My husband Guitar Legend Dick Dale is about to turn 80 in May. We both have been battling Major medical issues for years. We do it all together and never leave each others side. A Love Story. We love our Dick Dale Music Lovers. Thank You for putting thumbs up on all Dick Dale RUclips Videos!
Wow! Have the greatest respect for you and your husband. I just started learning guitar, he has been a true inspiration! Hope he is doing well. Best Wishes!!!
80 years old and still shredding it! Your husband is one of my heroes--in fact, he's the main reason why I picked up the guitar after playing keyboards for 20 years.
Yes everyone, the guitar is strung in reverse. Dick was totally left-handed and learned to play on an upside-down, right-hand guitar. Rather than relearn everything when left-handed guitars became available, he simply strung all of his guitars in reverse order.
Well, it doesn't matter which way around you start learning. Picking and fretting are both equally unfamiliar to both hands. Give beginners both guitars to try, and not all of them would naturally use their dominant hand for picking. Whichever way you go, you still have to use the goofy hand for half the work.
I play the same way, comes from being given an accoustic when i was young. Naturally hold it upside down as im left handed so the high E is on the top. Then when i wanted an electric, the tone/vol knobs, strap mounts etc are all in the wrong position. SO i buy a left handed electric and the strings are then upside donwe. So l restring right handed and fit a custom nut.
Onion Head that’s exactly how I play too. I’m right handed but for some reason playing left handed felt so much more natural. And I didn’t know any better when I was beginning to play the guitar, so I just learned to play upside down and backwards. Now I get a left handed guitar and flip the strings and the nut around like Dick has it
@@tavicotavio Love all 3 players but they're virtuoso players, which doesn't automatically mean completely unique. Dick is playing a lefty guitar strung as a right handed guitar just flipped upside down, even thinking about it makes me confused.
Sad to hear Dick Dale passed. I'm bummed for a minute, then plug in my guitar and play surf sounds I was inspired by the man. Glad to have had the honor of being able to see him play everytime I got the chance. He always had time to stay and talk after his shows. A true gentleman in all aspects of the word. He had no borders, was genuinely inclusive to all. I witnessed this. Glad I have those memories.....and of course, the tunes baby! 🤙 Dick Head por vida.
@@joelfortin6634 This is the most retarded thing I've ever seen, if someone references JFK for example do we need to make mention of the fact that his head was blown off?
I saw him in concert about 12 years ago. Phenomenal show! He signed CD's that we bought and took a couple of minutes to converse with us, not rushed about it, he is a very nice person.
That pause in the middle, and the absence of clapping the second he stopped is the sign of a phenomenal performer and a gracious audience. Absolutely legendary.
He probably can’t fathom how you play it standard ha ha, but that is interesting. I’ve seen one other guy in real life play that way. It threw me off at first. Really cool music either way
This is how I play guitar. I’m left handed but I learned to play on a right handed guitar when I was a kid. That’s how you get upside down and backwards
When Leo Fender first gave Dick Dale to try out the Stratocaster, Leo started to laugh as DIck played the right handed guitar, left handed, upside down.......Dick Dale was an amazing musician.......R.I.P., he is surfing with the best of them now !
With most older musicians their playing is just an approximation of what they used to do. Somehow Dick Dale somehow still delivers the goods. At speed, using crazily thick strings, while suffering a barrage of illnesses and issues. Massive props to him.
RIP, Dick...King of Surf Guitar Music. When I watch Pulp Fiction for about 2 dozen times, I will think of you and Miserlou. A tremendous guitarist! Speed on fire!
DICK DALE IS ONE OF THE GREATEST MUSICIANS AND GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME! He pioneered surf rock and the popular music of the 1960s, changing the course of music history forever. His skills have always been awe-inducing and he never lost his talents. I could listen to his albums on repeat forever. LONG LIVE MISERLOU!
Dick Dale is amazing. The fact that he plays upside down and backwards and still becomes a living legend. all guitarist till this day should follow his influence.
Frank Mersch It's because when he learned to play, he played a right-handed, but flipped it since he is left-handen, thus placing the string in the "wrong" order. Now days he is so used to it, so he has the guitars made like that :)
Had the pleasure of seeing Dick Dale in a bar venue in Bakersfield several years ago....What a guitarist....! Thanks for the great memories Mr. Dale, and may you Rest In Peace...
