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Welcome! I often jump-in on beginner questions, 'cause I learned almost
everything I know
on this site, from the excellent players who surf here. So, here's what my 3
years tell me:
your setup sounds fine. Put your energy into learning your chops. The Blues
Deluxe has a
nice clean sound, you may want to save up for a bigger Fender if you start a
band. The
tube reverb is sure nice to have, and you're wise to think about one for the
future. Keep
reading on this site, the gear debate and advice never ends.
There are numerous tablature books and a coupla videos featuring old-school, 60s
surf
hits. Here's some I recommend:
"Classic Surf for Guitar, Vols. 1 & 2," video series by Song Express. These
watch-and-play
vids/CDs cover the easy-to-learn classics, Miserlou, Penetration, Pipeline,
Tequila, Secret
Agent Man, Wipeout, and oddly, Hot Rod Lincoln. Get' em if you are interested in
those
tunes.
The Ventures "Pipeline: 25 Surfin' hits for Solo Guitar," Creative Concepts
Publishing/Hal
Leonard. Surf instros, as done by The Ventures. This will take you deeper into
surf guitar.
"Where Are they Now?: Surf & Spy Guitar," Warner Bros. Publications. A cool mix
of old and
new surf & spy songs.
"Surf Guitar" Creative Concepts Publishing/Hal Leonard. Has both vocal and
instrumental
surf songs, a treasure trove of classics.
There is also a book with songs by "The Torquays," a contemporary SoCal retro
surf band
called simply "Surf Guitar," by editor Dave Celentano. Learn songs you haven't
heard
before!
Another good tab book with CD is The Atlantics "Flight of the Surf Guitar." It
includes tabs
and backing tracks of all the songs from the Aussie bands' CD of the same name.
A little
more advanced, it helps if you can slow the songs down while learning them. You
can find
these only on The Atlantics web site. Good for advancing you playing.
Definitely listen to as much old and new school surf as you can, it will help
you get in the
song writing groove. Many band members contribute to this site, so you can ask
'em
questions directly and compliment their work and find out where to buy their
CDs!
Gavin
--- In , "kmktech" <kmktech@y...> wrote:
>
>
> Hey, thanks for letting me be a part of this site. I've played
> guitar for several years and can play some surf (Miserlou,
> Pipeline,etc) but am still pretty new to surf but you can't beat the
> sound. Any suggestions on where to learn more through DVD's or
> Video. I play through a Fender Blues Deluxe and Boss Reverb pedal
> Rv5. Can I tweak my amp with different tubes or speakers and is the
> Boss pedal exceptable. I'm sure I will invest in a Fender Reverb
> soon but can't swing a new amp also. I'd appreciate any advice!
> Again, thanks. Kerry
