Dick Dale Fansite

Dick Dale was an amateur surfer in his youth, and wanted his music to reflect the sounds he heard in his mind while surfing.

He is primarily known for introducing the use of guitar reverb to give the guitar a “wet” sound, a staple of surf music. 1961’s ‘Let’s Go Trippin’ is often considered to be the first surf rock song. Dale’s first full-length album was 1962’s Surfers’ Choice, and he became known as “King of the Surf Guitar”.