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zak
The funny thing is I see the same "target" effect in the sunbursts on a lot of old photos too, for instance the Jaguars on the covers of my Trashmen LP. I don't think I've ever seen a sunburst finish look as good in a photo as it does in "real life" regardless of how it was photographed...but I did notice that taking outdoor daylight shots produces much better results:

Another thought. I suppose that the effect is partly a matter of little bits of paint of the inner layer overlying the paint of the outer layer. The further "in" you go the denser the covering untilits complete. So the resolution of the picture might determine whether those little spots are captured at lower densitites. Where they are sparse and small they might tend to be missed, creating a fall-off thast occurs faster than the human eye's fall-off.

Outside in brighter light there might be more of a light scattering effect?

Is there a physicist in the house?

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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JakeDobner
Get your electronics and pickups completely replaced in your Japanese Jazzmaster. You will love it afterwards.

ditto. There is lots of info available on how to wire up a guitar. Gut your JM and start from scratch. Or hire a tech to do it for you. You'll be so happy once you do it.

I would like to replace my MIJ JM pickups, but have no electronics background. Is an easy enough process to exchange them for a novice, or should I get a tech?

Kevin

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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Thanks Wannes, I'll do it!

Was it an obvious sound when it was out of phase?

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.

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Hi, all. New to the 101 group so I thought I would start an argument Wink

My favorite surf guitar is actually a candy apple red Jag-master loaded with seymour duncan humbuckers (the heresy!!!!). I run that through a solid state peavey top into a 1x15 fender cabinet. Shocked

Also a strat into a fender champ12, cant beat that combo!!!!

the Keef Richards of Surf Guitar

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

I love my G&L Tribute S-500 for surf, but I have zero experience with Jags, Jazzes or Mosrite-style guits.

Swing! Twang! Shake! Twist!

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

....._MOSRITES!_**

  I am the owner of 9 Mosrites, not including a '61 Les Paul/ SG Custom, 1969 Dan Armstrong Ampeg, a '74 Strat, etc.  
  But it's the Mosrites that have a tone of their own.  There's nothing wrong at all with other guitars, but you know what?  I can't even begin to describe the fun of playing the Mosrite (any of them) on stage, and there's always at least one or two people staring at the guitar.  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 always get a kick out of that!!!!**

.......make the Mos' of it,
.....choose the 'rite stuff!
.........owner of 9 Mosrites
proud owner and documented:
1963 "The Ventures" Model s/n# 0038
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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. Duh

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

I have played a JM and own a Strat. I like them both, but, I think the Strat can do just about anything. I put a toggle switch on mine so I can have the Bridge and Neck pickups on together and I must say this is one of my favorite settings. It really twangs now. That being said, I also have a Burns Marquee, and it has a push/pull tone knob which does the same as the toggle on my Strat. And I LOVE the Burns. Which do I like better?, well... the Burns fits my hands better so I lean towards the Burns.

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

Hacking away at Surf Rock since '87!

I voted other.

Let's see, I own a Strat, two Teles, a Jaguar Baritone and I used to own an original Mosrite. After having experimented with just about everything I ended up buying a Gretsch Duo Jet (with Dyna Sonic SCs) for my Surf/Instrumental Rock guitar. I realize it's all a matter of taste but I feel that the Duo Jet gave me something I had been looking for.

When I first started playing, back in the mid '60s, Jaguars were the guitar of choice for a lot of Fender fanatics. While I'm not a Strat basher by any means I never gave the Strat a second thought back when I was wearing out my old Fender catalogs. Jags were where it was at and Strats, as beautiful as they were, were for old guys, the younger brothers of the fossiles that played Teles. Obviously, I don't feel this way any more but when I was 12 this was the way it all struck me. Smile

I don't think that any of the choices in the poll are bad choices. You can get a decent surf sound out of a lot of different guitars. I went to see an Instrumental Rock band a few weeks back. The guitars were an ES 335 and a Gretsch White Falcon. Nobody in the audience seemed disappointed. As for me, I thought they sounded great.

The artist formerly known as: Synchro

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

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!

Hi
I have tried Jaguar's i like the sound but I think there are two many knobs and swithes on them whereas the strat has nice and simple controls and feels good when i play it. I have just finished a Baritone guitar made from parts I got from Ebay there is no trem arm on it but I can use a pedal to make it bend.

have a good day
Rich

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
The Iterators

Are any eastwoods particularly good for surf when dipped in reverb?

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