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An open question to the esteemed group:
If one is going to build the ultimate surf guitar from scratch,
which body shape does one start with? I always attributed a lot of
the Strat's longevity and success to it's comfortable shape and
feel.
But I've never owned a Jaguar or a Jazzmaster, or Tele. Vendors like
Warmouth etc sell a lot of other styles as well
If you please - What's the consensus out there, ladies and
gentlemen?
Now...
There was some talk on the web about the shape of the Jazzmaster as
being an early experiment in ergonomics or something to that effect.
Is that true? And even if so, was it effective? Is it 'unusually'
comfortable as tested by those who own and us them every day? (and
no one will probably ever never find a bigger sample of experienced
Jazzmaster players than here!)
And what about a cutout for my beer gut?
Dave
The most comfortable guitars for me are Gretsch's and other hollobody
guitars. But for solid body guitars I think the off-set waist guitars
are the most comfortable. Those are the Jaguar, Jazzmaster, and Jazz
Bass. They sit better and feel more balanced. Not unlike one of the
hollowbodies I mentioned. Jaguar and Jazzmaster have a nice beer cut
out. Strats have them as well.
--- In , "stratrhythm"
<lawyerschroeder@s...> wrote:
> An open question to the esteemed group:
>
> If one is going to build the ultimate surf guitar from scratch,
> which body shape does one start with? I always attributed a lot of
> the Strat's longevity and success to it's comfortable shape and
> feel.
>
> But I've never owned a Jaguar or a Jazzmaster, or Tele. Vendors like
> Warmouth etc sell a lot of other styles as well
>
> If you please - What's the consensus out there, ladies and
> gentlemen?
>
> Now...
> There was some talk on the web about the shape of the Jazzmaster as
> being an early experiment in ergonomics or something to that effect.
> Is that true? And even if so, was it effective? Is it 'unusually'
> comfortable as tested by those who own and us them every day? (and
> no one will probably ever never find a bigger sample of experienced
> Jazzmaster players than here!)
>
> And what about a cutout for my beer gut?
>
>
> Dave
A light-weight Fender Strat is the most comfortable guitar shape. I have one
that I call my old brown shoe.
-Marty
--- In , "stratrhythm"
<lawyerschroeder@s...> wrote:
> An open question to the esteemed group:
>
> If one is going to build the ultimate surf guitar from scratch,
> which body shape does one start with? I always attributed a lot of
> the Strat's longevity and success to it's comfortable shape and
> feel.
>
> But I've never owned a Jaguar or a Jazzmaster, or Tele. Vendors like
> Warmouth etc sell a lot of other styles as well
>
> If you please - What's the consensus out there, ladies and
> gentlemen?
>
> Now...
> There was some talk on the web about the shape of the Jazzmaster as
> being an early experiment in ergonomics or something to that effect.
> Is that true? And even if so, was it effective? Is it 'unusually'
> comfortable as tested by those who own and us them every day? (and
> no one will probably ever never find a bigger sample of experienced
> Jazzmaster players than here!)
>
> And what about a cutout for my beer gut?
>
>
> Dave
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I have to chime in and say a Mosrite -- the contour around the edge (I
think it's called a "German Top" or something to that effect) really
makes everything easily accessible.
The story behind the Jazzmaster body is that it was designed as a jazz
guitar, and therefore was intended to be played sitting down. I for
one am perfectly comfortable standing with mine, but that's how the
story goes.
Also, Jacob, I'm curious about how you list hollowbodies as
comfortable? I know everyone has a different taste, but on my
Epiphone Emperor I have a real bitch of a time getting my arm in a
comfortable trem-picking spot.
~Bill~
Bill, the Emperor is a full size hollowbody, isn't it?
Jacob, did you mean full body or semi hollowbody types are
comfortable? or both?
I find semi hollowbodies like ES-335's comfortable but I didn't
mention that in the surf context. And you can't buy the bodies as
parts, with bolt on necks, etc..
Dave
--- In , "Bill Bergstrom"
<swingin_cat@h...> wrote:
Also, Jacob, I'm curious about how you list hollowbodies as
comfortable? I know everyone has a different taste, but on my
Epiphone Emperor I have a real bitch of a time getting my arm in a
comfortable trem-picking spot.
~Bill~
I prefer the full size but the thinner ones are fine as well. And it
has to have an arched back and top for it to be comfortable.
--- In , "stratrhythm"
<lawyerschroeder@s...> wrote:
> Bill, the Emperor is a full size hollowbody, isn't it?
> Jacob, did you mean full body or semi hollowbody types are
> comfortable? or both?
>
> I find semi hollowbodies like ES-335's comfortable but I didn't
> mention that in the surf context. And you can't buy the bodies as
> parts, with bolt on necks, etc..
>
> Dave
>
>
> --- In , "Bill Bergstrom"
> <swingin_cat@h...> wrote:
>
> Also, Jacob, I'm curious about how you list hollowbodies as
> comfortable? I know everyone has a different taste, but on my
> Epiphone Emperor I have a real bitch of a time getting my arm in a
> comfortable trem-picking spot.
>
> ~Bill~
Hey lawyer,
I'm new to the group but old to the planet and I prefer to play
sitting down. For that reason, I'd have to go with the time-honoured
Jazzmaster for its balance and the burgermeister-beer gut-body
contour. The only other guitar I own is a french single cutaway
acoustic that doesn't even have strap buttons, so I have to play it
sitting. I've read the other responses with interest and was
especially intrigued with the notion of playing surf on an Epi
Emperor Regent. Wouldn't that feedback like a bag of drowning cats if
you plugged it into a dimed Fender Twin?
--- In , "stratrhythm"
<lawyerschroeder@s...> wrote:
> An open question to the esteemed group:
>
> If one is going to build the ultimate surf guitar from scratch,
> which body shape does one start with? I always attributed a lot of
> the Strat's longevity and success to it's comfortable shape and
> feel.
>
> But I've never owned a Jaguar or a Jazzmaster, or Tele. Vendors
like
> Warmouth etc sell a lot of other styles as well
>
> If you please - What's the consensus out there, ladies and
> gentlemen?
>
> Now...
> There was some talk on the web about the shape of the Jazzmaster as
> being an early experiment in ergonomics or something to that
effect.
> Is that true? And even if so, was it effective? Is it 'unusually'
> comfortable as tested by those who own and us them every day? (and
> no one will probably ever never find a bigger sample of experienced
> Jazzmaster players than here!)
>
> And what about a cutout for my beer gut?
>
>
> Dave
