Folks I work at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and I was recently listening to the 1954 version of Blue Moon by Elvis Presley. I was struck by the archaic 1954 recording with the spring reverb and thought to myself that really sounds kind of surfy. I decided to do my own recording on the 1976 Precision hotrod....here it is. Go easy on me if it is not your cup of tea.....this is the first in a series of classic tunes done in the surf style. Enjoy..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtl3FkyrEmU
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The 1976 Fender Precision Hotrod bass......Blue Moon
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Posted on Jan 15 2016 05:28 PM
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Posted on Jan 17 2016 12:03 AM
Thats interesting and sounds good, |
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Posted on Jan 18 2016 09:54 PM
Thank you Palo......I am working on classic vocal tunes arranged for bass and guitar in the surf style but it will probably take a while. Blue Moon was my prototype experiment.....the Everly Brothers are next but the melody is much more difficult. I do prefer the maple necks and hope to build a custom Precision out of birds eye maple some day. |
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Posted on Jan 19 2016 11:25 PM
That's a fun project, you can make a cd collection. |
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Posted on Jan 27 2016 10:34 PM
I play with a guy named Craig who is quite good on the Stratocaster and he will provide the icing on the cake for The Everly Brothers All I Have to Do Is Dream. Chet Atkins is the guitarist on the 1958 version which is a great tremolo tone so the song translates perfectly to the surf style. I have a Leslie speaker which sounds amazing with a Fender plugged into it. |
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Posted on Jan 28 2016 01:48 AM
I didn't know chet played that thanks for that info. |
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Posted on Feb 04 2016 04:38 PM
OK....Palo and anyone else who is interested in this post. I am finally done with The Everly Brothers "All I Have to do is Dream" instrumental. This video features my partner in crime Craig Kap on Stratocaster going through a Leslie speaker.....I play the 1976 Fender Precision Hotrod and the drum parts. I cannot divulge all of my secrets as to how I achieved the sonic landscape of this song/video but I will say that I had to use a combination of analog and digital gear in order to reproduce the classic 50's sound of the Everly's version.....Chet Atkins nails that tremolo tone here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLtyXvdO4fM |
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Posted on Feb 05 2016 01:32 AM
Good job on that video and music. Last edited: Feb 05, 2016 01:33:16 |
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