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...and don't forget..Dick Dale has his new guitar
tabulature book out now, too..."King of the Surf
Guitar"...you can locate it on ebay or at Hal Leonard's
site...
good luck,
DP
--- Gavin Ehringer <> wrote:
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
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