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Shermy and Nicole's Vintage Harmony Bobkat Rundowns!

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The Surfrajettes

The Surfrajettes

3 жыл бұрын

Today, Shermy and Nicole wanted to tell you about their vintage Harmony Bobkats!
Check out Michael Adams' KZfaq channel! ‪@Puisheen‬

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@defaultuser1447
@defaultuser1447 3 жыл бұрын
I like that they're color-coordinated with their respective guitars.
@gizmomac1520
@gizmomac1520 3 жыл бұрын
Yes! The shirts says it all xD
@guysumpthin2974
@guysumpthin2974 Жыл бұрын
Sooweeeeeeet
@HiltonFernandes
@HiltonFernandes 11 ай бұрын
That's one of the advantages of watching female musicians with fine taste and sensitivity.
@mc2mc277
@mc2mc277 4 ай бұрын
THAT IS VERY MUCH A CHICK THING!! I have played with many GREAT female players over the years and they ARE different from playing with guys. They tend to dress better and match clothes and gear. They play with more emotion than most males, which often translates to a different sound. Most importantly, they try harder when you treat them respectfully and as equals and are loyal to the project.
@ultrablue2
@ultrablue2 3 жыл бұрын
The Surfrajettes just make me smile 😁
@ShannonFerguson
@ShannonFerguson 3 жыл бұрын
The thing I love most about this is that while most amateur guitarists obsess about their guitars, pedals, amps, set-ups, strings, blah, blah, blah, Shermy and Nicole acknowledge the imperfections of their guitars, and then rock out on them. Good lesson here. Stop obsessing about the gear and friggin' practice your playing. Thanks for posting these videos. I'm curious how you get your sound.
@laurajanetexascigarmaven6788
@laurajanetexascigarmaven6788 6 ай бұрын
Shannon, I will ro just that!
@charlesstout6994
@charlesstout6994 3 жыл бұрын
SO nice to see young Adults keeping this music style alive and vibrant in todays world.
@ia5662
@ia5662 3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that you kept the guitars all original - they certainly have their own vibe even if they aren't the most reliable. Rock on ladies!
@BlueOrion-X
@BlueOrion-X 3 жыл бұрын
My grandmother got me one of those Harmony guitars with S&H Green Stamps back in 1969. I think her tounge wore out licking all those stamps. I recently found an old Silvertone 15W tube amp at the dump and took it home. The power supply was toast. You could smell it. I found a Fender amp power supply that was really close to the original power supply specs. Now I wish I still had that Harmony guitar. Enjoyed your song ladies, look forward to hearing it in-person some day. Hope you can get out and play to a packed audience soon. Live music is the best!!
@sunsparkle8443
@sunsparkle8443 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I remember my grandmother filling out those stamp books. The stamps would come out of dispensers at the supermarket checkouts. Long time ago.
@Magnetron33
@Magnetron33 3 жыл бұрын
OMG! My Mom got me an acoustic (my first) guitar with S&H. I kept breaking strings because I didn't know how to tune it. The strings were about half an inch away from the fretboard. Frustrated, I Pete Townshened it in my bedroom doorway. Took another stab at it with an electric and have been playing for 50 years. When I saw this vid I just got done playing some slide on a Harmony identical to Nicole's. It has the whammy bar like the other one though. There are probably thousands of green stamp guitar stories.
@hilltopmachineworks2131
@hilltopmachineworks2131 3 жыл бұрын
@@sunsparkle8443 Cleaning out my MIL's estate we found books of S&H green stamps in a desk drawer.
@davediamond7228
@davediamond7228 2 жыл бұрын
same here, but around 1966
@BaconTomatoCheese
@BaconTomatoCheese 3 жыл бұрын
That was cool! Love you, Shermy and Nicole! Love the Surfragettes!❤️
@pastordan02
@pastordan02 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, ladies, for a warm, colorful video to watch on a cold, snow-packed day. And of course, your music is way cool.
@kevon169
@kevon169 3 жыл бұрын
tubular! that was a great live performance at the end! awesome tune. nice matching guitars too, girls, keep up the cool videos.
@chrislee7586
@chrislee7586 3 жыл бұрын
My cat likes to lay his cheek and throat against the top of my Strat's neck. He likes to feel the vibration. And doesn't care at all that his head is an obstacle. He figures I can just improvise around him. I love the 60.'s vibe of those drop dead beautiful Harmony's and as always you guys sound incredible. Thank you for sharing !
@kingscourtchess
@kingscourtchess 3 жыл бұрын
These guitars sound great together!
