IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
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southern Michigan
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Posted on Jul 05 2014 02:49 PM
This is a pretty cool article about Duane Eddy's guitar playing - and let's not forget that Mr. Eddy was Eddie Bertrand's biggest influence and favorite guitarist, as well as being a major force in inspiring many other first-wave surf bands, who often covered (or stole!) his songs (see the Lively Ones, the Surfaris, etc.)
Enjoy!
http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1026/10-things-you-gotta-do-to-play-like-duane-eddy/22245
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Last edited: Jul 05, 2014 15:37:30
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ludobag
Joined: Jun 05, 2010
Posts: 620
at south of
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Posted on Jul 05 2014 03:17 PM
Tanks Ivan
Remind me it is also Paul Johnson influence, Paul have explain it at the Surfer Joe fes
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Emilien03
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Coyoacán, Distrito Federal
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Posted on Jul 05 2014 03:36 PM
Great! Thanks for sharing!
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Badger
Joined: Nov 16, 2013
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Wisconsin
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Posted on Jul 06 2014 05:41 PM
Great article! Thanks Ivan, very much.
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JohnnyMosrite
Joined: Jun 14, 2006
Posts: 910
New York City area
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Posted on Jul 06 2014 10:06 PM
Ivan,
Cool article.. But I more or less figured out D.E.'s style years ago. The article kind of confirms what I hacked and slogged over before tabs, youtube and books.. So, over the years, I got a DE 6120 (or two), put on the heaviest strings my fingers could handle, got a few Magnatone amps along the way, and worked out the melodies and chords.
Things get very simplified when you can eliminate half of the guitar's strings and play on the bass strings.
One of the nicest compliments I got from Bob Spalding last year (at the Ventures East Coast Festival) was his telling me that Duane Eddy would absolutely love my Magnatone amp. That flood from a hurricane a few years back kind of wasted a lot of DE's equipment.
Another thing that helps getting De's sound - find a really good "throaty" sax player. Keys for background ambience doesn't hurt, either.
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DanielHC
Joined: Aug 07, 2014
Posts: 41
Copenhagen
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Posted on Aug 09 2014 12:34 PM
Thank you very much for sharing. I read it with delight.
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echobeach
Joined: May 21, 2007
Posts: 220
Redland City, Australia
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Posted on Aug 10 2014 07:09 PM
Thanks for posting this Ivan I have just got myself a Gretsch so I'm going to enjoy this article
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