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Marty,
A few of us were wondering why you weren't at the Deke thing.
I should have known that you'd be at the Ventures gig.
How did you get into that? Dusty Said he was gonna try, but it was
a very tough ticket to get.
How many times have you seen the Ventures? was it worth it again?
to not see the Deek Gig?
Remember last year when you were playing Drums with the Insects at
Taix, and I was there instead of at the Deke fest #2. where Nookie
played with Deke's Venturesmania, and Dick showed up also.
well I'm kicking my self for not going. But at least I got the
DVD of last years show, this year.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for that review, Jeff. I didn't get to go to the Guitar
Geek Fest but I did go to NAMM and saw the Ventures do a great show
to a large appreciative audience. Bob Bogle is apparently not well
and was not at the show. Bob Spalding played bass. Nokie played
lead. Don Wilson played rhythm and Leon Taylor played the tubs. They
did mostly hits but threw in "Besame Mucho" and "El Cumbanchero".
Seymour Duncan, Jeff "Alabama" Cook and Alan "Yes" White joined in
towards the end.
>
> Gear:
> Don Wilson - Aria Ventures Model (similar to Wison Bros VCM 2002
but with Aria bridge), Fender RI '65 Reverb amp with great reverb
when he needed it. I had to wonder if it was modified.
> Bob Spalding - Wilson Bros VCMB 2001 Bass, Mesa Boogie Bass amp.
> Nokie Edwards - HitchHiker Guitar, Mesa Boogie amp
> Leon Taylor - DWP Pacific drums
> Jeff cook - Wilson Bros VM-110, Fender RI '65 Twin Reverb amp.
> Seymour Duncan - Modified Fender Tele, Mesa Boogie or RI '65
Fender Twin.
> Venturettes - Japanese copy Mosrites with fake Ventures logos
plugged into Award Amps...not!...Wilson Bros VM75's in candy apple
red (no amps).
>
>
> I also saw two very impressive acoustic guitarists that I hadn't
heard of. One was Mark Hanson and the other was Pete Hottlinger.
>
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff
> To:
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 1:16 PM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Review of Deke Dickerson's 3rd annual
Guitar Geek Festival
>
>
> I figured I better get to reviewing this before I forget too
much.
> If I forgot anything, and you were there please add to this.
>
> First off, the event was held in a differnt venue than last year.
> The Jolly Roger Inn just down the street fromthe Anaheim
Convention
> center, where the Namm show was being held at.
> It was pretty good for the event, except the Parking was a bitch.
> We had to park over a mile away and walk.
>
> So Shortly after 5 pm The Shaddicts(Shadows tribute band) took
the
> stage, all in Dark horn rim glasses,and all goin' by the name
Hank.
> The Band featured Chris Barfield and Jeff Utterback from the
Huntington
> Cads on Guitar and Drums. Then Garret Imel(from the Ghastly
Ones) on
> Bass and Guitar on a few tunes. and Mel Bergman on Rhythm
mostly, a few
> lead tunes, and Bass on the Few that Garret played lead on. They
did a
> short set of about 30 min. of Shadows standards for the most
part. I
> was hoping for a Few Huntington Cads songs, I heard they might
do. But
> that didn't happen, as they had to keep the set short. For the
last
> song they Did Stingray, with Chris Barfield breaking out a
Fender Bass
> VI and goin thru a Fuzz pedal for the lead, And Deke Joined them
and
> played a Burns half size guitar and doubled the Lead lines 3
octaves
> higher than the Bass VI. He also had on Black Glasses and went
as Hank
> Jr. for the small guitar he was using.
> All the band played Burns guitars and Bass's thru VOX amps for
> everything else. I wish I could give you a set list. But The
only ones
> I really knew were Appache, Theme for Young Lovers, and
Stingray.Mostly
> well know Shadows songs.
