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I'd say try to find a Danelectro Hodad on Ebay...a fine
surf guitar. Make sure your Danelectro has a tremolo
bridge.
As far as an amp, I'd reccomend a practice amp with reverb
to start off with...I would say a fender Champ...but, those
litle buggers are starting to get expensive.
As for a first song...well "Pipeline" by the Chantays is a
pretty good place to start...also "Wayward Nile" by the
Chantays...also "Mr. Moto" by the Belair...also "Walk-Don't
Run" by the Ventures and "Surf Beat" by Dick Dale...then
give old "Miserlou" a try...
good luck,
dp
--- anotherquixote <> wrote:
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> Hi--I'm Will and I'm new here. First things fist: I
> would like to
> compliment you on having a really great site!
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> I'm interested in learning to play a few surf tunes.
> Probably not
> ready for Misirlou just yet--perhaps something a little
> less
> complex. Any suggestions?
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> O.k.--here's where I'm stretching a bit. I've just
> started playing;
> I have a used Dean Playmate bass and a cheap 15W amp.
> I'm figuring
> around $300 for a guitar and $300 for an amp. Is this
> realistic?
> What should I get? Keep in mind that I'm not a guitar
> technician;
> I'm thinking I might be better off with new gear. I live
> about 100
> miles from two Guitar Centers in Seattle, WA.
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> Any suggestions are appreciated.
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> Thanks,
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> Will
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