Menu
Hi,
I'm new here, just found the main site the other day. Wanted to say
thanks for the mp3 compilation, it kicks ass. I'm fairly new to
learning surf guitar/rock. Just started trying to learn some covers
(just learned Surf Rider), though I've always loved the sound. I've
been playing guitar for 13 years, self taught (which means I lack
theory/proper technique, but make up for it with pure energy and
improvisation. Not the best not the worst) Anyway, my roots go back to
metal, it's where I started, and my playing will always have a metal
element to it, like I said it's my roots.
Back when I was 18 and playing metal I worked for a chevy dealership
as a lot porter, cleaning cars, details, gas ups, dealer trades (Got
to drive new Corvettes everyday, <g>), anyway, my boss at the
dealership was Pat Connelly of the Surfaris, no lie. At the time I had
no idea who the Surfaris were. One day I told him I play guitar, and
he told me who he was, I was like "who?" and he said "ever heard the
song Wipeout?" I said "yeah, of course", and he say's "I wrote the
guitar part" I was impressed even then, but only now can I realize the
magnitude of that. He said he didn't play music anymore, and told me
he disliked metal. So, I never asked him for lessons or anything. Man,
today I wish I pushed him harder for lessons, he was a hard man, but a
fair boss, and he seemed to like me, though he tried not to show it.
I remember every morning at the lot I would have to put out the keys
in all the lock boxes on over 400 cars (also had to retrive the keys
in reverse order at closing), even if it was raining outside. On these
rainy days after I put out the keys Pat would let me sit in the office
and just shoot the shit with him. He bought me lunch a few times even.
And every Sunday we would watch football in the office together, have
cook outs and drink beer. Cool job, but very hard work, 12 hour days
sun up to sun down. I ended up moving about an hour away and have
since lost touch with Pat. This was many years ago. Now that I'm into
surf guitar, I might just try and track him down again, though I think
he has retired from the car business.
I've learned alot about Surf music in the past few days but I have
many questions regarding surf guitar, which I won't bombard you all
with at once. But, for my first question, I was planning on picking up
the book Surf Guitar by Roy Zimmerman to start out with and was
wondering what you guys thought of the book, and any others you might
suggest?
=Ace Haze
--- In , "acehaze06" <acehaze06@...> w
But, for my first question, I was planning on picking up
> the book Surf Guitar by Roy Zimmerman to start out with and was
> wondering what you guys thought of the book, and any others you might
> suggest?
>
> =Ace Haze
>
i have the roy zimmerman 'surf guitar' book and think it is a good
back up to figuring out tunes by ear. i have found mistakes in it, but
sometimes it depends who's version of a song you are learning as to
which notes are 'right'. one book that i learned quite a bit from when
i was first learning to play was the hal leonard publication 'classic
rock instrumentals'. i have found i retain what i've learned more if i
figure it out on my own, instead of from a book, but then, we're all
different....carol
Ace:
Welcome to SG101!
re: "I was planning on picking upthe book Surf Guitar by
Roy Zimmerman to start out with and was wondering what you
guys thought of the book, and any others you might
suggest?"
I like Zimmerman's book...there are some cool tunes in
there...except be careful with the version of "Miserlou"
presented, I believe it's the Beach Boy version, not the
Dick Dale version.
As Far as other books out there, I have two to reccomend:
Hal Leonard Press has a cool Dick Dale songbook out there,
and there is also a cool Ventures songbook...I believe the
Venture book is called "Pipeline" (which isn't a Ventures
song originally, but those Ventures covered every song
known to man.)
Anyway, I really enjoyed your car lot story, and look
forward to more from you.
don't fear the reverb,
-dp
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
Ace,
were was that Dealership you worked at?
It sounds very familiar to me, but I can't place it.
Where do you live now? there are tons of surf shows in So. Cal.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
--- In , "acehaze06" <acehaze06@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm new here, just found the main site the other day. Wanted to say
> thanks for the mp3 compilation, it kicks ass. I'm fairly new to
> learning surf guitar/rock. Just started trying to learn some covers
> (just learned Surf Rider), though I've always loved the sound. I've
> been playing guitar for 13 years, self taught (which means I lack
> theory/proper technique, but make up for it with pure energy and
> improvisation. Not the best not the worst) Anyway, my roots go
back to
> metal, it's where I started, and my playing will always have a
metal
> element to it, like I said it's my roots.
>
> Back when I was 18 and playing metal I worked for a chevy
dealership
> as a lot porter, cleaning cars, details, gas ups, dealer trades
(Got
> to drive new Corvettes everyday, <g>), anyway, my boss at the
> dealership was Pat Connelly of the Surfaris, no lie. At the time I
had
> no idea who the Surfaris were. One day I told him I play guitar,
and
> he told me who he was, I was like "who?" and he said "ever heard
the
> song Wipeout?" I said "yeah, of course", and he say's "I wrote the
> guitar part" I was impressed even then, but only now can I realize
the
> magnitude of that. He said he didn't play music anymore, and told
me
> he disliked metal. So, I never asked him for lessons or anything.
Man,
> today I wish I pushed him harder for lessons, he was a hard man,
but a
> fair boss, and he seemed to like me, though he tried not to show
it.
>
> I remember every morning at the lot I would have to put out the
keys
> in all the lock boxes on over 400 cars (also had to retrive the
keys
> in reverse order at closing), even if it was raining outside. On
these
> rainy days after I put out the keys Pat would let me sit in the
office
> and just shoot the shit with him. He bought me lunch a few times
even.
> And every Sunday we would watch football in the office together,
have
> cook outs and drink beer. Cool job, but very hard work, 12 hour
days
> sun up to sun down. I ended up moving about an hour away and have
> since lost touch with Pat. This was many years ago. Now that I'm
into
> surf guitar, I might just try and track him down again, though I
think
> he has retired from the car business.
>
> I've learned alot about Surf music in the past few days but I have
> many questions regarding surf guitar, which I won't bombard you all
> with at once. But, for my first question, I was planning on
picking up
> the book Surf Guitar by Roy Zimmerman to start out with and was
> wondering what you guys thought of the book, and any others you
might
> suggest?
>
> =Ace Haze
>