>
> The Next 4 to 5 hours is all kinda a blur. And I'm really bad
at
> remembering peoples names. And I don't have the info of who
played
> infront of me. But needless to say it was all sorts of
> Roots Rock, Rockabilly, Chicken Pickin', Joe Maphis style, and a
> tribute to the Guy that played with Buck Owens. It was all very
good,
> and was amazing to watch close up. I was in the 2nd row. Oh
there was
> some guy playing a double neck slide with the pedals for bending
notes.
> Very very county, but extremely good. all of these sets were
mixes of
> Instros and vocals.
> The one weird thing of the evening was Deke's pick of some
metal
> shredder of 80's band Nitro. Sorry I forgot his name too. But
Deke has
> seen him at the Namm show for the past few years and said he was
blown
> away by his playing. Which is weird, cause I thought Deke hated
metal.
> So this guy is known for playing double neck guitars. but not
the side
> by side kind of double necks. they go opposite ways, and he
plays them
> regular, backwards and just tapping with both hands on sepperate
necks.
> He played mostly with backing tracks( that were way too loud)
thru 2
> Marshall halfstacks. He did mention about 10 times he was
influenced by
> classical guys like Beethoven and Mozart( duh...)considering
alot of
> his scales are very classical orientated. But he did give a nod
to
> Rockabilly,rootsrock and surf/instro as beign big influences on
him
> when he was a kid, begining to play. In his last loooong medly
of
> weedley stuff and metal standards covers, he did throw in a
bit of
> Pipeline and Walk Don't Run, played tappiing style on opposite
necks.
> Nuff of that...
> For the Finally the Los Straitjackets were introduced and
Deke said
> that They were supposed to have had Link at this show, but after
his
> passing away recently, That the LSJ's wanted to do a Link
Tribute.
> So they were in costume,and not without masks. And went thru
> about 30 to 40 mins. of Link tunes. Such as Raw
Hide,Slinky,Jack the
> Ripper,Branded,The Shadow Knows(which I was diggin')(since most
bands
> don't play that one)and a few others. Deke came up and they all
did
> Run Chicken Run together. Then for the Finale, They hooked up
18
> double neck guitars with 36 people playing them, to
play "Rumble" for
> the
> "Double Neck Train Wreck". Supposedly, this was witnessed by
somebody
> from Guines book of records. To be put in as the most double
necks
> played at one time.
> I mentioned to a friend,With all those amps goin' I wouldn't
be
> suprised if the power went out. Then about 30 seconds later,
blammo
> out it went. Just the power for the section of the building
they were
> all plugged into, not the whole place. That would have been bad.
> Over all it was a great night,spectacular playing,and alot of
Fun.
> They raffled off 3 guitars for charity, Hello Kitty Strat/Gretch
semi
> hollowbody with Bigsby tremelo, and a Telecaster.
> It was a bit long, but well worth the money (22 bucks),the
walk, the
> long show time( 5 to midnight).But a good crowd of 300 hunderd
or so.
> Deke said he was very happy with the show( best one yet) and the
> Turnout.
> Not to be too nit picky, but for next year I'd like to see a
super
> group of Oldtimers and new guys do a tribute to some killer
obscure
> surf songs, or a band like the Astronuats.
>
> Jeff(bigtikidude)
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Hey Jeff,
I just went to the NAMM show where the Ventures happened to be playing in the
late afternoon. I could have still made it to the Guitargeek thing 'cause it
started after the Ventures played at NAMM but I'm getting over a cold, so early
to bed was my prescription for the evening.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff
To:
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:54 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: NAMM Ventures// was Deke Geek fest
Marty,
A few of us were wondering why you weren't at the Deke thing.
I should have known that you'd be at the Ventures gig.
How did you get into that? Dusty Said he was gonna try, but it was
a very tough ticket to get.
How many times have you seen the Ventures? was it worth it again?
to not see the Deek Gig?
