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Link Ray - RIP
Posted by: imbiker ()
Date: November 05, 2013 05:41PM

Its election day 2013 and in 11/5/05we lost Link Wray

Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005)

Did his music influence Dick Dale?

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Re: Link Ray - RIP
Posted by: Old Surf Bum ()
Date: November 05, 2013 06:31PM

They were contemporaries. Wray basically invented the power chord and the "overdrive" electric sound, while Dale was an innovator in pick technique, tremolo, and use of scales.

Wray's work is probably more generally influential, because you don't have punk, grunge, etc. without it, but Dale was arguably the more innovative guitarist.

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Re: Link Ray - RIP
Posted by: Over head and glassy ()
Date: November 05, 2013 06:55PM

Old Surf Bum Wrote:
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> They were contemporaries. Wray basically invented
> the power chord and the "overdrive" electric
> sound, while Dale was an innovator in pick
> technique, tremolo, and use of scales.
>
> Wray's work is probably more generally
> influential, because you don't have punk, grunge,
> etc. without it, but Dale was arguably the more
> innovative guitarist.


Yep, that's a good description.

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Re: Link Ray - RIP
Posted by: imbiker ()
Date: November 05, 2013 07:04PM

Excellent---I've seen both and want more information from others on these guys!

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Re: Link Ray - RIP
Posted by: Too bad... ()
Date: November 05, 2013 07:16PM

That's too bad, friend of mine I was in a band with played some shows with him for a short time back in the day. Was a big influence on a lot of folks.

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