I'm sorry to have read of your husband's passing. Hope you are doing well, and I know that the King of Surf Guitar is smiling down on all of us from heaven. The acoustic version of 'Tribal Thunder' is probably my favorite. God Bless!
The earliest surf players were all originally country players. Duane Eddy, al casey and larry collins who taught dale how to play who was taught by Joe maphis who could really do string runs at a incredibly fast rate.
The next time you hear a raging storm in the distant skys, it's not global warming, it's Dick, Jimi and Stevie rocking the heavens! RIP you all have been a musical blessing.
He double timed everything because he could play faster and out of boredom! And he used reverb a lot to get that Surf Guitar 🎸 Sound! A pioneer and Guitar Icon. He helped Leo Fender develop bigger and more powerful amps to handle his powerful style of playing. An American Original! RIP Dick Dale- King of the Surf Guitar 🎸
I had the pleasure of seeing Dick Dale many times at Joey Harrisons surf club in Ortley Beach, NJ. When hurricane Sandy took the surf club out to sea we would go to Brooklyn NY to see him. The talent, the connection with his fans, and the vibes at each venue were unmatched by anyplace I've ever been. The man passed in 2019 and on that day two legends went silent. Dick Dale and his guitar, "The Beast". I wonder where that famous guitar is now.
Dick Dale, wow. I bought all his records in the early 1960's. He was a Lebanese-American who played Middle-Eastern classics to a rock beat. I saw him play in Eureka, CA when he played solo. He sought out & ate in a Turkish-Cypriot restaurant when he was here. He sent them a black-n-white photo that they still have posted in the front of the house. I am so sorry to hear of his passing. Nice man. I was so lucky to be at one of his last performances.
What an absolute legend. This man will live on through his music for generations to come. And did anyone else realize he plays with all of the strings backwards?! (low E is on the bottom... what?!)
Many of my friends are musicians and I was lucky enough to be asked if I wanted to go to concerts of there favorite musicians. So I've was able to see many of the great one and now have an even better appreciation of what I witnessed. This includes see Dick Dale live. What an awesome time it was
RIP Dick, the King of surf guitar and a great player in general, sorry I have only just found you but I will try to catch all your video's now, thank you for the fabulous sounds you have left us with!
Had the honor and privilege to see this man in 2007 talked with his bass player found out he was from Agent Orange. The best guitarist I've seen live to this day and I've seen alot of em.
Love this! Never seen Mr. Dale play before. As an old dog, i used a new trick and turned my screen upside-down so i could try to figure out what the heck he’s doing.
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My husband Guitar Legend Dick Dale is about to turn 80 in May. We both have been battling Major medical issues for years.
We do it all together and never leave each others side. A Love Story. We love our Dick Dale Music Lovers. Thank You for putting thumbs up on all Dick Dale RUclips Videos!
believe me lana your husband is a LEGEND , i hope he is doing well now , may god bless his wonderful life .
Peace and Love
Wow! Have the greatest respect for you and your husband. I just started learning guitar, he has been a true inspiration! Hope he is doing well. Best Wishes!!!
80 years old and still shredding it! Your husband is one of my heroes--in fact, he's the main reason why I picked up the guitar after playing keyboards for 20 years.
Maxwell Arthur no
He is made of pure badass
Anyone else think the drummer did an awesome job? He just seemed to nail it, with those fills and the perfectly maintained rhythm.
SaSdUde123 i
Yeah he observed his movements and stuff
Actually he kind of sucks. My opinion.
The best drummers are ones who can sense and maintain the rhythm, that's why Ringo is so highly rated
He was consistent thats good for drums haha
Yes everyone, the guitar is strung in reverse. Dick was totally left-handed and learned to play on an upside-down, right-hand guitar. Rather than relearn everything when left-handed guitars became available, he simply strung all of his guitars in reverse order.
Just like Jimi Hendrix.
Jesus h
@@JHJNC89 No. Hendrix restrung his guitars right side up. Dick Dale is one of the few I know of who kept the string order upside down.
