting movement.
Velcro on rhe back edge to hold the chords, and a typical Velcro base for the drip.
I see I revised V3 that would have rubber feet, and incorporate the drip switch into the main panel.

This thing does sound amazing tho!
The drip switch opens up a lot of other possibilities.
I set the main unit to max drip (which is about 75% of its range) then set the drip to anything from 20-50%, or roll it back to zero to essentially bypass the whole Reverb.

Top shelf gear. You should be able to make some great sounds with the trio of Surfy Industries products.

i like your solution to mounting the Drip Switch next to the Surfy Bear.

The artist formerly known as: Synchro

When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.