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LOL about this thread
fwiw, I am a huge fan of the strat, sound and lookswise. and most
importantly, it fits me, size, feel of the neck, weight and weight
distribution, it's just feels in my hands like and old pair of levis
around my ass.
Qua sound it is the most versatile, and there's a ton of affordable
replacement pups on the market.
I love the wide coil sound of jazzmasters and and mosrites. those are
great guitars. Jaguars, i have to admit, i do not like at all.
granted, great players play 'em and i don't want to put those down in
any way, but as far as the guitar itself is concerned:
- personally, i cant handle short scale at all, feels stupid to me.
Even more surpising to me is why anyone would choose the short
version of a fallic symbol - think about it.
- all that chrome and knobs, what is that all about, way to much
rappers' bling bling, what are you, MC Longboard having a go at "walk
don't run DMC"? my 50ct ;-)
- they sound either to thin' or to 'zingy' tele/lipstick pup like.
Definitly not a lead instrument to my taste. they only jag tone I
have heard that I liked is in fact Neb Dano's, -thinnish if not thin -
not cause i liked the tone but because it complements the band's
sound perfectly.
All this in good fun of course. But seriously, I have seen surf bands
play SGs, paulies and Ibanez shred machines, so what are we talking
about anyway?
WR
--- In , "-=Dan Ware=-"
<reverbtank@h...> wrote:
> You nerd. ;)
>
> This was your quote:
>
> "I'm sure there are more, those are the only ones I can think of off
> the top of my head. So, I'd say there are quite a few examples of a
> good Strat surf tone..."
>
> Now I'm just going to make one tiny edit...
>
> "I'm sure there are more, those are the only ones I can think of off
> the top of my head. So, I'd say there are quite a few examples of
a Strat
> surf tone..."
>
> There we go! Much better. :)
>
> -D$
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "ipongrac" <ipongrac@g...>
> Reply-To:
> To:
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Viva California!!
> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 00:28:47 -0000
>
>
>
> --- In , "-=Dan Ware=-"
> <reverbtank@h...> wrote:
>
> Dano, an awesome review of an apparently fantastic event! Thanks so
> much for the detail description, I also greatly appreciate it.
>
> But...
>
> > *Please don't flame me for my opinions of the Strat. IMHO there
are
> only a
> > couple of people who can pull off strat surf and have it sound
> good. Ivan of
> > The Madeira and/or The Space Cossacks is one. Why cheat a blues
> band out of
> > a guitar? Play a Jag, JM or Mosrite.
>
> I'm of course honored by your compliment, but as a Strat
afficianado,
> I feel I must rise to the defense of that most perfect of all
> instruments! Here's a list of other guys that I think we would all
> agree got a pretty good Strat surf tone:
>
> First Wave:
> Dick Dale
> Jim Messina
> Brian Carman & Bob Spickard (The Chantays)
> Paul Johnson & Eddie Bertrand (the Belairs)
> Al Nichol (The Crossfires)
> Skip Mercier & Willy Glover (The Pyramids)
> Jim Fuller (The Surfaris)
> Jim Skiathitis & Theo Penglis (The Atlantics)
>
> Modern:
> John Blair
> Gregg Hunt (The Bomboras)
> Rip Thrillby (he started using the Jag more in the last year or two,
> but for a long time before that an MIM Strat was his baby)
> Eddie Angel
> Miles Corbin (The Aqua Velvets)
> Michael Sellers (Langhorns)
> Shigeo Naki (of course not all the time, but more than occasionally)
> Rick Mills (The Volcanos) - before the Jazzmaster
>
> I'm sure there are more, those are the only ones I can think of off
> the top of my head. So, I'd say there are quite a few examples of a
> good Strat surf tone...
>
> Just had to point this out. Thanks.
> Ivan
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Thank you. You really should have pointed out Kurt Cobain as the best
player of the Jag because he is an amazing guitarist. I believe he is
often ranked in the top 20 on any best guitar player list.
>
> great players play 'em and i don't want to put those down in
> any way, but as far as the guitar itself is concerned:
My Jag has rhinestones all over it to simulate diamonds. There is a
new show on MTV called Pimp My Jag where they take somebodies
> - all that chrome and knobs, what is that all about, way to much
> rappers' bling bling, what are you, MC Longboard having a go at "walk
> don't run DMC"? my 50ct ;-)
I have seen this as well. It is a crime.
> All this in good fun of course. But seriously, I have seen surf bands
> play SGs, paulies and Ibanez shred machines, so what are we talking
> about anyway?
>
> WR
>
