James Bond, Spaghetti Westerns, & That Twangy Surf Sound!

[@yourguitarsage]

6120, not 5150! I have been playing a lot of Van Halen lately.🤣

[@ronniejacobsen3000]

Yeah I was just about to say wtf... lol. I was just rippin on my block letter 5150.

[@weirdplasticlabs]

@yourguitarsage came here to say this hahaha

[@joesjams498]

Fantastic playing and teaching the style. Thanks for making this video The pick up switches are both forward. My 6120 switches are up and down. Will you explain which way to put the switches please.

[@josephcorcoran8714]

😂

[@tomusic8887]

🤣👍🤟

[@Roper122]

" Do you expect me to talk? " " No Mr Bond, I expect you to put up another great guitar lesson "

[@yourguitarsage]

👊🏻

[@Gbhbbgvsbnjhhdchhb]

No Mista bawnd.....I expect you to Dye

[@Ioganstone]

No Mr. Bond, I expect you to vibe.

[@saberdogface]

No Mr. Bond, I expect you to surf.

[@reefdiver200ft]

I'm 75 (I know...old man) and I'm still playing mostly Ventures stuff. While I agree that you can approximate that surf sound with virtually any combination of guitar and a quality amp, your best bet is to use both Fender amps and guitars. Specifically, the Fender Deluxe Reverb, Twin Reverb or Showman series amps. Reissues using the period correct tone stacks are the best bets. As for guitars, I'm convinced, after much experimentation, that guitars ( for lead at least) would be a Telecaster, a Jaguar, a Moserite or most likely a Jazzmaster. I favor the Jazzmaster because, aside from its modern versions, Fender has reissued afordable mid 60's models. These suggestions, are only one man's opinion. However, I know what instruments Bob Bogle and Nokie Edwards played in the early days and I guess that I may be a bit biased. What ever hardware you choose, have a good time playing. That's what it's all about. SURFS UP.

[@benindavisca]

A Strat and a 69 bandmaster reverb baby!

[@yourtubesteak]

Are you familiar with the fairly new line of Fender Tonemaster amps? I never thought I would use a solid state amp, but I picked up the Tonemaster Twin Reverb and it replicates a tube amp perfectly. It actually knows that when the volume is turned up say at 5 or higher that there should be a little tube break up and this amp duplicates this perfectly. There is a watt setting knob and you can set it at 80, 40, 22, 12 or even as little as 5 watts. With my 70 Strat it sounds as surfy as it gets. Built in reverb and vibrato. Great amp!

[@ECOISAETALNÉ]

Nobody asked your age.kkkkkkk

[@mikesuch9021]

Will be 64 soon. Just picked up a Fender Stratocaster. I was recommended the Line 6 30watt amp. Used to play brass. But always wanted to play guitar. Any Tips for another old guy? Thanks

[@ahabshell3571]

Wouldn't a Mosrite guitar be the OG for Ventures?

[@ekw555]

loved the shout out for Marco. Adam & the Ants were a hug part of my high school days.

[@3thegidget]

Love surf guitar sound from the 60"s

[@chillscosby]

Something about this exact sound has pulled me in since I was a child, and I'm not even from the eras these styles were popular. I'm 30 and have been developing my guitar and production sound around this style, especially more recently. I got my first electric guitar when I was 12 and was so disappointed it didn't have a whammy bar. I thought all Fender/Squire strat styles had that feature and was too young to know better. I finally traded that guitar in and upgraded to one with a whammy when I was about 23 and it couldn't have fulfilled me more. I fell in love with the Beach Boys when I was about 8 years old, and then my grandma had a 50's surf rock classics CD she always played in the car and I realized that's what I loved so much about the beach boys and the James Bond soundtracks. I've been obsessed ever since. Hoping to bring a modern revival to this style with my new production work 🎸🤙

[@fredflintstone3956]

"I thought all Fender/Squire strat styles had that feature..." All of mine do. Whether or not the trem bar is screwed into the bridge or not is the only difference.

