Members ArKay Posted June 7, 2008 Members Share Posted June 7, 2008 Modern surf Not bad, but how about... or a clone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members De-bone-air Posted June 7, 2008 Members Share Posted June 7, 2008 Many of the el-cheapo Teisco's have that surf-sound nailed!The very low output (below 4K) and microphonic pickups are twangy as hell! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RandallRM1004ME Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 How about one of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluelegacy Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 I'll add Danelectro to the list. Last weekend I was at a surf fest in Clarkston, GA and one band had two players with white Jazzmasters. When one had a problem mid song and grabbed another guitar, he grabbed another white Jazzmaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stratocaster202 Posted June 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 Thanks alot, would a strat with three lace sensor golds w/ fender + reverb cut it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 Thanks alot, would a strat with three lace sensor golds w/ fender + reverb cut it? I'd say yes but they wouldn't be as "edgie" a tone as some of the other choices. I like the gold version of those pups the best, but they do have a bit of "smooth" in their tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 Everyone knows the main thing to surf guitars is the color. If you don't have the right color guitar, it's just not going to work. Forget tone and PU's and amps....look for the color. Surf Green, Shell Pink, Daphne Blue...these are all viable colors. If they sparkle, that's a plus too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 Everyone knows the main thing to surf guitars is the color. If you don't have the right color guitar, it's just not going to work. If they sparkle, that's a plus too. :D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 Oh - sorry, that was SURF guitar... Anyway - I don't think the guitar is as important as the attitude and the amp - lots of high-end sparkle and lots of drippy reverb are the main ingredients. I like heavier rather than lighter strings to emphasize the twang. I can play surf all day long on my Route 101 Solimar (perfect surf name) strat copy, my Gretsch G5120 (the bigsby makes it surf-tastic) and my Godin LG-SP90. OVer the past 35 years, I've played surf on custom telecasters, LP Jrs, Acoustics, and ukeleles and it's all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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