EARTHLING
Joined: May 23, 2009
Posts: 28
Dallas, TX
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Posted on May 24 2009 05:18 PM
i have purchased a FENDER mexi-strat w/ trem bar and i also bought a live wire RV-7 stereo reverb... i will be using my EGNATER 4212 tourmaster head and EX-cab... i guess my question is; where do i start in learning how to play surf guitar?????
any help would be greatly appreciated
— JAM OR BE JAMMED
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on May 24 2009 05:21 PM
Do you play guitar well?
You could start learning surf songs, and learning the techniques that they contain. Also, it always pays off to learn more scales and chords.
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EARTHLING
Joined: May 23, 2009
Posts: 28
Dallas, TX
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Posted on May 24 2009 05:40 PM
yes... i play decent... i know major, minor, penatonic and diatonic scales... i know maybe 150 chords by memory... surf is a completely new realm to me... i mostly palyed metal, rock, a little SKA and a little funk
— JAM OR BE JAMMED
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tenderfoot
Joined: Feb 01, 2007
Posts: 308
Ellicott City, Maryland
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Posted on May 24 2009 06:37 PM
Listen to the various types of surf music, 1st wave for the basics and the new bands to hear what's going on nowadays. Decide if you want to play more traditional vs progressive, laid back vs aggressive, covers vs original material, all of the above?
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zak
Joined: Sep 24, 2007
Posts: 2728
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Posted on May 24 2009 06:42 PM
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
Posts: 19265
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on May 24 2009 06:55 PM
Please name the subject of your messages better.
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EARTHLING
Joined: May 23, 2009
Posts: 28
Dallas, TX
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Posted on May 24 2009 08:56 PM
Brian
Please name the subject of your messages better.
i am not a perfectionist nor do i ever care to be... perfectionist are losers because nothing is ever right to them and they can never rest because of that.. if i said something that set you off.. then you should try talking with me about it instead of CHALLENGING me to an internet argument... OK
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on May 24 2009 09:00 PM
Ha! What a douche. I hope he meant to reply to Zak with that. Especially since Brian didn't challenge him to anything.
Also, you asked the question on a public internet forum so you should accept that fact that what you say could be openly debated by those who read what you say.
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zak
Joined: Sep 24, 2007
Posts: 2728
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Posted on May 24 2009 09:03 PM
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on May 24 2009 09:05 PM
zak
Jake, clearly some people are perfectly capable of being losers without even bothering to give perfectionism a try. ;)
He is really good at that. I respect his overwhelming ability to fail so completely without even giving a shot at getting anything perfect.
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
Posts: 19265
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on May 24 2009 09:11 PM
EARTHLING
Brian
Please name the subject of your messages better.
i am not a perfectionist nor do i ever care to be... perfectionist are losers because nothing is ever right to them and they can never rest because of that.. if i said something that set you off.. then you should try talking with me about it instead of CHALLENGING me to an internet argument... OK
I didn't challenge you to an argument. I asked you to follow common forum protocol and etiquette by naming your threads with a descriptive title. This helps future searches.
When faced with 40 unread threads, what do you think someone is going to click on:
"OK...... now what??????"
or
"What can I do to be a better musician?"
In other words, you will get better answers by naming your threads in a descriptive manner, and you will help future searches.
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Joelman
Joined: Sep 07, 2006
Posts: 1483
Redlands, CA
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Posted on May 25 2009 01:21 AM
One might add...duhhh.
Don't argue with the Forum owner!!
Which happens to be Brian!
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tubedogsurf
Joined: Dec 13, 2008
Posts: 103
Trinidad, Humboldt Nation
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Posted on May 26 2009 05:05 PM
Do you OWN any surf music? Do you have an ear for figuring out what you are hearing? We played all the classics to get things started. Then we progressed to our take on what we wanted to add. Dont play surf 'cause it happens to be cool right now. Play surf because you can never get enough! My handle might be newbie but Ive been at this game a while. http://www.reverbnation.com/surfbound other shameless self promo upon request, tubedog.
— John Bishop
http://www.reverbnation.com/surfbound
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seafoam_johnny
Joined: Jul 27, 2007
Posts: 1099
4 faces. (Where the buffalo roam)
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Posted on May 26 2009 11:38 PM
i guess my question is; where do i start in learning how to play surf guitar?????
any help would be greatly appreciated
Try this for starters http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT1IbRF3xTI
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