A Fender Cyclone plan please...

Golden_Sonic · Post by **Golden_Sonic** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:42 am

Does anyone give a Fender Cyclone plan to me? Or does anyone know where I can find it?

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:46 am

What do you mean by a "plan"?

You can get the service diagrams for them here:

Cyclone

Cyclone HH

Cyclone II

Not sure if that's what you were after though.

Golden_Sonic · Post by **Golden_Sonic** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:01 am

Well, I mean a scheme, a diagram that I can use to build a guitar; I'm sorry if I didn't express well

jagsonic · Post by **jagsonic** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:19 am

Do you want to build one?

Golden_Sonic · Post by **Golden_Sonic** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:23 am

jagsonic wrote:Do you want to build one?

Yeah, do you have a scheme of the Fender Cyclone?

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:24 pm

Found this. It might help. The seventh one down.

http://sites.google.com/site/guitarpla ... fender-ish

jagsonic · Post by **jagsonic** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:27 pm

This was exactly my link. I don't have more - except a real cyclone. If you need photos of details feel free to ask me...

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 5:56 pm

Golden_Sonic wrote:Well, I mean a scheme, a diagram that I can use to build a guitar; I'm sorry if I didn't express well

No need to apologise!

The links I posted should help with wiring etc but hopefully someone else might have a body template if you're going to build from scratch.

What type of Cyclone do you want to build?

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:17 pm

Just curious.. Why build one when the squiers are dirt cheap and the fenders are relatively cheap? Either one would make a good starting point instead of wasting money on a scratch build. Unless you were planning to seriously modify the design..

Golden_Sonic · Post by **Golden_Sonic** » Thu May 01, 2014 9:52 am

Punkacc9 wrote:Just curious.. Why build one when the squiers are dirt cheap and the fenders are relatively cheap?

Because the Cyclones (both Fender and Squier) are incredibly rare here in Italy, especially the Squier, and their price is quite high; besides I always wanted to build a guitar and a friend of mine that makes them said that he will gladly help me with the project this summer.

BearBoy wrote:The links I posted should help with wiring etc but hopefully someone else might have a body template if you're going to build from scratch. What type of Cyclone do you want to build?

Well, I'd like to build a relatively common Cyclone, the differences may be these:
-pickups: I was thinking of a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound single coil for the neck and a Duncan JB for the bridge but with push/pull pot;
-neck: I'd like to have a thin neck like my Squier Duo Sonic (even if my Squier Mustang neck is also comfortable, it is a little bit chunky) with a high gloss finish like the Squier necks; I haven't chosen yet between a maple or a rosewood fretboard;
-bridge: 2-point synchronized tremolo bridge;
I was thinking of a mint green pickguard, not sure if a ocean torquise/lake placid blue or a forest green transparent (the finish on the Thurston Moore Jazzmaster) finish for the body.
Are there any differences between the Cyclone and the Duo Sonic body shape? Is the Cyclone body bigger than the Duos?

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Thu May 01, 2014 1:13 pm

Cyclones are fat and heavy and they have strat trems. That's why I'm not a huge fan.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Thu May 01, 2014 1:36 pm

Punkacc9 wrote:Cyclones are fat and heavy and they have strat trems. That's why I'm not a huge fan.

Those are all reasons why I want one!

jagsonic · Post by **jagsonic** » Fri May 02, 2014 8:14 am

There ARE differences between the cyclone and the cv duo sonic bodyshape. The cyclone's body is thicker - to get load with a strat tremoloblock. And the cyclone's body is offset waist (like a mustang). Have a look on this shematic. It's musicmaster vs. mustang (as duo sonic vs. cyclone).

You may see the differences also when you compare your cv duosonic to your vm mustang...

jagsonic · Post by **jagsonic** » Fri May 02, 2014 9:13 am

by the way - have you seen this italian cyclone

Rox · Post by **Rox** » Mon May 12, 2014 12:36 am

theshadowofseattle wrote:
Punkacc9 wrote:Cyclones are fat and heavy and they have strat trems. That's why I'm not a huge fan.
Those are all reasons why I want one!

EXACTLY!!!

I'm not too much of a fan of the Cyclone I but the Cyclone II on the other hand ... Love it . Both however great guitars . I just like the Jag pickups .
A heavy guitar has its qualities in tone and sustain . I'd never turn away from a heavy guitar . The only people I've heard complain about a heavy guitar are old people and skinny emo kids with tight jeans and twig arms .