Dick Dale - The King Of Surf Guitar

Music legend Dick Dale talks about the early days, his association with Leo Fender and the new Dick Dale Signature Acoustic Guitar from Fender.

[@kylerowsdower]

Rest easy sir. You will be missed and never forgotten.

[@Rwtheking]

Except maybe by the rock and roll hall of fame. It’s a shame they were snubbing him then

[@genericnamehere7602]

@@Rwtheking That gaggle of self-righteous hipsters are more enthralled by talentless hacks like Nicki Minaj and Skrillexcrement that REAL performers like our boy Dick Dale here.

[@quintonpillar]

did he ever get his cables from guam? Its COD up hereeeeee tonight

[@lucasvonbraun]

The original shredder .. I met Dick in 1998 and he could not have been nicer, what a great guy ...He gave anyone who asked his personal email, and a few weeks later, I emailed him on his birthday, prefacing it with "you probably don't remember me" .. Dick wrote back to say thanks, and he said "of course I remember you, you were there with your sister and talked my ear off about string size" lol ... RIP Dick Dale, you are on the Mt Rushmore of electric guitar and nice guys

[@zagozago9893]

Yup. He was a great guy.

[@profile2047]

lol.

[@honestsignalz]

"At 78, Dick Dale suffers from renal failure, diabetes, damaged vertebrae, rectal cancer, but keeps touring to afford medical treatment"

[@IggyMontpellierPro]

+Honest Signalz He uses a colostomy bag, too. He refuses to go on dialysis... the Grim Reaper still can't take him from us. He's very fucking strong, and he's 78. That's very inspiring.

[@lead111]

'Murica!

[@chocolatcats]

He also tours because its his life....stopping would mean he doesn't live....and he's a great fighter and magnificent. I used to see him 3 times a week playing at Harmony Park in Anaheim and then worked with him on "Back to the Beach".......when he dies I am going to be heartbroken.

[@465marko]

That's disgusting.

[@GooseMcBruce]

+Honest Signalz and this is what obamacare wants to take away from us

[@gerben880]

RIP Dick Dale. Great guitarist.

[@yndihalda]

Nice Odyssey to the West profile pic.

[@wouterdeheus3626]

He wasn't a great guitarist, he could hardly play, but because of the limitation of not being able to play, he was able toinventsome very original things

[@robertpalmer4806]

@@wouterdeheus3626 he literally pioneered an entire genre of music.

[@deaddycruel]

@@wouterdeheus3626 I'm absolutely sure that you can't normally play Misirlou

[@drtyslzy]

Wow, he played with some fucking thick strings.

[@Corvid]

It's something a lot of guitarists are missing out on... I always found normal strings too light and delicate when I started playing, so I kept upping the thickness, even in standard tuning. I love the tone of 14s, but bending becomes too difficult at anything below drop C! I now use 60 as the 6th string, and a standard set of 10s on the 1st to 3rd strings, leaving them fairly bendable. My bandmate was playing a lot of Dick Dale when I introduced him to really heavy strings, he went nuts over them, doesn't play anything else now. He's a FAR better player than I am, and you can really hear the difference when someone skilled uses something that works with how they play. They're brilliant for tremolo picking, he commented that you can really "dig in" to the string aggressively. Not just for surf either, they almost work better with buckets of distortion (eg playing certain songs by Ministry). Tremolo picking palm muted 16th notes at 210bpm feels so natural it's unreal. The guitar blends perfectly with the kick drum if you get the tone right.

[@billyclub56]

Hearing Colours Still looks healthy! Big influence on Hendrix's volume

[@trustmeimblack1620]

What he does with them in private is his own business!

[@drtyslzy]

Trust Me, I'm Black! Hahahaha!!!!

[@8BALLJOHNSON]

Move over SRV.. :D

[@dealit3370]

The Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame has to induct Dick Dale......This dude is legendary.

