Favorite surf guitar

kruelkats

Joined: Mar 26, 2012
Posts: 206
Bogor, West Java
Indonesia

Posted on Apr 28 2017 09:05 AM

Gorgeous! You just can't go wrong with pastel body and maple fingerboard

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Umar
The Mentawais
The Rentones

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Trafolta

Joined: Dec 12, 2009
Posts: 2
Haren
Netherlands

Posted on May 21 2017 10:43 AM

I finally build my own body from scatch.
Fender vintage pickups, vintage style neck.
Sounds just great!

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Bill_Ashton

Joined: Nov 15, 2008
Posts: 124
Massachusetts
1 Contributor Pin

Posted on May 21 2017 05:40 PM

She's a Beauty! ...as Fee Waybill would say

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Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most...

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CrazyAces

Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4052
Nashville, TN.
3 News Pins

Posted on May 21 2017 06:32 PM

Trafolta wrote:

I finally build my own body from scatch.
Fender vintage pickups, vintage style neck.
Sounds just great!

Great job!
The body reminds me of the Teisco TG-64.
Very cool.

Cheers,
Jeff

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http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic
http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock
http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic

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CaliforniaMaxx

Joined: Dec 05, 2010
Posts: 132
1 POTD Pin

Posted on Aug 09 2017 04:18 AM

It has to be between my Jag that I pieced together from vintage pre-CBS parts or my AVRI '59 Strat

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JObeast

Joined: Jul 24, 2012
Posts: 2762
Finknabad, Squinkistan
Turkmenistan

Posted on Oct 06 2017 10:32 PM

This is something I put together from a 7/8 scale Teisco (maybe a TG–64?) offset body and another Teisco's neck. The pickups are custom Rowe-DeArmond copies inside Kawai covers, wound by Bob Brubaker. The middle is off a 70s Strat. The bridge and tailpiece are Chinee knockoff Mosrite (eezypeezy onEbay). I like it for surf and garage. I lucked out and the all-3-pickups-on sound is great.

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Squink Out!

Last edited: Oct 06, 2017 23:41:31

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JakeDobner

Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
5 News Pins

Posted on Oct 06 2017 11:06 PM

Nice!

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SandBug

Joined: Feb 22, 2016
Posts: 442
California
United States

Posted on Oct 06 2017 11:07 PM

JObeast wrote:

This is something I put together from a 7/8 scale Teisco offset body and another Teisco's neck. The pickups are custom Rowe-DeArmond copies inside Kawai covers, wound by Bob Brubaker. The middle is off a 70s Strat. I like it.

Super cool!

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JObeast

Joined: Jul 24, 2012
Posts: 2762
Finknabad, Squinkistan
Turkmenistan

Posted on Oct 07 2017 01:55 AM

Gratified that you like it. The finish is special, black french polish lacquer, like a piano. Took forever to get the whole thing together and I can't find anything wrong with it. The custom pickups have an amazing range of tones and the action is great. Just wish it was 1/8 larger...

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Squink Out!

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Syndicateofsurf

Joined: Oct 08, 2014
Posts: 1073
Northern Ohio
United States

Posted on Oct 07 2017 07:19 AM

JObeast wrote:

Gratified that you like it. The finish is special, black french polish lacquer, like a piano. Took forever to get the whole thing together and I can't find anything wrong with it. The custom pickups have an amazing range of tones and the action is great. Just wish it was 1/8 larger...

Well I say it is beautiful. Let's hear it for the little guys!

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Da Vinci Flinglestein,
The quest for the Tone, the tone of the Quest

The Syndicate of Surf on YouTube

http://www.syndicateofsurf.com/

http://sharawaji.com/

http://surfrockradio.com/

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elmorto

Joined: Feb 23, 2018
Posts: 100
Oslo
Norway

Posted on Feb 27 2018 01:24 PM

Right now, my Nebelung Chordette

But I also love strats, even though I don't own one right now.(hmmm.. maybe I should do something about that )

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Beach Bomb - Black Surf from the cold waters of Norway!
https://beachbombband.bandcamp.com

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Blackbox

Joined: Mar 19, 2017
Posts: 50
Davis, CA
1 Contributor Pin

Posted on Apr 26 2018 01:53 PM

couldn't live without my Jag.

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Tqi

Joined: Dec 07, 2014
Posts: 1222
2 Security Pins

Posted on Apr 26 2018 05:22 PM

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Last edited: Feb 02, 2024 13:48:01

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Blackbox

Joined: Mar 19, 2017
Posts: 50
Davis, CA
1 Contributor Pin

Posted on Apr 26 2018 05:31 PM

At least a week-long wait...argh...