[@chillscosby]

@@fredflintstone3956 see I thought the same thing too and ended up going out and purchasing the bar just to get home to screw it in and realize it just wasn't a feature on that guitar. But it was like the cheapest version of a strat from a reputable brand at the time cause I was a kid and my parent didn't wanna risk spending any more money on an instrument for me that what my beginner setup cost. I later realized the difference between the $100 squires and $150-200 ones is whether or not the bridge is designed to bend. Ended up gifting that whammy bar to a friend just last year after holding onto it for 15+ years, cause they own a decent Fender strat and I noticed it had the hole to screw one in but she didn't even realize it. So I was thrilled to "upgrade" her guitar to take advantage of one of my favorite features ☺️

[@lindaenkurs6216]

I just watched Once Upon a time in the West, with Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda. Impeccable timing my Friend.

[@stu7399]

Mmm - had to have "Frank's theme" in my repertoire.

[@newtondelmar4416]

I think Vic Flick used his early 60's Strat on the original Bond recording...it's a classic that is recognized all over the world...very cool stuff

[@yourguitarsage]

I believe you are correct.👍

[@billybadfinger597]

@@yourguitarsage ...Hey...I was actually just watching an interview with Vic and it seems his white "62 Strat was stolen a week before the Bond sessions...he wound up using a thick body, single pickup "jazz-box" ...Strats were just trickling into the UK at that point in time and he didn't get his replacement Strat until a month AFTER the Bond sessions wrapped...a little history lesson for everyone :))

[@archcunningham5579]

Check out Pawn Stars. Vic Flick sold original James Bond Strat on Pawn Stars episode.

[@michaelohaegher8866]

It's a great genre to keep alive! The first music to get me interested in guitar was the Ventures and Dick Dale. Having just inherited a Strat knockoff with a whammy bar, I'm revisiting this classic genre and having a great time. :-)

[@adamc1966]

Yes loved Marco's sound back in the day.

[@ThatWhatIsNot]

Nice to see some love for Marco Pirroni. Great guitarist.

[@yourguitarsage]

🔥👍

[@victorformosa228]

Recently got through The good bad and the ugly theme, it's great fun to play.

[@yourguitarsage]

💪

[@drewdietz2115]

James Bond, the man's man! Clint Eastwood and the Elvis beach movies. Love em. good lesson dude!

[@primoroy]

My first electric guitar was a Sears Silvertone, and THAT was exactly the first tone that I was thrilled to get! 😇

[@yourguitarsage]

Rock on!

[@ciscokid4282]

That was my first electric. Had the amplifier incorporated in the case. Wish I still had it

[@MLFranklin]

Loved this. Excellent content. Very professional. And no innuendo, so it's ok to show the kids. Please keep up the good work!

[@yourguitarsage]

So glad to hear it!

[@SuperGuitarDude7]

Great video! Gotta love the James Bond Theme.

[@stephensmith1034]

Billy Strange was the Very BEST! Pull up "Walk Don't Run, 64". By Billy Strange. This too (type music) is what peeked my interests in playing a guitar, back in '64' when I was 11.

[@audiophileman7047]

This is some of the most fun music to play on the guitar. Thanks for the tips on how to play it! 👍👍👍

[@yourguitarsage]

You bet!🙏

[@audiophileman7047]

@@yourguitarsage By the way, you do your demo's with some really sweet guitars! 👏

[@daniellarson3068]

Thanks - I was looking for the sound. I saw another video which said you needed a Stratocaster, tube amp and separate reverb unit or you can't do it. I was ready to give up before I started. My humbuckers are good enough.

[@yourguitarsage]

Yes, they are 👍

[@robertprice5039]

My band has been doing some Surf and Spy Style originals. Yes, the Gretsches work great, but the other guitarist is using a Tele, which also blends well.

[@aydenburris8631]

Gretsch is easily my favorite guitar company. I have a g5420t that I've upgraded and a Jet. For their prices they blow everything else away.

[@yourguitarsage]

🤗

[@stephanbalarino3901]

Hi Dude I am actually liking you at last!! Well done for explaining the different nuances of different guitars I have the main three and a Stratocaster you helped me getting the tone right.

