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maybe it's because tape delays were expensive, somewhat
fragile studio devices?
maybe because they were rather rare birds back then?
maybe Fender had better marketing with it's reverb/amp
line?
maybe it's because the Shadows never hit it too big in the
USA?
???
-dp
--- Brian Neal <> wrote:
> --- In , "ipongrac"
> <ipongrac@g...> wrote:
> >
> > Not quite, Brian. Norman Sanders, the lead guitarist
> of the
> > (Hollywood) Tornadoes (of the Bustin' Surfboards fame)
> used a tape
> > echo unit as much as a reverb unit, and I think
> actually in the
> > beginning of the band even more. Also, the Surfaris
> used it on
> > occasion (such as on their version of the Nobles'
> Earthquake - I think
> > the Nobles also used it on the original?).
>
>
> Thanks Ivan. Why do you suppose tape echo wasn't used
> very much in
> surf? The rockabilly guys were using slapback echo,
> right? I don't
> know much about rockabilly; was that primarily a studio
> thing, or did
> the rockabilly guys drag tape machines and/or echoplexes
> with them on
> stage?
>
> BN
>
>
>
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