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Hey Kevin. Welcome. ;)
-Dano
-=The Nebulas=-
>From: Richard <>
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>Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Hello.
>Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 06:47:51 -0800 (PST)
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>
>Since I've still got a little bit of newbie afterbirth
>clinging to me, I think I can throw a few suggestions
>at you. I started a little less than a year ago and
>had no formal training whatsoever. I still don't. I
>learned to play everything I know how to play from
>tab. I got a Ventures tab book, numerous tabs from
>the internet and a there's a pretty cool set of "How
>To Play Surf Guitar" DVD's that I leared how to play
>Miserlou and Penetration from. Formal training would
>probably help you though, as the majority of people I
>know that play do have at least some. If you talk to
>me in terms of string-fret, I can follow you, but if
>you start talking about major 3rds and perfect 5ths
>I'll just kind of stare vacantly at you, and might
>drool on your shoes. Every once in a while folks will
>lapse into music-speak and I'm lost, so I'm planning
>on possibly taking some lessons or buying a book to
>try to facilitate the learning process. But to start
>with, just pick something up and start trying to play
>it.
>As far as gear goes, one of those Squier starter paks
>might not be bad idea depending on what you want to
>spend. There are a whole lot of options for lower
>cost gear, so the amount you're willing to sink is a
>major determining factor in what you want to start
>looking at. Mexican made Fenders are very nice, and
>I've seen a couple of pretty cheap Yamaha models with
>single coils that looked pretty surfish. (Doesn't
>Link Wray play a Yamaha?) My personal choice was a
>Vista series Squier Jagmaster, a line which was
>discontinued but still pretty commonly availabe on
>eBay, and I paid about $300 and love it. I play that
>through a Fender Frontman Reverb practice amp most of
>the time. Most guys here have got more money in their
>guitars and amps, I don't because I'm primarily a bass
>player. (How many other bass players besides Phil are
>there on here?) Just look around, and keep posting
>questions to this list because this is probably the
>single best resource you'll find. Lots of cool guys
>in cool bands here.
>
>~R
>
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