“Every time I went into the studio some engineer tried to impress me with how they're going to capture my sound with all kinds of tricks. But they limited the sound and never allowed me to play how I felt.” KindPlayFeltSoundStudiosTricksAll KindsCaptureEngineersImpress Author:Dick Dale
“My uncle gave me a trumpet, but I loved the Louis Armstrong sound and the Harry James sound and I played by ear and I played always soulful or very direct from the gut.” SoundDirectEarsGutsUnclesTrumpetsSoulfulArmstrong Author:Dick Dale
“When I start playing I'm just a rollercoaster of sound. I don't know what's coming next, I never do, and I sit and sign and talk to the people afterwards.” PeopleKnowsNextSoundRollercoaster Author:Dick Dale
“My philosophy is the thicker the wood the thicker the sound, the bigger the string the bigger the sound. My smallest string is a 14 gauge.” PhilosophySoundBiggerWoodsStringsSmallestGauges Author:Dick Dale