[@CraigFranklinmusic]

Yes, Dick Dale is much more relevant to the RRHOF than many non- Rock Music artists they have inducted. Or the RRHOF could change its name.

[@BigMuff75]

He hasnt been yet? Thats really sad.

[@dannyfisher6681]

They (Rock Hall of Fame) should be ashamed for not inducting Dick Dale! Nothing worse than music snobs!

[@davidwesley2525]

​@@dannyfisher6681Jan Berry & Dean Torrence aren't in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame , Neither is Emerson , Lake & Palmer . 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@erniemiller1953]

My favorite memory of all time...Dick Dale was playing at the Ram's Head in Annapolis, MD. He played almost 3 hours straight. Then, sat on the stage as 150 took 5 minutes each to talk with him. He signed a guitar I built from three guitars. He played Wipe out with me. I will miss him greatly.

[@stanleywilliamson9359]

Ernie Miller I don’t live too far from the Rams head. RIP Dick

[@larslarsman]

How great to be in the presence of the master. You were so lucky.

[@marcdemell5976]

Tres cool.

[@jimbodavis1944]

Amazing!

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

What was eye-opening for me about this video was how it revealed Dale's impact on the development and evolution not just of Rock guitar but also of other instruments typically prominent in it and of the Rock genre in general --- truly a one-of-a-kind and irreplaceable treasure of music history, he!!

[@granthurlburt4062]

YES. That is what was amazing about this video. And he still doesnt have health care. Reminds me of another giant of music, drummer Richie Hayward (Little Feat) who coudltn afford medical care for his cancer. A disgrace

[@keithtpc1508]

They don't make em like Dick Dale anymore. Legends are born from guys like this.

[@gonkdroid6301]

buck ewer that's a stupid opinion🤣 you have tons of those

[@vineflower]

The original rock star, absolutely crazy to see him speak so candidly!

[@hugeshows]

I mixed a show for Dick once. He said "Hey Mr. Sound Man, give me some more EDGE!" Well I'm not aware of any mixing consoles that have an edge knob, so I just turned up the speakers over his head.

[@doctorsteve9476]

oh sure they do....theyre the ones farthest to the left or to the right on the desk. the ones on the edge.....LoL......cheers brother.

[@masterofsparkshwy6974]

Heard SRV ask sound man to put " some more hoodoo" on it lol.... I'm sure that guy felt bout like you, turn a knob wait for a reaction.

[@ozvault1]

RIP Dick Dale - 4 May 1937 - 16 March 2019. King of the Surf Guitar. Thanks for the music.

[@m240support]

The original djent

[@TheJeffcurran]

You bet it does!!

[@chocolatcats]

"it"....................do you mean Dick? yes he did.

[@m240support]

+keri caye lol, no. Djent is a sub-genre of metal.

[@TheJeffcurran]

Why is it that metal has a bazillion sub-genres? No other popular musical form has so many. That said, Surf could easily be considered the original djent. Djent, djent, djent!!!! Or is it Djang, djang, djang?

[@TheJeffcurran]

Now that I think about it, it's more like "Dooga, dooga, dooga, dooga, dooga, dooga dooga dooga, nyer, nya nyer, nya nyera nya, nyer, nya. Not so much djent, djent, djent, djent. But it does surf!!!

[@cluxseltoot]

Dick Dale is the real deal. Hats off to you.

[@gonkdroid6301]

buck ewer someone's jealous🤣 fuck off hater i see your comments around here 🤣🤣

[@alabastersmidge4692]

buck ewer Why Buck,Why?

[@YourLocalLeadBassist]

He died 2 years after this comment. Rip Dick

[@jamrhein2]

Wow what a time. I cant imagine having to make 16 payments to pay off $8 lol.

[@silvermediastudio]

About the same with college kids today.

[@winstonli8081]

That’s about $120 today.

[@silvermediastudio]

@@winstonli8081 At least you can still play the guitar. Those college degrees are worthless.