[@leonardcanter4596]

Good video ! Still chasing that sound...never gets old. Practice daily on either: Gretsch G6120 Nashville, G7594T White Falcon, G&L Comanche, or Ibanez UV 7 String, sometimes Danelectro Baritone. Can't beat the old Danelectro single coil sound for the "Spaghetti Western" sound. Wish I'd picked up a Danelectro 7 String when they were making them. By the time I figured the Baritone was like a 7 string with the high E string missing Danelectro quit making them and I was out of $$. Use a 1992 Peavey 5150 Stack thru a TC Electronics Flashback X4, SolidGoldFX Surf Ride 3, & Boss CS-3, Compression Sustainer.

[@justanotherguy9012]

And still so many say you need single coils for this genre. Although they do tend to give more of that twang we expect, the humbucker can sound good when eq’d nicely

[@yourguitarsage]

👍Indeed.

[@Ted_James]

I've been playing surf on a PRS since 1995. People have tried to talk me out of it or tell me that I'm "doing it wrong" or that it's "not surf because it's not a Fender" for years. Who cares? I love this guitar and am happy with the sounds I get. You can play any style on any guitar.

[@justanotherguy9012]

@@Ted_James Agreed 100%! Lately I've been playing my single humbucker Strat and I can nail basically any tone I need! I also make good use of five band EQ and a compressor and it works really well. Even I am losing my ability to tell the difference between it and my Tele!

[@Cpt_Adama]

LMAO🤣Nice 007, but I was hoping for some The Good, The Bad , The Ugly examples. Do a follow up with your Clint Eastwood outfit 😉

[@brucelangsteiner4599]

Thanks! Very helpful. I'm trying to replicate the tone used by the Ventures with my Strat.

[@alanmorgan1190]

Always love to watch the intros to the videos!!!. Lessons are awesome too!

[@rogerbranton7596]

Big, snarly, hi-output humbuckers are amazing pickups to explore clean tones with! I won't blame anyone for chasing Classic Rock tones with a pair of humbuckers (done it myself!) but I think the wonderfully, chimey side of the humbucker should be explored more. I'll go so far as saying the P 90 edges out the humbucker as the king of the Rock tones. Of course, at the end of the day, if you're havin' fun with whatever guitar you have, that's all that matters!

[@maxherron1376]

Fun lesson. I hope you have a great Thanks Giving.

[@yourguitarsage]

You as well.

[@professorpedropontes4402]

I love these tips.

[@fxr1200]

Thanks for another cool vid! Reminded me of the Vic Flick episode of Pawn Stars. Now anyone curious can look up who this Vic guy is 😁.

[@suegates5]

🚩Thanks for changing Guitars.. Today is New Gear Day!! Took 4 yrs to upgrade ( Electric) HSS

[@WarrenAndrews-w5x]

Very helpful thanks. 😎

[@yourguitarsage]

Glad it was helpful!🙏

[@Magmoormaster]

Never would have thought to play that close to the bridge!! I'm a metalhead at heart, so I'm used to playing much further up so I can do those chuggy chuggy palm mutes.

[@Staygoldfarms]

Best pickup for westerns. Dearmond.

[@buzzlightyear1191]

Only just found this lesson and it's your best yet. In my humble opinion, thanks from the uk

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you, Buzz! I love your work. Big fan! 😜

[@buzzlightyear1191]

@@yourguitarsage Lol thanks

[@goldenultra]

I like the dress, looks like a pulp fiction/reservoir dogs inspired suite. Though the original iconic 007 Riff was originally played on a sitar on an Indian song. I have a few tabs of Subghetti themes, so easy to play. Though I did not realise it was essentially surfer rock.

[@rnarizona9686]

Thank you so much for this video. I had a big smile on my face the whole time I watched it, and then watched some Ventures videos on KZbin. I learned all of the techniques on a Silvertone guitar (which was actually a DanElectro). Sears sold the guitar and case, with a built in amp for 69.95. It was quite a rig. Yes, the amp was built into the flat Fender-like guitar case. The DanElectro was built ut of pressboard. It was quite the rig, and I drove the salesmen in Sears nuts. Thanks for a great trip down memory lane.

