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IvanP plays Madeira and Space Cossacks songs
Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4502 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ. 
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Posted on Jan 17 2019 09:13 PM
Nice work, Ivan. I really liked the reverb on that first song; what were you using for a reverb unit? James Calvin Wilsey would have been proud of you. —The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan
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Posted on Jan 17 2019 09:25 PM
synchro wrote:
HIGH praise indeed! Thanks very much! Here's the gear:
'97 Shoreline Gold Fender '62 Reissue Strat - w/ Fender Pure Vintage '65 pickups & Elixir Optiweb 10-46 strings Ivan Last edited: Jan 17, 2019 21:26:57 |
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Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4502 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on Jan 17 2019 09:48 PM
It works. I have to say, the Surfy Bear is a great sounding reverb. —The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. |
Joined: Jun 14, 2006 Posts: 907 New York City area |
Posted on Jan 18 2019 03:50 PM
Ivan, |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan
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Posted on Jan 18 2019 04:15 PM
John, a fellow posted this on Facebook, maybe it would be helpful to you? "YouTube has a speed setting so you can slow down a video. VLC Player will also slow down any song or video that you have stored on your computer or phone. Just FYI. Good luck! —Ivan |
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Joined: Jun 14, 2006 Posts: 907 New York City area |
Posted on Jan 19 2019 07:56 PM
Ivan, J Mo' |
Joined: Jul 01, 2018 Posts: 106 NYC
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Posted on Mar 18 2019 08:10 PM
I'd love to see a video for the title track from Ancient Winds- possibly my favorite surf tune ever. Deal with reality, or reality will deal with you. |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan
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Posted on Oct 27 2019 11:51 AM
Hi all again! It appears I've neglected this thread a bit, sorry about that. But I did record some more videos this year, and finally posted a couple more on YouTube: "The Apes of Wrath" and "The Jewel of Duende" by the Space Cossacks. Hope you like! Ivan Last edited: Oct 27, 2019 11:53:38 |
Joined: Dec 11, 2013 Posts: 2537 Akron, Ohio
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Posted on Oct 27 2019 06:45 PM
These are fantastic Ivan! I must say the tone on the Jade Pearl Metallic is exceptional in the bridge pickup on the video. I can't see the volume you were running but tone wise I'm guessing about 3-4. Really nice videos! —The Kahuna Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447 |
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Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4502 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on Oct 27 2019 09:54 PM
Beautifully played. —The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan
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Posted on Oct 29 2019 08:05 AM
Thanks, synchro and Dave! stratdancer wrote:
Thanks again! Yes, I think the volume was right around 4 - LOUD under any circumstances, but especially when sitting right next to it! BTW, you might be interested in knowing that this Jade Pearl AmStd Strat just had a fairly big mod done. When I played it in SoCal for the DD tribute at the SG101 Convention in August, it started acting up and wouldn't stay in tune. I took it to my tech at Elderly recently and he found out that the trem plate fulcrum points have worn out!
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Joined: Jan 15, 2019 Posts: 1515 |
Posted on Oct 29 2019 01:44 PM
You sounded great at the convention too Nice Strat . . .what year was that machine made? |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan
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Posted on Oct 29 2019 03:50 PM
Thanks! It's an 2012 American Standard Strat in Jade Pearl Metallic. The stock pickups are Fender Fat '50s, which I think sound pretty great. —Ivan |
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Joined: Dec 11, 2013 Posts: 2537 Akron, Ohio
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Posted on Oct 29 2019 06:12 PM
Ivan, so your luthier filled the two large post holes and mounted the new vintage style trem? I had the fulcrum points wear very quickly on a wilkinson two point trem. It went fast. I will have to monitor the situation on the rest of my two point trems. Luckily the heavy lifting gets spread around but this is still not good to hear. All my American Standards and American Deluxe strat are two point. —The Kahuna Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447 |
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Joined: Dec 11, 2013 Posts: 2537 Akron, Ohio
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Posted on Oct 29 2019 06:14 PM
By the way, interested in hearing about the price on the Wudtone and feel after you play with it awhile. —The Kahuna Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447 |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan
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Posted on Oct 29 2019 07:50 PM
It was not cheap - £136, at current exchange rate US$175 - and that's without saddles (you have to use the original saddles, which I didn't realize when I ordered it, but was just fine with, I like the guitar's originals saddles). The trem is an AmStd upgrade, so it's designed to be easier to install - see here: http://www.wudtone.com/product/wudtone-fender-american-standard-upgrade/?fbclid=IwAR2iNnQcOImMbDdfCB34v-3YZBsXduz4_4289zvSTj3EU6uOLJ7FRoRZ140 Ivan |
Joined: May 09, 2008 Posts: 1385 Isle of Kent, MD
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Posted on Oct 30 2019 10:56 AM
Thanks for posting! I forgot what a "badass" (pardon my Czech) you are on guitar since I haven't seen you live in a few years. Really enjoy the SC stuff as it is close to my heart and Mark got me back into surf. Keep them coming; feeling inspired! Have you posted Tsunami Tsurprise yet? I didn't see it on youtube but maybe I missed it. —Surf.The most dangerous of genres... Surfcat MARCH OF THE DEAD SURFERS! (2024) - Agent Octopus BANDCAMP - Agent Octopus Last edited: Oct 30, 2019 11:07:36 |
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So, we discussed what to do, just replace the trem plate or get a whole other unit, and ultimately decided to do an upgrade on it. I bought the UK-made Wudtone trem, which is getting RAVE reviews everywhere! My tech just installed it and I'll be picking it up next week. He wrote: "The Wudtone is a better bridge than any one fender has made, in my opinion." (the bridge saddles are the original Fenders, though.) Here's a pic, though it looks basically the same. But I can't wait to try it out! 