Well, it doesn't matter which way around you start learning. Picking and fretting are both equally unfamiliar to both hands. Give beginners both guitars to try, and not all of them would naturally use their dominant hand for picking. Whichever way you go, you still have to use the goofy hand for half the work.
@@ashscott6068 Paul McCartney is actually right handed but found playing lefty guitar more natural.
Hot Dang! He's playing that guitar upside down and backwards. The guitar is a left hand model with the strings reversed. EPIC.
Always has
I play the same way, comes from being given an accoustic when i was young. Naturally hold it upside down as im left handed so the high E is on the top. Then when i wanted an electric, the tone/vol knobs, strap mounts etc are all in the wrong position. SO i buy a left handed electric and the strings are then upside donwe. So l restring right handed and fit a custom nut.
Love your channel sir.
@@ooABoo I actually prefer the tone knobs up top I don’t mess with them when playing that way
@@JeffPenaify my forearm sits on them and moves them
The drummer kept focusing on the players moves to follow. Awesome improvisation skills!
+Marlon Santana he may be his son Jim...I know he tours w/ him..and HAS TO KEEP UP!
yeah but it irks me he isn't doing the 2 snare hits on beat 2, but still great drumming
That’s what I do when I just have to jam with people I only play shows with
he was very intense! paying very close attention to catch the change signals
I love how organically they went into jamming the first, Country thing.
R.I.P
One of the greatest Guitar/Bass players ever....Rock On Sir!
Another legend gone..:'(
Fuck it, they didn't report it in my country, didn't even know he died last march
:’(
He died? :((
Wait when did he play bass?
Playing a left-handed guitar that’s strung right-handed. A dyslexic’s nightmare.
Lmao
Actually isn't weird to see guitar players playing like that, It's just because of the way they learnt to play the guitar
the moment i realised that the guitar was strung upside down, my mind blew
Onion Head that’s exactly how I play too. I’m right handed but for some reason playing left handed felt so much more natural. And I didn’t know any better when I was beginning to play the guitar, so I just learned to play upside down and backwards. Now I get a left handed guitar and flip the strings and the nut around like Dick has it
I thought I was weird for playing like this
Dick dale is great and everyone’s know it, but can we give an applause to the drummer and bassist for maintaining the rhythm and tempo 👏🏻
The drummer's fills really kicked it up a notch.
Im no expert but isnt that like their job.
Sorry to hear about the passing of Dick Dale today,17 March 2019.R.I.P..
16*
b.May 4, 1937 - d.Mar 16, 2019
I didn't know till I read this. So sad to hear....
I just realized this video is 10 years old
Almost exactly ten years after this session, wow
He has the most unique playing style ever
@@tavicotavio have u seen how his strings are set up? never seen anybody else play like that
@@skurk3448 i think i saw a brasilian country artist play with his strings like that but i cant prove it. So no
@@skurk3448 Albert King, Keith Horne, Jimmy Haslip...
@@skurk3448 eric gales
@@tavicotavio Love all 3 players but they're virtuoso players, which doesn't automatically mean completely unique. Dick is playing a lefty guitar strung as a right handed guitar just flipped upside down, even thinking about it makes me confused.
I love how he plays malaguena with misirlou, RIP Dick Dale
Thats what you get for acting DeMickey Virginia.
Do you know the name of first melody?
Drummer improvising with Dick Dale kept up was excellent
Rest in Peace to this LEGEND!
Sad to hear Dick Dale passed. I'm bummed for a minute, then plug in my guitar and play surf sounds I was inspired by the man. Glad to have had the honor of being able to see him play everytime I got the chance. He always had time to stay and talk after his shows. A true gentleman in all aspects of the word. He had no borders, was genuinely inclusive to all. I witnessed this. Glad I have those memories.....and of course, the tunes baby! 🤙 Dick Head por vida.
I had the same experience with him. He always had time for average Joe.
Bless your heart...Keep playing!
2:48 what an awesome riff
It’s malagueña
@@Frenchmelodymaker Yes👍
It sounds like a song I can't remember...
@@Hazztech malaguena, it's a famous Spanish riff.
@@Hazztech malaguena.
I can do the "Hey! Hey!" part pretty well already.
No you cannot
All those Gibsons hanging on the wall just wishing they were that Strat.
How the fuck do you not mention that he just died
@@joelfortin6634 Does he have to?