[@svenneudecker]

Woow absolutely awesome sound! Great job and very very cool video 👍👌

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@svenneudecker]

That was so much fun to try out! Please do more genres!!

[@yourguitarsage]

Will do!

[@stevejamieson1613]

I give my tone a light kiss with a cheap delay pedal and a Boss SD1 super overdrive through my Tele, playing both pickups to get this retro vibe 😉

[@davidtaylor813]

Great video! I have your book Guitar Mastery Simplified! Stumbled on this video by chance! Total coincidence!

[@yourguitarsage]

👍🙏

[@dougseven2358]

Love Adam Ant!!

[@Walks-With-Pride]

What about the Marlboro Man sound? Glen Campbell's solo sound on Wichita Lineman is reminiscent to the sound in the Marlboro cigarette TV commercial. I've tried to imitate that sound on a Gretsch Nashville, a Fender Strat and Jazzmaster, a Les Paul. and a Rickenbacker with no luck. Do you think Glen was using a baritone guitar to get that sound? I would appreciate your advice.

[@joycerichardson1810]

Fender Bass VI or Danelectro bass 6.

[@mpogze8020]

Hey man, Peavey guitars are seriously underrated and badass!

[@sihaynes]

BRB just gonna get my multi fx pedal gotta get this tone!

[@ciscokid4282]

Very cool. Always intrigued by your lesson selection

[@yourguitarsage]

🙏

[@lisabethlawrence]

This was so helpful! thank you very much! You have beautiful guitars too!

[@yourguitarsage]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dextermorgan1757]

@@yourguitarsage I was wondering if you could do Elvis Presley's I forgot to remember to forget cuz I want to learn how to play it like Scotty Moore did

[@donfreemanmusic1246]

Been waiting for this one, thanks. Would like more on how to get tone. ‘Twas a bit disappointed cause you explained the sound is not so much in the guitar as in the amp BUT . . . You didn’t show us the amp settings.

[@yourguitarsage]

Any amp, my friend. It’s all about that reverb and where you play as I talk about in this video.

[@donfreeman686]

@@yourguitarsage Yes, I know. Still it would be nice to know how much reverb you have turned on, and what are the eq settings etc. I have messed with this a bunch lately but just can’t seem to get it as rich as you have it. I probably need to buy a Gretch. :)

[@LenCanter]

Thanks for the. Ideo. Play Surf and a few “Spaghetti Western “ songs with my Gretsch G6120 and a Danelectro Baritone using effects and a whammy bar. Can’t beat it.😁🌴🎸

[@davidjohn8743]

That was most excellent. Much thanks.

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you, David! I really appreciate it.

[@TPDManiacXC626]

I would ABSOLUTELY LOVE to hear the Lupin III theme played on this kind of guitar!

[@AllTheBestCO]

Thank you for posting this ❤

[@yourguitarsage]

You're so welcome!😃

[@simply3141592654]

The Mavericks' Raul Malo and Eddie Perez do some of that kind of stuff occasionally.

[@yourguitarsage]

Yes! I love those guys. Great band!

[@bazookajoethompson3407]

They're Legit!

[@jasosmurray137]

You are the best guitar teacher out here man

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you!!

[@jeremymiller4341]

Lee van cleef. That's one of my old spaghetti western stars. Great vid

[@DimiLeventis]

I have an Ibanez Artcore (sounds pretty close to a Les Paul, even though the construction is more like a 335), but I don't use only the bridge pickup for these kind of tones, I usually leave in the middle position (with both pickups), but I just roll off the neck pickup volume to about half. Believe me, it sounds better.

[@deandrade5269]

Vic Flick used a Fender Stratocaster in a Vox AC15 with the amps onboard Reverb. Well documented.

[@yourguitarsage]

👍much is about how one approaches the strings.

[@suegates5]

🚩 THANKS!! Wanted this one!! Been trying to Figure out Just the James Bond Tabs ( 2 Guitars,!)