Remember last year when you were playing Drums with the Insects at
Taix, and I was there instead of at the Deke fest #2. where Nookie
played with Deke's Venturesmania, and Dick showed up also.
well I'm kicking my self for not going. But at least I got the
DVD of last years show, this year.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for that review, Jeff. I didn't get to go to the Guitar
Geek Fest but I did go to NAMM and saw the Ventures do a great show
to a large appreciative audience. Bob Bogle is apparently not well
and was not at the show. Bob Spalding played bass. Nokie played
lead. Don Wilson played rhythm and Leon Taylor played the tubs. They
did mostly hits but threw in "Besame Mucho" and "El Cumbanchero".
Seymour Duncan, Jeff "Alabama" Cook and Alan "Yes" White joined in
towards the end.
>
> Gear:
> Don Wilson - Aria Ventures Model (similar to Wison Bros VCM 2002
but with Aria bridge), Fender RI '65 Reverb amp with great reverb
when he needed it. I had to wonder if it was modified.
> Bob Spalding - Wilson Bros VCMB 2001 Bass, Mesa Boogie Bass amp.
> Nokie Edwards - HitchHiker Guitar, Mesa Boogie amp
> Leon Taylor - DWP Pacific drums
> Jeff cook - Wilson Bros VM-110, Fender RI '65 Twin Reverb amp.
> Seymour Duncan - Modified Fender Tele, Mesa Boogie or RI '65
Fender Twin.
> Venturettes - Japanese copy Mosrites with fake Ventures logos
plugged into Award Amps...not!...Wilson Bros VM75's in candy apple
red (no amps).
>
>
> I also saw two very impressive acoustic guitarists that I hadn't
heard of. One was Mark Hanson and the other was Pete Hottlinger.
>
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff
> To:
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 1:16 PM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Review of Deke Dickerson's 3rd annual
Guitar Geek Festival
>
>
> I figured I better get to reviewing this before I forget too
much.
> If I forgot anything, and you were there please add to this.
>
> First off, the event was held in a differnt venue than last year.
> The Jolly Roger Inn just down the street fromthe Anaheim
Convention
> center, where the Namm show was being held at.
> It was pretty good for the event, except the Parking was a bitch.
> We had to park over a mile away and walk.
>
> So Shortly after 5 pm The Shaddicts(Shadows tribute band) took
the
> stage, all in Dark horn rim glasses,and all goin' by the name
Hank.
> The Band featured Chris Barfield and Jeff Utterback from the
Huntington
> Cads on Guitar and Drums. Then Garret Imel(from the Ghastly
Ones) on
> Bass and Guitar on a few tunes. and Mel Bergman on Rhythm
mostly, a few
> lead tunes, and Bass on the Few that Garret played lead on. They
did a
> short set of about 30 min. of Shadows standards for the most
part. I
> was hoping for a Few Huntington Cads songs, I heard they might
do. But
> that didn't happen, as they had to keep the set short. For the
last
> song they Did Stingray, with Chris Barfield breaking out a
Fender Bass
> VI and goin thru a Fuzz pedal for the lead, And Deke Joined them
and
> played a Burns half size guitar and doubled the Lead lines 3
octaves
> higher than the Bass VI. He also had on Black Glasses and went
as Hank
> Jr. for the small guitar he was using.
> All the band played Burns guitars and Bass's thru VOX amps for
> everything else. I wish I could give you a set list. But The
only ones
> I really knew were Appache, Theme for Young Lovers, and
Stingray.Mostly
> well know Shadows songs.
>
> The Next 4 to 5 hours is all kinda a blur. And I'm really bad
at
> remembering peoples names. And I don't have the info of who
played
> infront of me. But needless to say it was all sorts of
> Roots Rock, Rockabilly, Chicken Pickin', Joe Maphis style, and a
> tribute to the Guy that played with Buck Owens. It was all very
good,
> and was amazing to watch close up. I was in the 2nd row. Oh
there was
> some guy playing a double neck slide with the pedals for bending
notes.
