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I play a Gretsch as well. A 6118T-120 120th Anniversary. That thing is
sweet. It has a Bamboo Yellow top and a Copper Mist back and sides.
--- In , DP <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> Marty-
>
> Hey...my Uncle let me borrow his Country Gentleman...that
> thing has sweet tones...I use it when I play my lounge
> version of Hawaii-50...it's great for 1/2 speed lounge
> sound...I love it's full bodied tone especially when it
> goes through the old reverb and tremolo...no wonder Brian
> Setzer is so hooked on Gretsch...
>
> dp
>
>
> --- Marty Tippens <mctippens@e...> wrote:
>
> >
> > Whadya mean Dick won't live down "Back to the Beach"? I
> > haven't associated him in that movie once since he
> > started recording again and I actually like the movie.
> > Now this is not to say Dick doesn't have eccentricities,
> > he's got plenty. But so do a lot of the great rock and
> > rollers including Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee,
> > you name 'em. I expect those funny personality flaws they
> > gain in older age. Such flaws do nothing to obstruct
> > their incredible legacies.
> >
> > -Marty
> > P.S. I do love my Chet Atkins Gretsch Country Gentlemen,
> > but I didn't sell my surf gear to get it.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: supertwangreverb
> > To:
> > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 8:24 AM
> > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Hendrix, surf, and the
> > difference between musicianship, artistry and emotion.
> >
> >
> >
> > Very true, I guess Link Wray is still pretty crazy in
> > his 70s. But
> > Dick Dale looks like a moron, he'll never live down
> > "Back to the
> > Beach" Being 22(23 next week)I'm starting to feel old,
> > atleast
> > compared to the guys I listen to. Your 21st birthday
> > really is the
> > last one you look foward to.
> >
> > So many of those old surf bands have gone weird in
> > their later age.
> > I guess their are other options than playing surf songs
> > on an Ibanze
> > with a compressor when I'm 40. Maybe when I'm that old
> > I'll sell
> > all my gear for Chet Atkins gear.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In , DP
> > <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> > > supertwang:
> > > I thought I'd chime in on this one: in many cases, as
> > > musicians age they tend to "evolve", but just
> > remember:
> > >
> > > The Ramones
> > > The Tornadoes
> > > Neil Young and Crazy Horse
> > > Lightning Hopkins
> > > Link Wray
> > > Mike Watt
> > > and of course, our old pal, Dick Dale
> > >
> > > I think they are all great examples of older
> > musicians who
> > > in many case struggled and fought tooth and nail to
> > > preserve their "raw" spirit and simple style well
> > into
> > > their golden years. My conclusion? Musical lameness
> > is not
> > > alway synonymous with "old age".
> > >
> > > with much respect, I remain-
> > >
> > > DP
> > >
> > >
> > > --- supertwangreverb <supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I often find myself going back to the earliest
> > surf
> > > > recordings for
> > > > inspiration in my own
> > > > > playing because, no insult intended, a lot of the
> > > > current surf
> > > > music is a little too good. The
> > > > > musicianship is there, but the raw character of
> > the
> > > > teenage surf
> > > > bands is part of the
> > > > > genre's appeal for me. Sometimes, our modern surf
> > bands
> > > > play a
> > > > little too well for my
> > > > > taste.
> > > >
> > > > Nicely put, do you think getting older would make
> > one
> > > > loose
> > > > that "raw" feeling in their playing?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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