@thomasreilly6362
@thomasreilly6362 3 жыл бұрын
Great tune. I like how you got your excuses in early regarding the guitars. We all started off with what we could afford before knowing what we really wanted. Keep the couch surfing coming
@psp66
@psp66 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you ladies you look and sound fab as usual. Love the tone of these Guitars. Thanks for bring me cheer during these difficult times. Really hoping to see you in England one day. BTW Shermy you look so cute wearing pigtails ❤️❤️
@darrellkinkade9205
@darrellkinkade9205 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! We had a band in high school from '70-'72. Our guitar player had a sunburst model. True to form it wouldn't stay in tune & the intonation was terrible, BUT he LOVED that guitar! U guys sound great, hope to hear you live someday-post Covid...
@MrJpm1989
@MrJpm1989 3 жыл бұрын
The most beautiful ladies in a band today . Thank you for keeping this style of music alive. Hearing your band play takes people back to a time that was so super cool . I was born at the end of that Era but was still able to grow up hearing the surfer sound ♥️♥️♥️🤟
@GuillaumeSIMONJAZZ
@GuillaumeSIMONJAZZ 3 жыл бұрын
I love the tone ! Great! 🍻👍🏄
@bartm238
@bartm238 3 жыл бұрын
Two of my favorite beautiful ladies and very talented guitar players A very great admirer from the Netherlands
@jeffboyd7719
@jeffboyd7719 3 жыл бұрын
Sweet! Love the old Harmony guitars. I have a 1963 Harmony Stratotone Holiday. Those old foil pickups have a sound of their own. They do have quirks but what a joy to play.
@jeremycraft8452
@jeremycraft8452 3 жыл бұрын
My dad got the Airline brand version for Christmas in 1966 along with a Valco 5 Watt 1x12 combo. It looks very nearly like Nichole’s, and is quite fun to play, intonation issues aside. Love them gold foils!
@MARRRRC0P0L0
@MARRRRC0P0L0 3 жыл бұрын
I could listen to you play all day. Just really great.
@DorothyOzmaLover
@DorothyOzmaLover 3 жыл бұрын
Can't enough of you both since you two are so captivating with your melodic playing with intriguing dynamics and fun energy!
@rautier1054
@rautier1054 3 жыл бұрын
Great band. Never stop playing!
@TrevorSlocum
@TrevorSlocum 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for staying in touch and sharing more about your gear and history! Looking forward to your next video.
@iskandertime747
@iskandertime747 3 жыл бұрын
I'm really enjoying these Couch Surfing episodes. I can't wait to see you live when this is over!
@davenewton4862
@davenewton4862 3 жыл бұрын
My first electric was a Silvertone back in 1971...I don't think it was a Bobcat but it was similar. One of my cats likes to chew and lick my guitar strings while I'm playing, sometimes he'll even paw at the fretboard. I really think he's trying to play along with me, lol.
@awalk56
@awalk56 6 ай бұрын
I swapped an amp I had in the attic for years for a 1958 Harmony Stratotone with 2 pickups. My Pal Roy had it for a year rebuilding it. It's got 'that' thing. Love it. Enjoyed the video.
@432hzPopMusic
@432hzPopMusic 3 жыл бұрын
My first amp was a sears silvertone that I found at a garage sale. Same brand as your guitars. Very cool song.
@johnwelch557
@johnwelch557 3 жыл бұрын
Always a huge "upper" when you guys provide us with another video. Very authentic sound. I had one as teen. Wish the heck I'd kept it. Thank You!!
@69Applekrate
@69Applekrate 3 жыл бұрын
Love it, just love it. great that you like music from that era and bringing it back. Bravo!
@zacharykarras6027
@zacharykarras6027 3 жыл бұрын
Love what you do, and thank you for sharing your sounds with all of us. Definitely brightened my day!😀
@donkrouskop1743
@donkrouskop1743 2 жыл бұрын
I love that you play "Cha-Cha Heels" at the end! One of my favorites!
@South3West77
@South3West77 3 жыл бұрын
They sound great together, that hypnotic tone, so captivating. Canada's first lady's of surf. Jess wonderful.
@robertmcdowell6936
@robertmcdowell6936 3 жыл бұрын
I LOVE IT! You ladies rock, I love these videos you do and I will follow your progress and watch what ever you post. Thank you
@TheStuport
@TheStuport 3 жыл бұрын
Having grown up in Southern Cal and Hawaii as a beach bum Moondoggie along with my siblings, we ALL have loved "Surf Music" and it's part of my DNA first and foremost. My oldest brother had a Bobkat when we were growing up and he was Rad on that Beast. I continue to stay groovy and strut as I'm hoping All Of The Surfajettes and their Fans are doing too! Cheers
@celestialmanrichard8846
@celestialmanrichard8846 3 жыл бұрын
You two stunningly beautiful and talented ladies always bring a smile to my face!🤗😍
@jomamma1750
@jomamma1750 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Cool video. Those two Harmonies sound great together. Nice Tune Too. :)
@Fred.pSonic
@Fred.pSonic 3 жыл бұрын
Ladies it's time to get a Mosrite--a baby blue for Shermy and a purple one for Nicole. Now that would be completely badass!
