Shermy's Blue Sparkle Jaguar (The Shaguar)!

[@AgentJayZ]

The expression on your face completely changes when you start playing. You sport an extremely confident smirk. You go from " I hope you like this" to "Oh, you're going to love this". It's in your eyes from 5:43 to 5:45. The transformation is just amazing. Love the band!

[@danabiondo9243]

Very Bery Observant. 😎

[@barrywebber100]

The Shaguar is lovely and so are you Shermy! Thanks for posting.

[@ckelly5141]

Such a beautifully built guitar! Congrats.....and so much a part of the Surfragettes sound. 🔊🎶🎸👍

[@TheDreamboats]

Always such great attention to detail in everything that you ladies do...from style, to recording/guitar tones, to artwork, to overall aesthetics-- Right on!

[@denirferraz737]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpKQZH2CpcqSgMk

[@larrymendoza2570]

A girl guitarist with the heart of an engineer! Gotta LOVE it!!

[@RayLawrenceJrMUSIC]

When you customize a guitar to your specs, you get the perfect guitar for you. Squires are great for this purpose. Great tones that your guitar produces. Thank you for keeping surf music alive.

[@michaelkopala3659]

These ladies are the best surf band oModern times

[@BruceColon-BSides]

Awesome guitar. Love the customizations.

[@accidentals_hacks]

I love how surf music from 60 years ago is making a strong comeback in 2020's....

[@akmadsen]

It's been back for a while. Check out The Tremolo Beer Gut and Messer Chups, they've been going strong for 20+ years. :) I just discovered The Surfrajettes, and I'm totally diggin' it!

[@fredmertz9950]

We've all had it with the Beibers of the music world.

[@bernardthiery2001]

Thank you Shermy, for this presentation, of your guitar named Shermy, with the pleasure of the sound of your voice, best regards Bernard

[@bartmeijer1059]

Hoi Sherry, a beautiful vintage sound! Sounds great!🎸🎸🎸🕰🤗

[@swiftdog3610]

Nice! Love the custom touches, Shermy! I usually tweak my guitars and basses as well. Haven't gone so far as to repaint the body and headstock though! I have been ensnared by the siren song of the custom shop, too. It's addictive. Got one Custom Shop Charvel San Dimas already and just put in an order for a Custom Shop Charvel SoCal. G.A.S. is real, people!

[@jamescrainjr1388]

great review. love that dress! awesome doesn't begin to describe you and what your group is doing. breath of fresh air in this vapid, soulless world. great job hun by you and all the ladies!

[@mattwall1090]

What an awesome job on the Jaguar! I did something of the same to my Fender MIM Classic Player Jaguar, but went a bit more vintage traditional (Olympic White, Red tortoise guard, Upgraded bridge, Fender noiseless stacked single coils, rewired to custom specs and electronics). This is something all you, and completely unique. There's no words for how cool your instrument is, love the finish, love the pickups, love the whole thing, You guys are amazing!

[@joycerichardson1810]

Great tone! Love Jaguars!!

[@SuperSaiyanMusashi]

Cute dress Shermy! I love all the shiny mini dresses yall wear for concerts!

[@solarismoon3046]

Most people aren't knowledgeable about guitars but I AM a master luthier and I have been for over thirty years. I do EVERYTHING inside and out of musical instruments - not just guitars. I make my own parts not just necks and bodies. This is really cool to look at. You could've started out with the Johnny Marr signature Jaguar as your building platform. It has the three way switch although it's very expensive. Those gold foil pickups sound great although the original ones were in garbage guitars back in the day you can do some really impressive music with them. I know they're not cheap because of the DeArmond name but that's all hype. I live in USA but I am three hundred miles or so from you. It's good to see that there are women out there that understand music and surf music at that! It's also good that you know your guitar and how to make the best music with it that you can. Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us although I just watched it for the first time today.

[@brianhadley527]

Interesting to hear about the build and the different people who helped make your sparkly metal flake vision a reality.

[@grisgrismck]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! I have been watching your videos for a couple of years now and admiring your Jaguar from afar. This up close look and detailed description of how you got it and how it was modified is fantastic.

