Matt22
Joined: Feb 15, 2007
Posts: 2858
Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Jan 15 2012 09:53 AM
I prefer 3 guitars and a bass, but we've mostly done 2. Eddie and the Showmen had 3 off and on as well as Dick Dale and, of course, the Astronauts.
Yes, Richard is correct. The back of the "Best of..."LP shows 2 additional guitarists behind Dick.
http://www.onlineauction.com/index.php?page=auction:view_item&auction_id=1407866&title=DICK_DALE_%26_THE_DEL-TONES_-_THE_BEST_OF_-_LP
— Matt "tha Kat" Lentz
Skippy and the Skipjacks: 2018-2020
Skippyandtheskipjacks.net
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Otto and the Ottomans: 2014-2015
The Coconauts surf band: 2009-2014
www.theamazingcoconauts.com
Group Captain and the Mandrakes 2013
http://www.gcmband.com/
The Surfside IV: 2002-2005, 2008-2009
the Del-Vamps: 1992-1999, 2006-2007
http://www.dblcrown.com/delvamps.html
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Jan 15 2012 10:02 AM
Richard wrote:
HA! @ Dave and Jake. Point...counterpoint. Haven't I
seen a picture of The Deltones with two rhythm
guitarists plus Dick, or am I making that up?
Yeah, I tried finding that, but I couldn't find a picture(didn't look too hard). I think I remember a second guitarist with Dick recently as well.
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Matt22
Joined: Feb 15, 2007
Posts: 2858
Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Jan 15 2012 10:04 AM
JakeDobner wrote:
Yeah, I tried finding that, but I couldn't find a
picture(didn't look too hard). I think I remember a
second guitarist with Dick recently as well.
Click above link. I have the album, just had to do a search online for it.
— Matt "tha Kat" Lentz
Skippy and the Skipjacks: 2018-2020
Skippyandtheskipjacks.net
https://www.facebook.com/skippyandtheskipjacks
Otto and the Ottomans: 2014-2015
The Coconauts surf band: 2009-2014
www.theamazingcoconauts.com
Group Captain and the Mandrakes 2013
http://www.gcmband.com/
The Surfside IV: 2002-2005, 2008-2009
the Del-Vamps: 1992-1999, 2006-2007
http://www.dblcrown.com/delvamps.html
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Jan 15 2012 10:10 AM
How did I miss your post... I must have had this thread open for a long time before reading it, 9 minutes at least judging by the gap in our posts.
I'm still laying in bed, so anything is a possibility as it is a lazy Sunday(no work tomorrow as well, snow on the ground).
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Matt22
Joined: Feb 15, 2007
Posts: 2858
Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Jan 15 2012 10:21 AM
JakeDobner wrote:
How did I miss your post... I must have had this thread
open for a long time before reading it, 9 minutes at
least judging by the gap in our posts.
I'm still laying in bed, so anything is a possibility
as it is a lazy Sunday(no work tomorrow as well, snow
on the ground).
It's a nice feeling at least that there's no work tomorrow.  We don't have snow on the ground here, but it is a lazy Sunday.
I think 3 guitars gives so much room for more exploration of sounds and I like that. We started out as a 5-piece until the 3rd guitarist started working on his Masters and we've been 2 ever since. I think the 3rd guitar leaves things more interesting and actually allows for 2 lead players to switch off the leads easier than if there were 2. A steady rhythm is very important.
— Matt "tha Kat" Lentz
Skippy and the Skipjacks: 2018-2020
Skippyandtheskipjacks.net
https://www.facebook.com/skippyandtheskipjacks
Otto and the Ottomans: 2014-2015
The Coconauts surf band: 2009-2014
www.theamazingcoconauts.com
Group Captain and the Mandrakes 2013
http://www.gcmband.com/
The Surfside IV: 2002-2005, 2008-2009
the Del-Vamps: 1992-1999, 2006-2007
http://www.dblcrown.com/delvamps.html
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Jan 15 2012 10:47 AM
What I love most about the third guitarist is that you really don't have to play all of the time. This really adds to the dynamics and if you dont have an idea that feels right, you dont have to do anything unnatural.
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elreydlp
Joined: Sep 04, 2009
Posts: 1800
Temecula, CA
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Posted on Jan 16 2012 09:58 PM
One-ME! Just like Dick Dale, Secret Samurai, and Slacktone-well, ALMOST like Dick Dale, Secret Samurai, and Slacktone, well, ONE.
