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Aloha, Guy!
Who cares how old you are? There's no time like the present to take up surf
guitar! It'll be a while before you're ready to rock out with a band, but you
can still have a whole lot of fun in the comfort of your own home. For a
starter guitar, consider purchasing a whammy-bar equipped Squier Stratocaster or
Squier Jagmaster-- good enough to learn on now, and good enough to gig with
later. You don't need a huge amp to have fun-- consider a Danelectro HoneyTone,
which is plenty loud for practice and has a nice twang setting. You'll probably
want a reverb box to tickle your ears, and the gig-worthy Boss Reverb stomp box
is a good place to start, but Danelectro has at least one model which is less
expensive. If you shop with care, you can probably get everything you need to
get started for around $200.00--$300.00, possibly less. Check out the 'Net or
your local music store for some of the Hal Leonard beginning rock guitar
instruction books to get a handle on the basics, and then
visit <ventures.pl.ru:8000> and click on "Play Guitar With the Ventures" for
some free online lessons from the master. You'll also find "Slow Gold" or
"Riffster" software (available online) useful in slowing down tunes which you'd
like to learn. Most of all, jump in, have fun, and remember-- it's never too
late to rock!
Mahalo,
Page
midwest_surf_guy <> wrote:
Hello,
I am a huge instrumental surf fan, but lately I am thinking about trying my had
a surf guitar.
Except for s short stinit with a clarinet in middle school and a year pf piano
lessons I know
nothing about playing music(I forgot everything I learned in my younger years).
Now I am 50
and am thinking about trying my had at surf guitar. I know essentially nothing
about the
equipment or instruments. I have a history of not following thought with things
and don't
want to invest a ton on money in equipment, I am really skilled with repair and
electronics.
Should I start out with acoustic guitar and see how it goes? Should I start out
with electric
guitar? Bass, Rythm or lead? If electric what kind of amp for my situation?
Should I just stick
to collecting music by buying CD and LPs?
Thanks
Guy
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