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Masayoshi Takanaka plays a surfboard guitar onstage

Cult Japanese guitar hero Masayoshi Takanaka gave away his iconic surfboard guitar. Now he’s got it back for his first-ever world tour at 72 years old

By Janelle Borg published

Japan's jazz fusion pioneer is riding a global wave after blowing up on streaming – and he's bringing his bright red surfboard guitar along with him

Guitarists
Johnny Ramone

Mosrite Guitars – the underdog firm loved by Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, and Johnny Ramone – is back

By Phil Weller published

The small but beloved company shaped the sound of punk and surf rock, and now it’s been revived by a firm rooted in the Nashville scene

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Electric Guitars
Guitar instructor holding a Fender Stratocaster

How to play surf music on guitar: 3 techniques that will make your playing sound authentic

By Mike Olekshy published

This introduction to surf guitar will teach you the basics of the style popularized by Dick Dale, The Surfaris and The Ventures

Techniques
Black Metal Surf Rock

Has black metal guitar just been evil surf rock all this time?

By Sam Roche published

Wish they all could be True Norwegian? You'll be surfing to the sounds of Emperor and Satyricon after watching YouTuber Kevin Balke's revelatory video

Music Industry
Martin Schmidt

Martin Schmidt walks us through the Surf Guitar Book, a deep dive into the scene's tones, techniques and greatest players

By Amit Sharma published

“I wanted to break it all down like you would learn a basic 12-bar blues. There’s no reason you can’t approach surf guitar the same way“

Books