[@steelman774]

Surf tone… I always think Link Ray so when I hear “Rumble”, I want my tone a little dirty with reverb and some tremolo. 😎🏄‍♂️

[@yourguitarsage]

💪

[@informaticalasvegas1950]

Yeah, ... I dig Link Wray too

[@WORRO]

Love that sound Bro! Thanks 👍🏻~John

[@digit969]

Spring reverb is the reverb to use. If you can

[@Behrtheterror]

A Man With No Name trilogy is top of the list of trilogies

[@g.ravindernathyadav1617]

Thanks man , I'm learning from ur course on udemy

[@yourguitarsage]

Glad to hear that!

[@5stardave]

I almost thought you were gonna start playing "Midnight Special" by the CCR.

[@insuffisant1]

More on surf rock guitar please!

[@172turtla]

This is a great lesson, thanks! I was asking myself, what pedal do I need to get that cool sound from before pedals were invented? LOL, change your technique and pick closer to the bridge. Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for!

[@charlie-obrien]

One of only 3 pedals that I own is a reverb pedal, I use it expressly for these sounds. My amp, while it is tube driven only has digital reverb and that just won't cut it. Luckily there is a decent Tremolo effect on it.

[@justiceforall6412]

Nice 6120. As a Gretsch owner I can say they make one hell of a guitar

[@yourguitarsage]

💪

[@lancegould]

Hell, I’m doing it with a cheap amp and cheap guitar, right now, as an adult. Two strings, POTUSA style.

[@Kerplunk5150]

Marco played white falcon 6136 gretsch with Adam ant. Just clarifying cool video

[@ROCKnROLL1406]

Thumbs up on the Adam and the Ants mention

[@duaneulman9915]

Thank you

[@vito_keys]

On a Yamaha home keyboard, this tone is called the "Shadowed Clean"

[@suegates5]

🚩 Would it be same for Surf Songs?.. I'm guessing Yes.. Tks

[@amandahammond2691]

Yes

[@mathquir190]

If you don't have a vibrato arm just hold the guitar's body with your right hand and add some pressure from the left toward inside the guitar. I never really use that arm anymore and take my epi sg instead of switching to the strat every time.

[@yourguitarsage]

👍

[@evelyntoland6935]

So sweet

[@woodeye0]

Great info Eric. I love Surf music. After listening to the Ventures in the ‘60’s I was obsessed to learn to play guitar. I saw the Ventures years ago when they made a quick stop in my town at a Holiday Inn. They played for a small gathering. It was like they were in my living room. Check out Tom Conlon. 🏄‍♀️🎸

[@yourguitarsage]

Rock on! Great stuff.

[@ronrobins3513]

OMG 😮 KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER 💪🏽FOR LIFE💪🏽 “Los Rancheros” was my favorite. 🎶There’s money over there/But not for long... Yep Marco Pirroni...I think he played on some Sinead O’Connor records to. If you listen to Sinead O’Connor”Jump In The River” It sounds just like an Adam and the Ants song. (For those in the know the “Dirk wears white socks era”) Dude... I knew you were cool but I didn’t know you were THAT COOL!!!Get this... I was a 15-year-old Black kid in Nashville Tennessee going to Discount Records on Elliston place buying Adam and the Ants records. 😁😁 Then rush home to listen to them on my Morse/Electrophonic stereo set. You know the one with the disco lights in the bottom🤣🤣Good times, good times😌😌

[@yourguitarsage]

Ron, you were ahead of your time, my friend. I was into all those old ant records too. Say Adam about a year ago hear in Nashville. I would love to have seen him back in the day.

[@Phoenix20086fly]

I noticed a string buzz on the Tele and LP low strings..... How come ?

[@petercotte5818]

My Monoprice stage right 15 watt amp with spring reverb and my telecaster give an amazing surf tone. My Gibson Les Paul is by far the best guitar I own but it does not do the surf tone well.

[@MarkLipka]

*Wait a second! That riff is from the Bond films and not from Alice Cooper's "Unfinished Sweet"?! I'm stunned!*

[@SheepWaveMeByeBye]

Living is learning. :-)

[@wesleyayres7017]

Thanks this really helped with a project I'm workin on! :)

[@yourguitarsage]

Glad it helped!

