DannySnyder
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
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Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 12:45 AM
I think you're being a bit hard on the forum Norm. I don't recall any people saying it's a sin to use a reverb pedal. Maybe people point out that they can't replicate the drip you get from a tank, but that's just trying to create realistic expectations. I think 99% of us realize that 99% of the music listeners out there would have no idea what or where that echoey sound is coming from, nor care.
I personally think a double bass pedal sounds like crap. It's like a guitar playing with .09's and a distortion pedal, or a 5 string bass - you can't help but be a wanker, it almost always brings out the worst in the player.
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shivers13
Joined: Jul 29, 2009
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Boss Angeles, CA
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 04:06 AM
DannySnyder wrote:
I personally think a double bass pedal sounds like crap. It's like a guitar playing with .09's and a distortion pedal, or a 5 string bass - you can't help but be a wanker, it almost always brings out the worst in the player.
I'll agree with that! However, double bass pedals have their place. Guys like Dave Lombardo of Slayer can use it artfully. I'm not a metalhead, but I love his work. But NOT in surf. Every style of music has it's intrinsic rules. That's just the way it goes. I don't think I'm being to hard by saying there's a double standard here. Some, I repeat some, want surf to progess but still impose many rules of their own. No sax, no vocals, no fuzz, amd so on, even though that stuff was there in the 60's. And he multiple threads bashing the reverb pedal speak for themselves! Seems like everytime I take a break from posting I'll come back and there's a new one! Carry on! 
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ElBirkerio
Joined: Dec 17, 2012
Posts: 519
Vienna
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 06:48 AM
Jetpack wrote:
Someone please get a Les Paul paired with a solid-state amp, a headless Steinberger bass, and an electric drum pad set and play a surf show with great musicianship. I'll be at that show before I see a some struggling-with-three-chords band who has "proper" surf amps, drums, and guitars.
Musicianship is what it is about- not worrying if SG101 members approve of your gear. Next, someone will have an opinion which BRAND of hi-hat is proper for surf.
yup ...
still it is important to emphasize that the pickguard - screws of the guitar have to be placed counter-clockwise, starting from the one next to the guitar neck in order to make it a proper surf guitar! The Les Paul does not have an appropriate pickguard to fulfill this requirement.
and ... every song that is not in a-minor featuring an I-IV-V candence cannot be surf music!
yours
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
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Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 07:34 AM
I'm not sure why people are bringing up gear. The OP had nothing to do with gear. He had a question about the applicability of the hi-hat in surf music. I don't think he was trolling, so please give your thoughts on this question in a kind and thoughtful way, otherwise please don't participate in this thread.
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PrestonRice
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Austin, Texas
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 07:51 AM
Sorry.
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killbabykill34
Joined: Apr 03, 2010
Posts: 3201
Jacksonville, AL
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 08:17 AM
Altar wrote:
I'm with shivers in some aspects. I think the right gear is important. I don't agree, however, that certain things should just have no place in surf. Les Pauls, perhaps, are almost a given, as well as double kick, but 5 string basses? Definitely no reason not to. If I were to get a dream bass, it would be a blue 5 string jazz bass with a higher b. And hell, I would surf it.
And as far as reverb pedals being sinful... It's true! Use a reverb pedal, go directly to hell. Do not pass Baja, do not collect 200 tiki points.
Sorry Brian.
Les Pauls? Sorry... Los Cartablanca from Mexico use one and have created some fantastic songs.
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6topher
Joined: May 23, 2012
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Baltimore, MD.
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 08:19 AM
The real answer lies with the player, not the equipment.
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killbabykill34
Joined: Apr 03, 2010
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Jacksonville, AL
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 08:20 AM
Elections for the Surf Police will be held the first Tuesday of March. If people are going to spout off stupid fucking rules based upon their own taste then we should certainly have a voting process.
Don't like double kick, so this is a no go. I like 5-string bass so it is allowed. I hate pedals, so they aren't allowed. I hate hi-hat, so they are allowed.
I have an interesting suggestion. How about we all shut the fuck up about stupid gear shit and go back to creating music, purchasing music, and supporting original artists? It is just a thought.
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Strat-o-rama
Joined: Oct 23, 2007
Posts: 385
Boca Raton, Florida
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 08:24 AM
Surfing Les Pauls:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz0GXsBYuHg
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
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Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 08:32 AM
This isn't a gear thread, it's not even in the gear forum. I repeat:
I'm not sure why people are bringing up gear. The OP had nothing to do with gear. He had a question about the applicability of the hi-hat in surf music. I don't think he was trolling, so please give your thoughts on this question in a kind and thoughtful way, otherwise please don't participate in this thread.
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Strat-o-rama
Joined: Oct 23, 2007
Posts: 385
Boca Raton, Florida
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 08:32 AM
Pre-surf twangy trem picking on Les Pauls--The Tielman Brothers!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTomaR8r1XM
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Stormtiger
Joined: Dec 12, 2006
Posts: 2687
Ventura, CA
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 12:56 PM
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PrestonRice
Joined: Oct 05, 2012
Posts: 1725
Austin, Texas
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 04:32 PM
Sorry.
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JONPAUL
Joined: Apr 29, 2010
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Venice, CA
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 04:48 PM
Yup, 'cause it's certainly warranted to be "snobby" and make suggestions like changing the site's name after being registered for what...not even 5 months?
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killbabykill34
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Jacksonville, AL
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 04:51 PM
You know...this thread needs locked...and I am partially responsible. I have been a hot-head the past few days and have displayed it everywhere. Chaulk it up to yet another attempt at quitting smoking. It is really doing a number on me this time around. But, it is holding. Anyway...sorry for the horrible tone...carry on...
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PrestonRice
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Austin, Texas
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 04:59 PM
Before this dope talks, he should read a book.
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
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Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 06:57 PM
Well, this thread is in the ditch and we probably scared the OP away so I will make an off-topic reply:
Altar wrote:
I agree that there should be more discussion of music, but it is a surf guitar forum.
No, it is not. It's a website dedicated to surf music that also has some gear forums.
People are very prone to discuss gear. Honestly at this point I would change the site name to surf music 101, it seems so much more inviting to general surf music listeners and other musicians,
The Surfguitar101 Yahoo Group was started in 2001. This website has been called surfguitar101.com since 2004. It became an interactive forum in 2006. I'm not going to change the name now. It clearly states the purpose of this site on the home page, and the about page explains this history and how we dropped the "gear only" aspect of the original Yahoo Group (this happened in probably 2001 or 2002, BTW). It's not ideal but it is what it is.
especially since there is so much demand for discussion of new music.
Really? From who? Sadly most posts seem to be in the gear forum or the buy-sell-trade section. There are large numbers of folks here that only post in the gear forum. I have no idea if they even like surf music.
The interactive version of SG101 (the website) will be 7 years old next week, BTW...
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TFJ
Joined: Mar 04, 2006
Posts: 278
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 07:40 PM
How about this variation: do close-mic'd hi hats have a place in surf music?
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JONPAUL
Joined: Apr 29, 2010
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Venice, CA
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 07:48 PM
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PrestonRice
Joined: Oct 05, 2012
Posts: 1725
Austin, Texas
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Posted on Feb 21 2013 07:55 PM
Point taken, Jon, I apologize.
TFJ wrote:
How about this variation: do close-mic'd hi hats have a place in surf music?
When it's a big part of the drum sound, sure. I think anything can find its place in surf, at least, almost anything. Its a matter of whats suitable, or can be made to be suitable. Someone show a video of a b.c. Rich doing surf and I'll give up.
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