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Tqi

Joined: Dec 07, 2014
Posts: 1222
2 Security Pins

Posted on Apr 26 2018 06:59 PM

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edwardsand

Joined: Jun 29, 2018
Posts: 743

Posted on Jul 03 2018 02:24 PM

Blackbox - It's awesome to see the Mr. Yuk sticker on the Jaguar. I put one on my old Teisco pseudo-Mustang long ago (the guitar is my profile pic, though the sticker isn't readily visible).

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MichaelK7

Joined: Jul 01, 2018
Posts: 106
NYC
United States

Posted on Jul 04 2018 08:49 PM

Strats for me, even though I've owned and enjoyed many other types of guitars.

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Deal with reality, or reality will deal with you.

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Squid

Joined: Aug 22, 2010
Posts: 1018
Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers
18 News Pins

Posted on Jul 05 2018 11:00 AM

I assembled this from parts, thinning the neck to what must be just above the truss rod. Switching gives me 26 different combinations of the 5 different pickups with distinct and useful timbres, counting bridge humbucker split and unsplit. The bridge humbucker is so close to the bridge that it sounds halfway between a humbucker and single coil, and has plenty of chime in humbucker mode. In split mode it sounds fine combined with another pickup or with the tone control cutting treble. The pickups combine two at a time gorgeously.

I painted it to complement our black-and-white band shirts. The bridge saddles have rollers. The vibrato block has glued-on lead weights for sustain. Punky headstock original design.

I used this guitar with the second-to-bridge single coil Rose Mariposa pickup to record "Shootout" on the "Guitar Fun" album. The song received first prize in the Dallas Songwriters Association Competition. Hear it here: https://soundcloud.com/conswartz/shootout

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Insanitizers! http://www.insanitizers.com

Last edited: Jul 05, 2018 22:03:30

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MichaelK7

Joined: Jul 01, 2018
Posts: 106
NYC
United States

Posted on Jul 05 2018 08:20 PM

Squid, that's a totally unique guitar, and sounds great on the track you posted!

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Deal with reality, or reality will deal with you.

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Squid

Joined: Aug 22, 2010
Posts: 1018
Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers
18 News Pins

Posted on Jul 05 2018 10:11 PM

MichaelK7 wrote:

Squid, that's a totally unique guitar, and sounds great on the track you posted!

Thanks Michael! You're in NYC. What a great place. That's where I grew up and performed surf guitar in the World's Fair.

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Insanitizers! http://www.insanitizers.com

