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thediamondheads

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Posted on Jan 27 2019 04:35 PM

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

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matt

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Posted on Oct 25 2021 01:11 PM

Just reading this now, it is so good!

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ArabSpringReverb

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Posted on Oct 25 2021 03:56 PM

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 .

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insectsurfer

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Posted on Oct 25 2021 07:55 PM

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

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matt

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Posted on Oct 26 2021 07:36 AM

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

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ArabSpringReverb

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Posted on Oct 26 2021 03:41 PM

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

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matt

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Posted on Oct 27 2021 03:49 PM

Hope you enjoy it after being talked into it!

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ldk

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Posted on Oct 27 2021 07:22 PM

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

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PolloGuitar

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Posted on Oct 27 2021 09:17 PM

It's a great book, and highly recommended.

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

Ferenc

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thediamondheads Joined: May 06, 2013 Posts: 16 Baltimore	Posted on Jan 27 2019 04:35 PM 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 Top
matt Joined: Oct 18, 2010 Posts: 656 Boston, MA	Posted on Oct 25 2021 01:11 PM Just reading this now, it is so good! — Matt Heaton & the Electric Heaters Boston's Premier Surf/Noir Combo http://www.heatonsurf.com Top
ArabSpringReverb Joined: Jul 13, 2012 Posts: 490 San Diego CA	Posted on Oct 25 2021 03:56 PM 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 . Top
insectsurfer Joined: Mar 22, 2006 Posts: 363 Los Angeles	Posted on Oct 25 2021 07:55 PM I read it last year, really enjoyed it, ArabSpring-- it's way better than the description you read! Top
matt Joined: Oct 18, 2010 Posts: 656 Boston, MA	Posted on Oct 26 2021 07:36 AM 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 Boston's Premier Surf/Noir Combo http://www.heatonsurf.com Top
ArabSpringReverb Joined: Jul 13, 2012 Posts: 490 San Diego CA	Posted on Oct 26 2021 03:41 PM I did order a used copy , looking forward to it , thanks for the rec. Top
matt Joined: Oct 18, 2010 Posts: 656 Boston, MA	Posted on Oct 27 2021 03:49 PM Hope you enjoy it after being talked into it! — Matt Heaton & the Electric Heaters Boston's Premier Surf/Noir Combo http://www.heatonsurf.com Top
ldk Joined: Nov 08, 2017 Posts: 369 San Francisco Bay Area	Posted on Oct 27 2021 07:22 PM 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 Top
PolloGuitar Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5123 San Francisco	Posted on Oct 27 2021 09:17 PM It's a great book, and highly recommended. Matt- kudos to you for digging up an old thread! Ferenc — Buy Endless Drummer @ Bandcamp Frankie and the Pool Boys website Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp Pollo Del Mar website My Blog- Euro Tour Blog Pool Boys on Spotify INSTAGRAM Frankie & The Pool Boys on Facebook Pollo Del Mar on Facebook DJ Frankie Pool Boy on North Sea Surf Radio Top

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