[@MrElvin1963]

Beautiful!! And the guitar is nice too! Thanks for the rundown! Great job!!

[@christopherguzzi1316]

Love your guitar!!! The color and sparkle are fantastic. I have an HB double cut junior in Pelham Blue that reminds me a bit of your guitar. Thank you for sharing. 😀😄😁

[@lill7688]

so happy there r so many videos! you r the ones that got me into learning guitar and surf music! much love

[@4stringz.]

i LOVE the hologram pickups !!!

[@joekurtz8303]

Not your average run of the mill Nice Rig Rundown. 🎸Just like a custom car, personal touches make it that much better. Keep bringing us that funky 🌊music!

[@davidburlington3659]

Shermy, thanks for explaining how you customized your Jaguar. I come from the world of car customizing, so I really appreciated how you changed up the guitar to make it your own. Looking forward to seeing you guys in Charleston, SC in May. Kudos!

[@trep53]

Good project. It’s cool that you knew exactly what you wanted and it ended up that way.

[@timwright3592]

I am NOT a musician by any stretch. Although I appreciate various skills people have. Your Guitar is a work of art by various artists. Well done! It has excellent sound !

[@klausrusswurm3506]

Cool Guitar Shermy, the Sound is really good, have fun with your Guitar. 🎙️🎼🎹🎵🎶🎛️🎚️🎧🎤🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸👍😊

[@Puisheen]

God I love that Jag so much! Makes me super excited about my own sparkly body coming this week

[@docholst5404]

cant wait! I like your videos, very instructional

[@alanshad6292]

Awesome custom, I had a Purple Metalflake 60s fender 🎸

[@rideough]

I’ve done a few Jaguars myself, but the first time I saw the Shaguar, my jaw hit the floor! Amazing ideas and beautiful guitar.

[@jrw6061]

Cool 😎 guitar 🎸🤩 you rock Shermy more videos soon please ‼️🙏🏻

[@williampamblanco]

Great story and a wonderful sounding end result! Sounds like it was a blast to build. Love the mid-high sparkle on the sound, matches the look well.

[@davidmiller1218]

That's a great custom Jaguar, the sparkle finish w painted headstock is just right for surf/rock music. I have a 1962 re-issue Jag and a newer model w modified controls. I like that clear tone you get with that guitar, too. I need to find that sound with the amps I have. Thanks for the video rundown.

[@tomk1tl39]

Will be glad to see you gals back on the road again.....hope that the bassist/drummer are doing OK-fine also ! Working on my Jag VM also.......original tremolo area sucks......trying to get an AVRI.......if I can find one !...........BTW, you gals ROCK !

[@BushidoPhoto]

Surf Green nail polish, nice touch! The pickups are cool and the finish is amazing. I love listening to you and seeing your progress as a musician.

[@clarkerobertson2764]

Great tone and great playing as always

[@Great-Documentaries]

Awesome! I love unique takes on guitars, especially Squiers. And that one is great. Any other pickguard would have been too busy. Well done.

[@danabiondo9243]

That Sounds Amazing. And Such Easy Chords. Thank You !!! ✨️⭐️✨️⭐️🙂

[@vonginti]

Shaggy is so shiny and sounds awesome!

[@jeffdugger3276]

From body shop painter to guitar painter makes sense, especially when a person considers that Fender has historically used Dupont automotive paint for many of their builds. Your Shaggy looks badass, by the way.

[@joserui7910]

What a clean sound!

[@MakeXRC]

Very cool! Especially with the matching headstock. I've been thinking about about repainting my Jazz Bass a sparkle finish.

[@jonschwenneker9584]

Curtis Novak pickups are awesome. I have a Ron Kirn Jazzmaster with Mr. Novak's pickups and they sound great. Glad you are enjoying your guitar and much happy playing.

[@-davidolivares]

I like Squiers also, mainly ’51s, they’re great to mod. Actually, I have been lucky to find 3 modded Squier’51s, two with single and dual lipsticks and one with a nice chrome humbucker in the bridge and tele pu in the neck. Great to see you, sherm on, Peace and Music

[@jwc00789]

Awesome Guitar for an Awesome Lady! Thanx for the rundown on it! :)

[@marksmodelworx]

Top tip from a scale modeller who uses lacquer over decals every day, is just brush a small amount of Johnsons/Pledge Kleer floor polish over the decal and allow to dry prior to the lacquer coat. You dont need to coat the whole headstock just enough to seal the decal edges.

