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Right-O. They, along with the Fireballs, gave the
arrangement to the surfbands, gave rock 'n' roll back
to kids in garages and at high school dances, and that
is what birthed surf more than anything else IMHO,
helped immensly by Leo Fender's volume and fullness.
Remember, British amps were very weak and thin back
then, as was everything in the US before the Fender
revolution of '62.
The number of players back then who learned from the
"PLay Guitar With..." series is endless. It did not
matter whether they played the Ventures or not, they
learned from them. Their sound was also much more
suburban (in appeal and reproduction) than anything
before it, as surf was in large part a suburban
phenomenom musically once it got going, and the garage
bands that followed of course.
--- supertwangreverb <>
wrote:
> Like Phil Dirt said, the Ventures impact on rock n'
> roll(and I hope this is what you meant Phil) is
> more than just a list of Guitar Gods citing Nokie
> Edwards as their idol (and there are A LOT).
> It's the foundations they layed for young
> guitarists starting out, the whole act that
> started the concept behind garage rock, pick up
> a guitar and play. They were part of the driving
> force in America that influenced these kids, and
> I think they were the driving force for the
> Japanese kids.
Bill
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