Surfcaster SC1

[Boxcar Willie 84]

I was pokin' thru my old 1999 catalog over the weekend, and low and behold there was a Surfcaster almost exactly how I wanted my custom one to be made...the Jackson SC1 Surfcaster! Do any of you guys have one of these, can you tell me what the necks are like, what they sound like and how much they usually go for?

[spencer4hire]

Re: Surfcaster SC1

Boxcar I have a Trans-Red SC1. I got mine NOS
for $425 with case. I really like the neck. It feels and plays great. I usually change out the
stock pickups on my guitars but these Duncan Designed sound fab. Neck is sweet single coil tone. Mid position jangly like a Rikenbacker(spelling?). Bridge sounds good clean and awesome
distorted. Hope this helps. I think this is one
of the most overlooked & underrated Jacksons.

[Boxcar Willie 84]

Re: Surfcaster SC1

Thanks dude. I like necks with bigger backshapes, I was wondering if it was like that. The only thing that I don't like is that wraparound bridge, but I guess that can be replaced too. Personally I'd rather have a Tune-o-matic and a stringthru. But the main idea for me is to have a guitar that I can go crunchin on but also be able to play some ska and have it sound nice too. Thanks again!

[spencer4hire]

Re: Surfcaster SC1

Boxcar that guitar would do both the crunch & ska. Maybe you should look at SC-3. It has string
thru with TOM bridge with 2 of the lipstick tube
pickups.

[RacerX]

Re: Surfcaster SC1

Lo & behold

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[spencer4hire]

Re: Surfcaster SC1

Ron what took you so long to catch the spelling
error? Oh well better late than never! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[RacerX]

Re: Surfcaster SC1

Been busy. I have a full time job now. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[Jerry From Ghana]

Re: Surfcaster SC1

here's my old charvel surfcaster. take a fender mustang, give it a ric cat's eye soundhole, lipstick pups like a dano and add an easy playing shredder jackson neck and you've got the surfcaster. great guitar, but the lipsticks are very jangly. If you don't do surf, you replace them with hot rails or you get the H-S version. Apparently these old charvels are better (and worth a lot more) than the latter day jackson.