[@mccarney4207]

For real I make $12 in an hour

[@winstonli8081]

@@silvermediastudio Now I feel useless lmao

[@amoruzz]

I was blessed to see Dick in a blues club years ago. He kicked ass 👍👍

[@larryk1865]

Had the pleasure of meeting Dick after an SRO gig in San Francisco about 20 years ago. I was a Colorado resident at the time and a fan of the NHL Avalanche. Scalped was their theme song when they hit the ice. One of the best nights of my life standing just off the stage. RIP and may the sets off heaven's shores always roll into perfect endless tubes.

[@keithhampton9700]

Dude is the original Surf Punk!

[@iansnyder274]

Dick, you are the man....met him back in Spring of '93 at Tower Records on Guadalupe in Austin after his show...wonderful,accesible man...he talked to us for around 20 minutes telling us so many great stories...a fearless visionary ! Thank you Dick and god bless.

[@alexander-germain]

low key this shit is metal as fuck

[@scbaboss]

What a great player and innovator Dick Dale was, never knew of the close collaboration between him and Leo Fender. What a story, would love to hear the rest of it. Glad I got to see him at the marine corps base in 29 palms. I feel bless to have seen a legend and great showman. Rest In Peace. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@chosuke02]

Guitarists of this generation dont realize how much of a pioneer Dick is, not just in surf guitar but in the guitar and music world in general from behind the scenes. RIP, a true legend

[@fingersmagillicuddy4322]

King of surf guitar.......and modesty

[@gonkdroid6301]

buck ewer same insults🤣

[@MRHenHen]

buck ewer spastic

[@vinceleone3952]

Can you imagine if he was in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?! The Wonderful history lesson generations of music lovers would have got.It's a pity they have no knowledge of Dick Dale.RIP Great One.⭐🎸

[@izeshmikurac]

that guitar is so weird so, its a lefty, but with a strat headstock, in reverse, with strings upside down....what?

[@rddsknk89]

It's a right handed guitar with a strat headstock. He's just holding it upside down

[@loldoctor]

Punk Player94 the cutaway and EQ stuff isn’t set up like a normal guitar though.

[@cloud_monkey422]

what it’s a left handed acoustic with an upside down head stock (I guess you could say righty but they make them stock like that on some models now days) and his guitar is strung upside down

[@ratso69ful81]

Hendrix & Paul McCartney are left -handed too..

[@cheril8891]

@@cloud_monkey422 There's a reason for that. You will have to check out more Dick Dale info to find out and you will find it. I did.

[@MCJaccard4music]

This is literally the History of Fender. Like The story of Dick Dale is also the story of Fender. Everything you need to know about the history of Fender is right here.

[@dwaynebruny]

Nonsense. Dale is a narcissist telling tall tall tales. His influence on Fender is largely based on them letting him use gear and giving feedback. They did that with lots of players. Dale is full of himself and conning you into believing he revolutionized the company.

[@taylorjeremy71]

@@dwaynebruny When in the interview does Dale say he was the only one giving Fender feedback about their products? He doesn't

[@dwaynebruny]

@@taylorjeremy71 He clearly speaks as if he revolutionized the amp.

[@jonny-b4954]

@@taylorjeremy71 I mean, he's clearly talking as if he was the one with all the advice they were listening to

[@theadministers3533]

A pure pleasure, fortunate to see him in the Ventura County Theater. A most incredible talent, with a heart of gold.

[@MeCC2003]

I saw him at the canyon club. Was so close , he was dripping sweat on our table

[@Andersonian1995]

I visited his remains in Los Angeles back in 2022 - it was like a pilgrimage for me. This dude completely reinvigorated my love of music.

[@peacequiet]

How on this earth can 138 people vote negative on this story ? Hey jerks. You are voting down history? How absurd. Dick Dale was the King of the SURF GUITAR. I know,I was there. I am 70.

[@rogerhorton3007]

They have no clue Cant fix stupid!

[@Crezelltree4261]

C Wilson:Likely a bunch of clueless millenials.

