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Fender Cyclone - Worth it?
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 6:49 pm
by cobascis
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..
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 6:53 pm
by Nick
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?
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:01 pm
by cobascis
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.
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:05 pm
by Billy3000
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.
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:10 pm
by cobascis
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,.
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:15 pm
by Nick
Yeah single coil pickups are usually only 2 wires, just solder the new ones where the old ones were.
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:17 pm
by cobascis
If I got some new pots, any namebrand recommendations? Will CTS or Alpha fit. And they would have to be 1 meg, right/
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:52 pm
by Haze
CV Duo
300
love
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:07 pm
by cobascis
Haze wrote:CV Duo
300
love
?

Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:12 pm
by Ty
cobascis wrote:Haze wrote:CV Duo
300
love
?

Squier series Classic Vibe Dou Sonic, they are 300 bucks.
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:34 am
by finboy
good price, though i would ask for more pics of the bridge to see how he "modified" it
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:35 am
by Jagermeister
$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.
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 7:46 pm
by cobascis
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?