Cyclone HH or squier JMJM

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:06 pm

It's not the scale for me, it's the profile and fingerboard specs... the scale just ensures I couldn't replace it with a neck I like more very easily.

weeping_moon · Post by **weeping_moon** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:12 pm

Now i wanna play it. If i see a Cyclone im gonna buy it.

Dokterrock · Post by **Dokterrock** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:37 pm

SKC Willie wrote: me either, I think they're one of the ugliest guitars ever made. And that's said from a guy that plays an Antigua Tele.

You're clearly a lunatic or blind on both counts.

How about my version?

Gomer · Post by **Gomer** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 3:01 am

Dokterrock wrote: How about my version?

That is one fabulous Fender.

Dokterrock · Post by **Dokterrock** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 7:03 am

Gomer wrote: That is one fabulous Fender.

Thanks! I got it back in February and have been slowly putting it back to (slightly improved upon) stock - the previous owner was in the process of destroying it so I got a good deal. My #1 for years has been a G&L ASAT Special Semi-Hollow, and I'm so used to those MFD pickups that it's hard for anything else to sound quite right to me. But the scale, neck, and body contours make the Cyclone II really easy to get along with. It's a pitched battle for supremacy between the two guitars at the moment.

But that's why I'm still pulling for OP to get the Cyclone HH. Seems like part of the reason this board exists is for people who are into guitars with a little more character and that are less common. While JMs fit that bill too, they're a bit easier to find at this point. Nothing quite beats having a guitar that's unlike most of the others out there, especially one that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

bottom rung · Post by **bottom rung** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 7:30 am

Dokterrock wrote:But that's why I'm still pulling for OP to get the Cyclone HH. Seems like part of the reason this board exists is for people who are into guitars with a little more character and that are less common. While JMs fit that bill too, they're a bit easier to find at this point. Nothing quite beats having a guitar that's unlike most of the others out there, especially one that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

Call me fickle as I had already decided to get the JM first, but after seeing guitars like yours and having done a bit more research, I'm going back to the store on Tuesday to sort out a deal on the Cyclone. I've decided to thin out my acoustic guitar collection which should help make up the difference. And then I might look out for three avri jag pickups...

Dokterrock · Post by **Dokterrock** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 7:40 am

bottom rung wrote:
Call me fickle as I had already decided to get the JM first, but after seeing guitars like yours and having done a bit more research, I'm going back to the store on Tuesday to sort out a deal on the Cyclone. I've decided to thin out my acoustic guitar collection which should help make up the difference. And then I might look out for three avri jag pickups...

Well, I hope you end up being happy with the decision. You won't have much of a problem selling it if not. The interesting thing about these Cyclones (I, II, and HH) is that I think they all have the same bodies with the swimming pool routes, so you could take the HH and turn it into a II if you wanted to track down all of the parts and the pickguard, etc.

You might find that you dig the humbuckers, though - I definitely thought about getting some for mine before I got these pickups... just seemed easier to leave it the way that it was instead. Those AVRI pickups won't be super hot, so be prepared for that if you decide to go that way.

And just FYI, I'm thinking pretty hard about one of those new Squier VMJM models... nothing wrong with one of each.

Dokterrock · Post by **Dokterrock** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 8:00 am

AddamInsane wrote:
Agreed, but would if they didn't have the Strat trem or badly placed switch plate.

The switch plate is in the same position as a Jaguar. I can understand why you might be wary, but for my style of playing at least, I've never accidentally hit one of those switches, and I'm a pretty ham-fisted strummer. You can always rewire the switches so that the on/off is reversed.

kypdurron · Post by **kypdurron** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 11:06 am

I bought a used Cyclone II some months ago, must be a thread around here somewhere. At first I wasn't impressed by the playability, and the neck still feels a little wonky. I mean by shape and radius, not the scale.

But that thing really did grow on me. It sounds so damn amazing. The Avri Jag pickups are fantastic on it, and the strat tail adds to sustain and substance as well. I tend to take it to any gig, because it works. Still prefer the playability of my Jazzmaster, but that Cyclone II sounds equally good or even better in a lot of situations.

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 2:39 pm

PICTURES(:

kypdurron · Post by **kypdurron** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 3:31 pm

you mean me? here's one:

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Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 4:11 pm

Damn that's nice. How much did that II cost you?

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:29 pm

Dokterrock wrote:
AddamInsane wrote:
Agreed, but would if they didn't have the Strat trem or badly placed switch plate.
The switch plate is in the same position as a Jaguar. I can understand why you might be wary, but for my style of playing at least, I've never accidentally hit one of those switches, and I'm a pretty ham-fisted strummer. You can always rewire the switches so that the on/off is reversed.

The switch plate is clearly further away on the Jaguar than on the Cyclone II. You would need to move it the plate further down and possibly move that middle pickguard screw to get more separation. I understand why Fender put it there, because the lower Mustang horn doesn't have the real estate the Jaguar Lower horn has due to the deeper cutaway. You could try moving it with a custom pickguard and routing and/or a strat pickup selector. I would love to find a stock one one day just for the cool factor.

bottom rung · Post by **bottom rung** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:00 pm

And the winner is......

I pick her up in a couple of weeks. Possibly the last brand new Fender Cyclone left?

Dokterrock · Post by **Dokterrock** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:20 pm

That's a pretty SEXXXXXY beast you got there.