[@markferguson3745]

Tru Oil is the secret weapon .Even a lot of younger luthiers don't know about it, - old school.Originally used on gun stocks, and you could find it at sporting goods shops, but now it's only on line. Same concept as the Future, but levels flat and dries as hard as glass, - not sticky.Awesome on guitar finishes and necks.

[@marksmodelworx]

@@markferguson3745 Sounds just like Future. Same exact qualities Although Ive never used the Future formula. I purchased 10 bottles of Kleer before the formulation changed around 2011, and still got 6 bottles left

[@garrygballard8914]

❤️👍 so do you guys have any bookings for the summer yet ?

[@chrisst8922]

In a podcast a few weeks ago Shermy remarked that they had some possibilties but that they'd have to wait to see what happens in the world first. The only engagement I've seen advertised is the Melissa Etheridge Cruise in November but as of last week a note on it's website says that The Surfrajettes aren't confirmed.

[@-suphur]

It's great that you two are gear nerds. love the gear run downs.

[@johnnyjohnson6643]

What a cool friggin' guitar! Your customizations were awesome; I hope the Shaguar has many more years of play ahead.

[@SwirlyWhirlyXYZ]

Shaguar is awesome! Blur sparkle, matching headstock, mustache pickups, custom decal, Mastery, all awesome!

[@globalnova]

custom deckle

[@bigbobvub]

Spectacular! Beyond gorgeous!! Oh, look! She's holding a guitar!!

[@robertbodle2354]

i love this story. i have the same basic guitar but kept it red and diff pickups - pure vintage 65's.

[@chrismorgan7494]

I love that sparkle finish. You really know how to get great cutting surf tones.

[@gilaubin929]

Great looking guitar !! Thanks for the demo.

[@wwolfe07]

So beautiful, big fan!! Love your band & music. 😍

[@andrewburger7627]

Love the girl and the guitar ! And I'm a big sucker for painted headstocks !

[@stevesmith2619]

The Shaguar is amazing and the sound is gorgeous. I wish you and your band all the success you deserve.

[@LadobaBr]

I love you guys! You are such an inspiration for me. I am also a guitarrist/singer/songwritter from Brazil. I saw you playing in Toronto in 2018 and you girls were so so nice to me! I am a huge fan, wish you all the best always. It was very cool to see this video and learn everything about your special guitar!

[@chrisst8922]

Where did you see them? Is it one of the performances on line?

[@LadobaBr]

@@chrisst8922 No I actually saw them playing live. The gig was called Great Lakes Surf Battle 13, it happened at the Cadillac Lounge, June 2nd 2018, in Toronto. Its a pub in Queen Street. They are awesome. I actually met them, talked to them. Really nice people and brilliant on stage.

[@chrisst8922]

@@LadobaBr Great. There's film of them there in April '18 but unfortunately not in June. You're so lucky, by the time they're able to get to the UK I might be able to say that I was in the same field.

[@LadobaBr]

@@chrisst8922 They never came to my country either but I was lucky to spend holidays/vacations (sorry for my English) in Toronto in the summertime so I got to see them and Jack White while I was there hahahahaha. I lived in the UK in London in 2014...I love it. London had gigs every single day when I lived there, great times! And cheaper tickets too, in Brazil its very expensive. Now with the pandemic we are totally doomed, I think foreign bands won't come here for a long time.

[@chrisst8922]

@@LadobaBr Agreed. The trouble in the UK is that there's been so much development and residents object to loud music at venues. So music has moved to fields. The Surfrajettes must be aware of the heritage of the British market. A lot depends on what happens in the world.

[@kirby1ist]

You mention Toronto .. Happy Canada Day , with reflection, and welcome to Stage 2 , I hope that I will be able to see you perform sometime. I am older tis true , I grew up with the surf sound as well as The Boss and more. I saw your video from Asbury Park, it was great. Be well and stay safe.