> Very very county, but extremely good. all of these sets were
mixes of
> Instros and vocals.
> The one weird thing of the evening was Deke's pick of some
metal
> shredder of 80's band Nitro. Sorry I forgot his name too. But
Deke has
> seen him at the Namm show for the past few years and said he was
blown
> away by his playing. Which is weird, cause I thought Deke hated
metal.
> So this guy is known for playing double neck guitars. but not
the side
> by side kind of double necks. they go opposite ways, and he
plays them
> regular, backwards and just tapping with both hands on sepperate
necks.
> He played mostly with backing tracks( that were way too loud)
thru 2
> Marshall halfstacks. He did mention about 10 times he was
influenced by
> classical guys like Beethoven and Mozart( duh...)considering
alot of
> his scales are very classical orientated. But he did give a nod
to
> Rockabilly,rootsrock and surf/instro as beign big influences on
him
> when he was a kid, begining to play. In his last loooong medly
of
> weedley stuff and metal standards covers, he did throw in a
bit of
> Pipeline and Walk Don't Run, played tappiing style on opposite
necks.
> Nuff of that...
> For the Finally the Los Straitjackets were introduced and
Deke said
> that They were supposed to have had Link at this show, but after
his
> passing away recently, That the LSJ's wanted to do a Link
Tribute.
> So they were in costume,and not without masks. And went thru
> about 30 to 40 mins. of Link tunes. Such as Raw
Hide,Slinky,Jack the
> Ripper,Branded,The Shadow Knows(which I was diggin')(since most
bands
> don't play that one)and a few others. Deke came up and they all
did
> Run Chicken Run together. Then for the Finale, They hooked up
18
> double neck guitars with 36 people playing them, to
play "Rumble" for
> the
> "Double Neck Train Wreck". Supposedly, this was witnessed by
somebody
> from Guines book of records. To be put in as the most double
necks
> played at one time.
> I mentioned to a friend,With all those amps goin' I wouldn't
be
> suprised if the power went out. Then about 30 seconds later,
blammo
> out it went. Just the power for the section of the building
they were
> all plugged into, not the whole place. That would have been bad.
> Over all it was a great night,spectacular playing,and alot of
Fun.
> They raffled off 3 guitars for charity, Hello Kitty Strat/Gretch
semi
> hollowbody with Bigsby tremelo, and a Telecaster.
> It was a bit long, but well worth the money (22 bucks),the
walk, the
> long show time( 5 to midnight).But a good crowd of 300 hunderd
or so.
> Deke said he was very happy with the show( best one yet) and the
> Turnout.
> Not to be too nit picky, but for next year I'd like to see a
super
> group of Oldtimers and new guys do a tribute to some killer
obscure
> surf songs, or a band like the Astronuats.
>
> Jeff(bigtikidude)
>
>
>
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Marty,
well I hope you're feeling better.
But I think you really would have dug the shit out of the Deek
Geek Fest. Even though some of the surf crowd was there for the
Shadows and Link tributes. There was Tons of Pickin' and Grinnin'
stuff that would have been right up your alley.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
>
> Hey Jeff,
>
> I just went to the NAMM show where the Ventures happened to be
playing in the late afternoon. I could have still made it to the
Guitargeek thing 'cause it started after the Ventures played at NAMM
but I'm getting over a cold, so early to bed was my prescription for
the evening.
>
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:54 PM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: NAMM Ventures// was Deke Geek fest
>
>
> Marty,
> A few of us were wondering why you weren't at the Deke thing.
> I should have known that you'd be at the Ventures gig.
> How did you get into that? Dusty Said he was gonna try, but it
was
> a very tough ticket to get.
>
> How many times have you seen the Ventures? was it worth it again?
> to not see the Deek Gig?
>
> Remember last year when you were playing Drums with the Insects
at
> Taix, and I was there instead of at the Deke fest #2. where
Nookie
> played with Deke's Venturesmania, and Dick showed up also.