Was about to comment that
@@joelfortin6634 This is the most retarded thing I've ever seen, if someone references JFK for example do we need to make mention of the fact that his head was blown off?
Idk man I wouldn't want to see my friend get violated like that
I gotta fever and the only cure is....MORE REEEEEVERB!!
More cowbell dammit!
I gotta have more reverb, baby!
Spring reverb! and MAX IT OUT, baby!
mrabrasive51 more cowbell
@@theramchepser7644 BLACK METAL HORDES, hail Bathory
I saw him in concert about 12 years ago. Phenomenal show! He signed CD's that we bought and took a couple of minutes to converse with us, not rushed about it, he is a very nice person.
I saw him and he preached christian bullshit - fuck him
2:46 I fell in love with this part
It’s some sort of malagueña
@@Frenchmelodymaker I think that it's closer to Paco's de Lucia version of Malaguena.
What an amazing guitarist. I love that tone of his... massive strings and spring reverb and tremolo picking. Surf's up!
Massive? looks like 0.10s or 0.11s to me..
I heard he uses .13’s
@@orangenoise8350 He did
Wolfox he uses .16s regularly
They used to say my husband had cable wires for guitar strings :)
Sammy on the bass! ARDHGRDSH on the drums!
That pause in the middle, and the absence of clapping the second he stopped is the sign of a phenomenal performer and a gracious audience. Absolutely legendary.
One of the greatest guitarists in history
Dick Dale and The Jon Snows
so true
lol
Dude I fuckin lolled
Computer Crash Gaming Well then you know nothing
Lol, but in the first place I was like 'Didn't know Adam Devine's dad played bass'
My brain cant even fathom how he is playing upside down backwards lol
He probably can’t fathom how you play it standard ha ha, but that is interesting. I’ve seen one other guy in real life play that way. It threw me off at first. Really cool music either way
This is how I play guitar. I’m left handed but I learned to play on a right handed guitar when I was a kid. That’s how you get upside down and backwards
I was going to say, look, it's a left-handed strat, strung for a righty, but played as a lefty. Eric Gails also plays that way.
When Leo Fender first gave Dick Dale to try out the Stratocaster, Leo started to laugh as DIck played the right handed guitar, left handed, upside down.......Dick Dale was an amazing musician.......R.I.P., he is surfing with the best of them now !
My father played that way. Made no sense lol
Hey, HEEEEY!
Heeeeeeeeeeeee🏋️
"This can't beat the original" - now on repeat for the 9th time.
It's truly an honor to share my last name with this guitar legend
Julian Dale it's truly an honour to share my first name with you
It's a honor to share the same planet with you
Monsour?
It's an honour to share a RUclips comment section with you
It's truly an honour to breathe the same oxygen as you
With most older musicians their playing is just an approximation of what they used to do. Somehow Dick Dale somehow still delivers the goods. At speed, using crazily thick strings, while suffering a barrage of illnesses and issues. Massive props to him.
King of the Surf Gitar!! ❤😀👍🇺🇸. As the 60's....live on in 2024!
13 years old video
came back 6 years later
Still gives ghoosebummps
RIP Legend
people sitting there are privileged to watch Dale shred.
RIP, Dick...King of Surf Guitar Music. When I watch Pulp Fiction for about 2 dozen times, I will think of you and Miserlou. A tremendous guitarist! Speed on fire!
DICK DALE IS ONE OF THE GREATEST MUSICIANS AND GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME! He pioneered surf rock and the popular music of the 1960s, changing the course of music history forever. His skills have always been awe-inducing and he never lost his talents. I could listen to his albums on repeat forever. LONG LIVE MISERLOU!
4:10 "...is it cool so far?" I mean, it was one of the coolest performances ever and he did not realised it. Great musician! Saludos desde CDMX 2022-
Rest In Peace,Dale. Surf in Heaven.
How lucky I’ve been to see you live on stage in my lifetime. Thank you for 81 years of awesomeness, a true legend.
Yeah you're right, Dick Dela, is one of the greatest guitar bass player, so tell me how long have you been his fan?
Rare to see a rock n' roll legend at the top of his game for so long.