[@jonathanlee5907]

Great sounds! After 2 years I’m sure someone else has said this, but I reckon Hank Marvin had a big influence on Bond/Spaghetti Western. Vic Flick played a hollow body jazz guitar on Dr No, but changed to a Strat, as did Allessandro Allesandroni, who also played the classical guitar and did the whistling for Morricone. If you also have Edda Dell'Orso singing that’s a big help!

[@jonathanlee5907]

My ambition is to sound like Edda Dell'Orso on Steel Guitar, but I’ve a long way to go…

[@yourguitarsage]

I absolutely love those sounds that those guys created. So iconic.

[@jimcapozziello4009]

The Gretsch sounds like it was made for this music. The Tele, not so much but the Les Paul was pretty close.

[@arthurleonepimenta2266]

It was actually recorded on a tele LOL

[@Fingeroo]

Fender Jazzmaster is where it’s at.

[@ti5695]

Jaguar...anyone?

[@bazookajoethompson3407]

I never could keep a Jaguar in tune but they Sound Badass.

[@Hambonebodi]

I started with Peavey ❤

[@foylebutler8952]

check out " the Hellbenders album .... today we live tomorrow we die ." some of the best spaghetti western music ever . my favorite is the cover of Johnny Cash's " Big River" made me realize just how rockabilly Cash really was. great song and lyrics .

[@yourguitarsage]

👍

[@johnbrasher1495]

Really nice vid AND released on my b'day.

[@yourguitarsage]

👍🙏

[@jonnyb2532]

Good one, Andreas, Eric Andreas! 🙂

[@yourguitarsage]

🙏😀

[@samitshakya8198]

The intro was very cool

[@yourguitarsage]

👍🙏

[@GuzzFieldTonKi]

More surf please!!!

[@yourguitarsage]

Heard!

[@Morten_Nielsen1979]

Do you have the full backing track for this song?

[@omnaraiya]

YT NEEDS MORE SURF ROCK GUITAR!

[@ronsanchez6992]

I like the Bond theme and the old Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns, But for a real surf nostalgia sound, I've been listening to Messer Chups, They've been touring around the U.S. and Europe. A lot of their live performances can be found on KZbin, you will not be disappointed.

[@yourguitarsage]

Thanks for the recommendation Ron.

[@dotsunmoon]

I hope you go into some music theory as it is easier for me to remember.

[@yourguitarsage]

Possibly in some of my other thousands of videos, but this one’s about tone.👍

[@davidsparks6146]

Reverb, reverb,....reverb.... clean tone... a pair of Rayban wayfarer sun glasses is essential with a black suit, skinny tie... Spycraft stuff.... or if you're more inclined to Surf... a pair of baggies, Horace sandals and bushy blonde hair (according to Mike Love of the Beach Boys).... The western motif is standard wrecking crew studio kit.... there you have it. A Fender Stratocaster, a Super Reverb amp... and lots of attitude... songs to learn: Secret Agent Man, Bond theme, Miserlou, Wipeout, and Clint Eastwood movie from the 60's....

[@doctorskull8197]

Awesome video ‼️😎🔥🎸

[@fredflintstone3956]

This helps answer part of the question I've had for quite awhile, that being, "what sound defines an era?" Because those of us who have lived through half a dozen decades can listen to thirty seconds or less of a tune, even one we've never heard before, and know what era it came from, or what era the writer was emulating. My question is, as I said, what is that sound for each era?

[@yourguitarsage]

👍

[@glendoggett9670]

Nobody does it better! thanks for the lesson. The Bigbsy arm should be shaken, not stirred.

[@yourguitarsage]

😜💪👍

[@fedayeentaqx9956]

any thoughts on hollow body jazz box style guitars as opposed to jazzmaster for this genre? how about JM vs Jaguar?

[@joycerichardson1810]

Jazzmaster.

[@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426]

Great info, as always, but Fistful Of Dollars (‘64) and the far superior- Good, Bad, and Ugly (‘66), the Bond theme’62, and surf guitar all came about long, long before the Sage began playing.

[@yourguitarsage]

Before I was born. 1969