tOSUrfer wrote:

‘62 reissue Surf Green Stratocaster (built in 1986) modified with a bone nut, 5 way switch and new Lollar 64’s.

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racingsnail84 wrote:

Samurai wrote:

Never can choose among these, but probably Jaguar is the surfiest beast.

Kick ass arsenal! Is that the Squier Silver Sparkle Jag? How does it play stock? Any mods?

Yes, that’s CV 60s Squire Silver Sparkle. No mods besides 12-52 flats)
I have also ordered Staytrem tremolo arm, don’t see any reasons for other mods, it’s so good.
You can hear it on this EP, all the tracks are recorded with this Jaguar.
https://waikikimakaki.bandcamp.com/album/lost-diver

The sound mostly is not processed at all, just amp and some pedals, so you may hear the guitar sound)

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Samurai wrote:

racingsnail84 wrote:

Samurai wrote:

Never can choose among these, but probably Jaguar is the surfiest beast.
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Kick ass arsenal! Is that the Squier Silver Sparkle Jag? How does it play stock? Any mods?

Yes, that’s CV 60s Squire Silver Sparkle. No mods besides 12-52 flats)
I have also ordered Staytrem tremolo arm, don’t see any reasons for other mods, it’s so good.
You can hear it on this EP, all the tracks are recorded with this Jaguar.
https://waikikimakaki.bandcamp.com/album/lost-diver

The sound mostly is not processed at all, just amp and some pedals, so you may hear the guitar sound)

Awesomeness! I’ll definitely check out those tracks… I loved the last one you linked to!

I’m torn between grabbing the Silver Sparkle Squier or a 40th Anniversary Jazzmaster….. too hard to decide! Have you tried the 40th Anniversary Squiers yet? According to all the reviews I’ve seen it’s Squiers best guitar yet……

racingsnail84 wrote:

is the upper silver sparkle a slightly different color than the lower one? Like a champagne color which I love

Didn't used to be. It's just 23 years old. I have two of those, one went gold and one stayed silver - that one still matches the Jag.

- "The Mysterious" Tqi.

Tqi wrote:

As previously documented, I also put a Staytrem arm and collet on mine as Vitaly is doing:

And 10-48 flats. ;)

No other mods, but these guitars often need some love out of the box. Mine had a stripped screw head and needed about 2 hours to get everything set up right - if I was tweaking the nut as well (RedFeather decided to on his new one - they're bone, but tend to be cut a little conservatively and can stand to be dropped a touch), would have taken a bit longer.

On mine, the arm stayed up for about 3 days before it worked "droopy", and also developed a slight but annoying rattle. If you're in Europe, a Staytrem arm is a cheap and excellent fix. If you're in the US, an "AVRI" or "AV" trem is a better all-round fix as you also get a lock and usually a better pivot point, though the arm set-up on it is inferior to the Staytrem.

I love that appearance with that arm, but I didn’t see one like that at StayTrem.

I will definitely suggest the AVRI tremolo, for any Jag’/Jazz’/VI.

The artist formerly known as: Synchro

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

I have a collet on order. I emailed John today, and he will send me the all-chrome version of the wiggle stick. Thanks for the info.

synchro wrote:

Tqi wrote:

As previously documented, I also put a Staytrem arm and collet on mine as Vitaly is doing:

And 10-48 flats. ;)

No other mods, but these guitars often need some love out of the box. Mine had a stripped screw head and needed about 2 hours to get everything set up right - if I was tweaking the nut as well (RedFeather decided to on his new one - they're bone, but tend to be cut a little conservatively and can stand to be dropped a touch), would have taken a bit longer.

On mine, the arm stayed up for about 3 days before it worked "droopy", and also developed a slight but annoying rattle. If you're in Europe, a Staytrem arm is a cheap and excellent fix. If you're in the US, an "AVRI" or "AV" trem is a better all-round fix as you also get a lock and usually a better pivot point, though the arm set-up on it is inferior to the Staytrem.

I love that appearance with that arm, but I didn’t see one like that at StayTrem.

I will definitely suggest the AVRI tremolo, for any Jag’/Jazz’/VI.

Btw, I have ordered two arms and received the following answer:

“Hi

The waiting time before shipping is approximately 26 weeks from order date.

Best Regards
John”

26 weeks?…

Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine

New EP is out!

https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki

Lost Diver

https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin

Samurai wrote:

synchro wrote:

Tqi wrote:

As previously documented, I also put a Staytrem arm and collet on mine as Vitaly is doing:

And 10-48 flats. ;)

No other mods, but these guitars often need some love out of the box. Mine had a stripped screw head and needed about 2 hours to get everything set up right - if I was tweaking the nut as well (RedFeather decided to on his new one - they're bone, but tend to be cut a little conservatively and can stand to be dropped a touch), would have taken a bit longer.

On mine, the arm stayed up for about 3 days before it worked "droopy", and also developed a slight but annoying rattle. If you're in Europe, a Staytrem arm is a cheap and excellent fix. If you're in the US, an "AVRI" or "AV" trem is a better all-round fix as you also get a lock and usually a better pivot point, though the arm set-up on it is inferior to the Staytrem.

I love that appearance with that arm, but I didn’t see one like that at StayTrem.

I will definitely suggest the AVRI tremolo, for any Jag’/Jazz’/VI.

Btw, I have ordered two arms and received the following answer:

“Hi

The waiting time before shipping is approximately 26 weeks from order date.

Best Regards
John”

26 weeks?…

I have, at the moment, five StayTrem items on order, and the wait time has consistently been listed as 26 weeks. To me, it’s worth it. My AVRI trem works pretty well, but I expect that the swinging trem arm problem will show up in time, so I think it’s worth the wait. I also ordered StayTrem bridges for my Bass VI and my Warmoth Jaguar build. I’d be thrilled if they showed up today, but I can wait. I like the concept of using nylon to prevent the tram arm from flopping about.

The artist formerly known as: Synchro

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

Tqi wrote:

synchro wrote:

but I can wait. I like the concept of using nylon to prevent the tram arm from flopping about.

There's a simple reason why the wait is so long - they're popular, and they're popular because they're great.

As mentioned several times elsewhere, I also had a nylon-sleeve fitted to my Jagmaster blocks to similar effect. It's so simple, but so effective!

It sounds like a great product.

The artist formerly known as: Synchro

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