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Yeah, I guess Tele's can be "way surf" especially if ya slap a bigsby and heavy
srtings on one. To put a break in an otherwise trad-Strat-reverb surf set, I
threw on a Telecaster at surf gig a couple of weeks ago. I didn't want it to
sound like a surf guitar. I took advantage of it's country qualities and applied
them to a couple of surf songs. Mr Moto was played, but low on the reverb and
high on the b-bender country twang. Well, I liked it anyway.
-Marty
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Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: SurfGuitar101 Member Compilation CD?
I could be wrong...but, I believe I saw a "vintage" photo
of old Dave Meyers (& the Surftones)...he was playing a
Telecaster back in 62-63...also currently, the hawaiian
slide guitar guy in the Blue Hawaiians also doubles on some
songs playing reverberated rhythm guitar on his Telecaster.
And of course, I play the "Telecaster" P-Bass (1951 RI CIJ
Precision Bass)...
man, Telecasters can be WAY surf!
Not to mention old Steve Cropper...dude... that guy could
play in my surf band any day...
dp
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> --- gert_sp <> wrote:
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> very surf.
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> Our tracks are played with a Telecaster with Texas
> Special pickups. I think a Telecaster, while not
> traditional (to this crowd at least), is very surf.
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there's always plenty of room for vintage "country twang"
in the surf arena...just ask Morricone and Duane Eddy and
Nokie and of course DD.
-dp
--- Marty Tippens <> wrote:
>
> Yeah, I guess Tele's can be "way surf" especially if ya
> slap a bigsby and heavy srtings on one. To put a break in
> an otherwise trad-Strat-reverb surf set, I threw on a
> Telecaster at surf gig a couple of weeks ago. I didn't
> want it to sound like a surf guitar. I took advantage of
> it's country qualities and applied them to a couple of
> surf songs. Mr Moto was played, but low on the reverb and
> high on the b-bender country twang. Well, I liked it
> anyway.
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: DP
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 2:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: SurfGuitar101 Member
> Compilation CD?
>
>
> I could be wrong...but, I believe I saw a "vintage"
> photo
> of old Dave Meyers (& the Surftones)...he was playing a
> Telecaster back in 62-63...also currently, the hawaiian
> slide guitar guy in the Blue Hawaiians also doubles on
> some
> songs playing reverberated rhythm guitar on his
> Telecaster.
>
> And of course, I play the "Telecaster" P-Bass (1951 RI
> CIJ
> Precision Bass)...
>
> man, Telecasters can be WAY surf!
>
> Not to mention old Steve Cropper...dude... that guy
> could
> play in my surf band any day...
>
>
> dp
>
>
> --- Richard <> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > --- gert_sp <> wrote:
> > > played with a telecaster, which is of course not
> > very surf.
> >
> > Our tracks are played with a Telecaster with Texas
> > Special pickups. I think a Telecaster, while not
> > traditional (to this crowd at least), is very surf.
> >
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----- Original Message -----
From: DP
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Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Tele's in surf
there's always plenty of room for vintage "country twang"
in the surf arena...just ask Morricone and Duane Eddy and
Nokie and of course DD.
-dp
--- Marty Tippens <> wrote:
>
> Yeah, I guess Tele's can be "way surf" especially if ya
> slap a bigsby and heavy srtings on one. To put a break in
> an otherwise trad-Strat-reverb surf set, I threw on a
> Telecaster at surf gig a couple of weeks ago. I didn't
> want it to sound like a surf guitar. I took advantage of
> it's country qualities and applied them to a couple of
> surf songs. Mr Moto was played, but low on the reverb and
> high on the b-bender country twang. Well, I liked it
> anyway.
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: DP
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 2:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: SurfGuitar101 Member
> Compilation CD?
>
>
> I could be wrong...but, I believe I saw a "vintage"
> photo
> of old Dave Meyers (& the Surftones)...he was playing a
> Telecaster back in 62-63...also currently, the hawaiian
> slide guitar guy in the Blue Hawaiians also doubles on
> some
> songs playing reverberated rhythm guitar on his
> Telecaster.
>
> And of course, I play the "Telecaster" P-Bass (1951 RI
> CIJ
> Precision Bass)...
>
> man, Telecasters can be WAY surf!
>
> Not to mention old Steve Cropper...dude... that guy
> could
> play in my surf band any day...
>
>
> dp
>
>
> --- Richard <> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > --- gert_sp <> wrote:
> > > played with a telecaster, which is of course not
> > very surf.
> >
> > Our tracks are played with a Telecaster with Texas
> > Special pickups. I think a Telecaster, while not
> > traditional (to this crowd at least), is very surf.
> >
> > Richard
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Dp, Richard, Marty
I have this telecaster still, its a custom model with a humbucker
and single original fender pick-up at the bridge. This guitar (Keith
Richards played on this model in the seventies) is from '73. I'v
played through a Fender Twin Reverd at that time, but couldn't get a
good sound with it, the single pick-up sounded to thin and the
humbucker to "muddy" for my taste.. i was seeking for a good surf
sound (and my knowledge was very little)
In the nineties I was very addicted to Star Crunches (Man...Or
astroman) Mosrite sound. Is there anybody who knows which model he
was playing?
Gert
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> Yeah, I guess Tele's can be "way surf" especially if ya slap a
bigsby and heavy srtings on one. To put a break in an otherwise trad-
Strat-reverb surf set, I threw on a Telecaster at surf gig a couple
of weeks ago. I didn't want it to sound like a surf guitar. I took
advantage of it's country qualities and applied them to a couple of
surf songs. Mr Moto was played, but low on the reverb and high on
the b-bender country twang. Well, I liked it anyway.
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: DP
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 2:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: SurfGuitar101 Member
Compilation CD?
>
>
> I could be wrong...but, I believe I saw a "vintage" photo
> of old Dave Meyers (& the Surftones)...he was playing a
> Telecaster back in 62-63...also currently, the hawaiian
> slide guitar guy in the Blue Hawaiians also doubles on some
> songs playing reverberated rhythm guitar on his Telecaster.
>
> And of course, I play the "Telecaster" P-Bass (1951 RI CIJ
> Precision Bass)...
>
> man, Telecasters can be WAY surf!
>
> Not to mention old Steve Cropper...dude... that guy could
> play in my surf band any day...
>
>
> dp
>
>
> --- Richard <errant_jedi@y...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > --- gert_sp <gertspier@h...> wrote:
> > > played with a telecaster, which is of course not
> > very surf.
> >
> > Our tracks are played with a Telecaster with Texas
> > Special pickups. I think a Telecaster, while not
> > traditional (to this crowd at least), is very surf.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
> >
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