> well I'm kicking my self for not going. But at least I got the
> DVD of last years show, this year.
>
> Jeff(bigtikidude)
>
>
> --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for that review, Jeff. I didn't get to go to the Guitar
> Geek Fest but I did go to NAMM and saw the Ventures do a great
show
> to a large appreciative audience. Bob Bogle is apparently not
well
> and was not at the show. Bob Spalding played bass. Nokie played
> lead. Don Wilson played rhythm and Leon Taylor played the tubs.
They
> did mostly hits but threw in "Besame Mucho" and "El Cumbanchero".
> Seymour Duncan, Jeff "Alabama" Cook and Alan "Yes" White joined
in
> towards the end.
> >
> > Gear:
> > Don Wilson - Aria Ventures Model (similar to Wison Bros VCM
2002
> but with Aria bridge), Fender RI '65 Reverb amp with great reverb
> when he needed it. I had to wonder if it was modified.
> > Bob Spalding - Wilson Bros VCMB 2001 Bass, Mesa Boogie Bass
amp.
> > Nokie Edwards - HitchHiker Guitar, Mesa Boogie amp
> > Leon Taylor - DWP Pacific drums
> > Jeff cook - Wilson Bros VM-110, Fender RI '65 Twin Reverb amp.
> > Seymour Duncan - Modified Fender Tele, Mesa Boogie or RI '65
> Fender Twin.
> > Venturettes - Japanese copy Mosrites with fake Ventures logos
> plugged into Award Amps...not!...Wilson Bros VM75's in candy
apple
> red (no amps).
> >
> >
> > I also saw two very impressive acoustic guitarists that I
hadn't
> heard of. One was Mark Hanson and the other was Pete Hottlinger.
> >
> > -Marty
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jeff
> > To:
> > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 1:16 PM
> > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Review of Deke Dickerson's 3rd
annual
> Guitar Geek Festival
> >
> >
> > I figured I better get to reviewing this before I forget too
> much.
> > If I forgot anything, and you were there please add to this.
> >
> > First off, the event was held in a differnt venue than last
year.
> > The Jolly Roger Inn just down the street fromthe Anaheim
> Convention
> > center, where the Namm show was being held at.
> > It was pretty good for the event, except the Parking was a
bitch.
> > We had to park over a mile away and walk.
> >
> > So Shortly after 5 pm The Shaddicts(Shadows tribute band)
took
> the
> > stage, all in Dark horn rim glasses,and all goin' by the name
> Hank.
> > The Band featured Chris Barfield and Jeff Utterback from the
> Huntington
> > Cads on Guitar and Drums. Then Garret Imel(from the Ghastly
> Ones) on
> > Bass and Guitar on a few tunes. and Mel Bergman on Rhythm
> mostly, a few
> > lead tunes, and Bass on the Few that Garret played lead on.
They
> did a
> > short set of about 30 min. of Shadows standards for the most
> part. I
> > was hoping for a Few Huntington Cads songs, I heard they
might
> do. But
> > that didn't happen, as they had to keep the set short. For
the
> last
> > song they Did Stingray, with Chris Barfield breaking out a
> Fender Bass
> > VI and goin thru a Fuzz pedal for the lead, And Deke Joined
them
> and
> > played a Burns half size guitar and doubled the Lead lines 3
> octaves
> > higher than the Bass VI. He also had on Black Glasses and
went
> as Hank
> > Jr. for the small guitar he was using.
> > All the band played Burns guitars and Bass's thru VOX amps
for
> > everything else. I wish I could give you a set list. But The
> only ones
> > I really knew were Appache, Theme for Young Lovers, and
> Stingray.Mostly
> > well know Shadows songs.
