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Hey Gavin,
Yeah, I like my setup for now. The gear is totally tempting, but I
have made a rule that I will not buy any new gear until I can go into
the store, and actually try it out by ripping out The Victor or Lets
Go Trippin or Miserlou etc.
What are some good books to start with? I have "The Guitar Handbook"
by Ralph Denyer wich is pretty decent. I go between practicing surf
songs to doing scales.
I am up in northern california, so I learned at Cowells and Linda
Mar. I got good at a place called 3 mile during el nino. I used to
take road trips down the coast all the time listening to dick dale,
and surfed pretty much everywhere.
I like San Onofre and hope to get down to trestles before the
military base is installed. I have never been surfing down in SD
though. My GF showed me blacks and the canyons, and it looked pretty
incredible.
--- In , "Gavin Ehringer"
<gavinehringer@e...> wrote:
> Ryan, I'm getting a kick out of your posts, 'cause I was exactly
where
> you are at one year ago. It sounds to me like you've got a good
> startup - Strat, amp, Holy Grail pedal. I started with a Fat Strat,
> Fender Frontman 15R, and a Danelectro Reverb pedal. My first song
was
> The Ventures "Walk Don't Run," the second was "Pipeline."
>
> Eventually, I moved on to the following gear: Fender Jaguar Reissue
> Made in Japan, Fender Reverb Reissue, and a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe
Amp
> w/ a special Weber California 12 "vintage" speaker. It's pretty
close
> to the perfect setup, with the exception perhaps of the amp. I think
> I'd rather have a Fender VibroKing or maybe a Fender Deluxe Reverb.
A
> lot of the guys on this site like the Fender Showman or Fender Dual
> Showman, two vintage amps that were instrumental to the early surf
> sound, if you will pardon the pun.
>
> I think my dream setup would be the Jag with some vintage or reissue
> pickups, a reverb unit that doesn't play stray radio signals like
mine
> does, and a Victoria "boutique" amp, which is a hand-wired amp made
to
> replicate the early Fender amps.
>
> That said, everyone has different ideas about tone and sounds and
> gear. The more you develop in your playing, the more discerning
you'll
> become. Don't be in a hurry to get equipment...get your chops down
> first, then spend a lot of time listening to different guitars,
amps,
> and players. You'll discover your sound with time, and you'll
> gravitate toward the right gear.
>
> I have tons of advice on music books, easy songs to learn, and other
> "tricks of the trade" learned over the last year. Since I came to
this
> as a total newbie too, I welcome you to e-mail me with any
questions.
>
> Best wishes...you've had your first snort of surf music. Soon,
you'll
> be addicted. BTW, where do you surf? I learned to surf at LaJolla
> Shores and surfed most of the breaks from Sano down to Rosarita,
Mex.
> But Shores/Scrips Pier remain my home break. (Now I live in Colo.,
so
> I guess Copper Mountain is my home break!)
>
> Adios!
