Denverdave
Resident Ragamuffin
I used to own one of theses and it was a pretty good surf style guitar.....
Looking for a good surf guitar....
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reverend1
Kick Henry Jackassowski
When you are at NAMM check this one out too. Does not look like a surf guitar but the features should give you all of the sound options you need.
From Naylor:
The pickups will be vintage style alnicos. But I tweaked them out a bit. The bridge is more like a Broadcaster, featuring 43 gauge wire instead of the more common 42. The 43 twang is little thicker with more mid growl.
Our neck pickup uses 42 gauge like a Strat, instead of the more common 43. The 42 tone is brighter and punchier, making this a very useful neck pickup.
Overall, the pickups have that classic vintage bright single-coil tone, so we felt no need to remove any low end with a bass contour.
Originally, we considered the Buckshot body. But Pete is so closely identified with a Tele that we decided to go that route.
A few other cool features:
- Satin finish body.
- Stainless steel saddles.
- Strategic chambers under the pickguard area for increased resonance and lighter weight.
- Compound radius fretboard (10" to 14").
- Locking tuners with oval buttons.
- Push-pull tone control for phase on the Eastsider T.
- Push-pull tone control that switches on the neck pickup for the Eastsider S.
- Wilkinson trem on the Eastsider S.
- The classic Rev neck with our two-way truss rod, graphite nut and jumbo frets.
Much like the PA1, we've created something that looks vintage and typical at first glance, but it's really a wolf in sheep's clothing. It's just a flat out wicked T style guitar, with player-friendly mods factory installed.
From Naylor:
The pickups will be vintage style alnicos. But I tweaked them out a bit. The bridge is more like a Broadcaster, featuring 43 gauge wire instead of the more common 42. The 43 twang is little thicker with more mid growl.
Our neck pickup uses 42 gauge like a Strat, instead of the more common 43. The 42 tone is brighter and punchier, making this a very useful neck pickup.
Overall, the pickups have that classic vintage bright single-coil tone, so we felt no need to remove any low end with a bass contour.
Originally, we considered the Buckshot body. But Pete is so closely identified with a Tele that we decided to go that route.
A few other cool features:
- Satin finish body.
- Stainless steel saddles.
- Strategic chambers under the pickguard area for increased resonance and lighter weight.
- Compound radius fretboard (10" to 14").
- Locking tuners with oval buttons.
- Push-pull tone control for phase on the Eastsider T.
- Push-pull tone control that switches on the neck pickup for the Eastsider S.
- Wilkinson trem on the Eastsider S.
- The classic Rev neck with our two-way truss rod, graphite nut and jumbo frets.
Much like the PA1, we've created something that looks vintage and typical at first glance, but it's really a wolf in sheep's clothing. It's just a flat out wicked T style guitar, with player-friendly mods factory installed.
paulskirocks
Blue Zone Compliant
I've never surfed a guitar before, but if I were in the market, I would shoot for something around 7 foot, fun shape, thruster...
sunvalleylaw
Yep.
I want one of those too. I mean a seven foot fun shape. Thruster fins could be optional. Don't know if there is a big advantage for what we would be doing. Saw a decent one at a board shop very close to the Beet when my son and I were down there. I think I could use one of those behind my boat on the wake if I had a couple teens sit on the right rear corner. Cheaper than one of those fancy boats that fill with water to adjust the wake.
paulskirocks
Blue Zone Compliant
Surfing behind a boat is a blast... Regarding the thruster, you notice it big time if you want to do more aggressive bottom turns and cut backs... I grew up surfing short boards, as short as a 5'10" twin fin... Actually, I would like to try out a quad fin... Basically, I want an old man performance board... I once had a bitchin 7'6" round nose thruster with sharp rails and channels, and I could tear up on that board...
Now that I am back in Socal, I have our family cabin in Topanga Canyon, 10 minutes from Topanga Beach... I'm getting stoked, big time! As soon as I'm settled, I'm going board shopping... Plus, I still have a single fin 9-0 long board... I got rid of 5 short boards about 5 years ago...