> >
> > The Next 4 to 5 hours is all kinda a blur. And I'm really
bad
> at
> > remembering peoples names. And I don't have the info of who
> played
> > infront of me. But needless to say it was all sorts of
> > Roots Rock, Rockabilly, Chicken Pickin', Joe Maphis style,
and a
> > tribute to the Guy that played with Buck Owens. It was all
very
> good,
> > and was amazing to watch close up. I was in the 2nd row. Oh
> there was
> > some guy playing a double neck slide with the pedals for
bending
> notes.
> > Very very county, but extremely good. all of these sets were
> mixes of
> > Instros and vocals.
> > The one weird thing of the evening was Deke's pick of some
> metal
> > shredder of 80's band Nitro. Sorry I forgot his name too. But
> Deke has
> > seen him at the Namm show for the past few years and said he
was
> blown
> > away by his playing. Which is weird, cause I thought Deke
hated
> metal.
> > So this guy is known for playing double neck guitars. but not
> the side
> > by side kind of double necks. they go opposite ways, and he
> plays them
> > regular, backwards and just tapping with both hands on
sepperate
> necks.
> > He played mostly with backing tracks( that were way too loud)
> thru 2
> > Marshall halfstacks. He did mention about 10 times he was
> influenced by
> > classical guys like Beethoven and Mozart( duh...)considering
> alot of
> > his scales are very classical orientated. But he did give a
nod
> to
> > Rockabilly,rootsrock and surf/instro as beign big influences
on
> him
> > when he was a kid, begining to play. In his last loooong
medly
> of
> > weedley stuff and metal standards covers, he did throw in
a
> bit of
> > Pipeline and Walk Don't Run, played tappiing style on
opposite
> necks.
> > Nuff of that...
> > For the Finally the Los Straitjackets were introduced and
> Deke said
> > that They were supposed to have had Link at this show, but
after
> his
> > passing away recently, That the LSJ's wanted to do a Link
> Tribute.
> > So they were in costume,and not without masks. And went thru
> > about 30 to 40 mins. of Link tunes. Such as Raw
> Hide,Slinky,Jack the
> > Ripper,Branded,The Shadow Knows(which I was diggin')(since
most
> bands
> > don't play that one)and a few others. Deke came up and they
all
> did
> > Run Chicken Run together. Then for the Finale, They hooked
up
> 18
> > double neck guitars with 36 people playing them, to
> play "Rumble" for
> > the
> > "Double Neck Train Wreck". Supposedly, this was witnessed by
> somebody
> > from Guines book of records. To be put in as the most double
> necks
> > played at one time.
> > I mentioned to a friend,With all those amps goin' I
wouldn't
> be
> > suprised if the power went out. Then about 30 seconds later,
> blammo
> > out it went. Just the power for the section of the building
> they were
> > all plugged into, not the whole place. That would have been
bad.
> > Over all it was a great night,spectacular playing,and alot
of
> Fun.
> > They raffled off 3 guitars for charity, Hello Kitty
Strat/Gretch
> semi
> > hollowbody with Bigsby tremelo, and a Telecaster.
> > It was a bit long, but well worth the money (22 bucks),the
> walk, the
> > long show time( 5 to midnight).But a good crowd of 300
hunderd
> or so.
> > Deke said he was very happy with the show( best one yet) and
the
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Thanks Jeff. I know I would have dug the Geek Fest. I have a DVD of one of the
previous ones. Deke assembles some great players.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff
To:
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 7:42 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: NAMM Ventures// was Deke Geek fest
Marty,
well I hope you're feeling better.
But I think you really would have dug the shit out of the Deek
Geek Fest. Even though some of the surf crowd was there for the
Shadows and Link tributes. There was Tons of Pickin' and Grinnin'
stuff that would have been right up your alley.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
>
> Hey Jeff,
>
> I just went to the NAMM show where the Ventures happened to be
playing in the late afternoon. I could have still made it to the
Guitargeek thing 'cause it started after the Ventures played at NAMM
but I'm getting over a cold, so early to bed was my prescription for
the evening.
