The Jobe Extra shorty wetsuit is constructed using a 2.5mm water repellent mesh for the ... more
body and back, and 2.0mm standard class neoprene for the arms and legs. This Jobe wetsuit has a glide skin collar and glide skin seals for easy entry and exit.
Advantages: great tone, superb action Disadvantages: None
screws on the tuners, two of them were a bit slack. They are unbranded tuners which look a lot like Wilkinsons.
The pickup is a bridge mounted open faced humbucker which delivers a powerful tone that totally belies the diminutive body mass. For such a small body the resonance and sustain is remarkable and the volume and tone controls are totally noise free.
Hofner have been making instruments since the 1880s and appear to have got the hang of it.
The shorty comes in a choice of three colours, red, black and blue. Mine is a turquoisey sort of blue which is very easy on the eye.
Playability is not at all compromised by the size, although I do recommend the use of a strap to aid support, even when playing seated.
For the price you can't fault this guitar. I would strongly recommend considering one of these if buying for a child ...
Advantages: Keeps you warm Disadvantages: A bit thin for winter surfing
too large and feel that you will grow into it, the best thing to do is to wear a rash-vest underneath. This will stop the rubber parts of the suit rubbing your neck and chest, its also provides a little extra warmth in the winter. They tend to look ok, normally just black and have different coloured bit under the arms, but style really isn't the point.
The zip system on these wetsuits is simple and easy to use even in the winter when you can't feel your hands, and I have never found that it has started to come undone during a session.
PRICE
I live in the West Country so I don't really know how they are priced in northern or Irish surf areas. But here the price of a wet suit is very high in the summer when there are a lot of tourists around. The best time to buy them in my opinion around Devon and Cornwall is at the end ...
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