@raylarkin5004
@raylarkin5004 3 жыл бұрын
Best guitars ever
@dannyhullihen966
@dannyhullihen966 3 жыл бұрын
Dillion makes an excellent copy of the Mosrite, and a lot more affordable.
@markferguson3745
@markferguson3745 3 жыл бұрын
And they can exercise lifting weights at the same time.
@in3432
@in3432 3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah another chatting video, love it and your home.
@t1259sw
@t1259sw 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, a great way to take your mind off all the stuff that's going on and enjoy two very talented young ladies.
@georgeferreira124
@georgeferreira124 3 жыл бұрын
I'm serious... You guys give so much life to my life! Shermy is the sweetest and so intelligent and cool and Nicole I fell completely in love with seeing the video of Banzai Pipeline at that festival. You were SO ultimately cool! I watch your videos, along with other good music from Genesis to Hüsker Dü, Tom Waits to The Replacements. My God!!! You just started playing Cha Cha Heels!!! That's yours!!??? Toronto #1! "In a Hong Kong Drizzle on Cuban Heels, I rolled down the gutter to the bloodbank......I talked baseball with the Lieutenant over a Singapore Sling.... Come on girls!! My brother (Nelson Ferreira IMDb was nominated for a film Oscar for his work on THE SHAPE OF WATER!!!!! I live 2 hours away in London. Can I come to Toronto and we can hang out? No issues.
@jester92345
@jester92345 3 жыл бұрын
Oh Shermy, you just make me smile stupid. I could watch you all day! Cheers!
@tallperson9422
@tallperson9422 3 жыл бұрын
Love your music and look forward to each video. Keep it up.
@BauerHaus
@BauerHaus 3 жыл бұрын
Funny. I've got a late 90's Danelectro U2, with the same cat bite marks on a couple of tuning keys. I know exactly what cat did it too. Lol. Love you guys!!
@adamc1966
@adamc1966 3 жыл бұрын
I love both of you so much. Thanks for keeping surf alive😛
@bpa1055
@bpa1055 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks great stories. Cha Cha Heels as it would have sounded in the 60s👍👍
@grahameanderson6913
@grahameanderson6913 3 жыл бұрын
8:40 That was great, thanks for sharing...really enjoyed you both playing
@griddlemethis8804
@griddlemethis8804 3 жыл бұрын
You girls rock...keep up the great tunes and waiting for your next drop!!!
@bryantingold8075
@bryantingold8075 3 жыл бұрын
Just came across y'all a couple days ago and I am hooked! Thanks for the awesome vibe and keep it up!❤
@pauld6967
@pauld6967 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you ladies for the background information and the performance to cap things off. Have a good weekend.
@-davidolivares
@-davidolivares 3 жыл бұрын
I have a Bobcat like Nicole that I bought after having a red one I bought for $40 at a pawnshop for years and loved it. They’re quirky but very 60s cool. Love your vids.
@roosterj2599
@roosterj2599 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Those guitars are hard to play. I used to have one. Look at it cross and it would fly out of tune. L! You girls wrangle them good. Much love from down south in southern New Mexico USA.
@TheTwangKings
@TheTwangKings Жыл бұрын
Great guitars and I love the tone. Nice to know that not only us old dudes appreciate that kind of sound! ❤❤❤
@LoudMouthShnook62
@LoudMouthShnook62 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for these gear segments! I'd love to see a complete rig rundown with all of your pedals, amps, etc. and why you chose each piece. Keep up the great work!
@BenG123
@BenG123 3 жыл бұрын
Love your style girls. Not only are you excellent surf guitarists but you embrace the 50s/60s style as well. I bet your shows are a blast!
@AnayaJendayi
@AnayaJendayi 3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I found the surfrajettes!!! You guys are AMAZING
@64north20west
@64north20west 3 жыл бұрын
You ladies just have that surf vibe down. Great playing, and the guitar sounds are excellent. I could listen to that background song all day.
@chrisst8922
@chrisst8922 3 жыл бұрын
But what is it. I've read where readers ask what it is but so far no one's identified it. Is it another Damoff/Freeman original?