>
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:54 PM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: NAMM Ventures// was Deke Geek fest
>
>
> Marty,
> A few of us were wondering why you weren't at the Deke thing.
> I should have known that you'd be at the Ventures gig.
> How did you get into that? Dusty Said he was gonna try, but it
was
> a very tough ticket to get.
>
> How many times have you seen the Ventures? was it worth it again?
> to not see the Deek Gig?
>
> Remember last year when you were playing Drums with the Insects
at
> Taix, and I was there instead of at the Deke fest #2. where
Nookie
> played with Deke's Venturesmania, and Dick showed up also.
> well I'm kicking my self for not going. But at least I got the
> DVD of last years show, this year.
>
> Jeff(bigtikidude)
>
>
> --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for that review, Jeff. I didn't get to go to the Guitar
> Geek Fest but I did go to NAMM and saw the Ventures do a great
show
> to a large appreciative audience. Bob Bogle is apparently not
well
> and was not at the show. Bob Spalding played bass. Nokie played
> lead. Don Wilson played rhythm and Leon Taylor played the tubs.
They
> did mostly hits but threw in "Besame Mucho" and "El Cumbanchero".
> Seymour Duncan, Jeff "Alabama" Cook and Alan "Yes" White joined
in
> towards the end.
> >
> > Gear:
> > Don Wilson - Aria Ventures Model (similar to Wison Bros VCM
2002
> but with Aria bridge), Fender RI '65 Reverb amp with great reverb
> when he needed it. I had to wonder if it was modified.
> > Bob Spalding - Wilson Bros VCMB 2001 Bass, Mesa Boogie Bass
amp.
> > Nokie Edwards - HitchHiker Guitar, Mesa Boogie amp
> > Leon Taylor - DWP Pacific drums
> > Jeff cook - Wilson Bros VM-110, Fender RI '65 Twin Reverb amp.
> > Seymour Duncan - Modified Fender Tele, Mesa Boogie or RI '65
> Fender Twin.
> > Venturettes - Japanese copy Mosrites with fake Ventures logos
> plugged into Award Amps...not!...Wilson Bros VM75's in candy
apple
> red (no amps).
> >
> >
> > I also saw two very impressive acoustic guitarists that I
hadn't
> heard of. One was Mark Hanson and the other was Pete Hottlinger.
> >
> > -Marty
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jeff
> > To:
> > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 1:16 PM
> > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Review of Deke Dickerson's 3rd
annual
> Guitar Geek Festival
> >
> >
> > I figured I better get to reviewing this before I forget too
> much.
> > If I forgot anything, and you were there please add to this.
> >
> > First off, the event was held in a differnt venue than last
year.
> > The Jolly Roger Inn just down the street fromthe Anaheim
> Convention
> > center, where the Namm show was being held at.
> > It was pretty good for the event, except the Parking was a
bitch.
> > We had to park over a mile away and walk.
> >
> > So Shortly after 5 pm The Shaddicts(Shadows tribute band)
took
> the
> > stage, all in Dark horn rim glasses,and all goin' by the name
> Hank.
> > The Band featured Chris Barfield and Jeff Utterback from the
> Huntington
> > Cads on Guitar and Drums. Then Garret Imel(from the Ghastly
> Ones) on
> > Bass and Guitar on a few tunes. and Mel Bergman on Rhythm
> mostly, a few
> > lead tunes, and Bass on the Few that Garret played lead on.
They
> did a
> > short set of about 30 min. of Shadows standards for the most
> part. I
> > was hoping for a Few Huntington Cads songs, I heard they
might
> do. But
> > that didn't happen, as they had to keep the set short. For
the
> last
> > song they Did Stingray, with Chris Barfield breaking out a
> Fender Bass
> > VI and goin thru a Fuzz pedal for the lead, And Deke Joined
them
> and
> > played a Burns half size guitar and doubled the Lead lines 3
> octaves
> > higher than the Bass VI. He also had on Black Glasses and
went
> as Hank
> > Jr. for the small guitar he was using.
