Misirlou (Pulp Fiction Theme) and Hava Nagila

[Mrbagotricks]

Great stuff Morph. I'm a beliver in the surfcoasters and any surftunes that float my way, have you made an attempt to master "Bumble Bee"??(Surfcoasters version of course). I think you'll be able to nail that one coz you,ve definatly have a great coasters vibe happenning.Anyway thanx the time and effort put in to post this .. Cheers.

[morphballio]

@Mrbagotricks Thanks! Haven't taken a stab at that yet (good suggestion though), but I put up an attempt at "Intruder" you might dig.

[ronzoni10001]

very! nice version, Michael. sounds great, you make it look easy , which it aint'. and your video and editing is spot on. a great antidote to those thousands of hours of guitar videos in which the director thought focusing on the neck was just too boring. thanks for posting. Ron

[SoundChoiceDJs]

Very nice job and very cool guitar. I've been looking for one of those for some time now - if you know of one for sale give me a shout please, thanks.

[surfinjohnnyq]

hey @mamakunem you got a vid we can watch ?

I wanna see how the pros do it...

[morphballio]

@surfinjohnnyq I'm guessing @mamakunem 's only hobby is douchebaggery, and he's not even good at that. I'm sure his mother is proud of him.

[morphballio]

@mamakunem 1) I'm not actually Jewish, and 2) Your opinion makes you seem like a fucking idiot, not just a racist. Thank for listening.

[mamakunem]

@morphballio then, you have really bad taste in mixing music... hava nagila??? out of all the beautiful guitar music in the world you pick that shitty tune??.. lol... and you call me the idiot?... don't thank me for listening buddy, it was definitely by accident... thank the rest of the untalented lemmings that pathetically look up to your mediocre talent and make you feel better about yourself.. take care now.

[morphballio]

@mamakunem I don't expect you to actually know anything about music based on that statement, but the commonalities between Misirlou and Hava Nagila happen to be the heavy use of Phrygian scales, which is common in not only Jewish music, but Arabic, Spanish, Mediterranean, and more. The other commonalty is that Dick Dale recorded both of these classics and was not Jewish either (half-Lebanese actually). Now kindly go fuck yourself before I alert Youtube to the racist vitriol you are spreading.

[mamakunem]

@morphballio I know all that info, and I never said the miserlou was jewish, motherfucker, I was only talking about the hava nagila pay attention next time, moron. awwww, you gonna tell on me? ;( lol. thanks for the threat, little bitch... I guess you didn't like my outcast opinions, ill leave you and your huge ego be.. bye bye.

[morphballio]

@mamakunem Wow, your semi-literate trolling attempts are getting dumber, yet more humorous each time. What exactly is an "outcast opinion"? Is it thinking there are no repercussions for acting like a prick online from the safety of your mother's basement? I'm going to assume you are a bored child or young teen, or possibly even a mildly-retarded adult, and won't attempt to explain anything else. Is this really what you do Friday nights? Isn't there a jar of Vaseline with your name on it?

[SoundChoiceDJs]

@mamakunem Are you going to post a video of your guitar playing? Or picking your nose or scratching your ass? Go fuck yourself dude. If you can get it up.

[anne5surf]

wow! awesome sound, superb palying, could also be used as a lesson. Love it!

[andreuthegiant]

great! morphball, you nailed it! yamahas rule!

[cicodelico]

hi , i also play the sgv 300 guitar,great sound you have

1000 stars

mike

[RawrNinjaBurgers]

rocking rabbi scared me for a sec X3

[jimmyjazh]

great sound and playing , which pickup do you use? only the bridge pickup?

[morphballio]

@jimmyjazh Thanks Jimmy... that's the bridge only, raised as high as I could get it.

[WWEAGT07]

Naild it

[kintetsucss]

very cool

[ChibaCityBlues]

Now I'm discouraged. Thanks! ;)

Anyway: Awesome playing!

[FormosaSurf]

One more question if you don't mind. What's the set up on your Gomez Amp and Reverb unit to get this sound. Thanks.

[morphballio]

@FormosaSurf The settings for the Sonido were approximately Treble: 7, Bass: 8, Stoke/Presence: 9; the tank I generally just keep on 6-6-6 all the time. I guess the other factor would have been the SGV800's bridge pickup raised very close to the strings (I stuck foam in the cavity to keep it high). Hope that helps!

