The VENTURES -- SURF ON GUITAR MEDLEY LIVE!!!! '97 

It's in Leons genes. His dad Mel was a phenomenal drummer.

@@davidkastin4240 oh, I see.

That was 1996.

I don't recall ever hearing any "really cheesy" surf music! There's good,great & awesome!!! LMAO

@@Mike583 Well, I can wonder how old you are, or how long and how much you've listened to. I didn't want to say "bad" but we can go with that instead of cheesy. Otherwise, we simply have differing opinions.

So what? I couldn't care less who has the most #1's etc.! I just know what I enjoy listening to, & I like both!!!

Who cares about The Shadows ??? The Ventures released way more albums and I like the way The Ventures sound !!!

+59Mrfreeze could not of said that better

The stripes are called Block Inlays and I the fretboard has binding, both are rare on a Strat.

retrorex I know what you're talking about. His bass lines sometimes had too many notes as if to compensate for the loss of the lead. But he had to be a big man to swap instruments with Nokie Edwards, and finsih up with the rockband booby prize. As to the Mosrites, Gibson's apart, you see rock musicians sign a deal with a company of fancy guitar makers. A year or two later, they're not playing those instruments anymore. I'm told it's called back-on-a-Fender syndrome.

Son of Alba Steelman I just listened to The Colorful Ventures (for the 10,000th time) last night, also part of Country Classics. Bob Bogle had a FEEL on Lead Guitar that Nokie, as good technically as he was, just didn't have (listen, for example, to "Silver City" on Colorful). Also, the bass playing on Colorful is Superb, proving that Nokie was a better bass player than Bob! So why the switch? Jerry McGee is excellent, too, and I'm not dissing him or Nokie, but the Ventures records never sounded the same once they regulated Bob Bogle (RIP) to bass guitar.

retrorex I am not going to disagree with your analysis, because I have been thinking exactly the same thing for years. I think the likeliest thing that happened is that after a while the band thought it was time to change direction. I suspect that Bob's technique either wasn't good enough or the style he used didn't suit the new direction the band planned. I agree with you that, while all musicians of a certain standard can play the right note at the right time, some can make the melody sing, while others sound mechanical. I also agree that Nokie Edwards has the soul of a bass player.

Mosrite went bankrupt a long time ago. I think they only do custom order stuff now.

He quit the band many times to go solo, and finally for good in 1984.

Jealously doesn't become you, either that or your a complete fool!

Gerber Bernstein ? WTH arenu talking about?

No hairpieces in this group since 1996