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The "Beast" replica on Ebay for only $3500:
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What am I missing here? The Beast replicas are currently available on
musiciansfriend for around 2300-.
-Marty
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Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Fender Custom Shop Dick Dale Signature Series
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It's a prototype...?
the certificate has a message from DD saying "keep playing" ....
somehow i don't think that a 3,5 thousand prototype collectors item
is a typical "player's guitar".
I saw the tone knobs are taken out? is that how dd has his strat
wired, is it just wired straight to volume and output?
Wannes
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> What am I missing here? The Beast replicas are currently available
on musiciansfriend for around 2300-.
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Fender Custom Shop Dick Dale Signature
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Yes, DD's guitar has only the volume knob with caps where the other knobs were.
-MT
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Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Fender Custom Shop Dick Dale Signature Series
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It's a prototype...?
the certificate has a message from DD saying "keep playing" ....
somehow i don't think that a 3,5 thousand prototype collectors item
is a typical "player's guitar".
I saw the tone knobs are taken out? is that how dd has his strat
wired, is it just wired straight to volume and output?
Wannes
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> What am I missing here? The Beast replicas are currently available
on musiciansfriend for around 2300-.
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 11:52 AM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Fender Custom Shop Dick Dale Signature
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Hey Marty,
I thought even his Volume Knob was taken off. That's the one that
most peopl ehave a problem with hitting on Starts isn't it?
Jeff(bigtikidude)
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> Yes, DD's guitar has only the volume knob with caps where the other
knobs were.
> -MT
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mono_tones_1
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 1:07 AM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Fender Custom Shop Dick Dale
Signature Series PROTOTYPE on Ebay
>
>
>
> It's a prototype...?
>
> the certificate has a message from DD saying "keep playing" ....
> somehow i don't think that a 3,5 thousand prototype collectors
item
> is a typical "player's guitar".
>
> I saw the tone knobs are taken out? is that how dd has his strat
> wired, is it just wired straight to volume and output?
>
>
> Wannes
>
>
> --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > What am I missing here? The Beast replicas are currently
available
> on musiciansfriend for around 2300-.
> > -Marty
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: kkamphaus
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> > Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 11:52 AM
> > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Fender Custom Shop Dick Dale
Signature
> Series PROTOTYPE on Ebay
> >
> >
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That's probably right, Big T. I'm sure that Fender wouldn't try to market the
guitar without a volume knob but Dick probably gave it the air on his personal
Beast. The placement of the volume knob on a strat is loved be some and hated by
some and of course others don't give a dern. It is loved by those who like to
use their pinky to roll up the volume for effect, country players in particular.
Hated by those who find it more often gets in the way and accidently rolls down
the volume.
-Marty
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Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 2:10 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Fender Custom Shop Dick Dale Signature Series
PROTOTYPE on Ebay
Hey Marty,
I thought even his Volume Knob was taken off. That's the one that
most peopl ehave a problem with hitting on Starts isn't it?
Jeff(bigtikidude)
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> Yes, DD's guitar has only the volume knob with caps where the other
knobs were.
> -MT
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mono_tones_1
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 1:07 AM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Fender Custom Shop Dick Dale
Signature Series PROTOTYPE on Ebay
>
>
>
> It's a prototype...?
>
> the certificate has a message from DD saying "keep playing" ....
> somehow i don't think that a 3,5 thousand prototype collectors
item
> is a typical "player's guitar".
>
> I saw the tone knobs are taken out? is that how dd has his strat
> wired, is it just wired straight to volume and output?
>
>
> Wannes
>
>
> --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > What am I missing here? The Beast replicas are currently
available
> on musiciansfriend for around 2300-.
> > -Marty
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: kkamphaus
> > To:
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 11:52 AM
> > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Fender Custom Shop Dick Dale
Signature
> Series PROTOTYPE on Ebay
> >
> >
> >
> > The "Beast" replica on Ebay for only $3500:
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Ok, that sounds better,
I've seen the pictures of the DD signiture model, and I've held the
beast before. Totally differnet guitars. The DD model is more like
a Yngwie,model than his guitar.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> That's probably right, Big T. I'm sure that Fender wouldn't try to
market the guitar without a volume knob but Dick probably gave it the
air on his personal Beast. The placement of the volume knob on a
strat is loved be some and hated by some and of course others don't
give a dern. It is loved by those who like to use their pinky to roll
up the volume for effect, country players in particular. Hated by
those who find it more often gets in the way and accidently rolls
down the volume.
