Favorite surf guitar

Noel

Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
United States

Posted on Apr 10 2014 01:26 PM

So many fantastic, cool guitars!

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CrazyAces

Joined: Jul 31, 2012
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Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Apr 10 2014 01:53 PM

Wild guitar!
It's interesting that it's a '59 reissue as they didn't make the SG until '61

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imafunkyman

Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 548
Utah

Posted on Apr 10 2014 06:09 PM

Another Quicksilver fan! Awesome guitar!

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tubeswell

Joined: Sep 24, 2011
Posts: 1424
Wellington, NZ
Antarctica

Posted on Apr 17 2014 10:49 PM

bjoish wrote:

Here is a shot on my homebuilt surf guitar:
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/Bjorn

Whooaaaar!

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LeeVanCleef

Joined: Oct 05, 2011
Posts: 744
France
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Posted on Apr 18 2014 03:16 PM

I really want to build something like that one day, but with a non-reverse headstock. Something like Grant Nicholas's "Jazzbird", but with Jazzmaster pickups.

While I'm not the biggest fan of this guy's music, I have to admit he has great taste in guitars.

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rowdytelecaster

Joined: Feb 25, 2014
Posts: 8
Netherlands

Posted on Apr 21 2014 12:18 PM

tubeswell wrote:

bjoish wrote:

Here is a shot on my homebuilt surf guitar:
image
/Bjorn

Whooaaaar!

I'm really digging this guitar man! really cool!

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MikeyD

Joined: Feb 11, 2008
Posts: 22
Land-Locked in Virginia

Posted on May 04 2014 08:55 PM

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I've been missing for a while, but here's my main surf/spy guitar. I know, it's not the usual surf-fare. But this thing just "gets" it!

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MikeyD

Joined: Feb 11, 2008
Posts: 22
Land-Locked in Virginia

Posted on May 04 2014 08:57 PM

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These work pretty well too.

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Noel

Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
United States

Posted on May 04 2014 09:00 PM

Well-done, Mike! Nice set of guitars you have there.

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Duceditor

Joined: Mar 09, 2014
Posts: 83
The Monadnocks, NH
United States

Posted on Jun 04 2014 10:07 AM

Since my return to surf (after approximately a fifty year absence) I've been playing a Classic Series 50s Strat through a76 Silverface Twin Reverb. Pretty good -- especially with a touch of slap back echo via a vanishing Point pedal -- but not quite perfect. Enter the Squire Vintage Modified Jaguar. Bingo!

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Gotta tell you this is one amazing guitar. And not just for the price. Take off the Squier name and just see it for what it is -- a lightly modified Jag.

Out of the box "mods" include slightly overwound Seymour Duncan designed PUPS and a 9.5 inch radius neck. Gone is the mute and trem lock.

Sound is pure Jaguar if the volume knobs are down to about eight. At ten it takes on a bit of a HB character. Thicker and crunchy. Getting both of these sounds out of one set of PUPS is the sort of thing that made Duncan famous.

With .11s in pure nickel I am having no bridge issues. Set up was pretty good out of the box, made perfect with a half hour's labor.

Many of us used to say that a Squier was "a good guitar for the money." No more. These VM Squiers are good guitars period.

Find that hard to swallow? Play one.

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Still rockin' after all these years!

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bjoish

Joined: Jul 06, 2010
Posts: 596
Stockholm
Sweden

Posted on Jun 05 2014 05:34 AM

Nice to find that my Firemaster showed up here!
It is my main guitar and sounds great for surf.

Below you can see my ongoing project a Yamaha SG/SGV build:

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crumble

Joined: Sep 09, 2008
Posts: 3158
Guildford England
United Kingdom

Posted on Jun 05 2014 01:43 PM

bjoish wrote:

Below you can see my ongoing project a Yamaha SG/SGV build:

That looks very nice bjoish! I'll hazard a guess that you made the body yourself and the neck is from another model which has been cleverly crafted?

