Non-surf guitar instrumentals you’d recommend?

psychonaut

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Posted on May 15 2022 01:12 PM

Johnny Guitar Wstson 'Space Guitar'
Mac Rabennack 'Storm Warning'
Willie Joe Duncan ,'Unitar Rock'

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RevWillis

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SLC, UT
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Posted on May 15 2022 03:37 PM

James Wilsey... El Dorado. I call it desert noir twang. Very Southwestern in feel, drenched in reverb, slow and moody. Hard to find, but on Apple Music and iTunes. Anybody playing surf guitar ought to hear this release.

Rev Willis

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SabedLeepski

Joined: Jul 18, 2018
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Tilburg
Netherlands

Posted on May 15 2022 05:47 PM

Orang-Outang by Bow Wow Wow

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SilverFlash

Joined: Jul 14, 2015
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Near Atlanta, GA
United States

Posted on May 15 2022 05:48 PM

RevWillis wrote:

James Wilsey... El Dorado. I call it desert noir twang. Very Southwestern in feel, drenched in reverb, slow and moody. Hard to find, but on Apple Music and iTunes. Anybody playing surf guitar ought to hear this release.

Rev Willis

Hi Rev, Great recommendation! I just checked it out and bought a copy.

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twang10

Joined: Dec 12, 2018
Posts: 24
New Zealand

Posted on May 15 2022 07:51 PM

One of my favorite players back in the 60s
Nice guitar tone.
I like the way he varies the melody.

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Joelman

Joined: Sep 07, 2006
Posts: 1472
Redlands, CA
United States

Posted on May 15 2022 09:59 PM

Joelman wrote:

This one sets me up for a quiet sunset top down drive.
https://youtu.be/ypbjIwbTR8c

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Redfeather

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Posted on May 16 2022 12:48 AM

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psychonaut

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Posted on May 16 2022 06:12 AM

The Roy Clark Guitar Spectacular!

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Daddy

Joined: Jan 24, 2020
Posts: 22
Chandler, AZ
United States

Posted on May 16 2022 09:27 AM

"Ramrod", Duane Eddy (Be sure to get the pose down)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlGZWQ2lIkU

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Stormtiger

Joined: Dec 12, 2006
Posts: 2675
Ventura, CA
United States

Posted on May 16 2022 11:15 AM

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DrakeSequation

Joined: Nov 22, 2016
Posts: 77
PNW

Posted on May 16 2022 06:44 PM

Check out The Ventures. They have a few famous “surf” tunes, but the overwhelming amount of their output - some 250+ albums - are instrumental renditions of popular music. They have a bunch of obscure gold. Gemini and Meet Mr. Callahan come to mind.

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synchro

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United States

Posted on May 17 2022 12:08 AM

I’ll second The Ventures. They really were a driving force. By strict definition, they weren’t a Surf band, but they did some Surf tunes, plus a lot of other material. The Shadows were a British group, quite similar to The Ventures, in some respects, but there material was different.

There was an earlier mention of Wes Montgomery, and he’s definitely one of my guitar heroes. Johnny Smith was a wonderful player, who was considered a Jazz guitarist, but also had a degree of classical influence. Basically, I always considered him to be a plectrum classical player.

Chet Atkins is always worth a listen, and there have been any number of good Country players that did instrumentals. Buck Owens’ Buckaroo is a fun instrumental, and not all that hard to play. Jimmy Bryant did some great, and very rapid, Country playing. Likewise, Hank Garland was an astounding technician.

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TheFintastics

Joined: Jul 28, 2008
Posts: 459
Wichita Falls, Texas
United States

Posted on May 17 2022 12:23 PM

This three-piece have been brought up before within these forums. Very chill instrumental group.

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eltwang

Joined: Feb 26, 2008
Posts: 540
Copenhagen, Denmark
Denmark

Posted on May 17 2022 01:06 PM

Lambchop - 'The Producer'

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bigtikidude

Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25309
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
United States

Posted on May 17 2022 03:07 PM

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LordWellfleet

Joined: Jul 12, 2012
Posts: 170
Cape Cod, USA
United States

Posted on May 17 2022 03:25 PM

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synchro

Joined: Feb 02, 2008
Posts: 4128
Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
United States

Posted on May 17 2022 04:32 PM

LordWellfleet wrote:

That is really nice.

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twang10

Joined: Dec 12, 2018
Posts: 24
New Zealand

Posted on May 17 2022 10:06 PM

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ElectricLimnology

Joined: Nov 20, 2017
Posts: 104
Southeast MIchigan
United States

Posted on May 17 2022 11:24 PM

Tortoise has too many great tracks to count but “Gamera” is an all time favorite.