[@pedrobrando4606]

Some can not tell up from down.

[@joeyoung1498]

Jealous sunsabitches.

[@D45VR]

people sometimes vote negative just to get a reaction....it worked on you

[@shoneviljhoy]

Amazing talented man R.I.P king of the surf guitar

[@mikekenney8362]

Hanging in Newport Beach in the 60s Dick Dale was a god. He was very good and he was one of us. And this was before Brian Wilson or Jan and Dean. There will never be such a time again. Thanks Dick…I speak for all of us

[@mrblonde2912]

glad I found this joint, rip to the great Dick Dale… genius at the highest form

[@gerberbernstein7360]

I'm sure glad Dick invented the guitar for Leo Fender.

[@gonkdroid6301]

buck ewer where's ur proof🤣

[@MRHenHen]

buck ewer spastic

[@deathalizer7709]

buck ewer You're all over the comment section saying the same shit about how it's made up just to compensate for the fact you will never do something great like that in your life because you sit on your ass all day and do nothing. grow up.

[@anonymusum]

Oh c´mon - everyone with a brain can see that this man has a big mouth. And by the way his guitar technique is just lousy.

[@hurkamur1]

Gerber Bernstein I know, he's wearing his own fkn T-shirt for chrissakes. I still love him though.

[@fyrcrack1]

What a humble guy..........

[@gonkdroid6301]

buck ewer nah🤣

[@gracieesmeherro3711]

buck ewer nah dick dale has fame for talent trump has fame for being trump

[@MRHenHen]

buck ewer spastic

[@kawabungadad8945]

Whether true or not he pioneered an entire genre, kind of like a veteran that fought in a war - You've got to give them the respect they've earned and just smile and nod. The guy is legendary. Without him great bands today like Guantanamo Baywatch, La Luz and the Allah-Las probably wouldn't exist.

[@terrypussypower]

DeadPistolsBrainGerms Dick Dale doesn’t need to “appear grandiose” ....HE IS GRANDIOSE! And if anything, he UNDERSELLS himself! He’s a giant in the formation of rock n roll!

[@craig4fsu]

The legend. He is still LOUD AS HELL.

[@CaptainRonAhoy]

Rest in Peace old master, thanks for all the gifts you left......

[@pepeknamornik9283]

Salute.

[@Ambrosia__]

Rest easy and thanks for the great sounds!

[@ReclaimingMyChillTime]

Thank you for posting. Dick Dale will rock and play in our hearts forever. Long live D.D.

[@victorkimura5824]

RIP Dick Dale. You will forever be known as a great musician that changed surf music.

[@1-eye-willy]

"Miserlou" is one of my favorite warm ups on the guitar, not too hard, not too easy, and it helps with picking patterns

[@dogbiscuit1649]

God he's cool. Poor man must be in agony and feeling like shit but he troops on. All I can do is buy some of his music and after reading the comments, its blatantly obvious that we all love Dick. Awesome sound.

[@garypfalzbot]

I never met him personally but got to see him play live one night in Huntington Beach in the late 80's. Always been one of my favorite guitarists of all time. Recently read in a book about Leo Fender that Leo lost part of his hearing due to testing amps with Mr. Dale when he accidentally hit the guitar with the amp at full volume. Apparently Leo had his ear right up next to the speaker when it happened True legends of our time.

[@kungpuk5186]

Rest in peace Dick. You were an inspiration to a lot of people including me.. Thank you!

[@1967250s]

I had the pleasure of seeing him in The Bayou, in Georgetown, D.C., Tiny venue, raised stage, standing 30 feet away. Dick played for 3 hours straight, blew me away! Amazing.

[@rbbrown2106]

People, if you get a chance to see Dick Dale live, do it soon. The man is 80 and can still play the shit out of a guitar.

