I hate to pump my own brand here but being a fellow Stat lover and for the fact that when you're talking surf guitar you have to loook to one of the greats for that sound. If
Dick Dale played a Fender Strat then a Fender Stratocaster it is.
Depends on what type of budjet you're looking to direct in this direction, but you get what you pay for and a cheap intrument is excatly that.
I play a '57 Vintage Series but by the sounds of it I'll think a
American Vintage ‘62 Stratocaster might be a better fit as a rosewood neck may be more to you're liking.
Amps
A fender reverb all the way
'63 Fender Reverb
With a bio like this how can you go wrong
Our legendary all tube Fender Reverb unit has been a staple of virtually every surf performance and recording since the early ‘60s. Blues and experimental players love it too! Add it on to any amp.