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22SeaDo

Joined: Oct 30, 2018
Posts: 99
Mojave Valley, AZ.
United States

Posted on May 18 2022 01:46 AM

https://youtu.be/gCHhuaWzdeQ

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psychonaut Joined: Dec 08, 2007 Posts: 1294	Posted on May 15 2022 01:12 PM Johnny Guitar Wstson 'Space Guitar' Mac Rabennack 'Storm Warning' Willie Joe Duncan ,'Unitar Rock' — https://www.facebook.com/coffindagger http://coffindaggers.com/ http://thecoffindaggers.bandcamp.com Top
RevWillis Joined: Apr 25, 2006 Posts: 81 SLC, UT	Posted on May 15 2022 03:37 PM James Wilsey... El Dorado. I call it desert noir twang. Very Southwestern in feel, drenched in reverb, slow and moody. Hard to find, but on Apple Music and iTunes. Anybody playing surf guitar ought to hear this release. Rev Willis — www.revwillis.com www.willisclow.com www.slajo.com Top
SabedLeepski Joined: Jul 18, 2018 Posts: 114 Tilburg	Posted on May 15 2022 05:47 PM Orang-Outang by Bow Wow Wow — Surfin’ Europe - Surf gigs in Europe The Malbehavers – Instrumental Surf Music from Tilburg (NL) Top
SilverFlash Joined: Jul 14, 2015 Posts: 472 Near Atlanta, GA	Posted on May 15 2022 05:48 PM RevWillis wrote: James Wilsey... El Dorado. I call it desert noir twang. Very Southwestern in feel, drenched in reverb, slow and moody. Hard to find, but on Apple Music and iTunes. Anybody playing surf guitar ought to hear this release. Rev Willis Hi Rev, Great recommendation! I just checked it out and bought a copy. — -Tim MyYouTubeChannel My Classic Instrumental Surf Music Timeline SSS Agent #777 Top
twang10 Joined: Dec 12, 2018 Posts: 24	Posted on May 15 2022 07:51 PM One of my favorite players back in the 60s Nice guitar tone. I like the way he varies the melody. Top
Joelman Joined: Sep 07, 2006 Posts: 1472 Redlands, CA	Posted on May 15 2022 09:59 PM Joelman wrote: This one sets me up for a quiet sunset top down drive. https://youtu.be/ypbjIwbTR8c Top
Redfeather Joined: Jul 30, 2016 Posts: 854	Posted on May 16 2022 12:48 AM Top
psychonaut Joined: Dec 08, 2007 Posts: 1294	Posted on May 16 2022 06:12 AM The Roy Clark Guitar Spectacular! — https://www.facebook.com/coffindagger http://coffindaggers.com/ http://thecoffindaggers.bandcamp.com Top
Daddy Joined: Jan 24, 2020 Posts: 22 Chandler, AZ	Posted on May 16 2022 09:27 AM "Ramrod", Duane Eddy (Be sure to get the pose down) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlGZWQ2lIkU Top
Stormtiger Joined: Dec 12, 2006 Posts: 2675 Ventura, CA	Posted on May 16 2022 11:15 AM Last edited: May 18, 2022 12:08:21 Top
DrakeSequation Joined: Nov 22, 2016 Posts: 77 PNW	Posted on May 16 2022 06:44 PM Check out The Ventures. They have a few famous “surf” tunes, but the overwhelming amount of their output - some 250+ albums - are instrumental renditions of popular music. They have a bunch of obscure gold. Gemini and Meet Mr. Callahan come to mind. — Makai Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4128 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on May 17 2022 12:08 AM I’ll second The Ventures. They really were a driving force. By strict definition, they weren’t a Surf band, but they did some Surf tunes, plus a lot of other material. The Shadows were a British group, quite similar to The Ventures, in some respects, but there material was different. There was an earlier mention of Wes Montgomery, and he’s definitely one of my guitar heroes. Johnny Smith was a wonderful player, who was considered a Jazz guitarist, but also had a degree of classical influence. Basically, I always considered him to be a plectrum classical player. Chet Atkins is always worth a listen, and there have been any number of good Country players that did instrumentals. Buck Owens’ Buckaroo is a fun instrumental, and not all that hard to play. Jimmy Bryant did some great, and very rapid, Country playing. Likewise, Hank Garland was an astounding technician. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top
TheFintastics Joined: Jul 28, 2008 Posts: 459 Wichita Falls, Texas	Posted on May 17 2022 12:23 PM This three-piece have been brought up before within these forums. Very chill instrumental group. — _ Hi, I'm Gellert, guitarist for The Fintastics. https://www.facebook.com/TheFintastics Top
eltwang Joined: Feb 26, 2008 Posts: 540 Copenhagen, Denmark	Posted on May 17 2022 01:06 PM Lambchop - 'The Producer' — El Twitter El Ray El Ray on Bandcamp El Twang on YouTube Last edited: May 17, 2022 13:07:34 Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25309 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on May 17 2022 03:07 PM — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
LordWellfleet Joined: Jul 12, 2012 Posts: 170 Cape Cod, USA	Posted on May 17 2022 03:25 PM Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4128 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on May 17 2022 04:32 PM LordWellfleet wrote: That is really nice. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top
twang10 Joined: Dec 12, 2018 Posts: 24	Posted on May 17 2022 10:06 PM Top
ElectricLimnology Joined: Nov 20, 2017 Posts: 104 Southeast MIchigan	Posted on May 17 2022 11:24 PM Tortoise has too many great tracks to count but “Gamera” is an all time favorite. — The Vicissitones Diesel Marine The Rasputones Last edited: May 17, 2022 23:26:51 Top
22SeaDo Joined: Oct 30, 2018 Posts: 99 Mojave Valley, AZ.	Posted on May 18 2022 01:46 AM https://youtu.be/gCHhuaWzdeQ — "Here's to the man who drinks dark ale and goes to bed quite mellow. He lives as he ought to live and dies a jolly good fellow" Last edited: May 18, 2022 08:15:34 Top

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