[FormosaSurf]

Gomez amp and reverb unit really sound great!

[thelastpachyderm]

Amazing sound man, I'm a bass player personally but both of these tunes are equally badass on guitar. You could be the next Liveson if you play your cards right >.<

[ceasefire066]

wow!!!superb...i wanna learn guitar now!!

[pintofhappinesslabel]

awesome!!!1 Dick Dale is very overloked he was a guitar genius!!!!

[surfinjohnnyq]

Freakin awesome.. ps love that Rabbi you threw in there  to funny

[agclinton]

Great Job bro!!!!

[kleinebudde]

Where did you get the backing track?

[morphballio]

@kleinebudde I "got" it by programming the drum track on an Alesis SR-16 and playing the bass line myself. ;)

[Betoskater7]

has this song any relations to Pump It from Black Eye Peas???

[thelastpachyderm]

@Betoskater7 /facepalm

[Betoskater7]

@thelastpachyderm yeah, i would said it now to whom had said what I said

[ALFJONES87]

Wow man, u really did the damn thing!!!! This is god like... (Forgive me God)... I have a request m' friend... can u make a video, step by step teaching how to play this? Even if u can't i still respect the skills!!!

[morphballio]

@ALFJONES87 Thanks for the really kind comments! I don't have any immediate plans to do any tutorials, but I'll definitely cover Misirlou if it ever happens. Thanks for watching!

[abenjohar]

how do other brand of guitar like FENDER would sound for surf music

what is your favorite brand of guitar..?

thanks so much..

do more video like it...You are AWSOME...

[morphballio]

Fender amps and guitars are the kings of Surf; traditional choices are the Stratocaster, Jazzmaster & Jaguar, but Mosrites and Yamaha's are also very popular (these are my favorites). For amps, the Fender Showman, Bassman & Bandmaster are the top dogs (mine is based on a '62 Bassman), but combos like the Twin Reverb are great too. Finally a tube & spring reverb unit is a must to nail the sound.

[abenjohar]

EXELLENT GUITAR PLAYING with exellent details of the song...keep them coming

is it the guitar that is the most important for sound

like the Brand??? FENDER etc....

BRAVO.....

[morphballio]

Hey thanks, I'm currently working on another one... the equipment helps a lot, but most of the sound comes from your hands. ;)

[gretscher]

Great playing. I love those Yamaha surf guitars. I see the listing of your gear but no mention of strings. Do you have flatwounds or woundrounds?

[morphballio]

Thanks gretscher, those are rounds, .10 DR Pure Blues. SGV's are a bit like Mosrites, in that they don't respond well to thick flats, which is actually fine with me.

[gretscher]

morphabllio, those SGVs are hard to find now. Did Yamaha stop making them or did they just stop selling them in the US. About 1998 or so they were all over Guitar Center now they are hard to locate. I am torn between flatwounds and rounds. I really don't like my Jazzmaster with roundwounds, I think it sounds kinda lame in some ways but with flatwounds it sounds good but sometimes flats are no fun, not much for bending or zing so to speak. But on other guitars rounds are the only way to go.

[morphballio]

Yeah, they haven't been sold in the US for years, I guess Americans just didn't get them. They are still produced in Japan, though s/h is expensive so the used market is the way to go. (They do turn up occasionally- I got mine used from an online acquaintance last year.) It's not a concrete rule, but JM's & Jags just tend to sound best with flats; it's believed by many they were even designed for them, so no surprise. You'd probably like an SGV800, Jazzmastery sound designed for rounds.

[ulisseslol123lol]

Perfect! [2]

[kleinebudde]

Perfect!

[jimjamjames82]

awesome replica. good stuff, :)

[mycroft3006]

Well done! If we want to start a Meshugga Beach Party in Miami franchise we know who to go to :D

[morphballio]

Love it... the "East Coast Meshugga's". I'll have my beard ready.

[cancerleocam]

Thanks Morph!!!!!

[KingOMiami]

WHOA dude nice to see you still have it man

Just don't forget to give credit as to where your nickname came from when you are a YouTube star

[morphballio]

Like riding a bike, I guess... can you believe there's actually other people out there calling themselves "morphball"? I was dubbed that by the King of Miami back in '95, by cracky!

[pini6087]

nice nice!! i am jewish realy cool