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On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Brian Neal wrote:
> I recently got into The Bambi Molesters, having just
> gotten "Intensity". Dalibor is pictured holding some kind of Epiphone
> and Dinko appears to have a somewhat beat up Jazzmaster. I was just
> curious if the Epiphone hollowbody was Dalibor's main instrument?
> Forgive me, I am making the gross assumption that all Croatian born
> guitar players know each other! I guess I could email him. I really
> dig that CD and band. (Hmmmm... That is worthy of another thread..
> non-Fender surf guitars).
Actually, Dalibor and myself are quite friendly and keep in touch to a
fair extent. There was a question about this issue on Cowabunga a year or
two ago - somebody was trying to show that you don't have to use a Fender
to get a good surf sound. My memory is that Dalibor replied that he got
the guitar around the time of the photo shoot and decided to use it for
the shoot, but that he strictly used the Jazzmaster on the CD. I think he
also added that he does not plan on using the Epiphone for the Bambi
Molesters stuff, but just got it to play rockabilly or jazz or something
like that around the house.
I think the other guitarist from the Bambis doesn't actually use a
Jazzmaster, though I'm really not sure about this one. The one he's
holding I think belongs to Dalibor, while he himself uses something like a
Hagstrom or some crazy thing like that.
> Ha-ha! Maybe it's just me and my penchant for shiny objects, but all
> that chrome on a Jaguar, plus the busy nature of all the switches,
> knobs, mute, etc, does it for me! Didn't Mark English play a MIJ
> Jaguar in The Space Cossacks?
Yes, he did - to each his own! I actually liked the fact he used
it. They look right in a surf band. Just not my thing.
StratoCossack
PS My opinion - there is NO surf sound if you don't have a Fender guitar
(or a copy). I have still to hear a good surf tone without a Fender
guitar.
