GuitarMuk
Joined: Jun 10, 2015
Posts: 172
Cleveland, Ohio
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Posted on Jun 10 2022 05:55 PM
Picked up a 2020 G&L Doheny in my favorite surf guitar color: Surf Green!
Got it at a good price off of Reverb. First impression was good! Well made, fit and finish great! Tuners seem solid. After a few setup tweaks, plays well, nice neck. I can see (well, hear) why people have said it’s in between a Jag or Jazzmaster and a Strat. Just sounds different. I like it!
certainly sounds surfy tome. I’ll play it for a bit and try and post some sound clips at a later date. In any case, I certainly love the color and will keep pickin’ away!
Last edited: Jun 10, 2022 17:56:35
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GuitarMuk
Joined: Jun 10, 2015
Posts: 172
Cleveland, Ohio
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Posted on Jun 10 2022 05:58 PM
GuitarMuk wrote:
Picked up a 2020 G&L Doheny in my favorite surf guitar color: Surf Green!
Got it at a good price off of Reverb. First impression was good! Well made, fit and finish great! Tuners seem solid. After a few setup tweaks, plays well, nice neck. I can see (well, hear) why people have said it’s in between a Jag or Jazzmaster and a Strat. Just sounds different. I like it!
certainly sounds surfy tome. I’ll play it for a bit and try and post some sound clips at a later date. In any case, I certainly love the color and will keep pickin’ away!
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TheOutpost
Joined: May 26, 2020
Posts: 239
Highlands Ranch
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Posted on Jun 10 2022 11:49 PM
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synchro
Joined: Feb 02, 2008
Posts: 4108
Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on Jun 13 2022 10:19 AM
The demos I’ve heard seemed good enough. I would agree, that it’s sort of its own breed, with some Jazzmaster character, but also some other sonic DNA, as well.
— The artist formerly known as: Synchro
When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.
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GuitarMuk
Joined: Jun 10, 2015
Posts: 172
Cleveland, Ohio
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Posted on Jun 22 2022 02:40 PM
synchro wrote:
The demos I’ve heard seemed good enough. I would agree, that it’s sort of its own breed, with some Jazzmaster character, but also some other sonic DNA, as well.
Agreed. It's been described as having that "STRAT" vibe. The top end does, to me at least.
I was thinking of replacing the pickups with Fender Pure Vintage '65 Jazzmaster pickups. Anyone have experience with this replacement? Work out well? Worth the change?
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Redfeather
Joined: Jul 30, 2016
Posts: 853
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Posted on Jun 22 2022 08:24 PM
G&Ls and fantastic guitars and their MFDs are in a league of their own. I don't think the Doheny is much like a Jazzmaster at all but what it is has a lot of value and use.
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synchro
Joined: Feb 02, 2008
Posts: 4108
Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on Jun 22 2022 11:30 PM
GuitarMuk wrote:
synchro wrote:
The demos I’ve heard seemed good enough. I would agree, that it’s sort of its own breed, with some Jazzmaster character, but also some other sonic DNA, as well.
Agreed. It's been described as having that "STRAT" vibe. The top end does, to me at least.
I was thinking of replacing the pickups with Fender Pure Vintage '65 Jazzmaster pickups. Anyone have experience with this replacement? Work out well? Worth the change?
That’s not bad, at all. A lot of Surf was played on Strats, so a guitar with a bit of Strat sonic DNA should sound good.
— The artist formerly known as: Synchro
When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.
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