[@Saskue78]

It sounds awesome and love the colour. Also love the story of how it came to be to and to say you bought out of some guys sketchy basement it turned out good. Awesome video enjoy your week hope you had a good Easter to. 😀😀😀

[@DKScott]

Thanks for the great story and description of your guitar. Admittedly, this a completely dorky questions but... since we know everything else about it - what strings does it have and why ??

[@cc8751]

There is a guitar in this video? 😍

[@kirkeric]

What guitar? :)

[@ericridg7143]

Ditto

[@denirferraz737]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpKQZH2CpcqSgMk

[@theothersideisjustashard3237]

Wow what a serious babe and she plays guitar.so awesome to see this exists and from here in Canada 🇨🇦!

[@ericksantosabreu9781]

Beautiful bass in the background!

[@williamgroman1012]

Love your tone and gear, thanks for sharing the details.

[@duncanjames9477]

We had that pole lamp in the 60’s !

[@scotpurdy8132]

From a fellow Jaguar player.......Your Jag is perfect!

[@gorn9161]

My lost dream was to get a Tony DeLacugo Excelsior Bass in Silver and blue sparkle. His paintjobs and guitar shapes were phenomenal. He even did the back of the neck. He was up in Paso Robles, back then. I missed buying one from him for 2k, which was a TON$ back then. Love the "Shermy Shaguar"!

[@dphotos007]

You can get a can of clear and it’s called Spray Max. It’s a two part spray where the hardener is added in the rattle can. You can respray the head stock if you wanted to do it yourself. Go over your amp’s and pedals again and what guitar case do your travel with.

[@divingduck1970]

How many sheckels for the deckles? ;)

[@chip6954]

“Sooo, I made the irresponsible decision...”...can’t count how many times I’ve uttered those same words 🤣🤣🤣. Makes life more interesting 😉

[@markferguson3745]

Indeed.The best stories are when you live to tell about them, without permanent emotional or physical trauma. Lot of bad people out there.

[@davidsmith3736]

​@@markferguson3745Are Americans out to outdo the Russians at war?

[@jocelyng7991]

Nice, Shermy!!🎸

[@dambrooks7578]

The Jags are wonderful guitars, I gave my 1990s reissue to a friend so she could start her own band, it is Candy Apple red 🕺

[@glenkepic3208]

Guitar turned out Great !! First gen Surf music fan (5 in '62). Some serious sparkle there :) I dig the 'mustache' pickups but never though to umbrella these under the 'gold foil' deal. My first electric was an Audition off set. This had the 'slot/circle' pups some players love. Bought in '73 for $12.00 when i was 15. Always thought Teisco Japan Sold it back for the same price just over a year later when i bought my next guitar, a '66 Harmony Rocket ii. These were 'mustaches', like you said DeArmond . maybe the same but different or different but different :) Surf ON !!!

[@thedave2429]

That is a beautiful guitar. Well done Shermy!

[@chrisst8922]

What a lovely surprise, Shermy for a few minutes. Notice how little buckle rash there was.

[@davidp7833]

Hey cool! I didnt notice the cool hologram pickups until you pointed it out and I was like "hey those are rad". Pretty nice of your dads buddy to do such a nice job. Enjoy the day😁😁

[@ericridg7143]

LOVE It, shaggy is one cool ax, and the musician is talented and stunning!!!

[@brianpetersen3429]

Great looking guitar, nice custom upgrade!

[@brassdildo]

That is a really good looking guitar. Always like Jags with color matched headstocks. Sounds great, too!

[@vikingbrace]

Hopefully the project is a full length album 😀

[@rocnred]

That is one sweet guitar and it sounds great on all the recordings and on KZbin. Shermy's Shaguar...nice! Love the whammy!

