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Secretions · Post by **Secretions** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:53 am

Yeah, you read the subject. What is it? Nothing I do sounds quite right, even on (gasp!) an actual guitar (note: me playing guitar is a bit like an amoeba earning a master's degree). Can't seem to find any surf guitar samples. The Slayer2 demo seems to approach the '80's faster than it approaches surf, woody or no. Dunno what the sound technically is is, either. Sometimes seems reverby, but no reverb sounds right. Is it more a style of playing? Or am I just a total moron?

spaceman · Post by **spaceman** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:56 am

just play them really really bad
and don't use more that 3 chords

clueless · Post by **clueless** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:58 am

play on the "treble" pickup close to the bridge, through a tremolo, and spring reverb

crazed one · Post by **crazed one** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:03 am

clueless wrote:play on the "treble" pickup close to the bridge, through a tremolo, and spring reverb

sample dick dale and shout something once or twice every song

waiting man · Post by **waiting man** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:09 am

...the king of surf guitar...
you are forgetting to set guitar that loud, to cover istruments.

and a serious wrist.

clueless · Post by **clueless** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:13 am

crazed one wrote:sample dick dale and shout something once or twice every song

I suppose...

crazed one · Post by **crazed one** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:16 am

clueless wrote:
crazed one wrote:sample dick dale and shout something once or twice every song
I suppose that you are correct. Thanks for the astute observation on your part crazed one.

Why thank you! How nice you are this morning.

clueless · Post by **clueless** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:18 am

crazed one wrote:Why thank you! How nice you are this morning.

well, someone has to be...

crazed one · Post by **crazed one** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:19 am

But seriously, a ton of reverb will work, and you don't even have to play the same as dick.

I don't know what surf bands you like or what equip you have so maybe you can post some of that stuff. Should be pretty easy still.

crazed one · Post by **crazed one** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:21 am

clueless wrote:
crazed one wrote:Why thank you! How nice you are this morning.
well, someone has to be a wanker and play class clown

clueless · Post by **clueless** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:23 am

crazed one wrote:
clueless wrote:
crazed one wrote:Why thank you! How nice you are this morning.
well, someone has to be a wanker and play class clown

...so it might as well be you - you do it SO well.

xxx

Glooper · Post by **Glooper** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:31 am

strum slowly using simple chords on just the high three strings and use the wammy bar... or maybe add some simple slide guitar with the guitar tuned to an e Chord.

Ben

Barf · Post by **Barf** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:10 am

....old style reverb (spring/plate?)and tremolo on a Fender Strat.

spaceman · Post by **spaceman** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:15 am

Barf wrote:....old style reverb (spring/plate?)and tremolo on a Fender Strat.

although your nick gives a good tip as well

k-bird · Post by **k-bird** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:21 am

Secretions wrote:Yeah, you read the subject. What is it? Nothing I do sounds quite right, even on (gasp!) an actual guitar (note: me playing guitar is a bit like an amoeba earning a master's degree). Can't seem to find any surf guitar samples.

You do need the big reverb but it's also the kind of guitar you use. Everything i play on my Broadcaster copy sounds irritatingly like surf guitar, for instance. It's really jangly.

The Atlantics are a good band for surf guitar, try them out.

What makes surf guitar sound like surf guitar?