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Permalink "The Birth of Loud" - Great Read for Guitar Geeks and Surf Fans

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Just picked this up at my local book store (please get it there is you can, Amazon doesn't need your money)

great stuff, just read the chapters on Leo Fender and Dick Dale (plus some other surf legends) and felt the need to alert you all

nice review below,

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/books/review/birth-of-loud-ian-port.html

Just reading this now, it is so good!

Matt Heaton & the Electric Heaters
"Dick Dale meets Dennis Lehane"
http://www.heatonsurf.com

Im having a tough time getting past the premise/ marketing line 'recreates the rivalry between the two men who innovated the electric guitars amplified sound -Leo Fender and Les Paul-and their intense competition to convince rock stars like the Beatles , Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton to play the instruments they built '
I'll pick up a used copy to see if the writing is more factual than the marketing . There's a lot of myth surrounding both guys as far as what they actually did and didnt invent , and who is responsible for making them popular instruments .

I read it last year, really enjoyed it, ArabSpring--
it's way better than the description you read!

Yeah, of course a person needs to have a good marketing hook, but it's really solidly written and appears pretty exhaustively researched.

Matt Heaton & the Electric Heaters
"Dick Dale meets Dennis Lehane"
http://www.heatonsurf.com

I did order a used copy , looking forward to it , thanks for the rec.

Hope you enjoy it after being talked into it!

Matt Heaton & the Electric Heaters
"Dick Dale meets Dennis Lehane"
http://www.heatonsurf.com

Ordered my copy. I remember hearing Dick Dale interviewed by Terry Gross. A lot of the conversation was about interactions with Fender and how to get the sound Dale was looking for. Interesting stuff.

I just found Terry Gross's interviews with Dick Dale here: https://freshairarchive.org/guests/dick-dale

If I'd stop buying old guitars to fix, I might actually learn to play.
Bringing instruments back to life since 2013.

Last edited: Oct 27, 2021 23:01:38

It's a great book, and highly recommended.

Matt- kudos to you for digging up an old thread!

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