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I noticed your post. I wasn't responding to you. Just people in
general who may have gotten a notion that they can't play Jag for
rhythm or Jazzmaster for lead. And the guitarists I mention were just
to add on to Ivan's list.
--- In , "Gavin Ehringer"
<gavinehringer@e...> wrote:
>
> You'll note, I said Jazzes were usually the preference of the rhythm
players in vintage surf
> bands - as for what folks use them for now, that's a different
story. Elvis Costello used a
> Jazzmaster, I believe. I think they make fine lead or rhythm
guitars, and to be honest, most
> players do some of both, no?
>
> Gavin
>
>
>
> --- In , "Jacob Dobner"
<jacobdobner@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Shigeo plays a Jazzmaster as does Steve from the Cocktail Preachers.
> > It should be noted that Steve's is a custom made DeCola guitar but it
> > is still a Jazzmaster. I just remembered Mel from the Mel-Tones, Mach
> > IV, and Meshugga Beach Party uses one as well.
> >
> > I play a Jag for Rhythm. It doesn't make a horrible sound.
> >
> > --- In , "ipongrac" <ipongrac@g...>
wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In , "Brian Neal" <bgneal@g...>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > --- Gavin Ehringer <gavinehringer@e...> wrote:
> > > > > > Jazzmasters were usually the rhythm guitar of
> > > > > > choice in the original surf lineups
> > > > > > and are tonally more mellow and quite distinct from the
> > > > > > Jags.
> > > >
> > > > I dunno if I buy that. I remember we had a discussion about this a
> > > > long time ago. I agree that Jags and JM's sound distinctly
> > > different,
> > > > but I don't know about Jazzmasters being more of a rhythm guitar.
> > > I'd
> > > > have to go flip through the Bob Dalley book again. There is
> > > certainly
> > > > nothing mellow about Frankie Blandino's (Fathoms) or Phantom
Frank's
> > > > (Treble Spankers) tones (prominent Jazzmaster users). I think it's
> > > > debatable about what you saw more, Jags or Jazzmasters, in the
60's,
> > > > but I think the scales are tipped toward the Jazzmaster for
the 90's
> > > > bands. But I'm probably wrong about that, if anything it's
probably
> > > > 50/50. A lot of bands had them both in varying roles. It might be
> > > kind
> > > > of fun (for a while) to make a list of all the bands and who
played
> > > > what.
> > >
> > > Also, Chris Barfield (The Huntington Cads, The Finks), Dalibor &
> > > Dinko (The Bambi Molesters), Mikko (Laika & The Cosmonauts),
Eddie of
> > > the El Caminos, Davie Allan, all Jazzmaster using lead guitarists.
> > > There are probably more.
> > >
> > > I believe that Rich Fifield of the Astronauts was their lead
> > > guitarist (the info on this is kinda hard to get, so I could be
> > > wrong), and he's shown with a Jazzmaster in all the photos I know
> > > of. So, I think there's a good case to be made that in fact the
> > > Astronauts lead guitar sound is the sound of the Jazzmaster. And I
> > > think for many people those guys define the tone of surf guitar.
> > >
> > > > Ivan, did you ever play your Jazzmaster live in The Space
Cossacks?
> > > > Any plans for The Madeira?
> > >
> > > I went out and bought my Jazzmaster after playing the Cossacks
did a
> > > show with the Fathoms in late '96. I was just blown away by
> > > Frankie's sound. I used that Jazzmaster to record probably about a
> > > third of the songs by the Space Cossacks (including Solaris
Stomp).
> > > I also always played it live once I got it, alternating between a
> > > Strat and a Jazzmaster. For the Madeira, though, I'm going for the
> > > pure Strat sound. For me it's really about DD and the Atlantics
> > > (with a bit of Hank Marvin), and my ideal is to combine those
guitar
> > > tones into my own. I do love to play my Jazzmaster still, and it
> > > might find its way onto the album, we'll see...
> > >
> > > Ivan
