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The third pickup bothers me to no end. That seems to be where I pick, as it happens, and the thing gets scraped constantly.
I used to do that with the middle pup... just drop that sucka.
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Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC 
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Posted on Sep 16 2009 08:30 PM
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Joined: Nov 05, 2008 Posts: 745 Colorado, home of The Astronauts 
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Posted on Sep 18 2009 12:11 PM
Trey, was that that guitar your bandmate was playing on Monday night? I can attest that from the audience it sounded really good. I had a suspicion it might be one of the classic vibes. —Plus! Other stuff not surf: https://soundcloud.com/jamesmileshq |
Joined: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 2123 The jungle 
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Posted on Sep 18 2009 07:02 PM
Jim, yes I think so. — |
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Joined: Nov 05, 2008 Posts: 745 Colorado, home of The Astronauts
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Posted on Feb 08 2010 04:45 PM
The Squier Vintage Modified Strat SSS. Anyone tried one of these? I'm tempted to pick one up. It appears to be quite close to the classic vibe squier. Plus! Other stuff not surf: https://soundcloud.com/jamesmileshq |
Joined: Jul 22, 2009 Posts: 202
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Posted on Feb 09 2010 01:54 PM
So, for Surf Music, which one os better, the 50's or 60's CV? |
Joined: Dec 12, 2006 Posts: 2687 Ventura, CA
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Posted on Feb 09 2010 02:17 PM
That is the guitar I bought last year, and I play it almost exclusively at home. I do think I would have been happier with the Classic Vibe but I wanted Olympic White (it is better to look good than to feel good). The VM has modern tuners, I switched to vintage style but it required bushings that make them look much larger. The bridge units in both are pretty cheap with lots of play, I put in a Wilkinson (see above) bridge on the advice of Sonic Chris who did that with his Classic Vibe but it requires filling and redrilling the holes for the bridge. The pickups on the VM are Duncan Designed but they aren't Duncans (made in Korea), I've kept the originals for now. The body of the Vintage Modified is Indian Cedar (?), the Classic Vibes have an Alder (!) body. I put in nearly $100 of upgrades so it is no longer a $275 guitar, it is worth at least $300! I would get the 50s Classic Vibe now, I like the maple necks. Any one of those choices would be great for surf. |
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Joined: Nov 05, 2008 Posts: 745 Colorado, home of The Astronauts
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Posted on Feb 09 2010 03:09 PM
Thank you for the info about the VM. —Plus! Other stuff not surf: https://soundcloud.com/jamesmileshq |
Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4555 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on Feb 09 2010 08:58 PM
The '60s would look period correct for 1st Wave Surf but either would sound fine IMHO. —The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. |
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