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Hey Sam,
There's everything to be found on surf guitar and not
a whole lot about bass. Check out the files section
of this group's site and you'll find a copy of an
article entitled "Surf Bass" from Vintage Guitar mag I
think which gives a good overview of what it was like
in the old school, nearer the dawn of the electric
bass.
Even though things tend to be done a certain way there
isn't really a formula. Surf basslines run from the
very simple to the surprisingly not-so-simple (at
least to me sometimes). Doing a half-step hammer-on
the root seems to be pretty common and is something
that most people will be able to identify as vaguely
"surfy." There are several bass players here besides
myself, but I only play a few surf tunes in my band,
so hopefully they'll chime in.
Richard
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