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Reverb17 Joined: Jun 14, 2006 Posts: 509 NYC	Posted on May 15 2023 09:07 AM — TarantinosNYC TarantinosNYC FB page The WrayCyclers FB page Rockaway Beach Surf Music Festival Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4452 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on May 15 2023 10:24 AM Interesting video. No one is going to confuse it with the sound of a Jaguar, but it’s a good sounding guitar in its own right. The impression I got was somewhat Strat-like, an HSS Strat to be specific. At the price point, it strikes me as a decent, versatile guitar, and capable of some decent sounds, but it’s not going to give you the white-hot sound of a single-coil bridge pickup. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top
Reverb17 Joined: Jun 14, 2006 Posts: 509 NYC	Posted on May 15 2023 11:23 AM Not everything has to sound like a Jaguar or Jazzmaster. I would have preferred they stuck with the mini humbucker, but at this price, changing out the bridge pick-up is not a big deal. — TarantinosNYC TarantinosNYC FB page The WrayCyclers FB page Rockaway Beach Surf Music Festival Last edited: May 15, 2023 11:27:08 Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4452 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on May 15 2023 03:06 PM Reverb17 wrote: Not everything has to sound like a Jaguar or Jazzmaster. I would have preferred they stuck with the mini humbucker, but at this price, changing out the bridge pick-up is not a big deal. I agree, I’ve played Surf my Gretsch Country Gentleman, and get some great sounds. Now, these are small footprint humbuckers, which will be more focused sounding than larger footprint humbuckers, such as Gibson’s, or the pickup chosen to this Surfliner. Guild has a great mini humbucker. I have them on my Guild T-400 and the sound is bright, focused and lively. IMHO, that would be a better choice for the bridge pickup on this instrument. However, even though the name of the model is Surfliner, Guild is building these for as broad of a market as possible, and they may feel that they will sell more units with the full sized HB. Not everyone whom purchases a Surfliner will be a serious Surf guitarist, and the market for an HSS, three-pickup guitar is proven. If I was looking for an Electric Blues guitar, I would probably prefer the Surfliner over an HSS Strat. For one thing, the Offset style trem’ is more to my liking than the Strat trem’. And that’s a point I feel s should be made, and that is that as an overall guitar, the Surfliner with a trem’ is a unique offering and a heck of an instrument, not to mention at a great price. I’m sure that Guild will sell more than a few of these, and they will have a broad market appeal. Ryan did a subsequent video, where he splits the bridge pickup wiring and installs a push/pull pot to control it. It made for an interesting sound. I’d love to hear some of these used for Surf recordings. I’ll resist, I have enough guitars, and I’m still waiting for the parts to build my dream Jaguar, so I have plenty of fodder for my dreams. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top
racingsnail84 Joined: Aug 29, 2021 Posts: 84	Posted on May 15 2023 08:19 PM synchro wrote: Reverb17 wrote: Not everything has to sound like a Jaguar or Jazzmaster. I would have preferred they stuck with the mini humbucker, but at this price, changing out the bridge pick-up is not a big deal. I agree, I’ve played Surf my Gretsch Country Gentleman, and get some great sounds. Now, these are small footprint humbuckers, which will be more focused sounding than larger footprint humbuckers, such as Gibson’s, or the pickup chosen to this Surfliner. Guild has a great mini humbucker. I have them on my Guild T-400 and the sound is bright, focused and lively. IMHO, that would be a better choice for the bridge pickup on this instrument. However, even though the name of the model is Surfliner, Guild is building these for as broad of a market as possible, and they may feel that they will sell more units with the full sized HB. Not everyone whom purchases a Surfliner will be a serious Surf guitarist, and the market for an HSS, three-pickup guitar is proven. If I was looking for an Electric Blues guitar, I would probably prefer the Surfliner over an HSS Strat. For one thing, the Offset style trem’ is more to my liking than the Strat trem’. And that’s a point I feel s should be made, and that is that as an overall guitar, the Surfliner with a trem’ is a unique offering and a heck of an instrument, not to mention at a great price. I’m sure that Guild will sell more than a few of these, and they will have a broad market appeal. Ryan did a subsequent video, where he splits the bridge pickup wiring and installs a push/pull pot to control it. It made for an interesting sound. I’d love to hear some of these used for Surf recordings. I’ll resist, I have enough guitars, and I’m still waiting for the parts to build my dream Jaguar, so I have plenty of fodder for my dreams. I plan on getting this guitar in Rose Quartz (pink) later this year and installing a humbucker sized Tele pickup in the bridge… the idea being to make it a monster twang machine! If I can figure out how to edit I’ll make a video on YouTube to document how it sounds before and after the mod Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4452 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on May 15 2023 08:32 PM racingsnail84 wrote: I plan on getting this guitar in Rose Quartz (pink) later this year and installing a humbucker sized Tele pickup in the bridge… the idea being to make it a monster twang machine! If I can figure out how to edit I’ll make a video on YouTube to document how it sounds before and after the mod That could be an interesting setup. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top
Reverb17 Joined: Jun 14, 2006 Posts: 509 NYC	Posted on May 16 2023 09:45 AM The TV Jones Magnatron p/u is a great mini humbucker that works well for surf and brings some of the Gretsch sound into the mix as well. — TarantinosNYC TarantinosNYC FB page The WrayCyclers FB page Rockaway Beach Surf Music Festival Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4452 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on May 16 2023 10:09 AM Yep, a Magnatron would be great. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4452 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on May 16 2023 10:22 AM If I was going to buy one of these guitars, I’d be tempted to try a Supertron in the bridge position. I have a lot of respect for the Supertron and Duo Tron pickups. They are very clear, yet powerful. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top
Jet_Haggis Joined: Jan 30, 2021 Posts: 14	Posted on Aug 11 2023 06:40 AM I bought one of these a few days ago. Yep, thats a Bigsby on there. I wanted this model for a few reasons - 1 - The switching. I really like the switching on the standard model, rather than the standard "strat" switching as featured on the deluxe model. 2 - The mini-humbucker. I may well swap this out for a Dynasonic one day, but it's got a little more sparkle than a full-sized humbucker. 3 - The price. This thing cost me less than half the price of a deluxe. 3 - I wanted a blue one. I really like the metallic green that the deluxe is available in, but I wanted a blue one more. It's only been a couple of days with it and I really like it so far. Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4452 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on Aug 11 2023 07:26 AM Jet_Haggis wrote: I bought one of these a few days ago. Yep, thats a Bigsby on there. I wanted this model for a few reasons - 1 - The switching. I really like the switching on the standard model, rather than the standard "strat" switching as featured on the deluxe model. 2 - The mini-humbucker. I may well swap this out for a Dynasonic one day, but it's got a little more sparkle than a full-sized humbucker. 3 - The price. This thing cost me less than half the price of a deluxe. 3 - I wanted a blue one. I really like the metallic green that the deluxe is available in, but I wanted a blue one more. It's only been a couple of days with it and I really like it so far. I like your solution. That Guild mini humbucker is a great sounding pickup, in its own right. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top

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