@alvinmarcus5780
@alvinmarcus5780 3 жыл бұрын
Love your style. If we ever get back to something like normal I would really like to see you guys live. You always make me have a better day.
@ericridg7143
@ericridg7143 3 жыл бұрын
LOVE THEM!!! So much fun to see you ladies playing. Looking forward to the next video ❤👍😊😊😊
@johnregner6582
@johnregner6582 3 жыл бұрын
That sunburst one was my first electric guitar when I was a kid in the '60s. Wish I still had it. Also had a little Danelectro amp to go with it.
@anthonyz7000
@anthonyz7000 3 жыл бұрын
DOTS! I had to use a hole-punch on some white tape and stick them on the top edge of the neck of mine (an H45 from 1959). Low-tech but it works :) Also the cat story is hilarious and awesome
@chrisst8922
@chrisst8922 3 жыл бұрын
Steve Cropper tells the story that we guitarists just let the audience believe we know where to put our fingers through pure talent and is entertainingly cagey about letting on about the dots.
@MrVschof
@MrVschof 3 жыл бұрын
Shermy’s bobcat is a match of GM’s Marina Blue paint used in ‘67. Looks just as good on a guitar!
@chrisst8922
@chrisst8922 3 жыл бұрын
FAB VIrgil. We need to know things like this.
@bernardthiery2001
@bernardthiery2001 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Shermy and Nicole, for your explanations, and a nice demonstration of your song, with a great sound, congratulations and see you soon?
@BobParticleBeam
@BobParticleBeam 3 жыл бұрын
All hail the queens of reverb ! Pretty sure it's only a matter of time before these chicks appear in a Tarantino flick. 👍😎👌
@paulsherman51
@paulsherman51 3 жыл бұрын
and an old spring reverb beats digital bucket brigade any day. Queens of Reverb needs to be their next album title
@dougwhite1410
@dougwhite1410 3 жыл бұрын
These "couch surfin" segments are great! Been a fan for a few months. Did I miss one though, where you talk about your amps and any effects? For everything you said were shortfalls of these guitars, they sound fantastic together.
@oldtasty
@oldtasty 3 жыл бұрын
Love the guitars, particularly the moment at the beginning when the light catches the crazing on Shermy's Bobkat. I mainly play a Silvertone 1446, and had the same intonation issues with the stock floating bridge. I asked my local luthier to install a Tune-O-Matic bridge instead, and it's made all the difference. It's not stock anymore, but what's the point of a guitar if you can't play it? And with those gorgeous DeArmond Gold Foil pickups, it may be worth the trouble :-)
@-davidolivares
@-davidolivares 3 жыл бұрын
Silhouette?
@elipop777
@elipop777 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love you girls! Great tunes . Fun videos. I dig this channel so much. ❤❤❤
@stratmaster458
@stratmaster458 2 жыл бұрын
I already love my Harmony Bobkat to death but that fact that you guys are rocking them too makes its all the more special, big fan of your work in music !!
@jonowens460
@jonowens460 Жыл бұрын
Thank You Ladies. I Love your music. I am so glad I fell into this place!!!
@-suphur
@-suphur 3 жыл бұрын
Cool guitars! Thanks for the tune and rundown. I noticed that you're now over 100k subs, congrats!
@paulewilliam8395
@paulewilliam8395 3 жыл бұрын
Cool Bobcats! I have a blue one myself. Keep the videos coming.
@jamesjams5085
@jamesjams5085 3 жыл бұрын
I have a 1964 H14 and it plays and sounds wonderful I really don't have any problems with the intonation... From what I understand these guitars were sold by montgomery wards out of the catalog and sears had the silver tone. They have no truss rod but my neck is straight as an arrow very comfortable lightweight and easy to play as you say did the arm and gold foil pickups are instant Robert Cray plugged directly into a Fender... I have tens of thousands of dollars wrapped up in guitars and I bought my bobkat at an antique/thrift store with the matching amp for $250 it holds its own against any of my other guitars and has a tone unique to itself. This guitar makes me second guess any of my other purchases... it's obvious that a great guitar can be made and stand the test of time for an affordable price. Oh and you two are beautiful I just want to bring my bobkat and hang out in the room with you 🥰
@timothya.olmeda7299
@timothya.olmeda7299 3 жыл бұрын
I love your face expressions whilst you are playing your instruments. Both of you are so good together, it should be a law.
@thoughtguardian
@thoughtguardian 3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Informative and very cool. Both guitars sounded good to me, human watching KZfaq. Thanks!
@Pete-Fisher
@Pete-Fisher 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent as always ladies! Great guitars, lovely tune!