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kruelkats Joined: Mar 26, 2012 Posts: 206 Bogor, West Java	Posted on Apr 28 2017 09:05 AM Gorgeous! You just can't go wrong with pastel body and maple fingerboard — Umar The Mentawais The Rentones Top
Trafolta Joined: Dec 12, 2009 Posts: 2 Haren	Posted on May 21 2017 10:43 AM I finally build my own body from scatch. Fender vintage pickups, vintage style neck. Sounds just great! Top
Bill_Ashton Joined: Nov 15, 2008 Posts: 124 Massachusetts	Posted on May 21 2017 05:40 PM She's a Beauty! ...as Fee Waybill would say — Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most... Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN.	Posted on May 21 2017 06:32 PM Trafolta wrote: I finally build my own body from scatch. Fender vintage pickups, vintage style neck. Sounds just great! Great job! The body reminds me of the Teisco TG-64. Very cool. Cheers, Jeff — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
CaliforniaMaxx Joined: Dec 05, 2010 Posts: 132	Posted on Aug 09 2017 04:18 AM It has to be between my Jag that I pieced together from vintage pre-CBS parts or my AVRI '59 Strat Top
JObeast Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan	Posted on Oct 06 2017 10:32 PM This is something I put together from a 7/8 scale Teisco (maybe a TG–64?) offset body and another Teisco's neck. The pickups are custom Rowe-DeArmond copies inside Kawai covers, wound by Bob Brubaker. The middle is off a 70s Strat. The bridge and tailpiece are Chinee knockoff Mosrite (eezypeezy onEbay). I like it for surf and garage. I lucked out and the all-3-pickups-on sound is great. — Squink Out! Last edited: Oct 06, 2017 23:41:31 Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Oct 06 2017 11:06 PM Nice! Top
SandBug Joined: Feb 22, 2016 Posts: 442 California	Posted on Oct 06 2017 11:07 PM JObeast wrote: This is something I put together from a 7/8 scale Teisco offset body and another Teisco's neck. The pickups are custom Rowe-DeArmond copies inside Kawai covers, wound by Bob Brubaker. The middle is off a 70s Strat. I like it. Super cool! Top
JObeast Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan	Posted on Oct 07 2017 01:55 AM Gratified that you like it. The finish is special, black french polish lacquer, like a piano. Took forever to get the whole thing together and I can't find anything wrong with it. The custom pickups have an amazing range of tones and the action is great. Just wish it was 1/8 larger... — Squink Out! Top
Syndicateofsurf Joined: Oct 08, 2014 Posts: 1073 Northern Ohio	Posted on Oct 07 2017 07:19 AM JObeast wrote: Gratified that you like it. The finish is special, black french polish lacquer, like a piano. Took forever to get the whole thing together and I can't find anything wrong with it. The custom pickups have an amazing range of tones and the action is great. Just wish it was 1/8 larger... Well I say it is beautiful. Let's hear it for the little guys! — Da Vinci Flinglestein, The quest for the Tone, the tone of the Quest The Syndicate of Surf on YouTube http://www.syndicateofsurf.com/ http://sharawaji.com/ http://surfrockradio.com/ Top
elmorto Joined: Feb 23, 2018 Posts: 100 Oslo	Posted on Feb 27 2018 01:24 PM Right now, my Nebelung Chordette But I also love strats, even though I don't own one right now.(hmmm.. maybe I should do something about that ) — Beach Bomb - Black Surf from the cold waters of Norway! https://beachbombband.bandcamp.com Top
Blackbox Joined: Mar 19, 2017 Posts: 50 Davis, CA	Posted on Apr 26 2018 01:53 PM couldn't live without my Jag. Top
Tqi Joined: Dec 07, 2014 Posts: 1222	Posted on Apr 26 2018 05:22 PM - Last edited: Feb 02, 2024 13:48:01 Top
Blackbox Joined: Mar 19, 2017 Posts: 50 Davis, CA	Posted on Apr 26 2018 05:31 PM At least a week-long wait...argh... Top
Tqi Joined: Dec 07, 2014 Posts: 1222	Posted on Apr 26 2018 06:59 PM - Last edited: Feb 02, 2024 13:47:53 Top
edwardsand Joined: Jun 29, 2018 Posts: 743	Posted on Jul 03 2018 02:24 PM Blackbox - It's awesome to see the Mr. Yuk sticker on the Jaguar. I put one on my old Teisco pseudo-Mustang long ago (the guitar is my profile pic, though the sticker isn't readily visible). Top
MichaelK7 Joined: Jul 01, 2018 Posts: 106 NYC	Posted on Jul 04 2018 08:49 PM Strats for me, even though I've owned and enjoyed many other types of guitars. — Deal with reality, or reality will deal with you. Top
Squid Joined: Aug 22, 2010 Posts: 1018 Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers	Posted on Jul 05 2018 11:00 AM I assembled this from parts, thinning the neck to what must be just above the truss rod. Switching gives me 26 different combinations of the 5 different pickups with distinct and useful timbres, counting bridge humbucker split and unsplit. The bridge humbucker is so close to the bridge that it sounds halfway between a humbucker and single coil, and has plenty of chime in humbucker mode. In split mode it sounds fine combined with another pickup or with the tone control cutting treble. The pickups combine two at a time gorgeously. I painted it to complement our black-and-white band shirts. The bridge saddles have rollers. The vibrato block has glued-on lead weights for sustain. Punky headstock original design. I used this guitar with the second-to-bridge single coil Rose Mariposa pickup to record "Shootout" on the "Guitar Fun" album. The song received first prize in the Dallas Songwriters Association Competition. Hear it here: https://soundcloud.com/conswartz/shootout — Insanitizers! http://www.insanitizers.com Last edited: Jul 05, 2018 22:03:30 Top
MichaelK7 Joined: Jul 01, 2018 Posts: 106 NYC	Posted on Jul 05 2018 08:20 PM Squid, that's a totally unique guitar, and sounds great on the track you posted! — Deal with reality, or reality will deal with you. Top
Squid Joined: Aug 22, 2010 Posts: 1018 Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers	Posted on Jul 05 2018 10:11 PM MichaelK7 wrote: Squid, that's a totally unique guitar, and sounds great on the track you posted! Thanks Michael! You're in NYC. What a great place. That's where I grew up and performed surf guitar in the World's Fair. — Insanitizers! http://www.insanitizers.com Last edited: Jul 05, 2018 22:12:55 Top

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