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(This is really rushed, I've gotta get to work)
Richard, You're a funny guy! I've spoken with two guys who played
with Bertrand and both remember him using flats. These would have
probably been nickel flats.
I think Randy Holden may have used flats as well, the Ventures did on
their earlier stuff, Jim Messina sounds like he's got heavy strings on
his Stratocaster(atleast a wound G). Messina got the best sound from
his Strat, and it certainly doesn't sound like most guys who use
rounds on their Strats. There's no for sure answers to any of this.
That being said, these studio recordings of the old surf bands are
nothing to write home about. Which I think makes those old recordings
so cool. We spent so much time trying to get Eddie's sound and I'm
pretty sure whoever was recording the Showmen put little thought into
mic placement, amp placement etc. So a lot of those great sounds may
have just happened by chance. What I'm getting at is you can try all
day to sound like someone, but it just may be the way they were
recorded that sounds so great.
New bands: the Treblemakers used flats, and Evan Foster used Pyramid
Flats on his Jaguar through a Bandmaster for most of if not all of "13
Evil Tales"
Bill
www.reluctantaquanauts.com
--- In , Richard <errant_jedi@y...> wrote:
> Didn't Eddie Bertrand use flats for absolutely
> everything? I'm sure that Bill will be here any
> minute.
>
> Richard
>
> --- Dan Bartley <bigtwangguy@y...> wrote:
>
> > What are some of the original surf songs that were
> > played with flatwound strings?
> > Dan
>
>
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