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Richard Dale ... Surf's Gone


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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47606592

The clue that this obituary was not written by a guitarist probably lies in the sentence:

That was where he developed his percussive style of playing, initially on a right-handed guitar, despite being left-handed - essentially meaning he was playing back-to-front and upside down.

ps: Note the entirely helpful rude word filter amendment to the Title imposed by the not-at-all-intrusive Big Brother software.

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I recall reading many years ago that he was still performing to keep up with medical bills - and true enough, he still was. It's pretty poor that you have to do that (even if he probably loved performing).

What a sound. 0.13s - his bending fingers must have been made of steel!

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1 hour ago, Daz39 said:

I recall reading many years ago that he was still performing to keep up with medical bills - and true enough, he still was. It's pretty poor that you have to do that (even if he probably loved performing).

What a sound. 0.13s - his bending fingers must have been made of steel!

America.... makes me grateful for our NHS. May they never get their greedy hands on it.

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2 hours ago, skankdelvar said:

FWIW, some pix and descriptions here of Dale's rig at a club gig in 2016. Outboard reverb into two original Showman amps into a 2x15 and a 1x15 loaded with JBL's

Ferocious.

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Skank,

Thanks for that. I was puzzled by the absence of the reverb tank in the photo you posted then had a laugh when I clicked on the link. Great idea!

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2 hours ago, BigRedX said:

16 for top E is pretty hardcore, but by comparison 60 for bottom E is almost normal. I use a 56 for drop D and probably wouldn’t struggle with something a little heavier.

Name 1
(E)
2
(B)
3
(G)
4
(D)
5
(A)
6
(E)
7
(B)
Extra Super Light (8–38) .008 .010 .015 .021 .030 .038 --
Extra Super Light Plus (8.5–39) .0085 .0105 .015 .022 .032 .039 --
Super Light (9–42)(54) .009 .011 .016 .024 .032 .042 .054
Super Light Plus (9.5–44) .0095 .0115 .016 .024 .034 .044 --
Super Light / Regular (9–46) .009 .011 .016 .026 .036 .046 --
Regular Light (10–46)(56) .010 .013 .017 .026 .036 .046 .056
Regular Light Plus(10.5–48) .0105 .0135 .018 .028 .038 .048 --
Medium (11–49)(64) .011 .014 .018 .028 .038 .049 .064
Light Top / Heavy Bottom (10–52) .010 .013 .017 .030 .042 .052 --
Medium / Heavy (11–52) .011 .014 .018 .030 .042 .052 --
Heavy (12–54) .012 .016 .020 .032 .042 .054 --
Extra Heavy (13–56) .013 .017 .026 .036 .046 .056

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3 hours ago, Daz39 said:

.60 is not really almost normal!

Indeed! No danger it is. Well, not for me, anyway. I run .056 bottom E on my Lowdens for Drop D tuning but I could never handle that gauge, never mind a .060, on a Strat or Tele. A .060 is close to the D string on my basses!! 😃

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