Underrated musicians are amazing. Quentin knew what was up when he helped immortalize Misirlou. 🤙 BEK YEH
misirlou - to much awesomeness in one song, just to much !
I love when he stops and asks the audience "...is it cool so far?" haha!
Yeah you're right, Dick Dela is one of the greatest guitar bass player, so tell me how long have you been his fan?
He was the king of surf 🏄♀️ guitar and Misirlou was his signature song. RIP Dick Dale.
What a great unique Guitarist. Salute to you Dick Dale Sir. May your soul RIP💐
Dick Dale is amazing. The fact that he plays upside down and backwards and still becomes a living legend. all guitarist till this day should follow his influence.
By the way he is dead
Best lyrics ever.
This kid was amazing! Gods gift and a treasure to be consumed by the most deserving!
LEGEND, almost 3 years gone. RIP Mr Dale.
Okay but can we talk about how he just casually slipped Malagueña into miserlou HOLY FUCK
R.I.P. Dick Dale. He used to come to my store every year and say hi on his way to the Rockabilly show in Vegas. A very genuine nice guy. Rock on.
Dick Dale songs are always like surfin' on Saturday and roarin' at the dragstrip with 426 Super Stock and 4-speed on the floor on Sunday
I grew up playing his music and now my 14 year old daughter wants to play his songs. I can’t be prouder
Drummer killed it.
RIP legend, will be missed, true inspiration
Thank You to the Dale Family,may God add to Your blessings.
Whose here in 2024?
Here! Dick Dale’s music never gets old haha :-) ❤❤
he's has that shit strung upside-down! Beast!
Well he is left handed
No shit Sherlock! It's a left handed guitar, but it's still strung upside down!
Frank Mersch It's because when he learned to play, he played a right-handed, but flipped it since he is left-handen, thus placing the string in the "wrong" order. Now days he is so used to it, so he has the guitars made like that :)
Johny Ludvigsson Thank you for explaining this to me without being a douche bag! Rock On Brother! \m/
No problem mate! Horns up! \\m//
The bass player goes unnoticed as usual
Well he ain't doing anything that special here
Well you know, it’s a dale video, not dales bassist.......
He says sammy on thr bass at the end
He's not that special
Yes because misirlou is known because of its bassline
Dick Dale RIP one of the legends, love his playstyle! thank you for paving the way for us
Had the pleasure of seeing Dick Dale in a bar venue in Bakersfield several years ago....What a guitarist....! Thanks for the great memories Mr. Dale, and may you Rest In Peace...
Lyrics:
ehhh, ehhy
XD
The guitar sing
And:
He he he
Some of the best songs have no lyrics.
HAH WEEE
The original song with lyrics called misirlou and its Greek recorded in 1927 by tetos dimitriadis
I met both this guy and his wife last night when I mixed monitors at a venue in NJ. super nice people and he is a hell of a guitarist.
I keep listening to this track once every week to keep me pumped up. I love your work Dale.
Look at his face! He’s fighting that guitar! Absolutely amazing!! RIP Dick!
He plays so fast, he literally melts his picks, and has to replace them every song about.
No, it says so in the CD inlet, or whatever you call it.
OK, I do not know, just regurgitating what I read.
burninginside75 your wrong
his picks turn in to dust
Meindert Ruiter Ah is that what it is, this other guy do not think so.
Well it is hard to get when it is over a computer mate, I cannot read body language.
I just realized that he looks just like Bill Murray.
He looks like a cross between Bill Murray and Al Bundy
Luc Fontaine Or Ed O'Neill
More like Bill Bailey
But DD has more talent in his field.
He looks like Dick Dale to me
I'm sorry to have read of your husband's passing. Hope you are doing well, and I know that the King of Surf Guitar is smiling down on all of us from heaven. The acoustic version of 'Tribal Thunder' is probably my favorite. God Bless!
Such a legend. RIP Dick Dale. I hope he is now jamming in heaven.
One the greatest guitarist ever to play and king of the surf guitar .
Surf country. Nice.
Lol yes it sounds just like banjo and guitar mixed up together
The earliest surf players were all originally country players. Duane Eddy, al casey and larry collins who taught dale how to play who was taught by Joe maphis who could really do string runs at a incredibly fast rate.
