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big_papu Joined: May 17, 2006 Posts: 657 Buenos Aires	Posted on Oct 06 2008 06:44 PM LHR DennistheMenace Do you have a pic of your 1956 Bigsby-equipped Magnatone Mark V??? I don't recall ever seeing a 1956....??? Sure do... image image image image image what a nice guitar !!!!! — El Papu & los Fantasticos Reverberantes Top
DennistheMenace Joined: Dec 29, 2007 Posts: 714 Southeast, Florida	Posted on Oct 06 2008 06:47 PM LHR DennistheMenace Do you have a pic of your 1956 Bigsby-equipped Magnatone Mark V??? I don't recall ever seeing a 1956....??? Sure do...but, my mistake, it's a '57... image image image image image HOLY KRAPPPP! That's One Sweet Lookin Piece my Friend. So this body style was out B4 Gibson's Double-Cut LP JRs!!!.....NICE!!! — .......make the Mos' of it, .....choose the 'rite stuff! .........owner of 9 Mosrites proud owner and documented: 1963 "The Ventures" Model s/n# 0038 http://www.vintagerock4.com www.mosriteforum.com Top
tommyalvarado Joined: Jan 03, 2008 Posts: 512 Delaware, USA	Posted on Oct 06 2008 06:48 PM zak I did say most...I'm glad to hear your experience has been positive. Will Peavey still repair, retube, and ship back an amp after the warranty has expired? If so, that is a very commendable business practice. I don't know about contemporary Peavey amps, but in the 80s everyone had one (whether they want to admit it or not hahaha) and they were solid as bricks. You got that right, Zak. I cut my teeth on a Peavey Classic 212VT amp. My first amp was an old Supro that I bought at a pawnshop in 1979, but it was old, and I wanted something new and modern, so the first chance I got (in 1980), I rid myself of that Supro and bought myself a brand-newish Peavey Classic. Yes, at 15 years of age, this was the first of many foolish gear acquisitions/dumps. I must say, though, that Peavey Classic was a tank, and it didn't sound bad with an ElectroHarmonix Muff/Fuzz in front of it for my junior high/ high school punk/new wave band days... Top
tommyalvarado Joined: Jan 03, 2008 Posts: 512 Delaware, USA	Posted on Oct 06 2008 06:53 PM LosDerrumbes We use Fender amps, a 100W silverface Twin Reverb and a '65 Bandmaster and Fender reverb tanks but Teisco, not Fender, guitars and bass, matching '64 KL.4 and KL-3 guitars and an EB-2 bass. ...and you guys make one hell of a good surf sound with those Teisco Del Reys! Viva Teisco, y viva Los Derrumbes! Top
Jon Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 1076 Columbus, OH	Posted on Oct 06 2008 07:20 PM zak Back to the original topic - there's LOTS of great stuff out there that doesn't say "Fender" on it, and can be had for practically peanuts. Up here in Cana-duh the pawnshops used to be full of 70s Traynor amps, which are huge bang-for-buck, unfortunately people seem to think that they should all be modded into Marshalls. You're right there. My friend's dad owns one of those 70s Traynors, and it sounds amazing. Top
tonetti Joined: Aug 20, 2008 Posts: 654 California	Posted on Oct 06 2008 07:24 PM DennistheMenace LHR DennistheMenace Do you have a pic of your 1956 Bigsby-equipped Magnatone Mark V??? I don't recall ever seeing a 1956....??? Sure do...but, my mistake, it's a '57... image Those frets are almost non-existant, (my kind of guitar ) I would love to play one of these babys! Great pics of a very nice Guitar. Top
zak Joined: Sep 24, 2007 Posts: 2728	Posted on Oct 06 2008 08:24 PM This post has been removed by the author. Last edited: Sep 23, 2009 20:14:24 Top
Damon67 Joined: Sep 18, 2008 Posts: 11	Posted on Oct 07 2008 12:02 AM I bought a 65 Standel for my Mosrite. The Mosrite was being fixed uip so I didn't have a chance to play through it with the Mosrtie before buying it. Funny, I like the sounds I'm getting through the clean channel of my Carvin X100B better. I've also been thinking about a Peavey Delta Blues. Hartley Peavey says it's the best amp they've ever made. You all using the 15" speaker model? Oh, and I really like the sound of my '75 Ovation Viper dripping with reverb too. No trem though. I think a trem is mandatory for a surf axe isn't it? Top
LHR Joined: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 2123 The jungle	Posted on Oct 07 2008 12:09 AM zak DennistheMenace LHR For the record, some of the tastiest guitar sounds I have ever gotten came out of my Bigsby-equipped 1956 Magnatone Mark V thru an old Ampeg Reverberocket. It could surf all day. And more. Do you have a pic of your 1956 Bigsby-equipped Magnatone Mark V??? I don't recall ever seeing a 1956....??? LHR, make him post pictures of his nine Mosrites first, I've been waiting to see that s/n# 0038 for a long time now. Enough of this hillbilly guitar nonsense. Post pictures of your Mosrites, how about? — SSIV Top
