JoshHeartless
Joined: Jun 17, 2006
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Bay City, Michigan
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 12:32 PM
well, the way i see it, there are 2 different styles of surf.
the "california" surf sound, its more "heavy" and uses more tremolo picking and mainly on the lower strings. an example would be dick dale.
or
the "hawaii" surf sound, it has more string changes, and is sometimes slower. an example of this would be the surfaris.
i dont even really know if anyone here will agree with me as far as my ideas go, or maybe someone can correct me or give clearer examples.
but i was just wondering which sound people like more.
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Joelman
Joined: Sep 07, 2006
Posts: 1491
Redlands, CA
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 01:05 PM
I think it is a pretty fair question. I don't just see two styles though.
I see as far as stlyes go we have what I refer to as
the,,,,
DD stlye tremelo picking only. ( Mediteraian sounding.)
California stlye, cut and run style...The chanteys, Pyramids,the surfaris the Tornados, the marketts,, etc. you get the picture.
California style, vocals ie. beach boys, Jan & Dean.... yeah I know...
hawaiian stlyle, slow dreamy (steel guitar)
Then..
hummmm.
Ya know I dont think I could get all the different styles in this thread, so I'm gonna stop here.
One thing for sure. It's ALL SURF music
The rest of the gang is sure to supply more.
Joel
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dp
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3546
mojave desert, california
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 01:28 PM
and of course there's the Colorado Style like the Astronauts: with multiple Fender guitars and mucho reverb "booch"...
and the Slovenian Style like the BitchBoys: tons of high-energy Eastern-European-themed guitar attack
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JoshHeartless
Joined: Jun 17, 2006
Posts: 1010
Bay City, Michigan
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 01:30 PM
i knew that the surfaris were from cali, but they have a more "hawaiian" sound to me at times. that's why i labeled them such.
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wooza
Joined: Apr 24, 2006
Posts: 1618
Ithaca, NY
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 01:53 PM
If you want to get nitpicky, you could subcategorize surf on and on. But I don't want to, so I'll be the first to answer the question. Very generally, I like all surf (unless you actually are going to include vocals), but I prefer the progressive over the traditional.
Within that vein, I really like the the exotic, high-speed, hyper-melodic style of the Bitch Boys, Madeira, and old Dick Dale. But I most often go for the big aural extravaganza of the envelope twisters like the Mermen and Pollo Del Mar.
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Wraydar
Joined: Apr 21, 2006
Posts: 265
San Antonio, TX
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 02:02 PM
Then I'd say there's Space Style, echo-heavy like the Atlantics.
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tonybologna
Joined: Mar 06, 2006
Posts: 796
Oakland
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 02:22 PM
fast energetic, spacey sounding surf.
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dp
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3546
mojave desert, california
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 03:36 PM
I enjoy reverberated instrumental surf tunes.
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Surfabilly
Joined: Apr 21, 2006
Posts: 852
Connersville, Indiana, USA
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 04:14 PM
The only distinction I make is surf instrumental and surfin' song.
Matt
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HBkahuna
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 1778
Star, Idaho. Formerly lived in Surf City USA.
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 04:23 PM
It's all good here. Some bands are better than others.
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SurfBandBill
Joined: Mar 15, 2006
Posts: 1487
San Francisco
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 04:49 PM
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JetBlue
Joined: May 30, 2006
Posts: 746
Cool, CA
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 05:17 PM
dp
I enjoy reverberated instrumental surf tunes.
That about sums it up for me too. 
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Tikitena
Joined: Mar 21, 2006
Posts: 1540
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 05:59 PM
dp
I enjoy reverberated instrumental surf tunes.
dripping wet.....
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25566
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 06:04 PM
Tikimania
dp
I enjoy reverberated instrumental surf tunes.
dripping wet.....
wait are we talking about surf here?
oh sorry I'll get my mind outta the gutter.
back to the topic,
also country/ Spaghetti Western style surf
Spy, james bond etc...
Go-Go insppired surf ala the Tiki Tones.
and Im sure there are more Im not thinking of.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
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Tikitena
Joined: Mar 21, 2006
Posts: 1540
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 06:21 PM
bigtikidude
back to the topic,
also country/ Spaghetti Western style surf
Spy, james bond etc...
Go-Go insppired surf ala the Tiki Tones.
and Im sure there are more Im not thinking of.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
You've got me hooked on more of the Spaghetti Western stuff. I used to not be much of a fan.
-Kristena
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surfneptune
Joined: Mar 16, 2006
Posts: 923
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 07:17 PM
If it has a great melody, a bad-assed drummer, and a decent guitar player, then I am open for anything. I just don't like surf that is too sweet or too primitive. And I DO think there is such a thing as too much Reverb!
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25566
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 07:35 PM
surfneptune
And I DO think there is such a thing as too much Reverb!
That may be true Tom, but I've never heard it live. only on a cd
that Baja Marty has. It was Wild Sammy, and Royaltones.
I don't know if it was recorded live or what but it sounded like the reverb was on 10 and very trashy/garagy sounding.
other than that, I have never heard too much reverb.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
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surfneptune
Joined: Mar 16, 2006
Posts: 923
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 08:11 PM
stuff gets smeary, I think reverb is over-used a lot. I think I just have to agree to dissagree with virtually everybody on the forum on this... IT's Just my opinion. The best user of reverb in my opinion is Jim Thomas. The effect of a dry passage in a song that has dripped up to that point is startling. He uses it like a weapon.
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Anonymous
Joined: Nov 10, 2000
Posts: -180
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 08:30 PM
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bots
Joined: Jul 05, 2006
Posts: 290
Shwa City
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Posted on Oct 18 2006 08:41 PM
tonybologna
fast energetic, spacey sounding surf.
my thoughts exactly. High energy is key!
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