Fender Cyclone - Worth it?

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 6:49 pm

On my local craiglist, there is a black Cyclone (1?) offer for 300 OBO. LINK

I have 220$, I could offer that. I have a Jaguar and was wondering what these guitars sound like, like a stang? I basically want to buy some new gear, maybe an amp would be a better investment? The cyclone looks pretty sweet though, and they are getting harder to come by. Also, the neck is gibson scale, how does it compare to a jag neck, any info on the Cyclone is apreesh.

Thanks

EDIT: There is also an original EHX Echoflanger offered for 150..

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 6:53 pm

I love gibson necks but for some reason my friend's Cyclone neck always felt wonky to me. It pretty much sounds like a fat strat without the middle pickup.

Take note that the previous owner modded this with a stop tailpiece which is kind of fucked up IMO. I would probably offer him $200 if you're interested considering how much he fucked it up, and honestly the parts probably are barely worth that. He might counter offer, what's the worst that could happen?

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:01 pm

Nick wrote:I love gibson necks but for some reason my friend's Cyclone neck always felt wonky to me. It pretty much sounds like a fat strat without the middle pickup.

Take note that the previous owner modded this with a stop tailpiece which is kind of fucked up IMO. I would probably offer him $200 if you're interested considering how much he fucked it up, and honestly the parts probably are barely worth that. He might counter offer, what's the worst that could happen?

I didn't see how shitty the tailpeice looked, the picture sucks. I guess I just want another guitar...

. The echoflanger seems to be a good deal.. I'm looking for a cool guitar under 300, or a decent tube amp. I was looking at the Dano U2, people seem to like the 90s danos, but I dunno. Any suggestions? Duo sonics interest me a lot, too.

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:05 pm

Yea that bridge looks like shit.

I really liked all the cyclones that I played. I almost bought a candy apple red one a while back but it sounded exactly like my strat that I put a humbucker in the bridge... so I passed.

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:10 pm

I'm now thinking about my jag, it's MIJ, and we all know how those pickups handle gain.. I if I bought some novak pickups, or Seymour, or the MIA reissues, how hard is it to install them. I have a soldering iron, and can solder (not well), is it just a matter of unsoldering a few wires, than putting the new ones in, then soldering? Sorry if there are a few guides on this. Thanks,.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:15 pm

Yeah single coil pickups are usually only 2 wires, just solder the new ones where the old ones were.

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:17 pm

If I got some new pots, any namebrand recommendations? Will CTS or Alpha fit. And they would have to be 1 meg, right/

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:52 pm

CV Duo
300
love

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:07 pm

Haze wrote:CV Duo
300
love

?

Ty · Post by Ty » Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:12 pm

cobascis wrote:
Haze wrote:CV Duo
300
love
?

Squier series Classic Vibe Dou Sonic, they are 300 bucks.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:34 am

good price, though i would ask for more pics of the bridge to see how he "modified" it

Jagermeister · Post by **Jagermeister** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:35 am

$300 for the Squier Duo still seems like WAY too much for me... I really wish it didn't have the undersized body and wonky pickup placement.

Just replace the pickups in the Jag... Any potted pickup will tremendously reduce the squeal.

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 7:46 pm

Yeah I emailed Curt Novak, and might be getting some. As for installing them, I didn't see any guides on the wiki, for reference would I go to seymour duncan and watch teh strat installation vid? Is it more or less the same?