Link Wray's 'Rumble' ...played by Jez Quayle

Released in 1958, this was Link Wray's first big hit and biggest seller. Like a lot of Link's music, it's not too difficult to play ...simple, but sooo effective ...and innovative, of course! In 'Rumble' link introduced the 'power chord' to rock music, as well as the deliberate use of guitar distortion (aka 'fuzz' / 'overdrive', etc.) - as used by pretty well all rock bands, some or all of the time, since the 1960s. Quentin Tarrantino used this instrumental in his 1994 film 'Pulp Fiction' together with Link's 'Ace of Spades'. In this video I'm playing along with a backing track I recorded.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Link
• Wray
• Jez
• Quayle
• Rumble
• Pulp
• Fiction

[qwidoo]

Great Cover and great taste of Music you have. Your guitar is brilliant, too.

[Rickenbackerpicker]

Thanks very much! - Jez

[litteraround]

one of the best covers i have heard. and may i say that you look badass with those sunglasses!

[Rickenbackerpicker]

Thanks!

[rawmsco]

love your version of this song. i'm new to the guitar. how can i get a copy of the backing track that you use in this video?

[Rickenbackerpicker]

Thanks very much! If you send me an email address (via Youtube email), then I can email the mp3 backing track to you.

[Pluckyxo]

Cool

[guijunkeira]

wheres the Vibrato????

[LittlePhineas]

Great job with this classic...and I love that we could see everything you're doing...Very COOL !!

[7byseven]

@Rickenbackerpicker nice guitar man

[KillerDirector10]

How much did that guitar cost and where did you get it??

[Gozdiklaani]

Badass song played by a baddas man

[Wessonloc]

Very NICE

[yogeetarzan]

Didn't ya know when Link Wray first recorded "Rumble" he punched a few holes into speakers with a pencil to get that dirty sound... What's cool is that stand alone motor driven tremolo device heard in the song

[butt250]

you are amazingly Uber.

[tony7043]

Great sound,were can i get the backing track for this