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26Alpha20
Joined: Jul 17, 2011
Posts: 59
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Posted on Jan 17 2012 06:49 PM
I've never been in a band w/ two guitar players. It's not that I'm not open to the idea. I've never really written for two guitar players you know? I'd love to be or have a utility guitar player that's also handling Keyboard/Organ sounds/ noise fx or Sax...a sexy Sax man! Or woman..whatever.
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dp
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3546
mojave desert, california
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Posted on Jan 17 2012 07:18 PM
i think a band with 26 guitar players might be interesting...
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26Alpha20
Joined: Jul 17, 2011
Posts: 59
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Posted on Jan 17 2012 07:26 PM
AN ARMY OF GUITARS!!!!! DON'T YOU DARE STIFLE ME!
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Jan 17 2012 07:52 PM
dp wrote:
i think a band with 26 guitar players might be
interesting...
It'd be terrible! A band with 26 musicians playing guitar might be interesting though!
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Noel
Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Jan 17 2012 08:07 PM
Didn't Les Paul already do this with his sound-on-sound recording, by recording twenty-six passes, over which he played live? Sounds great!
JakeDobner wrote:
dp wrote:
i think a band with 26 guitar players might be
interesting...
It'd be terrible! A band with 26 musicians playing
guitar might be interesting though!
— This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.
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26Alpha20
Joined: Jul 17, 2011
Posts: 59
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Posted on Jan 17 2012 09:50 PM
JakeDobner wrote:
dp wrote:
i think a band with 26 guitar players might be
interesting...
It'd be terrible! A band with 26 musicians playing
guitar might be interesting though!
Good point.
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revmike
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3856
North Atlantic
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Posted on Jan 18 2012 06:39 PM
I just played a show where 23 guitarists, 3 bassists and drummer played Urban Surf Kings song Giant Cow. It was with my Grade 10 guitar class. Big sound, and pretty cool.
Rev
— Canadian Surf
http://www.urbansurfkings.com/
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dp
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3546
mojave desert, california
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Posted on Jan 18 2012 08:14 PM
Three bassists is way overkill... 23 guitarists is awesome though! Congrats!
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FlatRacer
Joined: Apr 07, 2008
Posts: 182
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Posted on Jan 18 2012 11:51 PM
We have two right now, but I'd love to invite in another. Lots of trad surf songs have one guy playing lead, another guy strumming chords and a third guy playing in unison with the bass.
Ideally, it'd be great to have a guy who can swing from 3rd guitar to keys, sax, harmonica, melodica, additional percussion, etc. I know just the guy, but I have to cure him of his stage fright first.
Eric
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RaistMagus
Joined: Mar 30, 2011
Posts: 388
Copenhagen
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Posted on Jan 19 2012 06:50 AM
I think that The Astronauts had 3 guitars. One lead, one chords, one muted single notes with cranked spring reverb just for the drippy splashes.
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jonfender
Joined: Mar 09, 2011
Posts: 273
Melbourne FL USA
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Posted on Jan 19 2012 08:36 AM
  I think the Astronauts were pretty much "spot on" w/3 guitars...& I'll always remember 1st hearing "Baja" for the rest of my life ! (On RCA no less, in mono on Aunt Helen's gigundo Magnavox...WOW !). The pics on the back cover of the LP reveal all. The Trashmen explain in their "box set booklet" that the sound of their band was dictated by the fact "they used Jaguar's & had reverb tanks". (We know Tele's & stuff appeared later)...but this is "early Trashmen Surf Instro's"...plus "A-Bone" (of course). I say 3. 1/Lead, 2/Rhythm, 3/Drip & Mute. (You CAN have 23 guitars BUT make sure EVERYONE has an "outboard reverb tank !!!).
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Surfbones
Joined: Nov 16, 2011
Posts: 106
Illinois
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Posted on Jan 22 2012 10:21 AM
Currently we have two guitars, bass, drums and a sax player. He usually plays tenor, sometimes alto. I love the ingredient it adds. He can also play guitar, bass, upright bass and drums. Do many of you have saxophone in your bands?
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Richard
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 1683
Georgia
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Posted on Jan 22 2012 10:56 AM
I don't have a count but off the top of my head it seems like keys are way more prevalent than horns as far as 5th member non-guitar instruments go in today's bands, though there are some notables using horns.
— The Mystery Men?
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