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff
> To:
> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 2:10 PM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Fender Custom Shop Dick Dale
Signature Series PROTOTYPE on Ebay
>
>
>
> Hey Marty,
> I thought even his Volume Knob was taken off. That's the one
that
> most peopl ehave a problem with hitting on Starts isn't it?
> Jeff(bigtikidude)
>
>
>
> --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > Yes, DD's guitar has only the volume knob with caps where the
other
> knobs were.
> > -MT
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: mono_tones_1
> > To:
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 1:07 AM
> > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Fender Custom Shop Dick Dale
> Signature Series PROTOTYPE on Ebay
> >
> >
> >
> > It's a prototype...?
> >
> > the certificate has a message from DD saying "keep
playing" ....
> > somehow i don't think that a 3,5 thousand prototype
collectors
> item
> > is a typical "player's guitar".
> >
> > I saw the tone knobs are taken out? is that how dd has his
strat
> > wired, is it just wired straight to volume and output?
> >
> >
> > Wannes
> >
> >
> > --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> > <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > > What am I missing here? The Beast replicas are currently
> available
> > on musiciansfriend for around 2300-.
> > > -Marty
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: kkamphaus
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 11:52 AM
> > > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Fender Custom Shop Dick Dale
> Signature
> > Series PROTOTYPE on Ebay
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The "Beast" replica on Ebay for only $3500:
> > >
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DD's guitar most certainly DOES have a volume control! The only
thing that's different about it is that he took off the white knob,
and there's just the plain metal post sticking out of the pickguard.
That would make it more difficult to roll of accidentally.
--- In , "Jeff" <bigtikidude@y...> wrote:
> I've seen the pictures of the DD signiture model, and I've held
> the beast before. Totally differnet guitars. The DD model is more
> like a Yngwie,model than his guitar.
Jeff, please I don't mean to offend, but that's ridiculous. I have
not compared the Beast and the DD-signature model side-by-side, so I
can't comment on the wood, weight, neck-shape, etc. differences, but
it certainly seems that they copied the electronics almost exactly,
and visually it is very close. Obviously, one is a forty year old
guitar beat to hell, and the other is a brand new guitar, so there
are going to be major differences. But to compare it to Yngwie's
guitar is just wrong: Yngwie's guitar has stacked humbuckers, tone
controls still in the circuit, scalloped fingerboard, 22nd fret,
large seventies headstock mounted on 'correctly', etc. I'm sure that
the Fender Custom Shop which makes the DD signature Strat did a great
job with capturing the particularities of the Beast, and we should
acknowledge them for it. The reverse headstock and the reversed
bridge pickup are meant to replicate the fact that DD strings his
left-handed guitars right-handed, so he gets two things: the low-E
string passing over the bridge pickup mounted closer to the bridge,
and more of the string behind the nut until it reaches the machine
head on the headstock (and the opposite for the high-E string). Some
people say that these two have a slight effect on the tone, and
therefore the Custom Shop did those two things to attempt to capture
DDs sound, which just a normal Stratocaster strung normally would
not. The only other way to get the sound of these idiosyncracies
would be to string your guitar upside down like DD does, and I don't
think many of us are willing to do that. So, give the credit to the
Custom Shop for caring more about the minutae of tone than the
looks. And BTW, in order to have it look like the Beast, take off
the volume know, put those Karate and US flag stickers on it, and
scratch the hell out of the finish and the neck varnish - voila.
Ivan
Does anyone know what that karate sticker is?? I remember seeing 70s
Elvis with the same sticker on his black gibson.
--- In , "ipongrac" <ipongrac@g...>
wrote:
>
> DD's guitar most certainly DOES have a volume control! The only
> thing that's different about it is that he took off the white knob,
> and there's just the plain metal post sticking out of the
pickguard.
> That would make it more difficult to roll of accidentally.
>
> --- In , "Jeff" <bigtikidude@y...>
wrote:
> > I've seen the pictures of the DD signiture model, and I've held
> > the beast before. Totally differnet guitars. The DD model is
more
> > like a Yngwie,model than his guitar.
