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C is for… Cowabunga!

We’re talking rad surf wordage. It’s what separates the dweebs from the dudes, daddios. Anything else is just bogus, a bummer... certainly not boss. You won’t be impressing the honeys if you’re a geek, a dork or just plain gnarly. The beach bunnies won’t be stoked and you’ll just be another ‘hodad’ clogging up the beach for the real surfers.

Getting bored with this yet? Let’s leave it to professionals then, like this classic surfer dude and the stoner legend that was Jeff Spicoli - watch and learn via this sweeet YouTube clip…

C is also for… Charvel Surfcaster

Originally produced between 1992 and 1994, the Charvel Surfcaster guitar came across as a gene-splicing experiment between a Rickenbacker 360, a Fender Jazzmaster and a set of Danelectro lipstick tube pickups.

Available in vibrato-equipped, hardtail and 12-string formats, Charvel’s old school rocker preempted the retro guitar boom of the noughties. Feast your peepers on a recent custom shop Surfcaster right here. For more info on vintage Charvel guitars, visit www.charvelusa.com.