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bjoish

Joined: Jul 06, 2010
Posts: 596
Stockholm
Sweden

Posted on Jun 05 2014 02:12 PM

Thanks Crumble!

Both the body and neck was built from scratch. For the Firemaster I bought a Warmouth neck. This time I wanted to try to build the neck also.
But I found an ebony fretboard on eBay that I couldnt resist, so I cheated there I think the block inlays and bindings fits in quite nicely. I have hand wound two special, p-90 sized 'Jazzmaster pickups' for this little baby.
Unfortunately this is a slow build, I have too many things going on right now...

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CrazyAces

Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4053
Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Jun 05 2014 02:25 PM

Nice work on that Yamaha build.
looks great.

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bjoish

Joined: Jul 06, 2010
Posts: 596
Stockholm
Sweden

Posted on Jun 05 2014 02:31 PM

Thanks CrazyAces!!

Amazing to hear that from you, I have listened to your album all week

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CrazyAces

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Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Jun 05 2014 02:59 PM

Bjorn, Thanks, You just made my day, Really, Thank You so much!

Cheers,
Jeff

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bjoish

Joined: Jul 06, 2010
Posts: 596
Stockholm
Sweden

Posted on Jun 06 2014 07:10 PM

CrazyAces wrote:

Bjorn, Thanks, You just made my day, Really, Thank You so much!

Cheers,
Jeff

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joebonni

Joined: Feb 26, 2014
Posts: 68
Los Angeles, CA
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Posted on Jun 11 2014 12:30 AM

how about an old gibson les paul custom yeah ......... nice to too

joe bonni

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SanomaSurf

Joined: Jun 04, 2014
Posts: 8
PNW

Posted on Jun 11 2014 01:16 PM

I love the Tele w/Bigsby for surf/garage/rock & roll. Any other love for the Tele?

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Noel

Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
United States

Posted on Jun 11 2014 01:33 PM

SanomaSurf wrote:

I love the Tele w/Bigsby for surf/garage/rock & roll. Any other love for the Tele?

Yes. Lots.