[@gonkdroid6301]

buck ewer bet you can't do half of what this guys can🤣 better yet half of that half🤣🤣

[@custerranch]

Had no idea he was so influential on the early amps and Strats. And to think I might never have heard of him without Pulp Fiction...

[@valentino3191]

It makes you wonder how much music was able to be made because of his collaboration between Dick and Leo Fender? A pioneer of early Rock and Roll and one of the great inventors of the 20th century. Without them, Rock and Roll would have been much different.

[@artjackson6872]

If I ever met Mr. Dale in the past, I would have thank him immensely for audibly teaching me how to quick pick and get those surf sounds from my '72 Super Six Reverb and '83 Stratocaster. RIP oh great one.

[@sandmansandman2337]

R.I.P. legend !!!

[@snigdasheelin3536]

R.I.P DICK DALE miss you. Still listening in 2019

[@toolsixsixsix]

The guy in this video really likes Dick Dale, doesn't he?

[@mistermoonlight1719]

Tool he's near dead, let him have it.

[@sinistrality7883]

Not even a fan of him, but i kept rewatching this video, this guy is just an absolute legend, pioneered not only guitar playing but guitar technology as well, this guy deserve more attention and respect.

[@jimbodavis1944]

Dick Dale is a pioneer on more levels than I realized, and I’m definitely a fan. Dick Dale revolutionized the gear WAY before legends like EVH.

[@koonmung4167]

Gosh, I'm from Hawaii and remember his lovely wife, Jeannie and when they hooked up.

[@mrmusic248]

Fender should fly their flags at 1/2 staff for a month.

[@michaelworse6034]

True , if they had the necessary amount of character , their CEO would !

[@aidan4264]

I watched this vid a few months ago and now KZbin recommends it again after his death. Rest easy 😢

[@Highfalutinloyd]

He played Jimi Hendrix before Hendrix knew what was what!

[@chocolatcats]

Thank you

[@CocoTehQuila]

+Loyd Mitchell And Jimi has his strings set "normally" for a lefty. Dick Dale just uses a regular right-handed guitar, which is badass and way cooler

[@mattfuller4307]

+Coco yeah so what albert King was doing that before both of them

[@hailmary7283]

Jimi could do both, play a right handed guitar upside down or restring it in the normal way.

[@alabastersmidge4692]

buck ewer Why do you dislike Dick Dale so?

[@wietzedejong9732]

What a legend and pioneer! such tone and attitude playing middle eastern scales in rock, truly the first shredder 🎸 way ahead of his time

[@kenrozmislowicz9456]

May Dick Dale rest in peace ,The King of surf guitar is gone Long live the King.

[@flyingfishsurf]

Waves are toys from God. Now Dale can finally enjoy his waves.

[@tonihauger3104]

Nicely said! I was friends with him for 35 years. I already miss him!

[@InventorZahran]

Ocean waves and sound waves.

[@GASMan-57]

I saw him a few years ago at a small club. Indeed, it was the closest I ever came to having my ears bleed. The next morning I woke up with my ears ringing like I'd just discharged a .44 mag - not kidding. But it was great to see him, just could have back off the volume a hair ;^)

[@joeyoung1498]

Same with Link before he passed. Both dudes just opened up the amp and played away.

[@MrBluoct]

🆘🤘🆘🤘

[@mybingobrain]

@@joeyoung1498 Saw Link in 83 in Germany. 90 in Berlin. A few months before he passed I los Angeles. Yes! He was loud!

[@jonny-b4954]

@@joeyoung1498 Loudest band I ever heard was Flogging Molly. Those fuckers played so loud

[@robertproctor7771]

What a GUY!! History right their. R.I.P Dick

[@BrandonScottSellner]

Man, I knew he was a genius at playing guitar, but he really knew his stuff when it came to getting the sound he wanted. What a pioneer, where would guitarists be without his contributions to the music world...

