I got a Jackson Surfcaster with MBV demo

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu May 08, 2008 8:40 pm

The MIJ SC4 model NOT the rare Charvel model.
It was going cheap on 'bay so i thought why not? I plugged it in for half hour today and i'm quite suprised how good the Seymour Duncan designed Lipstick pickups sound. The weakest of the three is the bridge pup, i may try lowering the height of the other two to see if that compensates. The pups have some balls! Loads of potential in the biting Blues arena and certainly general Indie. Rolling the tone off gives you more woman tone than Clapton could handle.
The headstock shape actually looks okay imo, and i like the jumbo frets.
The straight lined pearloid scratchplate is a 'grower' but the chrome knobs are obviously an epic fail but easily changed.
If your looking for a second hand cheap variation on Offsets be sure to look at these.

Some pics..

Mo Law-ka · Post by **Mo Law-ka** » Thu May 08, 2008 8:41 pm

looks great. sondz? i love the black and pearl combo.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu May 08, 2008 8:53 pm

Mo Rocca wrote:looks great. sondz? i love the black and pearl combo.

Thanks. Yeah, i'm thinkin about sondz, got plenty of time to record something so i'm open to suggestions of a cover rather than the standard "..and this is the neck pickup clean with the amps mids set at 2.00 o'clock..."

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Thu May 08, 2008 9:05 pm

I like everything about those. The pickguards are very cool. Only things I'd change are the knobs. It needs witch hats, doesn't matter what color. White or black ones would kick ass on that guitar.

vivadeluxxe · Post by **vivadeluxxe** » Thu May 08, 2008 9:47 pm

Looks nice... how much did you pay for it Fran? (if you don't mind me asking)...

Post by **Doog** » Thu May 08, 2008 9:48 pm

Lol "woman tone". I hate that term.

I kinda like those Surfcasters in an odd way- nice score, Franster!

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu May 08, 2008 10:02 pm

Cheers. I paid Â£128.00 Viva.

I raised the bridge pup and its more balanced now, also lowered the bridge itself for teh shredz aktion. Sounds awesome but in a behaved kind of way, the pickups dont have loads of sustain so it makes you dig in and work harder with vibrato. I'm loving this, the lipsticks are a big contrast to what i usually use.

From now on i shall always think of Doog when i roll the tone off.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu May 08, 2008 10:04 pm

Saw that on eBay, got yourself a real bargain, I reckon. I love lipsticks - play the middle section of "You Made Me Realise" for the demo.

Post by **Doog** » Thu May 08, 2008 10:07 pm

Fran wrote:
From now on i shall always think of Doog when i roll the tone off.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu May 08, 2008 10:09 pm

benecol wrote:Saw that on eBay, got yourself a real bargain, I reckon. I love lipsticks - play the middle section of "You Made Me Realise" for the demo.

*looks for the old fuzz pedals*

I'll work with that tomorrow. I bet its alt tuning though.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Thu May 08, 2008 10:30 pm

not sure if i like that headstock. the rest is cool, though green would be preferable.

filtercap · Post by **filtercap** » Thu May 08, 2008 10:40 pm

It's the "doog tone" from now on.

Like the guitar, Fran, headstock included. Maybe some Mustang- or Rickenbacker-style knobs are options.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu May 08, 2008 11:10 pm

Dig it a lot, although I still could never get over the pickguards on them. I know it's kinda shallow but they just look like sort of geometry puzzle to me.

bamonte · Post by **bamonte** » Thu May 08, 2008 11:22 pm

I like the body shape and the way everything is put together. Nice guitar, dont like lipstick pu's too much though.

aen · Post by **aen** » Fri May 09, 2008 5:12 am

Wow, I was using Doog Tone today and I didnt even realize it!

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Fri May 09, 2008 5:33 am

aen wrote:Wow, I was using Doog Tone today and I didnt even realize it!

By chance was it mid-position w/ tone pot bypass, pray tell?

roachello · Post by **roachello** » Fri May 09, 2008 5:36 am

COoooooooollllllllll

reminds me a bit of the tornado

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Fri May 09, 2008 7:03 am

roachello wrote:COoooooooollllllllll

reminds me a bit of the tornado

And with that headstock a little Talman in there to boot. Contratulamundo, Fran.

euan · Post by **euan** » Fri May 09, 2008 10:00 am

Single coil shred.

Zeezee · Post by **Zeezee** » Fri May 09, 2008 10:04 am

I had a vintage white, HS, maple fretboard, one of these, that i bought around 98, i think. Great guitar, but i sold it, lol. You could see the grain through the white finish too.