[@japerlm8150]

She loves to play and hear those sounds Its very obvious and nice to see. Loving the surf sounds

[@Chris-Top-HerB]

Being a Brit, one of my favourite slang words for the art of making love is shag. When I saw the Shermy Shaguar notification, my imagination just took off. 😍😍🥰😜🤪✌😎😎😎😎

[@rocknroor]

great guitar an dig the playing found you guys through mike adams puisheen .have great week thanks for sharing

[@TheMoneyMakingMentor]

Thanks for the cool surf music

[@monaural2.988]

Anytime the Surfragettes want to step in with a video of any topic, my door is open🥰

[@bryanhenderson8807]

Great sounding and looking guitar. You are fortunate to know the right people to help you build it to your specifications. The next step: Fender Mod Shop and Fender custom shop.

[@richardbowen9898]

Your band is great Shermy!!

[@FolkGuy11]

Sweet guitar, my first bass had a sparkle finish but for me it had to go, stripped and went back natural. Love the mods.

[@LeeCDylan]

Busy recording an album? I've been dying for that full length LP!

[@georgeferreira124]

Smart man and to the punch.

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

Or a Dbl Vinyl, all the Classics and theirs !! : D

[@georgeferreira124]

@@ronniefarnsworth6465 Yours! That's it!!

[@gerddreischhoff1633]

Maybe it is still difficult to enter a recording-studio with all four members. And Anna cannot go over the border, because she is on the other side of the Ontario Lake in USA. Maybe they will perform together in a video, recorded and filmed in several places. This ist a good example. Sarah's former band-mate Mark Sanders is also in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5SWaXd6Zdd9jJY Or they present us a video about the history of the band. An extended home-story.

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

@@gerddreischhoff1633 Thanks for the link !! Yeah the Canadian laws are to much !! Like half the States here !!! I hope they all move to a "True" Free Red State in the good old USA ! : D

[@PauloNideck]

good things take time, you invested time and dedication into this guitar and look at the result - it's gorgeous!!

[@TheChadPad]

That's beautiful. Sounds so thunky and squished. Awesome.

[@sassycat]

There should be more metal flake guitars with matching headstocks in the world.

[@mvan8307]

Got me thinking there needs to be more guitars painted like old lead sleads and gassers with pin stripes

[@sassycat]

@@mvan8307 - I don't remember the brand, but there was/is a guitar company that made such models and was endorsed by Billy Gibbons.

[@devlintaylor9520]

@@sassycat that sounds cool

[@briane173]

That metal flake fits so perfectly with the 60s vibe of this band. The tone on that bad boy is LIT.

[@ia5662]

such an awesome custom build - great taste with all the mods!

[@mikemccoy9812]

What is that bass in the background? another Shermy Sparkle Special?

[@SFolkes97]

Maybe Fender should look at this guitar (maybe they have?) and the mods and bring out a Shermy signature Shaguar?

[@shecontrolsme666]

It would be financially irresponsible if they don’t

[@diomedes8791]

(In an Austin Powers voice): Yeah Baby! (If you don’t get the joke - «shag» has a peculiar meaning in British English, and Austin Powers called his Jaguar «the Shaguar»). And now I’ve overexplained it for you LOL

[@SFolkes97]

@@diomedes8791 Glad you made this comment - it inspires me to envision Fender using Mike Myers as Powers in an ad for the guitar. Don't know how the band feels about this little ongoing Shaguar fantasy but it's fun to imagine. In the ad, that's exactly what he'd be saying.

[@kenrozmislowicz9456]

Shermy what is the best guitar to play surf music and also what brand of amplifier to use ?

[@runlarryrun77]

I'm not Shermy (obviously) but if you're just starting out I'd suggest a Stratocaster set up with standard single coils. That can cover a wide variety of musical styles including surf. Amplifiers vary really. If you just want something to tinkle around on without pushing the speaker too much then maybe look at the Fender Mustang II V2 amp. They can simulate the old Fender Silverface amps used in the 60's have effects onboard like delay & reverb which are good for surf. Hope that helps 👍

[@kenrozmislowicz9456]

@@runlarryrun77 it does , thank you

[@docholst5404]

@@runlarryrun77 good advice thats my rig its not that expensive. 40 w

[@runlarryrun77]

@@kenrozmislowicz9456 Glad to hear it - have fun!

[@earthsteward9]

Nice guitar! My uncle was in band in the early 60s called the Gemtones that played similar music. They were based in Moncton but toured all over the Maritimes and Quebec. You can hear their song Reno on KZbin