Surf rock guitar: budget project

[thefsb]

Re: Surf rock guitar: budget project

That's another good pickup option for the OP, a GFS Surf 90 HB sized Dynasonic

That looks pretty interesting. I gotta find some tone samples.

[thefsb]

Re: Surf rock guitar: budget project

There’s a Humbucker to angled Strat single conversion plate in existence. Just buy an SSL1 bridge and pop it in and done.

That's my take too, at least for the 612, 212V and 112V guitars, if not the 112J and 012.

Allparts has an adapter ring.

[thefsb]

Re: Surf rock guitar: budget project

I prefer the more cowboy/desert meets surf tone of a DeArmond pickup personally -But a Yamaha Pacifica is about as powerful of a Strat platform for the money that you can buy...

so good for so little.

Post some videos with what you end up doing.... gotta hear your surf tonez

Will do. In the mean time, here's the surf-rock song I wrote for my homework this week. The assignment was to choose a mode of the melodic minor scale and write a melody on it.



I used this drum part https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBNY43Xlp1Y

Tab is for 8 string. Ignore the bottom two lines to get standard tuning.

Chords for the rhythm part are G and F, then Dm and Cm. For a nice Les Paul effect, glisando the Am7b5 at the end up to the 19th fret.

[thefsb]

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For the best Surf Rock tone I'd go with a Jazzmaster or a Jaguar. The Dick Dale strat tone is not my thing.

Can you name or link some songs with the kind of tone you like best?

[Mincer]

Re: Surf rock guitar: budget project

hmm
I know that the Squire and Fender replacement pickguards are common

how common are the Pacifica pickguards

are they interchangeable with the Fender variants?

Nope. Actually, I'd have to search to see if someone makes them. I am sure someone does, but they may have to custom-make it. The Pacificas don't quote have the aftermarket infrastructure as Fender...but it should.

[NegativeEase]

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Can you name or link some songs with the kind of tone you like best?

Early Ventures like "Walk Don't Run" is Jazzmaster (the Jangly Crunchier tone) and a Strat (the more deep bluesy tone)

Mid 60s is Mosrite signature guitars which are sort of deeper sounding

then they returned to Fenders at the end of the 60s.

[Chistopher]

Re: Surf rock guitar: budget project

Early Ventures like "Walk Don't Run" is Jazzmaster (the Jangly Crunchier tone) and a Strat (the more deep bluesy tone)

Mid 60s is Mosrite signature guitars which are sort of deeper sounding

then they returned to Fenders at the end of the 60s.

Yeah, but the influence he listed, Mdou Moctar, almost exclusively plays Strats.

[NegativeEase]

Re: Surf rock guitar: budget project

Yeah, but the influence he listed, Mdou Moctar, almost exclusively plays Strats.

Understood, I was just giving a classic surf tone reference point -Listening to the 2 phases of the Ventures is an easy way to get to know 3 of the 4 most beloved Surf classic tones -the 4th being a Gretsch with Filtertrons.

[thefsb]

Re: Surf rock guitar: budget project

Understood, I was just giving a classic surf tone reference point -Listening to the 2 phases of the Ventures is an easy way to get to know 3 of the 4 most beloved Surf classic tones -the 4th being a Gretsch with Filtertrons.

Yeah, I'll be going down the strat road with this project. But I still want to listen to the other sounds. Part of the education.

[SirJackdeFuzz II]

Re: Surf rock guitar: budget project

Arguably the best Surf Rock quitar for $400.00, if you need to buy new :

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/squier-classic-vibe-60s-jazzmaster-electric-guitar/l48185000001000?rNtt=jazzmaster&index=17

[SirJackdeFuzz II]

Re: Surf rock guitar: budget project

MY fav Surf Rock band.
They are quit delightful.

[SirJackdeFuzz II]

Re: Surf rock guitar: budget project

A great little A/B demo :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIXVu9p3cyo

[BenPerkins]

Re: Surf rock guitar: budget project

For recent bands, check out the Fathoms and the Nebulas:

https://youtu.be/tlJhCScYkbE

https://youtu.be/xFsDuPr9YSQ

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[Mincer]

Re: Surf rock guitar: budget project

Would the Shadows be considered surf? They had the tone in the guitars, but much different European rhythms. They used the right guitars, though, and guitar was the lead instrument.

[GuitarStv]

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MY fav Surf Rock band.
They are quit delightful.

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The guy on the left is definitely not wearing pants.