What guitars do popular surf rock bands play? Several come to mind – Fender Stratocasters, Jazzmasters and Jaguars, Mosrites, and Danelectros. Not only do they usually have a certain sound, but they also have a …
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Tons of active bands play surf guitar music. Find both current and past bands in this section.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you: Los Cuchillos. You’ve probably never heard of these guys, but you need to go listen to them right now. Their name first struck me as awesome (Los Cuchillos …
I ran across “The Modelos” for the first time this weekend. If you’re not familiar with them, I think you will enjoy taking a listen. I found them on their MySpace page, where they’ve got …
Not really a video, just pictures but with the sound. Regardless, it’s great country artist Junior Brown playing a great surf medley on his crazy custom-built “guit-steel.” He puts on a pretty entertaining show.
Sparrow Guitars has come up with a line of surf guitars, announced at NAMM 2009.
The Von Drat Continental surf guitar is named after Canadian surf band “the Von Drats.”
It’s got a cool green color, a …
Surf music has its roots in California from the 50’s and 60’s, but has an interesting following today internationally.
One band worth listening to is Los Coronas, apparently the top surf band is Spain. Their sound …
At NAMM 2008 in Anaheim, CA, the King of the Surf Guitar, Dick Dale, played with G.E. Smith (of SNL fame), Curt Bisquera, and Reggie Hamilton at NAMM. Take a look at the video!
If you’re not sucking down your company’s broadband by streaming Pandora radio all day, you’re missing out. Pandora is a great site for listening to free music, based on the artist or song you specify.
Setting …
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