30 years ago I had a guitar like this one (except it was a Gibson) and wow would I like to have another one. But cannot afford it right now.
about $300
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221966327557?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Nice! I play guitar a little, not that plastic banana stuff, more of the Duane Eddy, Shadows, Ventures style. The good ole stuff. Nice looking 12/6 string setup. Looks like that would
be some weight hanging from your neck/shoulders. Would be nice if it had a "twanger" stick "tremolo" stick. As you may know, Duane Eddy and the Ventures use it a lot in some of their
tunes. Do you know/play the Wipe out riffs from the Surfaris? The drummer, Ron Wilson, was only a kid back then.
Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller and Ron Wilson wrote the tune almost on the spot, as a suitable B-side was needed for the intended "Surfer Joe" single. In late 1962, while the band was in Cucamonga's Pal Recording Studio recording the single, one of the band members suggested that a gimmick sound indicating a wipe out off a surfboard be emulated. The suggestion was made that during the introduction before the music starts, a cracking sound, imitating a breaking surfboard, should be made. This followed by a manic voice babbling, "ha ha ha ha ha, wipe out." The spoken voice at the beginning of the song is the voice of the band's manager of the time, Dale Smallin.
