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Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11058 Berkeley, CA 
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Posted on Apr 20 2009 10:34 AM
I just took a listen to that live Rap City version. Man what control to play such perfect 16th notes at such a fast clip. Great organ work in the original too re: the I hate organ thread. —Danny Snyder Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF |
Joined: May 13, 2008 Posts: 33 |
Posted on Apr 20 2009 12:54 PM
The Venture's Road Runner from Twist Party Volume one. I'm also working on an original tune. |
Joined: Jul 23, 2008 Posts: 488 Edge of the East China Sea
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Posted on Apr 20 2009 12:58 PM
Yes -- simple, fun, but still a challenge to play well (for some of us, anyway). I've just started on The Wedge, mainly to practice playing those bursts of double picking while staying in some kind of time. |
Joined: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 1342 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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Posted on Apr 20 2009 01:42 PM
Longboard Legato by Slacktone. Very melodic and will help add to the more danceable tunes in our sets. — |
Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Apr 20 2009 02:01 PM
True... I also happened to embark that one several months ago (not that horrible twist version or the one they put on that guitar hero game), and I have to admit it still doesn't sound as good as the original (unless I cheat and slow down the tempo)... hard to compete with the D-man in his prime. — |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5307 the outer banks of north carolina
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Posted on Apr 20 2009 02:18 PM
'the wedge' for me also after seeing the jon and the nightriders version on youtube. it's helpful to see what position jon is playing all the parts at. carol — |
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Joined: Oct 16, 2008 Posts: 551 Madison, WI 
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Posted on Apr 20 2009 02:37 PM
Right now, I get to work on my (excreble) guitar technique. We're looking at selling our place, because we've got a wee one coming soon and need a bit more room. So I got to pack up all my music stuff (among other things), except for a guitar and a couple of books. Already moved 6 van loads of stuff into storage, with more to go. So I get to do all those dull lessony things for a couple months. Ought to do me good. |
Joined: Nov 05, 2008 Posts: 745 Colorado, home of The Astronauts
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Posted on Apr 20 2009 03:22 PM
I've been working on perfecting our latest 2 songs ~ our bass player's songwriting can be fairly challenging at times. I told him he writes "scientist surf". —Plus! Other stuff not surf: https://soundcloud.com/jamesmileshq |
Joined: Sep 27, 2008 Posts: 1149 Damascus, Maryland
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Posted on Apr 26 2009 03:50 PM
Finished Tradewinds. Mostly. Still need to work on the outro, as the Cossacks just let it fade out. i know what I want to do, just need to figure it out. Dimension 66 is fairly easy...the main parts repeat. Just need to figure out the bridge. —Will "You're done, once you're a surfer you're done. You're in. It's like the mob or something. You're not getting out." - Kelly Slater |
Joined: Apr 28, 2009 Posts: 460 Victoria 
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Posted on Apr 29 2009 04:30 AM
Bailout from Froggy ....(not sure of the rest!) and Baja - The Chantays, a few Dick Dale 'standards' and Mr Moto - I'm learning rhythm to these and so far so good, allthough there's nights practising where the fingers do not want to work! — |
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Joined: Sep 27, 2008 Posts: 1149 Damascus, Maryland
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Posted on May 02 2009 09:26 PM
I picked up the first part of Walk don't Run. got pretty quick with it, but when I happened to be listening to it & had my guitar.....the pitch was off. Pretty sure I had tuned recently. Are the recordings different? —Will "You're done, once you're a surfer you're done. You're in. It's like the mob or something. You're not getting out." - Kelly Slater |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5307 the outer banks of north carolina
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Posted on May 02 2009 09:46 PM
i seem to recall when i first learned this tune it is slightly off. i'm pretty sure i figured it out from the original ventures version. — |
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Joined: Jul 05, 2006 Posts: 264 Waco Texas |
Posted on May 03 2009 11:26 AM
I had similar problems when I was playing with the records until I found that if I tuned up a half step I was in pitch with the records. Sometimes this is the result of the band actually tuning the instruments up or down a whole or half step or differences in the speeds of the recording or playback equipment. When I was working on Ventures stuff a lot, I just kept one of my guitars (an SG) tuned up a half step and just grab it and go. —2012-2013: FILTHY POLAROIDS |
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Joined: Aug 18, 2006 Posts: 1732 |
Posted on May 03 2009 12:34 PM
Pretty easy to deal with. If you're tuned to standard tuning, and the fingering is one or two frets off from "home position" for a standard key, you know. Like if you see that you're playing is centered on the 4th fret, but you're playing standard double stop patterns and riffs that you always play on the 3rd, the odds are they're tuned down a half. Just tune down, or better yet, just shift down to the third fret, where you'll be more comfortable with figuring things out and improvising over the solo, and deal with it. It's better for your brain in the long run to deal with the dissonance... |
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Joined: Sep 24, 2007 Posts: 2728
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Posted on May 03 2009 03:17 PM
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Joined: Feb 25, 2008 Posts: 321 Canada's Wet Coast
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Posted on May 03 2009 05:48 PM
I thought the capo was invented by Jose Patino Gonzalez. No? —Mel |
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Joined: Apr 29, 2009 Posts: 67 |
Posted on May 03 2009 05:58 PM
I am trying to learn any and all suf songs I can! LOL. But like the true newb that I am, I am struggling to get Walk Don't Run Down. THe arsenal grows... |
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Joined: Jul 05, 2006 Posts: 264 Waco Texas |
Posted on May 03 2009 09:56 PM
Where I really had problems was songs using the open position and my open tones were not low enough. Back when i only had one guitar I would record songs I wanted to learn to a 90 minute cassette tape, then stop rewind play sections of the song to learn it a section at a time. Eventually I got to where I could play all the songs on the A and B sides of my tape straight thru pretty well. Some of the songs where Dropped D, double drop D, tuned up half step, down a half step....some up a semi tone, some down. I would just stop the tape and twist tuners til i got the tune I needed for the next song. Got pretty good at it actually. —2012-2013: FILTHY POLAROIDS |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5307 the outer banks of north carolina
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Posted on May 04 2009 10:22 AM
'all my lovin' by the beatles, rhythm and lead fills, plus the vocals as a guitar part. i know it's not surf but i've still got the reverb cranked up. — |
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Joined: Sep 27, 2008 Posts: 1149 Damascus, Maryland
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Posted on May 04 2009 10:28 AM
I'm trying to decide. I have a couple of Razorblades songs I was thinking about, but I may pick a Shadows song to throw into the mix as well. I finished Tradewinds and Dimension 66, now i just need to build speed & accuracy. —Will "You're done, once you're a surfer you're done. You're in. It's like the mob or something. You're not getting out." - Kelly Slater |
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