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Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Apr 10 2014 01:26 PM So many fantastic, cool guitars! — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4053 Nashville, TN.	Posted on Apr 10 2014 01:53 PM Wild guitar! It's interesting that it's a '59 reissue as they didn't make the SG until '61 — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
imafunkyman Joined: Sep 16, 2007 Posts: 548 Utah	Posted on Apr 10 2014 06:09 PM Another Quicksilver fan! Awesome guitar! — Either you surf, or you fight. Top
tubeswell Joined: Sep 24, 2011 Posts: 1424 Wellington, NZ	Posted on Apr 17 2014 10:49 PM bjoish wrote: Here is a shot on my homebuilt surf guitar: image /Bjorn Whooaaaar! — He who dies with the most tubes... wins Surf Daddies Top
LeeVanCleef Joined: Oct 05, 2011 Posts: 744 France	Posted on Apr 18 2014 03:16 PM I really want to build something like that one day, but with a non-reverse headstock. Something like Grant Nicholas's "Jazzbird", but with Jazzmaster pickups. While I'm not the biggest fan of this guy's music, I have to admit he has great taste in guitars. — Old punks never die... They just become surf rockers. Top
rowdytelecaster Joined: Feb 25, 2014 Posts: 8	Posted on Apr 21 2014 12:18 PM tubeswell wrote: bjoish wrote: Here is a shot on my homebuilt surf guitar: image /Bjorn Whooaaaar! I'm really digging this guitar man! really cool! Top
MikeyD Joined: Feb 11, 2008 Posts: 22 Land-Locked in Virginia	Posted on May 04 2014 08:55 PM image I've been missing for a while, but here's my main surf/spy guitar. I know, it's not the usual surf-fare. But this thing just "gets" it! — Hacking away at Surf Rock since '87! Top
MikeyD Joined: Feb 11, 2008 Posts: 22 Land-Locked in Virginia	Posted on May 04 2014 08:57 PM image These work pretty well too. — Hacking away at Surf Rock since '87! Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on May 04 2014 09:00 PM Well-done, Mike! Nice set of guitars you have there. — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top
Duceditor Joined: Mar 09, 2014 Posts: 83 The Monadnocks, NH	Posted on Jun 04 2014 10:07 AM Since my return to surf (after approximately a fifty year absence) I've been playing a Classic Series `50s Strat through a`76 Silverface Twin Reverb. Pretty good -- especially with a touch of slap back echo via a vanishing Point pedal -- but not quite perfect. Enter the Squire Vintage Modified Jaguar. Bingo! image Gotta tell you this is one amazing guitar. And not just for the price. Take off the Squier name and just see it for what it is -- a lightly modified Jag. Out of the box "mods" include slightly overwound Seymour Duncan designed PUPS and a 9.5 inch radius neck. Gone is the mute and trem lock. Sound is pure Jaguar if the volume knobs are down to about eight. At ten it takes on a bit of a HB character. Thicker and crunchy. Getting both of these sounds out of one set of PUPS is the sort of thing that made Duncan famous. With .11s in pure nickel I am having no bridge issues. Set up was pretty good out of the box, made perfect with a half hour's labor. Many of us used to say that a Squier was "a good guitar for the money." No more. These VM Squiers are good guitars period. Find that hard to swallow? Play one. — Still rockin' after all these years! Last edited: Jun 04, 2014 10:12:38 Top
bjoish Joined: Jul 06, 2010 Posts: 596 Stockholm	Posted on Jun 05 2014 05:34 AM Nice to find that my Firemaster showed up here! It is my main guitar and sounds great for surf. Below you can see my ongoing project a Yamaha SG/SGV build: Top
crumble Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 3158 Guildford England	Posted on Jun 05 2014 01:43 PM bjoish wrote: Below you can see my ongoing project a Yamaha SG/SGV build: That looks very nice bjoish! I'll hazard a guess that you made the body yourself and the neck is from another model which has been cleverly crafted? Top
bjoish Joined: Jul 06, 2010 Posts: 596 Stockholm	Posted on Jun 05 2014 02:12 PM Thanks Crumble! Both the body and neck was built from scratch. For the Firemaster I bought a Warmouth neck. This time I wanted to try to build the neck also. But I found an ebony fretboard on eBay that I couldnt resist, so I cheated there I think the block inlays and bindings fits in quite nicely. I have hand wound two special, p-90 sized 'Jazzmaster pickups' for this little baby. Unfortunately this is a slow build, I have too many things going on right now... Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4053 Nashville, TN.	Posted on Jun 05 2014 02:25 PM Nice work on that Yamaha build. looks great. — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
bjoish Joined: Jul 06, 2010 Posts: 596 Stockholm	Posted on Jun 05 2014 02:31 PM Thanks CrazyAces!! Amazing to hear that from you, I have listened to your album all week Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4053 Nashville, TN.	Posted on Jun 05 2014 02:59 PM Bjorn, Thanks, You just made my day, Really, Thank You so much! Cheers, Jeff — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
bjoish Joined: Jul 06, 2010 Posts: 596 Stockholm	Posted on Jun 06 2014 07:10 PM CrazyAces wrote: Bjorn, Thanks, You just made my day, Really, Thank You so much! Cheers, Jeff Top
joebonni Joined: Feb 26, 2014 Posts: 68 Los Angeles, CA	Posted on Jun 11 2014 12:30 AM how about an old gibson les paul custom yeah ......... nice to too joe bonni Top
SanomaSurf Joined: Jun 04, 2014 Posts: 8 PNW	Posted on Jun 11 2014 01:16 PM I love the Tele w/Bigsby for surf/garage/rock & roll. Any other love for the Tele? — sanomamusic.com www.facebook.com/sanomamusic www.reverbnation.com/sanoma sanomamusic.blogspot.com Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Jun 11 2014 01:33 PM SanomaSurf wrote: I love the Tele w/Bigsby for surf/garage/rock & roll. Any other love for the Tele? Yes. Lots. — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top

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