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dave - the guitar looks awesome! I am very curious, have you test
driven it yet? how does it sound, is it (very) different then a jag? -
it seems like the only thing different is the body shape.
WR
--- In , dave wronski <stickmandw@y...>
wrote:
> I've seen a picture of his guitar you refer to, and it
> looks like a converted Strat, with a 25.5" scale. I
> think he played a normal Strat when we played with
> them. I really liked the Surfcoasters, the whole band
> is great, and are real crowd pleasers!
> I started this guitar almost three years ago. 22
> months ago, I had the second neck's construction begin
> because the first neck was a 15" rather than a 7.25"
> radius, and the shape was not like my '63 which was
> the shape to be copied. The final neck is really nice,
> with a very nicely figured rosewood board. Madagascar
> rosewood, I think. I didn't want any tint in the paint
> on the neck. It's interesting to have the 17th
> fret-"A" position, a little easier to get to, and the
> extra fret is cool, too. Gotta have for "Slanky",
> among others. That trem lock for d-tuning is a must in
> my world now. It's got locking Gotoh Vintage keys
> which I'm still trying to figure out if they will be
> OK with flatwounds.
>
> -dave
>
> --- Brian Neal <bgneal@g...> wrote:
>
> > --- In , "stickmandw"
> > <stickmandw@y...>
> > wrote:
> > > I just finished my "Slackercaster" project. Check
> > the "Photos"
> > > section, Slackercaster folder. It's been a long
> > time coming, waiting
> > > for the neck to be completed. The guitar is
> > Strat-shaped, but has
> > > Jaguar {24"} scale neck. It's shape was copied
> > from my '63 Jaguar
> > > {sunburst}, but, is a little bit wider. The
> > tremolo is Jaguar /
> > > Jazzmaster style.
> >
> > Dave, did you know that Shigeo of the Surf Coasters
> > has a
> > sort-of-similiar guitar? He's got a strat with only
> > 2 pickups (neck
> > and bridge - strat style I think) and a Jazzmaster
> > tremolo....Great
> > minds think alike I guess!
> >
> > What am I thinking...you guys played with them
> > earlier this year...and
> > I think he had that guitar with them this time
> > around...what did you
> > think of those guys?
> >
> > BN
> >
> >
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