RIP Dick Dale

hirsute_biped · 04.01.2019, 04:24 PM

King of the Surf Guitar. Played high speed tremolo picking, middle eastern scales, at groundbreaking high volume. Miserlou is the great-grandpa of Death Valley 69, in style if not substance. Field tested a lot of early Fender gear for Leo Fender. Kept touring through to near the end to cover the costs of cancer treatments.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/17/o...dale-dead.html

The Soup Nazi · 04.02.2019, 10:25 PM

An absolute guitar demon and one of the true greats. He was also Little Richard-esque in the sense of going around saying stuff like I am the originator, I am the emancipator! - Dick Dale would tell you he invented metal, punk, "indie", you name it. Which is fine: an original who could play like such a motherfucker's got the right to boast a bit sometimes.

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hirsute_biped the end of the ugly Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Manta Sonica, California Posts: 1,173	King of the Surf Guitar. Played high speed tremolo picking, middle eastern scales, at groundbreaking high volume. Miserlou is the great-grandpa of Death Valley 69, in style if not substance. Field tested a lot of early Fender gear for Leo Fender. Kept touring through to near the end to cover the costs of cancer treatments. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/17/o...dale-dead.html __________________ https://soundcloud.com/billy-gashade
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04.02.2019, 10:25 PM	#2
The Soup Nazi invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Del Boca Vista Posts: 18,364	An absolute guitar demon and one of the true greats. He was also Little Richard-esque in the sense of going around saying stuff like I am the originator, I am the emancipator! - Dick Dale would tell you he invented metal, punk, "indie", you name it. Which is fine: an original who could play like such a motherfucker's got the right to boast a bit sometimes. __________________ You either die a punk or you live long enough to see yourself become classic rock.
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