Now that I am back in Socal, I have our family cabin in Topanga Canyon, 10 minutes from Topanga Beach... I'm getting stoked, big time! As soon as I'm settled, I'm going board shopping... Plus, I still have a single fin 9-0 long board... I got rid of 5 short boards about 5 years ago...
sunvalleylaw
Yep.
the 7'6" sounds perfect. I am just a wanna be who has surfed a little over the years. Had an ancient, low volume 7' something Hawaiian gun with a really narrow glassed in single fin years ago. Only board I ever owned. A 9-0 would be fun too, but I can borrow or rent those when we visit. My niece in law and her beau are Westport, WA surfers, and Puget Sound paddleboarders. We can go with them when we visit. That is more longboarding though. I think a 7'6" fun board would work for the boat, and it sounds like thrusters would make it turn better in the wake.
Always wanted to be a rippin' short board surfer. Wanted to be like Mark Richards. Never quite got there though. Re: surf guitars, it would be cool to surf and hear a modernized surf guitar band ripping it up after.
Tig
Fucktangular
I have a 7' 8" thruster that is great on small to medium waves. It can carve some hard turns and off the lip snaps thanks to the rounded pin tail and fins, yet hold a nose ride a few seconds later. To top off the sickness, I have managed a few moderate airs with it. I surfed short boards for decades, but love long boards more.
paulskirocks
Blue Zone Compliant
Yea, there is a certain grace to maneuvering a long board... I remember the first time I long boarded, thinking this will be cake, but I was wrong... It really gets you in touch with setting up for a face of a wave... Still, my 9-0 is too much of a tank for me... 7-0 fun board with sharp rails and 3 or 4 fins sounds perfect for this almost 50 year old kid...
Help!I'maRock!
Mediocringly Derivative
Tig
Fucktangular
Well, here's a cool possibility for a surf geetar that won't break the bank or marriage:
http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0301220572
Squier Vintage Modified Surf Stratocaster
http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0301220572
Squier Vintage Modified Surf Stratocaster
| Body: | Basswood |
| Body Shape: | Stratocaster® |
| Body Finish: |
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| Neck Shape: | "C" Shape |
| Number of Frets: | 21 |
| Fret Size: | Medium Jumbo |
| Position Inlays: | Parchment Dot Position Inlays |
| Fretboard Radius: | 9.5" (24.1 cm) |
| Fretboard: | Rosewood |
| Neck Material: | Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Gloss Polyurethane, Vintage Tint |
| Nut Width: | 1.650” (42 mm) |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (64.8 cm) |
| Neck Plate: | 4-Bolt Neck Plate |
| Truss Rod Nut: | 4 mm Truss Rod Nut |
| Electronics | |
| Pickup Configuration: | S/S/S |
| Bridge Pickup: | Duncan Designed™ LS-102 for Strat® Single-Coil Pickup (Bridge) |
| Middle Pickup: | Duncan Designed™ LS-102 for Strat® Single-Coil Pickup (Middle) |
| Neck Pickup: | Duncan Designed™ LS-102 for Strat® Single-Coil Pickup (Neck) |
| Pickup Switching: | 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup |
| Controls: | Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup) |
| Hardware | |
| Hardware: | Chrome |
| Bridge: | Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo |
| Pickup Covers: | Chrome |
| Switch Tip: | Black Switch Tip |
| Tremolo Arm/Handle: | Vintage Style Tremolo Arm |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Strings: | NPS, Gauges: .009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042 |
| Unique Features: | Duncan Designed™ Pickups, Vintage Style Tremolo, Gold and Black Squier Logo, Engraved Neckplate, White Plastic Parts, Dot Position Inlays, White Pearloid Pickguard |
| Accessories | |
| Pickguard: | White Pearloid |
| Included Accessories: | Wrenches: 1.5mm, 4mm |
| Control Knobs: | White |
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