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SurfBandBill
Santi,
I've seen a few bridges like that before. When you get it back, shoot me a PM and we can meet up - I'd really like to check it out and see if I can help you out.

~B~

COoool thanks! yeah im still waiting for it. when i first got it i took it apart and there was this thing that looked like a sawed off screw on the bridge and waht i didnt realize was that it was for the trem arm! and i totally threw that thign away. damn it! the damn thing is so light too!

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If you know how to solder and are not a complete moron, you should be able to do it. Whgy dont you oosen the strings, unscrew all the pickguard and chrome thingy screws and take a peek under the hood? that way you no what you're getting into.

basically, you follow the 2 coming from each pup, follow where they go, unsolder them and resolder the wires of the new pup. it's all color coded.

Just one thing to look out for is that when I put AVRI pups in my CIJ jag, it turned out that they were ouit of phase, so I had to switch wires of one of the pups. not sure whether I got a wrongly wired pup or whether maybe the jap pups lack the RW/RP thing that the aVRI's have?

eitherway, take a look and see if you dare. remeber, no guts no glory!

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"When in Italy, if the menu says something's grilled, don't assume it is."

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yes, very obvious, if you know what to expect. I actually spend a day or three really disliking my new pups and being utterly disapointed with the avri pups. I always have the two pups on so I didnt really notice the volume and low drop. And I ordered the pups as a set, (and they came as a set) so it simply didnt occur to me that this was going in on. I also never hard of anyone else having this experience. anyway, yeah it's obvious, if the middle position is less loud and esp. more shrill sounding than either of the pups alone, they're out pf phase.

Rules to live by #314:
"When in Italy, if the menu says something's grilled, don't assume it is."

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J_Razor, your favorite or merely the only things you have ample experience with?

Hey, there Jake D.

The Jag-master is like a jaguar with a strat trem block on it and "normal" switching. For some reason, when combined with the reverb from the old solid state peavey into the 15" cab, it sounds freeken surfy!! Played in the Western NY area with the Clambake 5.

I have some other gear, strats, tele, archtop a few amps but that seems to be the best sound.

Of course, when I am lazy I just bring the champ!

the Keef Richards of Surf Guitar

DennistheMenace
At the end of the set, I'll always have that 1 or 2 people come up to me, and look at it one more time, and finally give up, throw their hands up in the air, and say to me with confusion, "What the Hell is It!?!?!?"

I blame the schools, really.

I'm not a complete idiot. Some parts are missing.

I like Strats...good enough for Dick, good enough for me!

Hacking away at Surf Rock since '87!

After looking through my past replies, and those of others talking about other surf guitars, I realized how "all over the place" I'd been about my choices. At this point, my original/personal surf sound will be "built" around a Gibson Les Paul Junior (Bigsby added), a Gibson Les Paul Faded Double Cut "Special" (Bigsby added) and a Fender Bass VI. There are a few jams I have "cooking" with my C tuned Fender So Cal Speed Shop Strat, and should I ever manage to actually get a surf band together, my Fender Stratocaster will come along for backup. My Bass VI will be the most versatile of my main surf axes, to use it for lead, rhythm or back line (my surf arrangement of "A Swingin' Safari"), otherwise I'll use my Fender Precision for the back line.

As I'd mentioned, in reply to another thread, my ideals for P90 modified Strat HSS's and Strat HH's were decent ideals, for what I want to accomplish, but with the Gibsons I'm pretty much there. The only thing in the way of my recording process, right now, is that the Les Paul Junior is still in lay-away. No biggie, there, as it gives me more practice time, which I discovered I need a bit of, when I first started playing with my digital multi-tracker.

Matt

Fast Cars & Loud Guitars!

In terms of pure surf, for me, it's the Jazzmaster. It's got 'IT' factor, big time--the quality without a name. But for Instrumental Rock, in general, especially rhythmically 'hot' tunes--the Jaguar is the spice! I also like to play a Gretsch 6120 on spaghetti western flavored pieces. Hollow twang for miles of open prairie...

I recently acquired a new EJ Strat. I loved the tone in the 4th position particularly-like the voices of angels. I also loved the beefy neck. The guitar is a work of art--and very lightweight. BUT-- I ultimately returned it because the high gloss nitro finish on the fretboard was making my fingers burn after fast runs. That had never ever happened to me before, and broke my heart, cause the thing really rocked, tonewise.

I went and played a hot rod 62 AVRI strat. But, after the EJ, it just didn't do it for me, personally. Someone told me to look for an old Tokai Goldstar Sound model, if I liked the EJ strat--but they are getting pretty spendy these days...

Seymour Glas
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