estreet Joined: Mar 17, 2007 Posts: 839 United Kingdom	Posted on Oct 07 2008 04:27 AM Damon67 I've also been thinking about a Peavey Delta Blues. Hartley Peavey says it's the best amp they've ever made. You all using the 15" speaker model? I used to have both the 1x15" and the 2x10" models. Unless you are using a Baritone, then the difference isn't as much as you'd think. I have a mild preference for the 2x10. However, I think the 2x10 is just great used with a Celestion G12H extension cab (the internal speakers stay on also). Of course, if you use the Classic 30 head (same amp without tremolo) you can choose whichever speakers you want to use. The internal Blue Marvels in the Delta Blues (made by Eminence) are pretty good but the available volume and 'size' goes up a lot with a 12" extension. I now have the Delta Blues 2x10 and The Classic 30 head - I'm very happy with both. — http://www.myspace.com/thepashuns Youth and enthusiasm are no match for age and treachery. Top
estreet Joined: Mar 17, 2007 Posts: 839 United Kingdom	Posted on Oct 07 2008 04:47 AM As an aside: Some video clips of an interview with Hartley Peavey - his response to the question of amp pricing is pretty interesting: http://www.sweetwater.com/feature/peavey/ Fundamentally he says - 'it's not that we are cheap - it's just that everyone else is charging too much for what you are actually getting' — http://www.myspace.com/thepashuns Youth and enthusiasm are no match for age and treachery. Top
Surfabilly Joined: Apr 21, 2006 Posts: 852 Connersville, Indiana, USA	Posted on Oct 07 2008 07:55 PM Gibson Les Paul Melody Maker or Gibson Les Paul Faded Double Cut through a Peavey Classic 50/212. Definitely not traditional, but it's the personal surf sound I was looking for. About as close to traditional as I get is the single coil pickups; single P90 on the Melody Maker, and dual P90s on the Faded Double Cut. Matt — Fast Cars & Loud Guitars! Top
misterkarlov Joined: Sep 25, 2008 Posts: 15	Posted on Oct 08 2008 03:26 PM I have an Ibanez af75 T into a Crate rfx200s. Not very traditional for surf at all. For those who don't know it, the RFX200 is a major sleeper in SS amps. The clean channel is very tubey and nice. The reverb is actually pretty lush but I have started...Well...I know what I will prolly get for saying this but here goes... I use a digitech rp150 or 300 set to only reverb and using the Fender reverb model. It is quite good with all the springy sounds an nice trails. It's as close I I will get to the real thing for a while. Then again I am also not playing straight, traditional surf either. Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4464 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on Oct 27 2008 12:00 AM I use a Gretsch Duo Jet with Dynasonic (single-coil) pickups. It's not quite the Fender sound but it is very strong and has more than enough treble. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top
davidphantomatic Joined: Oct 12, 2008 Posts: 580 San Antone, TX	Posted on Oct 27 2008 01:10 AM I use a Gretsch with TV Jones Power'tron pickups. Not exactly the tone I'm after, but I'll be swapping out the bridge pup for a diff TV Jones soon. So that through a SRRI and no stand alone reverb unit, I had one but it was all sorts of messed up so I sold it. Not exactly trad, but it does what I need it to do and very well I might add. — The Phantomatics on Facebook The Phantomatics on Instagram The Phantomatics on Bandcamp Top
doclegume Joined: Jul 16, 2008 Posts: 198 Mandrogne, Alessandria, Italy	Posted on Oct 27 2008 03:37 AM This is my "unusual" rig: Squier Jagmaster with custom strato singlecoils DIY Stage Centre Reverb (I did it myself) Pignose G40-V (all tubes bassmaster-inspired circuit, VERY good) and a Monachor Echo Chamber to add some Rockabilly slapbacks and (ehm...) Underberg: der natürliche Kräuter-Digestif !!! — Docteur Legume Et Les Surfwerks http://doclegume.blogspot.com http://www.youtube.com/doclegume "We're gonna draw a little bit of everybody's blood 'cause we're gonna find out who's THE THING" Last edited: Oct 31, 2008 07:47:15 Top
OnlyVees Joined: Oct 19, 2008 Posts: 16	Posted on Oct 27 2008 08:34 AM Many moons ago, when I was actually playing with Shrimp Chaperone, I used my 93 SG Jr. Not exactly a surf-y guitar, but it worked well for rhythm. This guitar still has more twang/spank/presence than my little Duo Sonic. — CP Fender Jaguar, Weber 5E7, Tore Vibe, SF Champ. Top
gusto Joined: Sep 22, 2006 Posts: 234	Posted on Oct 28 2008 01:03 AM OnlyVees Many moons ago, when I was actually playing with Shrimp Chaperone, I used my 93 SG Jr. Not exactly a surf-y guitar, but it worked well for rhythm. This guitar still has more twang/spank/presence than my little Duo Sonic. i want your guitar. it a beauty. Top
gusto Joined: Sep 22, 2006 Posts: 234	Posted on Oct 28 2008 01:10 AM There are alot of high end amp makers now that have gone to military spec or double sided PCB boards, i would have no problem buying (just bought one actually) from these makers if you do your homework on the components, build quality, how there mounted, gold flashes etc etc. for non trad surf stuff i play through a Genz Benz black pearl, orange tiny terror, and a reverend goblin. Top
BergenGuitar Joined: Nov 05, 2006 Posts: 4	Posted on Mar 08 2009 01:13 AM I get great classic surf tones out of my DiPinto Galaxie 4 guitars played through an Ampeg Reverberocket 212 reissue and a Guyatone outboard spring reverb tank. All the parts are there, and they sound spot on, but nothing says "Fender" on it! My whole rig cost me about 1/3 of what a comparable Fender rig would have cost. That means a lot to me! Top

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