EdRadakovitz
Joined: Mar 14, 2016
Posts: 43
Lockport, IL
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Posted on Nov 12 2017 04:16 PM
Let's have some fun ...
"Flight of the Surf Guitar" by The Atlantics is probably my favorite surf tune to play. It's 2 mins and 40 seconds (or so) of fun and fury. It is just a really cool song and a great exercise for surf guitar playing.
So I would love to see everybody's version of this classic tune. It will be interesting to see the different tones, styles and guitars that everybody is using. All I ask is that everybody keep it positive when commenting on the efforts submitted here.
So alright.. I'll get it started. I'm playing an Eastwood Surfcaster thru a Fender Mustang III amp to a backing track.
Have fun everybody!
Ed
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Dohenyjoe
Joined: Jun 10, 2015
Posts: 16
Tehachapi
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Posted on Nov 14 2017 09:00 AM
WOW! Very impressive. Who's next?
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matt
Joined: Oct 18, 2010
Posts: 656
Boston, MA
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Posted on Nov 14 2017 03:01 PM
this seems like much more fun than a bucket of ice water on the head! (or whatever other "challenges" are going on...
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EdRadakovitz
Joined: Mar 14, 2016
Posts: 43
Lockport, IL
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Posted on Nov 18 2017 02:07 PM
This challenge is endorsed and approved by Martin Cilia! Let's see 'em!
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Syndicateofsurf
Joined: Oct 08, 2014
Posts: 1073
Northern Ohio
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Posted on Nov 18 2017 02:13 PM
I may have to do this as this is the song that got me into surf. Shit. You mean I have to PLAY IT?
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Badger
Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4537
Wisconsin
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Posted on Nov 18 2017 04:05 PM
Syndicateofsurf wrote:
I may have to do this as this is the song that got me into surf. Shit. You mean I have to PLAY IT?
Oh, my, do I ever get that completely. Fun tune & the 2nd thing that came to my head when trying (still) to play this right is "I will NEVER let the drummer count this off...."
— Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel
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h3dg3h0g
Joined: Jun 27, 2015
Posts: 236
San Francisco East Bay Area
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Posted on Nov 18 2017 07:19 PM
EXCELLENT! I love your take on the bridge! I will have to come up with something....
EdRadakovitz wrote:
Let's have some fun ...
"Flight of the Surf Guitar" by The Atlantics is probably my favorite surf tune to play. It's 2 mins and 40 seconds (or so) of fun and fury. It is just a really cool song and a great exercise for surf guitar playing.
So I would love to see everybody's version of this classic tune. It will be interesting to see the different tones, styles and guitars that everybody is using. All I ask is that everybody keep it positive when commenting on the efforts submitted here.
So alright.. I'll get it started. I'm playing an Eastwood Surfcaster thru a Fender Mustang III amp to a backing track.
Have fun everybody!
Ed
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The Reverbivores
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PolloGuitar
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 5125
San Francisco
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Posted on Nov 20 2017 05:48 PM
Just saw this on YouTube. Shigeo Naka sitting in with The WHYS covering "Flight of the Surf Guitar".
I have to say that Ruiko has really been woodshedding!
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Badger
Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4537
Wisconsin
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Posted on Nov 20 2017 06:02 PM
Ferenc, that was great, Thanks! Holy cow, somebody been busy. 
— Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel
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BamaSurf
Joined: Oct 18, 2017
Posts: 92
Mobile, Alabama
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Posted on Nov 20 2017 06:38 PM
I was watching the WHYs just last night.....while enjoying my quest into the drippy realm of surf rock.
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synchro
Joined: Feb 02, 2008
Posts: 4563
Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on Nov 21 2017 09:00 AM
I’ve never done this song, but it looks like a lot of fun. Perhaps, one of these days, I’ll be back with a version as played on a Gretsch.
— The artist formerly known as: Synchro
When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.
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Redfeather
Joined: Jul 30, 2016
Posts: 896
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Posted on Nov 22 2017 04:38 AM
Well, I made a soundcloud account just to rise to this challenge and here's my version.
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EdRadakovitz
Joined: Mar 14, 2016
Posts: 43
Lockport, IL
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Posted on Nov 22 2017 07:09 AM
Redfeather wrote:
Well, I made a soundcloud account just to rise to this challenge and here's my version.
Redfeather .... Love your take and creativity on this one. Sweet tone! Thanks for participating!
Ed
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synchro
Joined: Feb 02, 2008
Posts: 4563
Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on Nov 22 2017 07:52 AM
Nice work, Redfeather.
— The artist formerly known as: Synchro
When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.
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Joelman
Joined: Sep 07, 2006
Posts: 1506
Redlands, CA
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Posted on Nov 22 2017 04:25 PM
Redfeather wrote:
Well, I made a soundcloud account just to rise to this challenge and here's my version.
Mostly, I like it!
While your deviations create a totally different feel, you do hold on to the basic parts of the song.
For me,
I have always felt that the song was played way to fast originally. Actually, I feel that way about some fairly modern surf songs too.
To each their own.
Nice job!
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Nov 30 2017 03:32 AM
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Nov 30 2017 03:42 AM
...and the John Blair Band -with Alex Faide of Los Twang! Marvels on rhythm guitar, Lorenzo Valdambrini aka Surfer Joe on drums, and Frank Hughes of the Eliminator on bass - playing Flight of the Surf Guitar at the 2011 Surfer Joe fest:
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Nov 30 2017 03:46 AM
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stratdancer
Joined: Dec 11, 2013
Posts: 2537
Akron, Ohio
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Posted on Nov 30 2017 05:16 AM
Love all these but the Jon and the Nightriders has been a favorite of mine since I first saw. Killer!
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Squid
Joined: Aug 22, 2010
Posts: 1019
Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers
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Posted on Aug 27 2020 01:27 PM
This challenge motivated me to write "Space Force," the first song in the Insanitizers just-released album of the same name. The YouTube link appears below. Or hear the entire album at
insanitizers.bandcamp.com/album/space-force
or on Pandora, Spotify etc (search on Insanitizers ).
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Last edited: Aug 27, 2020 13:30:04
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