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Well I've been messing with the "Guitar for Dummies" book for five
months now and I think I can at least do "something" with the
guitar. The book does not cover surf styles(naturally), so I'd like
to know what you guys would think the best direction to go next is.
I know there are songbooks and interactive CD's specifically for the
surf genre but I'm not sure how to continue my growth toward
something "tangible" in the surf genre. Being in Nebraska does not
really give me too many options for surf lessons or surf players to
hang out with...
Kevin
kkamphaus:
dude, here's my $0.02:
1. buy some surf LPs and a turntable. listen to them.
2. buy some surf CDs and listen to them.
3. check out the cool surf tab at this site: surfguitar101
4. check out the cool links at this site: surfguitar101
5. get yourself a copy of "Play Guitar with the Ventures"
and learn it.(try amazon.com or ebay)
6. check out Roy Zimmerman's "Surf Guitar: Authentic
note-for-note transcriptions off the original recordings"
great tabs/music from Creative Concepts Publishing Corp.
(you can find this on Amazon.com or sometimes on ebay)
7. check out ebay continually for surf music stuff...you'll
be suprised at what turns up.
8. is there a music store near you? if so, post a note on
the musicians wanted board and see if any Nebraska surf
hodads call you up. if they do, go play some gnarly midwest
surf with 'em. Don't forget your reverb unit. Hang 10
hawaii 5-0...
good luck,
David P
--- kkamphaus <> wrote:
> Well I've been messing with the "Guitar for Dummies" book
> for five
> months now and I think I can at least do "something" with
> the
> guitar. The book does not cover surf styles(naturally),
> so I'd like
> to know what you guys would think the best direction to
> go next is.
> I know there are songbooks and interactive CD's
> specifically for the
> surf genre but I'm not sure how to continue my growth
> toward
> something "tangible" in the surf genre. Being in
> Nebraska does not
> really give me too many options for surf lessons or surf
> players to
> hang out with...
>
> Kevin
>
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kkamphausdude:
cool surf tabs located here:
good luck,
dp
ps: get yourself the cowabunga surf box from rhino records
and some shadowy men from a shadowy planet cds...play
continually until absolute stokage is achieved...do not
stop playing your reverberation until they pry your jaguar
from your cold dead hands...you get the idea.
--- kkamphaus <> wrote:
> Well I've been messing with the "Guitar for Dummies" book
> for five
> months now and I think I can at least do "something" with
> the
> guitar. The book does not cover surf styles(naturally),
> so I'd like
> to know what you guys would think the best direction to
> go next is.
> I know there are songbooks and interactive CD's
> specifically for the
> surf genre but I'm not sure how to continue my growth
> toward
> something "tangible" in the surf genre. Being in
> Nebraska does not
> really give me too many options for surf lessons or surf
> players to
> hang out with...
>
> Kevin
>
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--- In , "kkamphaus"
<KEVIN_AND_JULIE_KAMPHAUS@H...> wrote:
> Well I've been messing with the "Guitar for Dummies" book for five
> months now and I think I can at least do "something" with the
> guitar. The book does not cover surf styles(naturally), so I'd
like
> to know what you guys would think the best direction to go next
is.
> I know there are songbooks and interactive CD's specifically for
the
> surf genre but I'm not sure how to continue my growth toward
> something "tangible" in the surf genre. Being in Nebraska does not
> really give me too many options for surf lessons or surf players to
> hang out with...
>
> Kevin
Kevin, I feel your pain, being in the midwest myself. As far as
instructional material goes, check out this earlier post, its got
lots of juicy details on books, CD's, videos, etc:
(As an aside, are there any Shadows stuff along the same line?)
As for meeting others, post an ad at a guitar store. Talk to people
at shows. I was amazed at how many musicians came to see Dick Dale
last night. I heard all kinds of people talking about guitars, amps,
and even reverb units. I met a couple of guys who were excited by
Dick and wanted to play surf. I couldn't believe my ears. So maybe we
aren't as alone as we think we are. You just got to get out there and
try. It seems there are always musician's at shows, checking out the
gear and bands. So while the surf shows may be few and far between,
you can at least meet other players there. They may not be interested
in surf, but maybe some are. I was surprised that someone even knew
who the Bomboras and Legendary Invisible Men were last night (it was
the Rob Zombie connection).
Good luck,
BN
