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Marty -
I stand corrected. You are 100% right - I saw several photos of The Ventures
performing circa 1970-71 and Bogle was playing a Hofner. He switched to the
Rick, (I've seen photos!), in the late '70's before coming back to the Fender
Bass, in the early 1980's.
Bruce D
Marty Tippens <> wrote:
I think we've got our Beatle basses switched, Bruce.
In 1970 Bogle was playing a Hofner Bass, the violin style like McCartney used in
the early 60's. McCartney was using the Rick bass in the later '60's through
'70's.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: bruce d
To:
Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 1:30 AM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: hollowbody guitars
Elizabeth, remember that according to Don Wilson, rhythm guitar, The Ventures
are not and have never been a Surf Band. Also, about 1967 Mosrite introduced a
series of thin-hollow-body electrics, and The Ventures made a point to be
photographed with them on record album covers, etc.
This was at the precise point when they were recording albums like "Super
Psychedelics", "The Horse", and "Underground Fire", not ONE of which had
anything particularly surfy on it. Their deal with Mosrite unraveled soon after
this, and by 1970, Wilson was gigging with a humbucker-equipped Gibson SG, Gerry
McGee was playing a Les Paul, and Bob Bogle was playing a Rickenbacher bass,
while The Ventures were recording covers of Santana and Jim Croce.
Elizabeth <> wrote:
What about hybrid styles, such as surfabilly. I'm one from the school
of thought that hot rod rock, and surf rock can be interchangeable. As
far as hollow bodies in surf rock, not too long ago I was checking out
a book of Ventures tab, at a local music store, and taken aback, just
a bit, to see a couple of pics of the band using hollow body guitars.
Then again, I think The Ventures have more likely used evry sort of
electric 6-string that's ever been made. :)
Liz
--- In , "Marty Tippens" <mctippens@e...>
wrote:
> The quick answer is, no, hollow bodies don't belong in surf BUT surf
is a subset of Rock and Roll and Rock and Roll is about breaking
rules, therefore someones gotta use a hollow body in surf now and
then. Hollow bodies do fit nicely in the non-surf instro styles of
Duane Eddy.
> -Marty
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