Surfside Music and Vintage Guitars
The Home Of Tone
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2004 Fender Esquire - '50's style Fender Esquire in black. Nice chunky neck with the big scoop behind the nut for those behind the nut bends. Single layer white guard and three steel saddle bridge. True Esquire switching lets the pickup straight out to the jack in the first position. Nice and bright without being too ice pick in the eardrum. Set up well. Couple of minor dings but overall great shape $599.95

DiPinto Galaxie 4 - Matching Pearl pickguard and headstock face, 4 killer pickups with nifty neato switching and the favourite tremolo of surf music pickers everywhere. Dig those star fingerboard markers! This colour is gorgeous! Makes it look like a big Creamsicle and it's just as tasty. Switching system makes some wonderful pickup combinations. Versatile. Not recommended for those who wish to blend into the background! $695.95

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Aria STG Stratoid - Now, is that sonic blue or daphne blue? Let's say baby blue. A Better than entry level guitar with a splitable humbucker in the bridge position. Tremolo works well and the neck is very comfortable. Well finished guitar that's not too spendy. $229.95 

1969 Vox Hurricane - If Gumby played the guitar he'd have one of these. All stock but missing the tremolo bar, pivot and spring. Phantom now carries a repro replacement if ya just gotta have it. Looks like a Duo Sonic that melted. Sounds pretty good for what it is. Lacquer checked and a few dings but nothing serious. Comes with it's original case. $450.00

DiPinto Belvedere Deluxe with Bigsby - Absolutely kickin' pickups! Fast neck with star inlays and flashy red sprakle/white pearl/silver sparkle over a white back cap. Slightly bigger than an LP and hollow with a coupling block. Sustains like mad. I'm a spaceship super star with a solar powered laser beam guitar...Not really, but close. Maybe a space cowboy?....Hey, whatever. It's just cool and that's that! $895.95

DiPinto Mach IV - Ultra hip punk meets LeMans rock'n'roll machine with a bit of attitude. Begs to be slung low and power chorded while doing your best Johnny Ramone or Billy Joe Armstrong. Did Billy Zoom start that whole thing?? I digress. Great sounding pickups and a super responsive tremolo. Make the surf wiggle easy. Love the pearloid tuner buttons and how the end of the neck angle matches the neck pickup position. $734.95

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Danelectro Psychedelic - Do you love it or hate it? Psychedelic translated from the Greek root words means mind manifesting. Is that what this does for you? I didn't like this at all at first but I have to admit it's growing on me. Limited edition hand painted DC-2 model from Danelectro. This is one of those ugly ones that could be a highly sought after collector's item one day because nobody bought one when they came out. Love the Dano tone, let the paint job grow on ya. $499.95

Aria Pro II Fullerton - Arched front take on the classic Strat with a few changes. Nice reduced and rounded bolt on neck joint, 24 fret neck, master volume master tone control layout. Nice dark Oxblood finish with a painted headstock cap. All the nice stuff. Arched body makes this one very comfortable to play. $329.95

DiPinto Bacchus - A whopping 17 inches across the lower bout this one has a split personality. Not sure if it wants to be a serious jazz box or a White Falcon meets Country Gentleman psychobilly screamer. Does both well. Humbuckers deliver sweet clean tone but hit your favourite crunch pedal and add a little slap back echo and watch the sparks fly. Body is shallow and the back and sides are black. Headstock is reminisent of D'Angelico with Grover Imperial clones. Very cool! Bigsby does the Duane Eddy thang El Perfecto. Shag on down to the Union hall, when the joint starts jumpin' I'll have a ball....ooops, I mean, tall and tanned and young and handsome, the girl from Ipanema goes walking...Oh, you figure it out. $975.95

Aria STG EXO - Nicknamed Woody around here. Seems to be a favourite of several of our teachers. Wilkinson Tremolo and an Ovankol top, nice pickups and a rounded bolt on heel joint. New but a little shop worn. Lists at $439.95 but take Woody home for $299.95

2003 Gibson ES-335TD  - This sucker sings! Flame maple with lots of curl all over, stop tail, dot board, nickel hardware...man she's a nice one! Wide but shallow neck is ultra comfortable. Nothing like those skinny late '60's necks at all. This one fits! Tuners have been upgraded to Schaller Kluson type with a high gear ratio for accurate tuning. Formerly pro owned. Very clean for it's age. With the original HSC. Steal it from me for $2399.95

Hagstrom D2H - Sort of a modern take on the old Swede model. Really cool red sparkle finish and two smooth sounding humbuckers. Set neck with Grover Imperial style tuners and a tummy cut in the back of the body. Sustains well. High level finish work for a very modestly priced guitar. Used but you can't tell. $350.00

DiPinto Belvedere with Bigsby - The less flashy version. Great guitar with absolutely smoking pickups that love the grind but deliver the ringing clean tones too. These are a little bigger than a Les Paul and hollow. They have great necks and they really deliver the goods. Look to the right to see one dressed to thrill.  $775.95

DiPinto Belvedere Deluxe With Bigsby - So nice to play. Flashy too. Great pickups that sustain like crazy. Bell like tones and good looks in one guitar. Love it. Pssst buddy, want to see one naked? Look to the left. $895.95

