How clean were first wave shows?

synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4295 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on Dec 14 2023 02:05 PM CaptainSensible wrote: The Rhythm Rockers album sounds like you’re watching them play in your living room. Good stuff. That is my idea of some great clean guitar sounds. This is why I like Surf Music, clean sounds. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top
peanutswilson Joined: Oct 13, 2023 Posts: 17 Leigh	Posted on Aug 31 2024 04:40 PM IvanP wrote: I think that's definitely true. Exhibit A: Dick Dale's debut album, "Surfers' Choice", all recorded live. Dick's guitar sounds substantially more overdriven on there than any of his subsequent Capitol releases, all recorded in studio. The Bobby Fuller Four live version of "Misirlou/Hava Nagila" is pretty crankin'! Is it just my ears or is this recording much cleaner than the version on the pulp surfin' release from the 90's? I was trying to find a cleaner version of this recording a while back but failed. Top
RobbieReverb Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2324 San Jose, Ca.	Posted on Sep 01 2024 04:28 PM Something that I neglected to mention in my earlier post is speaker distortion. It's a more subtle thing, but can definitely impact the tone of the rig. At low volumes it isn't a factor, but really pushing the amp typically brings some speaker distortion into the picture. How much, and what tone is created depends on a lot of factors, from what type of speaker, speaker composition, volume of the amp, pickups. and even the right hand technique of the guitarist. https://www.premierguitar.com/speaking-of-distortion — Bob Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4295 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on Sep 02 2024 12:34 AM RobbieReverb wrote: Something that I neglected to mention in my earlier post is speaker distortion. It's a more subtle thing, but can definitely impact the tone of the rig. At low volumes it isn't a factor, but really pushing the amp typically brings some speaker distortion into the picture. How much, and what tone is created depends on a lot of factors, from what type of speaker, speaker composition, volume of the amp, pickups. and even the right hand technique of the guitarist. https://www.premierguitar.com/speaking-of-distortion It’s interesting g that you bring that up, because, way back in the day, I had a Silvertone 1483 bass amp that would distort when cranked, and the perception was that most of it was speaker distortion. I only remember that it was a gnarly sound, and that was only a 22 watt amp. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top

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How clean were first wave shows?