>
> Jeff, please I don't mean to offend, but that's ridiculous. I have
> not compared the Beast and the DD-signature model side-by-side, so
I
> can't comment on the wood, weight, neck-shape, etc. differences,
but
> it certainly seems that they copied the electronics almost exactly,
> and visually it is very close. Obviously, one is a forty year old
> guitar beat to hell, and the other is a brand new guitar, so there
> are going to be major differences. But to compare it to Yngwie's
> guitar is just wrong: Yngwie's guitar has stacked humbuckers, tone
> controls still in the circuit, scalloped fingerboard, 22nd fret,
> large seventies headstock mounted on 'correctly', etc. I'm sure
that
> the Fender Custom Shop which makes the DD signature Strat did a
great
> job with capturing the particularities of the Beast, and we should
> acknowledge them for it. The reverse headstock and the reversed
> bridge pickup are meant to replicate the fact that DD strings his
> left-handed guitars right-handed, so he gets two things: the low-E
> string passing over the bridge pickup mounted closer to the bridge,
> and more of the string behind the nut until it reaches the machine
> head on the headstock (and the opposite for the high-E string).
Some
> people say that these two have a slight effect on the tone, and
> therefore the Custom Shop did those two things to attempt to
capture
> DDs sound, which just a normal Stratocaster strung normally would
> not. The only other way to get the sound of these idiosyncracies
> would be to string your guitar upside down like DD does, and I
don't
> think many of us are willing to do that. So, give the credit to
the
> Custom Shop for caring more about the minutae of tone than the
> looks. And BTW, in order to have it look like the Beast, take off
> the volume know, put those Karate and US flag stickers on it, and
> scratch the hell out of the finish and the neck varnish - voila.
>
> Ivan
> Does anyone know what that karate sticker is??
That's a Kenpo Karate logo. DD has been training and teaching that style for
years.
Pretty nasty system, lots of breaks and assorted mayhem. Ed Parker promoted it
big
in the 70's (taught Elvis). I talked to DD after a show about martial arts in
KC. We sort
of hacked off everyone waiting for an autograph, he loves to talk about it. He's
the
real deal in martial arts. He could pretty much kick the hell out of anyone half
his age.
Dale
kenpo...Ed Parker...same as Elvis...I'm pretty sure...
DP
--- supertwangreverb <> wrote:
>
>
> Does anyone know what that karate sticker is?? I
> remember seeing 70s
> Elvis with the same sticker on his black gibson.
>
>
>
>
> --- In , "ipongrac"
> <ipongrac@g...>
> wrote:
> >
> > DD's guitar most certainly DOES have a volume control!
> The only
> > thing that's different about it is that he took off the
> white knob,
> > and there's just the plain metal post sticking out of
> the
> pickguard.
> > That would make it more difficult to roll of
> accidentally.
> >
> > --- In , "Jeff"
> <bigtikidude@y...>
> wrote:
> > > I've seen the pictures of the DD signiture model,
> and I've held
> > > the beast before. Totally differnet guitars. The DD
> model is
> more
> > > like a Yngwie,model than his guitar.
> >
> > Jeff, please I don't mean to offend, but that's
> ridiculous. I have
> > not compared the Beast and the DD-signature model
> side-by-side, so
> I
> > can't comment on the wood, weight, neck-shape, etc.
> differences,
> but
> > it certainly seems that they copied the electronics
> almost exactly,
> > and visually it is very close. Obviously, one is a
> forty year old
> > guitar beat to hell, and the other is a brand new
> guitar, so there
> > are going to be major differences. But to compare it
> to Yngwie's
> > guitar is just wrong: Yngwie's guitar has stacked
> humbuckers, tone
> > controls still in the circuit, scalloped fingerboard,
> 22nd fret,
> > large seventies headstock mounted on 'correctly', etc.
> I'm sure
> that
> > the Fender Custom Shop which makes the DD signature
> Strat did a
> great
> > job with capturing the particularities of the Beast,
> and we should
> > acknowledge them for it. The reverse headstock and the
> reversed
> > bridge pickup are meant to replicate the fact that DD
> strings his
> > left-handed guitars right-handed, so he gets two
> things: the low-E
> > string passing over the bridge pickup mounted closer to
> the bridge,
> > and more of the string behind the nut until it reaches
> the machine
> > head on the headstock (and the opposite for the high-E
> string).
> Some
> > people say that these two have a slight effect on the
> tone, and
> > therefore the Custom Shop did those two things to
> attempt to
> capture
> > DDs sound, which just a normal Stratocaster strung
> normally would
> > not. The only other way to get the sound of these
> idiosyncracies
> > would be to string your guitar upside down like DD
> does, and I
> don't
> > think many of us are willing to do that. So, give the
> credit to
> the
> > Custom Shop for caring more about the minutae of tone
> than the
> > looks. And BTW, in order to have it look like the
> Beast, take off
> > the volume know, put those Karate and US flag stickers
> on it, and
> > scratch the hell out of the finish and the neck varnish
> - voila.
> >
> > Ivan
>
>
>
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