DiPinto Mach IV - Gold sparkle with cream white racing stripes. Mosrite like outline but a Jazzmaster type tremolo. Combine elements from the best surf guitars and what do you get? The ultimate surf guitar? Well, that's a matter of opinion but this gets my vote. These pickups love a tube amp with a big reverb tank. The trem responds really well whether subtle dips or full on end of the line shake downs. Catch a wave and you're sitting on top of the Twang! $734.95

Aria STG Series Strat Style - These are killer bang for the buck guitars. This ones in Surf Green. Good sounding pickups with a splitable humbucker in the bridge position. Comfortable neck and a decent tremolo. Great for a beginner or a good backup guitar for the gig. $229.95

DiPinto Galaxie IV - Purple Sparkle and white pearl. Loud, proud and so pretty to look at. Has the sounds that make Los Straight Jackets what they are. If you don't know them, what they are is REALLY COOL!!!! Killer surfabilly twanger that will get the girls excited about your playing and posturing during the polka numbers in your Frankie Valli tribute band. How can you say no to that? $695.95

 Fender 52 Reissue Telecaster - Recent vintage 52 reissue Telecaster. Clean as a bean. This one is fairly light for one of these. Pickups have been changed out to a Suhr pickup set that sounds really good. Stock pickups are not included. Comes with all the case candy and the tweed case. $1299.95

Rule Britannia! - Customized Aria STG guitar has Fender pickups and the coolest pick guard ever if you love double decker buses. $350.00

 

Aria Pro II LP Style - Just traded in. Nice thin bodied Les Paul like guitar in a purple to black burst finish. Smooth neck allows easy access to the upper frets. Bolt on neck model. Two uncovered humbuking pickups deliver the rock tones you'd expect. $259.95

Jackson JS-1 Dinky - Strat meets Les Paul type guitar. Better suited to the rock stuff than anything else. Pickups are fairly hot and deliver big sound through the crunchy channel of the amp. Nice simple no fooling around layout made for the heat of the battle. $299.95

Danelectro Anniversary Edition - Limited edition white DC-2 with all gold hardware. Pretty cool I must say. Hard to imagine the words Danelectro and classy in the same sentence but "This Danelectro is Classy". Everybody needs at least one Dano. If you are only going to have one, this should be it. $495.95

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Jay Turser Half Size Strat - Ain't this the cutest thing ever? Way cooler than most mini Strats because it has a tremolo and CAR paint. Safeti post vintage style tuners and a vintage tinted neck. Cool! Great for a child or as a travel guitar for an adult. Makes you look a foot taller when you're playing it. Well...sort of. - $89.95

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1967 Fender Coranado II - No closer to mint is possible! One owner and completely untouched. The only thing that has ever been changed is the strings. I am the first person to ever turn a neck screw. Original custom colour Olympic White has now faded to a light banana yellow. Still white beneath the neck plate. Neck date is Feb. 19 1967 and under the neck written in pencil is the word "white" showing what the guitar was intended to be from the start. Original Victoria Luggage case is included. Fantastic collector guitar. - $1800.00

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1965 Gibson ES355TD - The rarer, non-stereo and no Varitone ES355. Gibson's Top of the line thin line. Patent number decal pickups have most of their gold finish worn off the covers but man oh man they sound sweet! Missing the Truss rod cover and bridge replaced with an era correct but chrome one but perfect other than that. Pretty nitro trans red finish and gold hardware both show some wear but this guitar feels like an old friend. Original case shows the wear of being pro owned and well travelled but does what it should do. These are hard to come by and this is a very good one. Worn in and amazing sounding guitar. - $7500.00

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Gretsch Electromatic 5120 - Finally, one of these that is actually Gretsch Orange. Usually these are so pale and they just don't look right. This one looks great! As I'm a TV Jones dealer  I am probably going to put a couple of Filtertrons in this little beauty. That is, if I get a little spare time. Price will go up then. Get it now before the upgrade for only $699.95

Squire Stratocaster HSS - Great entry level rocker with a pretty hot humbucker in the bridge position. Fantastic starter guitar for the budding rock star. - $189.95 

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Univox Hi-Flyer Phase 4 - Mid '70's Univox Hi-Flyer. This is the later version with the super powerful humbuckers and the wrap around tailpiece. Has the typical flex cracks in the finish on each side of the neck pocket but they seem very stable. A few chips and dings like you would expect on a guitar this old. Sounds great and plays well with fairly low action. Release your inner Cobain! - $350.00

Sorry, Sold!

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Gibson Les Paul Custom '68 Reissue - Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Custom. 2002 model with a gorgeous Tri-Burst and a super flamey top. Typical Custom appointments like a double bound body, bound headstock, pearl block markers on a tight grained ebony fingerboard and the split diamond headstock inlay. As it's a Custom Shop built guitar extra care has been taken to select premium woods throughout the guitar. Photo doesn't even come close to showing the thick beautiful curl in the maple top. Just a stunning guitar all around. Plays killer and sounds killer. This is a Les Paul you'll keep forever. - $3200.00