[@stevefaure415]

Dick from was Planet Cool. Man, you don't just get a ticket there. We're blessed he was here here. RIP Dick

[@TheGrimReaper54321]

2:18 Rattlehead-Megadeth, Dick Dale the King of Thrash Metal \m/

[@Agerskiold]

When I started to play thrash, speed metal in the 80'tees I thought of it as playing a drum like guitar.

[@jesseturner9865]

the song is called nitro. came out in the 50's. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqOmhJyoecqXsKs

[@qr-code6334]

@@jesseturner9865 Nope, Nitro came out in 1993, Megadeth's Rattlehead in 1985. Dick Dale didn't even release music in the 50s.

[@jesseturner9865]

@@qr-code6334 yep, it was the late 50s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale his sound has been around since 1955, 5 years before Mustaine was born.

[@MrVepe47]

@@jesseturner9865 yes, the style was obviously invented in the 50s but the song "Nitro" is from 1993. The riff is clearly from Rattlehead, even the modulation is the same

[@robertblanks9602]

I’m sure it’s already been set on here but what a fantastic awesome video. Dick Dale is the king

[@buckzx12r]

If your good,it aint braggin.

[@benvalentine5071]

buckzx12r yeah its just called bragging rights

[@bryanlettow4389]

If you're good you shouldn't need to tell anyone really.

[@Pete-z6e]

You’re, short for you are, your, belonging to you.....blinding flash of realisation!

[@RestitutorEuropa]

@@bryanlettow4389 No, because if you’re good at something that means you worked hard to get good at it, so I think you have every right to brag as long as it’s not in a mean way. It’s only bad to brag if you think you’re good but you’re actually shit.

[@paultesta35]

Now I know Dick Dale is the father of hard rock and heavy metal it all goes down to Dick Dale he is the master planner of it all

[@fixins]

I had no idea Dick Dale was a Boston townie. God bless him!

[@chosenideahandle]

I was visiting and wasted my time at the Museum of Fine Arts, when I could of been checking out where Dick Dale was born🤦‍♂️

[@evanfrmheaven]

Dick you are the Man!, thanks for a lifetime of your art!

[@sambeach2726]

What an interesting guy. Great talent. RIP.

[@1humboldt101]

Dick Dale. I bought all your albums in the 60's. Saw all the movies you were in. I had the great luck to see you in person when you performed in Eureka, CA. Peace be with you. You left a signed photograph at a small Cypriot restaurant in Arcata. I still go there to see that & have the lamb kufte + dolma's.

[@koneking2569]

Dick Dale doesn't get enough credit, how the fuck is he not in the rock and roll hall of fame but Green Day are ?

[@ibowonar141]

Andy Macks so fucking true

[@heisenbooger]

John Simcox Ooo, be careful. Might offend some softy.

[@bzawk]

While I agree, and I'm in no way saying Dick Dale doesn't deserve more credit, but Green Day is in the R&R hall of fame because they're a successful band that has continually made great music (minus 3 albums)

[@bzawk]

John Simcox, nice. Couldn't have said it better myself.

[@chicoesquela2658]

Green Day sucks

[@rudestrudedog]

I was lucky to see the King of Surf play at a geek convention at the Moscone Center in SF (I was working as a sound tech for one tech company). The crowd had no idea who he was because, well... they were tech geeks during the late 1990s tech boom in SF. As soon as I mentioned, "Pulp Fiction" the geeks got excited and started to pay attention to what they were witnessing. Some started to rock out and get their heads bobbing and that was all Dick needed to see.... a new generation listening to his badass music. RIP

[@badmonks]

The man is a legend. He reminds me Evel Knievel of the music world.

[@KentKiner-dt5rp]

In my woody from Newport to anaheim to dance to Dick Dale music. Was the best

[@coerfjoe1]

This is a fantastic interview with the Fender reverb guru, himself. On one listening of his live album in '62, I knew this man was a master, the first master of the Fender reverb (sorry, Jimmy). He was much neglected but over time he cannot be denied. He better be in the Hall of Fame by now.