@jrw6061
@jrw6061 3 жыл бұрын
Very cool 😎 girls you and the guitars 🎸 keep it up 👍🏻
@morganghetti
@morganghetti 3 жыл бұрын
Ive read a few times in the forums that those excelsior amps werent very good but they sound great here. Its weird how price plays a more important role than the actual tone to those guys. Great job.
@rodneyhenson
@rodneyhenson 3 жыл бұрын
That was really fantastic ladies of Surf!!!! Diggin' those surf rock sounds-- you guys are inspiring!
@leoyorkell3612
@leoyorkell3612 3 жыл бұрын
This was awesome and thanks! I bought my red 1966 Airline Bobkat in '19 after learning about the brand from Jack White and Dan from the Black Keys. I read articles about their love of them. After getting and having it set up, this thing was great. Those D'Armonds are fantastic and soooooo loud. Had to turn the amp volume down after plugging this in. Surprisingly, it stays in tune pretty well. Thanks again for sharing!
@chrisst8922
@chrisst8922 3 жыл бұрын
Dan Auerbach is fucking brilliant
@lailasalas
@lailasalas Жыл бұрын
BRAVO BRAVO You Really Made Me Go Back To Sunny Southern California Beach Those Years 1960
@johnzarn3367
@johnzarn3367 3 жыл бұрын
It's great watching you both jam on your guitars! Thanks for the video!!
@MrMeik1970
@MrMeik1970 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful all four 👍🏻
@markmalone279
@markmalone279 3 жыл бұрын
Whoah those are super cool, warts and all.
@hestheMaster
@hestheMaster 3 жыл бұрын
Nice guitars! These were built at the new Harmony plant in Chicago ,IL at 46th and Kolin Ave. Surfrajettes are the bomb!
@WorkmanJohn
@WorkmanJohn 3 жыл бұрын
Thank You Ladies...Hope to catch you live someday..But, for now, thanks to KZfaq !!!
@dachers1238
@dachers1238 3 жыл бұрын
Bobkat. Now that's iconic.
@frecheewhite431
@frecheewhite431 Жыл бұрын
Great song you girls did , great video too
@mistreated
@mistreated 6 ай бұрын
Love the videos about your gear. Always looking forward for more
@oglemansviews675
@oglemansviews675 3 жыл бұрын
Hearing you playing together, just the two of you, puts me in mind of what the original Ventures -- Don Wilson and Bob Bogle -- may have sounded like when it was just the two of them playing for dances, etc. -- no bass, no drums. Nice work, ladies.
@rocdocs
@rocdocs 3 жыл бұрын
Your gear is so so sweet!
@dissyduster
@dissyduster 3 жыл бұрын
fantastic vid xx,much love to you,,,,
@simondbarnes
@simondbarnes 3 жыл бұрын
I love the cat eating the tuners!
@MrRMB1
@MrRMB1 3 жыл бұрын
First post yay!! Another great video! Those are really cool guitars.
@ogremark5
@ogremark5 3 жыл бұрын
Great to see you. Hope to hear you live someday. Cheers from Vancouver.
@ogremark5
@ogremark5 10 ай бұрын
2023 - still hoping for a Western Canada tour!
@aniquinstark4347
@aniquinstark4347 3 жыл бұрын
Big fan of weird and obscure old guitars. Danos are a favorite of mine.
@78deathface
@78deathface 3 жыл бұрын
I have the exact same model as you, Nicole! A friend gave it to me as a gift 20 years ago, it was my main guitar for 11 years in a touring dirtbag rock band. My original always stays in tune, but I bought another one as a backup in in the mid 2000s and it was a totally different story, plus it just didn’t play/sound the same. Mine looks like it’s been through a war at this point (kind of has in a way), but I love it and I’ll always treasure it.
@chrisblue1515
@chrisblue1515 2 ай бұрын
Those gold foil pickups have TONS of mojo! Awesome video!
@mrdeuce7
@mrdeuce7 3 жыл бұрын
I had a BobKat many years ago. I changed the tuners & solved the intonation issue! I upgraded to a Harmony Rocket & changed the tuners as well. Great video!
@kendavidson2105
@kendavidson2105 3 жыл бұрын
So cool 😎. Love you Nicole 😍 you all are amazing live!🎶🎸
@joejones9520
@joejones9520 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing song! I have never encountered people like you all in real life. No one Ive ever met was very cool or knowledgeable about cool things.
@OldGriz708
@OldGriz708 3 жыл бұрын
You both sounded in tune everywhere you were playing on the neck👍
@guitarfreak521
@guitarfreak521 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the stories and for playing a song or two for us.
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