Amp Quote by Dick Dale

Surf music is actually just the sound of the waves played on a guitar: that wet, splashy sound.

— Dick Dale

What I play now isn't surf music. It's too powerful. I used to go through paper bags; now I go through brick walls. I…

— Dick Dale

I was playing surf music with my band when a girlfriend of mine who had come from Los Angeles took me to a James…

— Timothy B. Schmit

Now that I'm older, I like almost anything that's done well, even surf music and instrumentals; I really enjoyed the interviews with the Ventures…

— John Fogerty

Your people I do not understand, so to you I shall put an end, and you'll never hear surf music again.

— Jimi Hendrix

I usually listen to surf music, not much instrumental music, and when I was younger I listened to jazz.

— John Hughes

Jimi Hendrix once said, 'You will never hear surf music again.' Well, tonight, you will hear 'serf' music again - S-E-R-F music.

— Jello Biafra

Surf is that music which is entirely about evoking something. There's never any vocals, so it's not about the lyrics, it's about the reverb.

— Stephin Merritt

Even though I grew up playing folk music - and surf music, originally - I was listening to Motown and Stax on the radio…

— Timothy B. Schmit

The magic that you find in surf music, I think, is really timeless. You know, when I was very young, I was in a…

— John Zorn

I've said before that my favorite way to brighten an outfit is to amp up the jewels, and the holiday season is no exception.

— Stassi Schroeder

When I'm at home or in the studio, I have a 1963 Martin. It's a D-28, and I love that guitar. I write on…

— Charlie Worsham

I have an amp that doesn't have a master volume. It sounds awesome, but we just can't get an appropriate decibel level out of…

— Joe Trohman

In my touring rig, there's a pedal drawer, where I'm able to switch pedals in and out, going into the front of the amp.

— John Petrucci

When I was 14 years old, I had the opportunity to meet Buddy Holly. I asked him how he got that big, powerful sound…

— Robbie Robertson