[@precisionbrown6829]

Dick Dale was a killer guitar surf player but I was more of a Duane Eddie fan. But never underestimated Mr. Dale God Bless you Mr. Dale 💗

[@soyeldiego4878]

RIP good sir! You were the Chuck Norris of Surf Guitars 🎸 I recall playing your music in numerous party’s especially during a Toga party in the 80s. What a blast!!

[@jakemitchell1671]

Countless technical wizards. Only a handful of TRUE innovators. RIP Mr. Dale.

[@derekstocker6661]

I have never heard of this guy but WHAT have I missed, wow, he is such an interesting person to listen to talking let alone playing guitar. I will now look up more video's and references to Dick, fancy him knowing Leo Fender, it does NOT get much better than this for guitar buffs, RIP Dick, guitar legend. Thanks so much for this, astounding!

[@artofnoly9754]

Legends never die.

[@goat9896]

Fun fact, he mentions a Nick O'Malley in this video. The Arctic Monkeys's bass player has the same name.

[@OtavioFesoares]

The guy was so good that Leo Fender himself used him as a testbed for his prototype instruments and amps. Damn…

[@incaspathway8595]

I HATE LOSING MUSICIANS THE MOST... REST IN PEACE YOU WILL BE MISSED

[@jobbailon2951]

Right? It should be politicians that goes first

[@ivanleterror9158]

As long as you love and play their music they will live.

[@TheRichie213]

I saw Dick Dale play in the 80's at the California state fair. I'll always remember it.

[@JRAFF145]

Sick Fender history lesson

[@davidnormandin5428]

Stratocaster is his baby.

[@kirkjohnson8589]

Keep ROCKING Dick Dale !!! Mizalou Baby !!! 😎👍👍👍👍

[@Crezelltree4261]

Not only was he a great player,he was technically brilliant.

[@Will.G33]

Hearing him say what he said about mahogany wood and hearing he had to convince Leo fender to believe 3/4 the size with make a even more solid sound- yeah, far more than just a great guitar, superbly brilliant+ incredible

[@TheIrishrogue68]

Pure genius...a giant among mere mortals.

[@Jerkwilkesbooth]

RIP Dick, one of my Guitar Heroes, and a National Treasure. Legends never Die!

[@Menyhard]

He paved the way for. A lot of guitarist

[@RawDaDa]

I met Dick and his son Jimmy at 2010 NAMM show, where we shared the Fender booth with them. Dale was promoting his signature acoustic guitar and we were promoting the new Fender Ukes. Great times. All rockers who use stratocasters and Fender Amps should thank Dale for "stress testing" for Leo Fender.

[@AHgameplay]

Dick Dale, my dad was Dennis Lohse, he was the bass player of The Del-Tones from Northern IL. led by Jim Balcolm, Your old drummer. Hope all is well.

[@Juniorxxiv]

Hes dead

[@AHgameplay]

@@Juniorxxiv Both are

[@Juniorxxiv]

@@AHgameplay sorry to hear it brother

[@dphotos007]

I have seen him play twice and he will be paying in Burbank CA in October at Joes Bar and Grill. Should be a good show. Just have to remember to bring my ear plugs if I want to hear the next day. I like it when he just plays his gold strat.

[@danbam3411]

dphotos bro I'm from Burbank myself haha that's amazing!

[@Andthatsmyopinion50]

The one and only original, trail blazer Mr.Dickie Dale! Upside down and backwards! Too cool!

[@Arderas811]

We have lost a God today.

[@goofyskittles]

No gods, only man.

[@GetOverHereMK]

I could listen to this man all day! He literally was a pioneer.

[@williamchristian8705]

I lived fairly close to him on Newport Peninsula in the early 80s. He liked to ride his beach cruiser all over. Never actually talk to him per say. But always saw him and said hi. I wasn’t aware of his ties to Fender. Good video.

[@spiffdandy77]

This is actually the history of how big sound happened in Rock n Roll. He was the catalyst for JBL and the big rock sound.