So randomly looking up stuff on youtube led me to this band, Since I commonly look at Frettedamericana's channel, one of the guitars was a ventures guitar, which with the song pipeline, wanted me to know more about them, and that's just what I did.
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The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington. The band, formed by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle, two masonry workers, has had an enduring impact on the development of music worldwide, having sold over 100 million records, and are to date the best-selling instrumental band of all time. In 2008, the Ventures were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Their music has been cited by many famed guitarists as an influence; indeed, their virtuosity, experimentation with guitar effects, and unique sound laid the groundwork for innumerable groups, earning them the moniker "The Band that Launched a Thousand Bands". They have also contributed to the surf music genre, though they are not, as popularly perceived, strictly a surf band. Though their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, the group remains revered in Japan, where they still tour regularly to this day.
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The Ventures even had their own line of guitars built my Mosrite:
[img]http://www.guitarsite.com/news/images/guitar/lg_vm110.jpg[/img]
The early Ventures
[img]http://guitar-players.net/Legendary_Guitar_Players/The_Ventures_1960.JPG[/img]
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By time these vids were filmed, they had changed the lineup of the band. This is early to mid 80s.
Walk Don't Run - Regular lineup
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIuIIqbyEIU&feature=related[/media]
Wipe Out - One you probably heard somewhere but didn't know what it was. Two drummers on this one...
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjiOtouyBOg&feature=related[/media]
Pipeline - Cover of the original song, 4 Guitarists including Peter Frampton and Chris Spedding.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqC3BjIyq_0&feature=related[/media]
Apache - Including Peter Frampton
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-Hc5abSVHA&feature=related[/media]
Hawaii 5 O - Remake of the original theme, 2 Drummers.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQSPivbWwuY&feature=related[/media]
If you request vids, Ill add them.
Enjoy...
Awesome band.
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