Hi Guys
Don't know if anyone has suggested a Charvel Surfcaster style guitar. But they are cool with a flame maple top and lipstick pickups
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Hi Guys
Don't know if anyone has suggested a Charvel Surfcaster style guitar. But they are cool with a flame maple top and lipstick pickups
No takers for a surfcaster... I'm shattered lol
Might have to mod a jazzmaster??
I am a massive fan of the Surfcaster, I suggested it as a kit via email a while back. I would love a version with the humbucker/lipstick combo and tun-o-matic style bridge!!!!
I am also a huge Surfcaster fan. Not sure they have the mass appeal to warrant a kit though. I would buy one though, just sayin.
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8506/...94f3289d_b.jpg
wow cool looking axe Pabs, it's got a bit of everything. Love those shark tooth fret markers and the cool body shape
Love it.
cheers,
Gav.
Of course I like em! I like all the more unusual stuff . Jag with a Gibson neck might work, not sure about the scale though
would need some pretty heavy mods Dedman and I'd say different scale lengths of F type (25.5") and G type neck (24.75") the bridge would need to be moved forward
didn't the Jazzmaster have a shorter scale? All sounds like special order to me LOL
Hey Dedman maybe the real Jazzmaster had a shorter scale but I checked the JM-1 kit the scale length is 648mm which is standard F type 25.5 inches
demmit! :p
Now that is cool, a proper jag style kit with all the chrome and switches would be cool too
That greenburst is magical. A surfcaster kit would surely turn a few heads, its the perfect blend of a Rick and a Fender I recon.
It gets confusing because the Jagmaster had either a 24 or a 25.5 inch scale depending on when and where it was madeQuote:
Originally Posted by Dedman
Jazzmaster 25.5
Mustang 24 or 22.5 option
Charvel Surfcaster 25.5
So in other words probably dosen't matter lol:confused:
So I've found a rough cut Jazzmaster blank and I think I will have a go at a scratch build. I will let you know how it went in about two/three years....
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I'll just wait here then.
welcome to the forum Tiltbell,
wow 2 or 3 year wait, maybe start a build diary at least. Blank looks great, what sort of timber is it ?
I have actually been collecting up a few parts for a while for the project. The body is western (soft) maple. I have some 3mm maple for the top also. Will have to get the body thicknessed down a few mm and rout out the section where the f-hole is before dropping the top on. When the body lands I will take some happy snaps of where its at. Gotta finish a couple of amp projects first though.
Would love a Surfcaster!!
I think this is the coolest. Might have a go at a scratch build. Not sure when tho
We did enquire about a Surfcaster a while back and the factory said they didn't have the pans or hardware for it. We'd have to order a huge quantity (100+) to motivate them to try harder, but even then there's no guarantee it will be what we wanted... Coronado, anyone?
I would definitely build a Coronado if you could stock one Ads.
cheers,
Gav.
You must've blocked that out of your memory, Gav. I was referencing one time they didn't get it quite right... We ordered a Coronado style kit and got an ES-1G body with a 6 in line headstock.
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Then they did such a good job with the Starcaster style kit... as you know.
Damn yeah OK Ads, I remember now. My comment stands if they could ever get it right :P.
cheers,
Gav.
Yeah, didn't really think that one would happen. Thanks for trying though, Adam.
It was from this post I got the inspiration for my build. Thanls for the suggestion Euroa. and Pabs for the pictureQuote:
Originally Posted by pablopepper
Now that is cool JB! (my fav colour too)Quote:
Originally Posted by JB RETRO