Wow just wow. This guy was the real deal. Everything was about the song, feel and sound. Passion and professionalism. RIP Monsour.
Yeah you're right, Dick Dela is one of the greatest guitar bass player, so tell me how long have you been his fan?
NO ONE can play this song like Mr Dale did. RIP.
Rest easy, Dick Dale! One of the originals!
*stops playing* "was it cool so far?"
*surf music stops*
Yup
A legend. The pioneer of his time. Rest in peace.
So good to see a man enjoy playing music like Mr Dale! The godfather of metal!!
The next time you hear a raging storm in the distant skys, it's not global warming, it's Dick, Jimi and Stevie rocking the heavens! RIP you all have been a musical blessing.
He double timed everything because he could play faster and out of boredom! And he used reverb a lot to get that Surf Guitar 🎸 Sound! A pioneer and Guitar Icon. He helped Leo Fender develop bigger and more powerful amps to handle his powerful style of playing. An American Original! RIP
Dick Dale- King of the Surf Guitar 🎸
Fender developed the Twin Showman Amp for Dick Dale.
I had the pleasure of seeing Dick Dale many times at Joey Harrisons surf club in Ortley Beach, NJ. When hurricane Sandy took the surf club out to sea we would go to Brooklyn NY to see him.
The talent, the connection with his fans, and the vibes at each venue were unmatched by anyplace I've ever been.
The man passed in 2019 and on that day two legends went silent. Dick Dale and his guitar, "The Beast".
I wonder where that famous guitar is now.
The man who let me know back when I was 16 that it was OK to play lefty! RIP - Guitar God.
Rest in peace king of surf guitar your legacy will be remember 🙏
WHEN HE SAID MISIRLOU I SPAZZED OUT!!!! I ALMOST CRIED!!!!! SO BEAUTIFUUUUUULLL!!!
biancaaandrade MISIRLOOOUUUU
Dick Dale, wow. I bought all his records in the early 1960's. He was a Lebanese-American who played Middle-Eastern classics to a rock beat. I saw him play in Eureka, CA when he played solo. He sought out & ate in a Turkish-Cypriot restaurant when he was here. He sent them a black-n-white photo that they still have posted in the front of the house. I am so sorry to hear of his passing. Nice man. I was so lucky to be at one of his last performances.
A very, very underrated guitarist. One of the all time greats.
Id sure love to hear more of the stuff at the beginning. He STILL rips! Best live performer ive ever seen!
What an absolute legend. This man will live on through his music for generations to come. And did anyone else realize he plays with all of the strings backwards?! (low E is on the bottom... what?!)
The KING! What a badass guitar player, musician and all around cool guy, he lives on in his music. May he rest in peace.
I'm pretty sure he incorporated the riff from Malagueña at about 2:46. Awesome
It is malagueña!
Good catch G!
Damn, I'd heard he used thick strings, but i didnt think he was basically a bassist.
Gauge 60
Probably had no trouble opening a beer bottle.
Didn't he use a set of 16 - 60s?
he is just plying with his strings upside down
@@101Volts , if Stevie Ray Vaughan was still alive, he'll be using that.
4:07 "Was it cool so far?" 😎
Many of my friends are musicians and I was lucky enough to be asked if I wanted to go to concerts of there favorite musicians. So I've was able to see many of the great one and now have an even better appreciation of what I witnessed. This includes see Dick Dale live. What an awesome time it was
RIP Dick, the King of surf guitar and a great player in general, sorry I have only just found you but I will try to catch all your video's now, thank you for the fabulous sounds you have left us with!
Absolutely amazing to have that energy sustained your entire career
Rest in peace to a man who single-handedly changed guitar as we know it
i admire him so much. the unbelievable amount of talent he had!!! 🖤🖤🖤 he will be missed truly!!
Had the honor and privilege to see this man in 2007 talked with his bass player found out he was from Agent Orange. The best guitarist I've seen live to this day and I've seen alot of em.
Love this! Never seen Mr. Dale play before.
As an old dog, i used a new trick and turned my screen upside-down so i could try to figure out what the heck he’s doing.
Hard to believe 2009 was 10 years ago.
Nothing sounds better than a Strat in the hands of a guy that knows how to use it.
Was lucky enough to see him perform, great show small venue 😊