> > All the band played Burns guitars and Bass's thru VOX amps
for
> > everything else. I wish I could give you a set list. But The
> only ones
> > I really knew were Appache, Theme for Young Lovers, and
> Stingray.Mostly
> > well know Shadows songs.
> >
> > The Next 4 to 5 hours is all kinda a blur. And I'm really
bad
> at
> > remembering peoples names. And I don't have the info of who
> played
> > infront of me. But needless to say it was all sorts of
> > Roots Rock, Rockabilly, Chicken Pickin', Joe Maphis style,
and a
> > tribute to the Guy that played with Buck Owens. It was all
very
> good,
> > and was amazing to watch close up. I was in the 2nd row. Oh
> there was
> > some guy playing a double neck slide with the pedals for
bending
> notes.
> > Very very county, but extremely good. all of these sets were
> mixes of
> > Instros and vocals.
> > The one weird thing of the evening was Deke's pick of some
> metal
> > shredder of 80's band Nitro. Sorry I forgot his name too. But
> Deke has
> > seen him at the Namm show for the past few years and said he
was
> blown
> > away by his playing. Which is weird, cause I thought Deke
hated
> metal.
> > So this guy is known for playing double neck guitars. but not
> the side
> > by side kind of double necks. they go opposite ways, and he
> plays them
> > regular, backwards and just tapping with both hands on
sepperate
> necks.
> > He played mostly with backing tracks( that were way too loud)
> thru 2
> > Marshall halfstacks. He did mention about 10 times he was
> influenced by
> > classical guys like Beethoven and Mozart( duh...)considering
> alot of
> > his scales are very classical orientated. But he did give a
nod
> to
> > Rockabilly,rootsrock and surf/instro as beign big influences
on
> him
> > when he was a kid, begining to play. In his last loooong
medly
> of
> > weedley stuff and metal standards covers, he did throw in
a
> bit of
> > Pipeline and Walk Don't Run, played tappiing style on
opposite
> necks.
> > Nuff of that...
> > For the Finally the Los Straitjackets were introduced and
> Deke said
> > that They were supposed to have had Link at this show, but
after
> his
> > passing away recently, That the LSJ's wanted to do a Link
> Tribute.
> > So they were in costume,and not without masks. And went thru
> > about 30 to 40 mins. of Link tunes. Such as Raw
> Hide,Slinky,Jack the
> > Ripper,Branded,The Shadow Knows(which I was diggin')(since
most
> bands
> > don't play that one)and a few others. Deke came up and they
all
> did
> > Run Chicken Run together. Then for the Finale, They hooked
up
> 18
> > double neck guitars with 36 people playing them, to
> play "Rumble" for
> > the
> > "Double Neck Train Wreck". Supposedly, this was witnessed by
> somebody
> > from Guines book of records. To be put in as the most double
> necks
> > played at one time.
> > I mentioned to a friend,With all those amps goin' I
wouldn't
> be
> > suprised if the power went out. Then about 30 seconds later,
> blammo
> > out it went. Just the power for the section of the building
> they were
> > all plugged into, not the whole place. That would have been
bad.
> > Over all it was a great night,spectacular playing,and alot
of
> Fun.
> > They raffled off 3 guitars for charity, Hello Kitty
Strat/Gretch
> semi
> > hollowbody with Bigsby tremelo, and a Telecaster.
> > It was a bit long, but well worth the money (22 bucks),the
> walk, the
> > long show time( 5 to midnight).But a good crowd of 300
hunderd
> or so.
> > Deke said he was very happy with the show( best one yet) and
the
> > Turnout.
> > Not to be too nit picky, but for next year I'd like to see
a
> super
> > group of Oldtimers and new guys do a tribute to some killer
> obscure
> > surf songs, or a band like the Astronuats.
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